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Newton MacKay is my 3X Great-Grandfather

enlisted at Campbellsvile, Giles Co., TN in 53rd TN Infantry lead by Alford H. Abernathy. Daniel did not surrender at Fort Donelson on Feb 16, 1862, he was at home sick with the measels. He rejoined in fall of 1862 and died of chronic diarrhea or consumsption at a hospital in West Point, Mississippi in 1863.

Per John William Story on February 17, 1909:
James Henry enlisted at Campbellsvile, Giles Co., TN in Col Alford H. Abernathy's 53rd TN Infantry and organized by Capt. Jim Rittenbury. James did not surrender at Fort Donelson on Feb 16, 1862, he was (along with his brother Daniel) at home with measles. James had two sunstrokes in Army on forced marches which cripled him up seriously. Came in with Hood's raid Nov. 1864 but did not go out.

on Feb 17, 1909 John gives this account. John W. Story of East 9th Street, Columbia, TN. Capt. Jim Rittenbury organized a company at Cambellsville, Giles Co., TN which was in Col. Alford Abernathy's 53rd TN Infantry. 1st Lt. was John Clint Hanna. Other members of Capt. Rittenbury's company of which he recalls (other than his brothers Daniel and James) were: Jake Yokley, Milton E. Alexander (later Capt.) and George Washington Cameron.

Lt. Tungett was born in Giles County 7 OCT 1835 to Linsey Tungett and Melissa Foulks. Before the war he was overseer on the Eliza Clayton Plantation. Lt. Tungett was captured at Ft. Donelson , was a P.O.W. at Johnson Island in Sandusky , Ohio.
After the prisoner exchange in Vicksburg , Miss. he returned to Pulaski. He married Harriet G. Pentecost in 1864and they had a daughter named Elouie/Eloise who was born in 1865. Harriet died in 1875 and Lt. Tungett married Lavina Jane Ezell in 1878. Lt. Tungett died 15 DEC 1892 in Pulaski and is buried in the Maplewood Cemetery old white section.

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Thomas is my Gr,Gr,Gr,Grandfather. He is buried in Mitchell Cemetery in Lauderdale Co., Alabama. He was born 22 May 1840 and died 20 Dec 1900.

James H. Hastings served with company A from Giles County. He was 18 in 1861, he was one of the few who escaped with N.B. Forrest before the surrender. He was with 2nd company K in the 35th TN until linking back up with the 53rd again after they where swapped and released and reformed.

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Brn Athens, AL. Was captured in Dec, 1763, sent to Rock Island POW camp, IL. Volunteered for Union service in 3rd US Vol Inf Rgt ('Galvanized Yankees').

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24Jul1830-07May1910

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Jacob was born in1828 in Pulaski, Giles Co. Tenn. In 1860 he is found on the census in that county at age 32. The PO is at Bradshaw. He has 17 cards in his archival file. He has serval family members in this regiment. He enlisted 13 Dec 1861 in Co C whose CO was Capt. Alfred H Abernathy.
He was captured 16 Feb 1862 at Fort Donalson and sent to Camp Morton where he swallowed the yellow dog and was released 21 Aug 1862 at Vicksburg. He rejoined his regiment which had been decimated by disease. Was assigned to Gen. Maxey's Brigade which was stationed at Port Huron La. he them moved to Mobile. His regiment again entered the fight when they moved North and became part of the Atlanta Campaign. Fought at Chattanooga, Ringgold, Dalton, Franklin, Nashville and at New Hope Church which was fought 25 /26 May 1864 where he was captured near that place on 5 June 1864. This was in Paulding Co. Ga. He is sent to Point Lookout for exchange 15 Feb 1865. He is buried at Santa Fe Cem, Santa Fe, Maury Co. Tenn. He is the father-in-law of my cousin.

A.J. Helmick's daughter, Martha Alice Helmick, married my paternal relative, Henry A. Holley on Dec. 7, 1890 in Giles County, Tennessee. Martha Alice was b. Aug. 1871. I am looking for info on Mr. Helmick and his affiliation with Co. D, 53rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment.

He fought at Ft. Donelson,Indiana and was made POW. He was transported to Camp Morton, Indiana where he died og typhoid pneumonia.

Hiram was born in Lauderdale County Alabama 20 Nov 1839. He has 16 items in his archival file. The 1860 census finds him in District 9, Lawrence Co. Tenn. He enlists in Capt. Thomas F. Winston's Co. 53rd Tenn Infantry which becomes Co D. He enlisted 1 Jan 1862 with his brother Ozias Denton. After Ozias was wounded at Fort Donalson, he transferred to Co C to be with his brother Jacob. After Fort Donalson where he was captured, he was sent to Vicksburg for exchange. Then the depleted regiment was assigned to Gen Maxey in the Miss. East La. Dept and stationed at Port Hudson and then at Mobile. In the spring of 1864, the regiment is back in the fight at Nashville, Franklin Dalton and New Hope Church Georgia where he is again captured and sent to Louisville, Ky and on to Rock Island Illinois. He swallowed the Yellow Dog and was released 20 May 1865. My 3rd cousin 5 x removed. He married Sarah E Rogers in 1867. They are buried in McCains Cumberland Presbyterian Church. McCains, Maury County. Tenn.

Ozias was born in 1834 in Pulaski, Giles Co. Tenn. He enlisted 1 January 1862 in Capt. Thomas F. Winston's Co. 53rd Tenn Infantry. They mustered at Nashville. He has 3 cards in his archival file. He is wounded in the battle of Fort Donalson and sent to Clarksville, Tenn. It cannot be proven but I suspect he rejoined his regiment and fought until the end of the war, His commander Capt. Winston was promoted to Col. and was one of the officers that survived and surrendered on 26 April 1865. He was my 3rd cousin 5 x removed He died 1 Jan 1891. I have not located his grave.

George is my 2GGrandfather. George Washington Moore enlisted as a Private in Co. E, 53rd Tennessee Infantry and arrived at Fort Donelson, TN on December 10, 1861. He was made a POW on February 16, 1862. He was sent to Johnson's Island POW camp in Sandusky, OH. He was subsequently sent to the POW camp at Camp Chase, OH on May 27, 1862. He was formally exchanged on September 11, 1862 at Vicksburg, MS. He rejoined his unit and was elected 1LT on September 26, 1862. He was captured again shortly after the Battle of New Hope Church, GA on June 5, 1864 and was again sent to Johnson's Island POW camp. He was paroled on June 15, 1865 after swearing a loyalty oath.

My grandfather served in the 53rd Tn Inf from Dec 1861, until
his capture at Big Shanty, Ga. on June 15, 1864.However, He
served in Co.'C' 48th Tenn Inf, from April 1862-Dec 1862.
With the 53rd he saw action at Port Hudson,La, but was not captured at either Port Hudson or Vicksburg although the 53rd was listed as captured at BOTH places. He suffered sunstroke
near Big Black River, Miss, on July 6, 1863 and was hospitalized at Demopolis, Ala for 6 months.
He was never wounded, but suffered greatly as a prisioner at
Rock Island, Ill or Camp Douglas, Ill(or both places), He refused to take the oath of allegiance. He lived until 1903
and is buried near Rockvale, Rutherford County, Tennessee.

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Samuel Elkins was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Confederate Army serving with Company F of the 53rd Infantry. He fought at Fort Donelson and was captured on the 16th of Feb 1862. He was a POW at Camp Morton in Indiana, and his regiment was released on parole at Vicksburg, MS on the 10th of November in 1862. He was elected 2nd Lieutenant by soldiers in his unit on 26th of September 1862. He was later joined to 42nd Infantry Regiment. Acting Captain at the Battle of Nashville. Wounded at Franklin in rear guard action at Hood's retreat and was captured on 17 December 1864 and was transferred to a military prison. Fort Delaware on 5 February 1865. He was released on 10th June 1865.

Buried at Jefferson Barracks, where he died as a prisoner of war.

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Captured at Mississippi Ridge

William was born in 1834 in Smith County, Tenn. The 1860 census finds him there at age 24, the Post Office is as Dixon Springs. On 13 Dec 1861, he enlists in Capt. John R White's Company. This becomes Co I of the 53rd Regt. He has 7 cards in his archival file. He is captured at Fort Donelson on 16 Feb 1862 and sent to Camp Morton. In Nov of 1862 he along with 500+ POW's were sent to Vicksburg for exchange. The exchange was official on 10 Nov. After exchange many men were sent to the 35th and 48th Nixon's regiment. He died 19 Oct 1916 in Colfax, Whitman, Washington and is buried at that place. I have no further data on his service.

Edward enlisted 1861 in 53rd Tenn. Regiment, Co. I He was captured at Vicksburg

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Birth: About. 1839 in Tennessee
Death: Bet. 1885 - 1900 in Giles County, Tennessee
Sex: M
Father: Benjamin Ashworth b. About. 1816 in Tennessee
Mother: Elizabeth Keith b. About. 1810 in Tennessee

Occupation: Farmer

About Hale, James Martin
Along with brother John, James ' galvanized ' ' took the dog ' ( Oath of Allegiance ) and went over to the Union side. ( probably to get out of prison.) James M. Hale Regiment Name 53 Tennessee Infantry. Side Confederate Company K Soldier`s Rank_In Private Soldier`s Rank_Out Private. 53rd TENNESSEE INFANTRY REGIMENT Organized January 7, 1862; surrendered at Fort Donelson February 16, 1862; reorganized September, 1862; formed part of 4th Consolidated Tennessee Infantry, paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina May 1, Milton C. Alexander, Isaac James Rittenberry, Co. 'K'. Men from Giles County. Enrolled December, 1861. 1865.

Private during the Civil War, Confederate States of America, Co. K, 53rd RegimentTennessee Infantry (Captain Milton E Alexander's Co. Tennessee Volunteers) . Captured Feb 16, 1862 near Dover TN. Prisoner at Camp Morton, IN. Exchanged for Yankee soldiers in Vicksburg MS, Aikens Landing, Nov 10, 1862. Discharged March 21, 1863. Family story states his brother-in-law, told Yankees where he was hiding and was captured again on Nov 20, 1863. Was held in Nashville and sent to military prison in Louisville KY and later to Rock Island IL December 13, 1863. Camp later gained reputation of being a northern 'Andersonville'. Took oath of allegiance to the US and released May 21, 1865.

Captured at the Battle of Fort Donelson on 16 February 1862 and sent to Camp Morton in Indianapolis, IN. He died in the camp on 2 June 1862. A second date of death has been listed, however most records favor the 2 June date. He was just 21 years old. Initially interred at Green Lawn Cemetery in Indianapolis. Around 1933, his remains and those of the other Confederates were disinterred and reinterred in Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, which is situated in a corner of the Crown hill National Cemetery, The Confederates were reburied into a mass grave.

His last name should have been Lovell not Lovel.

He was born on August 10 1838 in Giles County Tn to Thomas William Lovell and Ursula Gibson. He married Emily Lovell and had 6 kids. He died on June 15 1865 and is buried in Gibsonville Cemt. in Giles County Va.