7th Tennessee Calvary, Co G, private, enlisted for 1 year in Carroll Co, TN on 8/5/62 at age 42. He was 5'6" tall, light complexion, hazel eyes, dark hair. His horse was valued at $75. Brandon was appointed as an orderly to wait on a military commission at Trenton, TN on 11/17/62 and was captured in the same town by Forrest's troops on 12/20/62. He most likely spent time in parole camp in Columbus, OH before he mustered out at Saulsbury, TN on 10/26/63 at the expiration of his term. In 1890 he was living in Clarksburg, TN but that same year he seems to have applied for an invalid pension while in Kansas. Brandon filed a Loyalist Claim with the Southern Claims Commission concerning losses during the war. He died on 2/12/1897 and is buried in Sellers Cemetery in Carroll Co, TN with a military marker. A minor child applied in 1897, with John R Brandon listed as guardian of a "helpless child." Brandon was born in Smith Co, TN. His 1st wife was Nancy Gist and his 2nd was Mary Webb (m. 1866).
Bio courtesy: http://7thtenncavusa.com/Roster-Bl-Bra.html
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7th Tennessee Calvary, Co G, private, enlisted for 1 year in Carroll Co, TN on 8/5/62 at age 42. He was 5'6" tall, light complexion, hazel eyes, dark hair. His horse was valued at $75. Brandon was appointed as an orderly to wait on a military commission at Trenton, TN on 11/17/62 and was captured in the same town by Forrest's troops on 12/20/62. He most likely spent time in parole camp in Columbus, OH before he mustered out at Saulsbury, TN on 10/26/63 at the expiration of his term. In 1890 he was living in Clarksburg, TN but that same year he seems to have applied for an invalid pension while in Kansas. Brandon filed a Loyalist Claim with the Southern Claims Commission concerning losses during the war. He died on 2/12/1897 and is buried in Sellers Cemetery in Carroll Co, TN with a military marker. A minor child applied in 1897, with John R Brandon listed as guardian of a "helpless child." Brandon was born in Smith Co, TN. His 1st wife was Nancy Gist and his 2nd was Mary Webb (m. 1866).
Bio courtesy: http://7thtenncavusa.com/Roster-Bl-Bra.html
Bio courtesy: http://7thtenncavusa.com/Roster-Bl-Bra.html
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