Peter Cantrell
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted as a Private (date unknown).
"A" Co. TN 16th Infantry
Additional Information:
Enlisted 5/18/61. Deserted 2/25/64. Federal reports list him captured 11/26/63 at Chattanooga. Sent to Rock Island Ill. until the end of the war. Listed as wounded slightly at Missionary Ridge 11/24/63. Listed as wounded severely at Murfreesboro 12/31/62. Probably the P.H. Cantrell in CV XVI p216. Was a member of "The Seven Confederate Knights" (C7K) in Rock Island. Survived the war. Had a son named A.J. Cantrell who wrote the article in CV. His wife (Elizabeth) filed a widow's pension. #2761 on 7/19/1909 in Warren Co. Application accepted. Maiden name was Elizabeth Purser, born in White Co. in 2/1828. Peter was born in DeKalb Co. in 1835, married in 11/1865 and died 10/16/1905 in Warren Co.
He is the son of Green and Mary Cantrell.
Source: http://www.tngenweb.org/records/military/
civilwar/16tnin-ad.txt
Peter Harry Cantrell was born on Sink Creek, Warren Co., now part of DeKalb Co. TN. He married (1) Sarah Green, May 5, 1858, they had one son. She died August 24, 1860. He married (2) Elizabeth Purser Nov 11, 1865. He died on his 70th birthday and was buried from the Concord Baptist Church.
He enlisted in Co. A, Capt. L. N. Savage, CSA. Was in the battle at Perryville, KY. At Murfreesboro, TN, he had his kneecap knocked out of place by a minié ball. Was taken prisoner at Missionary Ridge in 1863 and confined at Rock Island, IL until the close of the war. Was a farmer and lived for many years near McMinnville, TN.
To describe what knocked out his kneecap, here is an article that describes the type of bullet:
The Minié ball, or Minni ball, is a type of muzzle-loading spin-stabilized bullet for rifled muskets named after its developer, Claude-Étienne Minié, inventor of the French Minié rifle. It came to prominence in the Crimean War and American Civil War. Rifling, the addition of spiral grooves inside a gun barrel, imparts a spin to a bullet, greatly increasing the range and accuracy of a gun. en.wikipedia.org
NOTE: To date (2020) the discovery of the burial location of his parents, Green and Mary Cantell, has not been located.
A suggestion by another researcher indicates that his Mother may be Martha "Mary Polly" Cantrell (1824-1888) daughter of Benjamin Cantrell and Charity Legat.
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted as a Private (date unknown).
"A" Co. TN 16th Infantry
Additional Information:
Enlisted 5/18/61. Deserted 2/25/64. Federal reports list him captured 11/26/63 at Chattanooga. Sent to Rock Island Ill. until the end of the war. Listed as wounded slightly at Missionary Ridge 11/24/63. Listed as wounded severely at Murfreesboro 12/31/62. Probably the P.H. Cantrell in CV XVI p216. Was a member of "The Seven Confederate Knights" (C7K) in Rock Island. Survived the war. Had a son named A.J. Cantrell who wrote the article in CV. His wife (Elizabeth) filed a widow's pension. #2761 on 7/19/1909 in Warren Co. Application accepted. Maiden name was Elizabeth Purser, born in White Co. in 2/1828. Peter was born in DeKalb Co. in 1835, married in 11/1865 and died 10/16/1905 in Warren Co.
He is the son of Green and Mary Cantrell.
Source: http://www.tngenweb.org/records/military/
civilwar/16tnin-ad.txt
Peter Harry Cantrell was born on Sink Creek, Warren Co., now part of DeKalb Co. TN. He married (1) Sarah Green, May 5, 1858, they had one son. She died August 24, 1860. He married (2) Elizabeth Purser Nov 11, 1865. He died on his 70th birthday and was buried from the Concord Baptist Church.
He enlisted in Co. A, Capt. L. N. Savage, CSA. Was in the battle at Perryville, KY. At Murfreesboro, TN, he had his kneecap knocked out of place by a minié ball. Was taken prisoner at Missionary Ridge in 1863 and confined at Rock Island, IL until the close of the war. Was a farmer and lived for many years near McMinnville, TN.
To describe what knocked out his kneecap, here is an article that describes the type of bullet:
The Minié ball, or Minni ball, is a type of muzzle-loading spin-stabilized bullet for rifled muskets named after its developer, Claude-Étienne Minié, inventor of the French Minié rifle. It came to prominence in the Crimean War and American Civil War. Rifling, the addition of spiral grooves inside a gun barrel, imparts a spin to a bullet, greatly increasing the range and accuracy of a gun. en.wikipedia.org
NOTE: To date (2020) the discovery of the burial location of his parents, Green and Mary Cantell, has not been located.
A suggestion by another researcher indicates that his Mother may be Martha "Mary Polly" Cantrell (1824-1888) daughter of Benjamin Cantrell and Charity Legat.
Peter Cantrell
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted as a Private (date unknown).
"A" Co. TN 16th Infantry
Additional Information:
Enlisted 5/18/61. Deserted 2/25/64. Federal reports list him captured 11/26/63 at Chattanooga. Sent to Rock Island Ill. until the end of the war. Listed as wounded slightly at Missionary Ridge 11/24/63. Listed as wounded severely at Murfreesboro 12/31/62. Probably the P.H. Cantrell in CV XVI p216. Was a member of "The Seven Confederate Knights" (C7K) in Rock Island. Survived the war. Had a son named A.J. Cantrell who wrote the article in CV. His wife (Elizabeth) filed a widow's pension. #2761 on 7/19/1909 in Warren Co. Application accepted. Maiden name was Elizabeth Purser, born in White Co. in 2/1828. Peter was born in DeKalb Co. in 1835, married in 11/1865 and died 10/16/1905 in Warren Co.
He is the son of Green and Mary Cantrell.
Source: http://www.tngenweb.org/records/military/
civilwar/16tnin-ad.txt
Peter Harry Cantrell was born on Sink Creek, Warren Co., now part of DeKalb Co. TN. He married (1) Sarah Green, May 5, 1858, they had one son. She died August 24, 1860. He married (2) Elizabeth Purser Nov 11, 1865. He died on his 70th birthday and was buried from the Concord Baptist Church.
He enlisted in Co. A, Capt. L. N. Savage, CSA. Was in the battle at Perryville, KY. At Murfreesboro, TN, he had his kneecap knocked out of place by a minié ball. Was taken prisoner at Missionary Ridge in 1863 and confined at Rock Island, IL until the close of the war. Was a farmer and lived for many years near McMinnville, TN.
To describe what knocked out his kneecap, here is an article that describes the type of bullet:
The Minié ball, or Minni ball, is a type of muzzle-loading spin-stabilized bullet for rifled muskets named after its developer, Claude-Étienne Minié, inventor of the French Minié rifle. It came to prominence in the Crimean War and American Civil War. Rifling, the addition of spiral grooves inside a gun barrel, imparts a spin to a bullet, greatly increasing the range and accuracy of a gun. en.wikipedia.org
NOTE: To date (2020) the discovery of the burial location of his parents, Green and Mary Cantell, has not been located.
A suggestion by another researcher indicates that his Mother may be Martha "Mary Polly" Cantrell (1824-1888) daughter of Benjamin Cantrell and Charity Legat.
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted as a Private (date unknown).
"A" Co. TN 16th Infantry
Additional Information:
Enlisted 5/18/61. Deserted 2/25/64. Federal reports list him captured 11/26/63 at Chattanooga. Sent to Rock Island Ill. until the end of the war. Listed as wounded slightly at Missionary Ridge 11/24/63. Listed as wounded severely at Murfreesboro 12/31/62. Probably the P.H. Cantrell in CV XVI p216. Was a member of "The Seven Confederate Knights" (C7K) in Rock Island. Survived the war. Had a son named A.J. Cantrell who wrote the article in CV. His wife (Elizabeth) filed a widow's pension. #2761 on 7/19/1909 in Warren Co. Application accepted. Maiden name was Elizabeth Purser, born in White Co. in 2/1828. Peter was born in DeKalb Co. in 1835, married in 11/1865 and died 10/16/1905 in Warren Co.
He is the son of Green and Mary Cantrell.
Source: http://www.tngenweb.org/records/military/
civilwar/16tnin-ad.txt
Peter Harry Cantrell was born on Sink Creek, Warren Co., now part of DeKalb Co. TN. He married (1) Sarah Green, May 5, 1858, they had one son. She died August 24, 1860. He married (2) Elizabeth Purser Nov 11, 1865. He died on his 70th birthday and was buried from the Concord Baptist Church.
He enlisted in Co. A, Capt. L. N. Savage, CSA. Was in the battle at Perryville, KY. At Murfreesboro, TN, he had his kneecap knocked out of place by a minié ball. Was taken prisoner at Missionary Ridge in 1863 and confined at Rock Island, IL until the close of the war. Was a farmer and lived for many years near McMinnville, TN.
To describe what knocked out his kneecap, here is an article that describes the type of bullet:
The Minié ball, or Minni ball, is a type of muzzle-loading spin-stabilized bullet for rifled muskets named after its developer, Claude-Étienne Minié, inventor of the French Minié rifle. It came to prominence in the Crimean War and American Civil War. Rifling, the addition of spiral grooves inside a gun barrel, imparts a spin to a bullet, greatly increasing the range and accuracy of a gun. en.wikipedia.org
NOTE: To date (2020) the discovery of the burial location of his parents, Green and Mary Cantell, has not been located.
A suggestion by another researcher indicates that his Mother may be Martha "Mary Polly" Cantrell (1824-1888) daughter of Benjamin Cantrell and Charity Legat.
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