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John Henry McVay “Mack” King

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John Henry McVay “Mack” King Veteran

Birth
Alabama, USA
Death
28 Jan 1906 (aged 62)
Hackleburg, Marion County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Hackleburg, Marion County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
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Marriage 1 Mary Elizabeth CARROLL b: 22 Jun 1846 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia•Married: 25 Dec 1866 in Russellville, Franklin County, Alabama
•Change Date: 14 Apr 2006

Pvt. Company I, 16th Regiment, Alabama Infantry (CSA)
Aug. 8, 1861 to Sept. 4, 1864
Shot in the left lung and leg during the struggle.
Note: Served with a W. King and an S.C. King
The National Park Service website details the following: 16th Regiment, Alabama Infantry
https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=CAL0016RI
Overview:
16th Infantry Regiment, assembled at Courtland, Alabama, in August, 1861, contained men from Russell, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Franklin, Cherokee, and Marion counties. The unit was ordered to Tennessee, then Kentucky where it fought at Fishing Creek under General Zollicoffer. Later it was assigned to General Wood's, Lowrey's, and Shelley's Brigade. After taking part in the Battle of Shiloh and Perryville, the 16th participated in the campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, moved with Hood to Tennessee, then saw action in North Carolina. In September, 1861, the regiment totalled 867 effectives. It sustained 168 casualties at Murfreesboro, and lost fifty-nine percent of the 414 engaged at Chickamauga. During December, 1863, there were 302 present for duty and 202 arms. It lost 150 killed and wounded at Jonesboro and half of its remaining force were disabled at Franklin and Nashville. On April 26, 1865, about 50 officers and men surrendered. Its commanding officers were Colonels Frederick A. Ashford, A.H. Helvenston, and William B. Wood; and Lieutenant Colonels John W. Harris, Joseph J. May, and John H. McGaughy.

Private John Henry McVay King, CSA, Civil War was the fourth child of the union between John "Jack" King and Julia T Hessian. Nickname was 'Mack'. Went by J.H.M. King.
Jack was from Lincoln county, Kentucky and the son of Harbert King, Sr. and Mary Owsley. (My 4xgrandparents)
Julia's last name is spelled various ways..... Hesson, Hession, etc.
Contributor: Jeff Williamson (50827758)
Marriage 1 Mary Elizabeth CARROLL b: 22 Jun 1846 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia•Married: 25 Dec 1866 in Russellville, Franklin County, Alabama
•Change Date: 14 Apr 2006

Pvt. Company I, 16th Regiment, Alabama Infantry (CSA)
Aug. 8, 1861 to Sept. 4, 1864
Shot in the left lung and leg during the struggle.
Note: Served with a W. King and an S.C. King
The National Park Service website details the following: 16th Regiment, Alabama Infantry
https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=CAL0016RI
Overview:
16th Infantry Regiment, assembled at Courtland, Alabama, in August, 1861, contained men from Russell, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Franklin, Cherokee, and Marion counties. The unit was ordered to Tennessee, then Kentucky where it fought at Fishing Creek under General Zollicoffer. Later it was assigned to General Wood's, Lowrey's, and Shelley's Brigade. After taking part in the Battle of Shiloh and Perryville, the 16th participated in the campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, moved with Hood to Tennessee, then saw action in North Carolina. In September, 1861, the regiment totalled 867 effectives. It sustained 168 casualties at Murfreesboro, and lost fifty-nine percent of the 414 engaged at Chickamauga. During December, 1863, there were 302 present for duty and 202 arms. It lost 150 killed and wounded at Jonesboro and half of its remaining force were disabled at Franklin and Nashville. On April 26, 1865, about 50 officers and men surrendered. Its commanding officers were Colonels Frederick A. Ashford, A.H. Helvenston, and William B. Wood; and Lieutenant Colonels John W. Harris, Joseph J. May, and John H. McGaughy.

Private John Henry McVay King, CSA, Civil War was the fourth child of the union between John "Jack" King and Julia T Hessian. Nickname was 'Mack'. Went by J.H.M. King.
Jack was from Lincoln county, Kentucky and the son of Harbert King, Sr. and Mary Owsley. (My 4xgrandparents)
Julia's last name is spelled various ways..... Hesson, Hession, etc.
Contributor: Jeff Williamson (50827758)


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