Owen, Thomas Ellis, 1805-1862.

Thomas R. Owen was born in Bibb County, Ala., in the late 1830s. According to family records, he was one of ten children born to Reuben and Lydia Owen. He enlisted in Co. F. of the 11th Alabama Infantry on June 11, 1861, at Centreville, Ala. He saw action at the battles of Seven Pines, Gaines Mill, Frasier's Farm, and Second Manassas. He was killed at the battle of Antietam on Sept. 16, 1862.

From the description of Civil War letter, 1862. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122567801