Confederate Civil War Ancestry
Relatives of Tad Campbell who served in the American Civil War (1861-1865) on the side of the Confederacy,
including 1 direct ancestor, 14 blood uncles, 14 first cousins, and 13 uncles by marriage.
Units are organized by state and type, with the regiment number and company letter following in parenthesis.
| Name | Unit(s) | Relation to Tad | Notes | BIO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPBELL, Eldridge | Virginia Cavalry (25, I) | 3 x great-grandfather | Enlisted & mustered in 18 Apr 1863 at Lee Co., VA; present through at least 15 Jun 1863; date & method of discharge not stated. | |
| CAMPBELL, George | Tennessee Infantry (14, C) | 3 x great-granduncle | Private, enlisted 24 Apr 1864 at Bristol TN. Taken POW at Wilderness VA on 6 May 1864. Arrived at Belle Plain VA [Point Lookout MD] on 18 May 1864. Transferred to Elmira NY on 23 Jul 1864 & arrived 26 Jul 1864. Took Oath of Allegiance to U.S. in Aug 1864, in which he stated "a native of East Tennessee; was taken by a Confederate raiding party, conscripted and taken under guard to Bristol. I deserted and came into the Union lines. Wish to take the Oath and return home." Died at Elmira NY of pneumonia 7 Dec 1864. | |
| CAMPBELL, Toliver D. | Tennessee Cavalry (1, F) | 3 x great-granduncle | Private; enlistment date unknown. Unit saw action at Murfreesboro TN; Lincoln, Boyle and Garrard counties KY; Cumberland Gap KY/TN/VA; Piedmont (or New Hope Church) VA; and the campaign of the Valley of Virginia under General Early. In June 1864, during the latter campaign, Pvt. Campbell was taken POW and sent to Camp Morton at Indianapolis IN until released 15 Mar 1865. | |
| CARDIN, William L. | Arkansas Infantry (15th Northwest Emergency, Co. I) | Husband of aunt Locky M. Mitchell | Private, enlisted 23 Feb 1862 at Boston Mountain AR for 30 days, unless sooner discharged. Captured 8 Mar 1862 at Pea Ridge AR. Reenlisted 20 Jun 1862 at Priceville MS. Captured 4 Jul 1863 and paroled 8 Jul 1863 at Vicksburg MS | |
| CLAYTON, Charles T. | Texas Cavalry (14, H) | Husband of aunt Talitha A. Hammons | Sergeant; Wounded & taken prisoner at Chickamauga GA, 19 Sep 1863, & spent remainder of war at Camp Douglas, Chicago IL. | |
| EADS, Stephen N. | Virginia Cavalry (25, G) | Husband of aunt Martha H. Forbis | Enlisted & mustered in 27 Sep 1862 at Rose Hill VA as Corporal; listed as: detailed 20 Aug 1863 (place not stated); detailed 15 Dec 1863 (place not stated); on rolls 15 Apr 1864 (place not stated); dropped from rolls 1 Aug 1864. Filed claim for horse June 1904. | |
| FINGER, Henry M. | Tennessee Cavalry (11, H) | Husband of aunt Mary A. Hammons | Company H, 11th (Holman's) Tennessee Cavalry. Private; enlisted 6 Dec 1862 at McMinnville TN; surrendered 11 Aug 1863 at Nashville TN; took Oath of Allegiance 17 May 1863 at Nashville TN, as a POW who voluntarily took the Oath and was allowed to return to his home. | |
| GENTRY, Dr. John B. | Kentucky Infantry (4, E) Kentucky Infantry (6, K) | Husband of aunt Sally O. King | Private; enlisted & mustered in 4 Oct 1861 into Co. E, 4th Kentucky Infantry; transferred 12 Nov 1861 into Co. K, 6th Kentucky Infantry; date and method of discharge unknown. | |
| GENTRY, Dr. Richard K. | Mississippi Sharpshooters (9, F) Mississippi Infantry (41, F) | 1C5R Son of aunt Sally O. King | Physician. Served as a Lieutenant in Gen. John Hunt Morgan's Command and later as Assistant Surgeon to Co. F, 9th Battalion of Mississippi Sharpshooters and thence as Assistant Surgeon in the 41st Mississippi Infantry. Killed at the Battle of Missionary Ridge. | |
| GENTRY, Flavius V. | Kentucky Infantry (6, K) | 1C5R Son of aunt Sally O. King | Enlisted & mustered in on 8 Oct 1861 as a Private. Detailed as clerk in Commissary Dept. (date & place not stated). Date & method of discharge unknown. | |
| GENTRY, John B. | Kentucky Infantry (4, E) Kentucky Infantry (6, K) | 1C5R Son of aunt Sally O. King | Enlisted & mustered in 4 Oct 1861 as Private in 4th KY Infantry; transferred 12 Nov 1861 into 6th KY Infantry; fought at Shiloh and Vicksburg; died of disease 15 Aug 1862 at Tangipahoa LA. | |
| GENTRY, Napoleon B. | Kentucky Infantry (6, A) Kentucky Cavalry (9, G) Kentucky Cavalry (1, E) | 1C5R Son of aunt Sally O. King | Enlisted & mustered in 8 Oct 1861 as Private in 6th KY Infantry; wounded in head 7 Apr 1862 at Shiloh TN; promoted to 2nd Lieutenant 15 Jun 1862; reduced to ranks as Private on 15 Nov 1862, fought at Vicksburg and Murfreesboro; transferred into 9th KY Cavalry 9 Apr 1863; transferred into 1st KY Cavalry (date unknown); deserted 15 Oct 1863. | |
| HAMMONS, Thomas L. | Texas Cavalry (14, H) | 3 x great-granduncle | Private; enlisted & mustered in 27 Feb 1862 for 1 year; discharged for disability 22 Jun 1862. | |
| HAMMONS, William G. | Texas Cavalry (14, H) | 3 x great-granduncle | Private; enlisted 23 Dec 1861; mustered in 15 Feb 1862 for 1 year; died 7 Apr 1862. | |
| HAZELWOOD, Benjamin F. | Virginia Cavalry (25, I) | 3 x great-granduncle | Private; enlisted & mustered in 18 Apr 1863 at Lee Co., VA; taken sick 26 Aug 1863; prisoner of war 18 Jan 1864; paroled 29 Apr 1865. | |
| HAZELWOOD, James K. P. | Virginia Cavalry (25, I) | 3 x great-granduncle | Private; enlisted & mustered in on 18 Apr 1863 at Lee Co., VA; deserted Mar 1864; prisoner of war 22 May 1864 by Home Guards in Claiborne Co., TN; died of pneumonia 22 Jun 1864 at Louisville Hospital, Louisville, KY; buried at Cave Hill Confederate Cemetery. | |
| HOOVER, Doctor B. | Tennessee Infantry (16, C) | Half-1C5R Son of aunt Caroline A. Hammons | Enlisted 30 Aug 1861 as a Private. Absent at home sick in Warren Co TN Jun 1862 to Dec 1862. Returned by Jan 1863. Was left behind sick on retreat from Tullahoma, captured 1 Jul 1863, and sent to Camp Douglas IL. Took the Oath of Allegiance there on 4 May 1865. | |
| HOOVER, William | Tennessee Infantry (16, C) | Half-1C5R Son of aunt Caroline A. Hammons | Enlisted 30 Aug 1861 as a Private. Fell into Federal custody on retreat from Tullahoma as he was left behind sick 1 Jul 1863. Sent to Camp Chase where he desired to take the Oath of Allegiance as a deserter or a conscript. Transferred to Ft. Delaware 29 Feb 1864. Discharged 13 Mar 1865 by order of the War Department. | |
| HOWARD, Nathan P. | Tennessee Cavalry (4, F) | 1C5R Son of aunt Abigail Wright | Private; mustered in 10 Aug 1861 into 4th TN Cavalry (Murry's) at Camp McGinnis for one year and had a valuation of $90.00 for his horse. Assigned to Co. F under Capt. W. S. Bledsoe. This is the same Company in which his father enlisted. | |
| HOWARD, Pleasant | Tennessee Cavalry (4, F) | Husband of aunt Abigail Wright | Private; enlisted 10 Aug 1861 at Camp McGinnis, Overton Co TN for 12 mos. | |
| HOWARD, William J. | Arkansas Infantry (15th Northwest, Co. F) | 1C5R Son of aunt Catherine Wright | Private; enlisted & mustered in at age 15 on 1 Jan 1862 at Camp Benjamin AR for 6 months 10 days; discharged 16 Jul 1862 "being under 18 years of age." | |
| JEFFRIES, William M. | Arkansas Infantry (15th Northwest, Co. F) | 1C5R Son of aunt Obedient Wright | Private; enlisted 1 Oct 1861 at Bentonville AR for 9 1/2 mos.; taken POW 8 Mar 1862 at Pea Ridge (Elk Horn Tavern); exchanged at Alton IL on 17 May 1862; taken POW at Vicksburg MS on 4 Jul 1863 and paroled 8 Jul 1863. | |
| KING, John "Jack" | Kentucky Cavalry (6, B) | 4 x great-granduncle | Sergeant; enlisted 8 Sep 1862; was with Gen. John Hunt Morgan on his Ohio Raid; taken prisoner near Buffington Island OH on 19 Jul 1863; sent as POW to Camp Douglas, IL; released 24 Mar 1865 | |
| MARTIN, James | Arkansas Infantry (15th Northwest, Emergency Co. I) | Husband of aunt Nancy E. Mitchell | Private, enlisted 23 Feb 1862 at Boston Mountain AR for 30 days, unless sooner discharged. | |
| MATHIS, George W. | Texas Cavalry (15, G) | Husband of aunt Mary M.Hammons | Company G, 15th Texas Cavalry, 4th Brigade, Walker's Texas Division. Private; enlisted 8 Feb 1862 for 1 year; mustered in 25 Mar 1862; detailed as regimental teamster Mar 1-25, 1862; escaped during the surrender of Arkansas Post, AR. | |
| MATHIS, Merritt | Texas Cavalry (15, G) | Husband of aunt Martha M. Hammons | Company G, 15th Texas Cavalry, 4th Brigade, Walker's Texas Division. Private; enlisted 8 Feb 1862 for 1 year; mustered in 25 Mar 1862; captured at Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post AR on 11 Jan 1863; sent to POW Camp Douglas, Chicago IL; paroled 2 Apr 1863 and arrived at City Point VA10 Apr 1863; contracted small pox and treated at Small Pox Hospital at Petersburg VA in Apr 1863. | |
| MCGEE, John Alexander | Tennessee Infantry (5, Capt. Rust's Co.) | Half-1C5R Son of aunt Minerva A. Hammons | Capt. John M. Rust's Company, 5th (Hallman's) Tennessee Infantry. Served as substitute for his father Samuel McGee who returned home sick. | |
| MCGEE, Samuel | Tennessee Infantry (35, B) | Husband of aunt Minerva A. Hammons | Private; enlisted 6 Sep 1861 at Camp Smartt, McMinnville TN for 1 year; absent on detached duty as Commissary Sergeant on muster roll dated 6 Sep to 4 Oct 1861; absent on furlough 15 Oct to 5 Nov 1861; discharged 1 Jan 1862[sic]. | |
| MITCHELL, Chesley | Arkansas Infantry (15th Northwest, Emergency Co. I) | 4 x great-granduncle | Private, enlisted 23 Feb 1862 at Boston Mountain AR for 30 days, unless sooner discharged. | |
| MITCHELL, Jesse | Arkansas Infantry (15th Northwest, Emergency Co. I) | 1C5R Son of uncle Chesley Mitchell | Private, enlisted 23 Feb 1862 at Boston Mountain AR in emergency Company I, 15th Northwest Arkansas Infantry, CSA, for 30 days unless discharged sooner. | |
| MITCHELL, John J. | Arkansas Infantry (15th Northwest, Emergency Co. I) | 3 x great-granduncle | Private, enlisted 23 Feb 1862 at Boston Mountain AR for 30 days, unless sooner discharged. | |
| MITCHELL, Nicholas G. | Arkansas Infantry (15th Northwest, Emergency Co. I) | 3 x great-granduncle | Private, enlisted 23 Feb 1862 at Boston Mountain AR for 30 days, unless discharged sooner. | |
| MITCHELL, Samuel C. | Arkansas Infantry (15th Northwest, Emergency Co. F) | 3 x great-granduncle | Private, enlisted 23 Feb 1862 at Boston Mountain AR. Wounded and captured at Corith, MS. Died 9 Oct 1862 of gunshot wound to leg at Iuka, MS within Federal lines. | |
| MITCHELL, William C. | Arkansas Infantry (35, F) | 3 x great-granduncle | Private; enlisted 15 Aug 1862 in Benton Co AR; regiment engaged at Prairie Grove 7-8 Dec 1862, and in attack on Helena AR 4 Jul 1863. At the latter, Pvt. Mitchell was captured, sent to Military Prison at Alton IL on 9 Jul 1863, and thence to Camp Douglas, Chicago IL on 23 Jul 1864. Died 5 Dec 1864. Buried in Grave 223, Block 2, Chicago City Cemetery. | |
| SNODERLY, Henry S. | Arkansas Infantry (15th Northwest, Emergency Co. I) | Husband of aunt Elizabeth Mitchell | Private; enlisted 23 Feb 1862 at Boston AR for 30 days. | |
| SULLIVAN, James H. | (unidentified) | 1C5R Son of aunt Elizabeth Hammons | Said to have served in a local Confederate cavalry regiment from Denton County TX. | |
| TOLBERT, Davis | Virginia Cavalry (47th Battn., Co. B) Virginia Cavalry (26, H) | Husband of aunt Elizabeth Campbell | Private; enlisted & mustered in 26 Sep 1863 in Floyd Co VA into Aldredge's Company, 47th Battalion Virginia Cavalry; transferred to Company B on 26 Sep 1863; promoted to 3rd Sergeant 1 Apr 1864; transferred to Co. H, 26th Virginia Cavalry on 2 Feb 1865; paroled 12 Jun 1865 at Charleston WV. Applied for a Confederate pension in Claiborne Co., TN | |
| TUGGLE, James T. | Kentucky Cavalry (6, B) | 1C5R Son of uncle Benjamin Tuggle | Private; enlisted 8 Sep 1862 for 3 years; date and method of discharge not stated. | |
| TUGGLE, Richardson C. "Dick" | Missouri State Guard (8th Div., 2nd Brigade, Co. C) | 3 x great-granduncle | Company C, 2nd Brigade, 8th Division, Missouri State Guard. Sergeant; lost an arm in the Battle of Wilson's Creek, MO on 10 Aug 1861 | |
| VANDAGRIFF, James A. | Arkansas Infantry (15th Northwest, Co. A) | 1C4R Son of aunt Eleanor Mitchell | James A. Vandygriff[sic], Private, enlisted 10 Nov 1861 at Camp McCullough AR in Company A, 15th Northwest Arkansas Infantry, CSA. | |
| WAITES, Joseph C. | Texas Cavalry (29, B) | Husband of aunt Margaret Hammons | 2nd Lieutenant; enlisted 12 Apr 1862 for 3 years; commissioned 20 Jul 1862; esigned 13 Feb 1863 at Camp Lee near Paris TX, after receiveing surgeon's certificate of disability due to hemorrhoids. Also served in the Mexican War. |
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