John S. Franks^[1]

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• Name	John S. Franks
  Born	1830	, Marion, Alabama, United States   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Nov 1864	Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee, United States   [2]
  Buried	Franks Cemetery, , Marion, Alabama, United States
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  Person ID	I6275	Kull Family
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2015

  
  

  Family	Sarah A. Dodson,   b. 26 Sep 1833,   d. 19 Sep 1921
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2013
  Family ID	F213	Group Sheet

  
  

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  		Born - 1830 - , Marion, Alabama, United States Died - 30 Nov 1864 - Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee, United States  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  John enlisted in the 3rd Alabama Infantry Battalion in the fall of 1861 at Tuscumbia, Alabama. They were merged into the 26th Alabama Infantry Regiment under Colonel E. A. Oneal. The 26th had seven companies from Fayette County, two from Marion, and one from Tuscaloosa County. Companies F and K were from Marion County. They were at the battles of Fort Donelson, Shiloh, North Virginia, Yorktown, Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Mechanicsville, Gaines Mill, Cold Harbour, Malvern Hill, Cedar Run, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Shepards Town, Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, and Richmond. They served two months at Camp Sumter, Georgia, better known as Andersonville, as prison guards. In 1864, they were sent back to Alabama, arriving in Montgomery in May. They were then sent north to the Battle of Franklin and Nashville. John S. Franks was killed November 30, 1864 during the Battle of Franklin, Tennesse.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] The Dodson (Dotson) Family of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, Mrs. Sherman Williams and The Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr., (So. Hist. Press). [S208] Findagrave.com, , (Findagrave.com).