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| Name: Richardson, Robert Newton | ||
| DOB: August 5, 1940 | DOD: November 30, 1915 | Age at Enlistment: 20 |
| Date of Enlistment: May 9, 1861 | Place of Enlistment: Franklin, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: Private | Rank at Discharge: Private | |
| Picture: Williamson Grays Group, Grave | ||
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): Captured at Harrodsburg, KY and exchanged at
Vicksburg, MS in December 1862. Severely wounded in arm and shoulder at
Missionary Ridge November 25, 1863.
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| Comments: He
is 1 of 6 Williamson Grays present at surrender at N.C. Captured
at Harrodsburg, probably as a nurse. Married Marienne Hightower Sims on December 13, 1871. He joined the McEwen
Bivouac in Franklin of the UCV after the war. His farm was where
the People's Church is now near the intersection of Mack Hatcher and
Highway 96. Apparently, like George Nichols was the go to guy
whenever someone needed a letter of support for their pension after the
war (his name appears on just about everyone's pension record). He is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Section D.
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| Name: Ridley, Christopher Henry | Nickname: "Kit" | |
| DOB: October 7, 1842 | DOD: July 22, 1864 | Age at Enlistment: 19 |
| Date of Enlistment: May 9, 1861 | Place of Enlistment: Franklin, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: 4th Sergeant | Rank at Discharge: 2nd Lieutenant | |
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): Wounded in right hand and hip at Perryville on
October 8, 1862 and captured October 10, 1862 in Harrodsburg, KY.
Exchanged in December 1862 at Vicksburg, MS. Killed at Atlanta
July 22, 1864.
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| Comments: Promoted to 4th Sergeant at Company
formation. Promoted to 1st Sergeant at
reorganization on April 30, 1862. Promoted to 3rd Lieutenant on
June 6, 1863 to replace Thomas Carl. Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant
after Missionary Ridge to replace Joseph C. Brown who was severely
wounded. On the night of July 21, 1864 he had a premonition that
he would be killed the next day. He asked Corporal William Pollard
to pray with him in the bushes. He was mortally wounded on July
22, 1864 advancing against Bald Hill and in what his uncle called "a
night of agony" died that night. He was
originally buried on the battlefield but his body was later moved to
Smyrna, TN after the war.
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| Name: Robinson, James J. | ||
| DOB: September 22, 1843 | DOD: January 1, 1930? | Age at Enlistment: 17 |
| Date of Enlistment: July 23, 1861 | Place of Enlistment: Nashville, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: Private | Rank at Discharge: Private | |
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): None
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| Comments: Discharged at Tupelo, MS on July 23,
1862 when enlistment ran out.
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| Name: Rozell Jr., Ashley Bascom | Went By: "Black" | |
| DOB: November 30, 1841 | DOD: May 7, 1919 | Age at Enlistment: 19 |
| Date of Enlistment: May 9, 1861 | Place of Enlistment: Franklin, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: Private | Rank at Discharge: Color Corporal | |
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): None
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| Comments: Lived in Davidson County at the time of
enlistment. Promoted to Color Corporal in January 1863.
After Missionary Ridge he took french leave and joined the cavalry. When his unit was about to surrender at the end of
the war he went home, he never surrendered. Buried in Mount Olivet
Cemetery in Section 15 Lot 2.
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| Name: Scales, Robert | ||
| DOB: 1837 | DOD: ? | Age at Enlistment: 24 |
| Date of Enlistment: May 9, 1861 | Place of Enlistment: Franklin, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: 2nd Sergeant | Rank at Discharge: Private | |
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): None
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| Comments: Discharged April 27, 1862 at Corinth, MS
for medical reasons. Lost his rank due to illness. Buried in
Edmiston-Perkins-Scales Cemetery in Brentwood.
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| Name: Scruggs, Young | ||
| DOB: February 17, 1838 | DOD: January 23, 1908 | Age at Enlistment: 23 |
| Date of Enlistment: May 9, 1861 | Place of Enlistment: Franklin, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: Private | Rank at Discharge: Private | |
| Picture: Grave | ||
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): None
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| Comments: He was the 2nd of 4 children.
Bought a substitute for $3,000 and was discharged May 15, 1863.
His substitute was Michael O'Neil who deserted a few weeks after
enlisting. He was captured by the Federal garrison on August 3,
1863 and released on $2,000 bond. After the war he became a farmer and married a girl
named Ida. He died in Franklin in 1908 and is buried in Section B
of Mount Hope Cemetery in Franklin.
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| Name: Short, Thomas Albert | ||
| DOB: 1842 | DOD: ? | Age at Enlistment: 19 |
| Date of Enlistment: May 9, 1861 | Place of Enlistment: Franklin, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: Private | Rank at Discharge: Private | |
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): Wounded in leftside and left arm at
Perryville on October 8, 1862.
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| Comments: Was the 2nd of 4 children.
Transferred to Company I of the 11th Tennessee Cavalry on November 6,
1864.
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| Name: Shute, John W. | Nickname: "Bose" | |
| DOB: 1843 | DOD: July 20, 1867 | Age at Enlistment: 18 |
| Date of Enlistment: May 9, 1861 | Place of Enlistment: Franklin, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: 2nd Sergeant | Rank at Discharge: Private | |
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): None
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| Comments: Was promoted to 4th Sergeant in 1861,
but lost his rank at the company elections on April 30, 1862. He
transferred to the 10th Tennessee Cavalry, Company D on April 25, 1863.
Buried in Mount Olivet in Nashville.
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| Name: Shute Jr., Lee | ||
| DOB: 1836 | DOD: September 19, 1863 | Age at Enlistment: 25 |
| Date of Enlistment: May 9, 1861 | Place of Enlistment: Franklin, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: Private | Rank at Discharge: Private | |
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): Killed by gunshot through bowels at
Chickamauga on September 19, 1863.
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| Comments: A Franklin girl
named Sallie Florence McEwen refers to him as Robert Lee Shute, though
no other piece of evidence ever refers to him as Robert. Killed while fighting behind a tree with
William Moss and Garrett Bradford. Both Lee and Garrett were
killed. Quartermaster Sergeant Cunningham who originated from
Company D later buried most of the 1st TN dead near the Alexander House.
After the war the dead were moved to the Confederate Cemetery in
Marietta, GA. Implying Private Shute currently rests there.
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| Name: Simpson, John K. | ||
| DOB: November 13, 1837 | DOD: December 27, 1904 | Age at Enlistment: 23 |
| Date of Enlistment: May 9, 1861 | Place of Enlistment: Franklin, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: Private | Rank at Discharge: Private | |
| Picture: Grave | ||
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): Captured at Nashville in December 1864.
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| Comments: Originally from Davidson County, TN. Was appointed to regimental band, and
served there until capture in December 1864. He took the oath of
allegiance on December 22, 1864. Parole record lists him as:
Complexion: Fair, Eyes: Black, Hair: Brown, Height: 5'4".
Buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville in Section 5 Lot N 1/2 67.
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| Name: Smith, Henry | ||
| DOB: ? | DOD: ? | Age at Enlistment: ? |
| Date of Enlistment: May 1863 | Place of Enlistment: Shelbyville, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: Private | Rank at Discharge: Private | |
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): None
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| Comments: Was brought in as a conscript at
Shelbyville. Deserted at Chattanooga on July 10, 1863.
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| Name: Smith, Henry Hunter | ||
| DOB: 1842 | DOD: ? | Age at Enlistment: 19 |
| Date of Enlistment: May 9, 1861 | Place of Enlistment: Franklin, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: Private | Rank at Discharge: Captain | |
| Picture: Portrait | ||
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): None
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| Comments: In Spring 1863 he was promoted to
Captain on his uncle's, General Preston Smith, staff. He later
transferred to General Forrest's staff. After the war he moved to
Atlanta, GA, and spent the rest of his life there.
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| Name: Sweeney, Hiram L. | ||
| DOB: 1839 | DOD: August 17, 1861 | Age at Enlistment: 22 |
| Date of Enlistment: July 23, 1861 | Place of Enlistment: Nashville, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: Private | Rank at Discharge: Private | |
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): None
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| Comments: Died of Measles at Big Springs, VA in
August 1861.
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| Name: Sweeney, James H. | ||
| DOB: 1843 | DOD: May 14, 1836 | Age at Enlistment: 18 |
| Date of Enlistment: May 9, 1861 | Place of Enlistment: Franklin, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: 2nd Corporal | Rank at Discharge: Private | |
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): None
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| Comments: Was elected 2nd Corporal at Company
formation, but lost it at company elections on April 30, 1862.
Deserted on July 16, 1863 at Chattanooga with Issac Brown. Was
captured by Federal garrison in Franklin in August of the same year and
paroled.
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| Name: Tatum, John M. | ||
| DOB: 1838 | DOD: November 25, 1863 | Age at Enlistment: 23 |
| Date of Enlistment: May 9, 1861 | Place of Enlistment: Franklin, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: Private | Rank at Discharge: Private | |
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): Killed at Missionary Ridge on November 25,
1863.
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| Comments: Youngest of 3 children. Grave
location currently unknown.
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| Name: Taylor, David James | Nickname: "Coon" | |
| DOB: August 25, 1839 | DOD: December 1, 1886 | Age at Enlistment: 21 |
| Date of Enlistment: May 9, 1861 | Place of Enlistment: Franklin, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: Private | Rank at Discharge: Private | |
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): Wounded in right side and left thigh at
Perryville on October 8, 1862. Captured two days later in
Harrodsburg, KY and exchanged at Vicksburg in December of the same year.
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| Comments: Lived on a farm when he enlisted.
Given a medical discharge, probably for wounds, on July 4, 1863.
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| Name: Thompson, John McNairy | ||
| DOB: 1842 | DOD: October 24, 1862 | Age at Enlistment: 19 |
| Date of Enlistment: May 9, 1861 | Place of Enlistment: Franklin, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: Private | Rank at Discharge: 1st Corporal | |
| Picture: Portrait | ||
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): Wounded in bowels at Perryville on October
8, 1862. Captured two days later in hospital. Died from
wounds on October 24, 1862.
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| Comments: Promoted to 1st Corporal at
reorganization on April 30, 1862 at Corinth, MS.
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| Name: Thweatt, John Henry Harrison | ||
| DOB: August 30, 1840 | DOD: February 2, 1908 | Age at Enlistment: 20 |
| Date of Enlistment: May 9, 1861 | Place of Enlistment: Franklin, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: Private | Rank at Discharge: Private | |
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): None
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| Comments: Given medical discharge on July 18, 1861
at Camp Cheatham. Later reenlisted in Company C of the 55th
Tennessee Infantry. Buried in Hazel Cemetery in Bell Buckle, TN.
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| Name: Truett, Joseph | ||
| DOB: 1822? | DOD: January 10, 1900 | Age at Enlistment: 39? |
| Date of Enlistment: May 9, 1861 | Place of Enlistment: Franklin, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: Private | Rank at Discharge: Private | |
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): None
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| Comments: Discharge on December 15, 1861 at
Staunton, VA for medical reasons. Was a farm laborer after the
war. Bured in Mount Hope Cemetery (unmarked) in Section A-27.
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| Name: Vincent, Solomon Yarbrough | Nickname: "Berry" | |
| DOB: December 14, 18?? | DOD: July 3, 1905 | Age at Enlistment: ? |
| Date of Enlistment: May 9, 1861 | Place of Enlistment: Franklin, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: Private | Rank at Discharge: Private | |
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): Severely wounded in the head at Murfreesboro
December 31, 1862.
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| Comments: Deserted at Chattanooga on October 25,
1863. Died in Nashville in 1905.
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| Name: Waggoner, Henry | ||
| DOB: 1841 | DOD: October 21, 1905 | Age at Enlistment: 20 |
| Date of Enlistment: May 9, 1861 | Place of Enlistment: Franklin, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: Private | Rank at Discharge: Private | |
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): Severely wounded in the arm at Missionary
Ridge on November 25, 1863. Captured a short time after.
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| Comments: Was sick at Chattanooga in July and
August of 1862. Took oath of Allegiance on July 26, 1864 at
Chattanooga. Parole records describes him as complexion:
light; hair: sandy; eyes: blue; height: 5'3". Probably
captured in a Hospital somewhere in GA. Buried in Mount Olivet.
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| Name: Walker, Henry Bowden | ||
| DOB: 1844 | DOD: June 27, 1864 | Age at Enlistment: 17 |
| Date of Enlistment: May 9, 1861 | Place of Enlistment: Franklin, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: Private | Rank at Discharge: 1st Sergeant | |
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): Wounded in thigh at Perryville on October 8,
1862 and captured two days later. Exchanged at Vicksburg in
December, 1862. Killed at Kennesaw Mountain on June 27, 1864.
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| Comments: Promoted to 3rd Sergeant at company
reorganization on April 30, 1862. Promoted to 1st Sergeant when
Christopher Ridley was promoted to Lieutenant and 2nd Sergeant M.P.G.
Winstead was discharged for wounds. He is believed to be one of
the unknowns at the Marietta, GA Confederate Cemetery.
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| Name: Watson, John | ||
| DOB: April 5, 1843 | DOD: January 4, 1891 | Age at Enlistment: 18 |
| Date of Enlistment: May 9, 1861 | Place of Enlistment: Franklin, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: Private | Rank at Discharge: Private | |
| Picture: Grave | ||
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): Disabled by a horse at Murfreesboro on
December 31, 1862.
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| Comments: He and
William Moss were the last to leave the battlefield at Chickamauga.
He was 1 of 6 to surrender at North Carolina in 1865. He joined
the McEwen Bivouac of the UCV after the war. He spent the rest of
his days in Franklin and is buried in Section A-25 of Mount Hope
Cemetery next to George S. Nichols.
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| Name: Wells, William Henry | ||
| DOB: ? | DOD: ? | Age at Enlistment: ? |
| Date of Enlistment: May 9, 1861 | Place of Enlistment: Franklin, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: Private | Rank at Discharge: Private | |
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): None
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| Comments: Was in the hospital at Warm Springs, VA in
September and October of 1861. He deserted on March 11, 1863 at
Shelbyville, TN.
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| Name: Wells, James W. | ||
| DOB: ? | DOD: ? | Age at Enlistment: ? |
| Date of Enlistment: November 15, 1863 | Place of Enlistment: Tullahoma, Tennessee | |
| Rank at Enlistment: Private | Rank at Discharge: Private | |
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): Captured at Nashville in December 1864.
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| Comments: Was assigned to regimental band after
enlisting. Was captured at Nashville and took oath on December 22,
1864.
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| Name: White, Amos W. | ||
| DOB: September 1835 | DOD: January 27, 1896 | Age at Enlistment: 25 |
| Date of Enlistment: May 9, 1861 | Place of Enlistment: Franklin, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: Private | Rank at Discharge: Private | |
| Picture: Grave | ||
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): None
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| Comments: Was in the hospital in Mississippi in
May and June of 1862. Transferred to the Cavalry in 1864.
After the war he applied to the Old Soldiers Home in Nashville and was
accepted. He spent his last days there in 1896. He is buried
in Tulip Grove Cemetery near the Hermitage in Nashville. He is
grave number 30.
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| Name: Winstead, Meredith Poindexter Gentry | ||
| DOB: December 1, 1844 | October 22, 1891 | Age at Enlistment: 16 |
| Date of Enlistment: May 9, 1861 | Place of Enlistment: Franklin, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: Private | Rank at Discharge: 2nd Sergeant | |
| Picture: Portrait, Grave | ||
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): Wounded in left leg at Perryville on October
8, 1862. Captured two days later at Harrodsburg, KY. His leg
was amputated three days after the battle.
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| Comments: His brothers Robert and Thomas were the
unit also. Was elected 2nd Sergeant at company reorganization on
April 30, 1862 at Corinth, MS. Was wounded next to James R. Neely.
Was paroled by Federals on December 30, 1862. After the war served as Deputy Chancey. He died in Franklin in 1891 and is buried in Mount Hope
Cemetery in Section B.
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| Name: Winstead, Robert O. | ||
| DOB: 1839 | DOD: ? | Age at Enlistment: 22 |
| Date of Enlistment: May 9, 1861 | Place of Enlistment: Franklin, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: Private | Rank at Discharge: Private | |
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): None
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| Comments: Was the 5th of 9 children and the older
brother of M.P.G. and Thomas Winstead. Got sick and was in the
hospital in August 1861 and was given a medical discharge at
Huntersville, VA on December 16, 1861. On May 22, 1865 when
Corporal William Pollard was on his way home, Robert gave him a ride
back to Franklin.
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| Name: Winstead, Thomas E. | ||
| DOB: 1843 | DOD: 1905 | Age at Enlistment: 18 |
| Date of Enlistment: May 9, 1861 | Place of Enlistment: Franklin, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: Private | Rank at Discharge: Private | |
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): None
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| Comments: Was the 7th of 11 children and the
younger brother of M.P.G. and Robert Winstead. Was discharged on
April 27, 1862 at Corinth, MS for medical reasons.
Buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville in Section 2 Lot 17.
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| Name: Woldridge, Loving H. | ||
| DOB: December 25?, 1799 | DOD: February 25, 1879 | Age at Enlistment: 62 |
| Date at Enlistment: May 9, 1861 | Place of Enlistment: Franklin, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: Private | Rank at Discharge: 1st Lieutenant | |
| Picture: Grave | ||
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): Bullet grazed his nose and nearly took out
his eyes at Missionary Ridge on November 25, 1863. Captured on
Hood's Retreat in April 1865.
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| Comments: Was the oldest man in Company D and
remarkably fought all four years. Was a farmer and a druggist in
Franklin at the time the war broke out. Was detached for service
in Hillsboro, VA in September and October of 1861. Was elected 1st
Lieutenant at reorganization on April 30, 1862. Was on furlough
during battle of Perryville, that being the only battle he ever missed
with the company. Managed to pick up a six shooter colt rifle,
which he brought down 5 yankees with at the Battle of Chickamauga on
September 19, 1863. Being 63 at the time was still strong enough
to help bring off part of Carnes Battery. His son, Thomas, was
also in the company. He was given a medical furlough in January
1864. Stayed with the regiment all the way to North Carolina.
After capture was paroled in Tallahassee, FL on May 18, 1865.
Parole record describes him as: Complexion: Dark, Eyes: Gray,
Hair: Gray, Height: 5'8". Spent the rest of his days in Franklin.
He went to visit his daughter in Marshall County in February 1879 and
passed away at her house and is buried in
Section B of Mount Hope Cemetery.
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| Name: Woldridge, Thomas E. | ||
| DOB: 1830 | DOD: ? | Age at Enlistment: 33 |
| Date of Enlistment: February 5, 1863 | Place of Enlistment: Shelbyville, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: Private | Rank at Discharge: 4th Corporal | |
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): Wounded by gunshot wound through palm and
wrist at Kennesaw Mountain on June
27, 1864.
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| Comments: Was the son of Loving Woldridge.
Transferred in from the 2nd Kentucky. Was promoted to 4th Corporal
on January 1, 1864. After being wounded at Kennesaw Mountain he
was sent to a hospital in Macon, GA. Not sure what happened to him
after Kennesaw Mountain. He was not present at the surrender.
After the war when his father died he moved to Kentucky.
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| Name: Womble, Francis Marion | Went By: "Frank" | |
| DOB: 1843 | DOD: May -July 1864 | Age at Enlistment: 18 |
| Date of Enlistment: May 9, 1861 | Place of Enlistment: Franklin, TN | |
| Rank at Enlistment: Private | Rank at Discharge: 5th Sergeant | |
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): Wounded by a spent ball at Chickamauga on
September 19, 1862. Killed during Dalton Campaign.
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| Comments: Got sick at Camp
Cheatham and stayed at Franklin in June and the first half of July of
1861. Was promoted to 2nd Corporal at reorganization on April 30,
1862. Apparently absent at Perryville. Not listed as a
causality but William Pollard (ranking below him) came out in charge of
the company. He was promoted to 5th Sergeant on June 6, 1863.
There is no war record of his death, George Nichols claims he was killed
at New Hope Church between May 25-27, 1864. 1st Tennessee did not
see heavy action there, most likely he was killed by while on picket
or perhaps by artillery bombardment. He was considered a good soldier and
William Pollard said of him "he was as gentle as a woman and as brave as
a lion." His final resting place is unknown.
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| Name: Wright, Henry | ||
| DOB: ? | DOD: ? | Age at Enlistment: ? |
| Date of Enlistment: March 18, 1864 | Place of Enlistment: Dalton, GA | |
| Rank at Enlistment: Private | Rank at Discharge: Private | |
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Causality
(KIA, WIA, Captured): None
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| Comments: Was brought in as a conscript and
deserted a short time after enlisting.
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