6th Kentucky Cavalry

i dont know what company? but he was on the raid into ohio with general morgan, he was captured and held at pittsberg pa.i dont know if he was transfered to another prison

First born George was born 1844 in Saline County, MO, his parents coming from Pulaski and Lincoln Counties, KY and who moved back to Lincoln County, KY by 1846. He died Nov 30, 1924 in Denton, TX having moved there with his father's family in 1870. US War Department Record of June 15, 1923: George M Hays, pvt., Co. B, 6th Reg. KY Cav., CSA (Grigsby’s Reg.), Enlisted Nov. 15, !862 at Lenoir, TN. He was captured at Cheshire, OH, July 20, 1863 and was paroled at Camp Douglas, IL, and transferred to Point Lookout, MD for exchange March 2, 1865, being received at Boulware’s and Cox’s Wharves, James River, VA about March 10, 1865. He subscribed to an oath of allegiance to the U.S., June 21, 1865 at Chattanooga, TN. Residence in Lincoln Co., KY, dark complexion, black hair, grey eyes, 5 feet 8 inches in height.

[4 x great granduncle] Sergeant; enlisted 8 Sep 1862; was with Gen. John Hunt Morgan on his Ohio Raid; taken prisoner near Buffington Island OH on 19 Jul 1863; sent as POW to Camp Douglas, IL; released 24 Mar 1865.

Deserted his unit after a month of service.

Samuel enlisted in September of 1862. He was a private in Company D of the 6th Kentucky Cavalry CSA. Samuel was a Morgan's Man - riding under the command of General John Hunt Morgan. Samuel was twice captured - once in Tennesse, in 1863. He was paroled, and rejoined his unit. The next time, he wasn't so lucky. He was captured during Morgan's great raid, the summer of 1863, and spent the remainder of the war in Camp Douglas, the prisoner-of-war camp in Chicago. He was received in Camp Douglas on August 22, 1863, and released on March 16, 1865. Samuel was not alone up there. Remember Richard Guthrie, his uncle? Richard Guthrie's (Samuel's Uncle) son William was also in Camp Douglas. William wasn't so fortunate, however. He died. Samuel's future brother-in-law, A.P. Walden, was also in Camp Douglas. AP and Mary married in 1867. Richard Guthrie was bondsman for the marriage. Samuel was described in his military papers as 5'9' tall, with dark complexion, brown hair, and hazel eyes.