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25th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, CSA, Partial Roster: Companies E, F, G, H

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 21, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 21, 2021

Compiled by Richard McCormick. Symbols explained in notes at end. Company E *> Campbell, Watson C. 1st., 2nd. Lt + Cistale, Thomas, 2nd. Lt *> Clarke, John W. + Due, J.M. ———————— d. Jan., 1862 + Duncan, Wm., Orderly Sergeant. … Continue reading →

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Overton County Civil War Veterans

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 21, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 21, 2021

This article is a work in progress. From historian Richard McCormick, who documented the 25th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry, CSA, found on this site: My Great Grandfather Waid Hampton McCormick fought in Co. “D” of the 25th. TN. Inf. 1861 – … Continue reading →

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Copeland Family

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 20, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 7, 2021

Photo Album The Copeland Family of Overton County This page is archived, so e-mail links are likely dead.  However, the Internet Archive will take you to linked pages.  Click here. Roaring River Church Cemetery, Overton County Click here to view … Continue reading →

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Carmack Family

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 20, 2021 by TNGenWebJanuary 24, 2022

Photo Album Descendants of Cornelius Carmack in Overton County This page is archived, so e-mail links are likely dead.  However, the Internet Archive will take you to linked pages.  Click here.  

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Tennessee Union Army Regiments

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 20, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 20, 2021

Source: http://www.tarleton.edu/~kjones/USri-wi.html (via the Internet Archive) Tennessee General Tennessee in the Civil War [General information]  Cities/Counties in the Civil War [TNGenWeb]  Bibliography Dyer, Frederick H., A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion [Tennessee regimental histories] Tennessee Civil War Flags … Continue reading →

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Champ Ferguson’s Muster Roll

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 20, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 20, 2021

contributed by John German (no contact information or date); similar article found posted by the Tennessee Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans (via the Internet Archive) A muster roll of Champ Ferguson’s company was “captured” near Ferguson’s White County home in … Continue reading →

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Francis M. Taylor, Pickett County Civil War Veteran

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 20, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 20, 2021

Sergeant Francis Marion Taylor served in Company J, 1st Kentucky Cavalry Photo Source: http://www.theborderlands.org/TaylorFrancis.htm (via the Internet Archive) From Gibson “Gibby” Brack via Geni.com https://www.geni.com/people/Sgt-Francis-Taylor/6000000158687311821?through=6000000003379200297 Birth: April 19, 1836 Overton, Tennessee, United States Death: May 23, 1917 (81) Pickett, Tennessee, … Continue reading →

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Levi Bentin Bennett, Civil War Veteran

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 20, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 20, 2021

Source: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/overton/military/civilwar/pensions/bennet01.txt (via the Internet Archive) submitted by Mary Lu Johnson L. B. Bennett, Civil War Pension File Abstract BENNETT, L. B., Overton Co., Tennessee, CSA #2052, #3932, Wid. #4673 APPLICATION #2052 filed 22 July 1899. Reside Windle, County of … Continue reading →

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Moredock Family

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 20, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 5, 2021

 

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Harris Family

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 20, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 9, 2021

Photo Album   Migration to/from Overton County Contributed by Victor Nyle Harris From Va or SC to Overton County, then to Fayette County, Illinois. Seemed to be several HARRIS who moved to Illinois within a few years. I am seeking … Continue reading →

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