BGuthrie Photos: TN -- Jackson -- Salem Cemetery Battlefield

TN -- Jackson -- Salem Cemetery Battlefield:

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. SALEM_070125_072.JPG: The grave of Adam Huntsman, who defeated David Crockett in the congressional elections.
2. SALEM_070125_085.JPG: "Tour Stop Number 2"
Description of Subject Matter: Formally established in 1825, the cemetery was actually in use about 1800. Fifty acres of virgin land were donated by the Woolfork family for use as a public park, campground, and cemetery. During the 1850's and before, the area was used for week-long "camp meetings" where revival services were held nightly. Originally, the cemetery was enclosed by a heavy iron fence that was partially destroyed during the battle fought here in December, 1862. Pieces of this fence are frequently found just after rain washes away the topsoil.

Many of Madison County's more prominent founders are buried here in unmarked graves due to vandals removing the stone markers as well as deterioration of original wood tombstones. Bullet marks can be found on many of the remaining stones. The most famous person buried here is Adam Huntsman, the man who defeated Davy Crockett for Congress in 1836. Davy Crockett was very upset with the Tennesseans, and made his famous quote "Tennessee can go to Hell, I'm going to Texas." Thus he met his demise at the Battle of the Alamo. Three of Huntsman's wives are buried next to him, and these graves originally had an iron fence around them.

Restoration of the cemetery was done by the John Ingram Camp, Sons Of Confederate Veterans. The restored entrance way, inlay battle map, flagpole, and other improvements were dedicated in December, 1994 on the anniversary of the Battle of Salem Cemetery. The flags flying over the site are the 1st Confederate National Flag and the Federal Flag of 1862.

Battle of Salem Cemetery:
Unaware of the deadly ambush that lay ahead, General Nathan Bedford Forrest's cavalry column rode south down Cotton Grove Road toward Jackson on the morning of December 19, 1862. Federal troops lie just over the crest of the ridges on both sides of the road. When the head of the column reached a large oak tree next to the road, the Federals loosed a deadly volley killing or wounding both men and horses. The column retreated to the next ridge north, leaving four of the now dismounted troopers behind. Using their dead horses for cover, these men returned fire until captured during the ensuing fight. The Federals reformed behind the iron and wood fence around the cemetery and repelled a brisk cavalry charge, adding to the dead and wounded on the road. Forrest then unlimbered three previously captured artillery pieces and began a heavy shelling of the Federal position. Owing to the cavalry's inexperience with artillery, most of the early rounds fired went over the heads of the prone Yankees and exploded in the treetops around them. Shell fragments are often found in the south woods of the cemetery. As the Confederate gunners began to find their range, the Federal commander, Colonel Adolph Englemann ordered the withdrawal toward Jackson. Forrest had achieved his objective of pinning down the Federals behind their fortifications in Jackson, thus freeing him to make raids against the Federal rail and communication line in West Tennessee. To this end, he withdrew toward Humboldt to continue his campaign.

Approximately 1,500 men were engaged the four hour battle. The exact number of causalities is unknown, but it is estimated that Confederate losses were 65 killed, wounded, or missing. Federal losses were 2 killed and 6 wounded. Except for the paving of Cotton Grove Road, all of the natural features, and the road itself, remain unchanged form the time the battle occurred in 1862.

FEDERAL
5th Ohio Cavalry
11th Illinois Cavalry
2nd West Tennessee Cavalry
43rd Illinois Infantry
61st Illinois Infantry

CONFEDERATE
Alabama Cavalry Corps
1st Kentucky Cavalry
Morton's Battery (Freeman's Section)

The above was from http://www.salemcemeterybattlefield.com/index.html

The "tour" of the battlefield includes the cemetery, a marker to an oak tree, and an area where Forrest's troops imcamped on December 19, 1862.

The oak tree marker says:
Large Oak Tree:
It was at this point on Dec. 19, 1862, that Col. Engelmann (U.S.) ambushed a column of Forrest's cavalry (C.S.). They were forced to retreat out of rifle range after suffering a substantial loss. Their artillery was brought up and shelled the Federals until they withdrew.

Buried the cemetery, along with some battle casualties, is Adam Huntsman who we're told is the Congressman who defeated Congressman David Crockett on August 6, 1835.

According to http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/imagegallery.php?EntryID=H096 :
ADAM R. HUNTSMAN (1786-1849):
Adam R. Huntsman, attorney and congressman, was born in Charlotte County, Virginia, February 11, 1786, to Jacob and Mary Devine Huntsman. Huntsman attended schools in Virginia before migrating to Knoxville around 1807. There he studied law and was admitted to the bar. Huntsman began his law practice in Overton County, where he remained until 1821, when he moved to the newly settled Madison County in West Tennessee. In addition to his law practice he took part in land speculation and shared a merchant partnership.

Closely associated with Andrew Jackson and the rising Democratic Party, Huntsman fought in the Creek Indian War, apparently losing his leg during this conflict; thereafter he wore a wooden leg. From 1815 to 1821 Huntsman represented Overton, Jackson, and Smith Counties in the Tennessee General Assembly. In 1824 he was appointed one of three commissioners to improve the navigable rivers of the Western District. He returned to the legislature as state senator for Madison, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Shelby, and Tipton Counties from 1827 to 1831. Huntsman served as a delegate to the Tennessee Constitutional Convention of 1834. He was the "timber-toed" Democratic candidate who defeated Davy Crockett in the 1834 congressional race, prompting Crockett to declare his intention to go to Texas. Never a Democratic front-runner, Huntsman nevertheless served the party well as a dependable "war horse." He influenced legislation on banking, tariffs, and internal improvements.

Huntsman married three times: first to Sarah Wesley Quarles in 1825; then to Elizabeth Todd in 1829; and finally to Nancy (last name not known), sometime in 1847 or 1848. Huntsman was the father of four children. He died on August 23, 1849, and is buried in Old Salem Cemetery in Madison County.
Wikipedia Description: Adam Huntsman
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Adam Huntsman was an American politician who represented Tennessee's twelfth district in the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Charlotte County, Virginia on February 11, 1786. He moved to Jackson, Tennessee and was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress, which lasted from March 4, 1835 to March 3, 1837. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1836 to the Twenty-fifth Congress. He died on August 23, 1849.
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