Andrew John Forrester

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Andrew John Forrester

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Carter County, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 11, 1893 (66-67)
Johnson County, Tennessee, United States
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Son of John Forrester and Atha Forrester
Husband of Phoebe C. Forrester
Father of George Washington Forrester; Loretta Ellen J. Tester; William Lewis Forrester; Sarafine Tester; Andrew John Forrester and 6 others
Brother of William B. Forrester; Mary Elizabeth Forrester; Rebecca Forrester; Samuel Forrester; Thomas Forrester and 2 others

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About Andrew John Forrester

GEDCOM Note

His regiment was in: Duty in District of Columbus, Ky., and at Camp Nelson, Ky., until January 1864. Duty in District of Nashville and on Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, and at Bull's Gap, Tenn., until September 1864. Rogersville August 21, 1864. Pursuit to Greenville August 21–23. Blue Springs August 23. Park's Gap, Greenville, September 4. Morgan killed. Gillem's Expedition from eastern Tennessee toward southwest Virginia September 20-October 17. Rheatown September 28. Watauga River September 29. Carter's Station September 30-October 1. Operations in eastern Tennessee October 10–28. Greenville October 12. Bull's Gap October 16. Clinch Mountain October 18. Clinch Valley near Sneedsville October 21. Near Memphis October 25. Mossy Creek and Panther Gap October 27. Morristown and Russellville October 28. Operations against Breckenridge's advance into eastern Tennessee November 4–17. Russellville November 11. Bull's Gap November 11–13. Russellville November 14. Strawberry Plains November 16–17. Flat Creek November 17. Stoneman's Saltsville Raid December 10–29. Big Creek near Rogersville December 12. Kingsport December 13. Glade Springs December 15. Marion and capture of Wytheville December 16. Mt. Airy December 17. Engagement near Marion December 17–18. Capture and destruction of Saltville, Va., December 20–21. Duty in eastern Tennessee until March 1865. Stoneman's Expedition from eastern Tennessee into southwest Virginia and western North Carolina March 21-April 25. Wytheville April 6. Shallow Ford and near Mocksville April 11. Salisbury April 12. Catawba River near Morgantown April 17. Swannanoa Gap, N.C., April 20. Near Hendersonville April 23. Duty in District of East Tennessee until September.

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Andrew John Forrester's Timeline

1826
1826
Carter County, Tennessee, United States
1853
January 30, 1853
December 3, 1853
Johnson County, Tennessee, United States
1858
1858
Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, United States
1861
November 7, 1861
Johnson County, Tennessee, United States
1864
June 27, 1864
Tennessee, United States
December 25, 1864
Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, United States
1867
1867
Johnson County, Tennessee, United States
1871
June 27, 1871
Johnson, Tennessee, United States