| Birth: | 1831
Sumner County
Tennessee, USA | | Death: | Aug. 30, 1862
Okolona
Chickasaw County
Mississippi, USA | 
Added on May 2, 2009.
Thanks to Nola Tinsley Willeford, I have added a National Archive's Record for C.C.. It states his death was on August 30, 1862 at Okolona General Hospital.
Plaque at Okolona
As a station on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, Okolona was the site of a large hospital during the Civil War. In 1862, following the battle of Shiloh, hundreds of wounded Confederates were brought here by train. Those who died were buried in this graveyard adjoining the city cemetery. Other solders, either victims of disease or casualties of battle, are also buried here. In all, the Confederate Cemetery contains more than 800 dead, several hundred of whom remain unknown.
Confederate States of America History
Born in Sumner County Tennessee. Son of Isaac Tinsley Jr and Charlotte Murray. The family moved to Barren County Kentucky. He enlisted into the 4th Kentucky Mounted Cavalry Company A in 1861 at Glasgow, Kentucky. Christopher transferred from it to Lyon's Battery and Lyon's Battery became Cobb's Battery.
From information I had received, many of these soldiers buried here, were from the Battles of Shiloh and Northwest Mississippi. A Hospital was established in 1862 in Okalona and many of these men who fought in the above battles died there and were buried at the cemetery.
C.C. was the brother of my GGG Grandfather, John Madison Tinsley. The Family never knew what happened to him.
This picture was taken from a tintype owned by Mr. Glenn Tinsley of Kentucky.
The one who I want to Thank the most is Nola Tinsley Willeford of Adairville, Logan County, KY. I call her the " Grand Duchess of Adairville ". She is the Historian of the Tinsley Family in our Kentucky Line. Nola is a cousin of mine and she is the one who got me interested in finding C.C.. She is a member of the DAR through Isaac Tinsley who was the grandfather of C.C. and lived in Amherst County, Virginia. Isaac Jr. was Isaac's son and the father of C.C. Issac Jr. served in the War of 1812 in the Virginia Militia.
I had spent several months looking for C.C.. It just so happened, I found hin=m on " Find A Grave " posted by Darrell Rakestraw of Mississippi. Darrell lives nearby and had listed all of the soldiers buried at the Confederate Cemetery in Okalona, Mississippi.
( Added by Kevin Morgan on May 23, 2008 )
BLUE SPRINGS, MS - Darrell Gaines Rakestraw, 60, died Wednesday, April 11, 2007, at his home in Blue Springs after a long illness. He was born Nov. 25, 1946, in Shelby County, Tenn., to the late Homer Gainum "Jack" Rakestraw and Esther Whitley Rakestraw. He was a 1964 graduate of Kingsbury High School in Memphis and attended the University of Virginia. He was a member of Blue Springs Baptist Church, where he taught Sunday School before becoming disabled. He was employed with Kroger as a project engineer and most recently as a photographer with the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and a member of the American Legion Post No. 72 in New Albany.
He was a 32nd degree Mason and held membership in the Joseph Warren Masonic Lodge, York Rite, Scottish Rite and HAMASA Shrine Center in Meridian. He was a member of the Eastern Star. For many years he was instrumental in organizing the Shrine Redneck Clown Memorial Basketball Tournament to raise funds to support the Shrine Hospitals nationwide. He enjoyed photography, researching family history, making people laugh and writing. He had published several articles in The New Age Magazine, a publication of the Scottish Rites of Freemasonry. Most of all, he loved the Lord and was faithful in His service.
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 15, at Blue Springs Baptist Church with Bro. Neil Davis officiating. Doug Hill will be in charge of music. The American Legion will perform funeral honors by presenting the American flag to the family. Visitation will follow the service in the fellowship hall. The body has been donated for research to the University of Tennessee Medical School.
Survivors include his wife, Wava Eaker Rakestraw, whom he married on July 19, 1986; one son, Ronnie Hall and wife, Patricia, of New Albany; two daughters, Regina Hogue and husband, Mike, of New Albany and Robin Hall Lindsey of Oxford; five grandchildren, Lacy Hall, Jacob Hall, Neely Hall, Amanda Hogue and Nicole Hogue; several cousins, including a special cousin, Forrest LaNelle Erwin of Sharon, Tenn.; and special friends, Rick, Jeremy and Ariel Brown of Oxford.
Darrell was loved by all he met and will be greatly missed by his family, friends, colleagues and community.
Memorial donations may be made to The American Cancer Society, 1800 West Main St., Tupelo, MS, 38801.
A Post War Memoir of
COBB'S KENTUCKY BATTERY, CSA
This faded and nearly illegible typewritten manuscript was found in the Civil War vertical file, Special Collections, Paducah Public Library. A note at the top says, "This paper was written from information given by Mr. Julian F. Gracey from what his Father had told him." Frank Gracey was a Lieutenant of Cobb's Battery. The manuscript is presented below as written, with notes, some punctuation, and paragraph breaks added.
Edited and Annotated by Geoff Walden
Cobb's Battery, which was one of the most distinguished and famous of the Confederate Military Units, was organized at the beginning of the War at Mint Springs, Kuttawa, Ky. [Lyon County, in Western Kentucky]
H[ylan] B. Lyon, who had given up his commission in the United States Army and had returned to his home at Eddyville, Ky. when war between the States became inevitable, was made Captain of the Company. R[obert] L. Cobb was made First Lieut., Frank P. Gracey Second Lieut., and either Bart James or Bob Mathis Third Lieut. Later in the history of the Company both of these men were lieutenants but the record as to which one held this position originally is not accessible. [Robert B. Mathews was originally 1st Sgt., later 1st Lt.; and Bartley A. James was 2nd Lt.]
After the Company had been organized under the name of Cobb's Battery, the men were confronted with their first difficulty. Kentucky was one of the border states and the one most divided against itself. In some sections the people were hotly in favor of the Confederacy and secession, while in other sections they were in favor of the Union. Under such conditions as these the Battery could not train at Eddyville or Mint Springs but was forced to move into Tennessee in order to come within the lines of the Confederacy.
Accordingly, they moved to Clarksville, Tenn. where as a body they enlisted in the Southern Army and went into training at Camp Boone, six miles from Clarksville on the Guthrie Pike, with other Kentucky and Tennessee Troops. The Battery was trained for Artillery in the 3rd Kentucky Regiment and from now on was designated either as Cobb's Battery or as the First Kentucky. (General) H.B. Lyon, the first Captain, was soon promoted, and R.L. Cobb became Captain of the Battery. Frank P. Gracey was advanced to First Lieut. and Bart James or Bob Mathis [Mathews] were made Second and Third Lieutenants. [see above]
After a period of training the troops moved to Bowling Green, Ky. [September 1861] and the First Kentucky Battery was formally brigaded under Gen. John C. Breckinridge. Since Kentucky never officially seceded and joined the Confederacy, the Kentucky troops became known as the Orphan Brigade, and among all the troops of the South none were more distinguished for their bravery and service. Cobb's Battery was probably better known than any other Regiment outside of Virginia. Among the famous battles in which the Battery engaged are Shiloh, Baton Rouge, Jackson, Sulphur Trestle, Resaca, Murfreesboro, Jonesboro, Chicamauga [sic], Missionary Ridge and Johnsonville. At Chicamauga [sic] the battery distinguished itself, and at Snodgrass Hill a Marker has been erected by the Governor to show its position during the War. [This marker shows the position of Cobb's Battery in support of the Orphan Brigade assaults on the Federal works near the Kelly Field (near Tour Stop 2), not at Snodgrass Hill.]
When Albert Sidney Johnson [Johnston] fell back with his troops to Corinth, Mississippi, the Battery went with him and began its active service in the great battle of Shiloh. Here the Battery was intended to be held as a reserve under General Breckenridge [sic], but as the attack of the Federals was so sudden and determined, all the reserves were soon rushed into the field and held their places throughout the entire long engagement. Thirty-four members were soon killed or wounded, and every horse in the Battery was killed except one, he belonging to Frank P. Gracey who was in charge of the Battery, as R.L. Cobb had been made Major. [Cobb was promoted to Major and chief of artillery for Breckinridge's Division following the battle of Chickamauga.]
NOTES: Muster rolls and other records show that Cobb's Battery was organized on September 20, 1861, as conversion of Company F, 3rd Kentucky Infantry to artillery service. It was initially armed with four 6-pounder smoothbore guns and two 12-pounder howitzers. In July 1863 it was re-armed with four 12-pounder Napoleon cannons, and during the Atlanta Campaign of 1864, it had six Napoleons.
The battery fought in the battles noted above. At Shiloh, they were heavily engaged on the second day (April 7, 1862) in the area of Water Oaks Pond. At one of the larger actions during the siege of Jackson, MS, 12 July 1863, Cobb's Battery was instrumental in repulsing the Federal assaults. Following the end of the Atlanta Campaign, the battery left the Orphan Brigade and was assigned to the defenses of Mobile. Some members left to serve with Forrest's Cavalry. The battles of Sulphur Trestle, AL, and Johnsonville, TN, were fought by Forrest in September-November 1864 (Gen. Lyon and Capt. Gracey participated).
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Okolona Confederate Cemetery
Okolona
Chickasaw County
Mississippi, USA |
Created by: Kevin Morgan
Record added: Jun 01, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 14473309 |
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G-G-G-G Uncle, rest in peace!
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KimH
Added: Mar. 27, 2009 |
My GG Grandmother was a Tinsley...my search for Tinsleys brought me here today. I am so glad you were found and are being honored for your service to our country.
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Gail Martin
Added: Feb. 6, 2009 |
Thank you for your sacrifice.A decendant of FM Wadlington, Cobb's Kentucky Battery, CSA
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Ray Todd Knight
Added: Jul. 4, 2007 |
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