The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-08-04
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Can't william Hslaso6a N Il aul.y
sssd % ysArs. died Of the boone o
Va. and Mn. Ciayton Saith. u
Centre Ssenss. fas%9ay aisht lsas
ust LIST, ie0
Funssal stsviSs wss held ThnFs
day afnsraoon ss The Ctafea d
Chrsst. eordaeted By Elder l. D
Bradley, and his rvmaius laid "a
resi- in union Cemessry
Capt AeCauisy ~s bora h
| Montgomery c0unts. 0ctoe~t IL
1887, While sriss young he cam,
ita Dicksor cssnsv ssa sssssss~d shs
rural schools al his vkiai,y. Ia
1857 and 1858 be Taught school
eai subsequently, became the pso
prietos oi . eounty stwe n hosss
Branch whsse be tsllo~sd The aer
camille business Until the opsninI
Of the Civil War. Al the eeGinnlns
ci tia, s,ruxsle be enlistsd Ia 4
eomy any made up In Dickson couo-
y under Capt. Viii 6fsen and
which became Company c Of ths
Eleventh Tennessee lnisnsry Hs
entered the service 81 leurth ssf
srant and 81 the end oi the Afsl , cal
vas made Are, lieutenant. being
slbse susn.ly promoted TO the u
dee oi csptsin. which rank be hsld
until the Close OF the sar One d
the hfs, encounters 10 which hs
| participated vas that .. Rockeasti,
Hills. Kentucky. Ia October. 1881,
where he ioash. under Gen fells
X. Zolhcodef, Atras bs,tfs u Mot
treesbofo ON Deee nber 81. 1884 b,
wss wounded, esptatd sud then
taken 10 CAMP chase, Ohio. a. d
| prisoner. On biz exchange he 10.
turned 10 his fegilnsn, q, shelby
vile. Tennessee III May, 1894, aud
| participated 10 the, battle Of shelby.
vile and In all OF those Of The Army
Of Tennessee NJ 10 snd Including
The battle Ut Jou.sbofo, Dur,ns
THE campaIs "a Cay. AoCsule, sss
wounded Ave timss IN ss nany bat
tls., 6r., Al Cumberland Gap, then
a; MAss,essboses shlrd At krr Here
church, the next al Lovsloy Station
and toe last time al Jopesboro
He surrendered with General Joha
.tous army at Hillsboro, North
Carolina. June ~. 1884.
Though the Southern army. A.
|Gepsral Gran, .aid. fought 90
bravely. 10 calamity and 30 loas
material privstions and sonerinss
had fallen heavily on during the
latter part OF the var, and thsse
Captain MeCauley suffered with his
other brave comrades. On his fe.
turn 10 bis home in Tennessee 81
the close Of the war, Capt, Nc.
Csuley wore . shirt be had made
rom . meal sack. After securing
suitable clothes be sought employ.
meat and coon became . CLERK Tor
II ushss 4 Wickham al Clsrhsville.
where be worked nine months.
From there he went 10 Peacher .
Mills. Montgomery county. where
he engaged ~ q boohkespef lot
Peter Peacher. the proprietor Of a
|s,sre md OF the woolea and Touring
mile at that place. hr psacb~r
died in 1917 and at thai time Capt.
McCauley purchased = halt interest
in the dry goods store and also
took up the management Of both 81
the mi,la aAi,As iso year. Mrs.
Preacher formed . partnership With
Captain MoCAuley md ", ".
P.sche,. leasing them tbs ~oolen
mill ios Ave ysars. Later Captain
McCsul.y sold these interests 10 O..
" McCauley and then bought .
farm In Bis Bottom, ON the Isn.
n.e-.s river in Humphreys county
After ave y.ars he disposed u this
property al.o and since then has
made bis home in Dicksun. H.
"a. cutie successful in HE business
|6psYattous AID Climbed ue@Ard
financially .olely BY his osn sdsr,s.
exhibiting in bic business career 'hs
came qualities OF persistence and
INTREPID eodeivos that characterized
him ~ a soldier. H. becsm. a
blu. lodge member d the Masonic
order In la6s, . member oi the
chapter in 1889, and in 1874 b..
came a knight Templsr In Com.
mand.,y No, 4 at Clasksvills. He
VA member Of Church NJ Christ.
and The days II 1881 So are com