John Perry Murray
Born: July 14, 1830
Birthplace: Gainesboro, Tennessee
Father: Thomas Murray 1789 – 1852
Mother: Nancy Walker Butler 1790 – 1850
Wife: Evaline Elizabeth Eaton 1838 – 1878
(Buried: John Perry Murray Family Cemetery, Gainesboro, Tennessee)
Children:
George Bancroft Murray 1853 – 1930
(Buried: Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee)
Nannie Murray Cunningham 1856 – 1930
(Buried: Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee)
Alice Murray 1858 – 1898
(Buried: John Perry Murray Family Cemetery, Gainesboro, Tennessee)
Eva Eveline Murray Crabtree 1872 – 1942
(Buried: Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee)
John Perry Murray Jr. 1876 – 1946
(Buried: Fairmont Cemetery, San Angelo, Texas)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Occupation before War:
Known as one of the ablest Attorneys in the state of Tennessee
Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court in Tennessee
Civil War Career:
1861: Enlisted a Private in infantry company in 28th Tennessee
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 28th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded during the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
1862: Declined reelection to the rank of Colonel in 28th Tennessee
1862 – 1863: Colonel of Murray’s Tennessee Cavalry Regiment
1864 – 1865: Confederate States Congressman from Tennessee
1864 – 1865: Member of House Indian Affairs Committee
Recognized the country’s absolute dependence on effective army.
Seldom denied the army anything that interfered.
Introduced bills five times intended to ease a lot of the soldiers.
1864: Made a speech against the “imaginary dangers” that caused suspensions of the writ of habeas corpus.
His Speech was published in Richmond Daily Enquirer Newspaper
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1895: Attorney in Gainesboro, Tennessee
Died: December 21, 1895
Place of Death: Gainesboro, Tennessee
Age at time of Death: 65 years old
Burial Place: John Perry Murray Family Cemetery, Gainesboro, Tennessee
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