1	Enoch Oliver Sharp
2	"Enoch O." Enoch O. Sharp was born in Lewis County, near Columbia, Tennessee in 1841. About the time Enoch reached manhood, Abraham Lincoln was elected president … and the south left the union.
3	"Enoch was living with his..." Enoch was living with his brother John Sharp in Marshall County in central Tennessee when the war started. But like many other young men he was soon off to Camp Trousdale to enlist in the Confederate cause.
4	"Enoch enlisted for a 12..." Enoch enlisted for a 12 month term and became a private in Co. H 41^st TN Infantry on November 4, 1861. From then until December 1864 he remained with the 41^st TN Infantry. The 41^st was organized with 1,000 men in 10 companies. Company H was Giles (Marshall) County men.
5	"Thomas R." Thomas R. Myers, Private, Co. F, 41^st TN Infantry said: “It was impossible to escape taking sides. Neutrality was out of the question… Our company went into training at Camp Trousdale… over 100 stalwart, active young men, very few of whom are now living. We remained … until late in December 1861 when were sent to the front.” http://sdragons.com/Genealogy/The_Memoir.htm
6	"In the early winter of..." In the early winter of 1862 the 41^st TN Infantry was sent to defend Fort Donelson, Tennessee. “… [we] suffered many hardships and dreadful exposure…” Thomas R. Myers, Private Co. F 41^st TN Inf. http://www.sdragons.com/Genealogy/The_Memoir.htm
7	"Heavy firing from the" Heavy firing from the garrison at Fort Donelson caused the Union navy to retreat, but the Federals were able to surround the Fort. The Confederates had a successful retreat to Nashville underway when the plan was abandoned.
8	"About 12,000 CSA forces," About 12,000 CSA forces, including the 41^st TN Infantry, surrendered February 16, 1862. Tennessee was left open to the Union army and Gen. Grant earned his nickname “Unconditional Surrender.”
9	"“…my regiment surrendered…...." “…my regiment surrendered…. No member … can ever erase … the deep humiliation to which we were subjected by the great crowds…. Our clothing and skins all caked with mud … our faces unwashed … afforded our Northern brethren great amusement, which greatly intensified our deep humiliation and mortification.” Thomas R. Myers, Private, Co. F 41^st TN Inf.
10	"The POWs were taken by..." The POWs were taken by train to Indiana and crowds gathered to see them. The men were taken to Camp Morton, Indiana and they were described as “young men, pale, beardless boys, some under seventeen….They had served but four and one-half months. Few were in uniforms, most wearing butternut jeans. All carried huge bundles, containing blankets, etc….” Many had severe colds and there were some sick with diarrhea, typhoid and pneumonia. “Forgotten Chapter in Lafayette’s Civil War” http://www.rootsweb.com/~intippec/lafcivilwar.htm
11	"Camp Morton was a former..." Camp Morton was a former Union training camp in Indianapolis, Indiana. It had the least illness and lowest death rate among the Federal prison camps.
12	"After 7 months in prison..." After 7 months in prison the men of the 41^st TN Infantry were exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi. They headed for quarters at Port Hudson, Louisiana.
13	"We “started with loads..." We “started with loads heavy enough to break a mule…Our feet blistered…many of us threw away our shoes.” After a while rations improved and included bacon, meal, rice, sugar, molasses and peas. “After the poor Texas beef gave out, we drew spoilt pork, but it was preferable [to the beef.]” W.J. Davidson, Private Co. C 41^st TN Inf. www.battleofraymond.org/davidson.htm
14	"In May," In May, 1863 the 41^st TN Infantry returned to Mississippi encountering heavy fighting at the Battle of Raymond on May 12^th.
15	"The 41^st TN Infantry formed..." The 41^st TN Infantry formed a battle line on the square in Raymond and met the enemy “under a broiling sun” eventually retreating, outnumbered 10:1.
16	"On the next day the..." On the next day the 41^st and their reinforcements went back toward Raymond. Rain poured and they traveled knee deep in mud only to learn that the city had fallen to Union forces.
17	"“I" “I never saw so many broken-down men as on that evening. The mud and our wet clothing and blankets, together with a day’s fasting and a very hard march…were too much for us. I had to eat raw, fat bacon without bread, on that day for the first time in my life. W.J. Davidson, Private Co. C 41^st TN Inf. www.battleofraymond.org/davidson.htm
18	"They were still in Mississippi..." They were still in Mississippi when Vicksburg fell on July 4^th. They were stationed at Yazoo City and “feasted on peaches done in every style and played poker.” In the early fall the 41^st left for Alabama and Northern Georgia. www.rootsweb.com/~tngiles/cvlwar/41tenn.htm
19	"The 41^st TN Infantry was..." The 41^st TN Infantry was engaged at the Battle of Chickamauga, September 19-20.
20	"The battle at Chickamauga raged..." The battle at Chickamauga raged for three days ending in a Confederate victory.
21	"Next they were engaged at..." Next they were engaged at the Battle of Missionary Ridge, November 25, 1863 and a few days later they were ambushed at Graysville, Georgia.
22	"In the late spring-early summer..." In the late spring-early summer of 1864 the 41^st was involved in daily fighting at Atlanta, Georgia and then, as part of Gen. John B. Hood’s invasion force they moved across Alabama and home to Tennessee.
23	"On August 31^st 1863 the..." On August 31^st 1863 the 41^st were engaged at the Battle of Jonesboro GA.
24	"At the Battle of Franklin..." At the Battle of Franklin TN Hood let an opportunity to win slip through his fingers.
25	"Enoch Sharp must have had..." Enoch Sharp must have had enough of the war. The 41^st had shrunk to about 1/10^th of its original manpower …
26	"…and had survived two..." …and had survived two of the worst battles of the war. 10 Worst Battles of the Civil War
27	"About the 1^st of December..." About the 1^st of December Enoch was reported “deserted” by Co. H muster records. On January 14^th, 1865 he took the Oath of Amnesty at Pulaski, TN.
28	"Enoch Oliver Sharp and his..." Enoch Oliver Sharp and his family moved to Texas about 1896 and settled just west of Lingleville, near the Lowell community. He collected a Confederate pension and his grave is marked with a CSA headstone.
29	"Old Enoch had a son" Old Enoch had a son… Hood Sharp had a son… Bob Sharp had a son… Bill Sharp was my dad… I grew up and became your teacher.
30	"Almost one hundred and forty..." Almost one hundred and forty years after the Battle of Franklin, I took my grandson, Tucker Lee-Faught, to see a re-inactment of the Battle of Franklin – two of his gr-gr-gr-gr grandfathers fought at Franklin.
31	Resources Texas Confederate Pension Record #39925 Regimental history http://www.researchonline.net/tncw/unit147.htm http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csainf/sca41.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~tngiles/cvlwar/41tenn.htm Battle and camp information http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/williamson/annotations/morton.html http://www.nps.gov/fodo/indepth/battle.htm http://www.us-civilwar.com/ http://www.battleofraymond.org/battlep.htm Diaries, letters and first hand accounts http://www.sdragons.com/Genealogy/The_Memoir.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~intippec/lafcivilwar.htm http://www.battleofraymond.org/davidson.htm