PHELPS
(PHILLIPS), GEORGE W, Co G, private, enlisted for 1 year
in Carroll Co, TN on 8/5/62 at age 21. He
does not appear to have been captured at either the battle of
Lexington, TN or the battle of Trenton, TN in late December
1862, but was with the detachment in the spring of 1863. There is a complaint on his record
that he lost one US horse through neglect.
Phelps was one of the 100 or more men who went AWOL from
the forts on the Mississippi/Tennessee line in June 1863. Captured on 6/19/63 at Mt. Pinson, TN,
he arrived at prison in Richmond, VA on 7/10/63 but was
exchanged through City Point, VA on 7/14/63.
Sent to parole camp at Columbus, OH (Camp Chase) he
remained until he was sent to Nashville, TN in September
1863. He mustered out at Saulsbury,
TN on 10/25/63. Phelps'
widow applied for a pension in 1905. There is
some slight evidence that this man might be George W Phillips of
Henderson Co, TN. MR #1341
PHELPS, HENRY C. The
widow of this man applied for, but was denied, a pension in
1905. He has no muster rolls with the 7th Tennessee.
PHILLIPS,
A(NDREW) F(RANKLIN), Co G, private/corporal, enlisted for
1 year in Carroll Co, TN on 8/5/62 at age 20.
He was 5’11” tall, dark complexion, blue eyes, black
hair, a farmer, born in Carroll Co, TN. He
furnished his own horse and equipment worth $70. Phillips
made corporal on 9/28/62. Captured
at Lexington, TN on 12/18/62, he was sent to parole camp at
Columbus, OH where he died of dysentery in the Camp Chase
hospital on 7/17/63. Phillips, a
resident of Carroll Co, TN in 1860, was the son of Barney and
Sarah Phillips. MR #1342
PHILLIPS,
ABNER
L, Co K, private, enlisted in Henderson Co, TN on 5/27/63
at age 25 (b. 8/6/1834). He was
5’9” tall, dark complexion, blue eyes, dark hair, a farmer, born
in Henderson Co, TN. Sick in the
hospital in Memphis, TN by December of 1863, he was discharged
“because of diseased condition of urinary organs.
The mental faculties are much impaired, extreme
nervousness is present….” He was
discharged due to disability at Memphis, TN on 6/14/64. Phillips married Lucinda E Fields in
1866 and in 1890 lived near the Sardis Post Office in Henderson
Co, TN. He complained to the
veterans’ census taker that he had suffered from chronic
diabetes for 25 years due to the effects of war and general
disability. Phillips applied for a
pension in 1890. He died on
2/17/1897 at Sardis, TN and is buried in Hurricane Church
Cemetery in Hardin Co, TN. Lucinda
E Phillips applied for a widow’s pension in 1897. MR #1343
PHILLIPS,
BENJAMIN
F, Co A, private, enlisted for 3 years in Lexington, TN on
8/4/62 and mustered at Jackson, TN on 8/18/62 at age 23. He was 5’6” tall, fair complexion,
blue eyes, light hair, a farmer, born in Henderson Co, TN. He furnished his own horse and
equipment. Phillips on 4/5/64 most
likely after being captured at Union City, TN on 3/24/64 while
at Mobile, AL on the way to Andersonville Prison in Georgia. Phillips was the
son of Benjamin and Anna Phillips of Henderson Co, TN and
brother to Columbus Perkins Phillips of Co A. MR #1344
PHILLIPS,
COLUMBUS (PERKINS), Co A, private, enlisted for 3 years in
Lexington, TN on 3/6/64 by Captain Moore at age 23 (b.
1/15/1840). He was 5’7” tall, fair
complexion, blue eyes, light hair, a farmer, born in Henderson
Co, TN. Phillips received a $300
bounty for enlistment. Previously
in Co H, 2nd TN Mounted Infantry, he deserted by
3/31/64. He was AWOL from the 7th
Tennessee by March/April 1865 but returned in time to be
discharged with the regiment when it disbanded at Nashville, TN
on 8/9/65. He married Phoebe
Lavinia Rhodes. Phillips died on
12/15/1889 and is buried in the McCall Cemetery in Henderson Co,
TN. Phoebe
Phillips
applied
for
a
widow’s
pension in 1890. Phillips was the
son of Benjamin and Anna Phillips of Henderson Co, TN and
brother to Benjamin F Phillips of Co A. MR #1345
PHILLIPS,
JAMES
(D J), Co I, private, enlisted for 1 year and mustered in
Paducah, KY on 3/8/65 at about 24 years of age.
He
was 6’ tall, fair complexion, hazel eyes, dark hair, a farmer,
born in Carroll Co, TN. At the time of his
enlistment he was a refugee resident of Snachwine, IL.
Phillips was discharged with the regiment when it
disbanded at Nashville, TN on 8/9/65. Previous
to his service in the 7th Tennessee, Phillips had served as a
private in Co G, 2nd TN Mounted Infantry from 12/29/63 to
2/1/65. He
married Martha Ann Hampton in 1866 and joined the Grand Army of
the Republic (GAR) in 1887. In 1890
he filed for and received an invalid pension while living near
the Cawthron, TN Post Office. In
the 1910 census he resided in the 24th District of
Carroll Co, TN. Phillips
died on 9/11/1924 (pension). He was
the son of William and Nancy Carter Phillips and the brother of
Neil S Phillips of Co G. MR #1346
PHILLIPS,
NEIL(IS)
S (BROWN), “Dick,” Co G, private, enlisted for 1 year in
Carroll Co, TN on 8/5/62 at age 18 (census 15).
At some point he lost his horse and equipment worth
$28.03 and a Union rifle, through neglect.
He was one of the 100 or more men who went AWOL from the
forts on the Mississippi/Tennessee line in June 1863. He left Grand Junction, TN on 6/19/63. Unlike many of the other men, however,
Phillips was neither captured by the rebels and sent to Richmond
nor returned to duty voluntarily. According
to his mother’s pension application, he died on 5/17/64 of
“injuries received at the hands of the Rebels.”
Her application was rejected. Phillips
is buried in Blair Cemetery in Carroll Co, TN and he has a
military marker. The son of William
and Nancy Carter Phillips, he was brother to James Phillips of
Company I. MR #1347
PICKENS,
GEORGE
W, Co M, 3rd sergeant, enlisted by Captain Musser for 3
years at Adamsville, TN on 7/6/63 and mustered at Union City, TN
on 12/21/63 at age 19/24 (both given, Bible birth date 8/6/37). He was 5’11” tall, fair complexion,
blue eyes, brown hair, a farmer, born in McNairy Co, TN. Presumed captured with the regiment at
Union City, TN on 3/24/64, he was imprisoned in Andersonville
Prison in Georgia where he died on 4/29/64 of dysentery. He was most likely the G W Pickens in
the Hardin Co, TN 1860 census, son of Hezekiah and Rebecca Wells
Pickens, brother to Richard C Pickens (Co M) and husband to
Margaret J McCann, m. 1857. MR #1348
PICKENS,
RICHARD
C, Co M, private, enlisted by Captain Messer in
Adamsville, TN on 7/6/63 at about age 21 (Bible 7/30/42). He was 5’8” tall, light complexion,
hazel eyes, light hair, a farmer, born in McNairy Co, TN but a
resident of Hardin Co, TN in 1860. Presumed
captured with the regiment at Union City, TN on 3/24/64, he was
a prisoner in Andersonville Prison in Georgia.
Released
from the eastern prisons on 4/28/65 at Jacksonville, FL, he was
taken first to Annapolis on 5/6/65, then to Camp Chase, OH on
5/15/65. He received an early
discharge on 6/23/65. Pickens
married Malissa Blanton in 1868 and applied for and received an
invalid pension in 1882. In the
1890 veterans’ census he lived in Hardin Co, TN with the address
as Adamsville Post Office. He
reported that he had bone scurvy and his situation was serious. His death date is unknown. He may be buried in the Ledbetter
Cemetery in Hardin Co. His widow
applied for a pension in July 1910. Pickens
was
the son of Hezekiah Middleton and Rebecca Wells Pickens and
brother to George W Pickens, also of Co M. MR #1349
PICKETT,
JOHN
(JOSEPH)
D, Co F, private, enlisted for 1 year and mustered at
Trenton, TN on 9/24/62 at age 24 (b. 10/6/39).
He was 6’ tall, dark complexion, dark eyes, dark hair, a
farmer. Captured and paroled with
the regiment at the battle of Trenton on 12/20/1862, he spent
time in parole camp at Camp Chase in Columbus, OH along with
Colonel Hawkins and others of the regiment awaiting exchange. Pickett died of unknown cause at Camp
Chase on either 3/15, 18 or 16/1863. His
body was returned to Carroll Co, TN and buried in Liberty All
Cemetery in Carroll Co, TN. The
date of death on the tombstone is 3/16/63 and the name is
Joseph, not John. Pickett was the
son of Joseph and Jane Pickett of Carroll Co, TN. His
mother applied for and received a dependent parent pension in
1866. MR #1350
PICKLER,
JESSE, Companies B & A, private/sergeant, enlisted for
3 years in Carroll Co, TN on 8/16/62 by Captain Martin and
mustered in Benton Co, TN on 8/17/62 at age 19/20 or 21 (b.
5/3/43). He was 5’7” tall, fair
complexion, grey eyes, light hair, a farmer, born in Carroll Co,
TN and a resident of Sandy Bridge, TN. He
furnished his own horse and equipment and was due a $100 bounty
for enlistment. Captured and
paroled with the regiment at the battle of Trenton on
12/20/1862, he most likely spent time on parole at Camp Chase in
Columbus, OH along with Colonel Hawkins and others of the
regiment awaiting exchange. He was
not surrendered with the regiment at Union City TN on 3/24/64
but was present with the detachment in May and June of 1864. The men who escaped capture were
stationed mostly in Columbus, KY in the summer of 1864 and in
Paducah, KY in the fall. At some
time in this period Pickler became ill and was sent to the
hospital in Jeffersonville, IN. He
listed his nearest relative as John Pickler.
Discharged from there on 6/16/65, he returned home and
married Lucy A Butler on 8/3/65. In
October 1884 he applied for an invalid pension.
In the 1890 veterans’ census he lived near Buena Vista,
TN and complained of enlargement of his spleen.
Pickler died in Buena Vista on 8/26/1927, he is buried
in the Spelling Cemetery in Carroll Co, TN and does not have a
military marker. MR #1353
PIERCE,
THOMAS, Companies A & I, private, enlisted for 3 years
in Paducah, KY on 9/10/64 and mustered there on 10/10/64 at age
29. He was 5’10” tall, dark
complexion, grey eyes, dark hair, a farmer, born in Benton Co,
no state given. He furnished his
own horse and equipment which was worth $100. He
was discharged with the regiment when it disbanded at Nashville,
TN on 8/9/65. MR #1354
PINCKLEY, ALLEN, Co G, quartermaster sergeant/sergeant, enlisted for 1 year in Carroll Co, TN 8/5/62 at age 34. He was 5’8” tall, fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, a farmer, born in Carroll Co, TN and a resident thereof in 1860. He furnished his own horse and equipment and was promoted to quarter-master sergeant on 9/28/62. Captured and paroled with the regiment at the battle of Trenton on 12/20/1862, he most likely spent time in parole camp at Camp Chase in Columbus, OH along with Colonel Hawkins and others of the regiment awaiting exchange. He served out his one year enlistment and mustered out at Saulsbury, TN on 10/25/63. Pinckley, son of John and Nancy Brandon Pinckley. was married to Arrena Gist and is buried in the old Wilson/Gist cemetery in Henderson Co, TN. MR #1355
PINCKLEY,
(DAVID) CLARK, Co G, private, enlisted for 1 year in
Carroll Co, TN on 8/5/62 at age 32. He
was 5’7 ½” tall, dark complexion, black eyes, black hair,
a farmer, born in Carroll Co, TN and a resident thereof in 1860. He furnished his own horse and
equipment which was worth $70. Captured
and paroled at the battle of Trenton, TN on 12/20/62, he spent
time in parole camp at Columbus, OH (Camp Chase).
Sent
to
Nashville
in
September
1863,
he
mustered out at Saulsbury, TN on 10/25/63.
Pinckley died about 1878 and is buried in Sellers
Cemetery in Carroll Co, TN with a military marker.
His wife, Francis (Fanny) Ann Harris Pinckley, is listed
as a widow in the 1890 veterans’ census and living near the
Clarksburg, TN Post Office. She
applied for a pension on 7/28/1890. Pinckley
was the son of John and Nancy Brandon Pinckley and brother to
Allen Pinckley of Co G. MR #1356
PINCKLEY,
SCOTT, Co G, orderly sergeant/1st sergeant, enlisted for 1
year in Carroll Co, TN on 8/5/62 at age 23.
He was 5’9 ½” tall, dark complexion, black eyes,
dark hair, a farmer, born in Carroll Co, TN in 1839 and a
resident thereof in 1860. He
furnished his own horse and equipment which was worth $105. Promoted
to orderly sergeant on 9/28/62, he was captured and paroled at
the battle of Trenton, TN on 12/20/62. He
spent time in parole camp at Columbus, OH (Camp Chase). Sent to Nashville in September 1863,
he mustered out at Saulsbury, TN on 10/25/63.
Pinckley re-enlisted in Hardy’s Battalion, which became
Companies G and K of the 2nd TN Mounted Infantry.
He is listed as joining Co G on 1/22/64 at the same time
as his brother Marcellus Pinckley. They
were the sons of Thomas W and Mary Holmes Pinckley. Scott Pinckley joined Post #56 of the
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) while living in Huntingdon, TN. He applied for a pension on his
service in the 2nd Mounted Infantry. He
died in 1907 and is buried in the Roan’s Creek Cemetery in
Carroll Co, TN with a military marker. His
wife, Burnetta Springer Pinckley, whom he married in 1869,
preceded him in death by one year. MR #1357
PINCKLEY,
JAMES
(T), Co B, private, enlisted for 3 years in Carroll Co, TN
on 8/15/62 and mustered at Humboldt, TN on 8/26/62 at age 18. He was 5’9 ½” tall, fair
complexion, blue eyes, dark hair, a farmer, born in Carroll Co,
TN and a resident thereof in 1860. Captured
and paroled with the regiment at the battle of Trenton, TN on
12/20/1862, he most likely spent time in parole camp at Camp
Chase in Columbus, OH along with Colonel Hawkins and others of
the regiment awaiting exchange. Presumed
captured with the regiment at Union City, TN on 3/24/64,
Pinckley was imprisoned in Andersonville Prison in Georgia where
he died on 10/24/64 of diarrhea. He
was buried in grave #11406 in the Andersonville National
Cemetery. The son of Michael and
Ann Tosh Pinckley, he was brother to Richard K and Wm C
Pinckley, both also of Co B. MR #1360
PINCKLEY,
RICHARD K(ENDRICK), Companies B & A,
corporal/sergeant, enlisted for 3 years in Buena Vista, Carroll
Co, TN on 8/15/62 (same as his brothers) and mustered in Benton
Co, TN on 8/17/62 at age 24 (b. 5/18/1841).
He was 5’9” tall, dark complexion, dark eyes, dark hair,
a farmer, born in Carroll Co, TN and a resident thereof. He furnished his own horse and
equipment and received a $100 bounty for enlistment. Captured and paroled with the regiment
at the battle of Trenton, TN on 12/20/1862, he spent time in
parole camp at Camp Chase in Columbus, OH along with Colonel
Hawkins and others of the regiment awaiting exchange. Pinckley was not captured with the
regiment at Union City TN on 3/24/64. These
men were stationed mostly in Columbus, KY in the summer of 1864
and in Paducah, KY in the fall. Pinckley
was discharged with the regiment when it disbanded at Nashville,
TN on 8/9/65. His
Civil
War
Questionnaire
says
he
left Nashville on a train to Johnsonville, TN, then rode his
horse home. He married Elizabeth C
Lowrance in 1865. After the war he
farmed and dealt in cotton. In
1890 he applied for an invalid pension. Pinckley lived
near the Hollow Rock, TN Post Office in 1890, but lived most of
his life near Buena Vista, TN. He
died sometime on 6/5/1922. He was 80 years and 7 months
old when he filled out his questionnaire. Buried
in the McAuley Cemetery in Carroll Co, TN, he does not have a
military marker. His wife applied
for a widow's pension. The son of Michael and Ann Tosh
Pinckley, he was brother to James T and William C Pinckley, both
also of Co B. MR #1361
PINCKLEY, WILLIAM C, 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 age 28. He furnished his own horse and equipment. Presumed captured with the regiment at Union City, TN on 3/24/64, he was a prisoner in Andersonville Prison in Georgia. Exchanged through North East Ferry in NC on 3/1/65, Pinckley was discharged with the regiment when it disbanded at Nashville, TN on 8/9/65. He joined Post #58 of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) in 1887, and applied for an invalid pension in 1890. He died in the 1890s and is buried in Sellers Cemetery in Carroll Co, TN with a military marker. The son of Michael and Ann Tosh Pinckley, he was brother to James T and Richard K Pinckley, also of Co B. His widow, Mary F Hardy (m. 1858) Pinckley applied for a pension in January 1898. MR #1362
PINKSTON,
ELIJAH
(N), Companies D, C & E, corporal/private, enlisted
for 3 years at Huntingdon, TN on 6/26/62 and mustered at
Humboldt, TN on 8/11/62 at age 35. He
was 5’8” tall, fair complexion, blue eyes, auburn hair, a
farmer, born in Carroll Co, TN. He
was due a $100 bounty for enlistment. Pinkston
went AWOL from 2/17/63-5/26/63. He
returned and served as an ambulance driver from 8/8/63. Presumed captured with the regiment at
Union City, TN on 3/24/64, he was a prisoner in Andersonville
Prison in Georgia and most likely other eastern prisons. Exchanged through North East Ferry, NC
on 2/27/65, he was taken to the hospital in Jeffersonville, IN
with scrobutus. He listed his
nearest relative as his wife Emily of Buena Vista, TN. This appears to be Hannah Uptigrove,
who he married in 1855. Pinkston
was discharged at the Jeffersonville, IN military hospital on
6/1/65. He applied for an invalid pension in 1880 while
living in Franklin Co, IL near Cave City. MR #1365
PINKSTON,
HAMILTON, Companies A & I, private, enlisted for 3
years by Lieutenant Murray in Paducah, KY on 9/10/64 and
mustered there on 10/10/64 at age 52. He
was 5’8” tall, dark complexion, blue eyes, dark hair, a farmer,
born in Benton Co, TN. By November
and December of 1864 he was absent ill and “never did anything
but light work around camp.” Pinkston
was discharged on disability at Mound City, IL on 2/17/65. He applied for an invalid pension in
1880 while living in Benton Co, TN. Pinkston
died 1/1/1884 in Carroll Co, TN (pension).
His wife, Jane Rogers Pinkston, applied for a widow’s
pension. MR #1366
PINKSTON,
NAPOLEON B(URROUGHS), Co C, private, enlisted in Columbus,
KY on 8/4/64 at age 19. He lived
near the Carroll and Benton Co line. Pinkston
deserted by November, 1864. He married Matilda Kilbreath,
daughter of George W Killbreath of Co C, in 1870.
In the 1890 census he lived near the Divider, TN Post
Office and had an account at the Holladay Store in Holladay, TN. Pinkston died in January 1933 and is
buried in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Benton Co, TN. He was the son of John and Phoebe Ross
Pinkston. MR #1367
POMROY
(POMEROY), ISAAC M, Co K, corporal/sergeant, enlisted by
Captain Beatty for 3 years in Henderson Co, TN on 5/2/63 at age
37. He
was 5’9” tall, dark complexion, dark eyes, dark hair, a farmer,
born in Henderson Co, TN and a resident thereof.
Presumed captured with the regiment at Union City, TN on
3/24/64, he was imprisoned in Andersonville Prison in Georgia
where he died on 10/11/64 of scrobutus. He
is buried in the Andersonville National Cemetery under the name
of his nephew, John A Pomeroy, for some unknown reason. His widow, Susan E Pomeroy, applied
for a pension in 1866. In
1890 she lived near the Middlefork Post Office in Henderson Co,
TN. She knew Pomeroy “died in
prison” but she couldn’t “tell anything about it.” MR
#1368
POMROY
(POMEROY), JOHN A, Companies K, B & C,
private/corporal, enlisted for 3
years by Captain Beatty in Henderson Co, TN on 5/29/63 at age
20. He was 5’7” tall, dark
complexion, blue eyes, dark hair, a farmer, born in Henderson
Co, TN. He furnished his own horse
and equipment. Pomeroy made
corporal on 5/29/63. His horse was
captured at Union City, TN but either he was not, he escaped or
he failed to report to parole camp since he is listed as present
with the detachment (those not captured) in June/July 1864. He was discharged with the regiment
when it disbanded at Nashville, TN on 8/9/65.
Pomeroy applied for an invalid pension in 1897 while
living in Lamar Co, TX. His wife,
Sarah L Pomeroy, applied for a widow’s pension in July 1916,
also from Texas. MR #1369
POND,
DARLING A, Co K, corporal/private, enlisted in Henderson
Co, TN on 5/1/63 by Captain Beatty at age 25.
He was 5’8” tall, light complexion, blue eyes, dark hair,
a farmer, born in either Anson Co, NC (most likely since his
parents were there in 1850 census) or Henderson Co, TN. He received a $100 bounty for
enlistment. Pond either deserted at
Grand Junction, TN on 7/10/63 (likely but later removed) or was
captured at Grand Junction, TN on 7/12/63 (unlikely). He was definitely captured somewhere
and sent to prison in Richmond, VA, where he was in the
hospital. Paroled at Richmond on
9/23/63, Pond was sent to the hospital in Annapolis, MD where he
died of either Febris Typhoidus or Chronic Diarrhea. His effects included: 1 cap, 1 uniform
jacket, 1 blouse, 1 trousers, 1 boots, 1 socks.
Their value was $2.50 and would have been the new clothes
issued after he left prison. Elizabeth
P Goff applied for a widow’s pension on his record in 1884 and a
minor’s pension was filed in 1886 with George D Pond, son of
Elizabeth and Darling A Pond, as guardian. MR #1370
POPE, FRANKLIN B, Co
D. This man's mother and father applied for dependent
parent pension but both were denied. Pope has no records
in the muster rolls of the 7th Tennessee.
POPE,
JAMES E, Co I, private, enlisted for 1 year by Lieutenant
Murray and mustered the same day at Paducah, KY on 1/6/65 at age
21. He was 5’5” tall, fair
complexion, black or blue eyes, light hair, a farmer, born in
Hardin or Carroll Co, TN. At the time of his
enlistment he was a refugee resident of Magnolia, IL.
Pope was discharged with the regiment when it disbanded
at Nashville, TN on 8/9/65. A
minor’s pension application was filed in Missouri
in 1891 on Pope’s record. The
guardian was J. B. Means. MR #1371
PORT,
JOHN, Co B, private, enlisted for 3 years by L D Crocket
at Paducah, KY on 1/7/64 and mustered at Columbus, KY on 6/14/64
at age 19. He was 6’ tall, fair
complexion, blue eyes, light hair, a farmer, born in Graves Co,
KY. He received a $300 bounty for
enlistment. Port was involved in a
regimental court martial which stopped half of two months pay. He was discharged with the regiment
when it disbanded at Nashville, TN on 8/9/65. MR #1372
PORTER,
DAVID G(RANVILLE), Co I, private, enlisted for 3 years in
Paducah, KY on 1/6/65 and mustered there the same day at age 18
(b. 12/16/46). He was 6’ tall, fair
complexion, blue eyes, light hair, a farmer, born in Carroll Co,
TN and a resident thereof in 1860. At
the time of his enlistment he was a refugee resident of
Magnolia, IL. He furnished his own horse and equipment
worth $66.66. In March 1865 he was
on guard at the corral. Discharged
with the regiment when it disbanded at Nashville, TN on 8/9/65, Porter
returned
to
Carroll
Co,
TN where he married Nancy E Spain in 1868.
A member of the
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) in 1892, Porter applied for an
invalid pension in 1903. He died on
5/25/1921 at Whitthorne, TN and is buried in the Ferguson
Cemetery in Carroll Co, TN. The
son of James J and Francis Downing Porter of Carroll Co, TN, he
was brother to John R Porter, also of Co I. MR #1373
PORTER,
JOHN R(OBERT), Companies F & I, private, enlisted for
1 year in Co F in Carroll Co, TN on 9/14/62 at age 18 (b.
8/31/45). He was 6’2” tall, fair
complexion, blue eyes, light hair, a farmer, born in Carroll Co,
TN and a resident thereof in 1860. He
joined with the consent of his parents, James J and Francis
Downing Porter. Porter served out
his one year enlistment and mustered out at Saulsbury, TN on
10/25/63. At the time of Porter's
re-enlistment, this time in Co I, at Paducah, KY at age 19, he
was a refugee resident of Magnolia, IL. He
was “on guard at the corral” at the same time as his brother,
David G Porter, in March 1865. Both
were discharged with the regiment when it disbanded at
Nashville, TN on 8/9/65. In
1878,
John
R
Porter
applied
for an invalid pension. He joined
Post #56 of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) in 1887 and was
an officer on 12/18/1896. He died
on 1/25/1915 and is buried in Earlsboro Cemetery, Pottawatomie
Co, OK. His wife, Easter J Jones
Porter, applied for a widow’s pension in 1916 from Oklahoma. She died in 1920. MR #1374 &
1375
PORTERFIELD,
ALFRED D, Co B, private, enlisted for 3 years on 8/10/62
in Carroll Co, TN and mustered in Benton Co, TN on 8/17/62 at
age 41. He was 5’7 ½” tall,
fair complexion, hazel eyes, grey hair, a farmer, born in
Sullivan Co, TN on 10/14/1820. Captured
and
paroled
with
the
regiment
at
the
battle of Trenton, TN on 12/20/1862, he went to parole camp at
Camp Chase in Columbus, OH along with Colonel Hawkins and others
of the regiment to await exchange. He
died there on 5/15/63 of probable brain fever (from mother’s
pension). Porterfield
never married. His mother, Jane
Erwin Porterfield, widow of Samuel Porterfield, applied for a
dependent mother’s pension in 1870. MR #1376