Bird N. McPhail
Transcribed and Submitted by Jerry L. Ellis

 

Age:
Rank Entering the Service: Private
Rank Leaving the Service: Private
Military Unit: None
3rd TN Cavalry Regiment
None
Alternate Name for the Military Unit: 3rd East TN Cavalry Regiment
Company: C
Enlistment Date: 25 NOV 1862
Place of Enlistment: Nicholasville, Kentucky
Abstract of Information available in the Service Records:
Served as a wagoneer under Captain A. Hoals Wilson. Captured by troops of General Nathan Bedford Forrest near Athens, Alabama on/about Sep 24, 1964. Held in Cahaba prison camp near Selma, Alabama. Released Mar 14, 1865 and paroled at Vicksburg, Mississippi on/about Apr 21, 1865. Was aboard the steamboat Sultana on the Mississippi River when it exploded at approximately 2:00 a.m. on Apr 27, 1865. Sent on to Camp Chase, Ohio (near Columbus) after the disaster. Transferred to Nashville, Tennessee on May 17, 1865 and was mustered out on Jun 10, 1865.
Personal Information about the Veteran (Not contained in the CMSR):
Born: 1833, McMinn County, TN Died: 29 Dec 1893, McMinn County, TN Buried: Foster Cemetery (Now called Rockview), McMinn County, Tennessee Parents: John D. McPhail and Suzanah Newman Spouse: Mary Ann Kennedy Married: 29 July 1866
 

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