19th Tennessee Cavalry

Born June 22, 1817, in Maury County, TN. Albert Gallatin Cooper rose from the ranks of Private to Corporal under Capt. John B. Hamilton in the 1st Tennessee Mounted Militia, during the Seminole War in Florida. He enlisted as a Corporal on June 16, 1836; Corporal July 4, 1836, to January 14, 1837; enlisted as Second Sergeant May 28, 1846, to Captain of Company C, 1st Regiment Tennessee Mounted Infantry (Mexican American War); June 6, 1846, to May 29, 1847; Lieutenant Colonel 19th (Biffle's) Division, Forrest's Calvary Corps, Dept. of Tennessee and Georgia, CSA. Resigned December 13, 1864, due to physical reasons

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Served as a Private, Biffle's 19th Tennessee Cavalry, Company E

John Wesley Priest was born in 1839 at Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee, a son of James Madison Priest and Mary Jane Padgett and grandson of Thomas Priest and Rachel Powell. He joined the Confederate Army in May 1862 at Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee and served as a private soldier with Colonel Jacob B. Biffle's 19th Tennessee Cavalry in General Nathan Bedford Forrest's old cavalry brigade. He was wounded at Franklin, Tennessee; shot through the right arm and leg at Thompson's Station, Tennessee; and wounded in the side and arm near Rome, Georgia. John was captured at Stevenson, Alabama on August 31, 1863 and went home shortly afterwards. After the war he moved his family to Union City, Tennessee and thence to East Prairie, Missouri where his wife, Sarah C. Thomas died in 1897. He married secondly, Mrs. Mary Johnson. John died in 1919 and was buried in the Woodmen of the World Cemetery, at East Prairie. He has a Confederate gravestone.

J A Sowell is the brother of my great-great grandfather William Burr Sowell of the 48th Tennessee Infantry. Was captured at the Battle of Fort Donelson and sent to Camp Chase. He was paroled in '63. Maury Co history book said he died in service. Probably from disease.

In a letter dated June 15, 1863 to Maj. General H. W. Halleck, it is reported that Dawson's units of the 15th Tennessee Cavalry, in the Western Tennessee area, were finally broke up by the Federals. So, on Jul. 18, 1863 -- John went into another Tennessee Cavalry unit (9th TN Cavalry, Co. G) under General Nathan Bedford Forrest. John was later placed into the 9th (later known as the 19th) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, Company K., still as a 5th Sergeant under Captain R.M. Sharp The 9th (19th) Tennessee Cavalry regiment was placed under Colonel J.B. Biffle who was attached directly to General Forrest’s staff.

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My GGGrandfather formed Company H of men from Lewis and Perry Counties in Tenessee.

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Brother-in-law of Jesse Smith, brother of Ephraim Kelly.

Brother to Elisha Kelly, brother-in-law to Jesse Smith

My GGGGrandfather served in Biffle's unit and was KIA sometime (guessing) in later part of 1864 or early 1865 in Columbia, Hampshire area. Would like to find any photos of him that might exist during this time. None have survived that the family are aware. Believe F. stands for Fount or Fountain as one of his sons was named Fountain. My GGGrandfather Thomas J Edwards(10th Cav Company H, CSA also) married his daughter Nancy Sharp after the Civil war. Would like to find photos of him as well

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Trying to find out more about my Great Grandfather.

My great-great grandfather.

He was captured and sent to a Yankee prison camp up north.

William Murphy Crossno was a brother-in-law to Thomas T Mayberry also of this unit

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Thomas T. Mayberry died between 1863 and 1864 at Camp Douglas Military Prison, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois