John Crawford Vaughn
Born: February 24, 1824
Birthplace: Monroe County, Tennessee
Father: James Alfred Vaughn 1798 – 1868
(Buried: Madisonville Cemetery, Madisonville, Tennessee)
Mother: Mary “Sarah” Jane Crawford 1796 – 1856
(Buried: Madisonville Cemetery, Madisonville, Tennessee)
Wife: Florence Jones Vaughn 1844 – 1896
(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Thomasville, Georgia)
Children:
John Crawford Vaughn Jr. 1872 – 1934
(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Thomasville, Georgia)
Education:
1830 – 1841: Attended Bolivar Academy
Occupation before War:
Served in the Mexican War rising to Captain
Participated in the California Gold Rush unsuccessful
Owner of Hotel and Railroad in Sweetwater, Tennessee
1856 – 1862: Sheriff of Monroe County, Tennessee
Civil War Career:
1861: Recruited two units in Monroe County, Tennessee
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 3rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1861: Participated in the skirmish at New Creek
1861: Participated in the First Battle of Bull Run
1862: Fought against the Union Army at Scott County, Tennessee
1862: Participated in the Battle of Tazewell, Tennessee
1862: Helped to regain control of Cumberland Gap, Tennessee
1862 – 1865: Brigadier General in the Confederate Army Infantry
1863: Participated in the Vicksburg, Mississippi Campaign
1863: Surrendered at Vicksburg, Mississippi
1863: Participated in the Skirmish at Philadelphia, Tennessee
1863: Participated in the Knoxville Tennessee Campaign
1864: Participated in the Skirmish at Bull's Gap, Tennessee
1865: Escort for President Jefferson F. Davis
1865: (May 10) Surrendered to the Union Army
Occupation after War:
1865: Indicted for Treason in Tennessee
Lived in Thomasville, Georgia
1871 – 1873: Tennessee State Representative
1874 – 1875: Lived in Thomasville, Georgia
Died: September 10, 1875
Place of Death: Thomasville, Georgia
Cause of Death: Meningitis
Age at time of Death: 51 years old
Burial Place: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Thomasville, Georgia
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