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East Tennessee's John C. Vaughn fought at Vicksburg
Photo by Thomas County Historical Society
Photo courtesy of The Collections of the Thomas County (Ga.) Historical Society John C. Vaughn
A merchant before the war and an ardent Confederate during the conflict, East Tennessean John C. Vaughn commanded a brigade during a fateful turn in the Battle of Vicksburg.
Vaughn was a brigadier general during the 1863 battle; Vaughn’s Brigade was comprised of the 60th, 61st and 62nd Tennessee Infantry regiments. Vaughn’s soldiers were East Tennessee men far from their hills and valleys. They’d arrived at Vicksburg the day after Christmas of 1862 to help defend that important city from federal forces.
Their commander was no soldier by training but he’d served in the Mexican War, and his Confederate fervor helped make him a willing fighter. Vaughn was at Fort Sumter in South Carolina when war began in April 1861. In 1865 he’d be one of the last men with Jefferson Davis as the war ended.
For the rest: http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/jun/29/east-tennessees-john-c-vaughn-fought-at/
- By Amy McRary
- Posted June 29, 2013 at 2:17 p.m.
Photo by Thomas County Historical Society
Photo courtesy of The Collections of the Thomas County (Ga.) Historical Society John C. Vaughn
A merchant before the war and an ardent Confederate during the conflict, East Tennessean John C. Vaughn commanded a brigade during a fateful turn in the Battle of Vicksburg.
Vaughn was a brigadier general during the 1863 battle; Vaughn’s Brigade was comprised of the 60th, 61st and 62nd Tennessee Infantry regiments. Vaughn’s soldiers were East Tennessee men far from their hills and valleys. They’d arrived at Vicksburg the day after Christmas of 1862 to help defend that important city from federal forces.
Their commander was no soldier by training but he’d served in the Mexican War, and his Confederate fervor helped make him a willing fighter. Vaughn was at Fort Sumter in South Carolina when war began in April 1861. In 1865 he’d be one of the last men with Jefferson Davis as the war ended.
For the rest: http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/jun/29/east-tennessees-john-c-vaughn-fought-at/