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8TH (BAXTER-SMITH) CAVALRY

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Company I

Transcribed by Theodore Urbanski

Unit Composition

Captain, R. H. Anderson, Co. "I". Formerly Co. "F", 4th (Murray’s) Regiment (q.v.). Men from Fentress County.

Commissioned Officers 9

Non Commissioned Officers 10

Enlisted and Conscripted 85

Total 104

Commissioned Officers

Capt. R. H. Anderson-No military record

2nd Lt. Benjamin Bledsoe-No military record

*Capt. R. H. Bledsoe-[File card # 138] Appears on roster of the 8th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment organized on November 24, 1862 for 3 years or the war.

Date of entry into State Service-August 10, 1862

Date of Muster into Confederate Service-August 10, 1862

Date of Rank-Elected December 1, 1862

Killed in battle at Sparta, Tennessee March 1,1864.

Muster roll- May 28, 1862 Present

Paid on December 15, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years and elected Captain from ranks on December 1, 1862

Muster roll- June 30, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1862 by Major Jackson

*2nd Lt. R. Foster Bowman-[File card # 162] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months

Muster roll- May 28, 1863 Absent

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by ?

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years

Elected on May 26, 1862 to the rank of 2nd Lt.

Appears on the Roster of the 8th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment organized on November 24, 1862 for 3 years or the war.

Date of entry into State service-August 10, 1862

Date of entry into Confederate service-August 10, 1862

Date of rank-elected on July 1, 1862

Date of Vacancy-March 1, 1864 Killed in action

Name of Successor-T. R. Elliott

Muster roll- June 30, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Major Jackson

*2nd Lt.-William H. Hildreth-[File card # 707] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months

Muster roll- May 28, 1862 Present

Last paid on December 31, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Re-enlisted for 2 years on May 26, 1862

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Muster roll-June 30, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

Appears on a Roster of the 8th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment; organized November 24, 1862, for 3 years or the war.

Roll-not dated

Date of rank whether by appointment or election or promotion-Elected on October 1, 1864.

**See manuscript - L. M. #227 Dept. of W. Virginia and East Tennessee [Subject Prisoner of war]

*2nd Lt. G. R. Elliott-[File card #428] Enlisted as a 2nd Lt. on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months.

Muster roll- May 28, 1862 Present

Not paid

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years

Elected 2nd Lt. from the ranks on May 26, 1862

Muster roll-June 30, 1862 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1862 by Major Jackson

Appears on Roster of the 8th Tennessee Cavalry organized on November 24, 1862 for 3 years or the war.

Date entry into State service- August 10, 1862

Date of entry in Confederate Service-August 10, 1862

Date of rank-Elected on July 1, 1862 to the rank of 3rd Lt.

Name of successor-William Hilderth

Promoted on October 1, 1864 to 2nd Lt.

Captured on January 8, 1864 at Sparta, Tennessee by U. S. Forces of the Cumberland

Appears on a roll of prisoners held at Nashville, Tennessee

Transferred on January 20, 1864 to Louisville, Kentucky for exchange

Transferred on January 23, 1864 to Camp Chase, Ohio

On orders from Colonel Bruce transferred to on March 25, 1864 to Fort Delaware, Delaware.

Transferred on August 20, 1864 (Rebel Officers only) to Hilton Head South Carolina

Appears on roll of prisoners of war received at Fort Pulaski, Georgia since October 20, 1864.

Muster roll- Fort Pulaski December 26, 1864 Present

Prisoner of war

Transferred back on March 12, 1865 to Hilton Head, South Carolina

Transferred to Fort Delaware, Delaware [ no date]

Took the Oath of Allegiance and released on June 16, 1865

Remarks

Place of residence-Clinton County, Kentucky

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Complexion-Florid

Hair-Dark

Eyes-Blue

Height-6’0"

Remarks-Released June 16, 1865 in accordance with General Order 109, War Department. A. G. O. June 6, 1865

2nd Lt. Hamilton McGinnis-No military record

*1st Lt. John R. McGee- [File card # 995] Enlisted as a 1st Lt. on August 11, 1862 at

Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months.

Muster roll- May 28, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1862 by Major Jackson

Re-enlisted on May 21, 1862 for 2 years

On May 26, 1862, elected from the ranks to 1st Lt.

Muster roll- June 30, 1863 Present

Appears on a Roster of the 8th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment organized November 24, 1862 for 3 years or the war.

Date of entry into State service-August 10, 1862

Date of entry into Confederate service-August 10, 1862

Date of rank-Elected on July 1, 1862

Date and cause of vacancy –Resigned the commission on May 1, 1864

Appears on Register containing Rosters of Commissioned Officers of the Provisional Army Confederate States---dated January 28, 1864

Date of resignation ---no date

Captured on September 6, 1864, near Woodbury, Tennessee, by U. S. Forces of the Army of the Cumberland.

Sent to Nashville, Tennessee

Transferred on September 13, 1864 to Louisville, Kentucky

Transferred on September 15, 1864 to Camp Chase, Ohio

Transferred to Point Lookout, Maryland on February 20, 1865

Exchanged on February 21, 1865 at Boulware’s & Cox wharf James River with 3038 paroled prisoners of war including officers.

4 copies of personal papers

2nd Lt. Joseph Riddle-No military record

Non-Commissioned Officers

*2nd Sgt. J. F. Atkins-[File card # 15] Enlisted as a 2nd Sergeant on August 10, 186/

Muster roll- May 28, 1863.

Killed in action at McMinnville, Tennessee 1862.

Dropped from rolls

 

*5th Sgt. George Washington Albertson-[File card # 18] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months.

Muster roll-May 28, 1863 Absent

Last paid on December 31, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years

Captured in hospital

Promoted to the rank of 5th Sergeant on May 1, 1862

Reduced to the rank of private on March 23, 1863

Muster roll-June 30, 1863

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp.

He is absent at home recovering from wounds received in battle.

2 copies of personal papers

*1st Cpl. J. C. Baldwin-[File card # 73] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months

Muster roll- May 28, 1863 Present

Last paid on December 31, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years

Promoted on May 1, 1862 to the rank of 1st Corporal

Pay due for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

Muster roll-June 30, 1863 Absent

Absent without leave

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

Deserted on July 29, 1863

Dropped from rolls

*5th Sgt. Robert Brown-[File card # 192] Enlisted as a Private soldier on March 10, 1863 in White County, Tennessee by Capt. Bledsoe for the war

Muster roll- May 28, 1863 Present

Not paid

Pay for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

408

Muster roll-June 30, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

Appointed on May 1, 1863 to the rank of 5th Sergeant

Killed in action during Wheeler’s raid in 1863 Unofficial Report.

*2nd Sgt. Barry Gatewood-[File card # 525] Enlisted as a 2nd Sergeant on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months

Muster roll-May 28, 1863 Present

Last paid on December 31, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Pay for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

Appointed 2nd Sergeant from the ranks on February 1, 1863

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years

Muster roll- June 30, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

*2nd Cpl. G. W. Howard [File card # 744] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months

Muster roll- May 28, 1863 Present

Last paid on December 31, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Pay due for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years

Appointed to the rank of 2nd Corporal on May 26, 1862

Muster roll-June 30, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

Appointed to the rank of 1st Corporal on March 1, 1863

4th Sgt. Newby McGinnis- [File card # 1000] Enlisted as a 4th Sergeant on

August 10, 18 62 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months.

He enlisted originally into Company I and sometime during the war was attached to Company C.

Muster roll- May 28, 1863 Present

Last paid on December 31, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years

Appointed to the rank of 4th Sergeant on May 26, 1862

Pay for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

Muster roll- June 30, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

Captured on February 13, 1864, at Sevierville, Tennessee by U. S. Forces of the Army of the Cumberland.

Sent to Knoxville, Tennessee on February 1864

Transferred to Nashville, Tennessee

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Transferred to Louisville, Kentucky

Transferred on February 25, 1864 to Camp Chase, Ohio

Transferred on February 27, 1864 to Fort Delaware, Delaware

Appears on roster of men who wish to take the Oath of Allegiance for the month of December 1864

Took the Oath of Allegiance during the month of April 1865

Place of residence-Fentress County, Tennessee

Complexion-Light

Hair-Auburn

Eyes-Blue

Height-5’10"

Released from Fort Delaware, Delaware, during the month of April 1865

2 copies of military papers

*3rd Sgt. J. D. Owen-[File card # 1173] Enlisted as a 3rd Sgt. On August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis by Major Fulkerson for 12 months.

Muster roll-May 28, 1862 Present

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years

On May 26, 1862 appointed 3rd Sergeant

Pay due for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1862.

Last paid on December 31, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Muster roll-June 1863 Present

Resigned on August 1, 1863 from the position of 3rd Sergeant

*Sgt. Daniel. C. Paul-[File card # 1220] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis by Major Fulkerson for 12 months.

Muster roll- May 30, 1862 Absent

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for two years

Wounded on October 8, 1862 at Perryville, Kentucky

Taken prisoner on October 8, 1862

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Major Jackson

Appears on List of prisoners paroled by Capt. Joseph P. Black Provost Marshal at Harrodsburg, Kentucky between December 28, 1862 and January 9, 1863.

Muster roll-June 30, 1863 Absent

Absent with wounds received at Perryville, Kentucky on October 8, 1862

Captured at the Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee (Stone’s River) January 5, 1863

Sent to Louisville, Kentucky

Transferred on March 14, 1863 to Camp Butler, Illinois

Paroled from Camp Butler, Illinois

Exchanged on April 17, 1863 at City Point, Virginia

Name appears on a Parole which as is follows: "We the Undersigned prisoners of War, do

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give our parole of honor, that we will not take up arms or do any hostile act against the United States until regularly exchanged.

This parole bears the following endorsement: City Point Virginia April 17, 1863 Received on the April 17, 1863 from Capt. R. W. Healy of Company A 88th Illinois 508 Confederate prisoners of war, and 15 civilians.

Captured on September 6, 1863 near Woodbury, Tennessee by the Army of the Cumberland U.S.A.

Sent to Nashville, Tennessee.

Transferred on September 14, 1863 to Louisville, Kentucky

Transferred on September 15, 1863 to Camp Chase. Ohio

Took the Oath of Allegiance on May 11, 1865 at Camp Chase, Ohio

Remarks

Place of Residence-Sparta, Tennessee (White County)

Complexion-Florid

Hair-Dark

Eyes-Dark

Height-5’8’

2 copies of personal papers

*1st Sgt. B. W. Smith-[File card # 1441] Enlisted as a Private soldier on September 1, 1862 in White County, Sparta, Tennessee by Capt. Bledsoe for the war.

Muster roll-May 28, 1863 Present

Last paid on December 31, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

Appointed on February 28, 1863 to 1st Sergeant from the ranks

Pay for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

Muster roll June 30, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

Appointed 1st Sergeant on February 1, 1863

Privates

*William Allen-[File card # 32] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10. 1862---

Muster roll-May 28, 1863

Accidentally killed in November 1862

Bush-whacked in Fentress County, Tennessee

Dropped from rolls

Killed in Action

W. L. G. Allen-No military record

 

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*William Baldwin-[File card # 74] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months

Muster roll-May 28, 1863 Absent

Absent with wounds received in battle

Last paid on December 31, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years

Muster roll-June 30, 1863 Not stated

Captured on September 2, 1863 at Columbia, Kentucky by the 107th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, U.S.A.

Appears on Roll of Confederate Prisoners of War forwarded by Capt. B. S. Lewis, of the 107th Illinois Volunteer Infantry commanding Lebanon, Kentucky to the Military Prison at Louisville, Kentucky and received there September 5, 1863

Name appears on a letter addressed to Colonel William Hoffman, Commissary General of Prisoners, Washington, D.C. by Capt. Stephen E. Jones and A.D.C. of which the following is an extract: On the rolls of prisoners forwarded to Camp Chase yesterday under the charge of Lt. Attersall (duplicate of which has been forwarded you by yesterday’s mail), are the following who were not sent.

Letter dated Headquarters District of Kentucky at Louisville, September 10. 1863

Remarks—Not answering his name when the roll was called

Transferred on September 5, 1863 to Camp Chase, Ohio

Still does not answer to his name at roll call

Appears on roll of Prisoners of War at Military Prison at Louisville, Kentucky released during the month of September 1863

Rolled dated-September 30, 1863

Gave himself up on August 27, 1863 at Columbia, Kentucky

Discharged from prison on September 11, 1863

Captured on January 5, 1864 in Putnam County, Tennessee, by U. S. Forces of the Army of the Cumberland

Sent to Nashville, Tennessee

Transferred on January 20, 1864 to Louisville, Kentucky—for exchange

Transferred on January 23, 1864 to Rock Island Barracks, Illinois

Appears on roll at hospital while at Rock Island Barracks

Admitted on July 29, 1864

Complaint-Srysipelar

From Barracks Ward #6 to prison

Returned to duty August 10, 1864

Admitted a second time on August 10, 1864

Complaint-Chronic Diarrhea

Returned to duty on August 28, 1864

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Enlisted on October 6, 1864 in the Frontier Forces of the United States Army

1 personal paper

1 medical paper

 

*B. S. Barton-{File card # 88] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months

Muster roll-May 28, 1863 Absent

Last paid on April 30, 1`863 by Major Jackson

Pay for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

Deserted on August 20, 1862

*J. F. M. Barton-{File card # 89] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months

Muster roll-May 28, 1863 Absent

Sick

Last paid on December 31, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Muster roll-June 30, 1863 Absent

Deserted on July 9, 1863

Dropped from rolls

*W. R. F. Barton-{File card # 90] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months

Muster roll- May 28, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Major Jackson

Pay for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

Deserted on June 29, 1863

Dropped from rolls

*A. Bledsoe-[File card # 137] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 1, 1862 ---by Capt. Bledsoe for the war

Muster roll-May 28, 1863 Present

Last paid on December 31, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Muster roll- June 30, 1863 Present

Killed in action at Sparta, Tennessee during Wheeler’s raid. Unofficial Report

*Samuel Bowman-[File card # 163] Enlisted as a Private soldier on March 18, 1863 at Woodbury, Tennessee by Capt. Bledsoe for the war

Muster roll- May 28, 1863 Absent

Never paid

Pay for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

Deserted on May 10, 1863

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*Thomas Cowan-[File card # 320] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months

Muster roll- May 28, 1863 Absent

Not paid

Deserted on May 20, 1862

*A. J. Crouch-[File card # 333] Enlisted as a Private soldier on June 1, 1862 in White County, Tennessee by Capt. Bledsoe for the war.

Muster roll- May 28, 1863 Present

Last paid on December 31, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Pay for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

Muster roll-June 30, 1863 Present

Not paid

*Ethelbert Crozier-[File card # 336] Enlisted a as a Private soldier on August 1, 1862 in White County, Tennessee by Capt. Bledsoe for the war

Muster roll- May 28, 1863 Present

Not paid

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years

Pay for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

Muster roll-June 30, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

Murdered at his home on May 25, 1865 by Federal Soldiers of the 9th Tennessee Cavalry U. S. A.

M. H. Cumming-No military record

William Deason-No military record

Killed in action during Wheeler’s raid in 1863. Unofficial Report

Jacob Edwards-No military record

*J. E. Elliott-[File card # 429] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months

Muster roll- May 28, 1862 Absent

Last paid on December 31, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years

Pay for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

*Isaac Ford-[File card # 485] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months

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Muster roll- May 28, 1862 Present

Last paid on December 31, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years

Pay for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

Muster roll-June 30, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

 

*J. H. Gatewood-[File card # 526] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months

Muster roll- May 28, 1863 Present

Last paid on December 31, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

Re-enlisted for 2 years on May 26, 1862

Appears on Roll of Prisoners of War of detached, detailed and men unavoidably left off regular rolls, Confederate States Army, commanded by----surrendered at----, by Lt. General George R. Taylor C. S. A. to Major General E. R. S. Canby, U.S.A., May ---1865 and paroled at---May---, 1865.

Roll dated Columbus, Mississippi, May 17, 1865

 

*John Gatewood-[File card # 527] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months

Muster roll- May 28, 1863 Present

Last paid on December 31, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Pay for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years

Muster roll- June 30, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

*Milton Gatewood-[File card # 528] Enlisted as a Private soldier on March 8, 1862 in White County, Tennessee by Capt. Bledsoe for the war

Muster roll-May 28,1863 Present

Not paid

Pay for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

Muster roll-June 30, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

*William Gatewood-[File card # 529] Enlisted as a Private soldier on June 1, 1862 in White County, Tennessee by Capt. Bledsoe for the war.

Muster roll-May 28, 1863 Present

Last paid on December 31, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Pay for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

 

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Muster roll-June 30, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

Monroe Giley-No military record

Jesse C. Graves-No military record

*Joseph Griffin-[File card # 604] Enlisted as a Private soldier on June 1, 1862 in Overton County, Tennessee by Capt. McMillan for the war.

Muster roll- May 28, 1863 Present

Not paid

Pay due for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

Muster roll-June 30, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

Appears on a List of Rebel Deserters who have taken the oath at the Provost General’s Marshal Office Knoxville, Tennessee from December 29, 1863-January 31, 1864

On January 17, 1864 took the Oath of Allegiance.

Deserter

John Hall-[File card # 630] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 24, 1862 in Overton, County, Tennessee by Capt. Woolsey for the war.

Muster roll- May 28, 1863 Present

Not paid

Transferred on February 10, 1863, from the 8th Tennessee Cavalry Co. C to the 4th Tennessee Cavalry

Pay due for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

Muster roll-June 30, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

*B. Porter Harrison-[File card # 663] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months

Muster roll-May 28, 1862 Present

Last paid on December 31, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Re-enlisted for 2 years on May 26, 1863

Muster roll-June 30, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

Wounded at Fayetteville, North Carolina.

*E. L. Herndon-[File card # 692]-Enlisted as a Private soldier on September 1, 1862 in White County, Tennessee by Capt. Bledsoe for the war.

Muster roll-May 28, 1863 Present

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Last paid on December 31, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Pay due use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

Muster roll-June 30, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

*Jasper Hider-[File card # 704] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months

Muster roll-May 28, 1863 Present

Not paid

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years

*M. E. Hill-[File card # 712] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at McGinnis by Major Fulkerson for 12 months.

Muster roll-May 28, 1863 Present

Last paid on December 31, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Killed in action on March 20, 1863, during Wheeler’s raid into Middle Tennessee in 1863.

Lafayette Hill-No military record

Killed in action during Wheeler’s raid in 1863. Unofficial report

*W. A. Hill-[File card # 714] –Enlisted as a Private soldier on January 1, 1862 -----for 12 months.

Muster roll- May 28, 1863 Absent

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Major Jackson

Deserted on January 10, 1863

Deserter

*Marion Holms-[File card # 732] Enlisted as a Private soldier on October 2, 1862 in Overton County, Tennessee by Capt. Billhery for 3 years.

Muster roll- May 28, 1863 Present

Not paid

Transferred on February 10, 1863 from Co. C of the 8th Tennessee Cavalry to Co. I of the 4th Tennessee Cavalry.

Pay for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

Muster roll- June 30, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

*A. W. P. Hoover-[File card # 738] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee, by Major Fulkerson for 12 months.

Muster roll-May 28, 1863 Absent

Last paid on December 26, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Pay for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

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Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years

Muster roll-June 30, 1863 Absent

Sick

 

*W. H. Hoover-[File card # 742] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months.

Muster roll- May 28, 1863 Absent

Last paid on September 31, 1862 by Capt. Butler

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years

Muster roll- June 30, 1863 Present

Last paid----by Capt. Sharp

William C. Hudson-No military record

*A. C. Jenett-[File card # 777] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months

Muster roll- June 30, 1863 Absent

Killed in Action near McMinnville, Tennessee [Dropped from rolls]

Samuel King-No military record

Arch Knox-No military record

J. C. Latimer-No military record

George Linder-No military record

*T. A. Looper-[File card # 904] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months

Muster roll- May 28, 1863 Not stated

Last paid on December 31, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years

Pay due for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

W. G. Mathes-No military record

*Harrison McFarland-[File card # 990] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis by Major Fulkerson for 12 months

Muster roll-May 28, 1863 Present

Last paid on December 31, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

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Pay due for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years

Muster roll-June 30, 1863 Not stated

Information to faint to read

Captured on August 11, 1863 at McMinnville, Tennessee, by the 51st Ohio Volunteer

Infantry of the Army of the Cumberland.

Appears on List of Confederate soldiers paroled by Colonel R. W. McClain of the 51st Ohio Volunteer Infantry and Provost Marshal at McMinnville, Tennessee.

List-Not dated

Residence-White County, Tennessee

Date of parole-August 11, 1863

*Joseph Miller-[File card # 1040] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months

Muster roll-May 28, 1863 Present

Last December 31, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Pay for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years

Muster roll-June 30, 1863 Present

Not paid

Appears on a Register of Pettigrew General Hospital # 13, Raleigh, North Carolina

Brigade-Harrison’s

Complaint-Ulcer of a Toe nail and Rheumatism

Admitted on February 25, 1865

Transferred on March 20, 1865

County –Fentress, Tennessee

Post Office-Jamestown, Tennessee

John M. Mitchell-No military record

Orvil Moat-[File card # 1052] Enlisted as a Private soldier on June 1, 1862 in White County, Tennessee by Capt. Bledsoe for the war.

Muster roll- May 28, 1863 Present

Last paid by on September 30, 1863 Capt. Butler

Pay for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

Muster roll- June 30, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

Captured on December 26, 1862, at Normanville, ? by U. S. Forces of the Army of the Cumberland

Appears on list of prisoners of war held at Louisville, Kentucky –not dated

Register # 1 page #94

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Appears on roll of Prisoners of War paroled at Camp Douglas, Illinois on March 30, 1863, and delivered to City Point, Virginia on April 4, 1863.

Exchanged at City Point, Virginia, along with 104 paroled Confederate Prisoners of War

*[Jacob] Alvin Meyers-[File card # 1110] Enlisted as a Private soldier on June 1, 1862 in White County, Tennessee by Capt. Bledsoe for the war.

Muster roll-May 28, 1863 Present

Not paid

Pay due for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

Muster roll- June 30, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

Captured ?

*Elias Owens-[ File card # 1173] Enlisted as Private soldier on August 10, 1863 at Camp McGinnis by Major Jackson for 12 months.

Muster roll- May 25, 1863 Present

Remarks

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1863 for two years

Last paid on December 31, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

Muster roll- June 30, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

*Jeremiah Owen-[File card # 1176] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1863 at Camp McGinnis by Major Fulkerson for 12 months.

Muster roll-June 30, 1863

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

Captured December 10, 1863 at Old Monroe, Tennessee by U.S. Forces from the Army of the Cumberland.

Transferred to Nashville, Tennessee

Transferred on December 14, 1863 to Louisville, Kentucky.

Transferred on December 29, 1863 to Rock Island Barracks, Illinois

Appears on roll of prisoners who wish to take Oath of Allegiance on March 18, 1864

Concerned wants to go home

Appears on roll of prisoners who were released on May 19, 1865, by Order of May 9, 1865

Place of Residence –Overton County, Tennessee.

*J. J. Owen-[File card # 1177] Enlisted as a Private soldier on November 15, 1863 at Livingston, Tennessee by William Turner for 12 months.

Muster roll-May 28, 1863 Present

 

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Last paid on December 31, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

Pay for use and risk of horse to May 31, 1863.

 

*John Padgett-[File card # 1188] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at-----by------- for ---------

Muster roll- Appears on Report of Wharton’s Cavalry in action near Dover, Tennessee on Feb. 3, 1863

Killed

Dropped from rolls.

Appears as Rebel Deserters who have voluntarily taken and subscribed the Oath of Allegiance to the United States Government at the office of F. Young Deputy Provost Marshal of Roane, County, Tennessee during the month of December 1863, and have been permitted to go at large within our lines.

Appears on list dated December 29, 1863 Office of Provost Marshal General of East Tennessee, stationed at Knoxville, Tennessee.

Remarks

Residence-Fentress County, Tennessee

Captured on September 6, 1864, near Woodbury, Tennessee by the Army of the Cumberland U. S. A.

Sent on September 13, 1864 to Nashville, Tennessee

Transferred on Sept. 13, 1864 to Louisville, Kentucky.

Transferred on September 15,1864 to Camp Chase, Ohio

Paroled on February 12, 1865 from Camp Chase, Ohio

Appears on roll # 7 Point Lookout, Maryland, bears the following endorsement which also applies to the men whose names are borne on this roll ‘Received at Boulware’s and Cox Wharf on the James River February 20 and 21 1865 from Lt. Colonel John E. Mulford U. S. Assistant for Exchange. Paroled with 3038 prisoners of war, including officers.

Appears on a list of Confederate soldiers who were included in the surrender of General Johnston’s army who did not appear on the rolls and have been given Individual Paroles Listed dated Greensboro, North Carolina May 6, 1865.

*Titus Page-[File card # 1192] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis by Major Fulkerson for 12 months.

Muster roll-May 28, 1863 Present

Re-enlisted in April 1862 for 2 years

Pay for risk of horse to May 1st 1863

Last paid on December 31, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

Muster roll-June 30, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

 

 

421

William D. Parsons-No military record

James L Payne-No military record

George Petty-No military record

*Joseph C. Phillips-[File card #1242] Enlisted a Private soldier on August 2, 1862 at Sparta, Tennessee by Colonel Debert for the war.

Muster roll-May 28, 1863 Present

Last paid February 20, 1863

Transferred to I Company 4th Tennessee Cavalry, February 20, 1863 from 8th Tennessee Cavalry.

Pay for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

Muster roll-June 30, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

*Moses Poor-[File card # 1255] Enlisted as Private soldier on August 10, 1863 at Camp McGinnis by Major Fulkerson for 12 months.

Muster roll-May 28, 1863 Absent

Last paid April 30, 1863 by Major Jackson

Appears on a list of Confederate Prisoners paroled by R. W. McClain Colonel 51 O.V.I. & Provost Marshal of McMinnville, Tennessee for the week ending July 29, 1863.

Paroled July 29, 1983

Place of residence-Van Buren County, Tennessee

Deserted March 8, 1863

*Pleasant M. Poor-[File card # 1256] Enlisted as Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis by Major Fulkerson for 12 months.

Muster roll-May 28, 1863 Present

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years

Absent without leave

Pay for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

Muster roll- June 30, 1863 Present

Last paid on December 31, 1983 by Capt. Sharp

*P. M. Poor-[File card # 1257] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis by Major Fulkerson for 12 months.

Muster roll- May 28, 1863 Absent

Last paid on December 31, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Pay for use and risk of horse from May 1863

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years

422

Muster roll- June 30, 1863 Present

Killed in action during Wheeler’s raid in 1863

 

Mark Rector-No military record

*R. P. Rich-[File card # 1310] Enlisted as a Private soldier on June 1, 1862 in White County, Tennessee, by Capt. Bledsoe for the war.

Muster roll-May 28, 1863 Present

Last paid on December 31, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Pay for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

Muster roll-June 30, 1863 Present

Not paid

Captured on April 19, 1863 in Overton County, Tennessee by U. S. Forces.

Residence-Burksville, Kentucky

Sent to Nashville, Tennessee in April 1863

Transferred on April 25, 1864 to Louisville, Kentucky.

Transferred on May 12, 1864 to Camp Morton, Indiana

Paroled on March 15, 1865 at Camp Morton, Indiana and forwarded to Point Lookout, Maryland via the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad for exchange.

Appears on list of Medical Officers and attendants and patients in Garret House General Hospital No. #12, Greensboro, North Carolina April 29, 1865.

Paroled at Garret House General Hospital No. #12, May 2, 1865.

 

*Even J. Richardson-[File card # 1313] Enlisted as a Private soldier on June 1, 1863 in White County, Tennessee by Capt. Bledsoe for the war.

Muster roll- May 28, 1863 Present

Last paid on December 31, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Pay for use and risk of horse from May 1, 1863.

Muster roll-June 30, 1863 Absent

Deserted July 29, 1863 dropped from rolls.

*J. H. Richardson-[File card # 1314] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months

Muster roll- May 28, 1863 Absent

Sick since August 1862

Dropped from rolls

*William Richardson Jr.-[File card # 1317] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months.

Muster roll-May 28, 1863 Absent

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years

423

Absent without leave

Pay for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863.

Last paid on September 31, 1862 by Capt. Butler

Muster roll- June 30, 1863 Absent

Last paid on December 31, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Absent on Furlough

*William Richardson Sr.-[File card # 1318] Enlisted a Private soldier August 24, 1862 in Overton County, Tennessee by Capt. Woolsey for the war.

Muster roll-May 28, 1863 Present

Not paid

Transferred from Co. C 8th Tennessee Cavalry to Co. I 4th Tennessee Cavalry February 10, 1863.

Pay for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863.

Muster roll-June 30, 1863 Absent

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

Absent on Furlough

 

*Elijah Ridel-[File card # 1321] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months.

Muster roll- May 28, 1863- Present

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years

Pay for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863.

Last paid on December 31, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Muster roll-June 30, 1863 Absent

Captured on May 30, 1863 by in Smith County, Tennessee by the 36th Ohio Volunteer Infantry U. S. A.

Sent on June 16, 1863 from Gallatin, Tennessee to Carthage, Tennessee.

Transferred on June 18, 1863 to Louisville, Kentucky.

Transferred on June 29, 1863 to Camp Chase, Ohio.

Transferred on July 14, 1863 to Fort Delaware, Delaware

Died of Scurvy November 18, 1863 Gravesite on the Jersey shore opposite post.

*John. A. Roberts-[File card # 1333] Enlisted as a Private soldier February 1, 1862, in Overton, County, Tennessee by Capt. Bledsoe for the war.

Muster roll-May 28, 1862 Present

One month pay stopped by order of Regimental Court Martial

Last paid on April 30, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Pay for use and risk of horse May 1, 1862.

Muster roll-June 30, 1862 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

424

Transferred to Capt. Coffins Co. "D" Hamilton Battalion Cavalry

Dropped from rolls.

Peter Rogers-No military record

S. A. Rust-No military

E. C. Shutters-No military record

*A. J. Simpson-[File card # 1420] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 186/ at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months.

Muster roll- May 28, 1863 Present

Last paid December 31, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years

Pay for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

Muster roll-June 30, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

*B. L. Simpson-[File card # 1421] Enlisted as a Private soldier August 10, 186/ at camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months.

Muster roll- May 28, 1863 Present

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years

Last paid on December 31, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

Pay for use and risk of horse to May 1863

Muster roll-June 28, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

*J. L. Simpson-[File card # 1422] Conscription Camp Instructor/Enlisted a Private soldier on June 15, 1862 in White County by Capt. Bledsoe for the war.

Muster roll-May 28, 1863 Present

Pay for use and risk of horse to December 31, 1862

Never paid

Muster roll-June 28, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

Captured at Murfreesboro, Tennessee by the 11th Kentucky Volunteers Infantry U.S.A. Army of the Cumberland.

Sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois Not dated

Paroled at Camp Douglas, Illinois March 30, 1863

Exchanged on April 4, 1863 at City Point, Virginia with 104 Prisoners of War.

 

 

425

*Jobe Simpson-[File card # 1423] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months.

Muster roll-May 28, 1863 Absent

Sick

Last paid on December 31, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years

Muster roll-June 28, 1863- Absent

Sick

*William Simpson-[File card # 1424] Enlisted as a Private soldier on September 1, 1862 in White County, Tennessee by Capt. Bledsoe for the war.

Muster roll-May 28, 1863 Present

Last paid on December 31, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

Pay for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

Muster roll-June 30, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

John Smith-No military record

Killed in action during Wheeler’s raid in 1863. Unofficial report

*James Singleton-[File card # 1427] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months

Muster roll- May 28, 1862 Last paid on April 30, 1862 by Major Jackson

Pay for use and risk of horse from May 1, 1862

Muster roll-June 30, 1862 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Wounded at New Hope Church, Georgia. (Arm amputated) Unofficial Report

*Henry Sinknect-[File card # 1428] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months.

Muster roll-May 28, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Major Jackson

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years

Pay for use and risk of horse from December 31, 1862

Muster roll- June 30, 1863 Present

Last paid on April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

Captured on December 31, 1863 at Stone’s River [Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee] by U.S. Forces of the Army of the Cumberland.

Appears on roll of Prisoners of War paroled at Camp Douglas. Illinois on March 30, 1863 and delivered to City Point, Virginia on April 4, 1863.

Exchanged at City Point, Virginia, 104 paroled prisoners of war.

426

*Robert Stanton-[File card # 1496] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months.

Muster roll-May 28, 1863 Present

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years

Last paid on December 31, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

Muster roll-June 30, 1863 Absent

Captured on May 30, 1863 by the 36th Ohio Infantry in Smith County, Tennessee

Sent on June 16, 1863 from Carthage, Tennessee to Gallatin, Tennessee

Transferred on June 1863 to Louisville, Kentucky by orders of Brig. General J. T. Boyle.

Transferred on June 29, 1863 to Camp Chase, Ohio

Transferred on July 14, 1863 to Fort Delaware, Delaware

Died on April 21, 1864 from inflammation of the lungs and buried on the Jersey Shore

1 personal paper

*G. W. Stephens-[File card # 1502] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1861 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months.

Muster roll-May 28, 1863 not stated

Last paid on April 30, 1862 by Major Jackson

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years

Deserted on January 26, 1863

*J. W. Storey-[File card # 1513] Enlisted as a Private soldier on August 10, 1862 at Camp McGinnis, Tennessee by Major Fulkerson for 12 months.

Muster roll- May 28, 1863 Present

Re-enlisted on May 26, 1862 for 2 years

Pay for use and risk of horse to May 1, 1863

Last paid December 30, 1862 by Capt. Sharp

Muster roll-June 30, 1863 Present

Last paid April 30, 1863 by Capt. Sharp

No record found as being promoted to Lt.

*A. J. Tinder-[File card # 1576] Enlisted as a Private soldier August 10, 186? no date or place of enlistment

Muster roll-May 28, 1863

Dropped from rolls as being Sick February 12, 1862

Dillard O. Walker-No military record

James White-No military record

James Williams-No military record

427

Julius H. Williams [File card # 1701] No enlistment information.

Muster roll-May and June 1863 Present

George W. Wood-No military record

 

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