David Warren Wicker
June 1841 - April 30th, 1901

The following was printed in John Cavanaugh's 1922 Historical Sketch of the Obion Avalanche: Company H, Ninth Tennessee Infantry, Confederate States of America:

"D. W. Wicker joined the Avalanche in Troy in April, 1861. He served throughout the entire war and was present at Johnston's surrender in North Carolina. "Dave" was captured at Shiloh. We never could account for his capture. He escaped from the Federals on the second day and rejoined the command on our weary retreat to Corinth. He was present at every battle in which the regiment was engaged during the four years. When we started from Greensboro, North Carolina, on our return home, the great body of our troops came down the French Broad River to a place called the Paint Rock, where we turned towards Knoxville. "Dave" and two or three others came the southern route by war of Washington, GA. Somewhere on the route he contracted smallpox, which developed into a most virulent form the first day after reaching his home. He lost the sight of both eyes with that most dreadful disease. Smallpox was then as much dreaded as yellow fever or cholera. Dave was also oneo f the 'Immortal Thirteen.' He was once slightly wounded but returned to his command in about twenty days. He died about thirty years ago."