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Biography of John T. (P.) McClanahan. Grave 1584
McClanahan, John T or P
Middle name "T" on stone. Records of Unit indicated "P" John T. McClanahan b. 1840, killed by Federal guards while a prisoner in Rock Island, IL. by Pvt. John or Peter Cowherd Co. C 108th U. S Colored Regiment was accused, though acquitted, of shooting John P. McClanahan, a prisoner of war who attempted to escape under the north wall of the prison. McClanahan, of Company D, 9th Tennessee Infantry had owned Cowherd as a slave prior to the war. Reportedly, McClanahan had given Cowherd some silver dollars to facilitate his escape.
SOURCE: Contributer: Terry Dumerauf
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