Joseph McKendree Kennerly was born 23 Mar 1826 at "Greenway Court" in White Post, Frederick County, Virginia. He was the second son of Rev. Thomas Kennerly and Ann Susan Carnegy. He was a farmer.
Joseph enlisted as a Corporal in the 1st Virginia Cavalry, C.S.A., on 18 Apr 1861. He transferred to the Clarke Cavalry, Co. D, 6th Virginia Cavalry on 12 Sep 1861 and was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant 20 Apr 1862, to 1st Lieutenant 1 May 1862, and to Captain 28 Oct 1864. He was severely wounded twice on 29 Jun 1864 at Reams Station and was permanently disabled.
Joseph married Josepha Ann Beale on 7 Sep 1854 at "Wheatland", Frederick County, Virginia. They raised four children together.
Joseph died 19 Jul 1893 at "Greenway Court" in White Post, Clarke County, Virginia, at the age of 67. Cause of death was catarrah of the stomach. (Other sources list his date of death as 6 Jul 1893, 18 Jul 1893, and 12 Aug 1893.)
Obituary published in The Clarke Courier on 26 Jul 1893:
Capt. J. McK. Kennerly, of "Greenway Court," near White Post, died on Wednesday, July 19th, aged about 67 years, and his remains were deposited in the family burying ground on Thursday evening. Capt. Kennerly's military title was not the gift of a Governor but was conferred upon him by brave Confederate comrades, who knew his worth and gallantry, and the cause for which he fought did not contain a truer or more devoted defender. He loved his men and they loved him, and they would brave with him the greatest dangers. As a citizen he was greatly respected, and as a neighbor no one was more kind or warm-hearted. He entered upon his last sleep robed in the esteem of a community that knows and appreciates true worth.
Joseph enlisted as a Corporal in the 1st Virginia Cavalry, C.S.A., on 18 Apr 1861. He transferred to the Clarke Cavalry, Co. D, 6th Virginia Cavalry on 12 Sep 1861 and was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant 20 Apr 1862, to 1st Lieutenant 1 May 1862, and to Captain 28 Oct 1864. He was severely wounded twice on 29 Jun 1864 at Reams Station and was permanently disabled.
Joseph married Josepha Ann Beale on 7 Sep 1854 at "Wheatland", Frederick County, Virginia. They raised four children together.
Joseph died 19 Jul 1893 at "Greenway Court" in White Post, Clarke County, Virginia, at the age of 67. Cause of death was catarrah of the stomach. (Other sources list his date of death as 6 Jul 1893, 18 Jul 1893, and 12 Aug 1893.)
Obituary published in The Clarke Courier on 26 Jul 1893:
Capt. J. McK. Kennerly, of "Greenway Court," near White Post, died on Wednesday, July 19th, aged about 67 years, and his remains were deposited in the family burying ground on Thursday evening. Capt. Kennerly's military title was not the gift of a Governor but was conferred upon him by brave Confederate comrades, who knew his worth and gallantry, and the cause for which he fought did not contain a truer or more devoted defender. He loved his men and they loved him, and they would brave with him the greatest dangers. As a citizen he was greatly respected, and as a neighbor no one was more kind or warm-hearted. He entered upon his last sleep robed in the esteem of a community that knows and appreciates true worth.
Joseph McKendree Kennerly was born 23 Mar 1826 at "Greenway Court" in White Post, Frederick County, Virginia. He was the second son of Rev. Thomas Kennerly and Ann Susan Carnegy. He was a farmer.
Joseph enlisted as a Corporal in the 1st Virginia Cavalry, C.S.A., on 18 Apr 1861. He transferred to the Clarke Cavalry, Co. D, 6th Virginia Cavalry on 12 Sep 1861 and was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant 20 Apr 1862, to 1st Lieutenant 1 May 1862, and to Captain 28 Oct 1864. He was severely wounded twice on 29 Jun 1864 at Reams Station and was permanently disabled.
Joseph married Josepha Ann Beale on 7 Sep 1854 at "Wheatland", Frederick County, Virginia. They raised four children together.
Joseph died 19 Jul 1893 at "Greenway Court" in White Post, Clarke County, Virginia, at the age of 67. Cause of death was catarrah of the stomach. (Other sources list his date of death as 6 Jul 1893, 18 Jul 1893, and 12 Aug 1893.)
Obituary published in The Clarke Courier on 26 Jul 1893:
Capt. J. McK. Kennerly, of "Greenway Court," near White Post, died on Wednesday, July 19th, aged about 67 years, and his remains were deposited in the family burying ground on Thursday evening. Capt. Kennerly's military title was not the gift of a Governor but was conferred upon him by brave Confederate comrades, who knew his worth and gallantry, and the cause for which he fought did not contain a truer or more devoted defender. He loved his men and they loved him, and they would brave with him the greatest dangers. As a citizen he was greatly respected, and as a neighbor no one was more kind or warm-hearted. He entered upon his last sleep robed in the esteem of a community that knows and appreciates true worth.
Joseph enlisted as a Corporal in the 1st Virginia Cavalry, C.S.A., on 18 Apr 1861. He transferred to the Clarke Cavalry, Co. D, 6th Virginia Cavalry on 12 Sep 1861 and was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant 20 Apr 1862, to 1st Lieutenant 1 May 1862, and to Captain 28 Oct 1864. He was severely wounded twice on 29 Jun 1864 at Reams Station and was permanently disabled.
Joseph married Josepha Ann Beale on 7 Sep 1854 at "Wheatland", Frederick County, Virginia. They raised four children together.
Joseph died 19 Jul 1893 at "Greenway Court" in White Post, Clarke County, Virginia, at the age of 67. Cause of death was catarrah of the stomach. (Other sources list his date of death as 6 Jul 1893, 18 Jul 1893, and 12 Aug 1893.)
Obituary published in The Clarke Courier on 26 Jul 1893:
Capt. J. McK. Kennerly, of "Greenway Court," near White Post, died on Wednesday, July 19th, aged about 67 years, and his remains were deposited in the family burying ground on Thursday evening. Capt. Kennerly's military title was not the gift of a Governor but was conferred upon him by brave Confederate comrades, who knew his worth and gallantry, and the cause for which he fought did not contain a truer or more devoted defender. He loved his men and they loved him, and they would brave with him the greatest dangers. As a citizen he was greatly respected, and as a neighbor no one was more kind or warm-hearted. He entered upon his last sleep robed in the esteem of a community that knows and appreciates true worth.
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Joseph McK. Kennerly, Born March 26, 1826, Died July 18, 1893, also C.B.R, Kennerly, Born 1829, Buried in the Pacific Ocean Feb. 6, 1861. ("Proceedings of the Clarke County Historical Association, Vol. 1", 1941)
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