Moody Young
Regiment Name 6th Tennessee Infantry.
Side Confederate
Company I
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Film Number M231 roll 48
6th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry
6th Infantry Regiment, organized in May, 1861, at Camp Bearegard, Jackson, Tennessee, contained men from Haywood, Madison, and Fayette counties. After fighting at Shiloh and Perryville it was placed in General Maney's and Palmer's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. In December, 1862, it was consolidated with the 9th Regiment. The unit participated in the campaigns of the army from the Murfreesborough to Atlanta, endured Hood's winter operations in Tennessee, and ended the war in North Carolina. It had about 500 men disabled at Shiloh and there were 91 killed or wounded at Perryville. The 6th/9th lost ten percent of the 412 engaged at Murfreesboro and fifty-eight percent of the 335 at Chickamauga. During December, 1863, this command totalled 335 men and 183 arms. It was included in the surrender on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels George C. Porter and William H. Stephens; Lieutenant Colonels John L. Harris, William M.R. Johns, and Timothy P. Jones; and Majors James A. Wilder and Robert C. Williamson.
Also in this unit:
Name: Allen Young
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Tennessee
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private.
Enlisted in Company I, 6th Infantry Regiment Tennessee.
Name: John Young
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Tennessee
Service Record: Enlisted as a Sergeant.
Enlisted in Company E, 6th Infantry Regiment Tennessee.
Name: M Young
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Tennessee
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private.
Enlisted in Company A, 6th Infantry Regiment Tennessee.
Name: M Young
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Tennessee
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private.
Enlisted in Company Chalmers', 6th Infantry Regiment Tennessee.
Name: W Young
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Tennessee
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private.
Enlisted in Company C, 6th Infantry Regiment Tennessee.
1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Moody Young
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1830
Birth Place: North Carolina
Gender: Male
Home in 1850(City,County,State): District 9, Madison, Tennessee
Household Members: Name Age
A A Midyett 24 Farmer
Mary Midyett 17 wife
Moody Young 20 Carpenter
Robert Young 24 Carpenter
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: M Young
Age in 1860: 28
Birth Year: abt 1832
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1860: District 16, Gibson, Tennessee
Gender: Male
Post Office: Gadsen
Value of real estate: View Image
Household Members: Name Age
M Young 28 Farmer b. NC
Sarrah Young 23 wife b. NC
Wildon Young 6 son b. TN
Jane Young 5 daughter b. TN
Elizabeth Young 2 daughter b. TN
George Young 4 months son b. TN
1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Moody Young
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1830
Age in 1870: 40
Home in 1870: District 14, Dyer, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: View Image
Post Office: Friendship
Household Members: Name Age
Moody Young 40 Farmer
Sarah Young 38 Wife
Madison Young 16 son
Fannie Young 15 daughter
Sarah Young 12 daughter
Louis Young 10 son
Emily Young 2 daughter
1890 Veterans Schedules [While this was for US Vets, his name was listed and was later crossed out as being a Confederate]
Veteran's Name: Moody Young
Home in 1890 (Township, County, State): District 9, Crockett, Tennessee
Year enlisted: 1861
Year discharged: 1864
Rank: Private
COMPANY: I
Regiment or vessel: 6th Tenn Inf
Length of service: May 1861 to Dec 1864
U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918
Name: Moody Young
State: Tennessee
Tax Year: 1862
Roll Title: Coffee (part), Davidson, DeKalb, Decatur, Dickson, Dyer, Fayette, Fentress, Franklin, and Gibson (part) counties
NARA Series: T227
NARA Roll: 2
[Dist 16, Gibson County]
Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
Name: Moody Young
Spouse: Sarah Reasons
Marriage Date: 22 Jul 1852
Marriage County: Gibson
Marriage State: Tennessee
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: Moody Young
Gender: male
Birth Place: NC
Birth Year: 1828
Spouse Name: Sarah Francis Reasons
Spouse
Birth Place: NC
Spouse Birth Year: 1838
Marriage
Year: 1852
Number Pages: 1
Unproven on-line genealogy shows............
Moody C. Young
Born: 1826 Tennessee // 1830 North Carolina
Died: 14 Feb 1898 Crockett, Tennessee
Marriage: 1852
Sarah Francis Reasons
Born: Mar 1832 in Tennessee
Died: 11 Jan 1906 Crockett, Tennessee
Children Sex Birth
Wildon D. Young M May 1853 [Weldon]
Fannie Young F 1855 in Tennessee [Frances Jane Young]
Sarah [Elizabeth] Young F 1858 in Tennessee
George Thomas Young M Dec 1859
Louis Young M 1860 in Tennessee
Emily Young F 27 May 1868 in Tennessee [Emma Montrelle Young]
NOTE: There are other children shown with this family but I am reluctant to make that connection.
JR