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John C. Vaughn (February 24, 1824 - September 10, 1875) was a Confederate cavalry officer from East Tennessee. He served in the Mexican-American War, prospected in the California Gold Rush, and participated in American Civil War battles including First Manassas, Vicksburg, Piedmont, and Saltville. Vaughn raised Tennessee's first Confederate regiment and was with Jefferson Davis in the final days of the Civil War.〔Gordon, cover〕 His family was imprisoned by Union forces, and it was several years after the Civil War before he could safely return to Tennessee. Yet, he eventually was elected to the general assembly of his native Tennessee (1871–1873).〔Gordon, p. 176〕 ==Early life and military career== John Crawford Vaughn was born in 1824 on a farm in Monroe County, Tennessee. He probably explored the hills and valleys of East Tennessee on horseback as a youth.〔Gordon, p. 10〕 From 1830 through 1841 he attended Bolivar Academy in Madisonville. He married in the 1840s, and at 23 in 1847 he volunteered to fight in the Mexican-American War.〔Gordon, p. 13〕 He was elected captain and marched to Mexico City, but his regiment saw no military action. He left the military in July, 1848.〔Gordon, p. 17〕 In 1850, Vaughn and seventeen other Monroe County men set out for California gold. No fortunes were found, and John was back in Tennessee by 1852. He built a hotel in the new railroad town of Sweetwater. In 1856 he was elected sheriff of Monroe County.〔Gordon, p. 21〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John C. Vaughn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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