Civil War Confederate Army Officer. He enlisted into Co. F. 31st Tennessee Infantry on September 20, 1861 at Camp Trenton, Tennessee as Capt. for 1 year. He was re-elected Captain at the reorganization of the regiment on May 8, 1862. He was promoted to Major on December 8,1862. He is listed as on "Detached Duty from December 1862, to May, 1863 due to the consolidation of his regiment with the 33rd Tennessee infantry." This resulted in him being listed as a supernumerary officer and being assigned to the Conscript Bureau under Gen. G. J. Pillow in January, 1863 and required to "bringing in and enrolling recruits." From February to April, 1863 he was assigned as Commanding the Provost Guard at the Fair Grounds Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. He returned to his regiment and was promoted to Lt. Colonel on March 25, 1864. He had been recommended for promotion to Lt. Col. in a letter from Major General Alexander P. Stewart dated March 12, 1864 at Dalton, Georgia. At the time Fountain was killed at Franklin, "Brig. Gen. Otho F. Strahl, (his brigade commander) had sent a courier to tell Lt. Col. Stafford that due to his serious wound, he was turning over command of the brigade to him. The courier found Lt. Col. Stafford dead, wedged in among his men so as to be almost standing up, Dead!". General Strahl was killed shortly afterwards.
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. He enlisted into Co. F. 31st Tennessee Infantry on September 20, 1861 at Camp Trenton, Tennessee as Capt. for 1 year. He was re-elected Captain at the reorganization of the regiment on May 8, 1862. He was promoted to Major on December 8,1862. He is listed as on "Detached Duty from December 1862, to May, 1863 due to the consolidation of his regiment with the 33rd Tennessee infantry." This resulted in him being listed as a supernumerary officer and being assigned to the Conscript Bureau under Gen. G. J. Pillow in January, 1863 and required to "bringing in and enrolling recruits." From February to April, 1863 he was assigned as Commanding the Provost Guard at the Fair Grounds Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. He returned to his regiment and was promoted to Lt. Colonel on March 25, 1864. He had been recommended for promotion to Lt. Col. in a letter from Major General Alexander P. Stewart dated March 12, 1864 at Dalton, Georgia. At the time Fountain was killed at Franklin, "Brig. Gen. Otho F. Strahl, (his brigade commander) had sent a courier to tell Lt. Col. Stafford that due to his serious wound, he was turning over command of the brigade to him. The courier found Lt. Col. Stafford dead, wedged in among his men so as to be almost standing up, Dead!". General Strahl was killed shortly afterwards.
Bio by: Tim Burgess
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