A history of the Henry County commands which served in the Confederate States army, including rosters of the various companies enlisted in Henry County, Tenn., Part 15

Author: Rennolds, Edwin Hansford, 1839-1912
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: Jacksonville, Fla., Sun Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 322


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R. R. Crawford; died during the war, while serving in some unknown command.


William Crawford; in Company "C," Seventh Ken- tucky Mounted Infantry; wounded at Paducah; served through the war.


William M. Crawford; in Thirty-First Infantry; captured at Nashville ; served through the war.


Richard D. Curd; in Twelfth Tennessee Infantry; promoted to lieutenant at final consolidation ; served through the war.


Thomas Davison; in Forty-Sixth Tennessee Infan- try (probably).


Charles F. Doty ; in some Arkansas command.


W. A. Douglass; in First Confederate Cavalry.


Sylvester G. Duke; in Third Kentucky Mounted Infantry.


A. H. Duncan ; in Seventh Kentucky Mounted In- fantry.


A. V. Duncan; in Twentieth Tennessee Infantry.


E. H. Duncan ; in Twentieth Tennessee Infantry.


A. B. Emerson; in Forty-Eighth Tennessee Infan- try; captured at Ft. Donelson.


N. C. Hill; in Eighth South Carolina Infantry ; wounded at Knoxville (losing an eye).


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J. H. Hooper; in Company "A," Thirteenth 'North Carolina Infantry ; served through the war.


E. B. Isbell; in Thirty-Seventh Georgia Infantry; wounded and captured at Murfreesboro; wounded and captured at Chickamauga; served through the war.


D. C. Kent; in Company "L," Thirty-Eighth Ten- nessee Infantry; one year in Fourth Alabama Cav- alry; wounded at Brice's X Roads; served till the . surrender.


R. G. Kirby ; in Nineteenth or Twentieth Tennessee Cavalry ; served till close of the war.


Ephraim Lasater, drowned in Tennessee River on his way to join some command, January, 1863.


Harrison Lasater; in some cavalry command; served through the war.


John Lasater ; in some cavalry command.


Rufus Lasater; in some cavalry command; died in the service.


N. J. Manly ; in Company "G," One Hundred and Fifty-Fourth Senior Tennessee Infantry.


N. H. McRae; served in some command.


Summerfield Melton; in some Kentucky command.


R. H. Mills; in Osceola L. Gordon's Louisiana Scouts.


Bailey Moore; in Forty-Sixth Tennessee Infantry.


G. B. C. Morris; in Company "A," Fifteenth Ten- nessee Infantry; discharged for disability; re-en- listed.


J. M. Morris; in Company "F," Fifty-First North Carolina Infantry; captured at Cold Harbor and es- caped ; served through the war.


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McKethan Morris; served through the war in some command.


W. H. Olive; in Thirty-Third Tennessee Infantry ; served through the war.


P. P. Pullen; in Company "B," second Kentucky Cavalry.


William D. Ramsay ; in some command ;


P. D. T. Roberts ; in Company "G," Sixteenth North Carolina Infantry; promoted to hospital steward; served through the war.


Dr. Robert A. R. Simmons; in a Mississippi regi- ment; died during the war.


-. -. Sutherlin; in some Tennessee regiment in Virginia and died there during the war.


George D. Van Horn; in Company "E," Seventh Arkansas Infantry ; wounded at Shiloh, Murfreesboro and Chickamauga; promoted to regimental quarter- master; served also in Swett's Battery.


J. Lus Wasson; in Fourth Alabama Cavalry ; wounded at Moulton, Ala. ; served through the war.


W. Pink Wasson; in Fourth Alabama Cavalry; served through the war.


James R. Wilkins; served in some command throughout the war.


W. G. Wynns; in Forrest's Cavalry ; wounded near Columbia, Tenn .; served through the war.


W. H. Wynns; first in Company "G," Fifth Ten- nessee Infantry, then in Wheeler's Cavalry and with Morgan; wounded near Columbia; served till close of the war.


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Woman's Devotion to the Confederacy.


This history would be incomplete and manifestly partial did I fail to record the unflagging devotion with which the noble women of Henry County bore uncomplainingly their part in the great struggle. It is true as Holy Writ that "As his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarryeth by the stuff." (1st Sam. 30:24.) Many fair hands, all unused to hard labor or privation, toiled day and night that their fathers, brothers, husbands and sons might be supplied with clothing to warm them and with food to satisfy their hunger.


When the Army of Tennessee reached Corinth, Miss., on our return from the Nashville campaign, we found thirty-five wagon loads of clothing for the West Tennesseeans in Hood's ragged and barefooted army, which had been secured by officers detailed to collect and transport it to that point.


It is impossible to write of the individual sacrifices and labors of these faithful ones, and it can only be treated in a general manner. To endeavor to recount the deeds of our ladies worthy of remembrance would be to not only fill this book, but volumes without num- ber. Many of these deeds will never be known by the public till that great day, when the books kept in heaven shall be opened; and when "honor shall be ren- dered to whom honor is due," and when "that which has been done in a corner shall be proclaimed from the housetops." Only a few days ago I heard a lady


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relate casually how she had lain awake many a night weeping and wondering how she could provide food and clothing for her little ones while her husband was away in the army.


The fathers, brothers, husbands and sons of such noble women could not be otherwise than good citi- zens, loyal patriots and brave soldiers.


The Colored Cooks.


There is another class that deserves "honorable mention." The colored cooks in the army were an important adjunct. Many an officer was enabled to devote his hours off duty to studying "Hardee's Tac- tics," and was also enabled to keep his uniform in presentable condition, by the aid of a cook, and many a hot, tired and hungry soldier, returning to camp from drill, near noon, was regaled by the rich odors arising from the steaming camp kettle, which his cook, furnished him by a doting father, had filled with tempting viands. And many a sick or wounded Con- federate has been tenderly waited upon and cared for by the negro who played with him in boyhood and now tried to do for "young massa" what "ole missus" would have done, but was too far away to do. I ap- pend the names of such as I have been able to learn about :


Joe Warren ; with Col. W. E. Travis; was a faithful


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servant till close of the war, and is yet true to the Con- federacy.


Louis Fitzgerald; with Col. Ed Fitzgerald.


Wash Wilson; with Lieut .- Col. J. D. Wilson; when Colonel Wilson was wounded and captured he came home, bringing such articles as were in his care.


Hiram Kendall; with Adjt. W. D. Kendall; his faithful services are gratefully remembered by Adju- tant Kendall.


Bill Caldwell; with Capt. A. W. Caldwell; true till the Captain's death.


Nat Harris; with Capt. H. W. Ballard and Lieut. W. E. Harris; was a freedman, but served them well.


Henry Love; with Captain D. F. Alexander; when Captain Alexander was captured, brought his horses home safely, several hundred miles, through the enemy's country, and after securing clothes for him, carried both clothes and horses to him.


Charles Street; with Lieut. G. C. Street.


Dan Humphreys; with Lieut. Wes H. Humphreys; remained with him two years, till he was relieved by consolidation; then went to Sergt. Henry A. Hum- phreys in Company "G," Seventh Tennessee Cavalry, and was loyal to the end.


Isaac Killebrew ; with Lieut. J. J. Blake; standing by him faithfully till the war closed.


Fielding Rennolds; with E. H. and J. S. Rennolds; sought them on the battlefield of Shiloh and brought a day's cooked rations for the whole mess, and carried Mr. Thomas Reynolds (of the Memphis Appeal), who was taken violently sick, from the battlefield on his back. No truer soul ever served his young masters.


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Allen Cox; with Rev. Asa Cox; was faithful unto death, and was carefully nursed and buried by his grateful master.


Elias Daniel; with Sergt. J. E. Daniel; who fol- lowed the regiment at Shiloh till Sergeant Daniel was wounded, brought him off the field and nursed him tenderly. Was only seventeen years old.


Henry Bomer ; with Lieut. J. A. Bomer.


Jarrett Hallum; with Capt. W. D. Hallum.


Humph Clark; with Hunt brothers, Company "H," Fifth Tennessee Infantry.


Ben Vandyck; with Capt. J. T. Irion and Lieut. W. F. Harris.


Thornt Aden; with Capt. F. F. Aden and brothers, J. S. and John D.


Jack Haynes; with Lieuts. T. B. and James Haynes and H. C. Greer, Company "I," Fifth Tennessee.


Cable McCampbell; with Lieut. J. H. McCampbell.


Joe Cooney ; with Capt. Charles D. Cooney.


Jerry Atkins ; with W. E. T. Atkins.


Henry Brannock; with Dr. J. M. Brannock.


Lud Venable; with Col. C. D. Venable.


Henry Lamb; with Col. J. J. Lamb, and after his death with B. F. Taylor ; faithful to the end.


Wilson Dunlap; with John Dunlap, and then with Col. James D. Porter ; brought $2,500 from Arkansas to Gen. John H. Dunlap safely through the Federal lines.


-. -. Vandyck; with Vandyck brothers, Company "G," Seventh Tennessee Cavalry.


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General Notes.


One mess in Company "D," Fifth Tennessee Infan- try, was composed of Andrew, Matthew, John, Hil- liard, Van and William Thompson. The first three were brothers, the next two brothers and the last two also brothers and cousins of all the others. They were all good soldiers. Andrew and Matthew were killed at Perryville and the two others survived the war.


Mrs. John Martin (formerly Mrs. Hope) was the mother of five sons, all of whom were good soldiers- Adam A., William L., Pleas M. and J. K. Hope and Batie H. Martin. The first three gave their lives to the Lost Cause, and no better soldiers carried a gun or wielded a sword.


Mr. and Mrs. Green Berry Wilson furnished four true sons to the service of their country-Col. J. D., Capt. J. C. and Privates Robert A. and Andrew M. Wilson. The two former were officers of distinction, and the second shed his life-blood at Ft. Pillow.


Capt. W. T. Sims, Harvey, Marion, B. L. and Wash Sims were all sons of William Sims and wife.


F. M. Crouch, Company "F," Twenty-First Tennes- see Cavalry ; D. C. and T. J. of the Fifteenth Tennessee Infantry and W. R. of Company "A," Fifth Ten- nessee Infantry, were brothers and true soldiers.


Brodie T., D. B., James G. and N. C. Howard were all sons of James H. Howard and wife, and all wore the gray with honor and distinction.


Col. James D. Porter, Maj. Thomas K., Surgeon J.


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H. and Cadet William H. Porter, all sons of Dr. Thomas K. Porter, composed another quartet of gal- lant soldiers.


Mrs Adeline Irion Simmons gave five brave sons to the "Lost Cause"-Lieut. John I., Ep W. and W. H. of Company "B," Fifth Tennessee Infantry; Dr. Thomas C. Simmons of the Seventh Tennessee Cav- alry, and Dr. Robert A. R., in a Mississippi regiment.


Mrs. Rachel Milam was the mother of seven sons, six of whom were Confederate soldiers. Dr. T. R. was a lieutenant in Faulkner's Company of cavalry and battalion surgeon ; Riley served in the Forty-Sixth Tennessee Infantry, and the other four-Lieut. James B., Dr. Gwinn and Privates L. L. and Marcus D. Milam-in Company "C," Fifth Tennessee Infantry.


Rev. Ben Peeples and wife gave four noble sons to do battle for their country-Capt. Ben F., Company "G," Fifth Tennessee Infantry; Adjt. John R. of the Fifty-Second Tennessee Infantry, Private J. K. Polk of Company "G," Fifth Tennessee, and George T. of the Forty-Sixth Tennessee Infantry. No better sol- diers ever answered to roll-call.


Col. R. D. Caldwell's four sons, Col. James F., Sur- geon Samuel H, Capt. A. Wayne and Private Robert D., Jr., all enlisted in their country's service, and only Samuel H. was fortunate enough to survive the war.


But it was reserved to Esq. George Bowman and wife of the Fourteenth District to make the largest contribution of sons : Maj. H. F. of the Twentieth Tennessee Cavalry, Lieut. J. Lucius of Company "M," Fifth Tennessee Infantry; Lieut. Frank of Company "B," Forty-Sixth Tennessee Infantry; Lient. John H.


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of an Arkansas regiment, and Privates Charles and Samuel of Company "B," Fifth Tennessee Infantry- seven in all.


Parents who gave all their sons to the defense of their homes, whether one or more, deserve great honor, but the above-named exceptional instances deserve especial mention.


Four men served faithfully as letter carriers, taking great risks in running the blockade and keeping us in semi-continual communication with our loved ones. They were Esq. William Green, R. A. Burton, W. A. Thompson and Alex A. Farris, Esquire Green visit- ing the southern part of the county, Burton the east- ern and Thompson the western, while Farris took the greater risk in bringing letters out of Hickman, Ky., each of them, however, conveying any letters placed in their hands.


Whenever one of these "conductors on the under- ground railroad" appeared in camp there was great bustle and anxiety. Eyes sparkled, faces flushed, hearts fluttered, and from all parts of the camp men hurried to the postoffice. A soldier's blanket was spread on the ground and the mail carriers' saddle- bags, stuffed almost to bursting, was unbuckled and its contents dumped upon it, and then a half dozen of the best readers called out the names of the fortu- nate recipients, and these, tearing open the missives which father, mother, wife, sister, sweetheart or other loved one had penned, they eagerly scanned them, and soon the eyes "all unused to weeping" would glisten with teardrops that would, "all unbidden, flow," and coursing down the bronzed cheek, leave furrows in the


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dust from the drill field or pine soot from the camp- fire. These men, especially Esquire Green, deserve much credit for "doing well what their hands found to do." He was over age, and so a non-conscript, and the others were disabled by wounds and detailed for this special service.


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Conclusion.


And now my work is ended, and I commit it with all its faults and short comings to the hands of the comrades of my early manhood and their relatives and friends, asking for it a charitable reception. It is the result of years of thought and labor in collec- tion and preparation. Its compilation has been per- formed under many difficulties, and sometimes in se- vere physical paîn and suffering, nearly a thousand miles from the homes of those whom it was necessary to consult to secure the data, which had to be com- pared and harmonized. It has often been difficult to decide in the abundance of material what should be included and what should be omitted. But it has been a labor of love, and often a name or incident has brought up the faces of old comrades as distinct as if seen on yesterday and wakened memories of their companionship. There is much compensation in the encouragement and commendation of those who shared with me the dangers and sufferings which it recounts and of their wives who remember the "days that tried men's souls," and of their fair daughters, whose bright eyes have filled with tears as they talked of those far away years.


I thank God that I have been spared to finish it, and may He bless it for good and make it a "savor of life unto life" to all who read it. The book has been written with no desire to keep alive the animosities and bitterness engendered by the war, but in the be-


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lief that all true soldiers on either side accord to their sometime enemies honesty of purpose. But the object has been solely to put on record the names and deeds of brave men, whose chivalric heroism is worthy of any age and any cause.


Neither has the object been to foster the military spirit, for the author fully believes that


"Were half the power that fills the world with terror, Were half the wealth bestowed on camps and courts Given to redeem the human mind from error There were no need of arsenals or forts.


"The warrior's name would be a name abhorred ! And every nation that should lift again Its hand against its brothers, on its forehead Would wear forevermore the curse of Cain.


"Down the dark future, through long generations, The echoing sounds grow fainter, then cease ; And, like a bell, with solemn, sweet vibrations,


I hear once more the voice of Christ say: 'Peace.'


"Peace, and no longer from its brazen portals The black of war's great organ shakes the skies ! But beautiful as songs of the immortals, The holy melodies of love arise."


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