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— The Summerville News, Thursday, February 3, 2000
John S. Cleghorn:
Citizen Soldier
By JIM DAY
At the time of the 1860 Cen
sus, G. B. Gladden was emplo?'ed
as the keeper of the hotel in
downtown gummerville. Includ
ing Gladden’s family and hotel
superintendent William Kellett.
The business housed some
26 individuals. Records tend to
indicate that a number of the
listed guests boarded at the ho
tel on a permanent basis. Law
yers, merchants, doctors, me
chanics, dentists and artists can
be found as living at the hotel.
The lure of a new area had
brought occupants from as far
away as Montreal, Canada and
Westhalia, Germany.
Two local merchants and
brothers can be found living in
the hotel in 1860. William E.
Cleghorn, 24, and his sibling, 22-
year-old John S. Cleghorn would
find themselves, within a year,
officers in the Confederate Army.
One of the brothers would lose
his life in defense of his country,
while the other would return, af
ter the war to become a respected
citizen and successful business
man.
John S. Cleghorn was born
in 1822 and was a native of Geor
fia. He was the son of former
ndian agent William H. Cleg
horn, who had migrated to the
county ?rior to the white settle
ment of the area. Early United
States history texts refer to the
Cleghorns as “An old Colonial
family, honorably represented in
the army of George Washing
ton.” The service that John S.
Cleghorn rendered to the Con
federate States definitely ranks
with his ancestors in
Washington’s Colonial army.
Cleghorn entered the South
ern States Service on March 4,
1862, enlisting with Chattooga
Company H, 39th Georgia Regi
ment, Georgia Volunteer Infan
try. He was elected by the rank
and filetoserve as a Second Lieu
tenant. (William H. Edwards was
named as the captain and com
pany commander and Andrew J.
Pursley assumed the executive
officer position as a First Lieu
tenant.f'(l)he company’s first ser
vice involved a movement to
Chattanooga, Tenn. and eventu
ally to Bridgeport, Ala. After only
a short period of duty at
Stevenson they were stationed
in East Tennessee. The unit ac
companied the army of Kirby
Smith in the 1862 Kentucky
Campaign and then was moved
to central Tennessee with the
Army of Tennessee. In August
1862, Stevenson's division was
sent to Mississippi to reinforce
the Army of Mississippi under
Lt. General John C. Pemberton.
LIEUTENANT
By this time, Cleghorn had
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JOHN S. CLEGHORN
advanced in rank to First Lieu
tenant and Comdpany H, under
his guidance had become a vet
eran combat unit. In the spring
of 1863, Union forces under the
command of U. S. Grant crossed
the Mississippi River and moved
to attack Vicksburg, Miss. On
May 16, 1863, the two forces col
lided near the Champion Planta
tion, east of Vicksburg. Company
H and the Division O%Stevenson
was poorly placed and aligned
along the military slope of
Champion’s Hill. Union attacks
led to the Division being flanked
and Company H and the Division
suffered greatly. Below is a casu
alty list at the battle that the
Union forces called Baker's
Creek:
Ist Lieutenant John S. Cleg
horn, captured, managed to es
cape; Sergeant Asa D. Lumpkin,
captured; Corporal Charles H.
Weaver, wounged; Private Rob
ert H. Bridges, wounded; Private
Thomas R. Cameron, captured;
Private Newton A. Carroll,
wounded and captured; Private
John M. Dumas, captured; Pri
vate Henry Elrod, killed in ac
tion; Private Menoah Hancock,
captured; Private Noah Hayes,
captured; Private Henry Clay
Horn, killed in action; Private A.
D. Howell, captured; Private
Jesse W. Hughes, captured; Pri
vate Samuel Mallett; captured;
Private William Mann, killed in
action; Private William M.
Moseley, captured; Private Ben
jamin N. Murdock, wounded;
Private Nicholas A. Norton, cap
tured; Private David M.
Roundsavall, captured; Private
J. F. Spunsite, captured; Private
William Penn, wounded and
captured and Private W. J. Mal-
let, wounded and captured.
Federal losses totaled 410
killed, 1,844 wounded and 187
missing. Confederate losses to
taled 381 killed, 1,800 wounded
and 1, 670 captured and missing.
ESCAPE
Durinithe confusion, Cleg
horn somehow managed to slip
away from his Union ca'ptors.
Records do not indicate if other
Chattooga soldiers were able to
do the same. He was forced to
hide for four days while he at
tempted to refiam Confederate
lines near Jackson, Miss. After
the fourth day, Lt. Cleghorn was
able to reach the army of Joseflh
Johnson, also operatinain the
Mississily)i theater. He was
placed on duty as a provost guard
and took on additional duties as
an adjutant. He was later sent to
Richmond, Va. in charge of a
contingent of Union grisoners.
In late Se{)tem er, 1863,
Company H. along with other
units of the Mississippi Army,
were reorganized under Briga
dier General Alfred Cummin
and sent to reinforce Genera%
Braxton Bragg and the Army of
Tennessee at Chattanooga.
(Note; the remaining soldiers of
Company H had been surren
dereg at Vicksburg, on July 4,
1863. Their parole would not al
low them to take up arms until
exchan%ed. In October, they
were able to take up arms once
again.) It was at Chattanooga
that Company H saw one of its
finest days, as it was called upon
to reinforce Patrick Cleburne’s
Division at the tunnel on Mis
sionary Ridge. The unit helped to
beat back repeated Union as
saults on the Confederate posi
tion.
CAPTAIN
Cleghorn’s business and
clerical skills aided him in ad
vancing in rank, as he was pro
moted to the rank of captain and
assigned as an assistant quarter
master. He held this position
during the long Atlanta cam
paign and on into Hood's Ten
nessee campaign. It was in the
movement into Tennessee that
Cleghorn was transferred to the
l(f“avalr_v Arm as a quartermaster.
e saw action at Franklin and
Nashville and eventually was
moved with segments of the
Army of Tennessee to resist
Sherman’s movement into the
Carolinas. He was promoted to
the rank of Major, late in the war,
and he was present with the
Army of Tennessee for the sur
render at Greensboro, N.C.
Upon returning home, Cleg
horn attacked civilian life as he
had the Yankee Army. He was a
businessman, active in industry,
mining, farming, banking and
mercantile. He was the founder
of the textile mill that would be
come Harriet and Henderson
Mills in Berryton. Refusing to
forget the sacrifices of comrades,
he organized and became the
Commander of United Confeder
ate Veterans Camg 422 of Chat
too%a County. Afterwards, the
local United Daughters of Con
federacy Chapter was named the
John S. Cleghorn Chapter. After
his death in 1908, his son, John
Junior carried on his legacy by
oeréanizing the first Sons of Con
federate Veterans Camp in Chat
tooga County. The camp would
hold its meeting near the family
home at Willow Springs.
The 70 years that John S.
Cleghorn lived are a tribute to the
Confederate soldier and what he
achieved in the military and in
civilian life. The term Citizen Sol
dier defines Cleghorn well.
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EVERYTHING & |
SAWMILLS
Sl ,Ja'fg. &
Mrs, A. T Thomas
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Ga.
Dear Mrs, 7homas
[ herewith
enchise a copy of Kesotutions drawn and offfered by D,
R. 4 Rudieil ot o meeting on the 19th, These
resotutions were passed by a rising vote of aur Camp,
With mach sympathy for you and your chittlren in the
great biss of your hushand, and our Comradee.
[/ am é:ae/‘e/} your ffi/é/(c/
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John S. Cleghorn wrote this letter to Mrs. A.
J. Thomas upon the death of her husband,
A. J. Thomas, 19th Regiment Alabama
Infantry. Cleghorn was Commander of
Insurance Protection For
Recent Ice Storm Listed
Insurance Commissioner
John W. Oxendine says insured
losses from the recent ice storm
have climbed to an estimated
$44 million, with major insurers
reporting 17,200 cfaims filed
statewide so far.
“Regardless of whether
there are any more storm-related
complications this weekend,
these figures are expected to
rise,” Commissioner Oxendine
said. “Companies are beiinning
to make adjustments in their es
timates, but final claims num
bers may not be available for an
other week due to continued
power outages.”
PROTECTION
In the meantime, Commis
sioner Oxendine recommends
that victims of the ice storm take
the followintg steps to ensure pro
tection of their property:
* Contact your insurance agent
immediately if have had damage
to either your house or car; 30
not delay. Your agent should pro
vide you with claims forms and
arrange for an insurance ad
juster to visit your property. If
you can'’t reach your agent, con
tact your company.
* Try to make a list of all
i;our property and valuables you
elieve were damaged or de
stroyed. Take photographs of
damage to submit with your
claim.S
* Secure your property. For
example, if an icedF:ree fzm; and
damz:Fes your roof, cover the af
fected area with a tarp or ply
wood to protect your property
from funger damage. Keep re
ceipts of materials used for re
pairs; your insurance company
will reimburse you for repair
costs, but may not reimburse you
for further damage causec{to
your home from subsequent
rain, sleet or snow.
* If damage is so severe you
have to leave, remove valuable
items if there’s nowhere in the
home to lock them up.
* Remember, some insur
ance companies may permit
their adjusters to write checks for
additional living expenses to
insureds at the time of inspec
tion. Contact your agent for de
tails.
*As cooler temperatures are
expected throughout the week,
homeowners should also be pre
gared for frozen pipes. Remem
er the following: Repairing
damage to internal plumbin
caused by freezing - and relates
damage to carpeting, furniture
and other belongings may be
covered by your homeowners
POOR SEEDS
Seeds stored in warm, moist
places deteriorate fast, say ex
perts with the University of
Georgia Extension Service. Un
less you're sure rour seeds were
stored in a cool, dry Klace, it's
safer to buy new packets each
season. Don't wait until late win
ter to order seed, either. Many
varieties sell out early.
RAISING gl‘l
Are you sa%rea ing ashes
from your woodburning stove in
your garden? Experts with the
University of Georfii‘a Extension
Service say you should know
that, over time, f'ou're raising the
pH of your soil. Have your soil
pH tested before applying any
more wood ashes.
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policy.
* Commissioner Oxendine
also warned that cold tempera
tures sometime result in danger
ous fires as a result of careless
ness with space heaters, candles,
etc. The death of three men in a
home fire in northwest Atlanta
was blamed on a space heater; a
space heater apparently was the
cause of another triple fire fatal
ity in Cochran. Stilranother fa
tal fire in Screven County was
blamed on a kerosene heater
Elaced too close to the victim'’s
ed. Oxendine further advised
that consumers not bring out
door gas or charcoal grills inside
to keep warm or cook; nor should
they place power generators in
enclosed areas. A number of
metro Atlanta citizens were hos
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United Confederate Veterans Camp 422 at
the time. Note the stationery heading,
defining Cleghorn’s business ventures.
pitalized for carbon monoxide
poisoning that resulted from
misuse of these items.
* Remember in severe
weather to drive with caution.
Inclement weather does not ab
solve you of liability should you
have an automobile accident. It
is your responsibility to drive
with a degree of caution war
ranted by hazardous conditions.
If you have questions about
your policy, contact your agent
or company. If you are experi
encing difficulty reaching your
company or your agent, call
Commissioner Oxendine’s Con
sumer Services Hotline at 404-
656-2070, or, outside the Metro
area, 1-800-656-2298. Phone
lines are ogen from 8 a.m. to 7
p.m., Monday through Friday.
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The sign behind this tree in Trion was sponsored by the
Trion Board of Education and Mount Vernon Mills to give
information to residents about community and mill-related
activities. The Town of Trion is discussing cutting back the
tree to make it visible to traffic traveling south from the
mill. (Staff Photo By Jason Espy).
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