Military Service
| Gramps ID | E3979 |
| Date | 1861-05-18 |
| Place | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Description | 11th Regiment Tennessee Infantry, Company E |
Narrative
J. T. Parker, 1st Corporal, Company E
Born c. 1837. Occupation farmer. Enlisted May 18, 1861 at Nashville. Age 23 on roll dated August 16, 1861 at Watauga Bridge, Tennessee. Promoted to 1st Corporal by August 1861. Reduced in rank by July 1862. Wounded in the left hip and right ankle in the Battle of Atlanta, Georgia July 22, 1864. Took oath June 20, 1865 at Montgomery, Alabama. Complexion fair, hair black, eyes gray, height 5' 11".