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Henderson, Robert

WIDOW’S PENSION APPLICATION OF LYDIA SCOTT HENDERSON wife of ROBERT HENDERSON Pvt. Co B, East Tenn Vol Infantry d March 1, 1864 in Richmond, VA Courtesy of Myrna Sexton  

Revolutionary War Soldiers

  REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIERS  OF MORGAN COUNTY  NAME STATE SERVED IN Michael Arnold II Ryle Rgt Pennsylvania Thomas Adcock North Carolina Henry Begley Virginia Daniel Blevins North Carolina Thomas Butler North Carolina John Craig North Carolina John Crenshaw Virginia William Davidson North Carolina/Virginia Gabriel Fry Virginia Meshack Green North Carolina Joseph Griffith Virginia     Samuel… Continue reading Revolutionary War Soldiers

2ND TENNESEE INFANTRY REGIMENT – COMPANY B

2ND TENNESEE INFANTRY REGIMENT – COMPANY B  Company B was enrolled at Montgomery, Morgan County, Tennessee August 6, 1861 by James M. Melton and Mitchell R. Millsaps.  The men were from Morgan and Fentress counties.  Mustered in at CampDick Robinson, Ky., August 20, 1861.  Mustered out at Knoxville,October 6, 1864.  Mitchell R. Millsaps was Captain. ASHLEY, Josiah… Continue reading 2ND TENNESEE INFANTRY REGIMENT – COMPANY B

Civil War Correspondence #2

Camp Near Murfreesboro, Tenn June 7, 1863 Dear Father Morgan Co. E. Tennessee I am here a soldier in 2 Regiment East Tenn Cavalary Commanded by Col D. M. Ray from Sevierville Ten I have been in the service since November 20th, 1862 and have enjoyed excellent health all the time.  Was in the battle… Continue reading Civil War Correspondence #2

Civil War Documents

THE GREAT REBELLION OF 1861 To Columbus B. Jones and ?? Jones at home Morgan County, East Tennessee ————— Camp Cumberland Gap (??)  July the 10th, 1862 Dear Friend  i seat my self to let you Know that i am well at  present hoping  when these few lines come to hand that it will find you enjoying the same… Continue reading Civil War Documents

Marriage Records from Civil War Pension Files

MORGAN COUNTY MARRIAGES FROM CIVIL WAR PENSION RECORDS Morgan County’s  Marriage records were destroyed by Confederate troops during the Civil War. However, in many Civil War Pension applications, marriage dates are also included.The marriage dates that appear here are from those pension records on file in the Genealogy Room located in the Archive Building in Wartburg, Tennessee, and… Continue reading Marriage Records from Civil War Pension Files

PENSION RECORDS

Flowers, Roland Henderson, Robert Howard, John Jones, Bartley Rufus Langley, Ephriam Langley, James O. Langley, William B. Patton, Joseph Shannon, William Riley Stewart, James Williams, Matthias