7 Roll of Company E, First Regiment Cavalry, Kentucky volunteers, Confederate states army, Private, promoted to Captain in 4th Ky. Cavalry (1st organization.)

Captain Richard Owen Gathright, of Louisville, was one of three brothers in the Confederate service, going from their native county of Oldham. ... He was educated at Transylvania university and Asbury university. Leaving the junior class of the Indiana institution to enter the Confederate service. he enlisted at Hazelhurst, Miss., April 13, 1861, but his company not being called out, came home in May, and was enrolled as a private in the First Kentucky cavalry. At the reorganization of the army he returned to Kentucky from Chattanooga with his brother, John R. Gathright, who had been commissioned to organize (the) cavalry. He was a gallant soldier of Morgan's command, fought in many battles and skirmishes, and was wounded three times. His most severe wound was at Mount Sterling, in Morgan's last raid in Kentucky, when he was left upon the field, but escaping, a few weeks later, he rejoined his command, and was with Morgan at his last battle at Greenville. For about six months, in 1864-64, he was in command of a battalion of infantry under Gen. John Echols. At the time of the surrender of General Lee he reported back to General Giltner, commanding the brigade, and was assigned to the command of the Fourth Kentucky cavalry, which her surrendered at Mount Sterling, April 30, 1865. After the war he was engaged in farming until 1879, when he removed to Louisville and embarked in Milling.

The Mt. Sterling advocate., July 08, 1919, Image 1
DIES IN LOUISVILLE
Friends in this city learned with deep regret of tho death of Mr. R. O. Gathright. which occurred in Louisville last week. Mr. Gathright had been in failing health for a short time, but became critically ill only a few days before his death. he was tho father of Mrs. A. J. Gatewood, and well known here.