John Ervin Blankenship (abt. 1831 - abt. 1880)

Born about 1831 in Lexington, Henderson County,Tennessee,USA

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John E Blankenship United States Census, 1850 Name John E Blankenship Event Type Census Event Year 1850 Event Place Henderson county, Henderson, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 19 Race White Birth Year (Estimated) 1831 Birthplace Tennessee House Number 25 Household

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Birthplace Isham Blankenship M 50 Tennessee Mahala Blankenship F 40 Tennessee John E Blankenship M 19 Tennessee Susan Blankenship F 17 Tennessee William C Blankenship M 15 Tennessee Mary Blankenship F 13 Tennessee Daniel Blankenship M 10 Tennessee Nancy M Blankenship F 7 Tennessee Lucinda Blankenship F 4 Tennessee Wesly Blankenship M 0 Tennessee Tilla F League F 1 Tennessee Abraham League M 42 North Carolina

Name J E Blankinship Age 30 Birth Year abt 1830 Gender Male Birth Place Tennessee Home in 1860 District 20, Henderson, Tennessee Post Office Lexington Family Number 2020 Household Members Name Age J E Blankinship 30 N Blankinship 27 P L Blankinship 7 W C Blankinship 2

Blankenship , John

Battle Unit Name: 8th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry Side: Confederacy

CONFEDERATE TENNESSEE TROOPS 8th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry

Overview: 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 Murfreesboro 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.

Name J E Blankenship Side Confederate Roll M598_132 Roll Title Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865

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"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDV-JMT : 9 November 2014), John E Blankenship in household of Isham Blankenship, Henderson county, Henderson, Tennessee, United States; citing family 25, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d

1860 United States Federal Census

U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865

https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?battleunitname=&sortfield=last%5Fname&maxrows=20&statecode=TN&lastname=blankenship&showall=0&firstname=&warsidecode=C&battleunitcode=&submitted=1&battleunitfunctioncode=&startrow=21