Franklin County, Tennessee, Genealogy & History

Company E was raised at Lynchburg in March 1861 and joined the Regiment in Winchester the following month where they were sworn into service on 29 April 1861. The men were from Lincoln County (became Moore County). They were nicknamed “The Lynchburg Rangers”. John H. TAYLOR, a prominent Southern gentleman of the old school, outfitted the Company at his own expense. Officers at the organization were: Capt., Dr. Ezekiel Y. SALMON; 1st Ltn., Thomas H. MANN; 2nd Ltn., Charles W….

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Company D was organized at Ridgeville (now in Moore County but then a part of Franklin County) in March 1861 and joined the Regiment at Winchester the next month. The men were from Moore County (then Franklin County) and were nicknamed the “Ridgeville Hornets”. Officers at the organization were: Capt., Littleberry N. SIMPSON; 1st Sgt., John H. BEVILL; 1st Ltn., William J. AWALT; 2nd Sgt.,Thomas R. RODGERS; 2nd Ltn., William R. DAVIS; 3rd Sgt., Robert H. ANTHONY; 3rd Ltn., Thomas…

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Company C was organized in Winchester, Franklin County, in late April 1861. It was nicknamed “The Mountain Boys” and officers at the organization were: Captain Miller TURNEY; 1st Ltn. Nathan FRIZZELL; 2nd Ltn. William W. ESTILL and Robert BRANNAN; 1st. Sgt. William E. WATSON; 2nd Sgt. Richard F. SIMS; 3rd Sgt. William D. HARRIS; 4th Sgt. Asa JACKSON; 1st Cpl. Howard W. HERMAN; 2nd Cpl. Thomas J. FOSTER; 3rd Cpl. John B. FARRIS; 4th Cpl. Ben SPYKER. Back to the…

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Company B was organized in late April 1861 from men in Franklin and Bedford Counties. The officers at the organization were: Capt., John E. BENNETT; 1st Ltn. George W. EDWARDS; 2nd Ltns., Carter WOOD, Robert R. ENOCHS; 1st Sgt., Thomas DANIEL; 2nd Sgt., Duncan CAMPBELL; 3rd Sgt., William ANDERSON; 4th Sgt., Elijah C. McLAUGHLIN; 1st Cpl., Abraham EVANS; 2nd Cpl.,William ENOCHS; 3rd Cpl., James ROLLINS; 4th Cpl., William S. DANIEL. Muster roll information from Compiled Service Records are available from…

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After the Feb. 1861 secession meeting, Peter TURNEY organized a company in Winchester, which was later to become “C” Company. Four other companies from Franklin, Lincoln, Coffee and Grundy counties were formed after the fall of Fort Sumter. TURNEY’S 1st was organized at Winchester, TN, 21 Apr. 1861 and was mustered into service at Lynchburg, VA, 8 May 1861. On 17 May, they traveled by rail to Richmond where they were drilled by the cadets from the Virginia Military Institute….

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