| 4. | Leander Turner was born in 1820 in North Carolina, , , . Notes:
He was a member of the 13th Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry, with the rank of Private, age 43, Company G, serving from Thursday, September 24, 1863 – Tuesday, September 5, 1865.
Leander Turner, pvt., Co. M, 44, Company Muster-in Roll. Gallatin, Tenn., Sunday, May 15, 1864. Joined for duty and enrolled: Thursday, September 24, 1863, Elizabethton, Tenn., 3. Remark: Residence, Carter Co., Tennessee Cong. Dist. Tenn. H2-160-1866. J. B. Gage. Transferred to Capt. Wilcox Co. G., per regimental order No. 8, Wednesday, June 1, 1864 by order Col. J. K. Miller, Monday, May 16, 1864. Mustered-out, Knoxville, Tenn., Tuesday, September 5, 1865. Am't for cloth'g in kind or money adv'd $45.61. Bounty paid $25. Private per enlistment. Deserted from Johnson's Station, Tenn., Thursday, October 16, 64, returned Thursday, February 23, 65, restored to duty by Presidental Proclamation.
Charge of desertion removed Friday, February 16, 1866. Present for duty. Discharge furnished. Notation: Monday, July 16, 1866. The charge of desertion in this case will be removed. A. M. Muzzy.
Leander A. Turner received a war pension from the government.
Leander's son Solomon Turner also served in the Civil War. Solomon was assigned to G Company in the 13th Cavalry as a Private.
Death date according to his Civil War pension record. Ruth A. Turner's application number was 241963 and certificate number was 184667.
Leander married Ruth Elenor A. Arrowood on 2 Aug 1842 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Ruth was born about 1821 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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