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Pvt John Everhart

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Pvt John Everhart

Birth
Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Death
28 Dec 1862 (aged 20–21)
Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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John enlisted in the Confederate States Army on 01 November 1862 in Haynesville, Tennessee. He was mustered in Crawford's regiment of the 79th Tennessee Infantry merged with Company B, 60th Tennessee Mounted Infantry.

On his CMSR he is described as follows: Age 21; born in Hawkins County, Tennessee; height five feet, six inches; occupation farmer; dark complexion; gray eyes; dark hair. He was killed in The Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi. His wife, Martha, filed a claim.

Death date on headstone is incorrect. According to his Compiled Military Service Record (CMSR) he died on the 28th of December 1862 not the 29th indicated on headstone.

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: John Everhart
Age in 1860: 19
Birth Year: abt 1841
Home in 1860: District 15, Hawkins, Tennessee
Gender: Male
Household Members - Name/Age:
John Everhart 19
Martha Everhart 28
James Everhart 1 [almost age 2]
Sarah Everhart 9/12

(special thanks to Audrey DeCamp Hoffman #46783896 for the following info) John Everhart married Martha Ann Hamilton on 29 January 1857 in Hawkins County, Tennessee. They had three children: James (1857-1938); Sarah Jane (1858-1931); & William L. (1861-1929).
John enlisted in the Confederate States Army on 01 November 1862 in Haynesville, Tennessee. He was mustered in Crawford's regiment of the 79th Tennessee Infantry merged with Company B, 60th Tennessee Mounted Infantry.

On his CMSR he is described as follows: Age 21; born in Hawkins County, Tennessee; height five feet, six inches; occupation farmer; dark complexion; gray eyes; dark hair. He was killed in The Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi. His wife, Martha, filed a claim.

Death date on headstone is incorrect. According to his Compiled Military Service Record (CMSR) he died on the 28th of December 1862 not the 29th indicated on headstone.

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: John Everhart
Age in 1860: 19
Birth Year: abt 1841
Home in 1860: District 15, Hawkins, Tennessee
Gender: Male
Household Members - Name/Age:
John Everhart 19
Martha Everhart 28
James Everhart 1 [almost age 2]
Sarah Everhart 9/12

(special thanks to Audrey DeCamp Hoffman #46783896 for the following info) John Everhart married Martha Ann Hamilton on 29 January 1857 in Hawkins County, Tennessee. They had three children: James (1857-1938); Sarah Jane (1858-1931); & William L. (1861-1929).


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