Co. D., 13th Illinois Cavalry, Union army
Kimzey enlisted in the Union Army for Civil War service on February 25, 1864 at DuQuoin, Perry County, Illinois, for a term of three years. He was promised an enlistment bounty of $300, to be paid in installments. He was an eighteen-year-old farmer, living at the time in the 13th District of Perry County.. He became a private in Co. D, 13th Illinois Cavalry. His enlistment document says he was 5' 6" tall, and had blue eyes, brown hair, and a fair complexion. Other papers in his file say he was 6' tall. During the entire time of his service his regiment served in Arkansas. The 13th Illinois fought in the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry on the Sabine River on April 30, 1864. During the whole of the War, the regiment lost 21 enlisted men killed and wounded as a result of enemy action, and 364 men and officers from disease. Kimzey was mustered out of the army at Pine Bluff, Arkansas on August 31, 1865. He kept his revolver, sabre, and accoutrements when he returned home.
Kimzey died of malaria and chronic bronchitis at his home near Grapevine on October 29, 1926.
Father: James Campbell Kimzey (1820-c.1880)
Mother: Catherine Brown
Married 1 Jannett A Craig (1852-????) on 26 Oct 1868 in Perry Co, IL
2 Maude Mae Jones (1873-1965)
Children
Isaac Means Kimzey (1913-2008)
Kimzey enlisted in the Union Army for Civil War service on February 25, 1864 at DuQuoin, Perry County, Illinois, for a term of three years. He was promised an enlistment bounty of $300, to be paid in installments. He was an eighteen-year-old farmer, living at the time in the 13th District of Perry County.. He became a private in Co. D, 13th Illinois Cavalry. His enlistment document says he was 5' 6" tall, and had blue eyes, brown hair, and a fair complexion. Other papers in his file say he was 6' tall. During the entire time of his service his regiment served in Arkansas. The 13th Illinois fought in the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry on the Sabine River on April 30, 1864. During the whole of the War, the regiment lost 21 enlisted men killed and wounded as a result of enemy action, and 364 men and officers from disease. Kimzey was mustered out of the army at Pine Bluff, Arkansas on August 31, 1865. He kept his revolver, sabre, and accoutrements when he returned home.
Kimzey died of malaria and chronic bronchitis at his home near Grapevine on October 29, 1926.
Father: James Campbell Kimzey (1820-c.1880)
Mother: Catherine Brown
Married 1 Jannett A Craig (1852-????) on 26 Oct 1868 in Perry Co, IL
2 Maude Mae Jones (1873-1965)
Children
Isaac Means Kimzey (1913-2008)
Co. D., 13th Illinois Cavalry, Union army
Kimzey enlisted in the Union Army for Civil War service on February 25, 1864 at DuQuoin, Perry County, Illinois, for a term of three years. He was promised an enlistment bounty of $300, to be paid in installments. He was an eighteen-year-old farmer, living at the time in the 13th District of Perry County.. He became a private in Co. D, 13th Illinois Cavalry. His enlistment document says he was 5' 6" tall, and had blue eyes, brown hair, and a fair complexion. Other papers in his file say he was 6' tall. During the entire time of his service his regiment served in Arkansas. The 13th Illinois fought in the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry on the Sabine River on April 30, 1864. During the whole of the War, the regiment lost 21 enlisted men killed and wounded as a result of enemy action, and 364 men and officers from disease. Kimzey was mustered out of the army at Pine Bluff, Arkansas on August 31, 1865. He kept his revolver, sabre, and accoutrements when he returned home.
Kimzey died of malaria and chronic bronchitis at his home near Grapevine on October 29, 1926.
Father: James Campbell Kimzey (1820-c.1880)
Mother: Catherine Brown
Married 1 Jannett A Craig (1852-????) on 26 Oct 1868 in Perry Co, IL
2 Maude Mae Jones (1873-1965)
Children
Isaac Means Kimzey (1913-2008)
Kimzey enlisted in the Union Army for Civil War service on February 25, 1864 at DuQuoin, Perry County, Illinois, for a term of three years. He was promised an enlistment bounty of $300, to be paid in installments. He was an eighteen-year-old farmer, living at the time in the 13th District of Perry County.. He became a private in Co. D, 13th Illinois Cavalry. His enlistment document says he was 5' 6" tall, and had blue eyes, brown hair, and a fair complexion. Other papers in his file say he was 6' tall. During the entire time of his service his regiment served in Arkansas. The 13th Illinois fought in the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry on the Sabine River on April 30, 1864. During the whole of the War, the regiment lost 21 enlisted men killed and wounded as a result of enemy action, and 364 men and officers from disease. Kimzey was mustered out of the army at Pine Bluff, Arkansas on August 31, 1865. He kept his revolver, sabre, and accoutrements when he returned home.
Kimzey died of malaria and chronic bronchitis at his home near Grapevine on October 29, 1926.
Father: James Campbell Kimzey (1820-c.1880)
Mother: Catherine Brown
Married 1 Jannett A Craig (1852-????) on 26 Oct 1868 in Perry Co, IL
2 Maude Mae Jones (1873-1965)
Children
Isaac Means Kimzey (1913-2008)
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