W.S. Newsom

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A William S. Newsom of Davidson County, a member of Browne & Baker's Art., applied for a Confederate pension. He mustered in as a sergeant and left as a first lieutenant.

William S. Newsom, the brother of Cheatham teammate Robert H. Newsom, was also born in 1842 or 18433, and it is likely they are the same person.

Sources

http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/pension014.htm

http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=CCE786BE-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A

http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=CTNBAXTCAL

"United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8G-CZ7 : accessed 27 March 2015), Wm S Newsom in household of G S Newsom, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 99, family 746, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,021.

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Club	Years	Roles	Edit Association with Player
Cheatham Base Ball Club of Edgefield	1866	Founder, Initial Officer