John Riley Moore, Company A, 12th Tennessee Cavalry (USA)

Rank, unit served with, etc.  Private, Company A, 12^th Tennessee Cavalry USA. He survived Franklin and the war.  Moore is my paternal great-great-great grandfather (he is the great-grandfather of my paternal grandmother).

He is buried at Mount Carmel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Mosheim, Greene County, TN.  Submitted by Tim McCoy tmccoydc@yahoo.com

Franklin Compton Bible, Company A, 12th Tennessee Cavalry (USA)

Private, Company A, 12^th Tennessee Cavalry USA. He survived the Battle of Franklin and the war.  Bible is my paternal great-great grandfather (he is the grandfather of my paternal grandmother). He is buried in Blue Springs Cemetery, Mosheim, Greene County, TN.

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Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte Lusk, Co L, 1st Tennessee Cavalry, (U.S.A.), Co L

1^st Lieutenant, Co. L., 1^st TN Cavalry USA, but at time of the Battle of Franklin was detached to serve in the HQ of the 1^st Brigade, 1^st Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division of the Mississippi, commanded by Brig. Gen. John Thomas Croxton.  He was brevetted Captain at the war’s conclusion.

He survived the Battle of Franklin and the war. He was mustered out in July 1865 after serving as ADC to General Croxton during the Alabama campaign of the “lost” brigade that saw some of the last fighting of the Civil War east of the Mississippi.

Lusk is my paternal great-great grandfather (he is the father of my paternal grandfather’s mother). He is buried in Flint Springs Cemetery, Bradley County, TN.

I have photos of him in uniform (including a CDV made by Giers in Nashville in 1862-63, another of him of him on his wedding day, Feb. 15, 1866, made by Judd, a well-known Chattanooga photographer) and one of him in civilian attire, also from the 1860s.

We have letters he exchanged with his fiancée and relatives.  None refer to the Battle of Franklin. Copies of these letters are all now in the TN State Archives as part of its Civil War Sesquicentennial collection.

Tim McCoy  tmccoydc@yahoo.com

Alexander William Thompson, 5th Mississippi Infantry

1. Alexander William Thompson
2. 2^nd Sgt Company D “New Prospect Grays”, 5^th Mississippi Infantry
3. Born September 23,1831. Mustered into service on August 12, 1861 in Louisville, MS. The 5^th MS first served in Costal defenses in Pensacola, FL. After the 5^th MS was transferred to the Army of Tennessee, he fought many major battles, including Shiloh, Stones River, Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, and the Atlanta Campaign.
4. The 5^th MS was part of General Mark Lowery’s brigade, Cleburne’s Divisions and Alexander was wounded in the fighting near the Carter Cotton Gin.
5. He died of those wounds on December 23, 1864
6. G, G, Grandfather
7. Buried in the McGavock cemetery in the Mississippi section
8. See photo below
9. After the battle, he was taken to the home of a local citizen, Mrs. Nancy Dotson. After his death, she wrote a letter to my G, G, Grandmother with some details of his death.
10. My email is twaltman@wjtv.com
11. You have my permission to use this information.

John Paul Hill, 16th Alabama Infantry, Co B

John Paul Hill

• Private, 16^th Alabama Co. B
• Younger brother of Andrew Malone Hill (also of the 16^th Alabama Co. B).
• Killed November 30, 1864.
  Two written accounts state that his older brother Andrew, found J.P. Hill deceased near the breastworks or near the 2^nd line of entrenchments that evening not far, apparently, from where Cleburne fell. This contradicts accounts stating that Cleburne was found some 50 yards south from the line(s).
• Great-great-grand uncle
• McGavock Cemetery Section 69 Grave 20
• Staylor0891 @att.net

 

James Alexander Penn, 6th Mississippi Infantry; captured after Franklin in Hood’s retreat

1. Full names of soldier: James Alexander Penn

2. Rank, unit served with, etc. 2nd Sergeant, Company A/6th Mississippi Infantry

3. Any personal info about the soldier that you’re aware of.

He was born in Louisiana and at the beginning of the war we think he may have been the postmaster in Pelahatchie, MS. Family legend says that he still owned land in Pennsylvania from the orgininal land grant to William Penn but refused to go back after the war and pay taxes on it because it was Yankee territory. After the conclusion of the war, one of his daughters married a man from the north and was promptly disowned and kicked out of the family. He also previously served one enlistment in the 10th Mississippi Infantry and upon completion, enlisted into the 6th Mississippi.

4. Was he wounded at Franklin? Captured? Missing? Killed?

According to family lore, he made it through the battle unscathed but as he

was moving back down Columbia Pike to regroup with the regiment, he saw

a Union Soldier rise up and shoot him in the leg. He lay on the road into the

night before being found by his company commander who assisted him

back to the field hospital (presumably Carnton House) (This incident was

documented in H. Grady Howell’s book “Going to Meet the Yankees: A

History of the Bloody Sixth Mississippi Infantry”). He refused to allow the

surgeon to amputate his leg and for the rest of his life, wore a small leather

pouch around his neck in order to keep the bone fragments that worked out

of the wound; he wanted to be buried in one hole. He was captured 3 days

later when the Union swept back through the area and sent to Ohio where

he remained as a prisoner of war until the end of the war.

5. Survive Franklin? Survive the war? See Above

6. Your exact relation?

Great Grandson (Gary D. Penn) and Great-Great Grandson (Kendall W. Penn)

7. Burial place? Holly Bush United Methodist Church, Pelahatchie, Missippi

8. Any pictures of the soldier: in uniform? Before or after the war?

Pictures taken after the war attached below.

9. Surviving letters, diaries, or documents you’re willing to share?

No letters or documents although we have a certain number of documents related to his capture and subsequent discharge as a POW, as well as census documents, any of which I’d be happy to share.

10. The email address for you to be contacted? Kendallpenn@hotmail.com

11. Permission to re-publish your info in a web-based database so others can learn about him, and possibly contact you to ask questions or share info you might desire?

Absolutely

Regarding one of Penn’s comrades, Jacobson writes:

As the dull morning light of December 1, 1864 began to spread over Franklin just after 6 a.m., the gravity of what had transpired became horribly clear. Capt. William C. Thompson, 6th Mississippi, was still lying on the ground near Lewisburg Pike when dawn broke. He was in such pain that he “cared little” about either living or dying. Eventually someone found him and carried him to a field hospital where a doctor dug the bullet out of Thompson’s leg without chloroform. Capt. R. N. Rea, 4th Mississippi, was not wounded, but had been through his own hell. After the Federals retreated he remained in the ditch near the Carter cotton gin. 

Around 1 a.m. he got out from under “a pile of dead and wounded men” and began wandering the desolate field. It was cold, and Rea was so stiff that he “could hardly walk.” He saw lanterns moving about and campfires sprinkled across the landscape. By the time the sun came up the captain had recovered somewhat, only to have the light of day expose the great expanse of horror. Rea said it was like nothing he had ever seen, nor wished to see again. Dead and wounded were everywhere, and in his estimation one-fourth of the Rebel army had been destroyed.

Jacobson, Eric A. (2013-11-01). For Cause and Country: A Study of the Affair at Spring Hill & the Battle of Franklin (Kindle Locations 8557-8562). O’More Publishing. Kindle Edition.

Orren Franklin Harrison, Company D (Kossuth Volunteers) of the 23rd Mississippi Regiment

1. Full names of soldier. Orren Franklin Harrison (sometimes mistakenly listed as Orion F. Harrison in his military file)

2. Rank, unit served with, etc. Private with Company D (Kossuth Volunteers) of the 23rd Mississippi Regiment

3. Any personal info about the soldier that you’re aware of. None

4. Was he wounded at Franklin? Captured? Missing? Killed? Neither wounded nor captured nor KIA. I believe his regiment saw action near the Carter Cotton Gin at Franklin.
5. Survive Franklin? Survive the war? He did survive the War and lived until 1926. His death certificate lists his occupation as “Retired Farmer” and his cause of death was attributed to “Chronic Brain Softening” He was 87-years-old at the time of his death.

6. Your exact relation? – O.F. Harrison is my 2nd Great Grandfather

7. Burial place? Oak Grove Cemetery in Woodbine, Texas

8. Any pictures of the soldier: in uniform? Before or after the war? None

9. Surviving letters, diaries, or documents you’re willing to share? His Confederate pension application is attached to this email. It states that he served from September of 1861 to April of 1865.

10. The email address for you to be contacted? dazbell1968@yahoo.com

11. Permission to re-publish your info in a web-based database so others can learn about him, and possibly contact you to ask questions or share info you might desire? Yes

David Azbell
Azbell Communications, LLC
121 Coosa Street, Suite 200
Montgomery, Alabama 36104

Anthony Lee Davis Scott (A.L.D. Scott), 128th Indiana Infantry

My third Great-grandfather fought with 128th Indiana

Name: Anthony Lee Davis Scott (A.L.D. Scott)

Unit: 128th Indiana Inf. company A

Rank: 1st lieutenant

Unfortunately I don’t have much personal info on A.L.D. He survived the war and was mustered out at the end of the war April 10th 1866 in Raleigh N.C.

He passed away at the home for disabled Volunteer soldiers 1907 in Leavenworth, Kansas where he is also buried.

I have been trying to get specific information on the 128th in particular company A. For a time our family was fractured and most of oral history was lost and as far as I know no physical history remains.

If you have or know of any history on Company A I would appreciate it.

Thank you so much

John Scott
termn8r2003@yahoo.com
Fontana, Ca.

Samuel A. Farmer, Private, Company A of the 39th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry, “Simpson Grays”, Sears Brigade

1. Full names of soldier.

Samuel A. Farmer

2. Rank, unit served with, etc.

Private, Company A of the 39th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry, “Simpson Grays”, Sears Brigade

3. Any personal info about the soldier that you’re aware of.

Samuel A. Farmer was born in GA about 1830, and as a very young child he moved with his family to Monroe County, AL. On May 15, 1850, it was there that he married Mary Ann Wright. Sam was a farmer and a “Minister of the Gospel.” He was an educated man of simple means, and he was not a slave holder. He and Mary Ann had five children: Lucinda Washington Farmer (my ancestor), Amanda Jane “Mandy” Farmer, Henry King Farmer (who became a minister also), Susan Ellender “Ellen” Farmer, and Ellfair “Ella” Farmer.

The Farmers temporarily moved to Covington County, MS about 1859, then on to Simpson County, MS the following year.

On April 5, 1862 Sam enlisted in Westville with Captain (later Major) R J. Durr for a period of 3 years. The records erroneously list his age as 22; he was 32 at the time he enlisted. His younger brother, Pvt. George Henry Farmer, served in the same unit and would have fought at Franklin as well.

4. Was he wounded at Franklin? Captured? Missing? Killed?
Sam was killed in action during the Battle of Franklin.

5. Survive Franklin? Survive the war?
No.

Sam’s widow Mary Ann married William B. Gray in 1865.

Sam’s brother George Henry Farmer survived the war, and his name appears on the Indigent and Disabled Confederates List of 1865. He married Margaret Catherine “Kate” McLendon on January 7, 1875 in Simpson County, MS, and they had seven known children.

One of his sons, Jefferson Jackson Farmer, upon being interviewed in 1955 at the time of his 50th wedding anniversary with Ada Alphalona Coleman, proudly named his father as Confederate veteran “George Andrew Jackson Farmer.”

6. Your exact relation?
I am a third great-granddaughter of Samuel A. Farmer.

7. Burial place?
McGavock Confederate Cemetery, Section 24 – Mississippi – Grave 31

8. Any pictures of the soldier: in uniform? Before or after the war?
No. I hope to discover one some day.

9. Surviving letters, diaries, or documents you’re willing to share?

I have very little. Please see attached copies of service cards I have found on Fold3 and a grave marker photograph which was added by “james brooks christoffersen” to Find A Grave Memorial # 6538857.

I would like to add that the Battle Flag of the 39th MS was captured by the 4th Minnesota at the Battle of Allatoona in GA on October 5, 1864, and the remnants are in the collections of the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul. Photo reproductions of a painting of the flag are for sale on its website. I am also attaching a copy of the photographed painting.

10. The email address for you to be contacted?
cmcsmith at bellsouth.net

11. Permission to re-publish your info in a web-based database so others can learn about him, and possibly contact you to ask questions or share info you might desire?
Yes

 

John Robert Hill, Company E of the 20th Infantry Regiment of Tennessee.

1. Full names of soldier.  John Robert Hill

2. Rank, unit served with, etc.   He served in Company E of the 20^th Infantry Regiment of Tennessee.

3. Any personal info about the soldier that you’re aware of. He was born July 17, 1848 in Williamson County and  he enlisted on June 8, 1861 in Trousdale, TN.

4. Was he wounded at Franklin?  Captured?  Missing?  Killed?

5. Survive Franklin?  Survive the war? Yes he survived and lived a long life.  He was 72 years old when he died on May 9, 1921.

6. Your exact relation? He is my maternal great-grandfather.

7. Burial place? Franklin, TN

8. Any pictures of the soldier:  in uniform?  Before or after the war?  I have pictures of him before and after service, but none in his uniform.

9. Surviving letters, diaries, or documents you’re willing to share? None that I am aware of at this time.

10. The email address for you to be contacted? Lgharris57@verizon.net

11. Permission to re-publish your info in a web-based database so others can learn about him, and possibly contact you to ask questions or share info you might desire? Yes