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Family Group 595
Actual name is William Purdie (or also known as Purdy).
Wife is Emiline Purdie. She is listed as Emeline Purdy in this same county in the 1870 and 1880…
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This card is for J. Bynum of 13 Tenn Cavalry. A review of all the Prisoner Forms and Casualty Forms show 3 different places of his death. The other name that appears on these…
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This card list name of "Andrew McKee" of Company B, 13 Tenn Cavalry. It is filed under Andrew McD__ Myers. This card is filled under the wrong Name.
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The name of J. Green of 13 Tennessee Cavalry (Bradford's) was included in a list of 226 prisoners captured at the Battle of Fort Pillow, TN on April 12, 1864.
There is an Index…
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Lt-Col. Wiley M. Reed was assigned command of the 5th Mississippi Cavarly. See more files on W. M. Reed in 5th Miss Cav records.
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See Cards filed under "James C. Flowers Ferguson".
There was a Lt J. C. Ferguson and a Lt. James Flowers, both of Company C.
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Private Robert E. Cole died of disease during the winter of 1861/1862 at Camp Beauregard, KY. Camp Beauregard was located just north of Union City, TN, just across the border. …
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Capt John G. Mann was General Forrest's chief engineer. He was captured on 28 December 1863 during Forrest's "cattle raid" while moving south to cross the Memphis & Charleston…
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J. C. McAdoo, Company C, 2nd Tenn Cavalry, was present at the Battle of Fort Pillow, TN, on April 12, 1864. Col. Tyree Bell described how he and Sgt. McAdoo tried to scamper up…
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Lt-Col. H. C. Greer went into West Tennessee along with Col. T. H. Bell and other regimental officers to recruit more troopers for General Forrest's command which would grow to a…
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Capt. Joe Hibbitt was an original company commander of Milton Russell's cavalry. He was killed in the charge against the Federal position at the Battle of Brices…
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Correction: Maj. James D. Porter would become governor of Tennessee.
Source for above: "Tyree H. Bell" by N. C. Hughes, Jr.
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William H. Porter had been a cadet until he joined the staff of Col. Tyree H. Bell's cavalry brigade. He was the youngest brother of Maj. James D. Porter, who would later become…
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See other records for him in folder Confederate - Officers under names:
Isaac T. Bell
and
J. T. Bell
All the same person.
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Lt. Isaac Bell was severely wounded in the left arm at the Battle of Brices Crossroads while serving as Aide de Camp(ADC) with his father.
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Isaac T. Bell was the son of Col. Tyree H. Bell, the commander of the brigade. Lt. Isaac Bell was severely wounded in the left arm at the Battle of Brice's Crossroads (aka…
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See also the other records under:
Isaac T. Bell in Officers folder
and
Isaac T. Bell in 12 Tenn Regiment
All are the same person.
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This card is for Isaac T. Bell, who was the son of Col. Tyree H. Bell, the brigade commander. Col. Bell appointed his son as Aide de Camp(ADC). He was wounded in the left arm at…
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James William Bell of Company A was the oldest son of Col. Tyree H. Bell, the commander of the 12 Tenn. He died at 19 years old from disease on 5 December 1861 at their camp near…
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Image, found in Census - US Federal 1860: Page 95 · 12 Feb 2013 You