DOB:  About 1844 DOD:  September 19, 1863 Age at Enlistment: 17 Date of Enlistment:  May 9, 1861 Place of Enlistment:  Franklin, TN Rank at Enlistment:  Private Rank at Discharge:  Private Casualty:  He was killed by a gunshot wound to the bowels at Chickamauga on September 19, 1863. Comments:  Lee’s life before the war is hard to trace.  He is referred to as Lee Shute Jr. on his service record which would imply he is the son of Lee Shute, Sr.  However the only Lee Shute that appears on any census records in Middle Tennessee, is Lee Shute son of Thomas J. Shute in 1850.  This family lived in Davidson County according to the 1850 Census, listing a child Lee Shute as a male being 6 years old.  In the 1860 Census, the same family is living in Williamson County in the recently built “Creekside” Plantation at the base of the appropriately named “Shute Knob” off of modern day Hwy 31/Franklin Road just a few miles north of town.  In the 1860 Census, all children’s names are the same except Lee Shute has been replaced by Lou Shute a female who is 16 years old.  The oldest daughter of this family, Nancy, married James Knox Polk McEwen of the Williamson Grays.  After the war, James and Nancy named their oldest son Lee Shute McEwen which could be in honor of this Lee Shute.  To summarize, either Lee Shute Jr is some sort of nickname and he was mistakenly reported as Lou in the 1860 Census or there is a Lee Shute Sr and Jr that do not appear on any Census records. Lee enlisted at the company’s formation and appears to have been in good health most of the war since he shows as present on every roster.  Lee was killed in the fighting at Chickamauga on September 19, 1863 by a gunshot wound to the bowels.  William Moss states in post war letter to George Nichols that he was hiding behind the same tree as Lee Shute and Garrett Bradford who were both killed in the battle.  William Cunningham buried all of the dead near the Alexander House on the battlefield.  After the war, all the Confederate died were reinterred at the Marietta, GA Confederate Cemetery so it is assumed that Lee’s remains currently rest there.

Creekside Plantation north of Franklin on Franklin Road where Lee grew up if he is the son of Thomas Shute.