Son of Joel Clinton Tomme and Hilda Jane Vardaman;
married to Virginia Ann Cash (third daughter of Moses Reuben Cash and Pheletia W. Taylor) on Feb 16, 1861 at the home of her father.
Shortly thereafter, David travelled to Ft. Smith along with friends from Calhoun County, and on Oct 26, 1861, he joined Co. "K" ("Calhoun Invincibles"), 4th Arkansas Infantry. After his enlistment, the 4th fought the Battle of Pea Ridge, March 6, 1862, the largest battle to take place west of the Mississippi River. The regiment then moved east to Mississippi and fought in the Siege of Corinth, MS, during the summer of 1862. The 4th never returned to fight in Arkansas. For the remainder of the war, the 4th fought in several of the largest battles in the south, including: Battle of Richmond, KY, 1862, Battle of Murfreesboro, TN, Dec 1862, Battle of Chickamauga, GA, Sept 1863, Siege of Chattanooga, Sept--Nov 1863. Through the summer and fall of 1864, the 4th was in the Atlanta Campaign as a part of the force attempting to stop Gen'l Sherman. After Atlanta fell, the 4th was sent back to Tennessee where they fought the battles of Franklin and Nashville. On March 19, 1865, they fought their last major battle at Bentonville, NC. By the end of the war, David had risen in rank to 2nd Sgt. and was the regiment's 6th ranking officer.
He returned home to Bradley Co. (now Cleveland) where he and Virginia were active in the community and raised their family.
As other family members had done previously, David and Virginia later moved to central Texas where they lived out the remainder of their lives.
married to Virginia Ann Cash (third daughter of Moses Reuben Cash and Pheletia W. Taylor) on Feb 16, 1861 at the home of her father.
Shortly thereafter, David travelled to Ft. Smith along with friends from Calhoun County, and on Oct 26, 1861, he joined Co. "K" ("Calhoun Invincibles"), 4th Arkansas Infantry. After his enlistment, the 4th fought the Battle of Pea Ridge, March 6, 1862, the largest battle to take place west of the Mississippi River. The regiment then moved east to Mississippi and fought in the Siege of Corinth, MS, during the summer of 1862. The 4th never returned to fight in Arkansas. For the remainder of the war, the 4th fought in several of the largest battles in the south, including: Battle of Richmond, KY, 1862, Battle of Murfreesboro, TN, Dec 1862, Battle of Chickamauga, GA, Sept 1863, Siege of Chattanooga, Sept--Nov 1863. Through the summer and fall of 1864, the 4th was in the Atlanta Campaign as a part of the force attempting to stop Gen'l Sherman. After Atlanta fell, the 4th was sent back to Tennessee where they fought the battles of Franklin and Nashville. On March 19, 1865, they fought their last major battle at Bentonville, NC. By the end of the war, David had risen in rank to 2nd Sgt. and was the regiment's 6th ranking officer.
He returned home to Bradley Co. (now Cleveland) where he and Virginia were active in the community and raised their family.
As other family members had done previously, David and Virginia later moved to central Texas where they lived out the remainder of their lives.
Son of Joel Clinton Tomme and Hilda Jane Vardaman;
married to Virginia Ann Cash (third daughter of Moses Reuben Cash and Pheletia W. Taylor) on Feb 16, 1861 at the home of her father.
Shortly thereafter, David travelled to Ft. Smith along with friends from Calhoun County, and on Oct 26, 1861, he joined Co. "K" ("Calhoun Invincibles"), 4th Arkansas Infantry. After his enlistment, the 4th fought the Battle of Pea Ridge, March 6, 1862, the largest battle to take place west of the Mississippi River. The regiment then moved east to Mississippi and fought in the Siege of Corinth, MS, during the summer of 1862. The 4th never returned to fight in Arkansas. For the remainder of the war, the 4th fought in several of the largest battles in the south, including: Battle of Richmond, KY, 1862, Battle of Murfreesboro, TN, Dec 1862, Battle of Chickamauga, GA, Sept 1863, Siege of Chattanooga, Sept--Nov 1863. Through the summer and fall of 1864, the 4th was in the Atlanta Campaign as a part of the force attempting to stop Gen'l Sherman. After Atlanta fell, the 4th was sent back to Tennessee where they fought the battles of Franklin and Nashville. On March 19, 1865, they fought their last major battle at Bentonville, NC. By the end of the war, David had risen in rank to 2nd Sgt. and was the regiment's 6th ranking officer.
He returned home to Bradley Co. (now Cleveland) where he and Virginia were active in the community and raised their family.
As other family members had done previously, David and Virginia later moved to central Texas where they lived out the remainder of their lives.
married to Virginia Ann Cash (third daughter of Moses Reuben Cash and Pheletia W. Taylor) on Feb 16, 1861 at the home of her father.
Shortly thereafter, David travelled to Ft. Smith along with friends from Calhoun County, and on Oct 26, 1861, he joined Co. "K" ("Calhoun Invincibles"), 4th Arkansas Infantry. After his enlistment, the 4th fought the Battle of Pea Ridge, March 6, 1862, the largest battle to take place west of the Mississippi River. The regiment then moved east to Mississippi and fought in the Siege of Corinth, MS, during the summer of 1862. The 4th never returned to fight in Arkansas. For the remainder of the war, the 4th fought in several of the largest battles in the south, including: Battle of Richmond, KY, 1862, Battle of Murfreesboro, TN, Dec 1862, Battle of Chickamauga, GA, Sept 1863, Siege of Chattanooga, Sept--Nov 1863. Through the summer and fall of 1864, the 4th was in the Atlanta Campaign as a part of the force attempting to stop Gen'l Sherman. After Atlanta fell, the 4th was sent back to Tennessee where they fought the battles of Franklin and Nashville. On March 19, 1865, they fought their last major battle at Bentonville, NC. By the end of the war, David had risen in rank to 2nd Sgt. and was the regiment's 6th ranking officer.
He returned home to Bradley Co. (now Cleveland) where he and Virginia were active in the community and raised their family.
As other family members had done previously, David and Virginia later moved to central Texas where they lived out the remainder of their lives.
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