Mark Gregory
Cadet
- Joined
- Mar 31, 2019
While researching guerilla activity in middle Tennessee, I came across a passage from a book "A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry.
BY JULIAN WISNER HINKLEY
Captain of Company E, and sometime Acting Major
of said Regiment
The passage reads like this.....
Shortly after we arrived, our mounted men captured a Confederate officer named Boone, a grand-
son of the famous Daniel. On him was found a list of all the guerrillas in the county. When I examined
him, he told me that he had been sent to muster these fellows into the Confederate army;
but his plans were spoiled. Instead he went to Johnson's Island, a prisoner, and his little mem-
orandum book remained in my possession.
My question is this.......... Does anyone have any idea who this Officer Boone was? This story is related as having occurred in the vicinity of Fayetteville, Tn in early 1864. The only Officer Boone I can think of is Captain Nathan Boone, of Forrest's Escort, who was from Booneville, just North of Fayetteville. Maybe there is someone with resources I don't have that would be able to tell me of any Officer named Boone that was sent to Johnson's Island, in early 1864.
Let me look, this is from my family tree, Captain Nathan Forrest Boone, Captain Boone joined the Tennessee volunteers at age 16 to fight Mexico. During the civil war he was a member of the Staff and Escort Company of General Nathan Bedford Forrest. After the war he served as Sheriff of Lincoln County and was appointed as warden of the State Prison in Nashville, TN. His father was Samuel Boone, and his father was Rev Benjamin Boone. Starting with Daniel Boones father Squire, it goes
Squire Maugridge Boone, I
Benjamin Maugridge Boone, I
his brother
John Boone, I
his son
Rev. Benjamin Boone
his son
Samuel Boone
his son
Captain Nathan Forrest Boone
his son
Captain Nathan Forrest Boone is my fourth cousin five times removed. He had 3 brothers that served in the CSA army, another brother was a Colonel in the union army.