Major John F. Gray was a field officer in the 48th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry, Confederate States Army. He was captured with his unit at the Battle of Fort Donelson, February 16, 1862. He was a Prisoner of War at the Union's Fort Warren in Boston Harbor until July 1862 when he was transferred to Fort Monroe, Virginia for exchange.
From contributor Kevin Matthews:
Major John F. Gray, of Columbia, Tenn., a well-known and popular citizen, was born April 9, 1836, in Hickman County, where his father, John B. Gray, was a magistrate for more than forty years. He is the grandson of Alexander Gray, who with his father, John B. Gray, came to Tennessee from North Carolina in 1804, and settled on what is now known as Gray’s Bend on Duck River, a property still in the hands of the family. For several years prior to the war of the Confederacy, Major Gray was in business as a merchant, but he left that persuit in 1861 to enlist in Company C,, Forty-eighth Tennessee infantry, a regiment that was made of volunteers from Maury, Hickman, Lewis and Humphreys counties, and had for it first officers, Col. W. M. Voorhies, Lieut.-Col. James Lowell, and Maj. John F. Gray. He served as major of the Forty-eighth in the defense of Forts Henry and Donelson, taking part in the battle before the latter fortress and being included in the capitulation. While a prisoner of war, at Fort Warren Mass., the regiment was reorganized under Colonel Nixon. Major Gray was exchanged at Vicksburg early in the spring of 1863, after more than a year’s confinement, and he then re-enlisted in the Eleventh cavalry and began service under General Forrest, which continued until the close of hostilities. He took part in the cavalry fighting at Franklin and the siege of Murfreesboro, and the rearguard engagements during the retreat of Hood, and finally surrendered at Columbia in the spring of 1865. With the return of peace he resumed his business as a merchant, first at Shady Grove, then at Williamsport, and at Nashville until 1897, when he removed to Columbia, where he has since conducted a hotel. He was married in 1857 to Mary, daughter of Gen. W.D. Williams, and they have three children: William B., Samuel B., and Mrs. Anna Ker, of Pittsburg, Pa.
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From contributor Kevin Matthews:
Major John F. Gray, of Columbia, Tenn., a well-known and popular citizen, was born April 9, 1836, in Hickman County, where his father, John B. Gray, was a magistrate for more than forty years. He is the grandson of Alexander Gray, who with his father, John B. Gray, came to Tennessee from North Carolina in 1804, and settled on what is now known as Gray’s Bend on Duck River, a property still in the hands of the family. For several years prior to the war of the Confederacy, Major Gray was in business as a merchant, but he left that persuit in 1861 to enlist in Company C,, Forty-eighth Tennessee infantry, a regiment that was made of volunteers from Maury, Hickman, Lewis and Humphreys counties, and had for it first officers, Col. W. M. Voorhies, Lieut.-Col. James Lowell, and Maj. John F. Gray. He served as major of the Forty-eighth in the defense of Forts Henry and Donelson, taking part in the battle before the latter fortress and being included in the capitulation. While a prisoner of war, at Fort Warren Mass., the regiment was reorganized under Colonel Nixon. Major Gray was exchanged at Vicksburg early in the spring of 1863, after more than a year’s confinement, and he then re-enlisted in the Eleventh cavalry and began service under General Forrest, which continued until the close of hostilities. He took part in the cavalry fighting at Franklin and the siege of Murfreesboro, and the rearguard engagements during the retreat of Hood, and finally surrendered at Columbia in the spring of 1865. With the return of peace he resumed his business as a merchant, first at Shady Grove, then at Williamsport, and at Nashville until 1897, when he removed to Columbia, where he has since conducted a hotel. He was married in 1857 to Mary, daughter of Gen. W.D. Williams, and they have three children: William B., Samuel B., and Mrs. Anna Ker, of Pittsburg, Pa.
CONFEDERATE MILITARY HISTORY
VOL. X
TENNESSEE
Copyright, 1899
BY CONFEDERATE PUBLISHING COMPANY
Major John F. Gray was a field officer in the 48th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry, Confederate States Army. He was captured with his unit at the Battle of Fort Donelson, February 16, 1862. He was a Prisoner of War at the Union's Fort Warren in Boston Harbor until July 1862 when he was transferred to Fort Monroe, Virginia for exchange.
From contributor Kevin Matthews:
Major John F. Gray, of Columbia, Tenn., a well-known and popular citizen, was born April 9, 1836, in Hickman County, where his father, John B. Gray, was a magistrate for more than forty years. He is the grandson of Alexander Gray, who with his father, John B. Gray, came to Tennessee from North Carolina in 1804, and settled on what is now known as Gray’s Bend on Duck River, a property still in the hands of the family. For several years prior to the war of the Confederacy, Major Gray was in business as a merchant, but he left that persuit in 1861 to enlist in Company C,, Forty-eighth Tennessee infantry, a regiment that was made of volunteers from Maury, Hickman, Lewis and Humphreys counties, and had for it first officers, Col. W. M. Voorhies, Lieut.-Col. James Lowell, and Maj. John F. Gray. He served as major of the Forty-eighth in the defense of Forts Henry and Donelson, taking part in the battle before the latter fortress and being included in the capitulation. While a prisoner of war, at Fort Warren Mass., the regiment was reorganized under Colonel Nixon. Major Gray was exchanged at Vicksburg early in the spring of 1863, after more than a year’s confinement, and he then re-enlisted in the Eleventh cavalry and began service under General Forrest, which continued until the close of hostilities. He took part in the cavalry fighting at Franklin and the siege of Murfreesboro, and the rearguard engagements during the retreat of Hood, and finally surrendered at Columbia in the spring of 1865. With the return of peace he resumed his business as a merchant, first at Shady Grove, then at Williamsport, and at Nashville until 1897, when he removed to Columbia, where he has since conducted a hotel. He was married in 1857 to Mary, daughter of Gen. W.D. Williams, and they have three children: William B., Samuel B., and Mrs. Anna Ker, of Pittsburg, Pa.
CONFEDERATE MILITARY HISTORY
VOL. X
TENNESSEE
Copyright, 1899
BY CONFEDERATE PUBLISHING COMPANY
From contributor Kevin Matthews:
Major John F. Gray, of Columbia, Tenn., a well-known and popular citizen, was born April 9, 1836, in Hickman County, where his father, John B. Gray, was a magistrate for more than forty years. He is the grandson of Alexander Gray, who with his father, John B. Gray, came to Tennessee from North Carolina in 1804, and settled on what is now known as Gray’s Bend on Duck River, a property still in the hands of the family. For several years prior to the war of the Confederacy, Major Gray was in business as a merchant, but he left that persuit in 1861 to enlist in Company C,, Forty-eighth Tennessee infantry, a regiment that was made of volunteers from Maury, Hickman, Lewis and Humphreys counties, and had for it first officers, Col. W. M. Voorhies, Lieut.-Col. James Lowell, and Maj. John F. Gray. He served as major of the Forty-eighth in the defense of Forts Henry and Donelson, taking part in the battle before the latter fortress and being included in the capitulation. While a prisoner of war, at Fort Warren Mass., the regiment was reorganized under Colonel Nixon. Major Gray was exchanged at Vicksburg early in the spring of 1863, after more than a year’s confinement, and he then re-enlisted in the Eleventh cavalry and began service under General Forrest, which continued until the close of hostilities. He took part in the cavalry fighting at Franklin and the siege of Murfreesboro, and the rearguard engagements during the retreat of Hood, and finally surrendered at Columbia in the spring of 1865. With the return of peace he resumed his business as a merchant, first at Shady Grove, then at Williamsport, and at Nashville until 1897, when he removed to Columbia, where he has since conducted a hotel. He was married in 1857 to Mary, daughter of Gen. W.D. Williams, and they have three children: William B., Samuel B., and Mrs. Anna Ker, of Pittsburg, Pa.
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