George W. Jarvis (April 25, 1851 - January 15, 1913) served as a private in Company E, 13th Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry.
Personal life[]
George Jarvis was born April 25, 1851 in Hancock County, Tennessee to Joel and Elizabeth (Baldwin) Jarvis. He married Katie Elizabeth Pierce (1867-1940) with whom he had three children.[1] He married second Nancy Blevins (1866-1928) with whom he had two children.[2]
Civil War service[]
Jarvis enlisted as a private in Company E on February 1, 1865 in Knoxville, Tennessee for a period of three years and mustered in September 1, 1865 at Knoxville.
He is described as 18 years old, 5' 6" tall, fair complexion, gray eyes, light hair, and by occupation a farmer.[3]
Jarvis deserted soon after enlistment, but returned to the regiment on February 10. He served the remainder of his enlistment without incident.[4]
Jarvis mustered out with the regiment on September 5, 1865 at Knoxville. He had never been paid, was owed $4.24 from the government for clothing, and was owed a $100 bounty.
Post-war life[]
By 1878, Jarvis was a Methodist Episcopal minister and was an active agitator, often clashing with Baptists.[5] Jarvis became active in local politics and for many years later in his life he served as the Bradley County Tick Inspector.[6] He ran unsuccessfully as the Republican nominee for Bradley County sheriff in 1912.[7]
Jarvis applied for an invalid's pension on February 9, 1883. He died January 15, 1913 in North Cleveland, Tennessee and is buried at Fort Hill Cemetery in Cleveland, Tennessee. His wife applied for a widow's pension on February 20, 1913 and his daughter Katie applied for a minor's pension on December 13, 1913.
Notes[]
- ↑ 1910 U.S. Census, 4th Civil District, Bradley County, Tennessee.
- ↑ 1900 U.S. Census, Eleventh District, Allentown, Carter County, Tennessee.
- ↑ Lying about his age, Jarvis would have been 13 years old at the time of his enlistment.
- ↑ According to the regimental history, he was wounded at Wytheville, Virginia in March 1865; see Scott & Angel, p. 465. An obituary in the Chattanooga Daily Times (January 18, 1913, p. 3) states that he was "wounded severely twice in battle before he was 14 years old." No official record of his being wounded in action has been located.
- ↑ Tennessee Baptist, June 22, 1878, p. 3.
- ↑ Nashville Banner, January 17, 1913, p. 14.
- ↑ Ibid.