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Capt Charles Edward “Ned” Meriwether

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Capt Charles Edward “Ned” Meriwether Veteran

Birth
Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
Death
28 Dec 1861 (aged 37)
Sacramento, McLean County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Guthrie, Todd County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Clarksville Jeffersonian (Clarksville, Tennessee), 3 January 1862

Capt. Charles Edward Meriwether, died in Rumsey, Kentucky January 1, 1862 at the battle of Sacramento. He was a member of Forrest's Cavalry. He leaves a wife and six children. He was born in Montgomery County, the son of Charles N. Meriwether of Todd County, and a brother of Caroline Meriwether Goodlett and a brother-in-law to R.W. Humphreys of Clarksville, Tennessee.

Interment will be at the Meriwether Cemetery, near Meriville in District 2, Montgomery County.

Note: The newspaper article states Capt. Meriwether died during battle on 1 Jan 1862 at Rumsey, but the battle took place 28 Dec 1861 at Sacramento, nine miles from Rumsey.
TMSI [2200]: M12215G-Grandson of Nicholas Meriwether & Elizabeth (?) Meriwether Browne.
Clarksville Jeffersonian (Clarksville, Tennessee), 3 January 1862

Capt. Charles Edward Meriwether, died in Rumsey, Kentucky January 1, 1862 at the battle of Sacramento. He was a member of Forrest's Cavalry. He leaves a wife and six children. He was born in Montgomery County, the son of Charles N. Meriwether of Todd County, and a brother of Caroline Meriwether Goodlett and a brother-in-law to R.W. Humphreys of Clarksville, Tennessee.

Interment will be at the Meriwether Cemetery, near Meriville in District 2, Montgomery County.

Note: The newspaper article states Capt. Meriwether died during battle on 1 Jan 1862 at Rumsey, but the battle took place 28 Dec 1861 at Sacramento, nine miles from Rumsey.
TMSI [2200]: M12215G-Grandson of Nicholas Meriwether & Elizabeth (?) Meriwether Browne.


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