Atha, Clifton S.
Item
Title
Atha, Clifton S.
Gender
Male
Biography
On August 26, 1913 Clifton Atha filed an application for confederate pension. Atha wrote that he was a prisoner of war at Stone River in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Clifton Atha also listed he was assigned to Co. A, 2nd Battalion, Tennessee Calvary, under General Wheeler, Buford's Cavalry.
Member
Atha Family
Birth date
8 Jan 1837
Place of birth
Life event(s)
Marriage 1: 22 Aug 1861
Spouse(s)
Hornback, Mary E
Child(ren)
Atha, Richard E.
Atha, Addi E.
Death date
16 Oct 1920
Place of death
Buchanan County (Mo.)
Death and burial information
Frazier Cemetery, Buchanan County (Mo.)
Military service
8th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry, Co. F
Allegiance
Confederate States of America
Held rank
Private
Place of enlistment
Service began
1 Jun 1862; Verona (Ky.)
10 Sep 1862; Boone County (Ky.)
Service ended
25 Sep 1862; listed as absent without official leave
Bibliographic citation(s)
Findagrave.com, memorial#24560404; "Missouri, Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications, 1911-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HM1B-9SN2 : 12 November 2020), Clifton S Atha, 26 Aug 1913; citing Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.