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PVT James T. Gunn

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PVT James T. Gunn

Birth
Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
Death
13 Apr 1862 (aged 27–28)
Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Lauderdale, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
Plot
mass grave, no headstone
Memorial ID
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J.T. Gunn enlisted in the Confederate States Army on 28 September 1861 in Columbus, Kentucky. He was mustered as a Private in Co. G, 15th Tennessee Infantry. He died at a Lauderdale Springs hospital on 13 April 1862. Money he had left was $5.00.

Source: National Archives Compiled Military Service Record

James is the son of Alexander C. Gunn (1804–1860) and Margaret Blackwood (1806–1888). He married Catherine Penn. From this union they had one son, Benjamin Layton Gunn.

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Catherine Gunn
Age in 1870: 33
Birth Year: abt 1837
Birthplace: Georgia
Home in 1870: Subdivision 144, Bartow, Georgia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Adairsville
Household Members - Name/Age:
Benj M Penn 48 [Catherine's brother]
William T Penn 20
Thomas F Penn 17
Elizabeth Penn 42
Martha Penn 36
Ann Penn 25
Catherine Gunn 33
Benj L Gunn 9
J.T. Gunn enlisted in the Confederate States Army on 28 September 1861 in Columbus, Kentucky. He was mustered as a Private in Co. G, 15th Tennessee Infantry. He died at a Lauderdale Springs hospital on 13 April 1862. Money he had left was $5.00.

Source: National Archives Compiled Military Service Record

James is the son of Alexander C. Gunn (1804–1860) and Margaret Blackwood (1806–1888). He married Catherine Penn. From this union they had one son, Benjamin Layton Gunn.

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Catherine Gunn
Age in 1870: 33
Birth Year: abt 1837
Birthplace: Georgia
Home in 1870: Subdivision 144, Bartow, Georgia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Adairsville
Household Members - Name/Age:
Benj M Penn 48 [Catherine's brother]
William T Penn 20
Thomas F Penn 17
Elizabeth Penn 42
Martha Penn 36
Ann Penn 25
Catherine Gunn 33
Benj L Gunn 9


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