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| I'm sure there were other black men that served in the 46th Tn. Inf. These men were noncombatants, serving as cooks and body servants. Some blacks in the Confederate service bore arms, but usually in times of necessity. The men listed here, with the exception of Washington Wilson, received a Confederate Pension from Tennessee. These men nursed the sick and wounded. They also escorted the bodies and personal effects of soldiers back home. Clayton, Sam, His name appears in the Tennessee Confederate Pension Book. Pension # 234. He lived in Davidson Co., Tn. when he applied for the pension. Kindley, James, (Kennedy), His name appears in the Tennessee Confederate Pension Book. Pension # 253. He lived in Henry Co., Tn. when he applied for the pension. Searcy, Shadrick, His name appears in the Tennessee Confederate Pension Book. Pension # 235. He lived in Hamilton Co., Tn. when he applied for the pension. Wilson, Washington, Cook for Col. Joseph D. Wilson, of Co. "A". Rennolds' History, page 294, he was with Lt. Col. Joseph Wilson when he was wounded and captured at Ezra Church, Ga., 28 July 1864. He went home to Henry County, Tn., taking the articles left in his care, Col. Wilson's property. Caldwell Joe, Cook and servant of Dr. Samuel H. Caldwell. He came home with Dr. Caldwell after the war, June 1865. (No record of a Confederate pension found). |
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