Person:Miles Turner (2)

He was called "Pa" by his children. Mozelle Galloway Violett said she first ate store bought bread and her first peanut butter sandwich at Miles' house. Once as an old man, his eldest son, Lon who was a preacher, came by Miles house on his way to a church service. When Miles was asked if he was going, he replied, "No, but I have been down on my knees all morning." Lon said, "Praying for the revival?" "No son, picking up apples."

1. ↑ Cemetery Headstone.

   Headstone lists 1846, but pension record lists 1844. [Since pension record was completed by him and gravestone was done after his death, the pension record seems to be most reliable.]

2. ↑ Family Bible.

   Bible in possession of family of Homer Turner, but info was entered after the fact, probably about 1923.

3. ↑ Cemetery Headstone
   Headstone at Oak Grove.
4. ↑ ^4.0 4.1 Census Records
   Transcribed, USGenweb, Union Co., GA.
5. ↑ Researched by Joann Turner Diaz, History of Turner Family (Unpublished, Copy given to Lynda G. Fitch in 1996 by Arthur Turner.)
   Page 5.
6. ↑ Davis, Robert S., Jr. Contributor, Northwest Georgia Historical & Genealogical Quarterly
   Spring 1989, Page 20.
7. ↑ His headstone reads 1846, but when he applied for an Army pension, he listed his birth year as 1844. Noel Galloway said Miles was 90 in 1934 when he and Willie married, which supports the earlier date, but the 1850, 1860 and 1870 census supports the later year of 1846. On his father's application for Civil War Pension on Murray, his birth is listed as 28 Nov 1846.
8. ↑ He was on the 1850 Census at HH # 447 with his parents, listed as Bailis, age 3. (Bailis was listed as Murray).
9. ↑ He was in household with his father at # 564, aged 12.
10. ↑ He responded to a recruitment drive by William Lillard in the fall of 1864 in Company I, Fifth Tennessee Mounted Infantry, Union Army Volunteers from Sept 1, 1864 to July 14, 1865. According to "Tennesseans in the Civil War", the 5th Tennessee Mounted Infantry Regiment, U.S. A. was mustered in at Cleveland, TN on Sept 23 1864 thru Feb 1, 1865 and was mustered out at Nashville, on July 17, 1865. The only records found in the the Official Records are as follows: On Mar 11, 1865, the regiment was directed to report by letter to Major General J.B. Steedman, commanding District of the Etoqwah, to whose command the regiment was assigned. On 30 Apr 1865, ti was reported in the District of the Etowah, unattached to any brigade. On 1 Jun, 1865, it was temporarily attached to the 2nd Brigade, 1st Separate Division, Army of the cumberland, and was directed to render reports to the commanding officer of that brigade. Additionally, "Dyer's Compendium" states the regiment did garrison duty at Dalton and Marietta; was engaged in a skirmish at McLemore's Cove, GA, 1 Feb 1865; was on an expedition from Dalton to Coosawattie River and Spring Place, GA, Apr 1-4, 1865; and was mustered out july 17, 1865. His brothers Leander and Murray were in the Confederate Army. Murray was killed and Leander deserted to join Miles on the Union side. During a visit home by both of them, Leander cut his foot and was unable to get his boot on. He said he intended to go back but the war was over before his foot healed. Miles went back and was honorably discharged. Miles filed a claim for pension on Aug 7 1890 (Pension # SC-2565687), lising his birthday as Nov. 22, 1844. He received $6. a month from July 10, 1896; $8.00 from July 23, 1897; $10 from May 4, 1904; $12.00, Mar 1, 1905; $15 May 25, 1912; $19, Sept 1, 1915; $32.00 Jun 10 1918; $72.00 from Apr 14, 1926 and $90.00 from May 1, 1920. His widow received $40.00 from Jun 14, 1937 til her death in 1943. On a visit home, during the Civil War, Miles was caught by a rebel gang led by a Morris. He was hanged, but not killed. Many years later he told his son-in-law, he had forgiven the Morrises for this, but added, "I've never invited them for Sunday dinner, though." Miles said he joined the Union because this country was created as one and one it should remain.
    From the American Civil War Database " 5th Tennessee Mounted Infantry Regiment (Union)
    
    - Organized on Sep 23 1864
    - Mustered out on Jul 17 1865
    
    Available statistics for total numbers of men listed as:
    - Enlisted or commissioned: 928
    - Discharged: 7
    - Mustered out: 36
    
    Roster for this Regiment
    
    Historical notes and Reports:
    
    Fifth Mounted Infantry
    TENNESSEE
    (1-YEAR)
    
    Fifth Mounted Infantry. -- Col., Spencer P. Boyd; Lieut.-Col.,
    Stephen Beard, Maj., James S. Bradford.
    
    This regiment was recruited and organized in the fall of 1864
    at Cleveland, by Col. Boyd and Lieut.-Col. Beard. It was
    chiefly engaged in scouting through lower East Tennessee,
    northern Georgia, western North Carolina and northern Alabama.
    
    It had frequent encounters with Gatewood's and other
    guerrillas, one of which occurred at Spring Place, GA, and
    another at Ducktown, Polk County, Tenn.
    
    The regiment was mustered out at Nashville in July, 1865.
    
    Source: The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 389
11. ↑ These were Oaths taken to be restored to United States Citizenship after the Civil War. M.C. Turner was 18 years old, 5'10", with black hair and dark eyes.