The Hulse Family of East Tennessee : One family's Civil War Tragedy

She married about 1823 to William Keen Hulse. Their family in the 1850 census : Washington Co., TN, Stamped page 243b and 244a, #1970-2013 (enumerated Dec 11, 1850) Wm K. HULSE 44 M carpenter born in TN.
Hannah 42 F TN
Leah C. 17 F TN
Abram 16 M TN
Mary A.13 F TN
Thos K 9 M TN
Elizabeth 7 F TN
Louiza 5 F TN
Elvira 1 F TN
John 21 M farmer TN IMAGE # 1- The family in 1860 census show all 3 sons have left home. Thomas is a member of his brother John's household in Rhea County,Tennessee. IMAGE # 2 & 3   Abraham C. Hulse 122 Illinois Infantry Co E   Soldier's Rank in 2nd Lieut- Soldier's Rank out Capt. He was  the first to leave home. From -BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES Of PROMINENT MEN AND PIONEERS OF MACOUPIN COUNTY ILLINOIS comes the following :
"CAPTAIN A. C. HULSE was born in East Tennessee, September 23, 1835. His father, W. K. Hulse, was a native of Tennessee, and a carpenter by trade. At the age of eighteen Mr. Hulse turned his face westward and after traveling around some time located in Palmyra, and went into the blacksmith trade; a vocation he has since followed at that place. October 2, 1856, he was united in marriage to Miss Martha A. Ross, daughter of Robert Ross, of Macoupin Co.,. They have raised a family of four children. In 1862, when this country was at fever heat in consequence of the late Civil War, Mr. Hulse turned the key on his blacksmith shop, bid his family farewell and enlisted in the 122d regiment, under Col. Rinaker. He was elected second lieutenant of company E, a position he held until April 3, 1863, when he was promoted captain of his company. He received this promotion over the first lieutenant of his company, which position he held until the close of the war. He was in all the hard fought battles incident to this regiment's campaign through the war. He was never wounded, under arrest or reprimanded while he was in the service. At the close of the war, he retuned to his home, in Palmyra, where he has since resided. Captain Hulse has always adhered to the principles of democracy; he cast his first vote for James Buchanan, and has ever since voted the democratic ticket. He went into the war believing the "the first principle of democracy was to sustain the government." He is highly respected as an energetic and honest man, a good neighbor, and a worthy and patriotic citizen. He later served as sherrif of Macoupin County. IMAGE # 4 Union Army  Pension File for Abraham C. Hulse.  1883-Macoupin County Illinois, 1883 Federal Pension Roll, Volume 1, pag es 536 - 539  He Enlisted on 9/4/1862 as a 2nd Lieutenant. On 9/4/1862 he was commissioned into 'E' Co. IL 122nd Infantry.  Promotions: * Capt 4/3/1863 He was Mustered Out on 7/15/1865 at Mobile, AL. Member of GAR Post # 339 in Carlinville, IL. He died in Illinois 14 May, 1919.

Cause of pension - small-pox," impairment of lower limbs " Monthly Rate - 10.00 Original Allowance Date - Jan., 1878
  ( My plans are to add Confederate CMSR's for Thomas, John, and their father as they become available at footnote. )

Thomas was the first " touched by fire " of the Civil War ( IMAGE # 5 : T.P. Hulse Private  Company E  Confederate  26 Tennessee Infantry There are only 4 cards in Thomas ' file. He enlisted July 5, 1861 at Knoxville, Tenn. " On the Rolls " till Oct 5,1861 when he is listed " furloughed home, sick. " Thomas died at Bowling Green, Ky, Dec.8, 1861. The 26th regiment or ( 3rd East Tn.Volunteers ) Organized for Confederate service September and October, 1861; Co. "E". Men from Rhea County. Thomas is listed on the Confederate ' Roll of Honor ' for the 26th Regiment in ' Lindsley`s Confederate Military Annals of Tennessee ' published in 1886.

After Thomas' death John may have returned to the Sullivan / Washington County area and the " homeplace : "  John W. Hulse Private Company Confederate 60 Tennessee Mtd. Infantry. (Crawford's Regiment. 79 Tenn. Infantry.) IMAGE # 6 Mustered age 33 at Haynesville, Tenn  ( Present-day Johnson City )  Co. "E". Enrolled at Fordtown, Sullivan County, September 25, 1862. John  Died of diptheria in General Hospital Mobile,Ala. Dec. 17, 1862 Hospitalized Dec.3,1862. Notification of Pvt.Hulse's death by Gen. Hospital Richmond, VA : " Sir, I have the honor to inform you that Private John W. Hulse of Co. E 79  Rgmt.Vol died this day in Branch No. 2 of this Hospital of Diptheria. His effects left in posission of the steward are as follows. 1 pr. Saddle Bags. 1 Canteen. 1 Set Dental Instruments. 1 Towell. 1 Pr. Boots. 1 Over coat. 2 Shirts. 1 pr. Suspenders. which are subject to the order of his commanding Officer. "  John also served briefly  in the Mexican War 5th Regiment, (McClellan`s) TN Infantry, Company L, -Place of enlistment: Jonesborough, Washington Co., TN 'Hulse, John W.; PVT; age 20; enl 1 Feb 1848; disch 3 Mar 1849. John's daughter, Sallie was the maternal grandmother of my maternal grandmother, Sallie Gray Cox. Probably an angry and bitter William Keene Hulse made the following agreement with a John Bacon in Feb.1863 :

Washington County, Tennessee

Deed Book 39, page 187-188

Bacon-Hulse

20 Feb 1863

This Indenture made the twentieth day Feb in the year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty three between John W. Bacon of the State of Tenn Washington County of the one part and William K. Hulse of the same place of the other part, Witnesseth that the said John W. Bacon for and in consideration the said William K. Hulse does agree to go in the Southern Army as a Substitute for said Bacon during the war with the United States for which the said John W. Bacon agrees to give the tract of land that Jonathan Bacon bought of Thomas Barron Jun. A portion of the farm of Thomas Barron Sen. Beginning at a planted rock in a lane on said Bacon’s line with two conditional lines…Jacksons line…Barrons line…containing…sixty six and one eight acres…I do covenant and bind myself my heirs or assigns to warrant and forever defend said title to said land if the said William K. Hulse serves in the army as a Substitute during the war for myself signed and sealed in the presents of date above

Test John W. Bacon

Jacob Murray

Jacob Barron

William K. Hults ( HULSE ) Private Company E  Confederate  60 Tennessee Mtd. Infantry. (Crawford's Regiment. 79 Tenn. Infantry.) Alternate Name : William R./Hulse : He entered Confederate Service as a 56 year-old private ( a replacement for a John W. Bacon.) His payment was a deed for 66 1/8 acres of land in their home county of Washington in East Tennessee. He was captured by Federal forces ( probably at ' Big Black River.') IMAGE # 7  He died July 4,1863 at Camp Morton,Indiana after being hospitalized July 2nd and is buried there. He is mistakenky listed among the Confederate dead as WILLIAM R. HULSE. He was married to Hannah Cox, sister to my maternal gr,gr,gr,grandfather, John Cox Jr. of Sullivan County, Tennessee. So the Civil War left Hannah without her husband and two of her three sons. Abraham " mustered out " at Mobile, Ala. in July, 1865. One assumes he visited John's grave if it was marked well enough at that time. He later returned to Tennessee for his mother.  Hannah Cox Hulse died 21 July 1878  age 68, and is buried in Macoupin Co., Illinois.