James Franklin Massey (1836)

Born 1836 in Mulberry, Lincoln, Tennessee

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Ann (Holly) Massey — married 14 Oct 1858 in Lincoln County, Tennessee

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Biography

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Birth

Birth:

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Record ID Number: MH:IF59298

Date: 1836

Death

Death:

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Record ID Number: MH:IF59299

Record ID Number

Record ID Number: MH:I240

User ID

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UPD

UPD 06 OCT 2012 06:49:44 GMT-7

Note

Note: 8th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry Co K "Mullberry Riflemen"

A report from Company "K" dated January 9, 1864, stated that this company was organized April 24, 1861, at Mulberry Station, Lincoln County; was received into state service at Camp Harris, Franklin County; and organized as part of the 8th Tennessee Infantry Regiment at Camp Trousdale; mustered into Confederate service July 31, 1861 at Big Springs, Virginia. It took part in the Cheat Mountain Campaign, fought at Corinth, Mississippi, Munfordville and Perryville, Kentucky, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge. It reported a cumulative total of nine killed, 51 wounded, 12 died of disease, 48 deserted, 28 honorably discharged, nine transferred to other commands, and two furnished substitutes who had deserted.

8th Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Trousdale, Sumner County, Tennessee, in May, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Smith, Overton, Lincoln, Fentress, Putnam, Jackson, Moore, and Marshall. Ordered to Virginia, the unit arrived at Huntersville in July with 887 men. Assigned to D.S. Donelson's Brigade, it participated in Lee's Cheat Mountain Campaign, then was sent to Port Royal, South Carolina. During the spring of 1862, it moved west, fought at Corinth, Munfordville, and Perryville, then joined the Army of Tennessee. During the war it was attached to M.J. Wright's and Maney's Brigade. The 8th took an active part in the campaigns of the army from Murfreesborough to Atlanta, returned to Tennessee with Hood, and saw action in North Carolina. It reported 38 casualties at Perryville, lost sixty-five percent of the 474 engaged at Murfreesboro, and took 260 into the fight at Chickamauga. During December, 1863, it totalled 233 men and 207 arms. Only a remnant surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels John H. Anderson, Alfred S. Fulton, William L. Moore, and L.W. Oglesby; Lieutenant Colonels A.G. Ewing and C.C.McKinney; and Majors W.H. Botts and William G. Burford.

Received Soldier's pension # S6199

Severely wounded at Murfreesburo

Sources

• WikiTree profile Massey-1439 created through the import of Newsom.ged on Nov 6, 2012 by Hans Nielsen. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Hans and others.

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDW9-GF2 : 13 July 2016), James Massey, Chestnut Ridge, Moore, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 175, sheet 485A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1273; FHL microfilm 1,255,273.