ROGERS, CHRISTIAN (CHESTER),
Co B, private, enlisted for 3 years in Paducah, KY on 1/2/64
and mustered at Columbus, KY on 6/14/64 at age 17/19. He was 5’7” tall, light complexion,
blue eyes, dark hair, a farmer, born in Callaway Co, KY. He received a $300 bounty for
enlistment. Rogers mustered out
with the regiment at Nashville, TN on 8/7/65 when the regiment
disbanded. In 1889 Rogers applied
for an invalid pension while living in Kentucky. He died
in Mansfield, KY in March of 1926. MR #1534
ROGERS, DAVID C, Co A,
corporal, enlisted for 3 years in Jackson, TN on 8/18/62 at
age 28. Captured and paroled with
the regiment at the battle of Trenton, TN on 12/20/1862, he
failed to report to parole camp at Camp Chase in Columbus, OH. There is no further information in
his military record. He applied
for an invalid pension in 1884 but it was refused. Rogers was a resident of Henderson
Co, TN. MR #1534
RODGERS, JOHN H, Co A,
private/corporal, enlisted for 3 years by Major Smith in
Lexington, TN on 8/18/62 and mustered at Jackson, TN on
8/19/62 at age 21/24. He was 5’10
½” tall, fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair, a
farmer, born in Henderson Co, TN on 5/18/1841.
He furnished his own horse and equipment. Captured and paroled at the battle of
Lexington, TN on 12/18/62, 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.
These
men were exchanged from June through September, 1863. Presumed captured again with the
regiment at Union City, TN on 3/24/64, he was imprisoned in
Andersonville Prison in Georgia. Released
through Savannah, GA on 11/30/64 or Charleston, SC on
12/14/64, Rodgers was taken to the hospital in Annapolis, MD. He mustered out with the regiment at
Nashville, TN on 8/7/65 when the regiment disbanded. He
applied for an invalid pension in 1889 and died at Scotts'
Hill, TN on 5/2/1921. Rodgers is buried in the Judson
Cemetery in Henderson Co, TN with a military marker. He
was the husband of Nancy Jane Powers Rodgers and the son of
George W and Nancy A Powers. MR #1536
ROGERS, LEVEY (LEVY), Co
B,private, enlisted for 3 years in Paducah, KY on 1/2/64 and
mustered at Columbus, KY on 6/14/64 at age 21.
He was 5’8” tall, light complexion, blue eyes, light
hair, a farmer, born in Graves Co, KY. He
received a $300 bounty for enlistment. He
was on detached assignment on 9/10/64. Rogers
mustered out with the regiment at Nashville, TN on 8/7/65 when
the regiment disbanded. He
applied for an invalid pension in 1889 while living in
Kentucky. MR #1537
ROGERS (RODGERS), A(ARON) A G,
Co B, private, enlisted for 3 years in Benton Co, TN on 8/1/62
and mustered on 8/18/62 at age 19/24. He
was 5’9”, fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair, a farmer,
born in Carroll Co, TN. He
furnished his own horse and equipment. 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. These
men were exchanged from June through September, 1863. 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 10/25/64 of
gangrene. He was buried in grave
#6837 in the Andersonville National Cemetery.
This soldier is most likely the same person as Gray
Rogers. MR #1539
ROGERS, ALEXANDER A, Co D, 2nd corporal/corporal, enlisted in Carroll Co, TN on 8/4/62 and mustered at Trenton, TN on 9/24/62 at age 23. He furnished his own horse and equipment worth $100. 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. These men were exchanged from June through September, 1863. Rogers was listed as AWOL from Saulsbury, TN in October, 1863 but seems to have “explained” it away as he was discharged on 10/25/63, retroactively. Rogers re-enlisted on 1/1/64, this time in Co G, 2nd TN Mounted Infantry at age 23. He survived the war but his health was impaired. His widow, Mary Jane Brinkley Rogers, lived in Decatur Co, TN near the Poplar Springs Post Office in the 1890 veterans’ census and had a widow's pension. MR #1540
ROGERS, GRAY, Co B,
private/corporal, enlisted for 3 years in Carroll Co, TN on
8/10/62 and mustered in Benton Co, TN on 8/17/62. Captured
and paroled with the regiment at the battle of Trenton, TN on
12/20/1862, he failed to report to parole camp at Camp Chase
in Columbus, OH. He apparently
returned in time to be captured with the regiment at Union
City, TN on 3/24/64 since he spent time in Andersonville
Prison in Georgia. No further
record is given. Rogers died at
Andersonville but it is not stated in his muster rolls. George Huffman, a friend who saw him
in his last days, gave this description.
“He didn’t recognize me. He had flies all over him and
the vermin was at work on him. He
lived 3 or 4 days and died from exposure and starvation.” This man is most likely the same as
Aaron A. G. Rogers. MR #1542
ROGERS, GREEN W, Companies
B & A, private/corporal, enlisted for 3 years in Carroll
Co, TN on 8/10/62 and mustered in Benton Co, TN on 8/17/62 at
age 21 (born 9/19/45). He was
5’8” tall, fair complexion, grey eyes, light hair, a farmer
and a resident of Carroll Co, TN in 1860.
He received a $100 bounty for enlistment.
He does not appear to have been captured at the of
Lexington or Trenton, TN and was present with the detachment
in May 1863. Promoted to corporal
on 10/10/63, he was captured with the regiment at Union City,
TN on 3/24/64. Sent to
Andersonville and other southeastern prisons, he was exchanged
through Savannah, GA and Charleston, SC in November and
December 1864. He was suffering
from scurvy and could not report back to duty.
He completed muster on 12/14/64 and mustered out
officially on 8/9/65 at Nashville, TN. He
became a doctor after the war. In
1889 he applied for an invalid pension while living in
Tiptonville, Lake Co, TN. His
pension application described him as 5’8” tall, fair
complexion, eyes, light hair and as “a pretty good looking,
soft, tender man” with scurvy. He
moved several more times including stays in Missouri and
Arkansas. Rogers died on
1/10/1914 in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. MR #1543
ROGERS, JAMES F, Co D, 5th
sergeant/sergeant, enlisted for 1 year in Carroll Co, TN on
8/14/62 and mustered at Trenton, TN on 9/24/62 at age 20/21. He was 5’10” tall, fair complexion,
dark eyes, dark hair, a farmer, born in Carroll Co, TN. He furnished his own horse and
equipment. 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. These
men were exchanged from June through September, 1863. He served out his one year
enlistment and mustered out at Saulsbury, TN on 10/25/63. Rogers re-enlisted, this time in Co
G 2nd TN Mounted Infantry, as a musician on12/14/63 at age 21. He was appointed Chief Musician on
8/27/64. After
the war, Rogers joined the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) in
1885 while living in Huntingdon, TN. In
1890, he was on the veterans’ census and applied for an
invalid pension. In 1896 he was an officer in GAR Post #56 in
Huntingdon, TN. MR #1544
ROGERS, TAVENER, Co H,
private, enlisted for 3 years in Lexington, TN on 9/24/62 and
mustered at Trenton, TN on 9/28/62 at age 27.
He was 5’ tall. He
received a $100 bounty for enlistment. Rogers
deserted after the battle of Lexington, TN in December 1862
but was present at Union City, TN in January and February
1864. Presumed
captured with the regiment at Union City, TN on 3/24/64, he
was imprisoned in Andersonville Prison in Georgia. After exchange he was hospitalized
in Mower General Hospital and was discharged in Philadelphia,
PA on 6/26/65. He married Mary
Jane Powers, became a preacher, and died at Scotts Hill on
7/13/1925. Buried in the Judson
Community Cemetery in Henderson Co, TN, he has a military
marker. He was the son of George
W and Nancy A Powers Rogers. MR #1547
ROGERS,
TOBIAS, Co A. This man applied for an invalid
pension in 1902 but it was denied.
ROGERS, WILLIAM F,
Companies B & A, private, enlisted for 1 year and mustered
in Paducah, KY on 1/6/65 by Lieutenant Royall at age 24/28. He
was 5’10” tall, fair complexion, black eyes, light hair, a
farmer, born in Carroll Co, TN. He
was a refugee resident of Granville, IL at the time of
enlistment and received a $66.66 bounty for enlistment. He served 7 months and mustered out
with the regiment at Nashville, TN on 8/7/65 when the regiment
disbanded. Rogers
applied
for
an
invalid
pension in 1890 while living in Texas. His
widow, Amanda M Rogers, applied for a pension while living in
Arkansas in 1903. MR #1548
ROLLINS, JESSEE (JESSE) E,
Companies B & A, private, enlisted for 3 years in
Saulsbury, TN on 7/12/63 at age 19/20, while a resident of
Carroll Co, TN. He received a
$100 bounty for enlistment. Presumed
captured with the regiment at Union City, TN on 3/24/64, he
was imprisoned in Andersonville Prison in Georgia. Paroled through North East Ferry
(Wilmington, NC) on 2/28/65, Rollins was sent to Camp Chase,
OH. Apparently he was ill from
his prison experience and spent time in the hospital in
Jeffersonville, IN. Wesley
Rollins in Lavinia, Carroll Co, TN was listed as his relative. Rollins was discharged through
Louisville, KY on 6/13/65. In
1890 he applied for an invalid pension while living in Benton
Co, TN. Rollins died on 7/17/1921.
His wife, Mary E Rollins, applied for a widow’s
pension in July 1921 while living in Tennessee. MR
#1553
RONEY, THOMAS J(EFFERSON),
Co B, private, enlisted by Lieutenant Helmer for 3 years in
Columbus, KY on 9/10/64 and mustered at Paducah, KY the same
day at age 18 (born 11/11/1844). He
received a $100 bounty for enlistment. Roney
was 5’5” tall, fair complexion, dark eyes, dark hair, a
farmer, born in Obion Co, TN and a resident thereof. Roney mustered out with the regiment
at Nashville, TN on 8/7/65 when the regiment disbanded. In 1890 he applied for an invalid
pension while still living in Obion Co, TN.
He was a member of the G L Williams Grand Army of the
Republic (GAR) Post from 1892-1895 and gave his place of
residence and birth as Protemus, TN. He
died on 4/26/1919 and is buried in the Cobbs Chapel Cemetery
in Obion Co, TN. His widow, Mary
Catherine Pinion Roney (m. 1867) applied for a pension in June
1919. MR #1554
ROSE, WILLIAM (H or M), Co
G, private, enlisted for 1 year in Carroll Co, TN on 8/5/62 at
age 23. He furnished his own
horse and equipment worth $110. He
was AWOL by 1/20/63. There is
nothing further in his record. MR #1555
ROSS, DUGAL W, Co K,
private, enlisted for 3 years in Henderson Co, TN on 5/19/63
by Captain Beatty. Ross was 5’7”
tall, dark complexion, grey eyes, dark hair, age 42, a farmer,
born in Henderson Co, TN (or Anson Co, NC) on 3/4/1821. He was in the hospital with chronic
rheumatism in March and April 1864, which saved him from being
captured with the regiment at Union City, TN on 3/24/64. He was sent from Paducah, KY to the
military hospital at Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, MO
suffering from rheumatism and chronic pneumonia.
Ross
was discharged on 7/11/64. He was
at Todd Barracks in Columbus, OH by 6/1/1865 serving in Co F,
22nd Regiment V R C, according to a surviving
letter to his first wife, Penelope Moore Ross.
Ross became a Justice of the Peace in Henderson Co, TN
after the war. He applied for an
invalid pension in 1889 and died of paralysis on 11/15/1900. He is buried in the Center Hill
Cemetery in Lexington, TN. His 2nd
wife, Nancy Jane Johnson, applied for a widow’s pension in
February 1901. MR #1556
ROSS, JAMES, Co B,
private, enlisted for 3 years in Carroll Co, TN on 8/20/62 and
mustered at Humboldt, TN on 8/26/62 at age 18/21. He was 5’6 ½” or 5’9” tall,
fair or dark hair, blue or grey eyes, light or dark hair, a
farmer, born in Carroll Co, TN. 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. These
men were exchanged from June through September, 1863. Presumed captured with the regiment
at Union City, TN on 3/24/64, he was imprisoned in
Andersonville Prison in Georgia where he died in quarters on
8/28/64 of disease and diarrhea. He
is most likely buried in the Andersonville National Cemetery
in an unknown grave. MR #1557
ROSS, JOSEPH A, Co A,
private, enlisted for 3 years at Fort Hindman on 6/22/63. He furnished his own horse and
equipment. Captured with the
regiment at Union City, TN on 3/24/64, he died at Mobile, AL
on 5/21/1864 while the regiment was on its way to
Andersonville Prison. The Mobile Daily News
mentioned Ross’ death on the 21st of May. The
regiment records say he died on the 5/21/1864.
The newspaper will be more nearly correct, of course. He is buried in the Mobile Cemetery
in grave #C-586. MR #1558
ROWE, JOHN D, Co B,
corporal, enlisted in Carroll Co, TN on 8/8/62 and mustered in
Benton Co, TN on 8/17/62 at age 22. He
was 5’10” tall, fair complexion, dark eyes, dark hair, a
farmer, born in Benton Co, TN. 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. These
men were exchanged from June through September, 1863. Presumed captured with the regiment
at Union City, TN on 3/24/64, he was imprisoned in
Andersonville Prison in Georgia then in Savannah, GA where he
died on 10/21/64 of unknown cause. He
is on the NY Times list of deaths in the
hospital at Savannah. MR #1562
ROWE, JOHN M, Co B and
Field & Staff, private/hospital steward, enlisted for 3
years in Carroll Co, TN on 8/8/62 and mustered in Benton Co,
TN on 8/17/62 at age 20/23 (born 10/18/41). He furnished his
own horse and equipment for 8 months and received a $100
bounty for enlistment. Rowe began
serving as hospital steward on 10/25/63.
Captured with the regiment at Union City, TN on
3/24/64, family lore says Rowe escaped the first night after
capture and went to Columbus, KY dressed in a rebel uniform. He was at Columbus, KY by 7/8/64. Rowe mustered out with the regiment
at Nashville, TN on 8/7/65 when the regiment disbanded. In 1868 he married Josephine J
Jordan. In the 1870 census of
Carroll Co, TN he is listed as a physician.
Sometime after 1870 the Rowes moved to Charleston, MO
where he continued the practice of medicine.
He is listed as a member of the American Medical
Association in Charleston, MO in 1886. He
died there on 1/2/1919. His wife applied
for a widow's pension in 1919. Rowe's parents
were Elisha and Narissa Roberts Rowe. MR #1563
ROWE, JOHN W (JAMES R), Co
C, private, enlisted by Lieutenant Morgan for 1 year in
Paducah, KY on 2/19/65 where the 7th was stationed in 1865 and
mustered there the same day at age 18. He
was a refugee resident of La Salle Co, IL at the time he
enlisted. Rowe was 5'6" tall,
fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair, a farmer, born in
Carroll Co, TN. He received a
$66.66 bounty for enlistment. He
was discharged with the regiment when it disbanded at
Nashville, TN on 8/9/65. Rowe
applied for an invalid pension in 1880. He
joined the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) in 1890 and gave
his residence as Frawley, TN. His muster rolls have the
names John W, James R, and James B. His Illinois
residence record says James R Rowe. MR #1564
ROWE, WILLIAM (J), Co B,
private, present for January and February 1864 and no further
record. Presumed captured with
the regiment at Union City, TN on 3/24/64, he died in Mobile,
AL on 4/25/64 while the regiment was on the way to
Andersonville Prison. He is
buried in the Mobile Cemetery in grave #C-568. MR #1565
ROWLAND, AMOS, Companies B
& A, private, enlisted in Carroll Co, TN on 8/15/62 and
mustered in Benton Co, TN on 8/17/62 at age 53 (born
11/22/1811 NC). 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. These
men were exchanged from June through September, 1863. There is no evidence in the muster
rolls that Rowland was surrendered with the regiment at Union
City TN on 3/24/64. The men not
captured were stationed mostly in Columbus, KY in the spring
and summer of 1864 and in Paducah, KY in the fall. Rowland was present in January and
February 1864, and February through June 1865.
He
mustered out with the regiment at Nashville, TN on 8/7/65 when
the regiment disbanded. Married
to Emily B Malone, he was a member of the Hollow Rock Baptist
Church. Rowland died in September 1874 and is buried in
the Roland Cemetery in Carroll Co, TN with a military marker
on his grave. MR #1566
ROWLAND,
THOMAS B, Co I. 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.
RUTHERFORD, HENRY, Co G,
2nd Tennessee Inf. He
has one muster roll in Amos Rowland’s file and is listed as
“colored.” He died of congestion
at La Grange, TN on 7/5/63 at a time when the 7th Tennessee
was stationed in that area. His
name has been crossed out on the records and his inclusion was
most likely a mistake. MR #1566
ROWLAND, EBIN (EBENEZER),
Companies B & A, private, enlisted in Carroll Co, TN on
8/10/62 and mustered in Benton Co, TN on 8/17/62 at about 37
years old (born 2/12/1824 NC). He
furnished his own horse and equipment and was a resident of
Carroll Co, TN in 1860. Captured
and paroled with the regiment at the battle of Trenton, TN on
12/20/1862, Rowland most likely spent time in parole camp at
Camp Chase in Columbus, OH along with Colonel Hawkins and
others of the regiment awaiting exchange.
These
men were exchanged from June through September 1863. Being in the hospital at Jefferson
Barracks in St. Louis in March 1864 with hemorrhoids kept
Rowland from being captured with the regiment at Union City,
TN on 3/24/62. There is no
discharge date in the muster rolls but he applied for and
received a pension in 1873 so he must have had papers. He
died on 10/5/1884. His widow,
Eliza A Park Rowland (m. 1866) received a pension. He was the son of Lloyd and Mary Ann
Rowland. MR #1567
ROYALL, ELBERT N, Companies
B & A, sergeant/1st lieutenant, enlisted for 3 years in
Carroll Co, TN on 8/15/62 and mustered in Benton Co, TN on
8/17/62 at age 22/24. He
furnished his own horse and equipment. Royall
was appointed an orderly sergeant by 8/26/62 and was not
captured at either Lexington or Trenton, TN.
Promoted from sergeant to 1st Lieutenant by the
Governor of Tennessee, he received his commission on 12/1/63. There is no evidence in the muster
rolls that he was surrendered with the regiment at Union City
TN on 3/24/64. The men not
captured were stationed mostly in Columbus, KY in the spring
and summer of 1864 and in Paducah, KY in the fall. He is listed as present in May and
June of 1864 and transferred from Company A to Co B at that
time. He is mentioned frequently
in the regiment Day Book while serving in Paducah, KY. Royall
mustered
out
with
the
regiment at Nashville, TN on 8/7/65 when the regiment
disbanded. He
married 1st Francis C Ozier. They
moved to Clay Co, AR in 1869. He
was an assessor in 1873-1874, sheriff from 1874-1876, a judge
from 1878-1886 in Clay Co, AR after which he became a railroad
agent. (Goodspeed Northeast Arkansas).
He applied for an invalid pension in 1904 and died in
1905, most likely in Arkansas. Royall
was the son of Joseph A and Ollie Arnold Steel.
James Lindsey Steele of Co B was his half-brother. Royall became a Democrat after the
war, a most unusual decision for a member of the 7th
Tennessee. MR #1568
RUFFIN, THOMAS, Co C,
private, enlisted 11/27/63, mustered 1/08/64 at age 29. He was one of the 19 men of the 13th/14th
Tennessee Cavalry (Bradford’s Battalion) who were not captured
or killed with their regiment at Fort Pillow on 4/12/64 who
were temporarily attached to the 7th Tennessee detachment
stationed at Columbus, KY in the summer of 1864.
These men left the 7th to become part of Co
E 6th TN Cavalry. Mrs. Ruffin,
wife of Thomas, was a witness to the Fort Pillow Massacre and
was quoted in the Congressional hearings. MR #1569
RUSHING, JOHN G, Co C,
private, enlisted by Captain Hays for 3 years at Lexington, TN
on 5/10/63 and mustered at La Grange, TN on 5/15/63 at about
age 22 (born 2/12/1841 Anson Co, NC). He
furnished his own horse and equipment. Rushing
was one of the 100 or more men who went AWOL from the forts on
the Mississippi/Tennessee line in June 1863.
He left on 6/19/63 and was captured by the rebels at
Jacks Creek/Mt Pinson on 6/20/63 and taken to Richmond, VA. Exchanged on 7/14/63, he was at Camp
Chase, OH in July/August 1863. Either
moved from Richmond or captured with the regiment at Union
City, TN on 3/24/64, Rushing was imprisoned in Andersonville
Prison in Georgia. Released
through Charleston, SC on 12/16/64, he was again taken to Camp
Chase, OH where he died on 2/22/65 of inflammation of the
bowels. He was buried in the
Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus, OH, Section M, #244. There is a memorial stone in New
Hope Cemetery in Decatur Co, TN with the death date as
2/24/65. MR #1571
RUSHING, WILLIAM H(ENRY),
Companies B & A, private, enlisted for 3 years in Carroll
Co, TN on 8/16/62 and mustered in Benton Co, TN on 8/17/62 at
age 25. He furnished his own
horse and equipment and was due a $100 bounty for enlistment. He
was present for duty on 5/6/64 which means he was not captured
with the regiment at Union City, TN on 3/24/64.
Rushing
mustered
out
with
the
regiment at Nashville, TN on 8/7/65 when the regiment
disbanded. In 1890 he applied for
an invalid pension. He died on
8/20/1918 in Carbondale, IL and is buried in the Zion
Cemetery. The son of John D and
Louisa Ward Rushing, he was born on 8/2/1840 in Benton Co, TN
and married Elmira Jane Hubbard in 1858. MR #1572
RUSHING, WILLIAM R, Co B,
private, enlisted in Carroll Co, TN on 8/16/62 and mustered in
Benton Co, TN on 8/17/62 at age 21. He
was 5’7” tall, fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair, a
farmer, born in Benton Co, TN. He
furnished his own horse and equipment. Captured
and paroled with the regiment at the battle of Trenton, TN on
12/20/1862, he either did not report or left Camp Chase in
Columbus, OH. In April 1863 he
was AWOL. He returned in time to
be captured with the regiment at Union City, TN on 3/24/64. Rushing
was
imprisoned
in
Andersonville
Prison
in Georgia where he died on 8/4/64 of scrobutus (scurvy). He was buried in grave #10869 in the
Andersonville National Cemetery. MR #1573
RUSSELL, J SAMUEL, Co E,
private, enlisted for 3 years by Captain Parsons in
Huntingdon, TN on 8/1/62 or 8/9/62 and mustered at Humboldt TN
on 9/24/62 or at Trenton on 10/1/62 at age 21/26. There are also two description
lists. He was 5’7” or 5’6” tall,
dark or fair complexion, dark or black eyes, dark hair, born
in Carroll Co, TN, a farmer. Captured
and paroled with the regiment at the battle of Trenton, TN on
12/20/1862, he might have spent time in parole camp at Camp
Chase in Columbus, OH. A note in
his papers says that a James Russell, age 22, was in the
hospital in Annapolis, MD on 9/3/63 and transferred on 2/8/64. 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 8/4/64 of
pneumonia. He was buried in grave
#7082 in the Andersonville National Cemetery. His mother
applied for and received a dependent parent pension in
1867. MR #1576
RUST, JOHN R, Companies F
& I, private, enlisted first in Co F for 1 year on 8/5/62
at age 19/20. He was 5’8” tall,
fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair, a farmer, born in
Carroll Co, TN and had the consent of his parents for
enlistment. Captured and paroled
at the battle of Trenton, TN on 12/20/62, he failed to report
to parole camp at Columbus, OH (Camp Chase).
There is no discharge information for Co F. Rust became a refugee resident of
Magnolia, IL. From there he went
to Paducah, KY and re-enlisted for 1 year, this time in Co I,
on 1/6/65 and mustered the same day. In
March 1865 he was on guard at the corral.
Rust mustered out with the regiment at Nashville, TN on
8/7/65 when the regiment disbanded. His
first desertion was removed. Rust
married Sarah Elizabeth Giles in 1867. He
joined the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) in 1889 at age 45
and gave his residence as Huntingdon, TN.
He applied for an invalid pension in 1890. Rust died
in Huntingdon, TN on 2/9/1921 and is buried in Liberty All
Cemetery in Carroll Co, TN. His
widow, Sarah Elizabeth filed for pension in 1921. He appears to be the son of Lemuel W
and Margaret Smoot Rust of Carroll Co, TN. MR #1577
RUST, JOHN Y, Co B,
enlisted for 3 years in Carroll Co, TN on 8/20/62 and mustered
at Humboldt, TN on 8/26/62 at age 39. His
residence was Buena Vista, TN. Captured
and paroled at the battle of Trenton, TN on 12/20/62, he may
or may not have spent time in parole camp at Columbus, OH
(Camp Chase) awaiting exchange. He
was captured in Carroll Co, TN on 8/28/63 and confined at
Richmond, VA by 9/26/63. Rust was
paroled through City Point, VA on 10/28/63 and taken to
Annapolis, MD to the hospital where he died on 11/8/63. The son of Jeremiah and Elizabeth
Allen Rust, he had married Lucy G Smith in 1846. She
applied for a widow's pension in 1869 and a minor applied and
received a pension. MR #1578