CLARK,
JAMES (K), Co E, private, enlisted for 3 years in
Huntingdon, TN on 6/28/62 and mustered at Humboldt, TN on
8/11/62, the same places and times as
Nelson Clark. He was AWOL from
2/17/63 until May of 63 but returned in time to desert from La
Grange, TN on 6/6/63. He was one of
the 100 or more members of the detachment of the 7th Tennessee
stationed at forts along the TN/MS border who went AWOL in June
1863. There is no record of a
return to duty. MR #391
CLARK,
JOHN, Co E, private, enlisted for 3 years in Carroll Co,
TN on 11/14/62 at age 26. He was of
a fair complexion, brown eyes, light hair, born in Carroll Co,
TN, a farmer. His muster roll says
he was exchanged, probably from Camp Chase, OH, but not returned
to duty. MR #392
CLARK, GILBERT. This
man applied for an invalid pension in 1890 but it was
denied. He has no records in the muster rolls of the 7th
Tennessee.
CLARK,
NELSON C, Companies E & C, private, enlisted by
Captain Parsons in Huntingdon, TN on 6/28/62 and mustered on
8/11/62 at Humboldt, TN, same as James Clark above. He was due a $100 bounty for
enlistment. Clark was 24 years old,
married to Elizabeth Frances Hammett (m 1861) and a resident of
Buena Vista, TN. He was captured at
the battle of Trenton, TN on 12/20/62 and spent time in parole
camp at Camp Chase, OH awaiting exchange. His
muster roll says “exchanged but not returned to duty.” He did return, however, since he was
captured with the regiment at Union City, TN on 3/24/64 and
spent time in Andersonville Prison. Clark
said later that he was vaccinated while in prison with what he
believed was poisonous vaccine from which he contracted
gangrene. His muster roll says he
had scrobutus. He was exchanged
through Savannah, GA on 11/18/64 and arrived at the hospital in
Baltimore, MD on 11/27/64. Transferred
on the "Ginnie Hopkins" and placed in the hospital in
Jeffersonville, IN, he was discharged on 6/13/65 or 7/1/65 due
to disability. After the war he
resided in Maple Creek, TN, where he lived when he applied for
an invalid pension on the basis of deterioration of his left arm
between his elbow and shoulder . In
his pension application in 1874 he was 33 years old, 5’9” tall,
fair complexion, black hair, and black eyes.
He died on 2/17/76. Clark
was a member of the Shiloh Baptist Church in Carroll Co, TN from
1860-1876. His wife, Elizabeth F, applied for a widow’s
pension in 1876. She moved to Pink
Hill, Grayson Co, TX. MR #393
CLARK,
RICHARD, Co B, private, enlisted for 3 years at Columbus,
KY on 8/21/64 at about 34 years of age. He
was born on 12/25/1830 in Lexington, TN but was a resident of
Graves Co, KY in the 1860 census and McCracken Co, KY in
1862. He had married Susan E Miller but she left him in
1862. His 7th Tennessee
muster rolls say he deserted on 8/25/64 at Columbus,
KY. Clark's pension papers, which were filed on his
service in Co E, 15th KY Cavalry, indicate that he
joined that regiment on 2/14/63, before joining the 7th
Tennessee. Clark was injured when his horse threw him
(5/15/63) near Mayfield, KY while on a scout with the Kentucky
regiment. He was hospitalized at Paducah, KY for thigh and
back injuries and discharged on 10/6/63. He
then joined the 7th Tennessee and deserted within four
days. Clark then joined Co D, 1st Regiment
Capital Guards, Paducah Battalion on 10/3/64 and served until
mustered out on 2/12/65 in Paducah, KY. After the war he
moved to Missouri where he married Peach Ann Calhoun in 1868. Clark's pension described him as 5’10”
tall, light complexion, sandy hair, blue eyes, and 145 lbs. He died in Holcomb, Dunklin Co, MO on
4/4/1908 and is buried in the Cannon County (Free)
Cemetery. MR #394
CLARK, WILLIAM H(ENDERSON), Co D, private, enlisted for 1 year in Trenton, Gibson Co, TN on 8/15/62 and mustered on 9/24/62 at age 22. He was 5’8 ½” tall, fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair, a farmer, born in Henderson Co, TN. Captured in the battle of Trenton, TN on 12/20/62, he was paroled on 12/21/62. He spent time at parole camp in Benton Barracks, MO and at Camp Chase in Columbus, OH. Exchanged, Clark mustered out at the end of his one year enlistment at Saulsbury, TN on 10/25/63. On 11/30/63 he re-enlisted as a private in Co G, 2nd TN Mounted Infantry at age 23. His description in this unit says he was 5'7" tall, fair complexion, blue eyes black hair and a farmer. Clark caught a cold in his lungs from which he said he never recovered while serving in this unit. "In arrest' at Gallatin, TN on 12/29/1864, he was nevertheless discharged on 1/19/65 at same place. In 1971, he married Evelena Roxanna Neely. Clark applied for an invalid pension in 1888. A resident of Carroll Co, TN when he joined the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) in 1887, he died of consumption on 6/5/1888. He is buried in the Morgan Cemetery in Carroll Co, TN and has a military marker. His widow, Evalenar Neely Clark, died 1/27/1890 of diabetes. Four minor children were left orphans. They applied for a pension with Edgar Morgan as guardian. MR #395
CLEARY,
WILLIAM, Co C, 2nd lieutenant, a native of Illinois,
enlisted at Union City, TN on 12/16/63 in the 13th/14th TN
Cavalry USA at about 19 years old. He
was only detached to the 7th for a short time after
much of his unit was killed at Fort Pillow, TN in April 1864. He wrote a
report for General Brayman and for the Congressional
investigation into the "massacre" of northern and black troops
by General Forrest at Fort Pillow. Cleary
commanded Co A of the 13th/14th on 10/31/64.
Cleary, and his fellow 13th/14th survivors, eventually
became part of Co E, 6th TN Cavalry US. After the war Cleary became a cadet in
the Military Academy at West Point but died before the
completion of his course. MR #397
CLEAVER,
ALBERT
E, Co B, private, enlisted by Captain Martin for 3 years
in Carroll Co, TN on 8/15/62 and mustered in Benton Co, TN on
8/17/62 at age 26. He was 5’11”
tall, fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair, a farmer, born in
Carroll Co, TN. He was married to
Charlotte Barnhart (m 1856), was a resident of Marlborough,
Carroll Co, TN in 1860, and had three children six and under. Presumed captured with the regiment at
Union City, TN on 3/24/64, Cleaver spent time in Andersonville
Prison in Georgia. Exchanged
through North East Ferry, NC on 2/22-28 and Wilmington NC on
3/1/65, he was taken to the hospital #2 in Annapolis, MD where
he died on 3/21/1865 of chronic diarrhea and pleurisy. Cleaver was buried in Ashgrove Cemetery
at Annapolis, MD official section A-125, #352.
His widow, Charlotte Cleaver, was living at Dongola, TN
at the time of his death. She applied for a widow’s
pension in 1867. In 1890 she lived
near the post office of Hollow Rock, TN. Private
Cleaver’s brother, Calvin C Cleaver, was in Co M, 6th
TN Cavalry, USA. William Clever of Company I may also be
his brother. They appear to have been the sons of George
and Claricy J Cleaver of Carroll Co, TN. MR #398
CLEMENTS
(CLEMONS),
STEPHEN
(NEWTON), Companies D & I, private, enlisted in Paris,
TN on 1/14/64 at about age 19 (b. 12/31/42).
In 1860 he was a resident of Benton Co, TN.
Captured with the
regiment at Union City, TN on 3/24/64, he spent time in
Andersonville Prison in Georgia. Clements
was exchanged through Jacksonville FL on 4/28/65 and was taken
to Maryland then to Camp Chase, OH. He
transferred to Co I on 6/29/64 and was discharged on 6/24/65,
undoubtedly due to debility from his prison experience. He married Easter Ann McDaniels and
later joined the Masons. Clements was
living near the Big Sandy Post Office in Benton Co, TN in the
1890 veterans’ census and complained of rheumatism and kidney
trouble, contracted while in Andersonville Prison.
He died at Big Sandy on 5/25/1915 and is buried in the
Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Benton Co, TN.
He appears to be the son of Aaron and Christina Buchanan
Clements. MR #399
CLEVER
(CLEAVER), WILLIAM, Co I, private, enlisted for 3 years in
Carroll Co, TN and mustered at Union City, TN on 12/15/63. Presumed captured with the regiment at
Union City, TN on 3/24/64, he ended up in Andersonville Prison
in Georgia where he died of dysentery on 10/6/64.
He was buried in grave #10406 in the Andersonville
National Cemetery. He might have
been the son George and Elizabeth Cleaver of Carroll Co, TN
(1850 census) and brother to Albert E Cleaver. MR #401
COFFMAN,
SAMUEL
(M), Co A, private, enlisted in La Grange, TN on 5/18/63
and mustered on 7/1/63 at age 18. Presumed
captured with the regiment at Union City, TN on 3/24/64, he
spent time in Andersonville Prison in Georgia.
Coffman was exchanged through Charleston, SC on 12/14/64. He became very sick at Metropolis, IL,
near where the regiment was stationed in 1865 and where many
West Tennessee refugees were living. Dr.
McCall, a refugee from Carroll Co, TN wrote a letter stating
that Coffman was too ill to report for further duty. Coffman was discharged officially with
the regiment at Nashville on 8/9/65. He
married Sarah Tabitha Milam and lived in the old 8th district of
Henderson Co, TN where his family lived in the 1850 census. He applied for an invalid pension in
the late 1800s. He died on
9/29/1913 at age 68 and is buried in the Coffman Cemetery in
Henderson Co, TN. The Lexington
“Progress” printed his obituary on 10/17/1913 and mentioned his
service in the 7th Tennessee. His
wife applied for a widow’s pension. MR #402
COFFREY
(CAFFREY), JAMES, Co C, private, enlisted for 3 years on
7/1/63. He furnished his own horse
and equipment. He might have been
captured at Union City, TN on 3/24/64. It
is
not
known
why
he
was
in
prison
in
an
officer's prison in Macon, GA instead of in Andersonville. Coffrey escaped
from Macon on 4/20/65 and reported to Union lines on the same
day. He was sent to Hilton's Head,
SC and departed on the steamer “Star of the South” to “Soldiers
Rest” in Washington DC, then on to Camp Parole MD on
6/2/65. From there he continued to Camp Chase in Ohio on
6/8/65 and mustered out on 7/7/65. Caffrey
applied for an invalid pension in 1887 and he died on
3/25/1921 in Arkansas. His wife applied for a widow's
pension in 1921. MR #403
COLE,
GEORGE W (M), Co C, sergeant/private, enlisted for 3 years
and mustered at Jackson, TN on 9/5/62 at age 24.
He was 6’ tall, light complexion, blue eyes, light hair,
a farmer, born in Tennessee. He furnished
his own horse and equipment. Presumed captured
with the regiment at Union City, TN on 3/24/64, Cole spent time
in Andersonville Prison in Georgia where he died of scrobutus on
either 9/30/64 or 10/1/64. He was
buried in grave #10137 in the Andersonville National Cemetery. Mary A Cole applied for a mother’s
pension on his record in 1891. There is a marriage for
John Cole and Mary A Bivins in Carroll Co, TN in 1856. If
this is Cole's family, Mary A Cole would have been his
stepmother. MR #404
COLE,
NEWTON J, JAMES N, OR JASPER N. (These
names are all in one file and might be the same man ). Newton J or James N, Co B, private,
enlisted for 3 years in Carroll Co, TN on 9/10/62 and mustered
at Humboldt, TN on 9/10/62 at age 17. He
was a farmer, born in Henry Co, TN. He
deserted on 8/25/63 and was thought to have gone to Carroll Co,
TN. Jasper N Cole, Companies B &
A, enlisted in Benton Co on 8/17/62 and mustered for 3 years on
9/30/62. He was 6’3”, fair
complexion, blue eyes, dark hair. Presumed captured with the
regiment at Union City, TN on 3/24/64, Jasper Cole spent time in
Andersonville Prison. He was a
patient at Annapolis, MD by 12/23/64 and was sent on to Camp
Chase, OH by 1/25/65. A resident of
Carroll Co in 1860 census, he was the son of John J Cole. He married Catherine A Pruett in 1865
in Carroll Co, TN and Mary S Foust in Henry Co, TN in
1867. Jasper N Cole died on 6/5/76. He and Mary are
buried in the Carter Cemetery in Henry Co, TN. There is a
minor's pension application, #305,148, for Perry J. L.
Cole. MR # 405
COLLINS,
FRANK, Co C, private, enlisted by Major Bradford for 3
years at Union City, TN on 12/9/63 and mustered on 12/14/63 at
age 23. He was 5’8 ½” tall,
dark complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, a sailor, born in
Penobscot, ME. He was due a bounty
for enlistment. At some point he was
captured but later returned to duty. Collins
began his military career in the 13th/14th TN Cavalry
US and was only detached to the 7th Tennessee for a
short time after much of his unit was killed at Fort Pillow, TN
in April 1864. He, and his fellow
13th/14th survivors, eventually became part of Co E,
6th TN Cavalry US. MR # 406
COLLINS, JAMES F, Co B, private, enlisted by Lieutenant Helmer for 1 year in Paducah, KY on 3/2/65 and mustered on 3/9/65 at age 24. At the time of his enlistment he was a refugee resident living in Granville, IL. His enlistment was credited in Louisville, in the 5th Congressional District of Jefferson Co, KY. He was 5’7” tall, dark complexion, grey eyes, dark hair, a farmer, born in Bradley Co, TN. Collins deserted on 4/1/65 after being in the service less than a month. MR #407
COLLINS,
RICHARD, Co K, private, enlisted by Captain Beatty for 3
years in Memphis, TN on 11/21/63 at age 25.
He was 5’8” tall, light complexion, blue eyes, light
hair, a mechanic, born in Phila (sic). Presumed
captured with the regiment at Union City, TN on 3/24/64, Collins
ended up in Andersonville Prison where he died on 8/16/64 of
maris mus. He was buried in grave
#5829. His wife might have been
Rebecca Collins who is listed in the 1883 pension list as a
housewife in Howesville, Decatur Co, TN receiving $8 per
month. MR #408
COOK,
LYCURGUS (LAWRENCE) D, Co F, private, enlisted for 1 year
at Trenton, TN on 11/1/62 at age 26 (born 8/9/36).
He was captured at either Lexington or Trenton, TN in
late December 1862 and paroled. He
was listed as having deserted on the way to parole camp on
2/2/63 but appears to have arrived at Camp Chase in Columbus, OH
on 2/6/63. Cook mustered out at Saulsbury,
TN on 10/26/63 at the end of his one year enlistment. He
married
Francis E McKinney in 1865. He applied for an invalid
pension in 1908 and died on 4/29/21. He
is buried in Fergerson's Cemetery in Carroll Co, TN without a
military marker. MR # 409
COOLEY,
JOSHUA J, private, Co L (There was no Co L in the 7th
Tennessee, might be I.) Presumed
captured with the regiment at Union City, TN on 3/24/64,
he ended up in Andersonville Prison in Georgia where he died of
anasarca on 9/18/64. He was buried
in grave #9208. His wife, Jane
Cooley, applied for a widow’s pension in 1865. Minor
children, Mexico J, et al, applied later. MR #409 (again)
COOPER,
ELBERT Y, Companies B & A, private, enlisted for 3
years in Carroll Co, TN on 8/20/63 and mustered on 8/27/63 at
Humboldt. He furnished his own
horse and equipment. Cooper was
hospitalized at Jefferson Barracks, MO in May and June 1864 so
he was not captured at Union City, TN with the regiment in
March, 1864. He may also have been
hospitalized at Paducah, KY. He
mustered out with the regiment on 8/9/65 at Nashville. Cooper was the son of Joseph and
Delila Cooper of Carroll Co, TN and the brother of George W
Cooper, also of Co B. He is buried
in Hollow Rock Cemetery with a military marker but no dates. Joseph Cooper applied for and received
a dependent father pension on one of the sons’ records. MR
#410
COOPER,
GEORGE W, SR, Co B, private, enlisted for 3 years in
Carroll Co, TN and mustered in Benton Co, TN on 8/17/62. He furnished his own horse and
equipment. Captured at Rogersville
on 11/6/63, Cooper was taken to Richmond, VA where he was
hospitalized 3/10/64. He may have
been moved with the Richmond prisoners to Andersonville in
Georgia. He died in the Carnel
House (hospital) at Andersonville Prison on either 3/31/64 or
5/4/64 (both in muster roll records) of either chronic
bronchitis or acute diarrhea. The New York Times gave his
death date as 5/4/1864. Cooper was buried in the
Andersonville National Cemetery in either grave #4789 or in
#2858 (both in records). MR #411
COOPER,
GEORGE W, JR, Co B, private, enlisted on 8/10/63 in
Carroll Co, TN and mustered in Benton Co, TN on 8/17/64 at age
21. He was 5’8 ¾” tall, fair
complexion, blue eyes, light hair, a farmer, born in Carroll Co,
TN. He must have been captured and
paroled at either the battle of Lexington or Trenton, TN since
he died in parole camp at Camp Chase, OH on 8/13/63 of typhoid
fever. Cooper was the son of Joseph
and Delila Cooper of Carroll Co and the brother of Elbert Y
Cooper. Joseph Cooper applied for
and received a dependent father pension on one of the sons’
records, #266,754 or #266,784. MR #412
COPELAND,
SIMPSON, Co B, private, enlisted for 3 years in Paducah,
KY on 6/2/64 but lasted barely a month. He
deserted on 7/2/64 at Columbus, KY. MR #413
COTTRILL,
GEORGE
W, Co C, private, enlisted for 3 years in Lexington, TN on
8/28/62 and mustered on 9/5/62 at age 25. He
was a resident of Henderson Co, TN in 1860 and had been married
to Eliza Hayes since 1859. Presumed
captured with the regiment at Union City, TN on 3/24/64,
he ended up in Andersonville Prison where he died on 9/5/64 of
dysentery. Cottrill was buried in
grave #7880 at the Andersonville National Cemetery. His wife, Eliza (niece of Capt Asa
Hayes), applied for a pension in 1870. Cottrill
seems to have been the son of Collins and Mary Rains
Cottrill. MR #417
COWELL, JAMES F, Co G, private, enlisted for 1 year at Trenton, TN on 1/15/63 and mustered at Trenton on 1/24/63 at age 19. Trenton, however, was under Confederate control in January, 1863 so his enlistment there is unlikely. Cowell enlisted in Co G, 2nd Tennessee Mounted Infantry, USA as a private, at age 20 on 11/27/63. MR #419
COX,
JOHN H (W), Co K, private, enlisted for 3 years in
Henderson Co, TN on 5/25/63 at age 19. He
went AWOL from Grand Junction, TN on 7/1/63. MR #420
COX,
NEWTON, Co B, 2nd Lieutenant, enlisted for 3
years in Carroll Co, TN on 8/4/62 and mustered at Humboldt, TN
on 8/26/62 at about 27 years old. He
was a resident of Carroll Co, TN in 1860. Confederate
supporter, Williamson Younger, wrote in his diary that Cox and
his men threatened to burn his home. Cox
was AWOL by 9/13/63, and missing by 10/31/63. He returned
in time to play a part in the battle of Lexington, TN in
December 1862 but was blamed by Colonel Ingersol for failing to
destroy a bridge. At some point Cox
deserted his command again and was dismissed on 7/14/64. The son of James E and Elizabeth Green
Cox, he married Rosella Lowry, sister to Jesse Lowry of Co B, in
1860. After the war he moved to
Illinois along with some of the Carroll Co, TN Lowrys. MR
#421
COX,
THOMAS, Companies K & C, private, enlisted by
Lieutenant Allender at Saulsbury, TN on 8/4/63 at age 21. He was 5’11” tall, dark complexion,
black eyes, dark hair, a farmer, born in Hardeman Co, TN. Presumed captured with the regiment at
Union City, TN on 3/24/64, since he spent time in Andersonville
Prison in Georgia. Paroled through
Savannah, GA on 11/19/64, Cox was sent to Annapolis then
Baltimore, MD on 11/27/64. In the
1890 veterans census he was living near the Somerville, TN Post
Office. He died in Atlanta, TX on 10/9/1917. MR
#422
COX,
WILLIAM D(AVID), Co B, private, enlisted for 3 years in
Carroll Co, TN on 8/15/62 and mustered in Benton Co, TN on
8/17/62 at about 34 years of age. He
furnished his own horse and equipment. Presumed
captured with the regiment at Union City, TN on 3/24/64, Cox
spent time in Andersonville Prison in Georgia and later in the
prison at Florence, SC. He is mentioned in the Huffman
Memoir as being there along with Jessie Lowry. Cox
died at Florence, SC on 2/12/65 of pneumonia.
He and his wife, Lydia Ann Rogers, (m. 1850) lived in
Carroll Co, TN next door to Newton Cox of Co B in the 1860
census. Lydia Cox, who lived 9
miles northeast of Huntingdon, TN applied for a widow’s pension
in 1867. A minor's pension also exists. MR #423
CRACKEN
(McCRACKEN), JOSEPH (M), Co I. See
McCracken, Joseph. MR #424
CRAIG,
GEORGE W, Co C, 1st sergeant, enlisted for 3 years and
mustered at Paducah, KY on 8/19/63 at age 28.
He was 6’1 ½” tall, fair complexion, grey eyes,
dark hair, a carpenter, born in Lauderdale, AL.
The only information in muster roll says that he was
absent in the hospital in June 1864. This
would indicate that he was not captured with the regiment at
Union City, TN on 3/24/64. His application for a pension
indicates that he was originally in Co A 13th/14th TN Cavalry
and was only in the 7th Tennessee for a short time. MR
#425
CRAIN (CRANE), LOUIS (LINVILLE) L(EE), Co I, private, enlisted by Lieutenant Murray for 1 year and mustered on 1/12/65 at Paducah, KY at age 21. At the time of his enlistment Crane was a resident of Magnolia, IL. He was 5’7” tall, fair complexion, blue eyes, a farmer, born in Wilkes Co, NC. He was in the post hospital and died in Paducah, KY on 5/21/65. He was buried in the National Cemetery in Mound City, IL in grave H-4767. MR #426
CRANFORD,
GEORGE
W, Co B, private, enlisted by Lieutenant Helmer for 3
years at Paducah, KY on 9/20/64 at age 19/29 (both given in
record). He was 5’6” tall, fair
complexion, blue eyes, light hair, a farmer, born in Obion Co,
TN. He went AWOL from Paducah three
months later on 12/19/64. MR #427
CRANFORD, MARTIN V, Co B, private/teamster, enlisted at either Columbus or Paducah, KY on 9/5/64 at age 21. He was 5’6” tall, fair complexion, blue eyes, dark hair, a farmer, born in Obion Co, TN. He was post teamster at Paducah but went AWOL on 1/21/65. MR #428
CREACY,
STEPHEN P, Co K, private, enlisted by Lieutenant Wallace
for 3 years in Henderson Co, TN on 5/25/63 at age 19. He was 5’7” tall, dark complexion,
blue eyes, brown hair, a farmer, born in Decatur Co, TN. Creacy was sent off to recruit in June
1863. Presumed captured with the
regiment at Union City, TN on 3/24/64, he somehow ended up in
Andersonville Prison in Georgia where he died of Anasarca on
9/8/64. He was buried in the
Andersonville National Cemetery in grave #8219. MR #429
CRENSHAW,
WILLIAM, Co C, private, enlisted at Paducah, KY on 3/1/65
at age 20. He had a fair
complexion, grey eyes, dark hair, a farmer, born in Gallatin Co,
IL. The surgeon who examined him
was Dr. Arbuckle. He mustered out
with the regiment in August 1865 at Nashville, TN. MR #430
CREWS, JOHN, Co B. He
applied for an invalid pension in 1903 but it was denied.
He has no records in the muster rolls of the 7th Tennessee.
CREWS,
WILLIAM, Co B, might have been captured with the regiment
at Union City, TN on 3/24/64 since he ended up in Andersonville
Prison where he died of acute diarrhea on 8/20/64.
There is no evidence that he ever mustered in the 7th
Tennessee and nothing else is in his muster rolls.
He might be the W W Crews in Weakley Co, TN. MR
#431
CRISWELL,
DAVID, Co B, enlisted for 3 years by Lieutenant Morgan on
10/1/64 in Paducah, KY and mustered the same day at age 18. He was 5’7” tall, light complexion,
grey eyes, light hair, a farmer, born in Graves Co, KY. He was due a $100 bounty for
enlistment. He worked as the
company cook. He seems not to have
been captured with the regiment at Union City, TN on 3/24/64 and
therefore missed being taken to Andersonville Prison. He
mustered out with the regiment on 8/7/65. He
applied for an invalid pension in 1882 while living in Kentucky
and died in March of 1917. MR #432
CRUISE,
E(LISHA) (T), Co I, private, might have been captured with
the regiment at Union City, TN on 3/24/64 since he ended up in
Andersonville Prison where he died of chronic diarrhea on
9/2/64. There is no evidence that
he ever mustered in the 7th Tennessee Cavalry and
nothing else is in his muster rolls. A widow applied for a
pension on the service of Elisha T Crews but it was
denied. MR #433
CUNNINGHAM,
ELIJAH, Co I, private, enlisted by Lieutenant Murray on
4/10/65 and mustered the same day at Paducah, KY at age 20. He was 5’9” tall, dark complexion,
grey eyes, dark hair, a farmer, born in Henry Co, TN on 8/12/45. He furnished his own horse and
equipment and was made regimental teamster on 7/8/65 by special
order #321. He was likely
discharged with the regiment on 8/9/65. The
son of Samuel Hawkins and Mary Edith Throckmorton Cunningham, he
first moved to Posey Co, Indiana after the war and married
Lucinda Henretta Wallace in 1867. He
applied for an invalid pension in Illinois in 1890 and died at
Enfield, IL on 2/27/1916. Cunningham
is buried in Enfield Cemetery in White Co, IL.
His widow, Mary F Cunningham, applied for a pension in
1916 while still living in Illinois. MR #434
CUNNINGHAM,
WILLIS
(WILLIAM)
H, Co A, sergeant/private, enlisted for 3 years in
Jackson, TN on 8/18/62 and mustered there on 8/28/62 at age
forty something (unreadable). He
was in the battle of Lexington, TN and was captured and paroled
at Pleasant Exchange, Henderson Co, TN while in retreat on
12/21/62. He made his way to Benton
Barracks, MO where parolees were to meet but became ill with
measles and pneumonia and died in St. Louis, MO on 2/21/63, most
likely in Jefferson Barracks Hospital. He
was buried in grave #48-146 at the hospital but was moved to the
National Cemetery in St. Louis, disinterment number #4,085. His stone says 2nd
Tennessee Cavalry. His widow,
Elizabeth, filed for a pension in 1866 while living in Henderson
Co, TN. His father was Ransom
Cunningham of Henderson Co. MR #435
CURTIS,
CHARLES F, Co G, enlisted for 1 year by Captain Belew in
Trenton, TN on 8/1/62 at age 29. He
was 5’9” tall, light complexion, blue eyes, auburn hair, a
farmer, born in Virginia. He was
captured by Forrest's troops in December 1862 and spent time in
parole camp in Columbus, OH. (Camp Chase) He
became
ill in parole camp even before his one year enlistment ended. He was diagnosed with phthisis
pulmonalia, dislocation of the elbow and should joint (left arm)
and had no use of that arm. He was
discharged at Camp Chase, OH on 3/12/63 due to disability of
lungs. He applied for an invalid
pension in 1881. In 1890 Curtis
lived near the Stokes Post Office in Dyer Co, TN and complained
of heart disease. He is thought to
have moved to Missouri and then to Texas.
He died on 11/24/1910. His widow, Martha J Lowe,
applied for a pension in 1911. MR #437
CUTMOORE
(COTTMORE), CHARLES H, Co C, pvt, enlisted by Lieutenant
Neely for 1 year in Columbus, KY on 1/1/65 at age 16 or 18. He was 5’5” tall, fair complexion,
grey eyes, light hair, a farmer, born in Tishomingo Co,
Mississippi. There is a note about
his being a clerk in Chicago. At the time
of his enlistment he was living in Magnolia, IL. He
was discharged with the regiment on 8/9/65. MR #439