Could someone clue me in on the significance of the small town of Cowen, Tennessee during the Civil War ? Records in the State Archives for my maternal g,g,grandfather, Confederate Pvt. John H.Cox,Co.B,19th Tenn.Inf.say he was captured there. They go on to say he was " due to be released at Louisville Ky." I know Louisville and Lexington, Ky. were " processing points " for Confederate prisoners being sent north. To my knowledge he never spent time in a Union prison anywhere. I have always suspected he " took the oath " and was allowed to come home. Would that be a logical assumption ? Oral family history says he had several " run-ins " and " " close calls " with the Confederate Sullivan County Reserves " homeguard " during the war, one of which almost resulted in his hanging !! His record also states he was " captured July 3, 1863." From a history of the Union 1st Tenn Cav ( Union men from upper East Tennessee ) I know they were operating in that area at that time , but nothing is mentioned about any fighting. I would like to know what, if any particular reason he would have been at Cowen at that time. Hope someone can help
Thanks, Glenn