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PRIVATES-James H. Allen, Samuel Bailey, Joseph Bean, Thomas A. Burchal, Franklin Binkley, James H. Berry, Joshua Blanchard, Wil- Ham E. Clarke. William A. Cotton, William R. Carr, Jacob B. Coffman, Charles Clements. John W. Dearman, Zachariah T. Dowen, William W. Everett. William W. Frala, Joseph B. Griffin, Christopher C. Gilbert, Mark C. Gibbs, James W. Hull, John W. Hensley, Nicholas House: Al- ford Y. Hay, William Hicks, John P. Halsey, George M. Hudson, Tins- ley Haley, Benjamin F. Hendricks, Stewart Henderson. John Haley, William W. Jones. George Jenkins. George W. Joiner, Benjamin F. Keyser, Stephen Kirby, Augustus Long, William .A. Ladd, Simon P. Linsey, John C. Linsey. John W. McCord, George Massey, Robert H. Martin, Alonzo L. Matheny, Isaac A. Powers, Richard N. Phillips, John Purnell. James M. Peay, Warren T. Roark, Joseph W. Ricketts, Joseph C. Rutherford, William Rollins, John H. Rockety, George W. Redman, John J. Smith. Robert A. Smith, Edward Saddler, James A. Shahan, Thomas B. Williams. George M. Wright, Miles A. Watson, James R. Westbrooks. Thomas B. Dearman. John Kates, John W. King, John W. McGhee, John W. Denton, James A. Green, John W. Jeffries, James M. Keys, Levi L. Malone, Wm. R. Roland, Naughford D. Smith. Radmale N. Yates, James H. Oglesby, Wm. T. Griffin, Wm. B. Martin, Thos. B. Martin.
Company "E."
CAPTAIN-Ed. Hartee. 1st LIEUT .- James M. Young. 2d LIEUT. -George W. Tatum. SERGTS .- Julian Bradshaw, Andrew Trainer, Abraham Carver, James Richards, Francis M. Dean, Eli McFarland, Augustus Breathett, Peyton Breathett, Nicholas Stevens. CORPLS .- Henry F. Young, Madison Cotton. Michael Doyle. James C. Durbin. George D. McWilliams. John Russell, Hiram F. Dill. Henry Riley, Jesse Rateliff. BUGLERS-John W. Irwin, William Pirtle. FARRIERS- Joseph Ball, Brawner Rolock. SADDLERS-Martin V. Penner, James Porter. WAGONER-George Wright.
PRIVATES-Daniel Apley, Daniel C. Bryant, Charles W. Bryant. William Boag. Robert Burns, Ephraim H. Bailey, George W. Blanken- ship. William F. Bruer, James H. Bruer, William E. Cox. Jno. W. Crand- son, Jackson Chaney, George Deson, Allen F. Eddings, Benjamin F. Edwards, Pressly O. Edwards. Anderson Felix, Daniel Ford. Thomas Ferm, Anderson Holland. George W. Haney, Robert S. Helsey, Jere- miah Hayes, James H. Jarrell, Marshall Jackson, John R. King. David A. Kemp, Peter Kelley, Cornelius Lannon, James H. Morse, Meredith Meder, Jno. Mahon, David McDonald, Joseph McManor. John H. Mabin, William C. Moody, John McCarroll, Patrick Manly, Hezekiah McGee, Joseph W. Rogers, Alfred Richmond. Joseph Stork. William D. Simpson, William E. Stanley, Thomas Stanley. Henry . C. Stanley. Benjamin F. Tatum, William P. Tatum, Andgew Wood. Thomas G. Williams. Jacob Wisner. William Walker, Charl s C. Wallace, William M. Walker, An-
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thony A. Gant, Henry C. Skipworth, David J. Gilkey, Henry C. Jenking. Thomas Mc. Lurrand. William R. Mee, John M. Muncer, Granville Ripps, Augustus Smith, John J. Sawyer, Jas. H. Anderson, William E. Brooks. Andrew J. Clark. John Enkham, John Flanigan, Patrick Griffin, Ander- son Hood, John Hines, George H. Ingram, John Mahoney, Joseph B. Mitton, John Mitler. William Milligan, John Nicholas, Charles O'Con- nor, Robert M. Reed, John Sheppard.
Company "F."
CAPTAIN-John Alsop. 1st LIEUT .- B. V. Tyler. 2d LIEUT .- Wm. F. Richards. SERGTS .- Clarke Arnold, Thomas P. Ball, Monro- Cockham, James N. Gautier, John B. Hendrick, Newton J. Noseworthy. Presley Barker; William H. Mitchell. CORPLS. - James Blackburn. Wilford Hitchcock, Thomas W. Saddler, John Miller, William J. Heffington, Joseph Brown, Richard H. Kirby, James K. Corn- well, Robert M. Brewer, Albert O. Bryant. BUGLER-Thomas Camp- bell. FARRIERS-Elisha Roberts, Joshua L. Dunn. WAGONER-Rich- mond Steed. SADDLER-John K. Gray.
PRIVATES-James M. Allen, Joseph Armstead, Eugene Bently. Jno. H. Brewer, Elisha H. Brockett. William E. Biggs, John A. Bowers, Ed- mund Brewer, Doctor J. Burchett, Wilston Buckler, Wm. J. Briganc -. John Carroll, Gustavus Cummings, Alfred Cummings. Wilson Cum- mings, Thomas J. Channing,. James F. Cartwright, Christopher C. Clark. Leroy Cornelius, Alfred B. Cooksey, Wm. C. Conaster. James H. Conaster. Henry Clark, William C. Check. Parshall V. Edgar, Sylvester C. Edgar, Samuel H. Greer, John Greer, Daniel J. Gambol. Stephen H Harrell, John W. Harlan, James Henson, William Henson. Richard Henson, William C. Hammond, William A. Hease, Basil H. Jestice. Jas. A. Kirby, Benjamin Leary, Edward G. Leek, Parker M. Lanstein. Wm. L. Miller, Moses McWaters, Smith F. Murray, William H. Nolen. Alonzo Payne. James H. Parr. William D. Pedigo, Henry M. Page. Absalom S. Rogers, Caleb H. Ransom, James Stewart, Zachariah Smith, John W. Skein. Rufus Saddler, Christopher Thompson, Thos. Williams, James H. Warnell. Daniel Wilson, Elisha T. Warren, Benjamin Williams. W.I liam Rogers. George W. Middleton, Wm. A. Powell. George B. Atkinson, John Burden, Samuel Clemments, Robert Henderson, James Hammond. Wm. W. Jones, Nathaniel H. Kasinger, James Lovell, John Millital -. James Moore, Edward Phillips, Joseph Roberts, Jacob Tipton. George Williams.
Company "G."
CAPTAIN-J. H. Sturdivant 1st LIEUT .- Wm. J. McGhee. 24 LIEUT .- Alfred V. Townes. SERGTS .- Joseph L. Skaggs. Hiram Jor dan, James E. Bledsoe, James T Clements, Rufus Molenex. W'm. Stur- devant, John W. Webb. Oscar F Kelly. CORPLS .- Thomas Graham, Rolland James, James B. Blair. Christopher Witty, John E. Spillman Frederick D. Vincent, John E. Tibbs. BUGLERS-Joseph Bradshaw. Samuel O. P. Hall. FARRIERS -- John J. Skaggs, Gideon Skaggs, SAD). DLER-Amos James. WAGONER -- John Laskey.
PRIVATES -- Isaac. Boyd. George W. Briggs, Joel F. Bledsoe, John A. Binnet. George W. Blair. Alfred J Browning. Albert Cobbs. George W. Cayton. John Cruck. James W. Cannon. Martin L. Cook, James L. F. Cowis. John J. Coleman. David E. Clasley. James Etheridge, Isaac Gra- ham. Robert Gower. William T. Goin. James A. Hall. George J. Hardy, John B. Hall, Elijah S. James. James W. Johnson. Christopher Kinser Richard B. Keys, James Knight Henry Kast. John Kennedy. James W. Lynch, Stephen Lay, Silas M. Milligan, Samuel G. Madison. John D. Medcalf, Samuel Morgan, Milligan Malan, E. W. Minix, William Par ?. William W. Pitzer, George W. Rayman. Samuel E. Saunders, William W. Stice. Allen Stokes, William H. Skaggs, James Skaggs. James B Sampson. James S. Stafford, James C. Turrell, Wm. Vincent. Fr Hiram M. Vincent. James M. Vincent, William Vincent, Jr., Jackson P Vincent. John Vincent, Reuben Vincent, Fountain Woolsey. Anderson Wells, William B. Willis, Michael Wolf. Peter Young, Henry E. Young. James C. Hall, Hezekiah' Lasley James Logsdon, Wm. H. Bath, John Stitle, W'm. D. Graham. Mastron C. Hazlip, Daniel Johnson. William
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Likens, James R. Minton, Benjamin F. Lewis, John E. Carroll, Thomas W. Harris, David Lunn. Leonard McCoon, Alexander White, John E. Williams. Conrad Young.
Company "H."
CAPTAIN-William H. Lawrence. 1st LIEUT .- Thomas M. Lewis. "d LIEUT .- George W. Shelton. SERGTS .- Joseph E. Baker, John E. Hall, John A. Happer, James W. Riley, James H. Hopper, Daniel T. Ransom, Joseph H. Stonebraker. CORPLS .- William T. Hopper. Philip Newman, George W. Pilant, Marion J. Helimes, Isaac G. Lefan, James E. Mc Watters, Reuben Wall, Hezekiah Force. BUGLERS-Alexander White, Wm. D. Ennis. FARRIERS-Aaron Harris, Jonathan M. Bruce, SADDLER-William Spencer. WAGONER-Pontius P. Lady.
PRIVATES-James A. Bruce, John T. Burgess, Benj. Bannon, Geo. W. Bandy, Marion Cole, Calvin Cotton, George Coleman, Wm. M. Car- rolls, John Crawley, W'm. T. Davis, Thomas Doolin, Allen Fletcher, Wn. T. Fowler, William Furguson, Andrew J. Fortner, Calvin Finney, Na- than Garrett, Eli B. Graves, John T. Gibson, Woodford Gibson, Charles Gardner, Joseph B. Harris, Thomas Hereld, John C. Hensley, John W. Horten, Joseph Hamelton, John W. Henderson, William L: Hays, Isom Hawell, Martin E. Hall, James H. Hall, David A. Johnson, Archibald Kusby, Charles T. Kenisston, Francis M. Lavender, Albert T. Mobley, Martin L. Morseymaker, Lemuel Murman, John Morris. Isaac G. Oliver, Thomas Roberson, John Ramey, Nicklieas Ritter, William Ryan, Fielen Robison, Hiram L. Roberson, Baker Roberson, Samuel Smith, William Stanley, Thomas Stubbs, Washington Trinbow, Thomas H. Thorn, John Tharp. William Thomas, George Turnbow, George Webb, William C. Watson, Daniel Wise, William W. Wales, Webster C. Webb, Williamn Scarbrough, Robert H. Cannon, John B. Clarida, William Curtilla, Jno. Garrett, James F. Hall. Andrew J. Hinchie, Martin V. Smallwood, Wil- liam H. Burris. David Baird, Albert Clark, Cornelius C. Cooper, Kin- chem Cooper, Martin Frank, John Grimes, Martin L. Mitchell, John Ryan, George T. Smith, Richard B. Stanley, James Suggs, James Wil- son.
Company "1."
CAPTAIN-Charles E. Van Pelt. 1st LIEUT .- Finis H. Little. 2đ LIEUT .- Uriah M. Brown. SERGTS .- Jeremiah P. Swatzel, John C. Hopkins, Andrew D. Greenlee. John W. Sanders, Elwood T. Soden, Elias Burklow, William C. Weatherford, James T. Dalton. CORPLS .- William M. Asbridge, John Long, Abraham Milligan, John C. Boyd, Wiley S. Clark, William W. Drennon, . Alphonsus C. Avery, Jas. Gore, James A. Hunt. Madison Sunderland. FARRIERS-John R. Clifton, John H. Brown, Henry V. Nicholas. BUGLERS-Frederick Gien, John A. Pool. SADDLER-Jno. Muhlhausen. WAGONERS-Jordan H. Hack- ney, James Greer.
PRIVATES-Albert A. Asbridge, William Adams, John Q. Adams, James A. Burden, Fred M. Benkley, Andy P. Brown, William M. But- ler, John R. Boyd, James A. Boyd, Edward P. Beavers, William Bargo, James A. Beard, Wesley Barnes, John B. Crow, Reuben Cirby, Henry I. Cherry, Andrew J. Carter, Samuel Cox, Theorerick Chambliss, Andrew Chambliss, Willis G. Creekmore. Fenis R. Cannon, John S. Colly, Wil- Iam T. Colly, Nathaniel B. Calvert, Crittenden L. Dooms, James P. Denniston. William Denniston, Earl E. Franklin, William M. Greer. Jas. Gaither, William Golden, Samuel M. Graham. George W. Hillyard, Wil- Ham Hughey. James Henderson, William G. Hooker, ,William Hen- dricks, Lafayette Hamelton, John W. Harris, William Johnson, George Joiner, Andrew Jackson, Samuel Kelton, James L. Keeney, Fenis E. Langsden. James S. Montgomery, John C. Morrison, Rufus R. Morgan, John T. Merideth, Reuben F. Marshall, Henry H. Melone, William P. Martin, Griffon Patterson, William Parks, Theodore Radcliffe, Elmore R. Steele, Washington T. Stone, John Smith, James Y. Sumner, James L. Tate, John Veatenburg, James Evans, Henry Harmon, William I. Pra- ther. John B. Stephenson, Augustus B. Smith, Thomas Colly, William L. Freeman, John E. Freeman, Finis R. Miller, William Nolan, George Beasley, John W. Hollis.
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Company "K."
CAPTAIN-Washington C. Shannon. 1st LIEUT .- Wm. L. Travis 2d LIEUT .- A. Wood Pollard. SERGTS .-- John W. Boyd, Clemens Gocke, John Franklin, William H. Rushing, John Zimmer, Wm. P. Perry, Christian Jutzi, Samuel Weil, George Guess. CORPLS .- Wm. ( ;. Patterson, John Hehline, George Pilot, Robert L. Graday, George Drant, John H. Riley, John Ireland, Marcus L.
Durris. BUGLERS-Philip Walter, James Barkwell. FARRIERS-Hiazinth Danneker, Jas. Raines. WAGONER-Tylgraph Wemelduff. SADDLER-Thomas Achison.
PRIVATES-Chas. W. Allen, Noah W. Allen, Martin Debout, Wil- liam T. Belt, James Barker, Vinzenz Bandendistle, William Casey, An- drew Durris. Jerry Daugherty, Robertson Dill, Henry C. Dill, David H. Ellis, Frederick Freascher. John P. Gore. James H. Hill, John Hensley. William H. Hardin. William H. Hodges, John D. James, Benjamin F. James, Richard Johnston. Thomas H. Kelly, Alonzo B. Kitts, Sebastian Lerg. Jas. M. Lane, Simon P. Lindsey. James F. Morgan, Alphonse Munsch, Charles H. Oats, Thomas Powell, Sidney Pitt, Francis Reich- ert. William Richards. Joseph H. Rustine. Nathaniel Rustine, William H. Riley, Joseph F. Read, James Steele. Joseph Steiner, Carl Schmidt. Samuel C. Smith. John D. Smith. Isaac Spurr, John Sullivan, William H. Spikerd, Joseph Traylor, Marcus L. Travers, John Taber, Frederick G. Ulrich, Samuel Urnspiker, Daniel W. Vincent, James Womack, Wil- liam Wolford, Joseph R. Willams, Miles G. Williams, James Williams. William Willis, Charles Wickenhauser, Hutchison Young. James B. Al- len, Mathew M. Chadwick, James F. Malone, Henry C. Woodson, Alex- ander Bell, James M. Hamby. Thomas J. Smith. Benjamin Bennin. Jno. Dillon. Berry France, Charles Hardiman, Frank H. Lampel, James D. Pierce, Julius Revell, Henderson Stewart, James Springfield, George Thompson. Sylvester Webber.
Company "L."
CAPTAIN-Elisha F. Lemen. 1st LIEUT .- John G. Daniel. 2₫ LIEUT .- W'm. C. Bourland. SERGTS .- Patrick H. Aldridge, Francis M. Armstrong, James M. Stout, Alexander McCandless, Geo. W. Cham- pion, Alfred F. Page, James M. Young, Henry M. Mitchell. CORPLS .-- Levi Hosick. Isaac Ramage. John Champion, John Ramage. William Newman. Richard Smith, Richard Sherrell. Robert C. Robertson BU- GLERS-Daniel Carlwright. James Butler. FARRIERS-James Haley. Jas. W. Mulhollen. SADDLER-Robert Hosick. WAGONER-James C. Carrell.
PRIVATES-Thomas Allen, Marrien F. Allen, Robert Barrett, David Bristow, William Champion, James C. Cooper, Josiah Cherry. Samuel J. Channing. Alfred Dew, John R. Eli, William Ferrel, John W. Fox. John H. Francis. Thomas Fergerson. David Glover, Thomas Holman. James A. House. William Holman, Jesse W. Jones, Thomas Joblin, Jno. H. Jarman. Lewis Jolly, John Johnson, Wi. W. Johnson, James MI. Luke, James D. McCandles, Jonathan McCandles; Anslom Mills, Henry Mills, Robert Mahan, John P. Mitchell, John B. Marshal. Marrien Moore. James Nelson, Robt. J. Nicks, Jesse B. Osborn, Carrol B. Pepper, Fran- cis M. Phelps, Gillman Page, Volney Y. Phelps, William Ramage, Rich- ard Ralph, William Ransom, Moses T. Sills, William D. Sparks, Daniel Stewart, James W. Stout, Zenophen Scott, George A. Scott, John H. Stinson, James E. Simpson, James C. Sadler, Waller Tomlinson, Victory T. Trail. George Tyler, John M. Taylor. John W. Vessels, Joseph B. Wilat. Reuben Wigging, James Wiggins, Wm. G. Williams, Thomas Warren, William J. Witty, Richard C. Winlock. Alfred K. Young, Leray. Holman, Luke P. Nichols, William Crain, Patrick Conner. Thomas Dan- ing, Riley Hutchens, Thos. Henson, John F. Preston, Henry Rudd, Jas. Wenshed. James R. Winsack, William Thompson.
Company "M."
CAPTAIN-John R. Reno. 1st LIEUT .- David C. Goad. 2d LIEUT. Wm. H. Roark. SERGTS .- William Johns, William B. Terry, Thomas G. Terry, Joseph M. Luck, Isaac Walker, Elijah P. Cook, James W. Poag, George A. Little. CORPLS .- William Thurman, Green W. Stew-
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art, John A. Bryant, Chas. M. Manahan, William H. Quick, Joseph M. Roark, Lycurgus James, Nathan R. Mathias. BUGLERS-Thomas O. Brown, Moses E. M. Jones. FARRIERS-Harrison Landon, Llewllyn Kennedy. SADDLER-Patrick Carter. WAGONER-George B. Reed. PRIVATES-Thomas Arnold, Leonard Allison, Leonard Anderson. Marshall M. Engleton, Baker Arnett, John J. Brotherton, Edone H. Brewer, Samuel S. Brewer, Abram B. Brewer, Joel Butler, John Burns, William Bellou, Henry Cohorn, Daniel C. Caldwell, David Caldwell, George W. Caldwell, George Curtis, William B. Capel, William J. Car- ver, Andrew Day, Jacob Dukes, Nathan Dearing, Robert D. Freeman, George W. Goodman, Virgil Graham, Garret Graham, Francis M. Hurl- gate, C. M. Helterbran, D. D. Hall, Isaac B. Jarvis, Jasper N. Joines, George W. Jolly, Richard T. F. Jones, James M. London, W'm. Lucas, John B. Lee, Henry C. McDonald, Abram L. McElvane, David M. Mar- tin, James M. Malone, Simeon F. Mason, John T. Orange, Daniel Peabler, Abel O. Pitman, George H. Pay, James H. Pearson, Hugh D. Porter, William W. Raby, John H. Richardson, William S. Rucker, William Rice, Samuel Russell, James Reardon, Balis M. Stewart, Thos. H. Sher- rod, Albert H. Sanford, Andrew J. Shields, Thomas K. Shaver, Joseph Sweatt, Wesley Sketo, Augustus P. Smith. George Thompson, Noah Vincent, James M. Venable, Samuel Venable, James T. Wood, Joseph H. Wood, David Whitmer. John Lee, Wiliam Runner, Britton D. Sherrod. John Jemmison, Sylvester Vincent. James M. Alex- ander. William Hendricks Robert R. Ross, James Short. John Watson.
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INFANTRY REGIMENTS.
Col. James F. Buckner's Regiment.
One of the earliest military organizations in Kentucky for the Union cause was that of Col. James F. Buckner, at Hopkinsville, Christian county, Ky. It will be men- tioned here at the beginning of the infantry regiments, as its early breaking up prevented it entering the service under any numerical designation, and its recruits went into other organizations.
In an article by Col. R. M. Kelly, in the Century War Book, vol. 1, page 373, it is said :
"In Christian county, Col. James F. Buckner, a wealthy lawyer and planter, recruited a regiment from companies which organized originally as Home Guards. but soon determined to enter the volunteer service. He established a camp five miles north of Hopkinsville, where a few companies remained at a time; Christian county was strongly Unionist, while all the counties west of it were overwhelmingly Secessionist. Camp Boone (in Tennessee) was only a few miles from its southern bor- ders, and Fort Donelson about twenty miles southwest. Col. Buckner had a six pounder cannon, which could be heard at Camp Boone."
In the same article, Col. Kelly says, that when Gen. Simon B. Buckner (kinsman of Col. Jas. F. Buckner), the leader of the Kentucky State Guards, espoused the Con- federate cause and led his men into Kentucky, early in September. 1861, "the only forces in Kentucky were the unorganized regiment of Col. Buckner, near Hopkins- ville; the few hundred recruits gathered at Greensburg, Gen. Ward Nelson's forces at Camp Dick Robinson (none of which were ready for service); the Home Guard Brigade of Louisville, and the 'scattered companies of the Home Guards through the state."
Col. Jas. F. Buckner, in a written account, says, speak- ing of the. early days of the civil strife:
"We plainly saw that a conflict of arms was inevita- ble. Confederate camps, for the recruiting of troops, at Camp Boone and Camp Burnett, about twenty-five miles from Hopkinsville on the railroad near the Tennessee line, our friends determined they would do likewise, go into camp and drill; a site was selected and our boys be-
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gan to assemble. The location was on the land of Jos. Anderson, four miles north of Hopkinsville, in a grove near a spring. I was invited to take charge of it, which I did, August 28, 1861; I called it Camp Joe Anderson."
Prior to this date, the companies had been drilling. Members of Col. Buckner's family relate that they drilled on the lawn of the colonel's residence, and that on July 4, 1861, the companies paraded there. It was, therefore, August 28th, when these companies went in a body into camp at Camp Joe Anderson. Col. Buckner continues: "We had a company of well armed, uniformed men, about seventy strong, which I had formerly commanded, called the Hopkinsville Guards. They were then commanded by Capt. Ben Underwood. Around this company as a nucleus, I commenced to form a regiment. I sent to Camp Joe Holt a special agent to procure arms, and for one hundred Springfield muskets, and about ten rounds of ammunition. I continued in camp to organize com- pauies and drill as fast as the men came in from Chris- tian and adjoining counties, for about one month, having organized ten full companies. I had a six pound brass cannon procured from the state arsenal at Frankfort, and formed a gun squad of twenty men. I was formally elected colonel; James M. Shackelford, of Hopkinsville, lientenant-colonel: Ben H. Bristow, major. We were, up to that time, sustained in camp by the gratuitous contributions of friendly Union men. I was myself a large contributor in money, flour and other supplies from my farm. Gen. S. B. Buckner had taken com- mand of the troops assembled on the Tennessee line, and had repeatedly sent messages to me to come over and join him. Related by blood, I had great regard for him, but deeply regretted his course, and openly condemned it."
Col. Kelly, in the article mentioned, states that when Gen. S. B. Buckner came into Kentucky, in September, he "sent forces to Rochester, on Green river, and destroyed the locks 'there, and then moved against Col. Buckner's ramp, near Hopkinsville; warned of his approach, Col. Buckner directed his men, who had not yet been regularly enrolled to disperse, and make their way to the Union ramp at Owensboro. They succeeded, but Col. Buckner was himself taken prisoner."
It would be interesting to quote further from Col. Buckner's account, but space forbids. He tells in sub- stance, that his men had not obtained arms or ammuni- tion. That an organized force was coming upon him, and 18
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the wisest course he could pursue was to make his way through the country to the Ohio river. His men did so, and at the Federal camps in Owensboro and Calhoun went into other organizations, when they heard that their leader had been captured; many of them joined the 25th Ky. Infantry, under Shackelford and Bristow; and others, the 3d Ky. Cavalry, under Col. Jas. S. Jackson.
Col. Buckner was taken prisoner near Madisonville and carried south, where he was detained all winter. His brother, Win. T. Buckner, was associated with him in raising the regiment, and he became a captain in the 3d Ky. Cavalry; also, Lewis Buckner, son of the colonel, be- came a captain in the 8th Ky. Cavalry, and 52d Mounted Infantry.
First Kentucky Infantry.
In the spring and early summer of 1861, the position of neutrality taken by Kentucky was respected to such an extent that camps of enlistment of Union troops from Kentucky were established outside the state; one oppo- site Louisville, known as Camp Jo Holt, and one opposite Newport, called Camp Clay. The 1st Ky. Infantry was recruited and organized at Camp Clay by Col. James V. Guthrie, and was mustered into the service of the United States, June 4, 1861, by Maj. S. Burbank. The 2d Ky. Infantry was associated with this regiment at Camp Clay. and during its entire history. As soon as these two regi- ments were organized, they were ordered to proceed by steamboat, up the Ohio river, to unite with other forces against the Confederates in what is now West Virginia. July 2, 1861, Gen. MeClellan, who then had command in West Virginia, ordered Gen. J. D. Cox, to take the 1st and 2d Ky. Infantry into his command, and proceed up the Kanawha river. July 25th Gen. Rosecrans, who was then commanding in West Virginia, at Grafton, was or- ganizing his forces into the 4th Brigade, to consist of the 1st and 2d Ky. Infantry, with the 12th, 19th and portions of the 1Sth and 21st Ohio, to be called the Brigade of the Kanawha, under the command of Gen. J. D. Cox. In the month of July, 1861, the two regiments had numerous en- gagements in West Virginia, fighting at Gauley Bridge, Beverly, Red House and other places. On the 18th of July, Col. Woodruff, of the 2d, was captured. The two regiments remained in West Virginia during the fall, and part of the winter. They were both full, numbering
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each about one thousand men. In December, 1861, they were at Charleston; in this month, Col. Guthrie resigned and David A. Enyart was commissioned colonel, and con- tinued to command the regiment during its entire career afterward. Early in January, 1862, they were ordered to join the Army of the Cumberland. They proceeded to Louisville by boat, and from thence marched to Bards- town, where they were in January. In February they were at Green river, on their way south with Buell's army. Upon the fall of Fort Donelson, in February, they moved to Nashville. The 1st was in Bruce's brigade, Nelson's division. It accompanied Buell's army to Pitts- burg Landing, Tenn. The brigade contained the 1st Ky., Col. Enyart; 2d Ky., Col. Sedgewick, and the 20th Ky., Col. S. D. Bruce. Gen. Nelson says in his report of the battle of Shiloh, that he had his entire division across the Tennessee river by 9 o'clock p. m., Sunday. April 6th, the first day of the battle, Bruce's brigade was to the right of Ammen's brigade, and to the right of Bruce was Nelson's center. The work of Nelson's division at Shiloh is historic. In it were four Kentucky infantry regiments, 1st, 2d, 6th and 20th.
Col. Envart, of the 1st, in his report of Shiloh, says his regiment lay on their arms all night, and at 4 o'clock next morning advanced and fought through that day driving the enemy steadily, but receiving tremendous fire in so doing. He commends the coolness and courage of Lieut .- Col. Leiper, Maj. Cahill, Adjt. Wright, Capts. Barr, Becker and Hadlock, and Lieut. Smith. Col. Bruce, com- manding the brigade, says, the 1st Ky. deserved the high- est commendation, that it "was in full range of the enemy's fire, and at all times maintained its formation, with a tenacity becoming veterans."
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