Yep, the Orphan Brigades from Kentucky were hit really hard. I had some relatives in there. My great grandpa, Seth Bradshaw Elmore, was in the 6th Kentucky.
almost anything that swims is welcomed by my palate......I should have been born in England......I can eat fish every day......
Since you served at Ft. Bragg.........were you aware of the Circus Club..... 😉............I had my first club experience there..........when I was 14 yrs old.........I almost went blind watching those dancers in those cages dancing to Suzie Q by Creedence Clearwater Reival (sp) When we exited the club the temps were 102 or something like that........I had drank every beer that they had sat in front of me.........I wilted like a cut flower before we got to the car.......
Drinks for the "ladies" were VERY expensive and were normally just tea instead of liquor. He liked the ladies a lot and I don't know how long he had been running a tab or his payment schedule. Of course he never told them he was shipping out.
I had a grandfather, 3 cousins, and 2 uncles in the 6th. It’s nucleus was formed right here in barren county. Genera Joseph Johnston refused Breckenridge’s request to take the brigade with him to Virginia. Because he said there were no finer soldiers in the confederate army. They were used as shock troops. Them and Cockrell’s Missouri “iron brigade”. Were the best brigades in the army of Tennessee.Yep, the Orphan Brigades from Kentucky were hit really hard. I had some relatives in there. My great grandpa, Seth Bradshaw Elmore, was in the 6th Kentucky.
On the Lee side one brother fought for the Kentucky CSA and his brother for a US Illinois brigrade. They both survived.
I'm currently trying to buy a meerschaum pipe from a carver in Turkey. It's been a hassle. The only way I can complete the transaction is via Western Union. It's a gamble I know. WU should never be used for purchases.
As I understand, Union didn't much recruit in KY to avoid further splitting the people & risking secession.
The union drafted soldiers in Kentucky. But they rarely if ever got their quota. They asked for 16,000 and got 2000. They asked for 12,000 and got 4,000. Kentucky stayed in the Union (though the Confedetate invasion didn't help) due to slavery. The thought among unionists was slavery is best protected by maintaining the status quo (staying in the union). Joining a risky confederacy meant certain death to slavery if it lost the war. This is why Kentucky had slavery until almost 1866. They tried to prolong slavery for as long as possible. In 1864, union support in the state rapildy diminished. The union treated the state as conquered land. Due to the state being southern and a large number of the young men of the state enlisting in the confederate army. Martial law was established in 1864, confederate supporters were shot in the streets if a Union soldier was killed in the state. This angered the common man. Many Kentuckian's slaves simply ran away and joined the union army. This angered the slave holding class.
Love those steam engines. They live and breathe.
Thanks awf! I have a Missouri Meerschaum corn cob that I really love. Great pipes. I don't smoke a lot, more for collecting but I do enjoy a good pipe smoke from time to time.
I read about 100K KYians served in the Union Army including 20-25K former slaves from 1864 on. Also read that 25-40K KYians served in Confederate Army. So around 125K KYians were soldiers. No idea whether that's a small /typical/large number per population.
Those numbers aren't right. I have a book called divided loyalties by James Finck. 66K white union, 45k confederate. Plus 25,000 black union soldiers. The 125k number is coming from counting homeguard units and guerrillas. My numbers are actual soldiers.
Thanks. 66+25 = 91. Close to 100 estimate imo. 25-40 Confederates vs. 45 is in the same range for me. My 125 was Union + Confeds, 100+25 (vs. 40). Yours is 66+25+ 45 = 136. Again, similar enough for me.
Yep. I was raised in Park City, KY. It was Bell's Tavern then Glasgow Jct and now Park City. The old Bell's Tavern ruins were the place for one of their reunions. Some of those pictured are my relatives but I have no way of knowing who is who. This was in my grandfathers stuff. He died before I was born.
Barren county was pretty pro-confederate. Only the etoile area was pro-union.Yep. I was raised in Park City, KY. It was Bell's Tavern then Glasgow Jct and now Park City. The old Bell's Tavern ruins were the place for one of their reunions. Some of those pictured are my relatives but I have no way of knowing who is who. This was in my grandfathers stuff. He died before I was born.
I just finished rereading William C. Davis' "The Orphan Brigade". A lot of stuff in it.
Had 2 Malamutes in the past and they were both good guard/protector dogs. Lately It has been Pyrenees mixes as they are good family & stock protectors. The monster pictured below. Her size alone keeps people at bay.
I recommend 4 years with the boys in gray. It’s written by a confederate in the 6thKY. Gervis Grainger. Believe he was from Logan county.
Just fixing a misspelling. I should have said 'breathe...not breath'. I'm a Cartographer...not a spelling expert! 😁
My folks had a Great Pyrenees named Sam. Sam was a good dog. He was also boss over all the other dogs and coyotes. Boxers were on the list. You have to give them exercise. They say a tired dog is a good dog. I love Boxers though. They have been called the clowns of the dog world and stand up comedians. They can be a barrel of laughs.Had 2 Malamutes in the past and they were both good guard/protector dogs. Lately It has been Pyrenees mixes as they are good family & stock protectors. The monster pictured below. Her size alone keeps people at bay.
Had 2 Malamutes in the past and they were both good guard/protector dogs. Lately It has been Pyrenees mixes as they are good family & stock protectors. The monster pictured below. Her size alone keeps people at bay.
Given time, I think we will be happy with him.
Rafters seems okay -- until first loss. I really love HoB.
