! VENT E AY D S ’ Volume 6, Issue 1 1 Issue 6, Volume Following our dinner, those in attendance will enjoy our guest speaker, Font Smothers, Presi- dent of the local chapter of the Sons of the American Revolu- tion, and a descendant of the Andrew Crockett family of Brentwood. He will speak on the subject of General Lafayette and his (continued on page two) OUNDER F t newspaper in Brentwood NNUAL January 2004 2004 January A Note our special date Febru- ary 7th, and join us as the BrentwoodSociety Historical celebrates its 7th year of com- munity service in historic pres- ervation and education. The Society has been busy during the past year, and we look for- ward to celebrating our recent accomplishments, and the con- tributions of so many histori- cally minded citizens in Brent- wood. The mid-winter celebration at the be held will once again Marriott on Cool Springs Boulevard on the first Saturday in February. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., and the buffet will begin at 6:00 p.m. 2 3 6 7 -a publication of the Brentwood Historical Society The Bugle firs The Bugle, named for the ISSUE: INSIDE THIS “Bugle” Format Changed Comments on “Doctor Quintard, and Chaplain C.S.A. Second of Tennessee” by Sam Elliott Davis “Buddy” Yokley— Valued A Most Volunteer Spring Boiling Update

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contributions to the American Revolution- during earlier listening opportunities, and A citizen organization of the Suzanne Burns, Secretary, 6042 Wellesley Way, ary War, as well as his later visit to the were able to arrange for their participation City of Brentwood, Brentwood Brentwood, 373-1614, email: [email protected] in the early 1800’s. Font in Founders’ Day 2004. Historic Commission, dedicated to the study and preservation of Wendell Edison, Treasurer, 6551 Cloverbrook Drive, Smothers’ ancestor was an aide to General So, place your reservation now for the the City’s history and culture. Brentwood, 377-1083, email: [email protected] Lafayette during this interesting historic big event! The cost for members will be

period, and also accompanied Lafayette $30 per person. You are encouraged to For information and membership, contact the Jim Hackett, Membership, 1735 Charity Drive, during his later tour of the young country. bring along your friends and neighbors, Brentwood Municipal Center at Brentwood, 376-2233, email: [email protected] We look forward with great and introduce them to the organization. “Font Smothers’ interest to hearing Mr. 371-0060, Linda Lynch, Make your reservations by mailing your Community Relations Director, ancestor was an Smothers’ story of these Joe Lassus, Newsletter Editor, 2609 Palomino Court, aide to General check to: T. Vance Little, City Historian early days of the United Thompson Station, 595-1623, email: [email protected] Lafayette during States, and Brentwood’s Suzanne Burns, 6042 Wellesley Way We’re on the web!! Go to: this interesting connection to this water- www.brentwood-tn.org Sue Ross, Membership, 5101 Cornwall Drive, historical period, Brentwood, TN 37027 ...click on “history” to find us! shed period in history. Brentwood, 221-0026, email: [email protected] and also The reservation should reach us by Febru- accompanied As has been our tradition ary 2nd to help us ensure proper planning Lafayette during for Founders’ Day, live mu- for the dinner. Checks should be made B OILING SPRING UPDATE… his later tour of the sic will follow the speaking payable to: Brentwood Historical Society. young country.” presentation. This year For more information, contact Suzanne Those of you who have driven past the activities within the structure. This infor- Paula Chavez and City Burns @ 373-1614 or Wendell Edison @ Boiling Spring Academy in recent weeks no mation will then be assembled in the form Lights has been scheduled to provide a 377-1083. We look forward to spending doubt have notice the new roof and ongoing of interpretive exhibits and literature for mellow mix of tunes for your enjoyment. time with you next month. exterior repairs to our historic gem. Re- public education on the history of the site. We were most impressed with this band cently, the City has secured the services of the Center for Historic Preservation at Mid- Archeologists from dle Tennessee State University. Nationally MTSU survey the ground area below recognized for its historic preservation and “BUGLE” FORMAT CHANGED... the first floor of the research efforts, the Center will be engaged building during Doubtless, you have noticed a change in the project. The new format will actually in certain support activities with the Boiling temporary removal Spring renovation project. of floor boards. the format of this issue of “The Bugle.” enlarge the content of the publication Many Native The Brentwood Historical Society has ex- while reducing production problems asso- Guided by project manager, Caneta American pottery perienced several problems with the previ- ciated with the large sized sheet of earlier Hankins, a host of preservation profession- shards and arrow- ous format, with respect to production, as versions. We hope you like the new for- als and MTSU students will conduct de- heads were found, well as related costs and volunteer time on mat!! along with early tailed research on the historic timeline of writing implements. Page 6 The Bugle Volume 6, Issue 1 Page 3

E.C. “BUDDY” YOKLEY—A MOST VALUED C OMMENTS ON “DOCTOR QUINTARD, CHAPLAIN V OLUNTEER C.S.A. AND SECOND BISHOP OF TENNESSEE,” BY SAM The story of most citizen organizations our upcoming community events. Stop D AVIS ELLIOTT BY T. VANCE LITTLE is written by its volunteers, those individu- by and speak with him on the interesting als who donate their valuable time and projects that he is involved in this year. There is a new book out (2003) called Doc- became rector of the Church of the Ad- energy toward meeting the goals of the You too might find the Brentwood His- tor Quintard, Chaplain C.S.A. and Second vent in Nashville, Tennessee. organization. One year ago long-time torical Society as a fulfilling way to con- Bishop of Tennessee. It is a memoir and Civil Brentwood resident, Buddy Yokley, tribute to Brentwood while pursuing your Bishop Otey had substantial local con- War diary of , Civil nections. He came to Franklin, Tennes- historical interests. We encourage any War chaplain and Second Bishop of the Ten- interested members to contact any of our see in 1821 to head up the Harpeth Acad- nessee Diocese of the Episcopal Church. emy, a prestigious listed Executive Council members for “..he became intimately The new book is extensively edited and an- private academy. more information on volunteer opportu- notated by Civil War authority Sam Davis acquainted with many of He was a member Caption describing nities! the general officers in Elliott, a practicing attorney of Chattanooga, of the Episcopal picture or graphic. Tennessee. Church and the Confederate Army…” Bishop Quintard was born in Connecticut, founded St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in the son of a prominent New England family Franklin in 1827. It was the first Episco- stepped up to assist the Brentwood His- of Huguenot descent. He received his medi- pal Church founded west of the Alleghe- torical Society on an ongoing basis. cal degree from the University of New York nies. City. After graduating he moved to Mem- For those of you who do not know When the Civil War came along, Buddy Yokley, he is Vice President of the Bishop Quintard cast his lot with the Con- Long Foundation Drilling Company. federacy. He joined the First Tennessee Buddy is a resident of Brentwood Hills, Infantry Regiment and became its chap- and nearing retirement. lain. In his position of chaplain, he be- came intimately acquainted with many of Wanting to give something back to the the general officers in the Confederate Brentwood community, Buddy decided on Army and was welcomed into the homes a more active role in our organization. He of the landed gentry of the South. has become a participant in our historical marker effort, and recently assisted in the After the Civil War, Bishop Quintard wrote his memoirs of his experiences dur- cemetery marker project for the David phis. There he met , the ing the war. He also kept a journal from Johnston Cemetery at the Tennessee Bap- first Bishop of the Episcopal Church of Ten- mid-October of 1864 through January of tist Children’s Home. nessee. He received his Holy Orders and 1865. He spent this period of time in You will certainly see Buddy at many of Page 4 The Bugle Volume 6, Issue 1 Page 5

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Middle Tennessee. His writings bring into are somewhat different from traditional ac- but one worth telling. girls cheering the troops along were Mary new perspective the war and those in com- counts. During the lull between the Battle Miss White May was the step grand- Hadley, who was to marry Maj. Clare ten mand. He brings new insight into the of Franklin and the Battle of Nashville, the daughter of John Overton, Esq., whose days later at the Brentwood Methodist characters of such general officers as Gen- good bishop performed a wedding cere- home Travelers Rest was the scene of the Church. The other girls were Rebecca eral John Bell Hood. In those days when mony that should be of interest to Brent- grand dinner that followed the wedding of (Buck) Correy, Rebecca (Becky) Allison, few people were privileged to have their wood people, especially members of the Maj. Clare and Mary Hadley. The story Mary Bradford, and Mary Maxwell. own bed, he once shared his bed with Gen- Brentwood United Methodist Church. On goes something like this: John Overton, Another local landmark that editor Sam eral Nathan Bedford Forrest. He said of December 12, 1864, Bishop Quintard en- law partner, friend and confidante of An- Davis Elliott was unable to identify was the the event: Tonight General Forrest shares my tered into his journal the following: drew Jackson, was a bachelor most of his home of Mrs. James Johnston. The bishop bed. Haggerty says, “It is the lion and the lamb Today in the Methodist meeting house at Brent- life. At the age of 50-something he mar- wrote in his journal that he left on Decem- lying down together.” He is certainly an uncut wood, I united in the holy bonds of matrimony, ried a local widow lady, Marry McConnell ber 9, 1864, that after attending the funeral diamond—of remarkably fine personal appear- Major William Clare, Inspector General, and White May. Her first husband was Francis of General Carter in Franklin, he left his ance and great native vigor of thought and ex- Miss Mary Hadley of Nashville. The attendants May, a physician, who too was a friend horse pression. at Mrs. James Johnston’s, six miles from of the Major were Dr. Foard, Medical Director and confidante of Andrew Jackson. The Franklin. This, no doubt, was what we Bishop Quin- and Major Moore, Chief of Commissary. Miss Mays lived on a plantation on what is now know today as Isola Bella on the corner of tard conducted Hadley’s attendants were Miss Allison of Nash- Hill Road. It was what is now Heathstone Franklin Road and Concord Road. It was the funerals for ville and Miss White May. A large assembly of Subdivision. Dr. May died leaving his the home of James Johnston, grandson of General Patrick officers was present. After the ceremony, the wife with several small children. When Revolutionary War soldier David Johnston, Cleburne, be- party retired to the residence of John Overton, she married John Overton, he took in his who is buried on the grounds of the Tennes- loved Confeder- Esq. where a grand dinner was given. My empty wife’s children by her first marriage and see Baptist Children’s Home. He settled on ate General purse was replenished by a fee of $200, beside treated them as his own. By the way, he the land in the early 1800’s. killed at the Bat- which my friend Mr. Plater sent me this morn- and his wife had three children of his own. tle of Franklin, ing, $50 in greenbacks. Lieutenant Wigfall and General Carter was severely wounded in Miss White May was the daughter of as well as the my self walked to Brentwood but took a seat in the Battle of Franklin. He was taken to the James May, one of Mrs. Overton’s chil- funeral of Gen- Major Ayers’ ambulance on our return. Harrison House on Columbia Pike south of dren by her first marriage and John Over- eral Strahl, and Franklin where he died some 10 days later. Editor Sam Davis Elliott notes in a foot- ton’s step child. She and five of her friends General Gran- Bishop Quintard visited him several times note that he has not identified Miss Allison received a good bit of notoriety for stand- bury also killed at the Harrison House. and Miss White May. This writer would ing along Franklin Road when Hood’s in the Battle of Franklin. like to shed some little light on that subject, troops were marching to Nashville after T. Vance Little Bishop Quintard was in Middle Tennes- especially the identity of Miss White May, the Battle of Franklin. They were waving see for the Battles of Franklin and Nash- which is to say the least a very unusual the Confederate flag and cheering the ville. His descriptions of those encounters name for a young lady. It is a long story, troops on to victory. Among the other