I wrote in another thread about (Jack) Andrew Jackson Gardner (records sometimes A.J. Gardner or J.A. Gardner) who was surrendered following the Battle of Ft. Henry. He took the Oath at Alton, IL on March 20, 1962, returned home to Stewart County, and he is next seen on the muster rolls of Co. E, 10 TN Cavalry. That means he more than likely joined Co. B (Clarksville) of Napier's Battalion as they were mustered into the 10th TN Cavalry in Dec. 1862. Had he been re-captured, then he would have been summarily executed and he knew it.

It was not a violation of a Southern man's honor to take the Oath under duress in many circumstances. The wounded soldier from the Battle of Franklin is another example. We tend to judge men too harshly.