Sons of Macon Battle in Three Wars

Macon county was 32 years old when the War between the States broke out. Her people responded gallantly to the defense of the Southland. More than 500 were qualified and twice as many registered. There were several captains from Macon county. Some of these were: Captain Love, Captain Siler, Captain Tom Angel and Captain Crawford. More than 200 men from the County were killed in battle.

Some veterans of the Civil War who are still living throughout the County are: J G Bates, Mr Ramsey, Lucus Conley, Rufe Hall, John Deweese, Alfred Shope, John N Arnold, J A Bates, John L Cabe, J L Conley, W M Gregory, Jefferson Martin, W C Mason, G W Parrish, J T Winstead, William E Roper, and J K Bryson.

The Confederate monument on the town square in Franklin was erected in 1909 in honor of the sons of Macon county who served in the 9th, 16th, and 65th regiments, NCT infantry.

"Spanish American War "

Macon county furnished her share in men to fight in the Spanish American War. The enrollment was from 40 to 45. Of this number none was killed. A few of these men who live in the county now are: George Shidle, Ed Sanders, Garland Brown, Thid (sic) Hurst, Claude Calloway, Dick Sellers, William Collier, and Bob Patillo.

We were unable to find a complete list of the men from the County who fought in the Spanish American War.

"The World War "

During the World War, Macon county's sons responded nobly to the call for men. The registration under the selective draft was large. One thousand were registered for active service. Of this number 487 were qualified. Many of these men who entered the war were honored for distinctive service. Two outstanding ones were Tom Moss and Dewey Shepherd, who crossed fields ridden with machine guns. Both of these men were gassed. Thirteen of the 487 men gave their lives for the cause of democracy.