MONUMENT AND MARKERS DEDICATION, WARTRACE, TENNESSEE
Major/General Benjamin F. Cheatham SCV Camp 72, Kirby-Smith Chapter 327 UDC, Beech Grove Confederate Memorial Association, Sumner A Cunningham SCV Camp 1620 and Town of Wartrace, Tennessee invites everyone to the dedication of a monument to Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne’s Division, brilliant defenders of Liberty Gap, June 24-26 1863 and dedication of VA markers for his soldiers that died during battle and their stay at Wartrace, Bedford County, Tennessee. After some one hundred forty-eight years plus has passed without recognition of their heroic stand against overwhelming 4 to 1 odds at Liberty Gap, and the graves of his brave Arkansas soldiers that have lain in unmarked graves will change on December 10, 2011 at 10 A.M. when a monument unveiling ceremony and a memorial service and marker dedication for the Arkansas Soldiers buried in Willow Mount Cemetery, Confederate Section. There will be speakers, Confederate re-enactors, Infantry, Artillery, Bagpiper, Southern Ladies of Kirby-Smith 327 UDC in period dresses. After the dedications the ladies of Kirby-Smith invites everyone to partake of the fine refreshments and finger food served by them in their period clothing.
Gen. Cleburne’s Division Headquarters was at Beechwood near Wartrace with Corps Commander Gen. Wm. J. Hardee but his daily operations headquarters was from a room in Chockley Tavern just across Spring Street from the new monument being dedicated? Time and place will be 10 A.M. on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at the Town of Wartrace Memorial Park on Spring Street one block North of Walking Horse Hotel on the very grounds Gen. Cleburne’s Staff Officers Camped from Jan. 9, 1863 until the early morning of 27 June, 1863 when they retreated by orders of Gen. Bragg to Tullahoma.
After some one hundred forty-eight years plus have passed without recognition of their heroic stand, the graves of brave Arkansas soldiers that have lain in unmarked graves will be marked. This will consist of the unveiling ceremony and a memorial service and marker dedication for the Arkansas Soldiers buried in Willow Mount Cemetery, Confederate Section.
Please see below for a list of the Arkansas soldiers that will have graves marked:
KILLED IN SKIRMISH AT LIBERTY GAP 6-24-1863 – 6-26-1863
(These men originally buried at Wartrace but were disinterred in 1868 and moved to Willow Mount Cemetery in Shelbyville in 1868 by Bedford Co., Monumental Society)
List of Col Daniel Govan’s 2nd Arkansas Infantry Killed at Liberty Gap
Private Francis M Dill, Co F, killed 25 June1863 Liberty Gap
Private Ransom C Fowlkes, Co. F, killed 25 June1863 Liberty Gap
Corporal Ray P Raiford, Co. F, killed 24 June1863 Liberty Gap
Private Augustus A Small, Co. F, killed 25 June1863 Liberty Gap
Private Enoch J Wall, Co. F, killed 25 June1863 Liberty Gap
Private William L Chadwick, Co. G, killed 25 June1863 Liberty Gap
1st Lt James C Bays, Co. G, killed 25 June1863 Liberty Gap
Private Joshua A Bays, Co. H, killed 25 June1863 Liberty Gap
Private J R Launius, Co. I, killed 25 June1863 Liberty Gap
Private W.G. Maloney, Co. I, kld 25 June1863 Liberty Gap
Private Rayney, W H Co, I killed 25 June1863 Liberty Gap
Private Edward D Wood, Co. K, killed 25 June1863 Liberty Gap
List of Col. Lucious Featherton’s 5th Arkansas Infantry Killed at Liberty Gap
Private Jerry Noland, Co. A, killed 24 June1863 Liberty Gap
Captain Laurence R Frisk, Co. B, killed 24 June1863 Liberty Gap
Private N.M. Mencer, Co D, killed 25 June1863 Liberty Gap
Private W.H. Fuquay, Co I, killed 25 Jume31863 Liberty Gap
Private Thomas Riddle, Co H, killed 25 June1863 Liberty Gap
List of Col J.E. Josey’s 13/15th Arkansas Infantry killed at liberty Gap
13th Regiment
Private Braston Cooper, Co B, killed 25 June11863 Librrty Gap
Corporal John Hood, Co. C, killed 25 June1863 Liberty Gap
Sergeant West Stellar, Co. E, killed 24 or 26 June1863 Liberty Gap
Private L.F. Howard, Co G, killed 24 June1963 Liberty Gap
15th Regiment
Private DeWitt Weddel, Co A, killed 24 June1863 Liberty Gap
Private William H Cronin, Co B, killed 24 June1863 Liberty Gap
Sergeant George A Laughter, Co G. Killed 24 June1863 Liberty Gap
Private John W Garrett, Co H, killed 24 June1863 Liberty Gap
DIED IN CAMPS AT WARTRACE /BELL BUCKLE 1-3-1863 – 6-26-1863
Private Henry Farrar, 2nd AR Inf Co A died 25 May1863 Wartrace
Private Thomas Mackey, 2nd AR Inf Co A, died 17 Mar1863 Wartrace
Private Stephen Tribble, 2nd AR Inf Co F, died 04 May1863 Bell Buckle
Private3 Jonathan White, 2nd AR Inf Co H, died 28 Feb1863 Wartrace
Private J.A. Forrest, 2nd AR Inf Co I, died 04 Feb1863 Wartrace
Private G.W. Lambert, 2nd AR Inf Co I, died 04 June1863 Wartrace
Private J.J.Y. Stephens, 2nd AR Inf Co I, died 06 April1863 Wartrace
Private Lemmel Harrell, 5th AR Inf Co A, died 23 April1863 Wartrace
Private L.H. Gill, 6th AR Inf Co H, died 17 March1863 Wartrace
Private A.J. Lewis, 6th AR Inf Co K, died 28 Jan1863 Wartrace
Private C.W. Traywick, 8th AR Inf Co E, died Mar1863
Private Thomas Elms, 8th AR Inf Co I, died 16 May1863 Bell Buckle
Private Samuel Oran, 8th AR Inf Co K, died 16 May1863 Bell Buckle
Corporal John Hoiskins, 13th AR Inf Co E, died 04 May1863 Bell Buckle