Possible Gravesites found in Knoxville

[C.R. Henderson]

An article was just e-mailed to me that is on MSNBC's site that I thought might interest y'all. Apparently members of the Universitiy of Tenn. archaelogical research labratory think they may have found the gravesites form Camp Van Dorn in Malcom Martin Park of Knoxville, Tn. The original article comes from the Knoxville News-Sentinel. Click the link to read more http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16667899/from/ET/

[Greg Barnett]

Re: Possible Gravesites found in Knoxville

Being from Knoxville, I find this very intersting. It will be interesting to see how the city handles the site. The site is in an area that is an african-american community. Knoxville College is a black college. In my opinion, Knoxville has always tried to play down any confederate connection. I believe this is largely due to the politics and conflicts following the war. Parson Brownlow played a large part in this.

Another interesting note is the privately held confederate cemetary, many Knoxvillians do not know it even exsists. It is also surrounded by the african-american community. I feel the city planned much of the government homes around these sites.

I am sure if historians looked at the areas with other government homes they may find other sites that have been lost or "buried". Just my observations.

I will post any follow-up info. I love this history.

Here are some names of other great Georgia Sons buried in Knoxville
Bethel Cemetery, Knoxville, Tennessee (GPS 355413N 835617W)

The Mabry-Hazen House Museum, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is owned and operated by the Hazen Historical Museum Foundation, a not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to educate the public about the life and times of the Mabry and Hazen families and their roles in the history of Knoxville and East Tennessee.

The historic home, which is located on five acres atop Mabry Hill, includes the 4-acre Civil War "Bethel Cemetery," which contains the remains of approximately 1,670 Civil War soldiers, including Confederate soldiers from every southern state, 50 Union prisoners, and 50 unidentified Confederate soldiers.


Alexander J. Co. K 5-26-1662
Ayers Hiram Co. K 5-07-1862
Bakers W.F. Co. I 5-05-1862
Bagnelle J.W. Co. C 5-15-1862
Barrow Robt. Co. B 5-11-1862
Barton C Co. I 6-13-1862
Beck Jas Co. A 5-20-1862
Bishop Leon Co. G 4-22-1862
Bolerson J. Co. K 6-30-1862
Black L.W. Co. F 4-16-1862
Blalock J.W. Co. H 6-06-1862
Bramlet Jas. Co. G 6-07-1862
Brannen W.T. Co. K 5-30-1862
Branton Sam'l Co. B 5-07-1862
Brants Joseph Co. B 5-14-1862
Brookins J.C. Co. I 10-29--62
Brooks John L. Co. F 4-11-1862
Brooks Preston Co. J 4-06-1862
Bryant J. Co. K 4-25-1862
Camp L. Co. A 4-23-1862
Chambers Wm. Co. 5-31-1862
Cole Wm. Co. A 4-27-1862
Coley Edmond Co. K 4-19-1862
Coll Jas. Co. F 4-05-1862
Cox John Co. 5-26-1862
Crow J.M. Co. H 5-16-1862
Davis B. Co. C 5-12-1862
Davis Private? Co. H 5-11-1862
Driskell Benny Co. F 5-22-1862
Dudley Alfred Co. B 4-23-1862
Early James R. Co. B 5-05-1862
Erts E. Co. C 5-18-1862
Eubanks N.H. Co. K 6-17-1862


40th Georgia Regiment


Hays D.H. C0. C 4-28-1862
Haze W.W. Co. G 5-31-1862
Hazen David G. Co. E 4-05-1862
Heather Joseph Co. B 5-14-1862
Hendricks H.C. Co. F 6-06-1862
Holland Andrew Co. G 4-27-1862
Horens Jno. Co. E 11-17-1862
Hughes B.B. Co. K 4-19-1862
Hughes J.F. Co. 4-01-1862
Jackson A.W. Co. A 11-14-1862
Jackson Jno Co. 5-27-1862
Jackson Wm. Co. D 4-15-1862
Johnson Jas. Co. A 5-10-1862
Johnson W.A. Co. K 6-13-1862
Jones John K. Co. A 4-26-1862
King J.M. Co. K 5-05-1862
Langlers Edward Co. A 5-22-1862
Langley Jas. Co. A 2-25-1862
Lauless J.V. Co. K 11-23--62
Lumpkin E.H. Co. C 5-09-1862
Manglin Jas. Co. A 4-25-1862
Manley Gear W. Co. K 4-28-1863
Margero P. Co. 6-03-1862
Massingill B.P. Co. H 5-05-1862
Mathess W.D. Co. H 10-15--62
May H. Co. H 5-27-1862
Mays F.M. Co. G 5-29-1862
Mitchell Jackson Co. F 5-16-1862
Mitchell Wm. F. Co. D 5-25-1862
Morgan Wm. Co. 4-12-1862
Morris B.F. Co. K 4-16-1862
Morris Edwin Co. G 4-29-1862
Murdock C.W. Co. K 4-23-1862
McClung J. Co. K 4-08-1862


McDonell J. Co. G 11-18--62
Nichols N.F. Co. C 6-05-1862
Ogle Wm. Co. F 5-03-1862
Osnalt S.C. Co. E 9-12-1862
Pace J.B. Co. G 6-06-1862
Peak J.L. Co. I 5-15-1862
Pinkard John Co. A 4-23-1862
Plunket David Co. K 4-23-1862
Robinson W.T.S. Co. H 5-03-1862
Scott M.P. Co. D 4-25-1862
Searcy T.W. Co. B 5-29-1862
Sempson Wm. Co. G 11-24--62
Sercey T.B. Co. B 5-10-1862
Sheets Nichlas Co. C 6-10-1862
Shiffield John Co. 5-01-1862
Simpson Robert Co. I 6-06-1862
Simson W.B. Co. K 6-04-1862
Spates W.R. Co. G 6-03-1862
Spates Thos. Co. C 4-16-1862
Steuart A. Co. C 11-14--62
Stone J.O. Co. E 10-28--62
Strickland W.P. Co.` E 6-03-1862
Thompson Harrison Co. F 9-29-1862
Thompson Thomas Co. F 4-18-1862
Thompson Y.W. Co. K 5-09-1862
Upshaw W.L. Co. I 5-18-1862
Walroms W.H. Co. A 4-26-1862
Wicks John Co. F 5-25-1862
Williams W.A. Co. B 2-27-1862
Williamson Jas. Co. A 4-27-1862
Wills/Mills? Thos. Co. I 5-11-1862







41St Georgia Regiment


Agnew, Thomas Co.K 10-19-1862
Marlow, Madison Co. D 10-31-1862


42nd Georgia Regiment


Austin, W.W. Co. G 08-15-1862
Barllee, M. Co. C 10-23-1862
Bird, J.F. Co. C. 09-10-1862
Brown, S.W.F. Co. D. 11-19-1862
Calahan. B. Co. H. 11-22-1862
Childress, Wm. Co. E. 06-27-1862
Claig, H. Co.H. 10-30-1862
Cole, D.C. Co. A 6-27-1862
Davenport, H.S. Co. I. 05-03-1862
Darby, H. Co H. 11-02-1862
Davis, W.H. Co.A 05-09-1862
Dockery, Gev Co. F 12-08-1862



Doss, W.P. Co. H. 11-15-1862
Edwards, J.C. Co. F. 12-08-1862
Everett, J.J. Co. F. 12-08-1862
Fouler, J.M. Co. C. 10-23-1862
Garner, John Cp. A. 08-08-1862
Garrison, R.D. Co. C. 09-13-1862
Horton, L. Co.D. 11-02-1862
Hunter, E. Co. A. 09-12-1862
Hunter, E. Co. E. 08-29-1862
McAlister, C. A. Co. A. 06-16-1862
Patterson, W.H. Co. H. 07-31-1862
Phillips, B. Co. A. 06-27-1862



43rd Georgia Regiment


Bears,W. Co. C. 07-06-1862
Brady, Benny Co. D. 08-27-1862
Butler, W.P. 07-16-1862
Bryant 07-09-1862
Cantrell, T.G. Co. E. 10-08-1862
Carr, B.F. 06-24-1862
Coller, E.W. Co. C. 06-20-1862
Crass, Gideon Co. E. 11-27-1862
England, D.M. Co. C. 10-13-1862
Frant(K) W. C. Co. H. 10-30-1862


Garrison, D. Co. H. 08-14-1862
Gilbert. T.S. Co. G. 11-30-1862
Gravitt, John Co. B. 08-28-1862
Hanes, C. Co. C. 10-13-1862
Hendricks, W. D. Co. F. 09-20-1862
Hooper, J.B. Co. K. 11-26-1862
M.H. Co. H. 08-08-1862
Jay, W.A. Co. K. 07-30-1862
Mayse, W.J. Co. H. 09-13-1862
Mills, W.E. Co. J. 07-02-1862




52nd Georgia Regiment


Abernathy, Robert Co. B. 10-14-1862
Alexander, Jno. co. G. 05-11-1862
Anderson, Thomas Co. H. 06-14-1862
Bolts, J.J. Co. H. 10-17-1862
Brown, C.E. Co. H. 05-21-1862
Brown, Lazarus Co. G 05-13-1862
Cameron, A.P. Co. K. 06-09-1862
Carpenter, T. Co. G. 05-12-1862
Crane, J.B. Co. A. 05-11-1862
Darnelds, A. Co. I. 05-07-1862
Dorsey, D. Co. B. 05-09-1862
Dove, B.F. 06-01-1862
Eller, W.R.Co. E. 09-11-1862
Elrod, S.W.S Co. A. 05-08-1862
ronler, J. C. co. K. 05-09-1862



ronler, J. C. co. K. 05-09-1862
Fry, Henry Co. A. 06-29-1862
Green, Ed. Co. I 05-16-1862
Griffen, B. Co. I. 06-14-1862
Headen, John Co. E. 05-23-1862
Holden, B. F. Co. E. 05-19-1862
Holden, R.T. Co. E. 05-19-1862
Holl, M.K. Co I. 07-04-1862
Jennings, J.L. Co. F. 11-14-1862
Manley, D.J. Co. G. 07-03-1862
Morris, R. Co. B. 05-09-1862Nelson, Z. Co. E. 06-18-1862
Olevett, D. W. Co. D. 05-31-1862
Page, P. Co. F. 06-30-1862
Parr, M.A. Co. K. 11-10-186





Scarbrough, W,H. Co. D. 07-09-1862
Skelton, J. S. Co. K. 11-02-1862
Smith, J.H. Co. K. 10-22-1862
Spears, J.R. Co. F. 12-08-1862
Whitley, George Co. H. 05-03-1862
Wooley, J.M. Co. F. 11-16-1862
Wright, M.J. Lt., Co. D. 06-11-1862
Wynn, H.C. Co. B. 08-13-1862


McCearn, J.E. Co. H. 07-08-1862
McGash, Berg co. C. 08-08-1862
Patton, Wm. Co. I. 07-14-1862
Pinson, D. H. Co. K. 12-04-1862
Ramsey, G. R. 07-20-1862
Seagar, Thos 11-13-1862
Slott, J.W. Co. G. 08-08-1862
Smith, H.J. Co. D. 10-10-1862
Suttles, Henry Co. F. 08-09-1862
Wheeler, J.W. Co. I 07-30-1862
Webb, C.R. Co. G. 10-05-1862


Patterson, George Co. H. 11-30-1862
Pless, H.R. Co H. 06-20-1862
Ropar, A. J. Co.E. 11-24-1862
Solsly, John Co. E. 07-12-1862
Taylor, A.D. Co K. 06-08-1862
Taylor, D.S. Co. A. 07-04-1862
Vines, J.F. Co. K. 05-18-1862
Wallace, W. C. Co. K. 07-03-1862
Watkins, J.W. Co. E. 06-09-1862
-Watson, W.J. Co. G. 05-04-1862
Watson, J.A. Co. A. 05-10-1862
Wells, J.S. Co. B. 06-30-1862
Williams, M.G. Co. K. 11-11-1862
Wilson, N.C. Co. H. 06-14-1862
Wood, E.J. Co. E. 05-007-1862
Woodall, J.J. Co. I. 055-05-1862

[Silver Spring Guards]

Re: Possible Gravesites found in Knoxville

One of my relatives (Larkin J. Craft) was in Co. D 40th Georgia Infantry

Enlisted: February 20, 1862
Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .

The General Barton & Stovall History ~ Heritage Association has info and photos of Camp Van Dorn and info on the Brigade

http://generalbartonandstovall.com

[Greg Barnett]

Plaque finds resting site: Camp Van Dron Knoxville

Just posting a follow-up on the Camp Van Dorn Site in Knoxville.
This article is from the Knoxville News Sentinel today.


"After two decades, historical marker honors soldiers

By FRED BROWN, brownf@knews.com
March 29, 2007


After two decades of research and travel to Knoxville, Gary Goodson Sr., a descendant of one of the Confederate soldiers posted to the city in 1862, dedicated a state historical marker to the soldiers on the 145th anniversary of their arrival.
In 1862, units of the Georgia 40th, 41st, 42nd, 43rd and 52nd infantry regiments rode by train to Knoxville and then marched "two miles west to Camp Van Dorn."





On March 28 of that year, the camp - named after Confederate Gen. Earl Van Dorn - began filling up with Georgia infantry. Among those arriving was Goodson's great-great grandfather, Marion "Mike" Goodson, regimental drummer of the 40th Georgia Infantry Regiment.

Those troops, coming up from Camp McDonald at Big Shanty near Atlanta, were presumably being trained for action in Cumberland Gap.

The Historical Commission marker is near the corner of Western Avenue and News Sentinel Drive in Mechanicsville. The sign has been positioned roughly in the vicinity of where the camp is believed to have been established. Goodson hastens to point out that the camp was in a "natural bowl" and spread out along a creek.

During the encampment, many of the soldiers died of dysentery, measles and mumps, some of which can be attributed to the creek water.

In his quest to find the camp, Goodson - an author, historian and professor of health sciences - founded the Gen. Barton & Stovall History/Heritage Association. The association has been instrumental in helping Goodson with the project. He serves now as the association's historian emeritus.

He said Atlanta Realtor Thomas W. "Chip" Baron, Ed Combs of Forest Park, Ga., Paige Goodson, Goodson's daughter, and Goodson sponsored this trip to Knoxville to defray expenses of the historical marker.

In addition, he received donations from the Sons of Confederate Veterans Chapter 1397 of Dallas-Acworth, Ga., half of whom had ancestors at the Knoxville camp, Goodson said. "

Senior writer Fred Brown may be reached at 865-342-6427.

Copyright 2007, Knoxville News Sentinel Co.

Fred Brown is an excellent resource on Knoxville's Civil War history. He has published many articles.

[Coatsy]

Re: Possible Gravesites found in Knoxville

Chris, thanks for posting this. I had forgotten that those regiments were posted in eastern Tennessee before most were transfered to the Vicksburg area. I am sure Robby Mitchell will be interested as well.

[Silver Spring Guards]

Re: Possible Gravesites found in Knoxville

Thanks for the update.