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H. A. Alsup

Elected Sept. 4, 1911

Entered Conf Serv Oct. 17, 1861 Pvt Co D, 32nd Tenn Cavalry, 17 years of age. Present at Fort Donelson, Missionary Ridge, Chickamauga, Richmond, Ky., Nashville, Dalton to Atlanta with Joseph e. Johnson; never wounded; taken prisoner at Donelson & Chickamauga (don't know date); released Camp Morton, Indiana; disch 1865 close of war.


Henry Anderson Alsup

Pension Application #22826 Filed Aug. 11, 1913

Age 71, b. Giles Co. Tenn; resided Ellis Co. Tex. snce Nov. 1889, Rt. 1, Midlothian, Tex. since Nov. 1889. Occupation: Farmer.

Served  Pvt. Co K, 32nd Tenn Inf. from Oct. 1861 - May 1865; Discharged from Camp Morton Prison, Indianapolis at close of war. Was a prisoner at that time.

Witnesses: W. N. Grizz(erd?) & t. S. Middleton

Statement of Witness Jno. E. Smith: I belonged to Co. I,* 32 Tenn Inf. & personally knew H. A. Alsup while both of us were in the service, etc.

Statement of Witness T. H. Alsup:

I am brother of H. A. Alsup. We enlisted together at Lawrenceburg, Tenn, Oct. 16, 1861. We served together and messed together till surrender at Fort Donelson. We were exchanged & again were together from Sept. 1862 till Battle of Murfreesboro, Where I was captured in 1863 - Dur-

Letter written by Congressman in regard to marker stated he died on Jan. 9th.

From Mortuary Warrant filed by son, J. M. Alsup, Rt 3, Midlothian, Texas..:

Statement of Physician. Miles E. Hastings(?), Waxahachie..H. A. Alsup died Jan. 1o [sic], 1933, west of Waxahachie, Texas.**

W. R. Rudolph, Undertaker, Waxahachie.

* [Unit appears to be K on application by H. A. Alsup. Letter by the congressman for his son said he was in the 33rd Tenn. Inf., but I stuck with Co. K, 32nd Tenn. Inf, and date of death as 10th of Jan. ]

** [Application was poorly typed and the date was typed Jan 1o, 1933, so I took the date as 10th from his son rather than 9th listed above.]


 

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