Captain Jack Sullivan - contributed by Alfred E. Turman

The following is included in its entirety, as contributed by Alfred E Turman.


From Frank H. Smith's "History of Maury County, Tennessee", p.34. Told by John F.Rainey 19 May 1906. Page 118, (Mr. Rainey evidently mistakes the name of Sullivan for Julian.)
Jack Sullivan of Maury County (brother of Wm. M.., sheriff) was in command of a squad or company of "home-made Yankees" in Civil War. He had a brother Jim Sullivan who was a member of Lt. Creecy's company of home-made Yankees o

p.47 WM. HILL McCALEB. Wm.. Hill McCaleb, now living 61/2 miles S. E. of Columbia.. Raised
on Swan Creek, near mouth of Blue Buck: ''Capt.'' A. Jack Sullivan had a squad of jayhawkers or "home-made Yankees" in Hickman in Civil War (Bro. of Wm. M.., sheriff, Maury CompanyA brother is living at Cotton Factory, Columbia, 1906.) He was killed by Dave Miller in Bink Lafferty's yard in Totty's Bend.

Sullivan being pursued jumped his horse in Lafferty's yard and ran behind the chimney corner. Miller jumped the fence with his horse and killed Sullivan there.

p.49 Dave Miller was raised by McCaleb's grandmother, Mrs. Sallie Miller, who had married Daves's father. Dave's wife was Mary Young, daughter of Nat and Betsy Anderson Young. Betsy's father was Robert Anderson, the richest man of Hickman County, owner of most of the Anderson Bend. (**.Dave Miller is buried in old Anderson Bend Cemetery. His stone reads: D. C. Miller, born 18 April 1838, died 23 August 1916.)
p.68 A. LEX COLE Interview, 25 Nov. 1906, with A.Lex Cole living 9 miles east on Bear
Creek, age 74 years: During war lived on Lick Creek, Hickman Co., Tenn. Capt. Andrew Jackson Sullivan had a small Company of Union soldiers from Hickman Company
A______ Fulks (**possibly Fowlkes) had another Company. Fulks probably became a Colonel in U. S. Army. Fulks came with Sullivan and 12 other soldiers (from Nashville ?) foraging.
Dave Miller and his crowd of rebel bushwhackers ran up on Fulks' crowd and killed eleven of them. Capt. Sullivan was one of the eleven. Sullivan was wounded, lying in the grass. Miller asked, "Are you Capt. Sullivan?" "Yes, don't shoot me, I'm Wounded.'' "I want you to know., that it's Dave Miller that shoots you and shot him dead in head. Buford and Pointer were with Miller; they were guarding the two unwounded prisoners of Fulks' thirteen. Miller killed one of these two; the other (and only) one of the thirteen escaped. Buford or Pointer took the brass buttons from Sullivan's clothes. (Gen. Marcus J. Wright's book "Tenn. in the Civil War", page 160, says Capt. A.J.Sullivan of 12th U. S. Tenn. Regt. killed by guerrillas April 20, 1864.)
Buford and Pointer a few days 1ater went to house of J. C. Bradley, near mouth Lick Creek, early to get breakfast. "Somebody" told Capt.Creasy. (Capt. Jordan Creasy, of 12th Tenn. U. S., discharged July 1, 1865.). Buford and Pointer were setting by fire waiting for breakfast. Creasy surrounded house. Killed Buford and Pointer with their own pistols, saying, "I want you to understand that it's Capt. Creasy that kills you". They had on Sullivan's buttons on which was still some of Sullivan's blood.
Creasy had received their pistols on surrendering. Creasy's men threw Buford and Pointer all bloody on the bed end rode away.
END OF BOOK ONE

p.164. Interview with Samuel Starnes Moseley, 18 Dec. 1908. Mosely born at 8 miles east of Franklin on 11 June 1840; single at enlistment. Enlisted at Franklin, about June 1861; in lst Batt. Cavalry.., Capt. Wm. Ewing.at org. 1861. Major of Balt. Frank McNairy of Nashville. lst Batt. Cavalry. later became 2d Tenn. Regt. Cavalry. With Barteau's batt. Never wounded. Taken prisoner 11 March 1865 on Amite River, La., East Feliciana Parish. Confined at N. 0. till about June 15, 1865. Paroled N.0. Was sergt. of Companyenroute to Mill Springs in winter 1861-2, discharged for ill health. After fall Fort Donelson went with Capt. Tom Perkins Company from Williamson County. In Hickman Co., Tenn., 13 independent Confed. scouts accidentally met. The 13 rode all night through Gray's Bend and on south side river. Rode all night, crossed River, got behind Sullivan. Took breakfast where Sullivan bad taken supper, Dave Miller was sent forward to report how far Sullivan was ahead of us. Dave gave signal when we came near. Yankees broke after Dave, thinking Dave was alone.

Dave ran back to us. Yankees ran after Dave and came into our ambush. After we fired we dashed in on them. Capt. Jack Sullivan wounded, tried to rally his command. Jack got down, wounded and two of his men stopped with him. Dave Miller rode up, dismounted and killed the three. Dave then came on and rejoined the rest of us in pursuit. Dave told me he killed Capt. Jack Sullivan and two more. In the pursuit we killed one or two others dead, and wounded several others. Yankees scattered and made a break for the Northwestern railroad that had just been built.
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Ed Pointer and Sam Moseley were riding side by side. Pointer fell from his horse, he either fell or was knocked off by Yankee riding big bay horse. Duval McNairy shot arm between elbow and shoulder. Flesh wound. Moseley dressed it. Only casualty among the 13..I captured Yankee riding the big bay horse. Dr. Sutton said he killed this Yankee was trying to get away after surrendering. It was probably two or three weeks after Sullivan was killed that Buford and Pointer were killed. Moseley not with Buford and Pointer.

"In the drive" Miller's horse ran against a tree, dismounted Miller. While on the ground, a Yankee jumped off horse and shot at Miller on the ground and missed. Milller rose up under the Yankee, grabbed him by throat and twisted pistol out of Yankee's hand, and shot Yankee dead. Miller immediately went through his pockets. Moseley got his brass spurs.