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The Beaty Family War History of Alan R. Beaty – Iraq

This country had gone through a lot of wars, racial rights, female rights and there was even a hurricane. Hurricane Harvey just recently in Texas. The point is, if this country wasn’t as supportive, some of us might have been gone by now. We’re talking states coming off, more wars, one can only imagine. Which means that some country’s aren’t as lucky as us. There were many soldiers in the Revolutionary War and one of them was Andrew Beaty, the first of a long line of his descendants who served our country proudly.

Andrew Beaty (1758 – 1836) had taken great risks to keep this country together as did many others. During the years that Andrew served this beautiful country, he first enlisted in 1777 at “Little Station” on the Holston River to guard against Indian attacks, many died during the attacks but Andrew survived. Another great success of Andrew Beaty was that he was one of 1200 soldiers who was listed in the book by Pat Alderman (The Over Mountain Men) that fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain. Andrew Beaty drew a pension for his service in the Revolutionary War. Andrew also had a brother, William Beaty who fought with Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812 at the Battle of New Orleans.

During the Civil War the Beaty family had Nathaniel Beaty who was killed in a battle at Mill Springs, Kentucky. and William Beaty who was with Co. B, 2nd Tennessee Infantry. was born March 11, 1843 and died on April 24, 1864, grave number 705, in the Andersonville POW camp in Andersonville, Georgia. Another descendant of Andrew Beaty, Tinker Dave Beaty was the Capt. of a group of Union Loyalist during the Civil War called Beaty’s Independent Scouts. This band of Union Guerilla fighters fought in many skirmishes in Fentress and the adjoining counties with Champ Ferguson’s Confederates, it was said that every road adjoining Fentress County was stained in the blood of a soldier from these skirmishes. At the close of the war Ferguson went to Jamestown to arrest Beaty but he narrowly escaped on a fast horse but recieved three wounds, from which he quickly recovered. During the reconstruction period and until his death in 1883 he remained in Fentress County as a civic leader.

Curtis Rogers, (on my mom’s side) was a US Naval Intelligence Officer during WWII. He served in the Pacific Theatre. Curtis helped develop radar technology aboard warships.

The latest Beaty who served our country in war-time is Scott County resident, USMC – Alan R. Beaty who served in the 5th Marine HQ Escort, who served in Haditha, Iraq in 2005. Alan was combat wounded during his service in Iraq. His father Delmar K. Beaty was with Charlie Co. 7th Marines in the Vietnam War and was also wounded, both Delmar and Alan was awarded the Purple Heart.

Submitted by; Emma Beaty, 7th grade, Huntsville Middle School