Memorial listed from tombstone.
FaG contributor Elizabeth Prince FaG contributor #46637390 suggest given name as: Elias Houston (Eli) Farmer.
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Elias “Eli” Houston Farmer was a private in Company A, 3rd Tennessee Cavalry (Union) in the Civil War. He was captured on September 24, 1864 at Athens, AL and confined in the Confederate prison at Cahaba, AL. In April 1865 he was sent to a neutral parole camp near Vicksburg, MS. On April 24, he and almost 2,000 other recently released Union prisoners-of-war were crowded aboard the Mississippi steamboat Sultana for shipment home. Also on board were his older brother Adam and his younger brother Elisha. At 2:00 a.m. on April 27, 1865, when the Sultana was seven miles above Memphis, TN, the boilers exploded. Almost 1,200 people died. Private Farmer was rescued and taken to the Soldier’s Home in Memphis. Both brothers, Adam and Elisha, perished. Eli Farmer reported to Camp Chase, near Columbus, OH, on May 6, 1865 and was mustered out of the service on June 10, 1865.
Contributor: Gene Eric Salecker (48476835) • [email protected]
FaG contributor Elizabeth Prince FaG contributor #46637390 suggest given name as: Elias Houston (Eli) Farmer.
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Elias “Eli” Houston Farmer was a private in Company A, 3rd Tennessee Cavalry (Union) in the Civil War. He was captured on September 24, 1864 at Athens, AL and confined in the Confederate prison at Cahaba, AL. In April 1865 he was sent to a neutral parole camp near Vicksburg, MS. On April 24, he and almost 2,000 other recently released Union prisoners-of-war were crowded aboard the Mississippi steamboat Sultana for shipment home. Also on board were his older brother Adam and his younger brother Elisha. At 2:00 a.m. on April 27, 1865, when the Sultana was seven miles above Memphis, TN, the boilers exploded. Almost 1,200 people died. Private Farmer was rescued and taken to the Soldier’s Home in Memphis. Both brothers, Adam and Elisha, perished. Eli Farmer reported to Camp Chase, near Columbus, OH, on May 6, 1865 and was mustered out of the service on June 10, 1865.
Contributor: Gene Eric Salecker (48476835) • [email protected]
Memorial listed from tombstone.
FaG contributor Elizabeth Prince FaG contributor #46637390 suggest given name as: Elias Houston (Eli) Farmer.
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Elias “Eli” Houston Farmer was a private in Company A, 3rd Tennessee Cavalry (Union) in the Civil War. He was captured on September 24, 1864 at Athens, AL and confined in the Confederate prison at Cahaba, AL. In April 1865 he was sent to a neutral parole camp near Vicksburg, MS. On April 24, he and almost 2,000 other recently released Union prisoners-of-war were crowded aboard the Mississippi steamboat Sultana for shipment home. Also on board were his older brother Adam and his younger brother Elisha. At 2:00 a.m. on April 27, 1865, when the Sultana was seven miles above Memphis, TN, the boilers exploded. Almost 1,200 people died. Private Farmer was rescued and taken to the Soldier’s Home in Memphis. Both brothers, Adam and Elisha, perished. Eli Farmer reported to Camp Chase, near Columbus, OH, on May 6, 1865 and was mustered out of the service on June 10, 1865.
Contributor: Gene Eric Salecker (48476835) • [email protected]
FaG contributor Elizabeth Prince FaG contributor #46637390 suggest given name as: Elias Houston (Eli) Farmer.
*****
Elias “Eli” Houston Farmer was a private in Company A, 3rd Tennessee Cavalry (Union) in the Civil War. He was captured on September 24, 1864 at Athens, AL and confined in the Confederate prison at Cahaba, AL. In April 1865 he was sent to a neutral parole camp near Vicksburg, MS. On April 24, he and almost 2,000 other recently released Union prisoners-of-war were crowded aboard the Mississippi steamboat Sultana for shipment home. Also on board were his older brother Adam and his younger brother Elisha. At 2:00 a.m. on April 27, 1865, when the Sultana was seven miles above Memphis, TN, the boilers exploded. Almost 1,200 people died. Private Farmer was rescued and taken to the Soldier’s Home in Memphis. Both brothers, Adam and Elisha, perished. Eli Farmer reported to Camp Chase, near Columbus, OH, on May 6, 1865 and was mustered out of the service on June 10, 1865.
Contributor: Gene Eric Salecker (48476835) • [email protected]
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