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John,
The only Whiote in the 11th Tennessee that I know for certain was from Dickson County was William M. White. I have included what information I know about him.

White, William Marshall. Private Company E, K
Born in Dickson County in 1842. Enlisted May 8, 1861 in Company E at Nashville. Contracted measles while at Camp Cheatham. Age 20 on roll dated August 16, 1861 at Watauga Bridge, Tennessee. While at Haynesville in East Tennessee he came down with pneumonia. Transferred to Company K May 1, 1862 at Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. Listed as a herdsman. According to surgeon he may have suffered a slight stroke in the Battle of Lovejoy Station, Georgia, September 2, 1864. Surrendered with the Army of Tennessee, April 26, 1865, paroled May 1, 1865 at Greensboro, North Carolina. Resided in White Bluff, Dickson County, Tennessee. A minister in the Missionary Baptist Church. Buried in the White Cemetery in Dickson County, Tennessee. Veteran Questionnaire Vol. 5, 2178. Pension Application No. S1381. Died March 14, 1925. For more information on the 11th Tennessee Infantry visit our website at www.11thtennessee.org

Sincerely,
Todd Cathey
Regimental Historian
11th Tennessee Infantry

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