Five 13th Tenneseeans rest at McGavock

Major Williams J. Crook, 13th Tennessee Infantry, was lucky enough to survive the Battle of Franklin. The 13th was part of Vaughan’s Brigade, under Brig

Pvt. Hugh Lawson Duncan, 39th GA, Cumming’s Brigade, Stevenson’s Division

The 39th Georgia Infantry was at Franklin alongside the 24th, 36th and 56th Georgia regiments. All members of Cumming’s Brigade, Stevenson’s Division. Duncan is listed

John McGavock (b. 1815) married Carrie McGavock in 1848

Randal McGavock (d. 1843) was a prominent local politician, even serving as Mayor of Nashville for a one-year term in 1824. Randal knew President James

Carrie McGavock’s labor of love . . . she is blessed!

George Cuppett wrote the names and information related to the identity of each soldier in the McGavock cemetery book (Jacobson: McGavock, pp. 39-44). After he

40th Ohio soldier writes in July 1864

Letter from First Lieutenant Silas Hart of the 40th Ohio Infantry, Company B. Vinings Station Ga. July 7 1864 Hart writes of Company B’s participation

Report of Flag-Officer Du Pont, U. S. Navy, transmitting report. FLAGSHIP WABASH,

Report of Flag-Officer Du Pont, U. S. Navy, transmitting report. FLAGSHIP WABASH, Port Royal Harbor, S. C., May 31, 1862. SIR: I have the honor