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Richard Thomas “RT” Short

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Richard Thomas “RT” Short

Birth
McMinn County, Tennessee, USA
Death
26 Jun 1925 (aged 87)
Haskell County, Texas, USA
Burial
Rule, Haskell County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Son of John Bunyan Short, Sr. and Matilda (Whitten) Short Married Elizabeth Yarbrough on 4 May 1859 in Whitfield Co., GA.


Civil War service:

Company I, 34th Arkansas Infantry Regiment Pvt/Pvt. Enlisted 16 Jul 1862 at Ozark, Franklin, Arkansas. Deserted 12 Jul 1863. U. S. Company K, 2nd Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Union) Pvt/Pvt. Enlisted 18 Dec 1863 at Clarksville, Johnson, Arkansas. Age at enlistment: 25. Promoted 4th Sergeant 14 May 1864. Absent without leave 27 Jul-7 Aug 1864. Reduced to ranks. Detailed as company clerk May-Jul 1865. Mustered out of service 8 Aug 1865 at Clarksville.
Son of John Bunyan Short, Sr. and Matilda (Whitten) Short Married Elizabeth Yarbrough on 4 May 1859 in Whitfield Co., GA.


Civil War service:

Company I, 34th Arkansas Infantry Regiment Pvt/Pvt. Enlisted 16 Jul 1862 at Ozark, Franklin, Arkansas. Deserted 12 Jul 1863. U. S. Company K, 2nd Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Union) Pvt/Pvt. Enlisted 18 Dec 1863 at Clarksville, Johnson, Arkansas. Age at enlistment: 25. Promoted 4th Sergeant 14 May 1864. Absent without leave 27 Jul-7 Aug 1864. Reduced to ranks. Detailed as company clerk May-Jul 1865. Mustered out of service 8 Aug 1865 at Clarksville.


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