Gooch, John Saunders 'Colonel Jack' b. June 7, 1842 d. December 23, 1915 Civil War Confederate Army Officer. The son of Dr John Claiborne Gooch, builder and owner of Goochland, a stately plantation home in Smyrna, Tennessee, he was best known for the organizing Company E of the 20th Tennessee Infantry regiment in Smyrna during the Spring of 1861 (the Goochland property was used for drill training). Named Captain and commander of the Company, he served through the April 1862 Battle of Shiloh. When the regiment was reorganized in May 1862, he was elected the unit’s...[Read More] (Bio by: kimshockey (reb)) Mapleview Cemetery, Smyrna, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
b. June 7, 1842 d. December 23, 1915