William Carol Cross was a veteran of the American Civil War, serving in the CSA as a 1st. Sgt. in the 35th. Alabama Infantry. "He earned the nickname "Steady" because he could always be depended upon to be there when the going got the hardest and the battle raged at its fiercest."
MAH
Sources:
Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
1900 U. S. Federal Census
'The Heritage of Lawrence Co., Tennessee,' pg. 136; "The Cross Family," Betty Mason
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William Carol Cross was a veteran of the American Civil War, serving in the CSA as a 1st. Sgt. in the 35th. Alabama Infantry. "He earned the nickname "Steady" because he could always be depended upon to be there when the going got the hardest and the battle raged at its fiercest."
MAH
Sources:
Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
1900 U. S. Federal Census
'The Heritage of Lawrence Co., Tennessee,' pg. 136; "The Cross Family," Betty Mason
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