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Charles V. Cyrus |
 | | Charles V. Cyrus was reared to agricultural pursuits, aiding in farm labor in Maury county, Tennessee, but at the outbreak of the Civil war he put aside all business and personal considerations and in response to the summons to arms made by the Confederacy he joined Company E of the Ninth Battalion of Tennessee Cavalry. |
 | | Cyrus’ command joined the army of the Tennessee under General Joe Johnston and with others of his regiment, while on scouting duty, he was captured and taken to Fort Delaware below Philadelphia, where he was incarcerated until a short time before the close of the war. |
 | | Cyrus was married in Maury county, Tennessee, on the 1st of September, 1869, to Miss Anne M. Porter, who was born in Fauquier county, Virginia, a daughter of Richard L. and Anne Maria (Walker) Porter, both of whom were natives of that county and representatives of the well known Porter family of the state. |
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