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Capt. James Hugh McCain

Parents

Father	Arthur Forbis McCain (b. 10 May 1812, d. 17 August 1868)
Mother	Mary Ann ("Eliza") Cockrill (b. 19 August 1807, d. 1840)

Children with Elizabeth Jordan Manning (b. 5 October 1843, d. 18 April 1903)

Son	Vannoy Hugh McCain+ (b. 1 December 1862, d. 29 November 1925)
Daughter	Marietta McCain+ (b. 16 April 1865, d. 29 May 1940)

Biography

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DNA Verified		1 DNA matches through Capt. James Hugh McCain
Person Source		He had person sources.1
Birth	1835	He was born in 1835 in Haywood, Tennessee, United StatesBGO.2
with Parents	1840	He appeared in the 1840 federal census in 1840 in Haywood, Tennessee, United StatesBGO, in the household of his parents.
Residence	22 September 1850	He lived in Desoto, Mississippi, United StatesBGO, on 22 September 1850. Name: James McKain, Age: 14, Birth Year: abt 1836, Birth Place: Tennessee, Gender: Male, Race: White, Record ID: 8054::3398789, Household Members: A F McKain, Francis A McKain, Wm A McKain, Sarah J McKain, Lavenia McKain, Mary H McKain, Francis A McKain,3
Marriage	7 January 1860	He and Elizabeth Jordan Manning were married on 7 January 1860 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United StatesBGO. Elizabeth Jordan Manning was a student at Memphis Female Institute, when she ran away from school and married Mr. Hugh McCain. Their first night was spent at the Gayson Hotel which was the finest hotel in Memphis for many years. They moved to a little town in Mississippi, where he opened his Law office. Marriage was performed by J. Horner, J.P.1,4,5,6,6 Marriage License
Residence	1 June 1860	He lived in Hernando, Desoto, Mississippi, United StatesBGO, on 1 June 1860. Name: J H McCain, Age: 24, Birth Year: abt 1836, Birth Place: Tennessee, Gender: Male, Race: White, Post Office: Hernando, Occupation: Merchant, Personal Estate Value: 16250, Real Estate Value: 9000, Record ID: 7667::38664672, Household Members: L J McCai7
Military (fam)	1863	Soon after their marriage the War Between the States began. He enlisted in the Calvary and was sent at once to Florida to help train an army there. After several years he was in the Battle at Briar's Cross Roads in Mississippi. His horse was shot and killed. He was shot in the shoulder, just above the heart. In those days they could not remove it. He was also shot in the leg. Soon after this he took "THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE TO UNITED STATES." He with other wounded soldiers walked home. At that time the road from Memphis to Hernando, Mississippi (where his wife was) was called "The Plank Road." His wife was at the "Reuben Staton Manning" plantation. Just before this the Northern soldiers went through there. They burned many of the beautiful old homes. When the Officer entered the hall he saw The Masonic Emblem. He told his men NOT to burn the house.6
Military	23 July 1863	He served in the military on 23 July 1863 in Mississippi, United StatesBGO. as Captain of Company F 18th Regiment Mississippi Calvary
Military	10 June 1864	He served in the military at the Battle of Brice's Crossroads on 10 June 1864 in Baldwyn, Mississippi, United StatesBGO. The Battle of Brice's Crossroads, also known as the Battle of Tishomingo Creek and the Battle of Guntown, was fought on Friday, June 10, 1864, near Baldwyn, Mississippi, then part of the Confederate States of America. A Federal expedition from Memphis, Tennessee, of 4,800 infantry and 3,300 cavalry, under the command of Brigadier-General Samuel D. Sturgis, was defeated by a Confederate force of 3,500 cavalry under the command of Major-General Nathan Bedford Forrest.[2] The battle was a victory for the Confederates. Forrest inflicted heavy casualties on the Federal force and captured more than 1,600 prisoners of war, 18 artillery pieces, and wagons loaded with supplies. Once Sturgis reached Memphis, he asked to be relieved of command. At 9:45 a.m., on June 10th, a brigade of Benjamin H. Grierson's Cavalry Division reached Brice's Crossroads. The battle started at 10:30 a.m. when the Confederates performed a stalling operation with a brigade of their own. Forrest ordered the rest of his cavalry to converge around the crossroads. The remainder of the Federal cavalry arrived in support, but a strong Confederate assault soon pushed them back at 11:30 a.m., when the balance of Forrest's Cavalry Corps arrived on the scene. Grierson called for infantry support and Sturgis obliged. The line held until 1:30 p.m. when the first regiments of U.S. infantry arrived. The Federal line, initially bolstered by the infantry, briefly seized the momentum and attacked the Confederate left flank, but Major-General Forrest launched an attack from his extreme right and left wings, before the rest of the Federal infantry could take the field. In this phase of the battle, Forrest commanded his field artillery to unlimber, unprotected, only yards from the Federal line, and to shred their troops with canister (Which in effect turns an artillery piece into a giant shotgun.) The massive damage caused Brigadier-General Sturgis to re-order his line in a tighter semicircle around Brice's Crossroads, facing east. At 3:30, Forrest's 2d Tennessee Cavalry assaulted the bridge across the Tishomingo. Although the attack failed, it caused severe confusion among U.S. troops, and Sturgis ordered a general retreat. With the Tennesseans still pressing, the retreat bottlenecked at the Tishomingo bridge and a panicked rout developed instead. Sturgis' forces fled wildly, pursued on their return to Memphis across six counties before the exhausted Confederate attackers retired.
Military	15 May 1865	He served in the military on 15 May 1865 in Mississippi, United StatesBGO. as Captain of Company F 18th Regiment Mississippi Calvary CSA
Anecdote (fam)	about 1869	Soon after Captain James Hugh McCain reached home from serving on the Southern Side of The War Between the States, they decided that he and family would move to Arkansas, where he would open a Law Office. He took his wife and two small children son Vannoy Hugh and daughter, Marietta, (also some furniture, I fell heir to the bedroom suite.) They lived in a small town. (I have forgotten the name). At that time, many of the young men were going to Arkansas too. It was a new state. He had a case in Little Rock. After working on the case for several days, he was walking down the hall of the hotel where he fell to the floor and died. (During the war he was shot and the bullet landed just above the heart. In those days they could not remove it. The family always thought that was the cause of his death. He must have been a very good successful lawyer. His wife (Elizabeth Manning McCain) continued to live there long enough to collect most of the money he had made. Then she wanted to go be near her own people, so she did not know just how she would get her money back. (At that time the banks were not thought to be safe.) The only way to travel in those days was by River Boat and in between rivers was by stage - if there was one. At times they had to go in wagons. Mrs. McCain thought a long time "what to do”. This is where we all think she was very smart. In those days women wore what they called "little short petticoats" on first, then several others. This is what she did. She sewed several thousand dollars (in paper money) in between two short skirts she was wearing. Then with her children, Van Hugh and daughter, Marietta. They landed in Memphis, Tennessee. Then went by stage to the Manning Plantation near Hernando, Mississippi. After staying there long enough to collect from the railroad, for the crossties they had cut from their land, they moved to Holly Springs, Mississippi.8
Residence	28 June 1870	He lived in Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United StatesBGO, on 28 June 1870. Name: J H Mccain, Age: 32, Birth Date: abt 1838, Birth Place: Tennessee, Gender: Male, Race: White, Post Office: Van Buren, Occupation: Mcht, Personal Estate Value: 2000, Real Estate Value: 10000, Inferred Spouse: Elizabeth J Mccain, Inferred Children: Va9
Death	8 June 1872	He died on 8 June 1872 at age ~37 in Arkansas, United StatesBGO.2
Burial	after 8 June 1872	He was buried after 8 June 1872 at Stephenson ChapelBGO, in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United StatesBGO.

Citations

1. [S2] Interview with Cleo Meador Scott (2921 Rivermeade Drive, Atlanta, GA 30327-2011), 27 Sep 2004. (.)
2. [S51] Guthrie Family Tree, online http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?pid=-1482781143&tid=2471129&ssrc=. Hereinafter cited as MarthaCope54.
3. [S239] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Northern Division, Desoto, Mississippi; Roll: 371; Page: 393b
4. [S191] Cleo Meador Scott, Manning & Ancestors (, 1979), p. 97. Hereinafter cited as Manning & Ancestors.
5. [S192] , Manning Bible (). Hereinafter cited as Manning Bible.
6. [S191] Cleo Meador Scott, Manning & Ancestors (, 1979), p. 81. Hereinafter cited as Manning & Ancestors.
7. [S242] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: DeSoto, Mississippi; Roll: M653_581; Page: 157; Family History Library Film: 803581
8. [S191] Cleo Meador Scott, Manning & Ancestors (, 1979), p. 82. Hereinafter cited as Manning & Ancestors.
9. [S240] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas; Roll: M593_51; Page: 285B