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Andrew Ruthven Gordon Born 1835, probably in Giles County, TN Married Rebecca K. Dickerson 15 Apr 1858 in Lynnville, TN Died May 14, 1923 in Cornersville, Giles Co., TN Buried in Beechwood Cemetery, Cornersville, Giles Co., TN. in Texas |
Harry had recently been transferred to his brother's regiment from the
8th Texas Cavalry, Company "A", Terry's Texas Rangers which he had
joined from Burleson County, TX, and when shot said to his brother (
Gen. George Washington Gordon), "Tell Father (who was living in
Williamson Co. at the time) that I died in a glorious cause", his last
words, taken from "Military Annals of Tennessee", vol.1, page 298: a
chapter written by Gen. George W. Gordon.
Submitted by: Fred (Ric) Gordon
Born January 29, 1840 in Pulaski, Giles Co., TN. He died May 27, 1864 on a skirmish line near New Hope Church, GA during The War of Northern Aggression. Harry was a son of Andrew Gordon (born in Kentucky) and Eliza Kerr Goff (born in Williamson Co., TN).
in Texas
Brig. Gen. George W. Gordon
Born October 5, 1836
Died August 9, 1911
See Memorial Tribute to General Gordon.
in Texas
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