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Thomas Clendinen Catchings |
Thomas Clendinen Catchings was born 11 Jan 1847 in Hinds Co., Miss., and died 24 Dec 1927 in Warren Co., Miss. He was the son of Dr. T. J. Catchings and Nannie McNeece Catchings, daughter of the Hon. Robert Clendinen of S.C. (See markers farther below.) Thomas Clendinen Catchings enrolled in the 18th Miss Volunteers on 24 May 1861 in Corinth, Miss., at age 14. He signed on for 12 months. The company muster roll for Jul & Aug 1861 notes in the remarks section that Catchings was discharged at Camp Walker and paid in full. On that same card, it was noted he had been enlisted by a Capt. Walker. Having been discharged from the 18th Miss. Inf., Thomas C. Catchings enlisted in the 11th Miss. Cav, (Perrin's) 20 Oct 1863 in Kosciusko, Miss. He signed up for three years or the war. See his service record at https://www.fold3.com/image/271/76890321
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At the time of this company muster, he was 14 years old.
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Here is noted he was "Discharged at Camp Walker in July 1861."
.The 18th Miss. Inf. was organized Jun 1861.
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Here is noted he was "Discharged & pd in full."
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A sketch of the Hon. T. C. Catchings from Confederate Veteran, Vol. VIII (1900), pg. 313. |
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On 20 Oct 1863, Thomas C. Catchings enlisted in the 11th Miss. Cav, (Perrin's). |
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See record of Thomas C. Catchings in 11th Miss. Cav (Perrin's), Co. C at https://www.fold3.com/image/271/65550680 and mention of at http://history.house.gov/People/Listing/C/CATCHINGS,-Thomas-Clendinen-(C000247)/
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Enlisted 20 Oct 1863.
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On 22 Oct 1927, a letter was written to a Mr Anmal [?] Wold in response to a query concerning the career of Thomas Clendinan Catchings, "formerly a Representative from Mississippi," specifically requesting information about his service in the Confederate Army. The copy of this letter on fold3.com is a
poor carbon copy, blurred and difficult to read (see
https://www.fold3.com/image/271/76890444 and
https://www.fold3.com/image/271/76890462.) Rather than duplicating the
image here, I have transcribed it.
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Thomas
C. Catchings was home schooled before he entered the University of
Mississippi in 1859 and spent his freshman and sophomore there. He continued
his education at Oakland College until 1861 when he entered the war. In
1865, he began the study of law and in May 1866 was admitted to the bar. In
1875, he was elected to the Mississippi State Senate, but left there in
1877, having been nominated (and then elected) for attorney general of
Mississippi. He was elected to the 49th and following seven succeeding
Congresses and between 1885 and 1901 served on the Committee on Levees and
Improvements of the Mississippi River, the Committee on Railways and Canals,
and the Committee on Rivers and Harbors; he resumed practicing law; and was
division counsel for the Southern Railway Co. Governor Vardaman appointed
him, with others to the Mississippi Code Commission.
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To My Husband Rest in peace, thou gentle spirit,
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In Memory of Our Mother O death, where is thy sting,
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The August 1860 census of Hinds Co., Miss., has the family of Thomas J. Catchings, M.D., 53, born in Georgia, and his wife N. M. [Nannie McNeese] Catchings, 40. Five children are listed with our T. C. Catchings being the only male. In 1860, he is 13. | ||
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The Catchings lot at Cedar Hill and, at right, the memorial to Dr. and Mrs. Catchings. The plaque on the base reads: |
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Thomas J. Catchings, M.D. |
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