Today Windie and I visited McGavock Cemetery at Carnton Planation in Franklin, Tennessee. The goal was to locate and take photos of Elijah H. Whitwell's stone. Mission accomplished! Elijah was my ggg-grandfather. From what I understand he enlisted in Linden and was assigned to the 42nd Infantry Regiment. Unfortunately, Elijah did not survive the Battle of Franklin on November 30, 1864.
Elijah was thirty-two years old at the time of his death. He was survived by his wife, Angeline, and four children ranging in age from 10 to 4. The widow later remarried Joseph Dabbs.
Today Windie and I visited McGavock Cemetery at Carnton Planation in Franklin, Tennessee. The goal was to locate and take photos of Elijah H. Whitwell's stone. Mission accomplished! Elijah was my ggg-grandfather. From what I understand he enlisted in Linden and was assigned to the 42nd Infantry Regiment. Unfortunately, Elijah did not survive the Battle of Franklin on November 30, 1864.
