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Owen J Bailey

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Owen J Bailey

Birth
Moore County, Tennessee, USA
Death
2 Apr 1884 (aged 52)
Moore County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
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Private / Lieutenant / Captain
1st Tennessee Volunteer Infantry
Company 'E' The Lynchburg Rangers
Turney's Regiment
CSA (Prov)

Enrolled 29 April 1861 at Lynchburg, Moore County, Tennessee. Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 1 July 1863. Taken prisoner at Greencastle, Pennsylvania on 5 July 1863. Appears on a roll of Prisoners of War at hospital, Chester, Pennsylvania 31 July 1863. Transferred to Sandusky, Ohio 31 August 1863. While a prisoner was promoted to 1st Lieutenant. On roll of Prisoners of War paroled at Point Lookout, Maryland and transferred to City Point, Virginia 16 March 1864. Exchanged 17 March 1864. Promoted to Captain. As of 22 September, 1864 was in command of Company 'E'. Captured at Petersburg, Virginia on 2 April 1865. Sent to Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D.C. and then sent to Johnson's Island, Ohio 9 April 1865. Signed the oath 18 June 1865 at Johnson's Island, Ohio
Private / Lieutenant / Captain
1st Tennessee Volunteer Infantry
Company 'E' The Lynchburg Rangers
Turney's Regiment
CSA (Prov)

Enrolled 29 April 1861 at Lynchburg, Moore County, Tennessee. Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 1 July 1863. Taken prisoner at Greencastle, Pennsylvania on 5 July 1863. Appears on a roll of Prisoners of War at hospital, Chester, Pennsylvania 31 July 1863. Transferred to Sandusky, Ohio 31 August 1863. While a prisoner was promoted to 1st Lieutenant. On roll of Prisoners of War paroled at Point Lookout, Maryland and transferred to City Point, Virginia 16 March 1864. Exchanged 17 March 1864. Promoted to Captain. As of 22 September, 1864 was in command of Company 'E'. Captured at Petersburg, Virginia on 2 April 1865. Sent to Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D.C. and then sent to Johnson's Island, Ohio 9 April 1865. Signed the oath 18 June 1865 at Johnson's Island, Ohio

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