Civil War Journey in Clarksville, Tenn.

Faces
Cpt. Robert Yeatman Johnson, CSA
Cashier for Bank of America,
established 1855 in Clarksville.
Enlisted Dec. 1861 and elected 3rd
Lt. in the 49th Tenn. Captured at
Fort Donelson and sent to Johnson’s
Island. Exchanged and assumed
command as Cpt. 49th Tenn. Saw action at Port
Hudson and during Atlanta campaign. Returned
to Tenn. with Gen. Hood. Severely wounded at
Franklin. Rejoined his regiment in N.C. and paroled
on surrender of Gen. Joe Johnson’s army April 26,
1865. Represented Montgomery County in the 47th
General Assembly. Alex Johnson Cemetery.
Serepta Jordan (Homer)
Born 1839 and spent her life in
New Providence – north of
Clarksville. Married B.B. Homer
during Clarksville’s occupation and
kept a diary of war activities here.
Greenwood Cemetery.
Pvt. Andrew Jackson Kendrick, USCT
Born a slave in 1836. Writes that he slipped off to
Nashville to join the war to “help us get out of bondage.”
Participated in battles of Nashville, Murfreesboro and
Franklin. Returned to Montgomery Co., and attended
school at price of $1 a month. Finished second grade
before money ran out, then taught others to read and
write for 10-15 cents per month.
David N. Kennedy
Founder of Northern Bank of
Tennessee. Left Clarksville to carry
bank assets to New Orleans before
Union troops arrived. Shipped funds
to England for safekeeping, which
were returned after the war. With
most banks insolvent after war, Northern Bank
became the oldest in Tenn. Letters by Mrs. Kennedy
provide important insight into occupied Clarksville.
Greenwood Cemetery.
Blanche Louise Lewis
Daughter of local iron furnace owner.
Volunteered with her mother at the
Confederate hospital (at Female
Academy) and recorded names of
soldiers who died and were buried
there. Wrote letters home for dying
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