Civil War Journey in Clarksville, Tenn.

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Faces Cav. before becoming commander in 10th Tenn. Cav. Served under Forrest, Armstrong and Wheeler. Returned to Clarksville after war to practice law. Elected multiple times as judge. Greenwood Cemetery. Pvt. Adam Watkins, USCT Former slave from Montgomery County who enlisted in the 16th United States Colored Troops (USCT) formed in Clarksville. Mary Edwards Walker, M.D., USA Medical school graduate from N.Y. In 1862, entered Va., battle zone without official standing and assisted at tent hospitals. Appointed assistant surgeon for Gen. George Thomas. Passed through CSA lines to provide medical care to civilians. Captured in 1864 and sent to prison in Richmond. Exchanged and given contract as assistant surgeon. Spent remainder of war assigned to Clarksville Orphan’s Asylum. Awarded Congressional Medal of Honor by President Andrew Johnson. Was one of 911 medal of honors revoked in 1917, but was reinstated in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter. She is the only woman to ever receive the honor. Judge Thomas W. Wisdom Along with Cave Johnson and Mayor George Smith, surrendered Clarksville to Flag Officer Andrew H. Foote on February 19,1862. Col. Thomas Woodward, CSA Raised Oak Grove Rangers in May 1861, part of the 1st Ky. Cav. Later raised Woodward’s Ky. Batt., and the 2nd (15th) Ky. Cav. Along with Adam “Stovepipe” Johnson, temporarily recaptured Clarksville from Union occupiers in August 1862. In September, Woodward with about 700 men fought Col. William Lowe’s 1,100 man brigade at Riggins Hill, losing the battle to retain control of Clarksville. Under Forrest and Wheeler, he attached Union river traffic at Palmyra in April 1863 leading to that town’s destruction by the U.S. Navy. Court-martialed four times, he was recruiting in Kentucky when he attached Hopkinsville in August 1864 and was killed. Riverside Cemetery, Hopkinsville. 28
More Montgomery County Faces William H. Adams (CSA) Frank O. Anderson (CSA) Allen Baggett (USA) Robert Buchanan (CSA) Andrew Cherry (CSA) Melvin Cherry (CSA) Yeatman W. Cherry (CSA) John Denney (CSA) Mark P. Gibbs (CSA) Patrick Henry (CSA) Thomas Herndon (CSA) Jefferson Hewell (CSA) James B. Howard (CSA) Mastin C. Johnson (CSA) David Andrew Lynn (CSA) 29
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