Camp cripple creek
tennessee
18 january - 24 june 1863
OTHERS WHO CAME TO CAMP CRIPPLE CREEK
Military and Civilian
MILITARY
ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND
AS OF 9 JANUARY 1863 (UNTIL OCTOBER 1863)
Maj. Gen. William S. ROSECRANS
(1819 - 1898)
LEFT WING CENTER RIGHT WING
21st CORPS 14th CORPS 20th CORPS
38 Inf, 8 LA Batt 51 Inf, 12 LA Batt 37 Inf, 9 LA Batt
Gen. Thomas L. CRITTENDEN* Gen. GEORGE THOMAS Gen. Alexander McCOOK
(1819 - 1893) (1816 - 1870) (1831 - 1903)
1st DIVISION 1st DIVISION 1st DIVISION
BG Thomas J. WOOD* MG Lovell ROUSSEAU* BG Jefferson C. DAVIS*
(1823 - 1906) (1818 - 1869) (1828 - 1879)
2nd DIVISION 2nd DIVISION 2nd DIVISION
BG John M. PALMER* BG James NEGLEY BG Richard W. JOHNSON
(1817 - 1900) (1826 - 1901) (1827 - 1897)
1st BG Charles CRUFT*
1st KY 2nd KY 31st IN 90th OH + 1st OH LA "B" + 5th MID TN CAV (C & F)
(1826 - 1883)
2nd BG William HAZEN*
6th KY 9th IN 41st OH 124th OH 110th IL + 4th US ART (H & M) + 4th TN CAV
(1830 - 1887)
3rd BG William GROSE*
6th OH 23rd KY 24th OH 36th IN 84th IL + 1 OH LA (H & M)
(1812 - 1900)
3rd DIVISION 3rd DIVISION 3rd DIVISION
BG Milo S. HASCALL BG John BRANNAN MG Philip S. SHERIDAN
(1829 - 1904) (1819 - 1892) (1831 - 1888)
4th DIVISION
BG Joseph REYNOLDS*
(1822 - 1899)
* Those known to have been at Camp Cripple Creek at some point (day or overnight)
Brigade Inspectors: 14 Feb. unnamed (who "took names of officers not in line")
28 Feb., 23 Mar., 11 Apr., 13 May Lt. Seth W. Tuley ("a perfect
bore" according to Cpl. McKee in his diary; he was also the brother-in-law Col. Thomas Sedgewick of the 2 KY!)
17 Mar. Genl. Pruitt
Paymasters: 25 Feb., 28 Feb. Maj. Griffin
7 Apr. Sgt. Botkin
1 May Lt. Fitch of the Signal Corps.
5 May Officers of the 23rd KY
10 May Col. Barnett and other officers of the 1st OH LA and from the 1st Brigade
******Hazen's Brigade took up residence in Readyville by 10 January 1863 and remained there until 24 June.
By 11 May, Grose's 3rd Brigade would be camped at Camp Cripple Creek, including
84th IL, 6th OH, 24th OH, 36th IN, 23rd KY, and Batteries H and M of the 1st OH LA
CIVILIAN VISITORS and NEIGHBORS
Anonymous Civilian Visitors/Neighbors/Encounters:
16 Jan. Busbey "...The rebel ladies visit and comfort the rebel wounded in town, but not a smile or word for our poor boys..."
26 Jan. Busbey "...start a foraging expedition going up the creek valley, riding in the wagons, going through dense Cedar forests and over the roughest roads I ever saw. Wagons soon loaded at the different farms. The boys stripping the farmers of chickens and geese in a manner extremely disgusting..."
9 Feb. Busbey "...foraging winding miles into the right of the Readyville Road...The country wild looking. People peculiar. No intelligent men, no pretty women..."
13 Feb. Chilcote "...Traded for some corn bread out on the picket-line. It tasted good, and was a change from hard-tack."
16 Feb. Busbey "...Several Union families move inside our lines with our forage train, intending to go north. One man carries his furniture 5 miles..."
23 Feb. Busbey "...Passers by give some trouble. The country peole come as usual to trade pies, biscuits, &c for coffee."
6 Mar. Cutter "Were paid today for four months' services, being up to January 1st...This put the men in good spirits again, but they had one difficulty, and that was, they had no means of getting rid of their money, as the market in this vicinity was not over-well stocked with what a soldier wants."
7 Mar. Busbey "...A young girl, passable in looks, visits the Picket post to trade Butter, Milk, eggs, &c for coffee and sugar. These women dare all for these luxuries..."
11 Mar. Busbey "...Visited again by the girl who as she ___ is in quite a quandry about Guthrie appr___ing some milk. (She intended for Snediker.[)] After much talk Duff and I got the milk and enjoyed ___at dinner..."
13 Mar. Chilcote "...Woman came to our [picket] post with some eggs and sold them at 40 cents a dozen."
16 March Busbey "...we hear from a negro this morning that the rebel cavalry is at Halls Mills [?] 3 miles down the creek from camp..."
17 March Busbey "...Eggs selling in ___ for 50 cents a dozen, Butter 50 cents per pound..."
4 April McKee "...Several Contrabands Presented them selves for Protection."
5 April Chilcote "Milked Chilcote's cow again [while on picket]."
12 April Chilcote "Milked the old lady's cow again, this morning. He was afraid the cow might go dry if not attended to regularly..."
24 April Chilcote "...the people are planting corn close to us."
25 April Busbey "...Two squads of women come to trade. They gossip about the report that Breckenridge had shot Bragg at Chattanooga..."
1 May Chilcote "...on picket again, but moved from his old post, down to the woods. Does not say whether he took the cow along--or not."
4 June Busbey "...Our regiment...moves about 4 milles from camp, taking a position at the graveyard of the Ewery [Youree?] settlement as a support to our cavalry scouting beyond..."
5 June Busbey "...The graveyard visited yesterday very ancient and primitive [with] graves dating back as far as 1801. The greater part marked with rough stone without inscription..."
8 June Busbey "...Near the Ewerys [Yourees'?] residence is a large venerable tree used for 50 years as a place for holding elections, for public meetings, for church service &c A rebel flag was taken from this primitive Town Hall."
16 June Chilcote "...on picket, and sold 2 lbs. coffee to a woman for a silver dollar."
20 June Walker "...The citizens are cutting their wheat. Corn is waist high. Blackberries will be ripe in about a week."
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13 - 14 March T. Buchanan Read, the poet and artist of Cincinnati, visted the Camp and addressed the men on the 14th, reciting his poems, "The Oath" and "The Phantom Leaders" [?]
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Families Who Lived Near Camp Cripple Creek
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Beaty[?], W.
1850 1860 1870
Dwelling 904
M W. 53
F Sintha 50
F Nancy 36
Farmer
6,000 Real/5,000 Pers
1860 McCracken - Readyville P.O., Rutherford Co., TN
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Beaty, William P.
1850 1860 1870
Dwelling [?] 903 131 [?]
M William P. 25 [?] 35 44 [?]
F Mahala/E. M. 16 [?] 25 ---
F P.T.[?]/Tennessee --- 5 14 [?]
F Mary/[Alice?] --- 2 11[?]
Farmer
---Real/1,000 Pers
1860 McCracken - Readyville P.O., Rutherford Co., TN
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Bowlin, Henry G.
1850 1860 1870
Dwelling 941 146
M Henry/H.G. 21 VA (overseer for Byron Nichols) 35 VA 45
F Martha --- 25 TN 36
F Mary --- 7 TN 17
M James --- --- 11
F Mary --- --- 23
Farmer
1400 Real/1450 Pers
1850
1860 McCracken - Readyville P.O., Rutherford Co., TN
1870 Dist. 19, Rutherford Co., TN
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Bowlin, James
1850 1860 1870
Dwelling 954 2
M James 35 VA 52 VA ---
F Rebecca 24 VA 36 VA ---
M Jesse 2 VA 13 VA 22
F Hannah 1 TN 11 TN 21
F F.E. / Phebe --- 10 19
M David --- 8 18
F P.H. / Pocahunta --- 7 16
F Mary / Frances --- 4 12
M J.M. / John [?] --- 3 ---
M J.W./James --- 1 11
Farmer
500 Real / --- Pers
1850 Rutherford Co., TN
1860 McCracken - Readyville P.O., Rutherford Co., TN
1870 Dist. 19, Rutherford Co., TN
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Bowlin, Mathew B.
1850 1860 1870
Dwelling 955
M Mathew B. 31 VA 40
F Susan / S.M. 29 TN 39
M John 7 TN 17 Laborer [0/0]
F Ruth E. / Elizabeth 6 TN 16 [?]
M Lewis S. / Smith 2 TN 11
M Burgoyne --- 9
F Azalina --- 4
M William --- 1
Farmer Farmer
2,000 Real / 1,000 Pers
1850 Rutherford Co., TN
1860 McCracken - Readyville P.O., Rutherford Co., TN
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Bradley, William
1850 1860 1870
Dwelling 897 160
M W./William 33 TN 45 TN
F Emaline/Emeline 33 TN 42 TN
F M. J. 10 TN ---
F M. F. / Margrate 6 TN 16 TN
Farmer Farmer
1000 Real/600 Pers 800/400
1860 McCracken - Readyville P.O., Rutherford Co., TN
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Brandon, W. Graham
1850 1860 1870
Dwelling 918 124
M Graham/W.G. 30 47 57
F Lemisia [?]/ J.M. / Filminia [?] 33 44 52
M Sydney / S.C. 10 20 Laborer [0/0] ---
F Sarah A.[?] / S.R. 7 17 ---
F Martha E. / M.E.C. 10/12 11 ---
F A.M.R. --- 18 ---
F M.S. --- 3 ---
F Almira --- --- 15
F Centha --- --- 9
Farmer
13,000 Real/10,000 Pers 8,000/800
1850
1860 McCracken - Readyville P.O., Rutherford Co., TN
1870 Dist 19, Rutherford Co., TN
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Brandon, Mac
1850 1860 1870
Dwelling 885
M Mac/Gettie 50 VA 60
F Eliza /Eliza 32 VA 40
Farmer
0 Real/500 Pers
Ancestry.com source--
George M (McGuire?) Brandon b. 8 Jun 1811 in Rutherford Co., TN to George and Sidney (McGuire) Brandon.
1850 Living Cannon Co., TN
30 Nov 1851 George M. Brandon married Eliza M. Gregory in Rutherford Co., TN
1860 (See Above) Lived McCracken Dist., Rutherford Co., TN
1870 Lived Dist 19, Rutherford Co., TN
1880 Lived Dist 19, Rutherford Co., TN
George died sometime after 1888
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Brandon, Thomas
1850 1860 1870
Dwelling 106
M Thomas 63
F Docan [?] 45
F Mary 20
M James 16
F Martha 9
F Sallie 7
Burnett, A. Monroe
1850 1860 1870
Dwelling 658 797
M Munroe A./A.M. 26 35
F Margaret A./Margaret 18 29
M Nathan/N.R. 0 11
M J.C. --
1850 Rutherford Co., TN
1860 McCracken - Readyville P.O., Rutherford Co., TN
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Busby [?], J. E.
1850 1860 1870
Dwelling 896
M Busby, J. E. 26 TN
F Eliza 34 TN
M J.R. 10 TN
M B.F. 6 TN
M A.J. 3 TN
M G.L. 1 TN
Farmer
1500 Real/ 800 Pers
1860 McCracken - Readyville P.O., Rutherford Co., TN
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Davidson, John
1850 1860 1870
Dwelling 906
M John 54 VT [or VA?] 54 VA
F Martha 32 TN 45 TN
M James P/Patrick [same ?] 8 TN 21 TN Laborer [0/0]
M William 6 TN 17 TN
F Nancy 5 TN 15 TN
F Marrina [?] / Mina 4 TN 12 TN
F Tenny / Tennessee 11/12 TN 9 TN
Farmer
3,000 Real/2,500 Pers
1850 Rutherford Co., TN
1860 McCracken - Readyville P.O., Rutherford Co., TN
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Fathera,
[Fatherry]
1850 1860 1870
Dwelling 972
M J.R. 27
M E. D. 28
(Both listed as Merchants
Each with 0 Real/700 Pers)
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Fathera, Frederick
[Fatherly, or Henry in 1860!]
1850 1860 1870 1880
Dwelling 884 145
M F./ Fred 51 [?] VA 55 [?] VA 70
F Catherine 18 VA 28 VA 40
F Artillia/Artelia/Artie (Overall) 2 TN 12 TN 22
M James Overall --- --- 22 F Netta Overall --- --- 1
Farmer
3,000 Real/ 3,000 Pers
Death Certificate for Artelia Fathera Overall--b. 15 Mar 1848 TN, d. 7 Dec 1927 Nashville
Father Fred B. Fathera, Mother Catherine Wallace, Spouse: James R. Overall
Buried Evergreen Cem, Murfreesboro, TN
1850 Living in Youree Community, Rutherford Co.
1860 Living Readyville P.O., Rutherford Co. (But the surname is listed as Henry, NOT Fathera, Fatherly, etc.)
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Freeman, Levander Dowell
1850 1860 1870
Dwelling 983 1
M Le / G. O. (L. D.?) 24 35
F Mary 21 31
M William --- 9
F Ann --- 7
F Ally --- 4
F Mary Wiley Teacher 35
Farmer
5,000 Real/500 Pers
Levander Dowell Freeman b. 11 April 1837 in Rutherford Co., TN, died 24 Sept 1912
1850 living Ft. Camp
1860 2 Feb married Mary W. Yearwood in Rutherford Co., TN
1860 lived McCracken Dist., Rutherford Co., TN
1870 lived Dist. 19, Rutherford Co., TN
Buried Evergreen Cem., Rutherford Co., TN
Mary Yearwood Freeman, 1838 - 1915
Children (Find-A-Grave) William M. 1861 - 1924
Ann Eliza 1863 - 1930
Allie A. 1865 - 1890
James Byron (Bide) 1875 - 1949
Eugenia Wallace 1879 - 1953
Apparently, Leander was not in the military.
Le Freeman Mary Freeman
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Hall, Franklin D.
1850 1860 1870
Dwelling 898
M Franklin D. 35 TN 45 TN 55 TN
F Elizabeth/Ely 31 TN 42 TN 51 TN
M Joseph --- --- 15
Farmer
3,000 Real/1,300 Pers 1500 Real/500 Pers
1860 McCracken - Readyville P.O., Rutherford Co., TN
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Hall, G.B.
1850 1860 1870
Dwelling 969 62
M G.B. 28 40 ---
F Narcissa (1814 - 1894 27 36 48
M Albert Abernathy 8 19 ---
M Charles Abernathy 6 16 ---
F Mary E./Hetta Hall 5/12 10 ---
M Virgil Hall --- 8 ---
F Arminta Hall --- 6 16
F Alice Hall --- --- 10
F Henrietta Hall --- --- 28
Farmer and Minister
8,000 Real / 12,000 Pers
1850 Rutherford Co., TN
1860 McCracken - Readyville P.O., Rutherford Co., TN
1870 District 19, Rutherford Co., TN
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Jordan [?], J.
1850 1860 1870
Dwelling 890
M J. 38 VA
F Lockey [?] 27 TN
F Rastin [?] 6 TN
M Edward 3 TN
M Rufus 1 TN
F E. 45 VA
Farmer
10,000 Real / 12,300 Pers
1860 McCracken - Readyville P.O., Rutherford Co., TN
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Sandford, Willis
1850 1860 1870
Dwelling 20 892 165
M Willis 34 44 54
F Elizabeth 24 33 38[?]
M James 11 21 ---
M Joseph 8 20 ---
F Sarah J. --- 9 19
M John D. --- 8 17
M William R. --- 6 [?] 15
F Tennessee --- 4 13
F Margaret --- 2 12
M Brandon --- --- 12
F Emily --- --- 5
M Willis --- --- 1
F Mary Young (See below) --- --- 84
Farmer Farmer Farmer
1,200 8,000 Real/2,300 Pers ---
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Smith, D.A
1850 1860 1870
Dwelling 895
M D.A. 23
F E. A. 19
Farmer
1500 Real/800 Pers
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Smith, John D.
1850 1860 1870
Dwelling 937 110
M J.D. 58 VA 67
F F.E. 54 VA ---
F A.C. 19 TN ---
M L.J. / Lafayette 16 TN Laborer [0/0] 25
F Anna --- 20
Robert Hayes --- 14
Farmer
2,500 Real / 11,000 Pers
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Smith, William H.
1850 1860 1870
Dwelling 32 894 86
M William H. 26 37 TN 46
F Margaret E. / Margrat 24 35 TN 45
M Alexander L. [?] / Alex B. 2 13 22
M John H. 9/12 11 ---
M James G. --- 8 18
F Margrate A. --- 1 10
F Martha --- --- 8
F Millie --- --- 3
F Lucy --- --- 20
Farmer Farmer
1,000 400 Real/2,090 [?] Pers
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Yardley, J.B.
1850 1860 1870
Dwelling 886
F E. 40 VA
M J.B. 21 TN Laborer
F M.E. 17[?] TN
F M.S. 8 TN
Farmer
2500 Real/2600 Pers
1860 McCracken - Readyville P.O., Rutherford Co., TN
Could this have been the "widow" who owned Chilcote's cow?
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Yardley, Thomas
1850 1860 1870
Dwelling 900
M Thomas/ T. 24 37
F Martha 34 44
F M. J. --- 11
M David [?] --- 9
M Tom [?] --- 5
Farmer
1200 Real/600 Pers
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York, M. P.
1850 1860 1870
Dwelling 902
F M. P. 54
M David 25 Laborer [0/0]
M Charles 21 Laborer [0/0]
M Henry 18 Laborer [0/0]
Farmer
10,000 Real/10,000 Pers
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Young, Mary ("Widow Young")
1850 1860 1870
Dwelling 891
M Isaac 66 VA ---
F Mary 63 SC 73 SC
F Mary E. Sandford 4 TN ---
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3150 Real/Pers
Ancestry.Com source believes this is the M. Young who lived in McCracken Dist., Rutherford Co., TN in 1860 (See above)
The Sandfords (a married daughter?) live next door to her in 1860
She is living with these same Sandfords in 1870 in Dist. 19, Rutherford Co., TN (See above)
She must have died sometime after 1870
Is THIS the "widow" who owned Chilcote's cow?