WILLIAM BERNARD CARLEN
4^th TENNESSEE CAVALRY BATTALION
CSA

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Born: 7 May 1824 in Wilson County, TN
Died: 8 Aug 1901 in Putnam County, TN
Buried: Leftwich Family Graveyard, Putnam County, TN
Parents: Hugh Webb and Martha "Patsy" (Pemberton) Carlen

Married: Sarah Caroline "Sallie" Holiday
Born: 9 Oct 1820 in Jackson County, TN
Died: after 1870 in Putnam County, TN
Buried:
Parents: Stephan and Henrietta (Draper) Holiday

Children:

1. Surena/Savannah M. Carlen
2. James Anthony Carlen
3. Emily Eudora Carlen
4. Sarah Elizabeth Carlen
5. Nancy Henrietta Carlen

MILITARY INFORMATION

4^th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
(also known as Hamilton's or Shaw's Cavalry Battalion)
Company A

ABSTRACT:

• Entered the military as a Private and left as a Private
• Enlisted 21 Dec 1862 at Jackson County, TN: "On Roll"
• Various Payroll Statements

PENSION APPLICATION ABSTRACT

S2299

ABSTRACT:

• Filed: 14 Nov 1899
• Rejected
• Residence: Buffalo Valley, Putnam County
• Member: Company A, 4th Bn. Cavalry, Captain O. P. Hamilton, WBC commanded Company A as Captain, in General Dibrell's Brigade
• Wounds: Chronic inflammation of liver
• Born: 7 May 1824 in Wilson County, TN
• Enlisted in the latter part of 1861 under Captain O. P. Hamilton's Company
• Wife is dead
• 1 son and 4 daughters
• Attest: G. M. Moore and T. A. Head

Supporting Documents:

• J. H. Curtis (23 Apr 1900) - Supports claim

CENSUS DATA

• 1850 Census:  Jackson County, TN, Page 249
• 1860 Census:  Jackson County, TN, Page 240
• 1870 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 186
• 1880 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 165B
• 1900 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 3B