This is a photograph of Sarah (Pinkston) and James McCracken, a Civil War Union soldier. He was in the 5th. Regiment Tennessee Infantry. James was the son of William Kelsey McCracken and Jane Patton. He was born in Washington County, Tennessee in 1846 and died in 1930 in Michigan. His parents died in Laurel County, Kentucky.
People in photo include: Sarah Pinkston
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