(from the archived Roots of Roane Web site) Contributed by Sandy Brannon Three brothers fought in the Civil War and died as Prisoners of War in Andersonville, GA. They were all in the 2nd Infantry Regiment of TN. Names Elias Branam … Continue reading →
(from the archived Roots of Roane Web site) From We’ll Call It Wheat, by Dorothy Moneymaker William Jackson Watson fought with the Union Army during the Civil War. He was a Pvt., Co. I, 1st TN. Inf. with Capt. Jesse W. … Continue reading →
(from the archived Roots of Roane Web site) From “Edgmons in Civil War,” Submitted by Judy Tate, May 18, 2000 — click here to view the archived Web page. Edgman, Philip Co. D, 27th Arkansas Infantry [Mustered In Pvt.] [Out Pvt.] … Continue reading →
(from the archived Roots of Roane Web site) Major Henry Crumbliss – Co. E. 1st Reg. Inf. Married Nellie Griffin. Served as postmaster in Roane County.
Continue reading →(from the archived Roots of Roane Web site) Absolom Adkisson, was the son of Absolom Adkisson (Sr.), and was a brother to Elizabeth Adkisson Roberts, wife of Capt. James G. Roberts. Brother Yearby Adkisson died in the Battle of Resacca, GA. … Continue reading →
(from the archived Roots of Roane Web site) Contributed by Carolyn Woolsey Wilkerson of Texas. Her Web site is available at the Internet Archive. Click here to view. Samuel James Woolsey (1827) — April 20, 1862, Samuel joined Co. B, 5th … Continue reading →
(from the archived Roots of Roane Web site) Pleasant M. Norman, Private; Company A; 2nd Tenn. Infantry Reg., USA, Age 50; 20 Aug 1861 – 4 Jul 1862. Medical discharge, reason unknown. Married Martha (Patsey) Davis, b. 1805, Tenn. He was … Continue reading →
(from the archived Roots of Roane Web site) Henry H. Wiley was a strong Union sympathizer. However, one of his sons, Henry P. Wiley, served in the Confederate Army and was killed at Baton Rouge, LA. Henry H. Wiley and four … Continue reading →
(from the archived Roots of Roane Web site) Colonel Robert K. Byrd, whose farm is now the site of the City of Harriman, became a big name militarily in Roane County by raising an entire regiment for the Union Army which … Continue reading →
(from the archived Roots of Roane Web site) The Cross families in East Fork were divided with William, John and Alfred Cross serving as Captains in the Union Army, and Joseph Cross serving in the Confederate Army.
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