THOMAS H. W. PETTY
8^th TENNESSEE CAVALRY
CSA

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Born:  22 May 1839 in Smith County, Tennessee
Died: 27 February 1925 in Putnam County, Tennessee
Buried: Paran Cemetery, Overton County, Tennessee
Parents: Henderson B. and Nancy Pryor (Gresham) Petty

1st Married: Alethia "Lethy" Lynch on 9 July 1865 in Smith County, Tennessee
Born:  about 1841 in Smith County, Tennessee
Died: before 22 Oct 1885 in Smith County, Tennessee
Buried:
Parents: William and Permelia (Perkins?) Lynch

Children:

1. Fanny Petty
2. Mary Petty
3. Mathew F. Petty
4. Andrew Jackson Petty
5. Henry J. Petty
6. Minerva Annie Petty
7. Rachel Petty

2nd Married: Mrs. Elizabeth Gregg on 22 October 1885 in Smith County, Tennessee
Born:  11 November 1851 in Smith County, Tennessee
Died: 4 January 1929 in Smith County, Tennessee
Buried: Paran Cemetery in Overton County, Tennessee
Parents:

Children:

1. No Children

RELATIVES WHO SERVED

• Uncle: Stephen Petty- 8th Tennessee (Smith's) Cavalry Regiment

 

MILITARY INFORMATION

8^th Tennessee (Smith's) Cavalry
Company C

ABSTRACT:

• Entered the service as a Private and left the service as a Corporal
• Enlisted 22 July 1861 at Nashville
• 1 Sep 1862 - 28 May 1864: Present
• 28 May 1863: Captured at Trousdale Ferry on 1 Jun 1863
• Sent to Louisville, KY on 19 Jun 1863
• Captured in Smith County on 21 May 1863 by 36th OH Volunteer Infantry at Trousdale's Ferry
• Sent to Camp Chase, OH in June 1863
• Transferred to Fort Delaware 12 or 20 July 1863

8^th Tennessee (Smith's) Cavalry
Company C

ABSTRACT:

• Entered the service as a Private and left the service as a Corporal
• Enlisted 22 July 1861 at Nashville
• 1 Sep 1862 - 31 Jan 1863: Absent
• 31 Jan 1863: Present
• 16 May 1862: Elected as 1st Corporal
• 28 Jan - 28 May 1863: Present
• 1 May - 30 Jun 1863: Absent
• Captured at Trousdale Ferry in Smith County on 29 May 1863
• 16 Jun 1863 from Carthage sent to Gallatin
• Sent to Louisville, KY on 19 Jun 1863
• Sent to Camp Chase, OH in 29 June 1863
• Transferred to Fort Delaware 14 July 1863
• Exchanged at City Point, VA 27 Feb 1865

4^th Tennessee (Murray's) Cavalry
Company H

ABSTRACT:

• Entered the service as a Private and left the service as a Corporal
• Enlisted 22 July 1861 at Nashville
• Age: 22
• Captured 29 May 1863

 

PENSION APPLICATION ABSTRACT

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ABSTRACT:

• Filed 10 August 1903
• Widow's Application: #8237
• Accepted
• Resident of Jeremiah, Putnam County, Tennessee
• Enlisted in Co C Capt. N. J. C. Sanders 4th Cavalry Col Baxter Smith
• Born: Smith County in 1839
• Enlisted in July 1861 in Col. Baxter Smith, Capt. Sanders, 1st Lt. Van H. Allen
• Disease: Kidney Disease
• 2nd Wife is 52 years old
• 4 daughters and 3 sons
• Attest: C. R. Johnson, Thomas Gann & W. H. Flippin

Supporting Documents:

• Tennessee Board of Pension Examiners (9 Dec 1905) - Request Service Records
• War Department (9 Dec 1905) - Sent Service Records
• Elizabeth Petty (3 Mar 1925) - THWP died. Elizabeth is his widow.

CENSUS DATA

• 1850 Census:  Smith County, TN, Page 244
• 1860 Census: 
• 1870 Census:  Smith County, TN, Page 163A
• 1880 Census:  Smith County, TN, Page 106A
• 1900 Census:  Overton County, TN, Page 183A
• 1910 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 183B
• 1920 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 163A

ADDITIONAL DATA

• Death Certificate: Putnam County, TN (1925) - #267 - Thomas W. Petty