Civil War Union Army Officer. He enlisted on October 5, 1861 with a commission of Lieutenant Colonel into the 5th Kentucky Infantry - “Louisville Legion”. He was subsequently promoted to the rank of Colonel and would resign on the 26th of January 1863. He was instrumental in the recruiting of 54th Kentucky Mounted Infantry and when that regiment was organized at New Castle, Kentucky on September 1, 1864, he was placed at the helm of it with the rank of Colonel and would lead it until the regiment’s mustering out date of September 1, 1865.
Civil War Union Army Officer. He enlisted on October 5, 1861 with a commission of Lieutenant Colonel into the 5th Kentucky Infantry - “Louisville Legion”. He was subsequently promoted to the rank of Colonel and would resign on the 26th of January 1863. He was instrumental in the recruiting of 54th Kentucky Mounted Infantry and when that regiment was organized at New Castle, Kentucky on September 1, 1864, he was placed at the helm of it with the rank of Colonel and would lead it until the regiment’s mustering out date of September 1, 1865.
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