First I don't believe that Wilson Co. is 100 miles from Montgomery Co. Second, he may not have moved at all. Often the soldiers would go to another county to enlist. -----Original Message----- From: kaitysmom [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] My Civil War Question Hello List, as I said in a previous post, I am new to this list and I promised to send my Civil War questions and so here they are: My husband's 3rd great-grandfather was Andrew Jackson Barker. He was born in 1834 in Wilson County, Tennessee and lived his whole life there. He is listed in the 1860 Wilson County census which was enumerated on August 21, 1860. Between this census record and December 3, 1861 (the day he enlisted) he moved his entire family over 100 miles west to Montgomery County, Tennessee. He enlisted in Palmyra, Montgomery County, Tennessee on December 3, 1861. He was with the 49th Tennessee Regiment, Company H. My First Question: Why did he seemingly all of a sudden move west? He had not family in this part of the state. Was he thinking that he could go west and avoid the war and when he got so far, he figured he couldn't out run it, so he enlisted? Did that type of thing happen? Okay, I have a copy of his original military records and this is what they say: ENLISTED: December 3, 1861 in Palmyra, Montgomery County, Tennessee WOUNDED: February 15, 1862 at Fort Donelson, Stewart County, Tennessee, went home PRISONER OF WAR: Captured November 22, 1862 in Montgomery County, Tennessee, age 36, 5' 9 1/2" tall, gray eyes, dark hair, sent to Vicksburg, Mississippi on the steamboat Mary Crane COMPANY MUSTER ROLL: October 20, 1863 at Camp Cummings, Mobile, Alabama, deserted, wounded at Fort Donelson, sent home, not having regiment is dropped from rolls My Second Question: I have a copy of the book "Cry Havoc" written by C. Wallace Cross. This book is about the 49th Tennessee Infantry. It lists everyone that the author could locate that was at the Battle of Fort Donelson which is in Stewart County. When the south lost at this battle, the remaining soldiers were taken prisoner of war from the battle site. Not, Andrew Jackson Barker. As you can see from the information above, he was not taken prisoner of war until 9 months later in Montgomery County. He was wounded in the battle, could he have been taken to an army hospital in Montgomery County? The records says he "went home" could he have been taken prisoner of war at his home while recuperating? Now, he was put on a steamboat named "Mary Crane" and taken to Vicksburg, Mississippi. I have tried to find a photo of this steamboat, but I have learned that it wasn't too long after this battle that it was burned in Cheatham County, Tennessee. My Third Question: My Civil War research has only gone as far as Tennessee. Can anyone tell me if I would find any records on Andrew Jackson Barker's service or imprisonment in Vicksburg or anything in Mobile, Alabama. These areas I am not certain how to pursue? Thank you for letting me tell you my Civil War saga. One funny side note: Andrew Jackson Barker is my husband's ancestor. I also have an ancestor Oliver Coonrod that was with the 49th Ohio Infantry, Company H and was also at the battle of Fort Donelson. I like to tease my husband that my ancestor shot his and I won that battle!!! LOL!! In Christ, Melissa Barker ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from list mode, email [email protected] and in the text area of the message, type only the word unsubscribe

Dear Jean, Thanks for replying. I live about 10 minutes from the place where he enlisted in Montgomery County and from there to the community of Gladeville, Wilson County is almost a 1 1/2 hour drive today. I just looked at mapquest.com and the total estimated distance is 87.44 miles from Palmyra, Montgomery County to Gladeville, Wilson County, so I stand corrected, but it was still a long way back in the 1860's. It seems strange to me that he would go so far to enlist when their were companies enlisting in his own town? Thanks for the thoughts though!! It is very much appreciated. In Christ, Melissa Barker ----- Original Message ----- From: Jean Hendricks To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 12:11 PM Subject: RE: [CIVIL-WAR] Wilson Co; Montgomery Co. First I don't believe that Wilson Co. is 100 miles from Montgomery Co. Second, he may not have moved at all. Often the soldiers would go to another county to enlist. -----Original Message----- From: kaitysmom [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] My Civil War Question Hello List, as I said in a previous post, I am new to this list and I promised to send my Civil War questions and so here they are: My husband's 3rd great-grandfather was Andrew Jackson Barker. He was born in 1834 in Wilson County, Tennessee and lived his whole life there. He is listed in the 1860 Wilson County census which was enumerated on August 21, 1860. Between this census record and December 3, 1861 (the day he enlisted) he moved his entire family over 100 miles west to Montgomery County, Tennessee. He enlisted in Palmyra, Montgomery County, Tennessee on December 3, 1861. He was with the 49th Tennessee Regiment, Company H. My First Question: Why did he seemingly all of a sudden move west? He had not family in this part of the state. Was he thinking that he could go west and avoid the war and when he got so far, he figured he couldn't out run it, so he enlisted? Did that type of thing happen? Okay, I have a copy of his original military records and this is what they say: ENLISTED: December 3, 1861 in Palmyra, Montgomery County, Tennessee WOUNDED: February 15, 1862 at Fort Donelson, Stewart County, Tennessee, went home PRISONER OF WAR: Captured November 22, 1862 in Montgomery County, Tennessee, age 36, 5' 9 1/2" tall, gray eyes, dark hair, sent to Vicksburg, Mississippi on the steamboat Mary Crane COMPANY MUSTER ROLL: October 20, 1863 at Camp Cummings, Mobile, Alabama, deserted, wounded at Fort Donelson, sent home, not having regiment is dropped from rolls My Second Question: I have a copy of the book "Cry Havoc" written by C. Wallace Cross. This book is about the 49th Tennessee Infantry. It lists everyone that the author could locate that was at the Battle of Fort Donelson which is in Stewart County. When the south lost at this battle, the remaining soldiers were taken prisoner of war from the battle site. Not, Andrew Jackson Barker. As you can see from the information above, he was not taken prisoner of war until 9 months later in Montgomery County. He was wounded in the battle, could he have been taken to an army hospital in Montgomery County? The records says he "went home" could he have been taken prisoner of war at his home while recuperating? Now, he was put on a steamboat named "Mary Crane" and taken to Vicksburg, Mississippi. I have tried to find a photo of this steamboat, but I have learned that it wasn't too long after this battle that it was burned in Cheatham County, Tennessee. My Third Question: My Civil War research has only gone as far as Tennessee. Can anyone tell me if I would find any records on Andrew Jackson Barker's service or imprisonment in Vicksburg or anything in Mobile, Alabama. These areas I am not certain how to pursue? Thank you for letting me tell you my Civil War saga. One funny side note: Andrew Jackson Barker is my husband's ancestor. I also have an ancestor Oliver Coonrod that was with the 49th Ohio Infantry, Company H and was also at the battle of Fort Donelson. I like to tease my husband that my ancestor shot his and I won that battle!!! LOL!! In Christ, Melissa Barker ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from list mode, email [email protected] and in the text area of the message, type only the word unsubscribe ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== To search our list archives since 1996, go to http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl and enter Civil-War in the list name