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Civil WarFoloirJohni:«cmmvfcrj- fs comr an *lt;’o' K jili liciifweky V«5. Inrmit i yjWoum 1 'CUmrjiWo tiro happy to re promt ca hero Kuhn a roster of Company K, Laurel, mi\t county's own company la Third Wilde Hemlineut of Kentucky Voluvtoci V»L Mi Infantry. fi^kUnK to preserve Ihu je.ssc Union In the War BeLveen the pro. 1 Slates, 1801 to IBM. Later the (;. m mi inker of the regiment w(i» (Corps changed Lo Hits Seventh Kentucky, MeMl as it was whim this rosier wiih!aiik. printed, evidently at Baton Houle,1 Aug. La., early la J86L |ml t‘J1 lie refiiiuaiit wjls organized by Moon Cicucnil T. T. Garrard t»[ Clay An, county, grandson oi James t Jnrrunl, ukcri' Kcntneky’H second governor. It M te sak! that General Garrardorganized Hie regiment at the ^ £ Camp C?round, now Boremg, but Nocno I es made by Or. Cohlwcll ami josep now in I he possession of hi si daugh- cieoij ter, Mi’s. JLimes Williams, say that ^non Hid regiment was organized aiul.pf,rnl mustered into tlio U. S. Service by joaej Gen. IT. Timimis, as thp 3rd Ky.')8f,2( Vol. Inf., Sept 22nd, 1361, lo dale Vick: back to Aug. 23th, 1801, I lie dule pclt;^ of enlistment for LS|o period ofjju]y three years. It is possible thnt'cJiari this enlistment wn,s nl the Ctunp]Davl Ground. General Garrard was piO-*27, 1 rnoted lo Brigadier General, A'^,, bronze bust of him is hi the Vicks- j0j burg National BaLLlcficld Meuioi-'chai ial, i Jam iAccord mg to Dr. Co Id well's 29, notes, Co. K was mustered in on c*piv August 26, 1861, about a well just DeC north of the present London high rCor| school building, which for so many Thoi years was the wash [dace ofj w Gen. .1 nr vis Jackson, and I he re yau elected their officers. There were Q' y about 100. Jt is understood that -the men were encamped on thi\w'nj Laurel Seminary lawn. Their Tew elected officers were Philas St vat- ^ ^ ton, captain; Samuel Thompson,;^ first lieu tenant: T. P. Co Id well,' Hirj second lion Lena ill. Changes in of-, You fleers arc explained iii the roster.jQct The company walked to Camp'B Dick Robinson, taking about three days to make the trip, where they alAirburwere mustered into service Sept.22, 1861.It should be remembered that Q the men were still at war at the g lime this rosier waa gotten up, (1-cJ there being ample evidence in it Q of the high feeling then existing. ^ There is evidence that Hie reason 'for most discharges was disability, pctwhether so staled or not. :chfRegimental Officersy at woColonel Reuben May. .succeeded TVja[ T. Garrard promoted to Brig- kir artier General, 2n(Mujov L. B. Treadway, siireceded Ro Isaacs N, Cardwell and Hugh 22% W1, A darns, resigned. \^c]QuinTo minster Wm. H. Jackson, j0 succeeded John Horton and Win. j(); W. Waikins resigned. ,25,Adjutant Thos. J. Daniel, sue-' ceedcd Henry C. Bren ruin and Sp Hugh W. Adams, promoted. « Surgeon William Berry.i, spAsst. Surgeon A. B. Conant. ^Ass I. Surgeon Henry Tnuuulge. ^Company Officers j™*Capliun Philos Stratton, resigned W| Feb. 13, J863. wlt;First Lieut. Samuel H. Thompson,: resigned June 27, 1802. ,K«Second Limit. Thnmas P. Coldwelhj Pro. First TJ. June 27, 1S52, 3,' Capt. Feb. 3 3. 63.Present OfficerserCabeT1ycCaptain Thomas P. Caldwell.First Lieut. Joseph F. Baugh.Second Lieut. Jesse C. Speak. ip Sergeants, Sidney C. Baugh, died a I Cumberland Ford, Ky., March \f 2G, 1862. | piJesse C. Speaks, pro. 1st. Scrgt.^o June 27, 1862, wounded at-feChampion Hills May 16, 1S63,'^n again at Vicksburg May 21, and \n again severely near Helena, Ark. Nov. 23, JS63, after pro. 2nd. f0 Tiieut. CiJames B. Lawson, deserted Dec. A 20, 1862, ; 21Corpnral, Joseph F. Baugh, pro. jr, \2iu\ Sgt., Dec. 20, 1861, 1st. Sfft. cc March 2G, 1801. 2nd Lt, June 27,|Ct 1862. 1st. Lt. Feb. 13. 1863. Jm Sparks Jones transferred to In-’al valid Corps Aug. 1863. leiHumphrey T. Jackson, discharged o\ August 1863. |35Kvan K- Cliesmd, transferred to wInf. Corps Dec. 1863.ei
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