Calvin Rich served in the Calvary and Infantry, including 13th KY / 32nd B / D Company B, 13th Kentucky Cavalry / Company D, 32nd Kentucky Infantry The original source of this information is not clear on the abbreviations. Source: … Continue reading →
Source: TheBorderlands.org (via the Internet Archive)
Continue reading →John Reader served in the First Tennessee Infantry, Company D.
Continue reading →by Richard W. Pierce, for a reprint of the book, Gone but Not Quite Forgotten Stokely H. Huddleston was the oldest son of Willis and Kizzie Hill Huddleston (and nephew of Capt. Creed Huddleston and served under him as a … Continue reading →
A young man named Bill Woody was fixing to join a Calvary unit of the Confederate Army when along came a fellow on a fine horse from Post Oak Springs. This fellow had a fancy bridle and saddle and a … Continue reading →
The following information is from the family tree Web site (undated) http://guyzimmerman.com/scrapbook/aqwn39.htm William Ervin Bertram was born 24 Nov 1838 in Kentucky. William enlisted 1 Aug 1861 in the Tennessee Infantry, 25th Regiment, Company D. He died 20 Sep 1864 … Continue reading →
From the book, The Veterans of Pickett County Name Affiliation Reg Co. Comments Amonett, Martin VanBuren Shaw D 6th Tenn (Shaw’s) Battalion. Amonett, Newton Mulkey – – Arney, William Irvin – – Barton, Benjamin Straton – – Beaty, John G. … Continue reading →
Do not go look on present day maps for Olympus, TN. Its existence is now only history. If you look on present day maps you may find Olympus Drive but not Olympus, TN. Olympus, TN was the first post office … Continue reading →
Author unidentified During the Civil War, Pickett County was in parts of Fentress and Overton Counties. Lem C. Wright, from this area was a lieutenant in the Union Army under Captain Rufus Dowdy. He was elected as a state representative … Continue reading →
The Civil War in the Upper Cumberland Plateau and Its Effects on the Local Population: A Guide of the Major Events and Themes, for Teachers and Interested Citizens of the Upper Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee and Kentucky by Stephen McBride, … Continue reading →
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