8th Kentucky Infantry

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Buried in Kapark Cemetery, Newton county, Arkansas

Great-Great-Grandfather William Howard enlisted as a private and ended the war as a 3rd sergeant. No records of ever being wounded. Captured at Fort Donelson, sent to Camp Morton, Indianapolis, Indiana, Exchanged with 8th Kentucky Infantry (later to become 8th Kentucky Mounted Infantry). Joined General Nathan Bedford Forrest in March of 1864. Fought in Brice's Crossroads, Franklin, Tennessee, covered the retreat of the Army of Tennessee after the disastrous Battle of Nashville, fought at Selma, Alabama and surrendered with General Forrest at Gainesville, Alabama.

Wounded at Ft. Doneldson. I asume he was evacuwated to a hospital just before the surrender of the fort. for he was not captured there but was wounded. Shortly thereafter he Joined company 'B' 2nd(Woodward's)Kentucky Cavalry where he serve until Honarably discharged in late 1862.

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Taken prisoner at Fort Donelson and later paroled.

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Private Francis Marion McNeill was captured at the Battle of Paducah and sent to Camp Chase Ohio.

Private Hector McNeill was killed in action at Fort Donnelson in February, 1862.

Private James Nelson McNeill died at the Alton Prison Hospital on January 4, 1865. He was captured at the Battle of Harrisburg Mississippi in July on 1864.

Private William Daniel McNeill survied the War Between the States and died in 1919 in the Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Private William Henry was severely wounded in the Battle of Tishamingo Creek Mississippi on June 10, 1864. The regiment was the 8th Kentucky Mounted Infantry at this time.

At Fort Donaldson resigned from his rank and went back to the front as a private and was captured, later escaped and became captain of co a in Johnson's 10th ky partisan rangers cavalry csa . One of the six officers who escape with Gen Morgan from the Ohio State Prison.

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Great Great Great Grandfather.

Captured at Ft Donelson a POW at Camp Morton Ind. Exchanged at Vicksburg.His unit Consolidated with the 12 Kentucky Cav later. I believe he was captured at the Battle of Nashville he took the Oath on Feb 1 1865. He was 16 when he joined at Keesburg, Logan Co KY.

He was captured while on Morgan's Ohio raid sent to Camp Douglas. He later received a pension and a pow medal from the state of Tennessee. While trying to escape the Union ambush his horse fell on him pinned him and broke both legs.

He was in the 40 Tennessee regiment until it was split up in 1862. He was then in the 8th Ky mounted infantry.He survived the war and died in Bardstown Ky in 1891.