Walkinshaw Family - John Henry Walkinshaw - Eduard Casillas American Civil War Studies Soldier Project - Page 5

where their principal duty was the defense of the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad. They safeguarded the area, resisted Tennessee guerillas, and foraged for supplies.[12]

Figure 2.  Map of Significant Places in Life of John Henry Walkinshaw and/or the 8^th Iowa Cavalry.    1)  Londonderry, Ohio.   2)  Yellow Spring, Iowa.   3)  Waverly, Tennessee.  4)  Cleveland, Tennessee.  5)  Reseca, Georgia.  6)  Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia.  7)  Atlanta, Georgia.  8) Lovejoy Station, Georgia.  9) Franklin, Tennessee.  10)  Nashville, Tennessee.  11)  Iuka, Mississippi.  12)  Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  13)  Sipsey Creek, Alabama.  14)  Macon, Georgia.  15)  Clarinda, Iowa.  16)  Blanchard, Iowa.  17)  Atchison, Missouri

In March of 1864, the 8^th Iowa Cavalry was attached to the 1^st Brigade, 1^st Division Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Ohio and Cumberland under General Edward McCook.  The unit ultimately became part of General Sherman’s Atlanta campaign, which was charged with cutting all railroad lines into the “Gate City of the [continued on page 6]

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