{⋆★⋆} BG Vaughan, Alfred J.

Alfred Jefferson Vaughan Jr.​

Born: May 10, 1830

Birthplace: Dinwiddie County, Virginia

Father: Alfred Jefferson Vaughan Sr. 1800 – 1871

Mother: Dorothy Hunt 1809 – 1834

Wife: Martha Jane Hardaway 1838 – 1911

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)​

Children:

Mary Virginia Vaughan Jefferies 1858 – 1930​

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)​

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Lucy Vaughan 1864 – 1942​

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Alfred Jefferson Vaughan III 1867 – 1942​

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)​

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William Franklin Vaughan 1874 – 1953​

(Buried: Shady Grove Cemetery, Clarendon, Arkansas)​

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Infant Vaughan 1878 – 1878​

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)​

Education:

1851: Graduated from Virginia Military Institute (15th​ in class)​

Occupation before War:

Surveyor for Hannibal and Saint Joseph Railroad Company​

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Deputy United States Surveyor in Southern California​

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Member of Staff of Northern Pacific Railroad Company​

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Farmer in Marshall County, Mississippi​

Civil War Career:

1861: Captain in 13th​ Tennessee Infantry Regiment​

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1861: Lt. Colonel of 13th​ Tennessee Infantry Regiment​

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1861: Participated in the Battle of Belmont Missouri​

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1861 – 1863: Colonel of 13th​ Tennessee Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Wounded during the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee​

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1862: Participated in the Battle of Richmond, Kentucky​

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1862: Participated in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky​

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1862 – 1863: Participated in the Battle of Stones River, Tennessee​

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1863: Participated in the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia​

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1863 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry​

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1863: Participated in the Battle of Missionary Ridge, Tennessee​

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1864: Wounded during the Battle of Marietta, Georgia​

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1865: Paroled at Gainesville, Alabama on May 10, 1865​

Occupation after War:

Farmer in Marshall County, Mississippi​

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Participated in the Grange Movement in Memphis, Tennessee

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General Agent of the Grange Movement​

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Mercantile Businessman in Memphis, Tennessee​

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Clerk of the Criminal Court for Shelby County, Tennessee​

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1897 – 1899: In Charge of United Confederate Veterans in Tennessee​

Died: October 1, 1899

Place of Death: Indianapolis, Indiana

Age at time of Death: 69 years old

Burial Place: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee (Oct. 3. 1899)

 

[Pollaco]

That wound he received in Georgia consisted of his leg being torn off by a shell at Vining's Station on July 4, 1864.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday (Tuesday) Brig. General Alfred J. Vaughan! Salutes remembering General Vaughan on his birthday week.

 

[ErnieMac]

Vaughan's amnesty application from Fold3 with a follow-up letter. In the second letter he mentions moving to Montana, which apparently never happened. I haven't found when he received his pardon.

 

[Pollaco]

His Co. F of the 13th Tennessee was orginally known as the Dixie Rifles.

 

[Pollaco]

Vaughn took over command of Preston Smith's brigade in Cheatham's division.Smith was mortally wounded at Chickamauga.

 

[Luke Freet]

Vaughan had previously led the brigade of Preston at Murfreesboro (believe Preston Smith was either recovering from a wound or something, for I believe he returned to the brigade after the battle). He rose to permanent command of the brigade after Smith's death. Vaughan commanded the brigade at Chattanooga and the Atlanta Campaign until he was wounded in the leg at Kennesaw, taking him out of active duty for the remainder of the conflict.

 

[DixieRifles]

His Co. F of the 13th Tennessee was orginally known as the Dixie Rifles.

My kind of man.

 

[dfostermem]

While researching Henderson's Scouts, I came across this: Buried near Gen. Vaughan is R. H. Bonner "Henderson's Scouts". The Memphis Papers state that R. H. Bonner was the general's brother-in-law. In the bio that General Vaughan wrote for his family, he says his wife Martha Jane kept the Henderson's Scouts informed of Union movements during the war. He adds that his wife's sister Mary Francis married Col. Robert H. Bonner one of the wealthiest men in Marshall County. MS. This is the same R. H. Bonner who captured Lt Col Willard near Holly Springs (there was some question on if Willard deserted or surrendered). When Henderson's Scouts were first organized in March 1862, most of the unit were from counties in Northwest Tennessee. There are a couple from Marshall County. One being R H Bonner. The other, William Dancy is also buried in Elmwood Cemetery. There is a chance that they may have come up with the General to Tennessee and then ended up in the Henderson's Scouts.

 

[DixieRifles]

When Henderson's Scouts were first organized in March 1862, most of the unit were from counties in Northwest Tennessee. There are a couple from Marshall County.

Just to confirm you are still referring to Marshall Cty Mississippi and not Marshall Cty Tennessee.

 

[dfostermem]

Just to confirm you are still referring to Marshall Cty Mississippi and not Marshall Cty Tennessee.

Yes, Marshall County, Mississippi. Henderson grew up in Madison County, TN. He was living in New Orleans when war broke out. It looks like he met with Beauregard in Jackson, TN beginning of March and was approved to form company of 25. The original unit is made up primarily of men from Madison and Obion Counties. There are a just a couple from Tipton and Shelby Counties. There are three from Marshall County, Mississippi: R H Bonner, E C Carter, William Dancy, and John Jarratt. About a year later, there was a large Mississippi contingent lead by Sam Henderson that was sometimes referred to as Henderson's Mississippi Scouts.

 

[dfostermem]

Sorry, that should read "There are four from Marshall County.."