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Ensign Nathan Thomas Cannon

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Ensign Nathan Thomas Cannon

Birth
Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA
Death
7 Mar 1917 (aged 74–75)
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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Ensign Co A.
2nd Kentucky Infantry Regiment,
1st Kentucky Infantry Brigade,
Confederate States Army
......."The Orphan Brigade".......
Ensign Cannon fought throughout the Western Campaign, including the Atlanta Campaign. He was wounded several times in battle and received his appointment to Ensign from Col. James Moss, for his gallantry at the battle of Chickamauga. His unit surrendered at Washington, Georgia in May of 1865. Ensign Cannon settled in Licolnton, Georgia and married Miss Mary Susan Harmon.

Ensign Co A.
2nd Kentucky Infantry Regiment,
1st Kentucky Infantry Brigade,
Confederate States Army
......."The Orphan Brigade".......
Ensign Cannon fought throughout the Western Campaign, including the Atlanta Campaign. He was wounded several times in battle and received his appointment to Ensign from Col. James Moss, for his gallantry at the battle of Chickamauga. His unit surrendered at Washington, Georgia in May of 1865. Ensign Cannon settled in Licolnton, Georgia and married Miss Mary Susan Harmon.

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ENSIGN NATHAN T. CANNON
2nd KY MTD INF
C.S.A.
1842 - 1917

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Wifes Headstone is inaccurate. Should Read Mary Susan Harmon

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