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John Wesley Cassady
- Private
Dec 5, 1830 – Aug 25, 1916. He had dark complexion, black hair, blue eyes, and stood 5’ 9”. He deserted and was captured in Harrison County Ky and taken to Military Prison Louisville Ky on Jun 20, 1864. He was paroled and discharged on Jun 26, 1864 and was ordered to stay north of the Ohio river for the rest of the war. He was also with the Seventh Bennett’s Battalion Cavalry. Became a Reverend after the war

Parents:
• John H Cassady son of Nancy Ann and James Cassady, daughter of Jane E. Reeves, daughter of Daniel James Melvin Sr.
• Sara Brown 1797 - 1881
Contact Name: James A. Crook Sr
Date Added: 7/11/2022

Company A
George Washington Leonard
- 2nd Sergeant
No comments
Contact Name: roger leonard
Date Added: 7/29/2011

Company B
William James glen myers Shaffer
- Sergeant
No comments
Contact Name: Mike Shaffer
Date Added: 10/21/2006

Company E
William Houston Gannon
- Private
No comments
Contact Name: Craig Gannon
Date Added: 1/21/2011

Company F
William Thomas Pharies (pharris)
- Private
Co F 8th {aka 13th Tennessee (Dibrell's) Cavalry}
Contact Name: Gay Mathis
Date Added: 5/9/2007

Company I
John B Felton
- Private
Private, Company I, 8th Tennessee Calvary - Pension #S15244 per Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications : White County - Tennessee State Library and Archives
Contact Name: John H Lawson
Date Added: 12/18/2010

Company K
Esquire Looney Thompson
Rank Unknown
No comments
Contact Name: Jeff Thompson
Date Added: 2/1/2013

Company K
William N Thompson
Rank Unknown
No comments
Contact Name: Jeff Thompson
Date Added: 2/1/2013

Company M
Aaron Shehan
- Private
No comments
Contact Name: Jane (Shehan)Lewis
Date Added: 11/9/2008

Company Field & Staff
James Marion Barnes
- Major
Enlisted as Captain, Company H, on 15 September 1862.
He was later promoted to Major and served as the division ordnance officer.
Contact Name: Eric Stone
Date Added: 5/10/2010

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