Trivia 7-18-19

[Trivia Master]

Henry B. Carrington hasn't seen combat during the Civil War. Yet he has connections to the Battle of Franklin. Name one.

credit: @luinrina

 

[hughes]

He was married to Fannie Courtney, a Franklin resident who had relatives serving there as well.

 

[General Casey]

Carrington eventually married Fannie Courtney who helped care for the wounded after the battle.

Source: https://battleoffranklin.wordpress....courtney-writes-about-the-battle-of-franklin/

 

[gentlemanrob]

He organized the Indiana troops and served as an intelligence officer

 

[luinrina]

Credit for question please. Thank you!

Good luck, everyone! I hope the question isn't too difficult/complicated for all your mad research skills.

 

[DBF]

I'm hoping it's this Henry B. Carrington. His 2nd wife, Frances Courtney Grummond Carrington (1845-1911) was born in Franklin TN. Her family were Union sympathizers and during the battle she nursed Union soldiers in her family home as well as in the aftermath at nearby hospitals. She was also a good friend to Carrington's 1st wife, Margaret Carrington. She wrote a descriptive report of the battle to the U.S. Sanitary Commission April 15th, 1865 that was widely published and is an interesting and worthy read.
https://battleoffranklin.wordpress....a-riveting-account-of-the-battle-of-franklin/

 

[kholland]

He wrote the book "Major General Lew Wallace at Shiloh"

Edit - I can't verify that Carrington wrote such a book, and as far as I can determine, Lew Wallace did not participate in the Battle of Franklin.

hoosier

 

[connecticut yankee]

Carrington's wife (then 19 year old Fannie Courtney) was an eyewitness and literally in the middle of the Battle of Franklin.

https://battleoffranklin.wordpress.com/category/franklin/

 

[GS]

Fannie Courtney a Union sympathizer who experienced the Battle of Franklin, TN, married Col. Henry B. Carrington, Spymaster for Lincoln.

 

[Big Sarge]

He married Fannie Courtney, who was a witness to the battle and her brother served with Gen Forrest.

https://battleoffranklin.wordpress.com/category/franklin/

 

[SWMODave]

His second wife Frances Courtney was in Franklin the day of the battle and nursed the wounded after the battle

Source

 

[captaindrew]

His second wife, Frances Courtney Carrington, was from Franklin and nursed wounded Federal soldiers in their family home.

 

[Brenal]

He married local resident Fannie Courtney who wrote" an account of the Battle of Franklin, together with a statement of the facts concerning the hospitals and the wounded during the stay of the Rebels, a period of seventeen days, after the Battle." for the Sanitary Commission.

 

[WJC]

Henry B. Carrington hasn't seen combat during the Civil War. Yet he has connections to the Battle of Franklin. Name one.

credit: @luinrina

Frances Courtney (1845-1911), his second wife, was born and lived in Franklin, Tennessee. During the battle, she nursed wounded Federal soldiers in the Courtney home.

 

[MRB1863]

His future wife Francis nursed wounded Civil War Federal soldiers at the Courtney home during the Battle of Franklin.

 

[ErnieMac]

Henry Carrington's future (second) wife, Frances Courtney Grummond Carrington was a native of Franklin TN and nursed wounded Federal troops in her family's home following the battle.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95090688/frances-carrington

 

[Kurt G]

His second wife , Frances Courtney Grummond Carrington , was born in Franklin , Tennessee to a pro-union family .

 

[Wallyfish]

I hope the Carrington's tie to the Battle of Franklin is his future wife, the former Fannie Courtney who was a civilian witness to the battle.

In March 1865, Fannie wrote the Battle of Franklin article which was published in the Boston Gazette and the Cincinnati Enquirer, among others.

I found these words fascinating for a young girl to write, "while terror stirred my soul. The other facts transpired in calmer moments, when my heart was filled with a holy sense of duty toward the suffering".

Silly me, I searched for 20 minutes thinking the question was asking the tie to the Battle of Atlanta, senior movement got me!

Fannie source

 

[Wallyfish]

I hope the Carrington's tie to the Battle of Franklin is his future wife, the former Fannie Courtney who was a civilian witness to the battle.

In March 1865, Fannie wrote the Battle of Franklin article which was published in the Boston Gazette and the Cincinnati Enquirer, among others.

I found these words fascinating for a young girl to write, "while terror stirred my soul. The other facts transpired in calmer moments, when my heart was filled with a holy sense of duty toward the suffering".

Silly me, I searched for 20 minutes thinking the question was asking the tie to the Battle of Atlanta, senior movement got me!

Fannie source

 

[lelliott19]

His second wife, Frances "Fannie" Courtney Carrington (14 January 1845-17 October 1911) was, at the time of the Battle of Franklin, a Union sympathizer living in Franklin, Tennessee. During the battle, she nursed wounded Federal soldiers in the Courtney home. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95090688/frances-carrington
"Shortly after the war, she married Lt. Col. George Grummond, U.S. Army, and went with him to Fort Phil Kearny, where he was killed by Indians. Later, she married Colonel Henry B. Carrington." https://battleoffranklin.wordpress.com/category/franklin/