CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA
16THTENNESSEE REGIMENT
MEMORIAL MONUMENT
SW CORNER COURTHOUSE YARD
MCMINNVILLE, WARREN COUNTY, TENNESSEE


 
 


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IN MEMORY OF
THOSE MEMBERS OF THE
16THTENN. REGT. C.S.A.
KILLED IN BATTLE
WHOSE NAMES
ARE INSCRIBED HEREON.
ERECTED BY THEIR
COLONEL JOHN H. SAVAGE.
1904.

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COMPANY A .
CAPT. L.N. SAVAGE6 LIEUT. G.W. WITT
LIEUT. R.B. ANDERSON H.C. TATE
M.L. CANTRELL BENJMN. ATNIP
WATT EASTHAM J.H. CANTRELL
JAMES CANTRELL W.H. CANTRELL
JAMES DRIVER THOS. DOZIER
S.M. FULTON W.A. HALLUM
F.E.B. KENNEDY T.A. HOOPER
FELIX KERSEY A.J. KERSEY
ENOCH LOCKHART W.C. MOORE
ENOCH LEAGUE ROBT. MARTIN
ROBT. ROWLAND WM. RICHARDSON
A. SIMPSON P.C. WEBB
JOHN E. WARREN  See notation 11 below.

 
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COMPANY B .
CAPT. C.C. BREWER F.H. CHURCH
JOSEPH BROWN WM. CROCKER
ELMER HODGE WM. WISER
C.L. FREEMAN ISAIAH WISER
DENNIS FAULIN .

 
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COMPANY C .
CAPT. D.C. SPURLOCK 24
LIEUT. E.C. READ
LIEUT. C. SPURLOCK LIEUT. W.H. WOOTEN
THOS. NORTH PHILANDER WOOD
RICHARD BYBEE THOS. BONNER
JAS. BLACKBURN REESE BRUSTER
J.B. CARTER GEO. DONNELL
WRIGHT S. HACKETT JAS. GIBBS
THOS. GREER HORATIO MABURY
J.K.P. MARTIN A.J. MERCER
AARON PEPPER JOHN MEADOWS
W.T. THOMPSON H.S. THOMPSON
J.W. BYBEE .

 
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COMPANY D .
CAPT. J.G. LAMBERT A.P. BRAGG9
LAFAYTE. CLARK M.L. EDWARDS
W.T. GREER A.P. GRIBBLE
A.J. GRIBBLE W. PERRY
JAS. ROWLAND SAMUEL LUSK
A.J. HIGGINBOTHAM 22 W.F. FISHER
J.K.P. NICOLS W.H. RAINS
J.M. SOMMERS J.A. WHEELER
J.W. WOOLCOTT  See notation 1  below.

 
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COMPANY E .
LIEUT. JAMES GREEN J.H. BROWN
JOHN BOREN DAVID BONNER
LAWSON CANTRELL J.R. COUNTISS
ABE DOUGLASS JAS. CHRISTIAN
JOS. ENGLAND WM. EVANS
ISAAC JONES JAS. KIRBY
MICHAEL MAUZY WM. LOWRY
JAS. MCGREGOR ALLEN MASON
STEPHEN TATE A.P. SMARTT
PERRY WEBB ELIAS WOMACK 23
JOHN B. WOMACK THOS. YORK
ROWLAND WARE L.L. VAN HOOSIER

 
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COMPANY F .
CAPT. J.B. VANCE LIEUT. D.G. POINTER 21
LIEUT. W.W. WALLACE R.J. WEST 20
M.M. ANDERSON 15 JOHN CHOATE
JACOB CHOATE W.F. GRIMSLEY 12
ALEXR. JACKSON WM. HODGES
J.C. LAYCOCK JOS. MURRAY
JOHN BROWN JAS. Y. BALLARD
J.R. MURRAY J.F. OWEN 18
T.C. THOMPSON 16 RUFUS OWEN 19
WM. WEBB ALBERT BALLARD 17

 
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COMPANY G .
LIEUT F.M. PETTIT ISAIAH BAIN
J.L. BRITTON C. BAIN
W.S. CANTRELL DARIUS CLARK
P.C. DUNCAN H.B. COPE
LAWSON FISHER GRUNDY GIBBS
MONROE MOORE J.L. HUTSON
RANSOM MOORE2 DOCK ROBERTS
JOSHUA ROBERTS J.W. WIGGINS
F.M. WRIGHT THOS. HODGES
THOS. POLLARD S.L. WALKER
G.L. JORDON ZIL CRUISE
LEE TROGLIN JAS. CANTRELL
JOHN FISHER WM. GLEASON

 
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COMPANY H .
CAPT. J.M. PARKS R.B. HAYES
LIEUT. JOHN AKEMAN W.P. RHEA
JEROME SAFLEY SAML. M. BAKER
JOHN H. BROWN JOHN H. COUNTISS
ISAAC CUNNINGHAM WM. ETTER
JOHN ETTER MARTIN CURTIS3
OBEDH. HENNESSEE B.F. SMITH
J.N. SMITH MARTIN HENNESSEE
B.J. SOLOMON ISAAC R. JONES
ALPHA MARTIN4 ED PURSLEY
B.J. SLAUGHTER WM. TALLENT
HENRY PENNINGTON
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COMPANY I .
JOHN GRISSOM WM. B. WOOD
WM. JONES SAML. BAKER
SILAS Y. BALLARD A.J. AGENT
N.B. HAMRICK5 LEVI JOHNSON
WM. CREELY 10 ISHAM HOLLINSWORTH
H.C. PAINE MARION PRIEST
HENDERSON RHODES D.C. MOORE
THOS. RAWLINGS JAS. MOORE
G.W. SPARKMAN7 SAML. PARKER
WILEY B. HASTON P. SHOCKLEY 14
JAS. C. STEAKLEY8 JOHN E. YORK
F.M. STYPE JOHN J. STEAKLEY8
PHILIP SHOCKLEY 14 PETER BAKER
SIMON PHILIPS JOHN SMALLER

 
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COMPANY K .
HUGH CARRICK JAS. BROWN
MARSHALL COPE13 JAS. CARLIN
JASCLARK SIMEON BAKER
DAVID MARTIN J.E. FORD
ALEXR. OAKES F. MARCHBANKS
ROBT. SNODGRASS WM. WILHOIT
ANDY SAYLORS T.H.K. SHOCKLEY
PLEAS TEMPLETON GEO. WORLEY
JOSHUA WORLEY WM. LAFERTY
WM. HODGES BRICE PARSLEY
STEPN. WILLIAMS SYLR. HUMPHREYS
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                JOHN  HOUSTON  SAVAGE
               Oct. 9, 1815 - April 5, 1904
                 Son of George and Elizabeth KENNER SAVAGE


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 Establishment of the Monument

 An Obituary

 A Commentary on Savage











 

1My gggrandfather Hardin Smith Lane joined the 16th TN Inf Co D in September 1862 and was killed at Stones River December 31, 1862.  He left a widow with three children and one on the way in Warren County.   His name is not on the monument but his widow Emmaline Halterman Lane received a pension from Tennessee for his service.
Jerry Howell, Pascagoula, MS   <jhowell@datasync.com>  Sat, 05 Aug 2000 

He joined Company D after it was initially formed.  Family tradition says he walked from McMinnville to Tullahoma with his own gun and joined his neighbors from north Warren county.  Pay records show that he was a member of Company D from September until his death in December 1862. His name was listed as H. S. Layne and H.S. Lane.  His body was identified by two of his friends but it must have been buried in the mass graves in Murfreesboro.  His widow Emma is buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Centertown west of McMinnville.
Jerry Howell, Pascagoula, MS   <jhowell@datasync.com> Sun, 6 Aug 2000

NAME:  Lane,  Hardin Smith
WIDOW:  Lane,  Emma C.
PENSION #:  W390
COUNTY:  Warren
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2Ransom Parker Moore, 28 Nov 1837, White Co., TN - 31 Dec 1862, Battle of Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN.  Burial in Moore Cemetery, White Co., TN.  s/o Samuel Alexander Moore, Jr. and Mary "Polly" Templeton.  Gs/o John Templeton, Revolutionary War veteran.  He is the brother of my great grandmother.
Ladye Jane Hunter <ladyejane@blomand.net>   Sun, 6 Aug 2000.
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3Martin Curtis, 1831, TN - 31 Oct 1862, Perryville, KY. 
Son of Chesley CURTIS, 6 Aug 1796, NC - 6 Aug 1866, TN, and Rebecca MARTIN, 14 Sep 1806, TN - 28 Nov 1865, TN.

Van Buren County Historical Society Journal,  Vol. IX,  (Spencer, TN,  1989), pp. 56-57.
Martin CURTIS, CSA, Cpl., G Co., 16th Inf., from TENNESSEANS in the CIVIL WAR, Part II.

Tue, 29 Aug 2000.
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4Alpha Martin, 12 Dec 1837, Van Buren Co., TN - 6 Sep 1861, killed in Virginia.
Son of Andrew MARTIN and Mary Ann DODSON.

Van Buren County Historical Society Journal,  Vol. IX,  (Spencer, TN,  1989), p. 62.
11 Sep 1862, Alf Martin was the first man from Van Buren Co., TN killed in the Civil War.  Carroll Henderson Clark in My Grandfather's Diary 

Tue, 29 Aug 2000.
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5Napoleon Bonaparte Hamrick, 1833, NC - 30 Nov 1864, Franklin, TN.
Son of William Jerome HAMRICK and Mary Ann MORROW.

Martha Neal Gaines, 1305 Charleston, Garland, TX  75041 (1985).
"Carroll H. Clark," Article #25, My Grandfather's Diary.
Bernadine Seamans Sprinkles,  (13 Jan 1999)  <cbsprink@flash.net> "Electronic."

Tue, 29 Aug 2000
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6Lucien Napoleon Savage, April 25, 1837 - Mar. 12, 1863, from wounds at Battle of Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN.  Son of George  and Elizabeth SAVAGE, brother of John H. Savage.
Savage Family Bible

Fri, 16 Sept 2000
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7George W. Sparkman, circa 1836 - 8 Oct 1862,  was killed at Perryville, KY.  He was the son of William and  Prisha Nichols Sparkman.  To my knowledge, his body was left on the Perryville  battlefield--and probably wound up in a mass grave.  A graphic account of his death is given in Carroll Henderson Clark's "Diary of the War".

Hoyte Cook  <cookeng@prodigy.net>  20 Sept 2000
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8James Christopher Steakley, 25 Sep 1833 - 8 Oct 1862, Battle of Perryville, and John Jay Steakley, 13 Sep 1840 - 8 Oct 1862, Battle of Perryville, were the sons of Wiley and Priscilla Lewis Steakley.  Of the five brothers who volunteered to serve the Confederate States of America, only two returned.  Pickney Steakley, 14 Oct 1835 - 12 May 1862, prison hospital, Camp Morton, Indiana, was the third brother who did not return.

Cunningham Manuscript, Mary Steakley Cunningham, unpublished, circa 1949, in the possession of her son, James M. Cunningham, Jr., McMinnville, TN. (Dec 2000)
Van Buren County Historical Journal, Vol. XII, (Spencer, TN. 1992), pp. 103-104-105.

27 Dec 2000.  Update Mr. James M. Cunningham, Jr. passed away 15 Jan 2001.  The Cunningham Manuscript and other family papers have been turned over to the Magness Memorial Library, 118 W. Main Street, McMinnville, TN  37110.
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9Archibald P. Bragg, circa 1837 - ????, is probably the  son of Joseph Bragg and Clarissa Wilcher Bragg and the brother of Clarissa Bragg who married Charles Chisum Ramsey. 

Cecile Harrell  <cecile@internetpro.net>  27 Dec 2000
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10 William C. Creeley, circa 1843, White Co., TN - 1 Jun 1862, Corinth, MS, was the son of  James T. and Lovica Webb Creeley.  When the War of Northern Aggression began, William enlisted on 20 May 1861 for 12 months as a Private in Co. I, 16th TN Infantry. Wounded in action at Corinth, MS, 28 May 1862, he died on 1 Jun 1862.  William had a brother Isaac Creeley, who enlisted with Co A, 25th TN Infantry. His fate has not been determined. One of the two young men apparently married Jane Fleming, daughter of John Fleming and Nancy Combs, who was born July 6 1838. She later married Denton Rhodes.  William's older brother Sian C. Creeley, also served in the war under the Cherokee General Stand Watie and survived four years of service. He and his older brother moved west, eventually landing in Texas, and changing the spelling of their name to Crelia.

Tamara Stevens <tamara@bearsandhares.com> 24 Jan 2001 
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11 Lee Patterson, Feb 1826 - 31 Dec 1862, my gggrandfather was in Company A, 16th Tennessee Infantry Regiment.   His parents are John and Ann Patterson.  According to the 1860 DeKalb County, TN census taken June 28, 1860, Lee and his wife, Mary Davis Patterson, lived in the Smithville, TN District of DeKalb County when Lee joined the Army of the Confederate States of America at McMinnville, TN.  His name appears on the Company Muster Roll of Company A, 16th Infantry Regiment with the rank of Private from June 30, 1862 until December 31, 1862 when he was killed in action at the Battle of Murfreesboro.  A witness to Lee's death, J. L. Patton, also a member of the confederate forces, wrote that Lee died immediately from "a ball in the center of his forehead".  Lee's widow, Mary, was living in Wilson County when she applied for a widow's pension which was approved.  Although Lee's name is not inscribed on Savage's Memorial, I would like to see his name and record listed on your site for the memorial.  Lee's records and Mary's widow's pension file were obtained from the archives in Nashville, TN. 

Margaret Clark Edwards  <fidelis@hopper.net>  31 Jan 2001 
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12 My gg uncle W.F. Grimsley joined the 16th TN Inf., Co. F, on June 9, 1861 at Camp Trousdale at Portland, TN, Sumner County.  He was wounded at the Battle of Perryville, KY, October 8, 1862.  Pvt. Grimsley was taken to a field hospital which had previously been the Harrodsburg Presbyterian Church,  in Harrodsburg, KY.  Grimsley was cared for by Dr. John T. Woods and his wife, Emma Woods, at this hospital.
     I have in my possession the actual letter that was sent to the family telling of his death.  I also have the Bible that was presented to him when he enlisted into service.  The inscription states that the Bible was presented to him By the Good Citizens of Nashville, Tennessee.

Tim Young  <tly@TWLakes.Net>  Fri, 22 Sep 2000
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13  Marshall Cope was born in 1837 in Hawkins County, TN and died at Murfreesboro, TN, in the Battle of Stones River, which was fought from 31 December 1862 to 2 January 1863.  He left a wife, Elizabeth McGarr and a son William.  He was one of thirteen children born to William Cope, Jr. and Margaret (Peggy) Baker.  He and three of his brothers Madison K., Harrison H. (Tip), and Elbert fought for the Confederacy in Company K of the 16th Tennessee Infantry Regiment.  Elbert (Elbridge in war records) died in service probably from disease or another non-combat related injury.  I am a descendant of Marshall's younger brother, Larkin Cope.

John Dolan-Heitlinger, Key West, FL  <john@dolan-heitlinger.com>  27 Feb 2001
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14 Phillip Shockley (1824-1865) Sgt. CSA, son of Samuel and Arminda Dorcas (Hoodenpyle) Shockley.  He married Elizabeth J. Rhodes.  Member of the 16th Infantry Tennessee Regiment, Company I, organized on 6-10-1861 under the command of Col. John H. Savage. See The 16th Tennessee Infantry at Perryville by Kenneth A. Hafendorfer. Phillip enlisted with his brother Peter Shockley and a nephew Hickman Shockley.  Peter was killed at the Battle of Perryville.  Phillip tracked down deserters and was murdered on his way home after the Civil War very near his home. He is buried in Long Cemetery, Spencer, TN next to two sons, Ashford Shockley and Samuel Shockley.

Debbie Connally Driffill, San Antonio, TX <SWT81Deb@aol.com>  28 May, 2001 
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15 Merideth Marion Anderson, son of William Garland and Sarah Loveall Anderson.  Killed at the Battle of Perryville, KY on 8 Oct 1862. Born ca 1835 in Jackson Co, TN.

William E. Jaquess, 301 Dry Valley Rd, Cookeville,TN 38506-5457   <wej@charter.net> 28 Dec 2001
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16 Thomas C. Thompson, son of Esquire Looney and Arena Sarah Davis Thompson.  Born 24 Apr 1835 in Jackson Co, TN and will killed at the Battle of Perryville, KY 8 Oct 1862.  Married to Martha Davis, daughter of Henry and Susannah West Davis. Two letters of Thomas C. Thompson to his wife were published in the Putnam County Herald, 13 May 1909.  See letters

William E. Jaquess, 301 Dry Valley Rd, Cookeville, TN 38506-5457
<wej@charter.net> 28 Dec 2001
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17 Albert H. Ballard, son of Richard and Nancy Ballard of Jackson Co, TN. Killed at Murfreesboro, TN.  His nephew, Albert, married my maternal great-aunt, Susie Martin.

William E. Jaquess, 301 Dry Valley Rd, Cookeville,TN 38506-5457
<wej@charter.net> 28 Dec 2001
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18 John Franklin Owen, son of Wiley Uwine and Nancy Smith Owen. Born 28 Dec 1841.  Killed at Joneboro, GA on 1 Sep 1864. Promoted to 3rd Lt. in 1863.  Brother to my great-grandmother, Mary Angeline Owen Jaquess. I have the letters he and his two brothers wrote during the Civil War.

William E. Jaquess, 301 Dry Valley Rd, Cookeville, TN 38506-5457
<wej@charter.net> 28 Dec 2001
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19 Rufus Everett Owen, son of Wiley Uwine and Nancy Smith Owen. Born 6 Jan 1844 and killed at the Battle of Peachtree Creek, Atlanta, GA on 20 July 1864.

William E. Jaquess, 301 Dry Valley Rd, Cookeville, TN 38506-5457
<wej@charter.net> 28 Dec 2001
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20 Ruben J. West, son of Isaac and Mary (Polly) Swallows West. Killed at the Battle of Atlanta, GA on 22 July 1864. Brother to my ggg-grandfather, William Carroll West.

William E. Jaquess, 301 Dry Valley Rd, Cookeville, TN 38506-5457
<wej@charter.net> 28 Dec 2001
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21 D. G. Pointer of Co F, 16th Tenn Inf. Daniel Gabriel Pointer born about 1843, died 8, 9 or 10 Oct 1862 of wounds received at the Battle of Perryville, KY.  He was the son of John B. and Permelia Pointer of Jackson Co, TN.  He enlisted 9 Jun 1861 at Camp Trousdale, Sumner Co, TN. 

Pointer and Quarles Families, Zola (Nethken) Pointer, 1986, Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, MD.

William E. Jaquess, 301 Dry Valley Rd, Cookeville,TN 38506-5457
<wej@charter.net> 14 Apr 2002 
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22 A.J. Higginbotham

Higginbotham, A.J., Pvt., Co. D, 16th Tenn. Inf., CSA - Enlisted 21 May 1961.  Wounded at Murfreesboro and sent to the hospital 31 Dec 1862.  Back with Company by Feb. 1863.  Deserted 13 Aug 1863 from Camp Donnelson near Chattanooga.  Killed while on detached duty in 1864.

Andrew Jackson Higginbotham, circa 1843-circa 1864, is the son of Samuel E. and Margaret Ann "Peggy" Ferguson Higginbotham of Warren Co., TN.

Annotated Roster 16th Tenn. Inf. Reg't. CSA, "The First Mountain Regiment."  Compiled and Edited by John V. Brogden.

Chris Keathley, 210 East Main St., McMinnville, TN  37110. 4 Jun 2002
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23 Elias Womack

Elias Womack, born 1844 and died 31 Dec 1862 in the Battle of Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN, is the youngest of the four sons of William "Big Billy" Womack and Mary "Polly" Mullican. All of whom served the CSA. His burial site is unknown.
William Womack is my great, great grandfather.

Jack Womack jackwomack@grandecom.net

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24D.C. Spurlock

Drewy Clare Spurlock, Jan. 23, 1835 - Dec. 31, 1862, son of James C. and Sarah Shaw Spurlock. Killed in Battle of Murfreesboro, Captain of Company C, Savage's 16th Regiment, Tenn.

Blanche Bentley Spurlock unpublished papers, Magness Memorial Library, McMinnville, TN and TSLA, Nashville

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     This page created from a transcription of the monument by L.J. Hunter on 30 July 2000.  We would like to add photographs and information about these men who gave their lives in defense of their homeland.  Send info/photos about your family member whose name is engraved on this monument to <ladyejane@blomand.net> with Civil War Monument as the subject. Thank you.

 



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