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By Kraig W. M

cNutt | Tellinghistory@

yahoo.com | N

ov 2011

Copyright 2011

Most recent info @

RestHavenSoldiers.com

About K

raig McN

utt

McN

utt is originally from Kentucky but has lived in W

illiamson

County since the fall of 2000. He raises horses in Franklin on a sm

all farm w

ith his family. He is very involved in m

any W

illiamson County historical and preservation activities.

McN

utt has been blogging and publishing Civil War content

since 1995. He has been studying the Civil War since the m

id 1980s. He self-publishes hundreds of pages of historical research a year, m

ostly on middle Tennessee and W

illiamson

County. Most of his accessible research can be found at:

ww

w.Scrib

D.co

m/kraigm

M

cNutt’s academ

ic degrees include: B.A. Philosophy, Indiana U

niversity and a M.S. from

the University of Kentucky.

He is Director, The Center for the Study of the American Civil

War.

M

cNutt is a frequent presenter and lecturer at Civil W

ar round tables, special events, and com

munity sites.

Kraig McN

utt hosts and publishes at B

attleo

fFranklin

.net and m

aintains the Battle of Franklin Facebook Group (nearly 4,000 friends as of N

ov 2011). His em

ail is Tellin

ghisto

ry@yah

oo

.com

Table of Contents N

ewton

Jasper A

nglin

, Company H

, 24th T

N In

fantry

Elijah

Lynch

Bau

gh, Com

pany D, 1st Ten

nessee Feild’s In

fantry,

William

Man

ey Bow

man

, Company D, 32

nd T

N In

fantry

Gen

eral James P. B

rownlow

, 1 st East Ten

nessee Cavalry, U.S.

Joseph L

. Campb

ell, Co G, 1st Ten

nessee Feild’s In

fantry

Captain Tod

Carter, Company H

, 20th T

N In

fantry

Edm

und C. Cook

, 32nd Ten

nessee In

fantry

William

E. Cu

nnin

gham, Co F,, 41

st Tennessee In

fantry

Dan G

erman

, Surgeon

, 4th A

labama Rod

dey’s Cav

George G

rum

mon

d, Lt. 14

th Mich

igan In

f, 2nd Lt. 18th

Regiment, U.S.

Lt Col.John L

. Hou

se, 1 st Tennessee In

fantry

James L

. McGan

n, Co B

, 22nd T

N Cav

William

S. McLem

ore, Colonel, 4

th TN (M

cLemore’s) Cav

George L N

eely, Company D, 32

nd T

N In

fantry

George M

Neely, Com

pany D/H, 32

nd T

N In

fantry

James Dick

inson

Park, Co B

, 11 th TN

Cavalry

Lt Col. Thom

as H. Peebles, 24

th Tennessee In

fantry

Nich

olas Edw

in Per

Jonathan Jordan

Pu

ryear, Co G , 11 th Ten

nessee Cavalry

Dr. Fieldin

g P. Sloan, Su

rgeon, Com

pany D, 5th Ten

nessee Cav

Dr. James Duvall W

allis, Co B, 1 st Ten

nessee H

eavy Artillery

Edm

und Pettu

s Win

ston, Com

pany G, 13th Ten

nessee In

fantry

Daniel F. Cocke, ACG, P

rovisional Arm

y

Walter J. B

ennet, Co B

, Holm

an’s Cav

Table of Contents Civil W

ar Soldiers in

Rest Haven

Pics ju

st of markers

Tilm

an H

. Atkeison, Co C, 1st T

N In

fantry

Hard

en Perk

ins Coch

rane, Com

pany D, 2nd A

labama Cavalry

James Crow

ner, Co K

, 28th Ten

nessee In

fantry

G.W. Cupp

ett (CSA

unit n

ot identified

)

Corpl Charles A. Leffin

gwell, Co E

, 28th M

iss Cav

John A

. Lunn, Co C, 11 th Ten

nessee Cav

Ongoin

g research is alw

ays bein

g don

e on Civil W

ar soldiers bu

ried in

Rest H

aven.

To share inform

ation, m

ake corrections or to secu

re the m

ost recently up

dated version

contact Kraig M

cNutt at Tellin

ghistory@

yahoo.com

About th

is list of soldiers

The first 24 sold

iers in th

is report have pictu

res of the m

en bu

ried in

their resp

ective plots. Unless oth

erwise

indicated

, the ph

otos of the sold

iers come from

the W

illiamson

County H

istorical Society. The oth

er soldiers listed

after th

ese just have pics of th

eir markers. A

ll pictures of th

e markers provid

ed by K

raig McN

utt.

New

ton Jasp

er Anglin

, Com

pany H, 24

th TN

Infantry, C.S.A

. 1

Enlisted at age 18 on August 24, 1861 into Beale’s Com

pany, 24th TN

Inf. 1

Listed as a deserter 28 June 1862, re-enlisted Dec 1, 1862. 1

He was w

ounded and listed as a POW

12/31/62 at M

urfreesboro. 1

Furloughed 23 Feb 1864. Leg was am

putated from Stones

River wound.

1

Served through Spring 1865. 1

Was likely personally engaged at Franklin and N

ashville.

Elijah

Lynch

Bau

gh, Com

pany D, 1 st Ten

nessee Feild’s In

fantry, C.S.A.

1

Enlisted May 9, 1861 in Franklin as a Pvt. Re-enlisted at Corinth

30 April 1862 for two m

ore years. 1

Admitted into O

cmulgee Hospital in M

acon, GA Sept 4, 1864. Stayed until Sept 12

th. 1

Personally saw action at Seven Pines, Perryville, Gettysburg,

possibly Franklin and Nashville.

William

Man

ey Bow

man

, Com

pany D, 32nd T

N In

fantry, C.S.A.

1

Enlisted Oct 10, 1862 as a Pvt in Knoxville.

1

Saw action at Chickam

auga, Missionary Ridge, the Atlanta

campaign and N

ashville.

Gen

eral James P. B

rownlow

1 st E

ast Tennessee Cavalry, U.S.A

. 1

Brig. Gen. James P. Brow

nlow (1842-1879), m

arried Belle Cliffe, daughter of Dr. D.B. Cliffe. 1

Though a Union m

an, he won the hearts of Franklin having ex-

Confederate pall-bearers. 1

He is buried in the Cliffe lot in Rest Haven.

Joseph L

. Campb

ell, Co G, 1 st Ten

nessee Feild’s In

fantry, C.S.A.

1

Enlisted May 25, 1861 at age 21 as a Pvt at Cam

p Cheatham.

1

Re-enlisted at Corinth in April 1862. 1

Severely wounded at Stones River in the role of a color sgt. Also

captured. 1

In early 1863 he was transferred to the F&

S. 1

Records state that June 9, 1864 he was killed at Dalton.

1

Buried in Rest Haven Cemetery in Franklin.

Captain Tod

Carter, Company H

, 20

th TN

Infantry

1

Enlisted May 18, 1861, for 3 years, Pvt, 20 years old.

1

Appointed Asst QM

, Oct 24, 1862 in Tullahom

a. 1

The 20th TN

saw action at M

ill Springs, Shiloh, Stone’s River, Franklin (63), Hoover’s Gap, M

issionary Ridge, Franklin (64) and N

ashville. 1

Captured Nov 25, 1863 at W

ood House Ford, TN; part of the

Missionary Ridge Cam

paign. 1

Sent to Johnson’s Island in early Dec 63. Transferred to Baltimore

Feb 9, 1864. 1

Mortally w

ounded nine times w

ithin a few hundred yards of his

boyhood home at Franklin, N

ov 30, 1864.

1840 - 1864

Captain Tod

Carter, Company H

, 20

th TN

Infantry

The fatal bullet

Tod’s resting place in Rest Haven, Franklin

Edm

und C. Cook

32

nd Ten

nessee In

fantry, C.S.A.

1

Mustered in N

ov 2, 1861 as a Captain, age 30. 1

Elected Colonel Oct 28, 1861.

1

Brown’s Brigade, Stew

art’s Division, Buckner’s Corps, AOT 1

Taken prisoner at Fort Donelson on Feb 16, 1862. Transferred to Fort W

arren (Boston Harbor) in early March.

1

Exchanged July 31, 1862. 1

Records show he w

as mortally w

ounded in action near Marietta on

June 22; died on the 23rd.

1

5’ 5” | Gray eyes | Brown hair |

1829 - 1864

William

E. Cu

nnin

gham, Co F,

41 st Tennessee In

fantry, C.S.A.

1

Mustered in N

ov 4, 1861 as a Pvt into Capt Abner S. Boone’s Com

pany (F). 1

Elected 3rd Lt 29 Sept 1862 &

1st Lt O

ct 13, 1862. In Dec 63 he w

as promoted to Captain.

1

Captured at Fort Donelson Feb 16, 1862; exchanged in August. Served at Cam

p Morton.

1

Was likely personally engaged at Franklin and

Nashville.

1

William

Eason Cunningham w

as the son of Rev. A.N

. Cunningham, a Presbyterian m

inister. 1

W.E. Cunningham

was one of the original

mem

bers of the Franklin KKK. 1

Buried in Rest Haven Cemetery in Franklin.

1841 - 1894

Dan G

erman

, Surgeon

, 4

th Alabam

a Roddey’s Cav, C.S.A

.

1

Appointed surgeon April 17, 1862 and ordered to report to Gen P.G.T. Beauregaard at Corinth, M

iss. 1

May have served in other CSA units before Apr 62, perhaps

154th TN

. 1

Served in a Franklin hospital from Dec 21, 61 til Feb 21, 1862 as

‘acting Surgeon’. 1

Was likely personally engaged at N

ashville.

George G

rum

mon

d, Lt. 14

th Mich

igan In

f, 2

nd Lt. 18th

Regiment, U.S. In

fantry

1

Lieut. Col. Grumm

ond served as Provost Marshal during the

Union occupation of Franklin, Tennessee.

1

He served in the 1st M

I Inf (May 61 til July 62) and 14

th MI

Inf (Mar 63 til July 65).

1

While w

the 1st M

I he saw action at Gaines’ M

ill and M

alvern Hill. 1

Following his discharge from

the 14th MI, he w

as com

missioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the 18th Reg., U.S. Infantry.

1

He was assigned to Fort Phil Kearny, W

Y. On Dec. 21, 1866,

under the comm

and of Capt. Fetterman, Grum

mond led a

cavalry attack against the warriors of Red Cloud.

1

The entire detachment w

as killed in what becam

e known as

the “Fetterman M

assacre.” 1

Grumm

ond’s widow, Frances Courtney Grum

mond had her

husband’s frozen body shipped back to her hometow

n, Franklin, to be buried in Rest Haven Cem

etery. D. 1866

George G

rum

mon

d

Lt Col.John L

. Hou

se, 1 st Tennessee In

fantry 1

John L. House operated a store with his brother Sam

uel and son M

ansfield. 1

He was one of the original m

embers of the Franklin K.K.K.

1

He was killed by Dan Griffin, a Franklin policem

an, over a personal disagreem

ent. 1

Re-enlisted after Shiloh at Corinth on May 1, 1862 for tw

o more

years. 1

Was likely personally engaged at Franklin.

1

Buried in Rest Haven Cemetery in an unm

arked grave.

James L

. McGan

n, Co B

, 22nd T

N Cav

1

Enlisted 28 May 1861 as a Pvt.

1

Captured Dec 12, 1862. Must have been released or

escaped shortly afterward.

1

Appears to have been captured again in late Dec 1862 near O

xford, MS (O

kolona), then paroled. 1

Was likely personally engaged at Franklin.

1

Age 22 (1862) | 5’ 10” | Brown eyes | Fair com

plexion

1840 - 1915

William

S. McLem

ore, Colonel

4th T

N (McLem

ore’s) Cav, C.S.A.

1

William

S. McLem

ore, (1830-1908) editor, lawyer, judge, and

Colonel of the 4th Tenn Cavalry CSA. 1

He subdivided his farm into Hard Bargain in 1873. His Franklin

home w

as on West M

ain until he moved to M

urfreesboro to join a law

practice with his son-in-law

John E. Richardson. 1

Enlisted as a 1st Lt (age 31) on O

ct 30, 1861. Promoted to Col.

April 7, 1864. 1

Captured May 9, 1865 in W

ashington, GA. Signed the Oath

5/31/65. 1

Cited for gallant & m

eritorious service for actions at Thompson’s

Station, Chickamauga &

Dandridge. 1

Was likely personally engaged at Franklin and N

ashville. Fair com

plexion | Dark hair | Blue eyes | 5’10”.

1830 - 1908

George L N

eely, Com

pany D, 32nd T

N In

fantry, C.S.A.

1

Enlisted Nov 5, 1862 at M

urfreesboro 1

Record shows he w

as discharged Nov 18, 62 for disability.

George M

Neely,

Company D/H

, 32nd T

N In

fantry, C.S.A.

1

Enlisted Dec 11, 1861 as a Pvt. 1

Captured at Fort Donelson (Co H) Feb 16, 1862. 1

Nov 20, 1862 w

as discharged in Murfreesboro for being under

the age of 18.

James Dick

inson

Park,

Co B, 11 th T

N Cavalry

1

James D. Park w

as the son of Dr. J.S. Park and after the war w

as a law

yer. He is buried in Rest Haven. 1

Did not find data in Fold3.com, confirm

ed in CWD

1

The 11th TN

Cav saw action in skirm

ishes in mid TN

, Stones River, Thom

pson's Station, Franklin (63), Chickamauga, the Atlanta cam

paign, Franklin (64) and N

ashville.

Lt Col. Thom

as H. Peebles,

24th Ten

nessee In

fantry 1

Mustered in June 29, 1861 as Captain, age 39.

1

Scant records but was elected Lt Col. Aug 6, 1861. Dropped M

ay 14, 62. 1

Comm

anded at Shiloh. 1

The 24th TN

was part of Strahl’s Brigade, Cheatham

’s Div., Hardee’s Corps, AOT 1

The 24th w

as engaged at Franklin and Nashville.

1822 – 1870

Nich

olas Edw

in Perk

ins, Co D

Dou

glas’s Bat., 11 th Ten

nessee Cavalry

1

Enlisted Oct 10, 1862 in M

urfreesboro, age 41, as a Pvt in Co D. 1

Captured Jan 31 in Middleton, TN

; and at Pulaski July 16. paroled 18 July 1863. 1

Was likely personally engaged at Franklin and N

ashville.

Lived at Meeting of the W

aters.

Jonathan Jordan

Pu

ryear, Co G

11 th Tennessee Cavalry

1

Military records are sketchy at best.

1

Was likely personally engaged at Franklin and N

ashville.

1841 - 1871 Andrew, 4

th TN Cav

Jonathan, 11th TN

Cav

Bro

the

rs

Dr. Fieldin

g P. Sloan, Su

rgeon

Company D, 5

th Tennessee Cav

1

F.P. Sloan enlisted Feb 14, 1862 in Cleveland, TN.., w

ith Com

pany I. By March 64 he w

as with Co D.

1

Dr. Sloan was fatally w

ounded in the Battle of Franklin but didn't die until June 19, 1865 in the hom

e of J.B. McEw

en on Fair Street. 1

His brother was Flavel Baxter w

ho served in the 5th TN

Cav but lived until 1921. 1

He is buried in the M

cEwen lot at Rest Haven.

1833 - 1865

Dr. James Duvall W

allis, Co B,

1 st Tennessee H

eavy Artillery

1

Enlisted Oct 1, 1861 as a Pvt in Little Rock.

1

Captured at Vicksburg, July 4, 1863 and paroled. 1

Dr. J.D. Wallis w

as the son-in-law of Dr. J.S. Park of Franklin.

The WCHS pic says he w

as a surgeon, but I can not verify that.

Edm

und Pettu

s Win

ston, Com

pany G, 13

th Tennessee In

fantry

1

Enlisted March 8, 1862 at LaGrange, TN

., as a Pvt into Co L. 1

Transferred to Co G in Oct 62.

1

Discharged Feb 23, 1863. 1

He would seen action at Belm

ont, Fort Donelson, Shiloh and Stones River. 1

The 13th w

as at Franklin and Nashville.

Other sold

iers buried

in Rest H

aven

Records d

ifficult to verify

Daniel F. Cocke came to Franklin from

Lookout M

t. with his fam

ily after the war.

Civil War Sold

iers in

Rest Haven

Pics ju

st of markers

1

Enlisted May 25, 1861 at age 24 as a Pvt. Like m

any of his com

rades, Atkeison re-enlisted in late April 1862, after Shiloh. 1

The Nov/Dec m

uster sheet shows he w

as promoted to

Captain in the QM

dept in Knoxville. 1

It is likely that Atkeison saw action throughout the w

ar in the follow

ing campaigns: Seven Pines, Perryville, Gettysburg,

Chickamauga, M

issionary Ridge, Kennesaw M

tn, Atlanta and Franklin.

Tilm

an H

. Atkeison, Co C,

1st TN

Infantry

Hard

en Perk

ins Coch

rane

Company D, 2

nd A

labama Cavalry

1

Enlisted May 17, 1862 for three

years in Tuscaloosa as a Pvt in Com

pany D. 1

The 2nd Cav saw

action in Florida, M

iss., Grierson’s Raid, battle of Atlanta, and Greensboro.

James Crow

ner, Co K

, 28

th Tennessee In

fantry A

lso know

n as 2

nd M

ountain

TN

1

Mustered in Aug 6, 1861 at Cam

p Zollicoffer 1

His records are scanty but he may have seen action at

Shiloh, the Atlanta Campaign, Franklin and N

ashville.

G.W. Cupp

ett, C.S.A.

Corpl Charles A. Leffin

gwell,

Co E, 28

th Miss Cav

1

Mustered into Capt C.R. M

ayson’s Company of Cavalry, Starke’s Regim

ent, Miss Vols at age 24, enrolling at

Prentiss, Miss., on M

arch 10, 1862 as a 2nd Corpl. He signed on for 3 years.

1

He is listed as deserting 1 July 1863. He was detailed on scout duty in the early part of 1863.

1

He was also apparently a m

usician. 1

He was captured as a PO

W in Colum

bia, Tenn on Nov 28, 1863. Spent tim

e at Rock Island Ill., prison. 1

In mid Dec 63 he w

as forwarded for exchange to Louisville.

John A

. Lunn, Co C,

11 th Tennessee Cav

1

Enlisted Nov 24, 1863. and deserted on

his one year anniversary instead of re-enlisting. 1

Took oath of allegiance in Jan 1865, having deserted N

ov 25, 1864, thus just m

issing Franklin-Nashville.

1

From M

aury Co, Tenn. 1

Fair complexion | Brow

n hair | Blue eyes | 5’7”