Biography of Peter Turney
The Civil War in the East Web site has a short biographical sketch of Peter Turney, a native of Winchester. Click here to view the information.
Tennessee Colored Pension Applications for CSA Service
The purpose of this Web site is to provide the names of African-Americans, mostly former slaves, who applied for pensions in Tennessee claiming to have served with the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. The names were compiled by John V. Brogden using sources at the Tennessee State Library and Archives in Nashville, Tennessee. Additional research has been done by the Webmaster, Willie L. Robinson. This information is provided with the hope that it will be helpful…
Civil War History and Information Links
This list is compiled from a variety of sources. Links are provided here for information only. TNGenWeb is not affiliated with any external sites; further, TNGenWeb does not endorse, nor is it responsible for, the availability or content of any site below. Alphabetic Listing of Battles Battle Statistics Commanders and Casualties Civil War Artillery and Projectiles Civil War Glass Negatives and Related Prints Civil War in Children’s Literature Civil War Photos and Images Diary of George W. Miller Outline of…
Tennesseans and War
The Center for the Study of Tennesseans and War is located in Hoskins Library at the University of Tennessee. It is our mission to research, archive, and disseminate the stories of all the people in Tennessee who have been involved in wars between 1700 and the present day. These stories are powerful. Wars have shaped the contours of life in our region. Studying these stories helps us all remember the sacrifices people have made in the past. And, if we…
Goodspeed’s History of Franklin County
The information below is no longer available at the link formerly found on the Franklin County TNGenWeb site. Because it’s been offline for more than five years, we have copied the text from the Internet Archive below for the benefit of researchers. The Internet Archive link is found at the end of the text. FRANKLIN COUNTY is bounded on the north by Coffee County, northeast by Grundy, east by Marion, south by the State of Alabama, west by Lincoln, northwest…
Historical Sites of Franklin County
The Old Jail Museum was built in 1897. It not only preserves features and equipment of the historic jail, but it displays many artifacts of the frontier, Civil War, and other historic periods. The sturdy brick jail house served as the county jail for more than 75 years. It is located at 400 First Ave., N.E. just off the Court House Square. It is open mid-March through mid-December. Call (615) 967-0524 or 967-0850. Tims Ford State Park is an outstanding…
Brief History of Franklin County
The area that became Franklin County was included in the Dearborn Treaty on 7 January 1806 at Washington City. It was proclaimed by the President, 23 May 1807. By this treaty the Cherokees ceded to the United States an extensive tract, lying in Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee. All of the counties in the area came into being about the same time as a result of the Indian cessions. By an Act of the Legislature, Franklin County, Tennessee was created from…
Franklin County Confederate Soldiers Who Died or Were Killed 1861-5
Contributed by George Johnson and now in his memory. D = DIED, CAUSE NOT LISTED DD = DIED OF DISEASE DW = DIED OF WOUNDS DIP = DIED IN PRISON K = KILLED IN BATTLE M = MIA ADAMS, JAMES D………….C-1 TURNEY……………DIP JAN 1864 FT DELAWARE ALEXANDER, A.T.W…….CPT C-1 TURNEY…….K. 8/18/1864 WELDON RD, VA ALLY, J.H………………………D23 TN INF BN………….K. MARIETTA ANDERSON, G.S…………….I-17 TN INF……………….K. 12/31/1862 MURFREESBORO ANDERSON, WILLIAM….3 SGT B-1 TURNEY…..K 5/4/1863 CHANCELLORSVILLE ASHLEY, MICHAEL………F-1 TURNEY……………..K 12/13/1862 FREDERICKSBURG AUSTIN, JOHN……………..C-34…
Franklin County Men in TN 44th Infantry
ZACHARIAH N. CARROLL, S4834 Company D, 44th TN Inf., Sgt. David Smith from Baytown, TX sent this to me. He says, “I recently received copies of Zachariah Carroll’s application for CSA pension from TN as well as his wife’s application – both of which were rejected – and received a big surprise . . The Zachariah N. Carroll who served as a Sgt. in Co.D of the CSA 44th TN Inf. – COULD NOT POSSIBLY BE the man buried here…
41st TN Infantry
The 41st Tennessee Infantry was organized on 28 Nov. 1861 at Camp Trousdale. They were captured at Fort Donelson and reorganized on 29 Sept. 1862. They later formed into Company ‘E’, 3rd Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment. They were paroled at Greensboro, N.C. on 1 May 1865. The Field Officers were: Colonels: Robert FARQUARSON and James D. TILLMAN. The Lieutenant Colonels were: Robert G. MCCLURE, James D. TILLMAN and Thomas G. MILLER. Major: Thomas G. MILLER. Captains: Lincoln Co. Co. ‘A’:…