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14th Kentucky Infantry [US]: March 2010
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14th Kentucky Infantry [US]. Sunday, March 21, 2010. Capt Wiley C. Patrick's Death near Foster's House, GA. On June 2, 1864, the 14th KY participated in an engagement that would result in the regiment's first heavy casualties during this campaign. Among them would be Captain Wiley C. Patrick. The following is an account of events that ultimately, on this fateful day, led to his untimely death at the age of 28. A new Georgia pine seedling, specially obtained by a 14th KY descendant from near the battlefie...
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14th Kentucky Infantry [US]: May 2010
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14th Kentucky Infantry [US]. Friday, May 28, 2010. Memorial Day 2010 - May We Never Forget. On May 31, 2010, America is observing Memorial Day. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it was first enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War. After World War I it was expanded to include the men and women of all wars who died while in the military service. General Order No. 11:. A number of G.A.R. posts were located in Eastern Kentucky. Croxton Post # 9, McKenzie, Lewis County. Chilton Osborn Post ...
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14th Kentucky Infantry [US]: Unsung Heroes - Women During the Civil War
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14th Kentucky Infantry [US]. Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Unsung Heroes - Women During the Civil War. March is Women's History Month. This blog is dedicated to all women and their accomplishments during the Civil War. Women may not have had a voice in the political process or a part in the military actions of the day, but the Union ladies of Greenup, Greenup Co. KY did not hesitate to show their patriotism and voice their opinions to Hon. William C. Ireland, a local Kentucky state representative:. Both Kate R...
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14th Kentucky Infantry [US]: Capt. Wiley C. Patrick's Death near Foster's House, GA
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14th Kentucky Infantry [US]. Sunday, March 21, 2010. Capt Wiley C. Patrick's Death near Foster's House, GA. On June 2, 1864, the 14th KY participated in an engagement that would result in the regiment's first heavy casualties during this campaign. Among them would be Captain Wiley C. Patrick. The following is an account of events that ultimately, on this fateful day, led to his untimely death at the age of 28. A new Georgia pine seedling, specially obtained by a 14th KY descendant from near the battlefie...
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14th Kentucky Infantry [US]: Captain Reuben Patrick and the Williams Gun
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14th Kentucky Infantry [US]. Wednesday, March 3, 2010. Captain Reuben Patrick and the Williams Gun. Captain Reuben Patrick and the Williams Gun. The story of Captain Reuben Patrick's capture of the famous Williams Gun in Eastern Kentucky during the Civil War never fails to stir up interest and curiosity. His exploits were widely publicized and his display of courage and daring became legendary. Captain Patrick immediately decided to relieve the general of this rare piece of artillery. Being afraid th...
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14th Kentucky Infantry [US]: Memorial Day 2010 - May We Never Forget
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14th Kentucky Infantry [US]. Friday, May 28, 2010. Memorial Day 2010 - May We Never Forget. On May 31, 2010, America is observing Memorial Day. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it was first enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War. After World War I it was expanded to include the men and women of all wars who died while in the military service. General Order No. 11:. A number of G.A.R. posts were located in Eastern Kentucky. Croxton Post # 9, McKenzie, Lewis County. Chilton Osborn Post ...
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14th Kentucky Infantry [US]: June 2010
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14th Kentucky Infantry [US]. Tuesday, June 22, 2010. The Life and Times of George Washington Ward, 14th KY Infantry. George Washington Ward was born on May 31, 1846, near Inez, Johnson, now Martin Co. KY. He was the son of Willis / Wells Ward and Lucinda Preston, a grand-daughter of Moses Preston. On July 1, 1864, near Atlanta, Ward contracted diarrhea, due to excessive hardships and exposures, and was subsquently treated in hospitals at Marietta, Georgia, Knoxville, Tennessee, and Louisville, Kentucky.
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14th Kentucky Infantry [US]: February 2010
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14th Kentucky Infantry [US]. Saturday, February 27, 2010. Steamboats on the Big Sandy River during the Civil War. When the Civil War broke out in 1861, the lack of good roads made steamboats a natural choice to transport troops and supplies up the river. The following boats were in use during the Civil War. This list is a work in progress and more boats may be added as additional information becomes available. May have been previously named "Victor". Owner: Judge Joseph Patton. Burned by CS raiders.
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14th Kentucky Infantry [US]: The Sultana Tragedy
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14th Kentucky Infantry [US]. Tuesday, April 27, 2010. During the early morning hours of April 27, 1865, the "Sultana", a Mississippi River steamboat paddlewheeler, which, for two years, ran a regular route between St. Louis and New Orleans, exploded about 7 miles north of Memphis. Among the Union prisoners of war were 185 Kentuckians, including two men from the 14th KY Infantry - Privates Elisha Curnutte, Co. G/D and Henry H. Gambill, Co. B. Soon the "Sultana" left the wharf at Vicksburg and was on the w...