The email back and forth about the Bugger Saga and the Darnell incident is interesting. There was a Robert Meadows (see link) (stone reads) "Rob't Meadows that I found out about that was buried not too far from my home. The stories that are being emailed about this makes me wonder if Robert Meadows was also killed by the buggers. http://www.rootsweb.com/~allauder/civwar-usa-grave-meadows.htm David Montgomery -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "David Cagle" <dcagle1@charter.net> > Nena and Joyce, > Your discussion of Jordan Darnell is interesting. My good friend Billy > Darnell wrote the 1994 article in the Wayne County Historian that was > mentioned. Bill passed away about 3 or 4 years ago. > > I too had relatives that were in the 2nd Mounted. A little research shows > that several members of the 2nd were killed by guerillas during the war. I > think the term bushwhackers or guerrillas can refer to either side depending > on which side you are on. Bert Hays (CSA) appears to have gotten credit for > most of the bushwhacking that went on in Hardin and Wayne Co. Others > accused Branson Davis (2nd Mounted) of the same atrocities. The Confederate > sympathizers didn't like Capt. Risden DeFord of the 6th Cavalry, who > according to Wade Pruitt in "Buggar Saga," made life miserable for the > southern side in the Hardin Co. area. > > There was a J. W. Darnell in the 5th Tennessee Infantry CSA early on. I > don't know if this could be Jordan Darnell. I know we discussed that > possibility several years ago. Some early recruits who joined the > Confederate Army (sometimes against their will) later joined units like the > 2nd Mounted which was formed in 1863 and stationed at Clifton. > > I think "Buggar Saga" is out of print. The last copy I bought was from the > book store in the Cox Creek Mall at Florence. > > David > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nena Wright" <nena_w@att.net> > To: <tnwayne@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 9:50 PM > Subject: Re: [TNWAYNE] Joyce > > > > That is correct, Joyce. > > > > That is what was "published" about my ancestor. But that is NOT what > > REALLY > > happened. > > > > He was sick and missed his "muster out" date...so he returned home...to > > Wayne County....There "confederate gorilla's" captured him and took him to > > the McClammery (?) farm. There they "killed" him and "indecently" buried > > him in a shallow grave, putting up a "picket" around him. His mother, > > Elizabeth Bennett Darnell and friends went to retrieve him but the > > confederate's would not let her in. > > > > Later, upon hearing of another encroachment of arms, the confederates > > fled, > > which allowed my g g great grandmother to go in an collect her son's > > remains > > and bury him decently. > > > > G G Great Grandmother had to go to court and prove her relation to her > > son...in doing so...all is a matter of court record. > > > > N > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: tnwayne-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tnwayne-bounces@rootsweb.com] > > On > > Behalf Of Joyce Luna > > Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 9:33 PM > > To: tnwayne@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [TNWAYNE] Query > > > > Exactly, is a bushwacker a person that lays in the bushes and robs people > > as > > they passby? that is what I sounds like to me. > > joyce > > > > Nena Wright <nena_w@att.net> wrote: > > Hi again! > > > > Say.....in the Wayne County Historian Vol 7, No 1 - March 1994 page > > 19....J. > > W. Darnell > > > > At the top of the page: > > > > "of who "J. W. Darnell, bushwhacker" was can now be laid to rest. > > Recommended reading: "The Buggar Saga," For more about the 2nd TN Mtd Inf > > and tales of the local area during the Civil War era." > > > > Can anyone give me any idea where to find this book? Amazon, nor Barnes > > and > > Noble nor several others I've tried has it. > > > > Nena > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > TNWAYNE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Looking for last minute shopping deals? 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Hello all, I bought the book the "Buggar Saga" and have read most of it...sure puts a new spin on our perceptions of our ancestors! No where in this book does it mention J. W. Darnell. I wonder how I would go about finding out more information about who exactly was part of this "gang" of Union forces stationed at Collinwood. David you were right this was fascinating reading...a must for anyone who's ancestors were living in the area at the time. Nena

Nena and list members, I have also bought the book the "Buggar Saga" and have read about half of it. It certainly stirs up your imagination. My gg grandfather, John Worthen, lived in Wayne Co., at least 32 years and died in 1862, in TN. I would really like to know if he died of natural causes of if the "gang" or soldiers had anything to do with his death? I do know that John's youngest son, Jesses was later found down in Walker Co., AL. Jesse was about 10 years old when the Civil War started. His mother, Nancy P. Hardin and son John was not in the 1860 census. He married Mary Jane Kitchens in AL and had 4 children: John (died as infant abt 1875); Mary ma. Samuel Ray Hight; Rose Etta ma. Oliver Joseph Clark; no information on Mattie; and Aid. You can find more information on Jesse in the "Wayne County, Tennessee Families" book. James E. and Nancy M., children of John Worthen and listed on the 1860 census of Wayne co. seem to have vanished. James was old enough to serve in the later part of the war. If anyone has information on members of these families I would appreciate your response. Thank you, Barbara Warthen Wallace Subject: Re: [TNWAYNE] the Buggar Saga " I bought the book the "Buggar Saga" and have read most of it...sure puts a new spin on our perceptions of our ancestors! No where in this book does it mention J. W. Darnell. I wonder how I would go about finding out more information about who exactly was part of this "gang" of Union forces stationed at Collinwood.".................... Nena