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It may be mentioned in this connection that three brothers, bearing the name of Starling, were notable Ken- tucky soldiers. Col. Lyne Starling served as chief of staff to Gen. Thos. L. Crittenden. Col. Sam Starling was chief of staff of Gen. Jas. S. Jackson, and was at his side when he fell at Perryville. He was major in the Sth Ky. Cav- alry and rode with Shackelford and Bristow in the pursuit of Morgan, July, 1863. Col. Edmund A. Starling raised and led the 35th Ky. Infantry.
Col. E. R. Wier belongs to the distinguished Kentucky family of that name, and, since the war, is a practicing Jawyer at Greenville, Ky.
Major Frank H. Bristow, brother of Hon. Benjamin II. Bristow, has been a successful practitioner of law and judge since the Civil War.
Finnis HI. Little, who was adjutant of the regiment, is an accomplished lawyer of Owensboro, and has published an excellent biography of Hon. Ben Hardin, of Kentucky.
Field and Staff.
COLONEL-Edmund A. Starling. LIEUT. COL .- Edward R. Weir. Jr. MAJOR-Frank H. Bristow. ADJT .- Theodore W. Wing. Q MASTER-Finnis H. Little. SURGEON-Albert D. Cosby. ASST SURGS .- William B. Stage, Benjamin Letcher. CHAPLAIN-William O. Smith. SERGT. MAJS .- William S. Byers, Charles D. King. COM. SERGTS .- Robert M. Beeney. John L. Bennett. Q. M. SERGTS .- Reuben F. Colburn, Samuel W. Tribble. HOSP. STEWARD-James R. Hubbs. MUSICIANS-Owen Rierdon, Daniel Edmunds.
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Company "A."
CAPTAIN-Robert Brodie. 1st LIEUT .- David C. Goad. 2d LIEU- TENANT-Thomas Y. Hampton. SERGTS .- James R. Nourse, John F. Hanner, Gilbert C. Berry, William W. Friday, Robert M. Beeney, James V. Adams. CORPLS .- Ervin D. Hanner, Albert A. Nance, John W. Hol- loway, Richard H. Friday, Marcellus C. Jewell, George W. Friday, John Barr, Carvase Prather, Cyrus R. Graham. MUSICIAN-David B. Ed- mond. BUGLER-Nathan T. Reed. WAGONER-George Wiatt.
PRIVATES-George W. Adams, Francis M. Baker, Isaac N. Baker, Henry Barr, Hildreth A. Bray, John Callay, Bradford Cantrell, Wm. T. Caughman Elias F. Cates, David Craig, Sebron J. Crowley, Squire Crowley, George W. Crowley, David M. Chandler, Edward A. Dilling- ham, Benjamin Dodge, George M. D. Dodge, Presley B. Dunbar, John Dunlap, Edward E. Earlee, William H. Foley, John V. Foley, Burgess M. Fox, John D. Fox, John F. Friday, James K. Griffin, Thomas G. Hicks, Albert Hill, Jasper D. Hill, Robert D. Jenkins, John J. Keyser, Daniel Murthy, William H. Magers, Calvin J. Newton, Isaac D. Nance, John H. Oakley, Orlando Oldham, John W. Palmer, Joseph H. Poole, James G. Qualls, Erwin C. Richardson, John T. Robertson, Augustus P. Smith, James M. Smith, William W. Teague, James R. Teague, John T. Tanner, William S. Tanner, William R. Vannoy, John W. Webster, George W. Woodruff, Benjamin E. Webb, James C. Webb, Benj. W. Win- stead, William E. Cates, George A. Cliff, James A. Crowley, Philip Daf- fron, Francis Daffron, James H. Fox, Augustin Gunn, Abner Hill, En- nis Jewell, Wm. H. Putman, Wm. H. Reed, James Thompson, Finis Wiatt, John F. Woodburn, P. B. Winstead, William H. Fox, John W. Griffin, John G. Wilson, Norman R. Earlee, Francis G. Pennington, Albert G. Robertson.
Company "B."
CAPTAIN-Hendrick D. Baker. 1st LIEUT .- Ransom C. Hayslip. 2d LIEUT .- Alfred Harrell. SERGTS .- Henry Burnett, Samuel B. Par- ris. James P. Bledsoe, Abraham P. Kincade, John P. Lewis. CORPLS .- William R. Baker. John T. Edlin, Solomon P. Wingfield, Edward Temple- ton, Henry Hawkins, James W. Reynolds, John Galloway. Samuel P. York, David A. Philpot. Smith B. Meredith. WAGONER-Henry M. Harper.
PRIVATES-William Adwell. John W. Amas, Abraham Brooks, John H. Baker, Reuben B. Basham, Jacob Brooks, George W. Bishop, John A. Bryant, Henry G. Cox, Jacob Capshaw, James L. Cox, John W. Con- way, John D. Dearing, Charles W. Decker, Joseph Durbin, Ezekiel Decker. George W. Doyel, Alfred Denton, Charles Downes, Julius S. Dunn, Jesse Elmore, Demarcus Elmore, Hezekiah Ford, Thomas B. Gib- son, Patrick Graham, John W. Hays. Noah Harrel, Wm. B. Higdon, Joseph A. Higdon, James A. Hack, Andrew J. Hack, Freeborn G. Jack- son, Hardin Jones, Thomas Kay, James C. Kinkade, Pleasant M. Kinson, Daniel F. Keer, Delaware Lindsay, Volentine Merideth, Lewis J. Meri- deth, Asel C. Miller, John Oller, Bluford J. Oller, James A. Roof, Elias D. Richardson, Alexander Strange, Samuel Sample, Obediah Simmons, Reuben Simmons. James Shay, James Stinnett, John J. Shiveley, Wm. V. Tunstel, Enoch Woods, Lewis Willis, James A. Wingfield, James M. Williams, Luke S. Williams, James R. Wamack. William C. Gibson, Elijah W. Shay. Philip F. Auberry, Benjamin Brooks, George W. Daniels, Martin H. Downes, James W. Gibson, James C. Lewis, Jesse Strange, Silas J. Wingfield, Wm. H. Wamack, John W. Lay, Francis M. Elmore, Wm. Elmore.
Company "C."
CAPTAIN-Volney Baker. 1st LIEUTS .- Wesley Cole, John L. Ben- nett. 2d LIEUT .- John H. Vertrees. SERGTS .- Jacob L. Karnes, George R. Head, William S. Mauzey, James J. Whitelege, William F. Holman. CORPLS .- Joseph W. Vancleve, John T. Coffman, Albert H. Shelton, Daniel W. Wilson, Gustavus A. Oglesby, Joseph H. Kittinger, George W. Crowley, Lyssus A. Beaver. MUSICIANS-Owen Rioden, Noah Verner. BUGLER-William Burdett. WAGONER-John Freels.
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PRIVATES-Thomas J. Cobb, Starling E. Crowling, Benjamin Davis, Mathew B. Duncan, Abram Ellis, Andrew J. Fertner, John F. Freels, John A. Farmer, John L. Ford, Cornelius Graham, George W. Grayson, John A. Grady, William F. Hardin, James C. Haskins, George M. Hum- phrey, Thomas M. Howard, James Hunter, Jno. W. Huddleston, Willis Jenkins, Gabriel Jones, John M. Krunk, Albert Kinney, Stanhope A. Lively, Kenneth McInnis, John Mclaughlin, George Miller, Wm. W. McGraw, William E. Maloney, John S. Newton, James M. Newman, Edward Owen, John Pinkton, Riley Presley, George W. Presley, John Rioden, Robert D. Reason, Samuel M. Rush, Ellis Ridout, Elisha Scott, Williams Solomon, Cornelius Santy, John M. Seigler, William F. Smith, George T. Sanders, William T. Spurrier, Pleasant Sparks, Reuben Tow, William B. Tanner, Arthur Turpin, John F. Thompson, William Town- son, Scott Vertrees, Geo. H. Ward, William H. White, Ruffin Woodard, Samuel Woodard, Wm. H. Woodard, James Wadkins, Bryant Williams, William Edwards, John M. Kinney, Isaac P. Smith, Bryant Cobb, David H. Keplinger, James T. Mauzey, David Scott, William B. Wright, Will- iam J. Wilhelm, William Edwards, Alfred A. Fulkerson.
Company "D."
CAPTAIN-Charles W. D. Prange. 1st LIEUT .- George W. Mosely. 2d LIEUT .- James T. Goode. SERGTS .- William A. Short, John H. Taylor, William W. Hay, William C. Wright, Charles W. Atherton. CORPLS .- Walker Richardson, Lorenzo V. Overall, Jefferson Bandy, Henry Reynolds, George N. Wall, Presley Calvin, Philemon Chapman, James P. Welch. MUSICIANS-James Erwin, Zachariah T. Watts. WAGONER-John A. Griffin.
PRIVATES-Christ C. Alexander, James R. Baughn, Joseph F. Baughn, Allen H. Benton, Granville Brown, Michael Conley, Remos G. Cary, Elias D. Elliott, Warren J. Elliott, Ezekiel M. Fields, John H. Gray, John H. Gossett, James M. Hay, John Higgs, Robert Havener, Preston Higgs, Thomas M. Hamilton, Samuel A. Hudson, Hubbard V. Hicks, John L. Holmes, Nathan R. Hendricks, Richard Jorden, Joseph W. Jones, George L. Jones, Wm. J. Johnson, John W. Little, Attreas W. Lashbrooks, Samuel Mills, James E. McClutchey, John H. Musgraves, Lucius L. Mitchell, Western Mitchell, Thomas A. Nally, James D. Nally, Daniel Nutgrass, Alfred Owen, George W. Pinckston, Charles F. Prange. John I .. Rasner. Mark L. T. Robertson, William L. Roads, Napoleon Roads, William M. Reynolds, John J. Russell, Lafayette Riley, Benj. F. Sullivan, Dennis Stinnett, John D. Smith, Alexander Stogner, John A. Street, James A. Taylor, William B. Taylor, Samuel Urnspiker, Eli Vanover, Louis T. Vanover, David Huggins. James Atherton. George Clouse, George B. Hicks, John W. Hust, Adolphus Hervin. Isaac P. Smith, Richard Thomas. William C. Vanover; Franklin Mitchell, James Riggs, Wm. H. Wales.
Company "E."
CAPTAIN-Edward Campbell. 1st LIEUTS .- Thomas J. Trice. Charles D. King. 2d LIEUTS .- Tyberius M. Anthony, Charles F. Post. SERGTS .- Moses Springfield, Washington Smith, James R. Sumner. Leander Springfield, James A. Gentry. CORPLS .- Hardy Sweeney, Ed- mund H. Crowley, John Cobb. William B. Todd, Edward J. Bumpass, Moses J. Gentry, William J. Grace, William Bell. ,WAGONER-Edward B. Boatwright.
PRIVATES-William Ashley, Lewis Arnett, James C. Barkwell, Newton S. Cates, John W. Cates, William R. Crist, William Crowley. Andrew T. Childress, James W. Crews, Nathaniel Cobb. George W. Canary, William Dilles, Josiah Dunkerson, David M. Epsley, William Edwards, Benjamin Fowler, John Gillard, Jacob P. Groves, John E. Groves, Orleans Groves, William B. Hawkins, George W. Hawkins. William Hutchinson, Matthew Herron, Elisha E. Hunt, William Hard:n. Samuel Hardin, Chas. M. Hawkins, William Harper, William Jones. Wm. H. Lindsey, Wm. F. Miles, S. R. Noffsinger, James W. Oakley. James Overby, Wm. S. D. Overby. Barrett Oakley. James Poag, William Prather, Ahe Ruby, Simon Roberts, Isaiah Ramsey, Nathaniel H. Scott. John H. Sizemore, Samuel D. Trice, Isaac Todd, Hiram Tapp. James M
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Williams, Jasper Williams, Andrew J. Williams, Thomas J. Williams, John Wardrip, Samuel C. Winstead, Christopher C. Walls, Wm. D. Witherspoon, James A. Baxtin, Peter Carter, Samuel Cates, William Groves, James R. Hubbs, Monroe L. Hall, William H. Hicks, Abe Job, William E. Jackson, Paris Williams, Wilson Wigins, John M. Williams, Squire Womack, Lawrence W. Cobb, John A. Graddy, John Heffland, Lewis G. Hawkins, James Bell, Henry Bassinger, Andrew C. Cates, John Sims, Richard Turner, Alexander C. Watson, Robert Young.
Company "F."
CAPTAIN-Hutson Brown. 1st LIEUT .- Edwin M. Randolph. 2d LIEUT .- James H. Martin. SERGTS .- Samuel P. Miller, William B. James, John B. Williams, John Brown, Charles V. Woodruff. CORPLS. -Christopher C. McDonald, Hunly Wright, Francis M. Rice, John P. Shanwell, John R. Rice, Thomas D. Forehand, James F. McDonald, John Gossett. WAGONER-George B. Reed.
PRIVATES-Samuel Brown, Lafayette L. Bowling, Archibald Carter, Lewis T. Coleman, Charles W. Childers, Charles H. Dickerson, William Eritts, Edward Forester, Elias Fortney, Thomas Hawkins, Thomas Howard, John R. Harris, Wm. H. Honeycutt, Francis M. Jones, Nard B. R. Johnson. Thomas M. Lewis, John M. Luck, William Lee, John H. Morris, Mitchell Mason, Robert E. McIntire, John H. Miller, Lewis R. Mann, William P. Maddox, William A. Maddox, Benj. F. Mad- dox, Benedict Minder, Augustus McDonald, William R. Morris, James H. Nelson, Benj. Neile, Joseph M. Roark, Jesse W. Rice, Alfred Stanley, Hugh M. Stewart, George F. Swint, Henry Sims, Daniel Sims, David Sims, Brit. D. Sherod, Thomas W. Tabb, Joel P. Underwood, William Underwood, James W. Uzzbe, Charles Vincent, Thomas Vance, Edward Vincent, Tyberius Wilkins, Charles D. Wright, Thomas R. Walton, James F. Wood, James M. Dearman, William D. Dial, William J. Dunn, Will- iam R. Fuller, William C. Jarvis, James R. Johns, Joseph R. McDonald, Charles L. Robertson, Edward R. Rool, William F. Reed, Jerome B. Smith, John J. Smith, John W. Smith, George W. Short, William T. Thomas, Henry Uncell, Thomas W. Wood, Richard Williams, Bryant Cally, Mitchell Duvall, William H. Landrum, John Roger, Henry C. Tyson, George W. Booth, Pleasant P. Leach, Harrison Mansfield, Har- rold Roger.
Company "G."
CAPTAIN-Hartford M. Meredith. 1st LIEUT .- Golson Phelps. 2d LIEUT .- James R. McGraw. SERGTS .- Isaac H. Pirtle, Samuel C. Bradley, Garrad Embrey, Alonzo G. Vaison, Henry Hill. CORPLS .- James A. Bledsoe, William Wells, James Prunty, Valentine Y. Phelps, Woodford Phelps. James R. Bruner, William H. Conklin, Samuel A. Mc- Sherry. WAGONER-David B. Duke.
PRIVATES-John Allison, David Bratcher, James W. Boothe, James E. Burden, P. Mc. Bruner, Joseph Boothe, Eli Brown, John R. Crabtree, William S. Casey, George W. Clark, Thomas Carter, Taylor Dean, Will- lam Davis. George A. Dirbin, Francis M. Dority, Jeremiah Dockney, James E. Duke. Harrison Embry, Green Embry. John Embry, Cader Embry, Isaac Embry. Wm. M. Embry, Wilford Embry, Francis M. Ford, William D. Felker, William Graves, Elijah Gary, Richard Gary, Smith A. Garret, Martin Garrison, John W. Hack, Isaac Higgs, Alexander Hutchinson, Salathiel Howard. Martin Johnson, Francis B. Kelly, Blu- ford H. Picknell. Charles Penick. James A. Pearl. Valentine Simon, Silas A. Simon, Isaac H. Storms, Andrew J. Smith. Henry C. Taylor, Charles F. Taylor, Michael Whooberry, James T. Webster, Newton Baltzell. Abijah Brueese, Julius A. Dunn, Aaron V. Day, Jesse Elmore, George W. Gosnell, Squire N. Limpton, John R. McGrew, James Patton. Samuel Phelps, William E. Spradlin, James Trimble, John W. Tuckerson, John Watson, John Wheeler, Miles H. Watkins, Valentine P. Wilson, William Vinson, Isaac Vitatoe. Leander Farris. James Hutchison, John S. Dority, Mason Embry, William Johnson, John W. Torrence.
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Company "H."
CAPTAIN-Avery Byers. 1st LIEUT .- Anderson R. Byers. 24 LIEUT .- John R. Reno. SERGTS .- Aaron V. Day, William S. Byers. Joseph S. Park, Clinton McIntosh, Thomas M. Hopper, John W. Bratcher. Thomas B. Green. CORPLS .- Wesley Embry, William H. Dugeon. Gabriel S. Pierce, George Whitelsey, Miles A. Taylor, John H. Harrison, William Joins. WAGONER-Thomas Neal.
PRIVATES-James S. Allen, James Byers, Eli J. Burden, Benjamin F. Burden, John Berry, James Berry, William H. H. Clapp, John L. Clark, John B. Cline, Walter Cook, John Cox, George Cowan, John Embry, James W. Evins, Jacob Evins, Philip W. Gilbert, James K. P. Green, Jesse Higgins, Samuel H. Hadden, Noah Jones, Isaiah Jones. James M. Jones, Richard Lyons, Hustin T. Latham, William Matlack, Anthony Maden, Enoch McCormick, William McGee, Wade Miller. Socrates Miller, Eli McCormick, Berlin McCormick, John Majors, Will- iam Payton, John A. Payton, Harden Parsons. Absalom B. Pearce. Berket Rayer, William Rayer, Stephen Rudd, John W. Sapp, John Sanders, Elias Sears, Marion Seyers, Samuel R. Taylor, Hampton Wat- son, D. G. Willis, Galen C. Westerfield, James H. Willis, John Watson. Volentine P. Wilson, Noah Balmere, James T. Crawford, John Furgeson. James Gray, Joseph Hale, Charles D. King, William B. Lewis, William H. Lindsey. William McCormick, Nicholas. J. Mercer, William Trigler. Green Sanders, Granville Spradlin, Joseph Abner, William H. Combs. James R. Clark, William Crawford, Oliver Evens, John W. Evens, Gran- ville Bratcher, William Chancellor, William H. Day, Samuel Embry, Thomas Embry, Marion Hatler.
Company "1."
CAPTAIN-John Alsop. 1st LIEUTS .- William A. Roberts, Robert L. Samuel. 2d LIEUTS .- Moses Long, Samuel W. Trible. SERGTS .- George W. Shelton, Benjamin F. Wilson. Thomas Dailer, McKinzie Owen, John Webb, George Thompson. CORPLS .- William W. Wales. Adam H. Smith, Benjamin F. Todd, Jeremiah Collins, Francis Lockett. Leonard Hause. WAGONER-Amos Wilson.
PRIVATES-Harvey B. Anderson, George Aten, William Ahl. Josephus Bass, Temple V. Bishop, James A. Boyd, William T. Clark, Willis A. Calvert, Lewis A. Coomes, Thomas Crabtree, Jacob Carroll. John Crabtree, Henry R. Dorsett, Jeremiah Downs, William Furgerson, Elias Holmes, Richard M. Hopkins, Sidney Hill, James H. Hill, Wiley Hill, James F. Hendricks, Joseph Johnson, William J. Jones, Hugh Kennedy, Simon King. John Limp, John R. McClenahan, Benj. B. Mc- Dowell, James McCasling. Napoleon Norvel, Samuel Nichols, James Navel. Jonathan Oldham, Aquilla Owen, Robert Price, Arthur L. Price. Joseph Raymes, James A. Reeks, Baker Robertson, Harvey Sight, Jesse W. Sharpe, Robert W. Smith, William Shuttlesworth, Henry Stone. Presley K. Shelton, Josiah L. Shelton. John Shelton, John Thompson, Richard Turner, Guyandott T. Wilson. Calvin Walters, Alexander White. Benjamin W. Wright, James T. Welden, William H. Wells, Perry R. Wetherford, Charles Yates, Elijah Yates, David Burnett, William Curn. John Furges, Nathan Graves, Benjamin Langford, Philip Newman. Samuel H. Sandefur, William Stanley, Sterman Wall, Charles Kennedy, John W. Long, John Atkins, Willis C. Fields, Henry Wright.
Company "K."
CAPTAIN-William A. Sasseen. 1st LIEUT .- Nathan H. Graves. 2d LIEUT .- Richard F. Crawford. SERGTS .- William C. Parks, Daniel F. Tracy, Ebenezer Logsden, William Ahl, James A. Boyd. CORPLS .-- John F. McFarling, William H. H. Parks, Isaac Morgan, Eli Brown, Francis M. Ford, John Gillilan, Salathiel Howard, Isaac Schoolfield, John Wardrip. MUSICIANS-James Barkwell. Newton Baltzell, Zachariah T. Snyder. WAGONER-William H. Howard.
PRIVATES-James Atherton, James A. Crowley, Thomas W. Clark. Samuel Cates. William E. Cates, John Chambers, James T. Crawford. George A. Cliff, William J. Dunn, William Edwards, John Furgeson.
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John Fulkerson, John Furges, James H. Fox, William R. Fuller, William Groves, John T. Gibson, Henry A. Hill, John W. Hurst, Monroe L. Hall, Jarrett R. Jarber, William E. Jackson, John M. Kinney, Thomas S. Mor- gan, John Majors, Joseph R. McDonald, Philip Newman, Samuel Phelps, William G. Phillips, William H. Putman, Frederick Reiley, William F. Reed, George W. Rodgers, Samuel H. Sanderford, Charles Stendle, William Stanley, James Trimble, James Thompson. William Vinson, Noah Varner, Finis Wyatt, Joseph F. Walker, John M. Williams, Wilson Wiggins, Squire Womack, William Williams, Sterman Wall. P. B. Win- stead, John F. Woodburn, John Watson, Richard J. Williams, Jesse Royall, George W. Booth, Norman R. Coleburn, William Curran, Jacob Carroll, Thomas E. Crabtree, John H. Crabtree, George Canary, Milton W. Davidson. William N. Evans, William L. Felker, William Graves, Smith A. Garrett, James A. Gentry, Alexander Hutcheson, William N. Harding, Abraham Job, William H. Read, Amos Smith, Elias Stephens, George W. Short, Richard Thomas, Thomas W. Wood, Thomas J. Will- lams, Christopher C. Walls, Perry R. Weatherford, William H. Wells, Paris Williams, Robert Young, James A. Baxton, James Hutchurson, William H. Hicks, Joseph Ashley. David Gaddis, Asa Jackson, Benja- min Langford, Charles Spaulding, William Harper, Lewis G. Hawkins, William Hutcheson.
Thirty-sixth Kentucky Infantry.
The 36th Regiment Ky. Volunteer Infantry was con- solidated with the 11th and 14th Ky. Cavalry.
Thirty-seventh Kentucky Infantry.
The necessity for troops in Kentucky led to the organi- zation of the 37th Ky. Infantry, in the summer of 1863. During the greater portion of its term it was mounted, and served as mounted infantry. Companies A, B and C were mustered into service at Glasgow September 17, 1863. D, E, F and G were mustered October 24th at Glasgow. Capt. Stroub's company, which was originally intended for the 51st Ky. Infantry, was mustered into service at Covington September 4th, and afterward con- solidated with the 37th as Company H. Companies I and K were mustered at Glasgow December 21st and 22d.
It was while the regiment was thus in process of for- mation, and being stationed at Glasgow, it first came in conflict with the enemy. Early in October Maj. Martin was in charge of the regiment at Glasgow, and had sent most of the companies out on scouting expeditions, by direction of Gen. Hobson, whose headquarters were then at Munfordville. October 6th, at night, when but few of the 37th were in the camp at Glasgow, the place was attacked by Col. Hughes, and one hundred and forty-two of Maj. Martin's men were captured. Maj. Martin him-
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self escaped capture by fighting his way out, and, rallying the other companies, pursued Col. Hughes beyond Tomp- kinsville, retaking some of his men and horses and arms. At that time the official reports show that Kentucky was overrun with Confederates, who, in small bands, roamed over the country, destroying property and doing much damage. It was difficult to prevent this irregular war- fare, and easy to carry it on. Kentucky had many citi- zens whose warmest sympathies were with the Southern cause, and these were sufficiently numerous to give roam- ing bands all the information necessary to enable them to escape the Federal soldiers, or to fall upon weak places. During the winter of 1863-4 the 37th was employed in the southern part of the state for its protection, being in the district of Southern-Central Kentucky, then commanded by Gen. E. H. Hobson.
In March, 1864, it was ordered to Columbia, Ky., where it was under Col. Hanson, and the 13th Ky. Cavalry, under Col. Weatherford, concentrated for the purpose of moving to Eastern Kentucky.
April 30th it was in Hobson's division, in the 3d Bri- gade, the brigade being commanded by Col. Hanson, and the regiment by Maj. Martin. It continued in this brigade during the summer and fall of 1864.
About June 1, 1864, Col. Hanson's brigade was ordered to Irvine, Ky., to aid in checking the movement of Mor- gan into Kentucky. Morgan says, in his official report, that his intention was to move through Pound Gap, dem- onstrate toward Louisa, but really to hurry forward to Lexington, then push for the Louisville & Nashville rail- road. Gen. Burbridge being apprised of the coming of Morgan, had his forces well forward in the direction of Pound Gap, being with them in person, and having with him Gen. Hobson and Colonels John Mason Brown, Han- son and other active and vigilant officers. (See accounts of 45th and 52d Regiments.) Morgan eluded these forces and hastened on to Mt. Sterling. There Gen. Hobson had arrived with a small force, which Morgan attacked and captured; but Burbridge's other forces, hurrying up, at- tacked Morgan near Cynthiana and broke up his company, retaking the prisoners Morgan had taken, and then pur- sued him through the mountains and out of the state. Col. Hanson's report shows that the 37th bore its full part in these exciting movements, hard marches and frequent encounters.
Early in September, 1864, Gen. Burbridge organized his expedition to Saltville, Va., with which the 37th went in the brigade commanded by Col. Hanson.
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It participated in the fighting which occurred on this expedition, in which Col. Hanson was wounded and cap- tured. Col. Hanson was an officer in the 20th Ky. In- fantry before he became colonel of the 37th. He is men- tioned in the account of the 20th. Among the officers of this regiment were Captains W. O. and Caswell Watts. They were brothers of Col. Elijah Watts, of the 2d Cav- alry. They belonged to a Bardstown family, and were all excellent and faithful officers.
Field and Staff.
COLONEL-Charles S. Hanson. LIEUT. COL .- Benj. J. Spaulding. MAJOR-Samuel Martin. ADJT .- Caswell B. Watts. Q. MASTERS- William O. Watts, James M. Mattingly. SURGEON-James R. Duncan. ASST. SURGEON-Richard W. Hazelwood. CHAPLAIN-Ira Hender- son. SERGT. MAJS .- William J. Quarry, Thomas Morris, Benj. W. Spaulding. Q. M. SERGT .- Francis M. Bullington. HOSP. STEWARD -Alvin W. Lovelady. COM. SERGT .- Jefferson Davis.
Company "A."
CAPTAIN-Isaac A. Chinowth. 1st LIEUT .- Oscar H. M. Heusted. 2d LIEUTS .- William H. Low, Alonzo H. Chism. SERGTS .- Governor H. Hood, Jones L. Kirkpatrick, Joseph H. Fifer, Mathew H. Amix, James T. M. Drake, Thomas J. Carter. CORPLS .- Edward A. Bradford, Elbert P. Hutchins, Thomas J. Cloyd, George W. Fitzgerald, Isaac N. Steen, George W. Mauk, James A. Glass, William J. Refter.
PRIVATES-Ambrose C. Amyx, George H. Anderson, Jerry Adams, John R. Abner, George W. Anderson, William Bobbitt, John Belcher, John D. Bryant, James M. Bowman, Willis Byber, Marion F. Cary, Pat- rick Cain, Everett F. Cary, Thomas J. Dean, Thomas J. Dunom, James P. Fink, James K. P. Gipson, Archibald Humes, Anguish Huns, Charter Humes, Wilson R. Haring, Adam Hurt, Elisha Jones, Edwin Jones, William Kinslow, Page C. Kinslow, William H. Mathenia, Montgomery Milbourne, William H. Murry, Samuel G. Martin, Melvin Neice, John Nichols, Jubal B. Payne, Marcellus Peers, Isaac C. Pennington, William B. Philpot, Thomas D. Riggs, James T. Rodgers, John S. Speakman, George Seaton, Thomas Spears, James T. Spencer, William E. Tooley, Lorenzo D. Thompson, Charles Wilson, Newton Yarbery, Thos. H. Blankenship, Thomas Birge, Thomas C. Buly, Ivins Frogg, Andrew W Hester, Thomas W. Johnson, James P. McCoy, A. E. Robertson, James Walls, Iradell Brannum, Wm. H. Branum, William Grider, Enoch Hunt, William W. Keys, John B. Litrell, William L. Lawrence, Jas. R. P. Mc- Ginnis, Hiram Runions, Hugh Scott, Calvin H. Williams, Solomon M. Wilson.
Company "B."
CAPTAIN-Jonathan W. Roark. 1st LIEUT .- Anderson W. Smith. 2d LIEUTENANT-Ira A. Holland. SERGEANTS-James W. King, L. Saunders, Wm. H. Griffith, Harvey H. Ragland, William E. Stephens, Leonidas H. Kirby. CORPLS .- Alfred A. Holland, Zachariah T. Roddy, William J. Holland, Lionel D. White, Samuel Sloan, Mathew Johnson, Adair T. Ragland, Perry J. Motley.
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