(Provost Marshall, Quarles Brig., C.S.A.; "Merritt B. TOMLINSON, born on 10 Aug 1840, a son of Charles Allen & Sallie Foster Tomlinson, both b. in N.C. During the Civil War he served as a Captain in Co. F, 48th Tenn Inf.; and as Provost Marshal in Walthal's Division of the C.S.A. On 12 Sep 1866 he married Miss Mildred Dillard and she bore his four sons and five daughters. Their home was near Culleoka was called Beechwood and still stands about a half mile west of the town. Capt. Tomlinson passed away on 5 Mar 1939 at the age of 99 years. He was the last of almost 3,500 Confederate veterans of Maury County to die & had the distinction of being the only surviving officer of the Confederacy in the entire country at the time of his death." MCTC page 507). Buried WILKES CEMETERY aka OLD CAMP GROUND CEMETERY.
48th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry, Co. F, Confederate side, rank in Bvt 2nd Lt. rank out 2nd Lt. (Civil War Soldiers and Sailors)
MERRIT B. TOMLINSON C.S.A. MAURY CO. TN. SOLDIER'S PENSION #S16203 CLACK'S 3RD TN INF.
48th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry, Co. F, Confederate side, rank in Bvt 2nd Lt. rank out 2nd Lt. (Civil War Soldiers and Sailors)
MERRIT B. TOMLINSON C.S.A. MAURY CO. TN. SOLDIER'S PENSION #S16203 CLACK'S 3RD TN INF.
(Provost Marshall, Quarles Brig., C.S.A.; "Merritt B. TOMLINSON, born on 10 Aug 1840, a son of Charles Allen & Sallie Foster Tomlinson, both b. in N.C. During the Civil War he served as a Captain in Co. F, 48th Tenn Inf.; and as Provost Marshal in Walthal's Division of the C.S.A. On 12 Sep 1866 he married Miss Mildred Dillard and she bore his four sons and five daughters. Their home was near Culleoka was called Beechwood and still stands about a half mile west of the town. Capt. Tomlinson passed away on 5 Mar 1939 at the age of 99 years. He was the last of almost 3,500 Confederate veterans of Maury County to die & had the distinction of being the only surviving officer of the Confederacy in the entire country at the time of his death." MCTC page 507). Buried WILKES CEMETERY aka OLD CAMP GROUND CEMETERY.
48th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry, Co. F, Confederate side, rank in Bvt 2nd Lt. rank out 2nd Lt. (Civil War Soldiers and Sailors)
MERRIT B. TOMLINSON C.S.A. MAURY CO. TN. SOLDIER'S PENSION #S16203 CLACK'S 3RD TN INF.
48th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry, Co. F, Confederate side, rank in Bvt 2nd Lt. rank out 2nd Lt. (Civil War Soldiers and Sailors)
MERRIT B. TOMLINSON C.S.A. MAURY CO. TN. SOLDIER'S PENSION #S16203 CLACK'S 3RD TN INF.
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CAPT. MERRITT B.
TOMLINSON
AUG. 10,, 1840
MAR. 5, 1939
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