DOB:  April 25, 1825 DOD:  August 1907 Age at Enlistment: 37 Date of Enlistment:  November 21, 1862 Place of Enlistment:  Murfreesboro, TN Rank at Enlistment:  Private Rank at Discharge:  Private Casualty:  Captured on Hood’s Retreat out of Tennessee in December 1864. Comments:  John was married to Eliza Huggins on October 21, 1846.  When he enlisted in 1862 he already had seven children.  John spent all of his life in District 5 of Williamson county which is the area just southwest of Franklin.  The 1860 Census shows William Ezell of the Williamson Grays was living with him as well.  John was detached as a nurse in Rome, GA in 1863 and sent back to the Company in 1864.  He was captured on Hood's Retreat from Nashville and paroled in 1865.  Following the end of the war he lived out his remaining years on his farm in District 5 until his death in 1907.

Cotton was a member of the John L. McEwen Bivouac of the United Confederate Veterans in Franklin.  His application is here.