John R. W. Lannon enlisted as a Private in Company B, 11th Tennessee Cavalry, captured at Cathey Creek, Tennessee December 22, 1863, forwarded to Louisville, Kentucky January 12, 1864, sent to Rock Island Barracks prison camp, Illinois January 17, released on taking the Oath of Allegiance March 24, 1865, age 33, resident of Lebanon, Tennessee, dark complexion, light hair, blue eyes, 6' tall [there are no company muster rolls for Company B, thus, we have no information on his enlistment date or attendance information thereafter]
M268: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee
Mary Ann Lanom filed Tennessee pension application #W1107 from Wilson County, husband J. R. Lanom [Lebanon is in Wilson County]
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J R. W. Lanum enlisted as a Private in Company A (N. W. Carter's) , 21st Tennessee Cavalry, this was a very small unit containing only some 182 individuals, organized September 1, 1864, mustered out February 13, 1865
Also in Company A were A. A. Lanum, R. T. Lanum, T. E. Lanum, and W. A. Lanum
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records
I am unable to locate individual records for men of this unit