CSA and Federal Soldier Abstracts of men connected to Obion County families Sources: Obion County History Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, published by the Obion County Historical Society; Obion County Goodspeed; and individual contributors. Copyright 1997 by Jane N. Powell. … Continue reading →
Abstracts of some Civil War Questionnaires with Obion County Connections Abstract by jpruett [at] gateway [dot] net, Joan Pruett Between 1915 and 1922, the state of Tennessee sent to its soldiers a Tennessee Civil War Veterans Questionnaire giving them an … Continue reading →
written by Joseph Hartwell while in prison in St. Louis Joseph W. Temple, CSA, TN 6th Infantry Letter rights submitted & held by rlag [at] brightok [dot] net, Ray Garland Joseph was the son of Hartwell Temple and Margaret Johnson. … Continue reading →
In February 1865, the “Immortal Thirteen” walked from Troy to North Carolina to rejoin their command. They had just been furloughed the previous month as part of Cheatham’s Division when Hood’s army arrived in Corinth Mississippi. Dr. Brice, Captain Head … Continue reading →
These men from Obion County and others from just over the Kentucky line served under the command of General Forrest. OFFICERS: Captains: Thomas Henderson 1st Lt.: Samuel Henderson 2nd Lt: Wm. M. McConnell 3rd Lt: J. S. Carman 1st Sgt: … Continue reading →
Obion Avalanche Company H, 9th Inf., United Confederate Veterans Information below was abstracted from several sources. Please seek a primary source (such as National Archives) for documentation. The Avalanche was organized 22 May 1861 at Jackson TN; re-organized 8 May … Continue reading →
47th Tennessee Infantry, CSA Muster Rolls, Company I Muster Roll, May-June 1862 Company I was organized at Troy with Lt. Ayers Lt. J. C. Butler and Sgt. E. H. Gleason and Sgt. J. R. Oliver. William S. Moore was appointed … Continue reading →
47th Tennessee Infantry, CSA Muster Rolls, Company H Company H was enlisted in the vicinity of Kenton. Captain B. E. Holmes was appointed lieutenant colonel at Trenton, 16 December 1861. He was found incapable of discharging his duties on 1 … Continue reading →
47th Tennessee Infantry CSA Muster Rolls, Company A Muster Roll, No Date Company A, was organized 16 December 1861 of Obion County men with James R. White who enlisted 3 December 1861 at Troy. He received his commission as captain … Continue reading →
33rd Tennessee Infantry CSA Muster Rolls, Company K Compiled From: Muster Roll, July 1862 and Marshall’s Obion County History OFFICERS: Captain: James M. Bradford First Lieutenant: G. (S.) P. Daugherty Second Lieutenant: Mansfield Cunningham First Sergeant: C. L. Hawkins Second … Continue reading →