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Note: * James Vaughn & brother, John Lytle Vaughn & sister, Nancy Vaughn, married Haley siblings. * Henry Co TN Tax Lists, District 6, 1847, 1848 (1 poll) NP162(2),163(2) * Marriage Bond, Henry Co TN, 11 Mar 1846 (VAU006) * Have not been able to find James Vaughn listed in 1850 census. He should have been listed in TN, since his first 5 children were shown born inTN. Neither have I been able to find two of his brothers listed in 1850; Nathaniel and William, although William was listed in the 1850 Tax List of Henry Co TN. Have traced all of them in TN, KY, IL, MO, IN, NC, and VA censuses of 1850, and unable to locate them. Nathaniel and William were listed in the 1860 census of Henry Co TN, and James in Johnson Co IL in 1860. * 1860 census, Johnson Co IL, age 36, farmer, p. 183, dwelling 1430, 29 Jun 1860. He is shown born in TN. 1870 census, Johnson Co IL, of his son, John, shows his father, James, born in TN. However, in the 1900 census, Johnson Co IL, of his son, John, it shows his father was born in VA. I I BELIEVE THIS IS CORRECT.
* Private, Co. "K", 60th Regiment of IL Volunteers in Civil War. Joined on 4 Oct 4, 1861 for period of 3 years. Muster-In Roll, Camp Dubois, Jonesboro IL 17 Feb 1862. Cause of death was given by 4 records: 1. Measles (Claim for Widow's Pension) 2. Measles/Mumps (Affadavit of 1st LT H. B. Hardy, Co K, 60th IL Inf. (24 Jul 1867) (26 Jul 1866) 3. Typhoid Fever (Casualty Sheet) (VAU006) (Vau007) 4. In US Register of Deaths of Volunteers, shows that he died at General Hospital , Mound City, IL from "Vulnus Sclopet" which is short for Vulnus sclopetarium. ( Medical terms used during the Civil War showed that "vulnus sclopet" meant nothing more than a generic "gunshot wound." ) James would have been in only one battle before he died, that of Island 10. His regiment was in the Campaign against New Madrid and Island No. 10 (Mississippi River near the Kentucky-Tennessee Border) (February 28 - April 8, 1862) (THIS BATTLE OF ISLAND 10 WAS PROBABLY THE ONLY ACTION JAMES VAUGHN WAS IN BEFORE HE DIED. IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT JAMES WILLIAM HUIE, A CONFEDERATE, A NEPHEW OF JAMES VAUGHN, THE SON OF JAMES VAUGHN'S SISTER, SUSAN VAUGHN HUIE, muster roll was located. It states that when the Confederates surrendered at the Battle of Island number 10, on the Mississippi River JOHN WILLIAM HUIE escaped and returned home to Paris, TN. THEREFORE, AN UNCLE & A NEPHEW FOUGHT AGAINST EACH OTHER.) At the start of the war, the Confederates blocked movement on the Mississippi through a series of strong points on the river. One of these strong points was the fortified Island No. 10. It was so named as it was the tenth island downstream from the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. The island was located at the southern end of a bend in the river where the river turned back north. Island No. 10 was garrisoned with 4000 troops and had over 100 cannons that commanded the northern approach to the island. Twelve miles downstream from Island No. 10 (approximately northwest) was the town of New Madrid. It was also fortified and surrounded by swampy land. At New Madrid, the river again made a sharp bend and turned back south. These two strongpoints on the Mississippi River were the targets of Maj. Gen. John Pope's Army of the Mississippi. Accompanying Pope's army was also a flotilla of river gunboats and transport ships. The fortifications at Island No. 10 were formidable, but was vulnerable to capture if a sufficient number of troops could be landed downstream from the island. Supplies to Island No. 10 came either up the river or from the south in a path along the river. Pope knew if he could capture New Madrid, he could cut off the bulk of supplies to the island and it would only be a matter of time until they would be forced to surrender. On March 14, 1862, his troops captured New Madrid. This cut off river supplies to the island and gave him control of the west bank of the river. Next, his troops cut a canal through the swamps across the bend in the river to New Madrid. The canal was 12 miles long and 50 feet wide, 6 miles of it through heavy timber. The trees were cut off 4 feet below the water level. The canal allowed his transports to bypass the guns on the island. This gave Pope the means to get his forces from the west bank to the east bank of the river. However, the Confederates had fortified the east bank, so that gunboats would be necessary to allow the troops to cross the river. On the evening of April 4, 1862, the gunboat Cardonolet successfully drifted past the guns of Island No. 10 without being hit. The operation was risky as the engines of the gunboats were only powerful enough to allow them to move slowly against the current making them extremely vulnerable to fire from the islands guns. So once they got past the island, they could not get back to their base until after the island's defenses had been destroyed. Two nights later, the gunboat Pittsburgh also ran the gauntlet without being hit. The two gunboats then silenced Confederate cannons opposite the landing sites, and Pope moved his troops over to the eastern shore of the Mississippi. As the area around Island No. 10 contained very little dry land, the garrison was completely cut off and surrendered on April 8. Pope's army captured over 7000 men, 123 heavy pieces of artillery, and vast quantities of ammunition and supplies. The capture and reduction of Island No. 10 opened the Mississippi River south all the way to the last Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg, Mississippi. * Widow's Pension Application, 21 Dec. 1864...Widow's Application for Increase of Pension, 23 Apr 1867 & 24 Jul 1867 (VAU006) * On October 4, 1861, James Vaughn enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War, for a period of three years. He was a Private in Company "K", of the 60th Regiment of Illinois Infantry. He was 38 years old at the time. However, he probably never saw any action during the war, as he died April 20, 1862, in Mound City, Pulaski County, Illinois. There was a Union camp there. His unit had been devastated by disease. One record showed he died of typhoid fever; another showed he died of measles. I do not know if James was buried there at the camp, or was taken back home for burial. I have not found any burial records for him. More than likely, since disease was rampant, he was probably quickly buried around the camp.
Martha Vaughn, Jame's wife, received a Widow's pension from the government in the amount of $8.00 per month, commencing April 20, 1862. On December 21, 1864, she made an application to the government for an increase in her pension. In July, 1866, they increased her pension by allowing and additional $2.00 per month, per child, still living at home, not over 16 years of age. The pension application showed the following children still at home, and under 16 years of age.
William's son, James, was our next line of descent. James was born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. He married Martha Haley in Henry County, Tennessee, on March 11, 1846. His brother, John, had also married a Maranda Haley, a year earlier. They were more than likley sisters. James first appeared on the Henry County Tax Lists in 1847, the year after he was married, living in Distrcit 6.
James moved his family to Vienna, Johnson County, Illinois, around 1857 or 1858. His daughter, Viney Adeline, was born June 14, 1856 in Henry County, Tennessee, and his last child, Martha E., was born February 15, 1859, in Johnson County, Illinois.
Jamesand Martha (Haley) Vaughn had the following children : our John L., born February 13, 1847, Susan G., born about 1848, William N., born July 1852, Nancy Caroline, born April 11, 1855, Viney Adaline, born June 14, 1856, and Martha E., born February 15, 1859. All of the children were bron in Henry County, Tennessee, except Martha E., who was born in Illinois.
On October 4, 1861, James Vaughn enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War, for a period of three years. He was a Private in Company "K", of the 60th Regiment of Illinois Infantry. He was 38 years old at the time. However, he probably never saw any action during the war, as he died April 20, 1863, in Mound City, Pulaski County, Illinois. There was a Union camp there. His unit had been devastated by disease. One record showed he died of typhoid fever; another showed he died of measles. I do not know if James was buried there at the camp, or was taken back home for burial. I have not found any burial records for him. There is a National Cemetery in Mound City, where he died, but they have no listing for him. More than likely, since sisease was rampant, he was probably quickly buried around the camp.
Martha Vaughn, James' wife, received a Widow's Pension from the government in the amount of $8.00 per month, commencing April 20, 1862. On December 21, 1864, she made an application to the government for an increase in her pension. In July, 1866, they increased her pension by allowing an additional $2.00 per month, per child, still living at home, not over 16 years of age. The pension application shoed the following children still at home, and under 16 years of age.
Nancy C Vaugh born April 11, 1855 Viney A. Vaughn born June 14, 1856 Martha E. Vaughn born February 15, 1859 Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002
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