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Civil War Participants : K |
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For some soldiers, we have portraits or grave photographs.
Note: the following codes identify sources:
| LovRep |
Lovington Reporter article of June 5, 1903, listing
veteran burials in Lovington Township. (In this compilation, I give this source great credence,
as it was written when these men were still remembered by the living.) |
| MCHGS |
Moultrie Country Historical and
Genealogical Society. In this list, this refers to the cemetery
transcriptions published by this group. |
| POR |
List of Pensioners on the Roll |
| 1891PBR |
Portrait and Biographical Record of Shelby and Moultrie Counties, 1891 |
| RoH |
Roll of Honor, published by the State of Illinois in 1929.
This is available at the Illinois State Archives
as well as in a corrected version here.
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| TWM |
This was Marrowbone,
a pamphlet from 1889. |
| OSY |
Our Seventieth year. A
publication of the American Legion, Moultrie County Post No. 68,
Sullivan Illinois. Among other information, this book lists
veteran burials for each war by cemetery. |
| Last name | First name | Alternate spelling | Recruited from | Rank | Co. | Regiment | Record | Death | Cemetery | Comment |
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| Kaufman | Elisha B | Sullivan | Recruit | D | 30th Ill. Inf. | Enlisted as a Private in Company D, 30th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 13 Nov 1862. Died of wounds Company D, 30th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 17 Nov 1862 in Cincinnati, OH. | 1862_11_17 | Family lived in Sullivan Co. IN, and probably buried there. | ||
| Kearney | Silas | Kinney, Kenny, Kainey | Sullivan | Private | E | 21st Ill. Inf. | TWM: Location not known. Preferred spelling is from that publication. | |||
| Kearney | William T. | Private | I | 166th Oh. Inf. | 1924_02_26 | Kellar | ||||
| Kellar | Edward H | Sullivan | Sergeant | C | 126th Ill. Inf. | Enlisted as a Sergeant on 19 Aug 1862. Enlisted in Company C, 126th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 4 Sep 1862. Died on 4 Apr 1864 in Camp Butler, Springfield, IL. | 1864_04_04 | |||
| Kelly | Daniel | Kelley | Sullivan | Private | B | 41st Ill. Inf. | 1877_02_14 | Purvis | Disabled | |
| Kennedy | Alex D. | Private | A | 154th Ill.Inf. | 1912_08_26 | Marrowbone | ||||
| Kennedy | Benjamin | Sullivan | Private | H | 18th Ill. Inf.,Reorg. | Widow Emily filed for pension in IL, 10 (15?) Apr 1915. An Emily Kennedy, age 70, lived in Piatt Co., IL in 1920. though no corresponding 1910 entry has been found and there is no indication about whether this is the same person. | ||||
| Kennedy | David F. | Sullivan | Corporal | B | 41st Ill.Inf. | 1913_06_04 | Marrowbone | |||
| Kennedy | Finis | 'Phineas', 'Keneday' | Sullivan | Private | E | 21st Ill. Inf. | TWM: Moved to Kansas City. Widow Libby J. filed for pension in KS, 3 Jan 1916. | |||
| Kennedy | John J. | Marrowbone | Cmd Sgt | HQ | 5th Ill. Cav. | |||||
| Kennedy | Samuel R. | Middle initial may be 'K' | Sullivan | Private | E | 21st Ill. Inf. | 1877_02_16 | Marrowbone | ||
| Kennedy | William B | Sullivan | Private | E | 21st Ill. Inf. | Enlisted as a Private in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jun 1861. Died of disease at Chattanooga, TN on 24 Oct 1863. | 1863_10_24 | Lived next door to Alex in 1860; probably brothers. | ||
| Kent | Robert | Sullivan | Private | E | 21st Ill. Inf. | |||||
| Kerchival | Joseph A | Kercheval | Sullivan | 2nd Lieutenant | I | 143rd Ill. Inf. | Filed for pension in IA, 15 Sep 1900. No subsequent widow's pension. A Joseph A. Kercheval lived in Washington Twp. Story Co. IA in 1880. His age matches the 1860 Moultrie census and wife's name (Nancy) matches the Moultrie marriage index, but birthplace differs (IN vs. OH). However, this may be the same person. | |||
| Kiger | George W. | Private | B | 21st Ill. Inf. | Enlisted as a Private on 15 Jun 1861. Joined Company B, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jun 1861. Received a disability discharge on 16 Dec 1862. | Listed in POR. | ||||
| Kinkade | Thomas | Private | D | 123rd Ill.Inf. | 1921_07_03 | Branch Side | Died at St. Charles,AR | |||
| Kirk | John L | Captain | I | 1st Tenn. Cav. Also: D and E, 5th Tenn. Cav.; D and I 4th Tenn. Inf. | 1910_12_14 | Greenhill | ||||
| Kirkwood | M. Hiram | Sullivan | Private | C | 126th Ill. Inf. | 1922_05_06 | Camfield | |||
| Kirkwood | William | Sullivan | Corporal | C | 126th Ill. Inf. | 1918_06_04 | Camfield | |||
| Kish | William W | Lovington | Private | A | 62nd Ill. Inf. | Filed for pension in WS or MO (unclear), 14 Jul 1890. No subsequent widow's pension. | ||||
| Kline | George Washington | Okaw | Private | G;H | 41st Ill. Inf. (H), 53rd Ill. Inf. (G) | 1927_06_29 | Marrowbone | Filed for pension in IL, 9 May 1887. No subsequent widow's pension. | ||
| Knapp | John | Corporal | D | 16th Oh. Inf. | 1902_12_29 | Whitfield | ||||
| Knight | Joel B | Sullivan | Private | E | 21st Ill. Inf. (E), 41st Ill. Inf. (B) | Enlisted as a Private on 26 Jun 1861, and joined Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jun 1861. Killed on 30 Dec 1862 in Stones River, TN. | 1862_12_30 | Marrowbone | Record unclear. Wounded at Stones River (12/30/1862) and reportedly died there (TWM). Other records list death as 16 Jun 1870. TWM: lost an arm in battle, discharged Sept 21, 1863; and died at home. | |
| Knotgrass | John | Snodgrass? | Sullivan | Private | I | 143rd Ill. Inf. | ||||
| Kutch | John | Kuch, Kuck | Sullivan | Private | E | 21st Ill. Inf. | Enlisted as a Private on 13 Jun 1861. Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jun 1861. Killed Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 31 Dec 1862 in Stones River, TN. | 1862_12_31 | Stones River National Cemetery, Murfreesboro, TN (name mispelled on stone) | (Death given incorrectly elsewhere as 12/21.) |
