. Campaigns and battles of the Sixteenth Regiment, Tennessee Volunteers, in the war between the states, with incidental sketches of the part performed by other Tennessee troops in the same war. 1861-1865 . Lincolncounty, Tenn., and was the son of General WilliamMoore, who was a soldier under Jackson, ColonelMoore was born near the town of Mulberry, in Lin-coln county (now Moore county), May 5, 1830. Inhis boyhood he received a good education, having thebenefit of good schools, and as he approached the ageof manhood, he was placed in school at Danville, Ky.,the home of his grandparents, where h
. Campaigns and battles of the Sixteenth Regiment, Tennessee Volunteers, in the war between the states, with incidental sketches of the part performed by other Tennessee troops in the same war. 1861-1865 . Lincolncounty, Tenn., and was the son of General WilliamMoore, who was a soldier under Jackson, ColonelMoore was born near the town of Mulberry, in Lin-coln county (now Moore county), May 5, 1830. Inhis boyhood he received a good education, having thebenefit of good schools, and as he approached the ageof manhood, he was placed in school at Danville, Ky.,the home of his grandparents, where he completed hiseducation; after which he engaged in the mercantilebusiness at Harrodsburgr with Collins Moore, who washis uncle. In the year 1853, he was married to MissNeet, of Woodford county, Ky. After his marriagehe remained at Harrodsburg for two years, when heremoved to his paternal home on account of the de-clining years of his father, who had called him hitherto look after a large business. Here he resided until 204 The Eighth Regiment the breaking out of the war between the States, whenhe enlisted a company of his neighbors, and was electedto the captaincy of the same. The company was from. COLONEL ^VILLIAM L. MOORE, the village of Mulberry and vicinity, and was knownas The Mulberry Gra3s. Colonel Moore was elected lieutenant-colonel of theEighth Tennessee Regiment in May, 1861, and at thereorganization was elected colonel. A kind officer, a Tennessee Volunt-eers. 205 brave soldier, and a Christian gentleman, he was lovedby his men, whom he led with characteristic coolnessand gallantry in the affairs with the enemy at CheatMountain and Port Royal Ferry, at Perryville andMurfreesboro. In the last-named battle, on December31, 1863, he gave his life to the cause he had espoused,and fell with his face to the foe. His horse had beenshot from under him but a few moments previously,and in falling he was caught under its body. Extri-cating himself with difficulty, he had merel
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