African American – Fayette County, TNGenWeb

61st U. S. Colored Infantry Regiment

September 27, 2024 Bettye Seaton Liberty

Originally 2nd U.S. Tennessee Volunteers (African Descent): Also called 2nd West Tennessee Infantry Regiment (African Descent) Mustered in at La Grange, Tennessee, June 30 and August 27, 1863. FIELD OFFICERS Colonel-Frank A. Kendrick Lieutenant Colonel-John Foley Major-Edmund R. Wiley, Jr. CAPTAINS Lorenzo Jean, Co. “A”. Enrolled at Jackson, Madison County, in May, 1863; mustered in June 30, 1863. Walter W. Kelley, Co. “B”. Enrolled at Jackson, May, 1863; mustered in June 30, 1863. Jacob Gruse, Co. “C”. Enrolled at La…

NEAL, Tom – Has an Unusual Cow (1911)

November 2, 2013

Tom NEAL, a respectable colored man living on the Jones place a mile west of Somerville, has at his place a very unusual freak of nature. A cow belonging to him, on last Saturday night dropped a calf, that has no eyes and no tail. In other parts, it is a well developed animal, as strong and healthy as the average calf of its age. There is, as stated no tail, and no pretense to one, and the eyes are entirely void…