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A 40+ page presentation-study of Civil War soldier's profiles, with many pictures, who are buried in Rest Haven Cemetery in Franklin, Tennessee.
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Rest
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Profil
es o
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rest
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en s
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Civ
il W
ar V
eterans o
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mson C
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Mid
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Burie
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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”