BLUFORD HARVEY STOCKTON
25^th TENNESSEE INFANTRY
CSA

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Born:  22 Jun 1838 in Overton County, Tennessee
Died: 21 September 1918 in Putnam County, Tennessee
Buried: Paran Cemetery, Overton County, Tennessee
Parents: Albert G. and Sarah "Sallie" (Maxell) Stockton

Married: Martha Maxwell on 12 October 1872 in Overton County, Tennessee
Born: 1 October 1843 in Overton County, Tennessee
Died: 5 December 1922 in Putnam County, Tennessee
Buried: Paran Cemetery, Overton County, Tennessee
Parents:

Children:

1. Lowery Fletcher Stockton
2. Albert O. Stockton

RELATIVES WHO SERVED

• Brother-in-Law: John Boatman - 25th Tennessee Infantry Regiment

 

MILITARY INFORMATION

25^th Tennessee Infantry
Company I

ABSTRACT:

• Entered the service as a 2nd Lieutenant and left service as a 2nd Lieutenant
• Enlisted 30 Jul 1861 at Livingston at the age of 24
• 1 Aug - 31 Oct 1861: Present
• 1 Oct 1861: Absent sick
• Jul - Aug 1862: not stated
• Sep - Dec 1862: Present
• Jan & Feb 1863: Suspended and transferred to Chattanooga (Absent)
• Mar & Apr 1863: Suspended & S. O. No. 25 Hd Qtr Dept #2 20 Feb 1863
• May & Jun 1863: Returned to duty 25 May 1863
• Jul - Dec 1863: Present
• Jan - Feb 1864: In arrest since 19 Feb 1862 by verbal order of Brig Gen'l Johnson
• 30 Jul 1861: Present Age 22
• 6 Apr 1864: Re-Elected at the re-organization at Corinth, MS
• 10 May 1862: promoted to Captain of Co. E 25th TN Infantry Regiment
• Mar - Apr 1864: Present
• 16 Jun 1864: Wounded in the Battle of Drewry's Bluff
• Transferred to the Hospital at Richmond, VA; Furloughed by the Medical Board
• Sep & Oct 1864: Present
• Nov & Dec 1864: on detached service since 20 Nov 1864 by order of Gen'l Ewell
• July 1864: Election of 30 Jul 1861 Promoted; Sucessor: John B. Davis
• July 1864: Election of 10 May 1862: Re-Elected
• Prisoner of War at Appomatax Court House; Surrendered with Lee
• 16 Jun 1864: in fight with the enemy; sent to Chmborazo Hospital in Richmond, VA with a gunshot wound to the shoulder. Furloughed for 60 days on 10 Jun 1864
• S. O. 73/2 Dept. 2 & W. Dept. Bragg - 17 May 1864 - Returned to duty
• S. O. 25/1 Dept. 2 & W. Dept. Bragg - 20 Feb 1863 - Suspended
• Various vouchers

PENSION APPLICATION ABSTRACT

S6768

ABSTRACT:

• Filed March 23, 1905
• Accepted
• Resident of Cookeville, TN
• Member: Co I, 25th TN Infantry
• Wounded: Drewery's Bluff on James River in VA
• Disease: chills, fever & rheumatism -- two attacks of typhoid fever
• Born: 22 Jun 1838 in Overton County, TN
• Was 2nd Lieutenant
• At the time of his wounds, John M. Hughes was Colonel, Sam Johnson was the Captain, William Callahan was 1st Lieutenant
• Enlisted: 30 Jul 1861 under Colonel Sid S. Stanton, Lt. Colonel George G. Dibrell, Capt. W. J. Reid, 1st Lt. Williams Phillips, 3rd B. M. Swearingin
• Wounded in the left shoulder
• Wife is 61 years
• One son
• Attest: I. L. McCormack & James Prior

Supporting Documents:

• J. T. Pointer (17 Mar 1905) - Tax Assessment
• Rutledge Smith (9 May 1905) - Supports his claim

CENSUS DATA

• 1850 Census:  Overton County, TN, Page 43
• 1860 Census:  Overton County, TN, Page 150
• 1870 Census: 
• 1880 Census: 
• 1900 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 145B
• 1910 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 184A

 

ADDITIONAL DATA

• Death Certificate: Putnam County, TN (1918) - #584 - Blooford Henry Stockton
• TN Confederate Widows Application: #7103 - Martha (Maxwell) Stockton