A man in Charlotte,told John C. Smith( a Unionist from around Cincinnatti,
Ohio) that Capt. Andrew Ray (with 30 men) was at Mrs. Adams' on Yellow
Creek. Capt. Ray had married a wife near Mrs. Adams, a Mrs. Harriet Nichols
(from report to Gen. Rosecrans 10/14/63)
married: Dickson Co. Sept. 27, 1863
Captain Andrew W. Ray
Wheeler's Scouts Co. B
captured: Dickson Co.Tenn Dec. 7 or 31,1863
his unit is also given as 10 Tenn Cav. Co. B
tried: Nashville,Tenn. Feb 15,1864
charged with being a guerrila & murderer
"awaiting sentence" August 31,1864
Forward. to Louisville,Ky Feb. 22,1865
Transf. to Lookout Point,Md Feb. 24, 1865
Transf. to Aiken's Landing,Va for exchange March 17,1865
Another intetesting find:
Capt. A.W. Ray Co. A 10 Ky Part. Rang.
enl. Webster Co. Ky June 1,1862
P.O.W. list A.W. Ray guerrilla
captured: Webster Co. Ky January 23,1863
sent to Washington March 23,1863
The Capt. Andrew W. Ray that was captured in Dickson was born in
Kentucky, i wonder if he is the same man ??