Name/Title
Hugh Lawson McClungEntry/Object ID
McClung, Hugh LawsonDescription
Young CSA artillery captain in uniform. Right arm rests on a side table with a red tablecloth. His cap and book are on the table. Seated, his left leg is crossed over his right and his left hand rests in his lap.Collection
Private CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1861 - 1862Notes
Photograph was probably done by a Knoxville photographer. Sticker on back "Captain Hugh Lawson McClung killed at the battle of Fort Donelson."General Notes
Note
Subject was born in 1839 in Knoxville, the son of Matthew McClung and Eliza Morgan McClung, and the brother of Frank H. McClung, the namesake of the McClung Museum.
He died in 1862 during the Battle of Fort Donelson while serving as a Captain in the 26th Regiment of Tennessee Volunteers, Confederate States Army. He is buried in Old Gray Cemetery.Create Date
August 14, 2026Update Date
August 14, 2026