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25th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, CSA, Roster: Staff and Field

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

Compiled by Richard McCormick. Symbols are not explained. Colonel Sidney S. Stanton (First Commander) KIA at Resaca John M. Hughs – Appointed to Col. 21, Jul 1862. Slightly wounded in head @ Murfreesboro when the line first commenced to fire. … Continue reading →

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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 TNGenWebDecember 21, 2025

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 TNGenWebDecember 21, 2025

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 TNGenWebDecember 22, 2025

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 TNGenWebDecember 21, 2025

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.comhttps://www.geni.com/people/Sgt-Francis-Taylor/6000000158687311821?through=6000000003379200297 Birth: April 19, 1836Overton, Tennessee, United StatesDeath: May 23, 1917 (81)Pickett, Tennessee, United StatesPlace of Burial: … Continue reading →

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Pickett County Public and Private Legislative Acts – County Lines

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

Public Acts of 1883, Chapter 122 SECTION 1. That the county line between Clay and Pickett county be so changed as to include the lands of F. M. Taylor and the lands of the Taylor heirs, to wit: Commencing on … Continue reading →

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Pickett County Public and Private Legislative Acts – Health

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

Health – Historical Notes The following summaries are included herein for reference purposes. Private Acts of 1915, Chapter 590, authorized persons who had been assistant pharmacists for not less than ten consecutive years to conduct the business of druggists in … Continue reading →

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