Capt. James Rankin Alexander, CSA
James Rankin Alexander (1828-1873) was born in Aug 12, 1828, in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina to Rankin Alexander and Margaret M. Alexander. James R. Alexander married Frances Small Sanford on Dec. 8, 1858 in Tipton County. Frances, was the daughter of Robert Walker Sanford and Frances Downs, and sister to
Reunion at Brighton was a Magnificent Success
As printed in The Commercial Appeal, July 27, 1894 Veterans Greeted Each Other Assemblage was the largest yet had since the organization of the association – speeches made by men who were in the thickest of the fray The twentieth annual reunion of the Confederate Veterans of West Tennessee was
Remembering Tipton County’s fallen servicemembers on Memorial Day
By Echo Day, The Leader, May 29, 2023 Tipton County Veterans Memorial/Tipton County Museum Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for those who died in service to the country. The following men from Tipton County died while serving the country during wartime. A memorial commemorating their sacrifice is at
Guston P. Alston
Guston P. Alston was born on Oct. 14, 1841 in Wake County, North Carolina. He moved to Tipton County with his family as a child. He served with the Confederacy, enlisting in the Company C, 9th Infantry on May 1, 1861 as a corporal. He mustered out on April 26,
John H. Crouch
John Hardin Crouch served with Co. A, 51st Tennessee Regiment, C.S.A from November 16, 1861 until April 1865. He was taken prisoner at the Battle of Fort Donaldson on February 16, 1862, and was transferred to Johnson’s Island, Sandusky, Ohio, for the remainder of the war. John married Elizabeth Hurt