Henry H. Underwood married Mahalee E. Dortch, 25 Jul 1866 in Weakley County, Tn. He was a Pvt., Co. C, 2nd Ky. Cav. (Woodward's), CSA. Henry was also a member of J. B. Ward UCV Camp in Hickman, Ky. - One of the founding members.
NEAR CENTURY MARK AND STILL HARD WORKER
Uncle Henry Underwood, residing at the Gardner old place, west of town, claims to be nearing the century mark, being in his 99th year. He walks to town, says he can pull a cross-cut saw in the woods all day and do pretty much a man's work on the farm.
Uncle Henry served four years under Forrest and relates many hard battles he engaged in. One in particular concerns him. Forrest ordered a handful of men to hold a given point. They bravely made the stand and when the federals came up opened fire on them, driving them back with heavy loss to both sides. Mr. Underwood received a wound in the forehead. A ball entered the center of the forehead, plowing through the skull and coming out at the crown of the head, just barely missing the brain. He was picked up by an old doctor, near whose home the fight took place, and carried by the doctor and daughter to his home, where the old physician dressed his wounds, placing a silver quarter over the hole in the forehead and a silver half-dollar over the hole in the crown of the head. Both remain there to this day.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune., November 08, 1918, page 3. Submitted by Michael J. Rea, 11 Aug 2018.
NEAR CENTURY MARK AND STILL HARD WORKER
Uncle Henry Underwood, residing at the Gardner old place, west of town, claims to be nearing the century mark, being in his 99th year. He walks to town, says he can pull a cross-cut saw in the woods all day and do pretty much a man's work on the farm.
Uncle Henry served four years under Forrest and relates many hard battles he engaged in. One in particular concerns him. Forrest ordered a handful of men to hold a given point. They bravely made the stand and when the federals came up opened fire on them, driving them back with heavy loss to both sides. Mr. Underwood received a wound in the forehead. A ball entered the center of the forehead, plowing through the skull and coming out at the crown of the head, just barely missing the brain. He was picked up by an old doctor, near whose home the fight took place, and carried by the doctor and daughter to his home, where the old physician dressed his wounds, placing a silver quarter over the hole in the forehead and a silver half-dollar over the hole in the crown of the head. Both remain there to this day.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune., November 08, 1918, page 3. Submitted by Michael J. Rea, 11 Aug 2018.
Henry H. Underwood married Mahalee E. Dortch, 25 Jul 1866 in Weakley County, Tn. He was a Pvt., Co. C, 2nd Ky. Cav. (Woodward's), CSA. Henry was also a member of J. B. Ward UCV Camp in Hickman, Ky. - One of the founding members.
NEAR CENTURY MARK AND STILL HARD WORKER
Uncle Henry Underwood, residing at the Gardner old place, west of town, claims to be nearing the century mark, being in his 99th year. He walks to town, says he can pull a cross-cut saw in the woods all day and do pretty much a man's work on the farm.
Uncle Henry served four years under Forrest and relates many hard battles he engaged in. One in particular concerns him. Forrest ordered a handful of men to hold a given point. They bravely made the stand and when the federals came up opened fire on them, driving them back with heavy loss to both sides. Mr. Underwood received a wound in the forehead. A ball entered the center of the forehead, plowing through the skull and coming out at the crown of the head, just barely missing the brain. He was picked up by an old doctor, near whose home the fight took place, and carried by the doctor and daughter to his home, where the old physician dressed his wounds, placing a silver quarter over the hole in the forehead and a silver half-dollar over the hole in the crown of the head. Both remain there to this day.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune., November 08, 1918, page 3. Submitted by Michael J. Rea, 11 Aug 2018.
NEAR CENTURY MARK AND STILL HARD WORKER
Uncle Henry Underwood, residing at the Gardner old place, west of town, claims to be nearing the century mark, being in his 99th year. He walks to town, says he can pull a cross-cut saw in the woods all day and do pretty much a man's work on the farm.
Uncle Henry served four years under Forrest and relates many hard battles he engaged in. One in particular concerns him. Forrest ordered a handful of men to hold a given point. They bravely made the stand and when the federals came up opened fire on them, driving them back with heavy loss to both sides. Mr. Underwood received a wound in the forehead. A ball entered the center of the forehead, plowing through the skull and coming out at the crown of the head, just barely missing the brain. He was picked up by an old doctor, near whose home the fight took place, and carried by the doctor and daughter to his home, where the old physician dressed his wounds, placing a silver quarter over the hole in the forehead and a silver half-dollar over the hole in the crown of the head. Both remain there to this day.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune., November 08, 1918, page 3. Submitted by Michael J. Rea, 11 Aug 2018.
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