Cassie My addition to your Elam's in the Military John Calhoun Elam born November 21, 1840 in Covington, Tennessee son of Edward Elam and Sarah Tucker, was a confederate soilder in the civil war and served in the Tennessee 9th Infantry Company C. William Elam born July 20, 1838 in Covington, Tennessee, son of Edward Elam and Sarah Tucker, served in the civil war in the Tennessee 18th infantry Company A. LaDonna Elam McKelvey