John was scout for Col. Dils when Dips was received of command. John went to Louisville and volunteered . He entered Union Army as private till war was over.

Squire Hall served as scout for the unit. Allegiance to Union questioned since brother was Confederate captain.

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George Washington Sowards is identified as a private in the 39th Kentucky Infantry
on his grave marker. I have a high definition photo of the marker.

My 3rd Great Grandfather. Feel free to reach out! Via Ancestry: Enlistment Age 27 Birth Date 1835 Enlistment Date 6 Sep 1862 Enlistment Place Peach Orchard, Kentucky Enlistment Rank Private Muster Date 16 Feb 1863 Muster Place Kentucky Muster Company A Muster Regiment 39th Infantry Muster Regiment Type Infantry Muster Information Enlisted Muster Out Date 15 Sep 1865 Muster Out Place Louisville, Kentucky Muster Out Information Mustered Out Side of War Union Survived War? Yes Last Known Residence Place Floyd County, Kentucky Death Date 1917 Burial Place Abbott Creek, Floyd Co., Kentucky Cemetery Musik & Akers Cemty

I am in possession of an authentic parchment of Company A 39th Kentucky Mounted Infantry. This is exciting to me. Feel free to contact me via email.

Moses joined Co A on Dec. 30, 1863 in Paintsville, KY. He remained until the end of the war. He was AWOL the entire month of August 1864 and according to the 'Muster Out Roll' he was 'tried by field court and sentenced 10 days work on fortifications'. He returned to SW Virginia after the war. He is my great great grandfather.

Thomas M. Musick joined the Union Army as a Pvt. in Co., A, 39th Kentucky Mounted Infantry (Union). He was married to a daughter of Jefferson N. Wilson (CSA). He survived the War and is buried in the Music cemetery in Floyd Co., Kentucky.

Hoping to find any information, or a photo of my Great Great Grandfather.

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Hoping to find pictures of Alex, and his brothers Jarvey and John W. who were privates in Company B of the 39th Kentucky Mounted iNfantry.

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William Was my 3rd Great Grandfather

Name: William Frasier
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Kentucky
Regiment Name: 39 Kentucky Infantry.
Regiment Name Expanded: 39th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
Company: B
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M386 roll 9

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Enlisted Nov. 6, 1862

Brother of Jacob & David Kilgore. Born on ' Copper Creek ' Scott County,Va. The regiment was mustered out at Louisville, Sept. 25, 1865,
after nearly three years of continuous active service and
participating in such a number of fights and skirmishes it
would be difficult to enumerate.

Son of Robert Kilgore & Elizabeth Gray. Born on ' Copper Creek,' Scott Co.Va. Enlisted on 10/13/1862 at Peach Orchard, KY as a Corporal.

On 2/16/1863 he mustered into 'B' Co. KY 39th Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 9/15/1865 at Louisville, KY This regiment was raised by Col. Dills in the fall of 1862
from the counties along the Big Sandy, and was organized in
camp at Peach Orchard, where it was mustered into service Feb.
16, 1863.

Aaron last name was Lane . some record has lain

A 4th great-uncle, Erastus Lambert (1834-1863) was from Pike Co,KY. Enlisted Sept. 1862.
Died 20 April 1863 at Louisa, KY. while in service. Buried at New Albany, Ind. National Cemetery.

John Freeman Ramsey died of disease in Camp Bishop in 3/27/1863 at Louisa KY.

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This soldier was my great-great-grandfather on my dad's side.

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My great-great grandfather. Information taken from his military tombstone located in the Herald Family Cemetery in Lloyd, KY.

I beleive this to be the James Ross KIA Near Burin,Kentucky in Carter County December 1862.He was killed while escorting local CSA rangers who over took their guards.Killing the small group of four union home guards.They were were buried in a mass grave near the Frank Wells farm.John T.Wells also rode with the local rangers CSA.At least one local man was charged and moved to camp chase prison.This being Henry Sloas who son Franklin.Henry Sloas is my Third Great Grandfather.

James C. Wright was Born in Jackson County Kentucky in 1838. He enlisted at Peach Tree Kentucky with the 39th Kentucky Volunteers Company C.
ServiceThe 39th Kentucky Infantry was organized at Peach Orchard in Lawrence County, Kentucky on November 18, 1862. It mustered in for a three-year enlistment on February 16, 1863 under the command of Colonel John Dils, Jr. Although the regiment was mounted, it was never designated as mounted infantry.

The regiment was attached to District of Eastern Kentucky, Department of the Ohio, to June 1863. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, XXIII Corps, Department of the Ohio, to August 1863. District of Eastern Kentucky, 1st Division, XXIII Corps, to April 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, District of Kentucky, 5th Division, XXIII Corps, to July 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, District of Kentucky, to December 1864. Louisa, Kentucky, District and Department of Kentucky, to September 1865.

The 39th Kentucky Infantry mustered out of service on September 15, 1865.

[edit] Detailed serviceAction near Piketon, Ky., November 5, 1862. Wireman's Shoals, Big Sandy River, December 4. Skirmishes in Floyd County December 4 and near Prestonburg December 4–5. Near Prestonburg December 31. Near Louisa, Ky., March 25–26, 1863. Piketon April 13 and 15. Beaver Creek, Floyd County, June 27. Mouth of Coal Run, Pike County, July 2. Expedition from Beaver Creek into southwest Virginia July 3–11. Pond Creek July 6. Clark's Neck and Carter County August 27. Marrowbone Creek September 22. Terman's Ferry January 9, 1864. Laurel Creek, W. Va., February 12. Operations in eastern Kentucky March 28-April 16. Forks of Beaver March 31. Brushy Creek April 7. Paintsville April 13. Half Mountain, Magoffin County, April 14. Saylersville April 16. Expedition from Louisa to Rockhouse Creek May 9–13 (Company B). Pond Creek, Pike County, May 16. Pike County May 18. Operations against Morgan May 31-June 20. Mt. Sterling June 9. Cynthiana June 12. Burbridge's Expedition into southwest Virginia September 20-October 17. Saltville October 2. Stoneman's Expedition into southwest Virginia December 10–29. Bristol, Tenn., December 13. Arlington, Va., December 15. Near Marlon, Va., December 17–18. Saltville, Va., December 20–21. Capture and destruction of salt works. Duty in the Sandy Valley and in eastern Kentucky guarding and protecting the country until September 1865.

[edit] CasualtiesThe regiment lost a total of 234 men during service; 3 officers and 24 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 3 officers and 194 enlisted men died of disease.

[edit] CommandersColonel John Dils, Jr.
[edit] See also American Civil War portal
List of Kentucky Civil War Units
Kentucky in the Civil War
[edit] ReferencesDyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908.
Attribution
This article contains text from 'A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion' (1908) by Frederick Henry Dyer. a text now in the public domain.
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Enlisted at 18, settled in McDowell County, West Virginia after the war, along with his brother, Corporal Curtis Coleman. William married Elizabeth Reed at Garland, WV, and had nine children, the youngest two being twins. One of those twins, William (known as 'Tom') was my grandfather, who was killed in a mining accident in 1926. William died in 1931, his wife in 1933.

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Last name sometimes (mis)spelled as Mainard. Thomas was my Great Grandfather and he was photographed in his Civil War uniform and the photo is extant and I have a copy. Curiously, in his photo, Thomas looks like an identical twin to my grown son. We have located his grave in Lawrence County Ky. Mustered out in 1865.

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Promoted to Major at end of Civil War

K.I.A. Sept. 1863

Beleive it or not Amon Brock is my Grandfather! He was 70 years old when my father was born in 1918. He died at the age
of 74 and is buried in the Hale Cemetery in Tuttle, Kentucky:
a small rural community near Corbin, Kentucky. Amon was a
farmer and owned a 125 acre farm in Tuttle where my father,
Everett C. Brock and his other brothers and sister were born.
All of the children from Amon's second marriage to Dora McHargue are deceased, except for the middle child Charlie
Brock who still owns the farm owned by his father and where
all of the children were born.

b. 5/14/1844, Mt. Airy, NC. d. 2/23/1876 in Cedar County, Mo. Buried in Alder Cemetery, Jefferson Township, Cedar County, Missouri. m. Martha Elkins Callahan, 12/2/1866 in Jasper County, Mo.
John enlisted 10/31/1862. Discharged 9/15/1865.

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I know my great grandfather, Calvery Runyon served in the Union Kentucky 39th Infantry Company E in the Civil War. Please send any info as to where all this company was during the war and any other information about them.

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Buried at Dryhill,(Leslie Co.) Kentucky

Daniel was my great grandfather. He died 05/10/1930 at the age of 86.

if anyone is a relative i would love to hear from you.William K. is my grt. grd. father. I found his gravesite a few years ago near Bull Creek in Floyd Co. KY.

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if anyone has any info on him i would love to here from you.

if anyone has any info i would love to here from you

GG-Uncle
Larkin Porter enlisted in Co. G, 39th Kentucky Mounted Infantry on May 15, 1863, at Louisa, KY. The 39th fought in several battles and skirmishes in Kentucky and southwestern Virginia. In many cases they were fighting their brothers, relatives, and neighbors. Three of Larkin's brothers served in Co. D, 40th Kentucky Mounted Infantry. Larkin mustered out with his regiment at Louisville, KY, on September 15, 1865.

I think I am also related to Elijah Smallwood Co. D and William VanHook Co. B. I have read that 200 or more men in the 39th KY came from Southwest VA including Washington and Scott Counties. My relatives are from Washington and Scott

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He also had brothers in this company. Joseph Coleman, Lieut.Richard d Coleman, Wm. F Coleman And Daniel Coleman

His name was also spelled on documents as Jessie Jones. He is buried in Jones Cemetery, Pike County, Kentucky and has a military tombstone.

William enlisted in the Union Army on 3 April 1864 and mustered in 15 May 1864 Catlettsburg, KY. He was wounded in battle and died with smallpox on 28 Feb 1865 in the hospital at Louisa, KY. He was a member of Company H of the 39th KY Volunteer Mounted Infantry.

Muster rolls and materials from National Archives show he enlisted in Co. H, 39th KY on 19 Jul 1863 at Piketon, Pike County, KY. He was captured 14 or 15 Aug 1864 while on a scout in Buchanan County, VA. There is a special 'Notation' with bookmark made in 1887 in his file with muster records. This appears to be an extract from CSA records of his capture, interrogation and imprisonment. Quote from this source. 'Captured Aug 14 '63 in Buchannan Co., VA, while on scout.'
'In his examination before --- Carrington, CSA, at Richmond, VA., he stated that he lived in Pike Co. Ky, and was captured abt Aug 15 '63 in Buchanan Co., VA. by one Capt. Smith; was a Pvt. in Capt. Buchanan's Co. Va.
State Line and remained in it until it disbanded. Enlisted in 39th Ky, July 19'63. Did not wish to enlist but was conscripted. Desires to be exchanged. --- Carrington recommends that he be exchanged as a pris. of war.'
'He was brought from Castle --- and confined in Libby, Richd, Va Sept 26
'63. Admitted to Hospital No. 21 Richmond, VA. Nov 18 '63 with --- ----.
Retd. to quarters Dec 13 '63. in confinement at Pemmberton Jan 8 '64. Remark - 'vaccinated.' He was again admitted to Hospital 21 Richmond, VA. Jan 14 '64 and died Jan 19 '64 of ---- ---- and Pneumonia.' This completes extract found with his unit muster rolls.

I believe William was the brother of my great-great grandmother, Priscilla Elswick.

John was the eldest son of !st Lt. William Hagerman of CO. I

Alexander Hall left home in McDowell Co., West Virginia when 15 yrs old, along with his younger brother, following their Father to enlist with the Union forces in Kentucky. Enlistment Date: 14 September 1862 - Mustered out Company I 39th Infantry Regiment Kentucky on 15 September 1865. Alexander Hall was captured, and sent to Libby Prison, upon his release he was sent to Dakota Territory with a Calvary unit.
After the conclusion the Civil War Alexander settled in Britton, South Dakota, where he & his wife raised a large family. Alexander lived the rest of his life as a proud member of G.A.R. he died 1927 and is buried in Marshal Co. South Dakota.

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He is my GreatGrandFather Fought with 39th Mount Infantry Company I and
Peter his Brother fought in 39th Mount Infantry Company I both from Virginia now McDowel West Virginia.

John was My 3rd great Grandfather,Name: John Q Bentley
Birth Date: abt 1844
Age: 19
Enlistment Date: 1863
Military unit: Thirty-ninth Infantry, A-Bl

3rd Great Grandfather. Served in Company K. Enlisted 11/16/1862

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Enrolled at Peach Orchard in Louisa, Lawrence Co. Ky, Dec. 16, 1862. Honorably discharged in Louisville, Sept. 15, 1865. Had been promoted to Corporal by discharge. His pension file contains some interesting information: (1) He and several others were captured and held by Colonel Menifee for three months in 1862; (2) His company was involved in pursuing Morgan in 1864; (3) Married first Nancy Moore, then Margaret Green; (4) Children were Isaac, William, Nancy, Jasper, Daniel, and Cynthia; (5) Lived in Wise Co. Va. and Pike Co. Ky. after the war; (6) Born 1829 in Franklin Co. Va.; Died 1914 in Pike Co. Ky.

Willism Harrison went by the name Harrison Davis. He died in Ashland Kentucky on April 8, 1863 after an illness. He is buried somewhere in Ashland.

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Brother of Ellington & Jacob Kilgore of Scott Co.Va. May have deserted the Confederate 2nd Ky.Cav. to join his brothers.

A 3rd great-grandfather, Pvt. Joseph 'Joe' Lambert was from Pike Co, KY.
Received pension for Federal service after war.
Was U.S. postmaster of Lambert community in Floyd Co,KY. where he died c. 1909.

He was my GGG GrandFather

ruben, andrew jackson ray, and martin ray are all my greatgreatgrand uncals, sam hall, hiram casebolt, and both younts boys are also family members I know off, there may be more relatives.