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Randal McGavock (1766–1843) was an American politician and Southern planter in Nashville, Tennessee . Identifying as a Jeffersonian Republican , he served as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1824 to 1825.

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12-570: McGavock may refer to: People [ edit ] Randal McGavock (1766–1843), Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1824 to 1825 John McGavock (1815–1893), Southern planter in Nashville, Tennessee Randal William McGavock (1826–1863), Southern planter, Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1858 to 1859 Jacob McGavock Dickinson (1851–1928), United States Secretary of War from 1909 to 1911. Places [ edit ] McGavock Family Cemetery ,

24-542: A cemetery in Fort Chiswell, Virginia David S. McGavock House , near Dublin, Virginia . McGavock Confederate Cemetery , a Confederate cemetery in Franklin, Tennessee McGavock–Gaines House in Franklin, Tennessee McGavock-Gatewood-Webb House , historic house in Nashville, Tennessee McGavock Elementary School , a public elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee McGavock Comprehensive High School ,

36-628: A public high school in Nashville, Tennessee McGavock Lake Water Aerodrome in Canada Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title McGavock . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McGavock&oldid=906840324 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

48-528: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Randal McGavock His daughter Elizabeth married William Giles Harding of Nashville in 1840; he was a young widower and son of planter John Harding . He was running the 5300-acre Belle Meade Plantation and managing his father's slaves; in 1850 his father was ranked as the third-largest slaveholder in Davidson County, Tennessee . Randal McGavock

60-766: The McGavock-Gatewood-Webb House in East Nashville . McGavock died in September 1843. He is interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville. Otho F. Strahl Otho French Strahl (June 3, 1831 – November 30, 1864) was an American attorney and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War . He was one of a small number of Southern generals who were born in

72-544: The North . Otho F. Strahl was born near Elliotts Cross Roads, Ohio , and raised in nearby Malta , both in rural Morgan County . His parents were Philip Strahl and Rhoda French. His great-great-grandfather was Casper Strahl, an immigrant from Germany to Pennsylvania circa 1755. Both of his grandmothers had been raised in the South and, through their strong influence, Strahl became an ardent supporter of states' rights . Strahl

84-626: The regiment were transferred to Confederate service in August of that year. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on May 15, 1862. After the Battle of Shiloh on April 24 Strahl was promoted to colonel and led his unit into the Battle of Perryville . The regiment was reorganized and consolidated with the 5th Tennessee Infantry Regiment in December right before the Battle of Stones River . Strahl led this 4th-5th Consolidated Tennessee Infantry till he

96-502: Was Felix Grundy (1775–1840), U.S. Congressman from Tennessee, from 1829 to 1838, and 13th United States Attorney General , from 1838 to 1839. They had four sons, James R., William, John, an unnamed infant son, and three daughters, Elizabeth, Mary Cloyd and an unnamed infant daughter. In 1840, their daughter Elizabeth married Gen. William Giles Harding , heir and later owner of the Belle Meade Plantation , which

108-514: Was 5400 acres. Their son John McGavock (1815–1893), who married Carrie Elizabeth Winder (1829–1905) in December 1848, inherited the Carnton plantation. His great-nephew, Randal William McGavock (1826–1863), the grandson of his brother Hugh, also became a politician. He served as Mayor of Nashville from 1858 to 1859, and died as a Confederate Lt. Col. in the Battle of Raymond . His nephew, James McGavock , built Blue Fountain, now known as

120-678: Was a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University . He went south to Tennessee , reading law in Somerville and, being admitted to the bar in 1858, opening a practice in Dyersburg . With the outbreak of the Civil War, Strahl raised a local infantry company among friends and neighbors in Dyersburg. He became the captain of his company of the newly raised 4th Tennessee Infantry in May 1861. He and

132-450: Was assigned to command the brigade of Alexander P. Stewart in June 1863, and was promoted to Brigadier General on July 28. He commanded a brigade in the campaigns of Chickamauga , Chattanooga and Atlanta . On November 30, 1864, at the Battle of Franklin , Strahl was leading his men on foot, when he was shot in the neck; he was struck and killed by another two bullets to the head. His body

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144-650: Was born on June 20, 1766, in Rockbridge County, Virginia . His father was James McGavock Sr., and his mother, Mary (Cloyd) McGavock. McGavock served as Mayor of Nashville from 1824 to 1825. In 1815, McGavock built Carnton . During the American Civil War , Carnton served as a field hospital after the Battle of Franklin . On December 1, 1864, four dead Confederate generals were laid on Carnton's gallery: Patrick R. Cleburne , Hiram B. Granbury , John Adams , and Otho F. Strahl . In February 1811, McGavock married Sarah Dougherty Rodgers, whose brother-in-law

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