! Children of Wilson Rushing and Patericia Jane Manley
1.
Theodorick M Rushing
b
1826 in Bedford,
[county], Tennessee, USA died of consumption at Louisville,
May 21, 1862
! 2. Reuben Thomas Rushing
b
1828 in [city],
Bedford, Tennessee, USA....
3.
Tabitha Rushing
b
25 Jul 1830 in Bedford,
[county], Tennessee, USA..
4.
Minos Canon Rushing
b
24 Oct 1834 in [city],
Bedford, Tennessee, USA
! 5. Lemon Jefferson Rushing, Company E, 48th Illinois
Infantry
Born: 1837; Bedford Co., Tennessee Died: Paducah Hospital
Apr 25, 1862 from wounds received in battle of Shiloh on
April 7, 1862 Buried: Old Rushing Cemetery (near Crayne,
Ky) with a military marker.
! 6. Hugh M Rushing, Company E, 48th Illinois Infantry
Born: 1839; Bedford Co., Tennessee. Enlisted September
14, 1861; wounded May 5, 1862, returning to duty June
1862. Died: June 4, 1864 of consumption (tuberculosis) at
the General Hospital in Huntsville, AL. Never married.
! 7. John Tyler Rushing b
1 Mar 1841 in [city], Bedford,
Tennessee, USA
Another brother of the other Rushings;
NOT in the 48th Illinois Infantry. Died: May 5, 1929,
Golconda, Illinois M1: Margaret R. Manley
Oct 3, 1861
M2: Nora E. Owen Jan 15, 1924 Brownfield, Illinois. Rev.
John T. Rushing was a minister in Golconda, Pope Co.,
Illinois. The pension records reveal a bitter confrontation
with his second wife. His pension is listed under his other
unit: B 48 KY Mtd Inf: Applications: Invalid 453344;
Certificate: Invalid 373421 from that pension: "I am the sole
survivor of nine brothers, who ware in the Union Army.
Three died in service, five since, the last one about 20 years
ago whose Widow, with myself, are the only pensioners now
living in all the family." That widow is Matilda Woodall
[8951] whose first husband was William Rushing. She and
her husband Woodall assist John T. Rushing with affidavits.
! 8. William Harrison Rushing, Company E, 48th Illinois
Infantry
Born: March 1, 1841 Bedford Co., Tennessee Died: Oct. 21,
1873 Crittenden Co., Kentucky Buried: Old Rushing
Cemetery (see above) M1: Averatts, Nancy C. (1840-1862)
(sister of Anderson Avitts above) July 7, 1858
Elizabethtown, Hardin Co., Illinois M2: Cole, Sarah Elizabeth
(1846-1865) Sept. 27, 1862 Crittenden Co., Kentucky M3:
Manly, Matilda (1851- ) May 12, 1866 His pension is listed
under his other units: K17 KY Cav (Srgt) & B 48 KY Mtd Inf
(1st Lt): Applications: Invalid 168072; Widow 713189; Minor
221726 Certificate: Invalid 120736; Widow 171097; Minor
199481. Lt. Rushing is buried in the Old Rushing Cemetery
(difficult to find) on the south side of Crayne, Crittenden Co.,
KY behind the cycle shop.
! 9. Joseph B Rushing b
abt 1843 in Bedford, [county],
Tennessee, USA
10. Margaret Jane Rushing b
1845
in Bedford, [county], Tennessee, USA
11. Jesse
Benjamin Rushing b
1847 in Bedford, [county],
Tennessee, USA
! Company D, 20th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry, CIVIL
WAR.
REGIMENT Size- ten companies, commanded by a Colonel.
COMPANY Size- approximately 40 men, commanded by a
Captain.
1
Rushing, Jessee B. Private, Musician
2
Rushing, Joseph, Private
3
Rushing, Reuben T., Sergeant
4
Rushing, Theodoric B., Captain
+++++++++++++++++++
American Civil War Soldiers
Name:
Reuben T Rushing ,
Enlistment Date: 07 October 1861
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
State Served:
Kentucky
Unit Numbers:
774 774
Service Record: Enlisted as a Sergeant on 07 October 1861
Enlisted in Company D, 20th Infantry Regiment Kentucky on 06 January
1862.
Promoted to Full Sergeant 1st Class on 23 October 1862
Mustered out Company D, 20th Infantry Regiment Kentucky on 17 January
1865 in Louisville, KY
! American Civil War Regiments
REGIMENT Size- ten companies, commanded by a Colonel. COMPANY
Size- approximately 40 men, commanded by a Captain.
! Regiment: 20th Infantry Regiment KY
Date Mustered:
17 January 1865
Regiment Type: Infantry
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 0
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 36
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 3
Regimental Soldiers and History:
List of Soldiers
Regimental History
Twentieth Infantry
KENTUCKY
(3-YEARS)
Twentieth Infantry. -- Col., Sanders D. Bruce, Lieut.-Cols.,
Charles S. Hanson, Thomas B. Waller; Majs., Benjamin F.
Buckner, Frank E. Walcott.
A portion of this regiment was recruited at Lexington, Ky. by
Col. Bruce, who was captain of the state guard companies,
called the "Chasseurs."
Another portion was recruited at Camp Dick Robinson, and
another at Smithland, Ky., by R. K. Williams and Thomas B.
Waller. The regiment was mustered in at Smithland Jan. 6,
1862.
The fall of Fort Donelson in February led to the concentration
of the forces under Gen. Buell at Nashville, and the regiment
marched from Bardstown to that place. From Nashville it
marched to Pittsburg landing with Buell's army and took part
in the second day's battle of Shiloh.
From Shiloh the regiment moved with the army to Corinth and in
the siege of that place was engaged in numerous skirmishes,
one of which rose to the dignity of a battle, being the affair
at the widow Surratt's house, where Bruce's brigade was
engaged.
The regiment marched with Buell's army from Corinth to
northern Alabama, being at Huntsville and other points, and
thence to McMinnville and other points in Tennessee. In
August it began to move with Buell to Kentucky and marched
with Nelson's division from Louisville to Perryville. It was
engaged in the skirmishing of that battle and then moved in
pursuit of Bragg, as far as Mt. Vernon.
It then marched through Somerset and Glasgow to Nashville and
remained there until December, when it was ordered to Bowling
Green. On July 5, 1863, it was attacked at Lebanon Ky., by
the Confederate Gen. Morgan and after a most heroic defense
was overpowered and compelled to surrender.
The regiment's loss was 3 killed and 16 wounded. The regiment
was paroled and ordered to Louisville where it remained on
provost duty until it was ordered to the front May 15, 1864.
It then joined Sherman's army in Georgia. Maj. Waller, in his
report, says his regiment was placed in Strickland's brigade,
Hascall's division, 23rd army corps, May 30, 1864 and that
from that day until the capture of Atlanta it was in all the
movements, battles and skirmishes of that great campaign
fighting at Dallas, Acworth, Kennesaw Mountain, Peachtree
Creek and many other places of less note.
After the Atlanta campaign the regiment was ordered to
Kentucky, with instructions to report to Gen. Hugh Ewing. It
was mustered out Jan. 17, 1865, at Louisville, and its
veterans and recruits were transferred to the 6th Ky. cavalry.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 332
Battles Fought
Fought at Atlanta, GA.
Fought at Corinth, MS.
Fought on 20 November 1861 at Crittenden County, KY.
Fought on 07 April 1862 at Shiloh, TN.
Fought on 15 April 1862.
Fought on 12 July 1862 at Athens, AL.
Fought on 15 July 1862 at Nelson Cross Roads, KY.
Fought on 03 January 1863 at Stones River, TN.
Fought on 05 July 1863 at Lebanon, KY.
Fought on 14 November 1863.
Fought on 03 June 1864 at Near Ackworth, GA.
Fought on 10 June 1864 at Dallas, GA.
Fought on 10 June 1864 at Pine Mountain, GA.
Fought on 18 June 1864.
Fought on 24 June 1864 at Marietta, GA.
Fought on 27 June 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA.
Fought on 29 June 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA.
Fought on 30 June 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA.
Fought on 02 July 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA.
Fought on 21 July 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 22 July 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 26 July 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 02 August 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 04 August 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 11 August 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 13 August 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 15 August 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 25 August 1864.