1794 -
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Name |
Mike Womack |
Birth |
1794 |
VA |
Gender |
Male |
_UID |
9CA7DAF2EC0FD511B568BD47275DDA4EBD65 |
Person ID |
I6449 |
sorrells |
Last Modified |
6 Apr 2000 |
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Notes |
- This family settled at the Sullivan Spring. About 8 miles south of Corinth, AR on Nashville Road.
He was one of 23 who enlisted in the War of 1812 from Bedford Co., enlisting as a private under Captain Barrett, West TN Militia. He was in the battle of New Orleans, Jan 8, 1815 with General Andrew Jackson and it is generally known that this TN marksman who was stationed behind cotton bales was the soldier that fired the fatal shot that killed British General Packenham.
After the war he returned to TN and married.
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