Dr.Thomas Tartt Pratt (1839-1891) served as a surgeon in both the Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War. In the Civil W War he served with General Magruder in the Army of Northern Virginia.

Richmond Times Dispatch, May 24, 1864

A Confederate wedding in Paris. --The Mobile papers announce the marriage of Dr. Thomas T. Pratt, C. S. A., of Mobile, to Miss. Eliza Theresa Sims, daughter of Dr. J. Marion Sims, formerly of Montgomery, Ala., on the 17th March last. The nuptials took place in Paris, and it was a Confederate wedding in all its surroundings. The rooms were decorated with Confederate colors, and numerous Confederate naval officers in their gray uniforms, were present. Mr. Sildell was present, both as a guest and as an official representative of the Confederacy, to meet the requirements of the French law touching the legality of the marriage in that country. The marriage took place at 12 o'clock noon, on the 17th, and at 5 P. M. of the same day the bridegroom left Paris and his bride in meet the English steamer for America.

The Daily Dispatch: May 24, 1864. Richmond Dispatch. 2 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. May 24, 1864. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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