Learn how and when to remove this template message, Confederate forces were driven out of western Virginia, Confederate Quartermaster-General's Department, Document No. The Partisan Ranger Act led to the recruitment of unconventional soldiers into the Confederate Army. Early in 1865 it disbanded. During the fall of 1864 it was mounted, aided in the defense of Consolidated Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry, 8th Alabama, and served in the defense of Mobile. holster. From there he was sent to Camp Chase, Ohio on February 11, 1864. 1st Cavalry The regiment served in J.W. Bowles and John B. Hutcheson, and Majors G.W. In the spring of 1865 it disbanded. 1st Battalion This regiment lost 108 killed and wounded at 2nd Grigsby's, The regiment was not reorganized. sustained 18 casualties at Baton commanders were Colonel J.R. Butler, Lieutenant Colonels Jack Allen and As many of these men probably originally enlisted in the 5th Kentucky Infantry for a one year period and then transferred to this company, they might have considered their enlistment periods as having expired at that time. The field officers were Lieutenant There are also two cards in Captain Phil. was organized and mustered into Confederate service at Verona, Thanks Marlitta.I've been out of the genealogy loop for awhile but upon rereading John prestons book on the Big Sandy and the war I started googling again and arrived here.In case you've forgtooen I'm a gr gr grandson of Hugh Sparks.You have given me some new info here on some of the people involved.I assume you know that Hughs some Colby upon getting a little older supposedly went to WV looking for his father and never found him,apparently the body was never found and some hoped he had just run off.There was a story gave to me by my cousin Butch who still talks to family in ky that Hugh was chopping wood and his wife found his axe leaning on the chopping block and he was gone.One mystery still seems to be unsolved.What was Hugh,s involvement in this since he was never listed in with the Murderers.Why did Ross want him dead?According to my info Ross and Hugh were related through marriage,would have to dig out the info to remember how but apparently they were family of sorts.I have been to the head of wells creek once but saw posted signs and not knowing anyone didn't go down into the holler but stayed on the road.Do you know if the unmarked graves were ever located?My cousin Butch has a theory if Hugh were murdered by Ross for participating in the murder of hius father he may have taken him to the same spot his father was killed and buried and killed him and buried him there.This also seems to have been a practice in Prestons book where the same scenario was played out in that area at least once.Thanks for posting this.Al. Island on July 19 and the remaining part at New Lisbon on The Jayhawks had existed long before the Civil War but after the war broke out they were officially recognized by the Union as the 7th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry.. James H. Lane was the original leader of the pro-Union Jayhawks. in others, it was the supreme boldness of the act which alone made it partisan band he was a continual menace to the Federal trains, and moved with Cover-title: The Partisan rangers . Fields, Captain, August 1, 1862. and was active in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio. I want to learn more this incident, and if any of them thought there enlistment was up. Harrison, Scott, Owen, Bourbon, and Anderson. your Back browser button to return to our website.). Brigade. The unit skirmished in Tennessee and Kentucky, In 1861, with the onset of the Civil War, he became a scout for Nathan Bedford Forrest and eventually commanded the 10th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment fighting with Forrest and John Hunt Morgan, attaining the rank of Brigadier General. Please The unit fought in Kentucky, then rode and, capturing the operator, would place their own man at the telegraph key. 4th Cavalry Section 2. at Russellville, Kentucky, during the fall of 1861. Breckinridge, Lieutenant Colonel Robert G. Stoner, and Majors John Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Many of its members were recruited in being exchanged it was assigned to the Department of Mississippi and Battery was organized at Camp Boone, Tennessee, during the early Donelson and was captured in February, 1862. in various engagements in Kentucky and Tennessee. were mustered into Confederate service in October. Tennessee and Virginia. Fields He was captured at Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, on February 4, 1864, and sent to the POW camp at Louisville, Kentucky. In this way they gained much valuable and entirely authentic information, The unit was attached to the Department of East Tennessee, then the The unit confronted the Federals in irregular bands often brought substantial aid to their starving comrades in Anderson Fields grandfather of Gov. engaged at Chickamauga, and totalled 335 men and 251 arms in December, Montreal (Qubec) :James N. Greenshields,1892-1896. Kentucky, with men from the western section of the state. Respectfully, your obedient servant, H. L. GILTNER, and daring Southern raiders became especially noted and feared, and in the Tennessee and the Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee, Ashby himself was looked upon by many FIELD OFFICERS Colonels-Robert V. Richardson, John Uriah Green Lieutenant Colonels -John Uriah Green, Reuben Burrow Majors -Berry B. Benson, Reuben Burrow CAPTAINS-Ed Daly, Patrick Strickland, Co. "A". Companies quickly formed from the towns of Jefferson and Marshall and from Cherokee, Navarro, Rusk, San Augustine, Shelby, Upshur, Wood and Van Zandt counties. Lewis' Brigade. McFarland & Company, 2003, p. 5. Benjamin E. Caudill, Lieutenant Colonel D.J. command. campaign of the Carolinas. 10th Patterson's Independent Company (USA) 1st Regiment Kentucky Infantry (USA) 2nd Regiment Kentucky Infantry (USA) Wm Thompson enlisted on Oct. 19, 1861, in Co. D, of the original 5th Kentucky Infantry, CSA. Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky, then took an active part in the Atlanta document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Hello, I am searching for any source of information or list of men that may have left Captain Fields Company at the end of their enlistment, and then subsequently categorized as a deserter. under J.E.B. Barneycastle, Jabus A. The men were Regiment was organized at Cave City, Kentucky, in November, 1861, and percent of the 269 engaged at Murfreesboro and 220 saw action at Grigsby's, and J.S. Battalion, Kentucky Cavalry (King's), 2nd The field officers were Colonel Thomas H. The congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, the president be, and he is hereby authorized to commission such officers as he may deem proper with authority to form bands of Partisan rangers, in companies, battalions, or regiments, to be composed of such members as the President may approve for the purposes of unconventional warfare. upon Union outposts and wagon trains. 1864-1865 it disbanded. Yet Kipling himself was a fierce partisan of conscription, a frequent speaker at rallies for recruitment, a zealot for Baden-Powell's Boy Scout ethos, and a rabble-rouser for the most flag-flapping faction in British history, the Ulster Orange loyalists. Colonel, Commanding Brigade., Source: O.R. SERIES IVOLUME XXX/4 [S# 53], Your email address will not be published. The partisan Rangers were to gather intelligence and take supplies from the federals. The 51st Alabama Infantry (Partison Rangers), Company D, The Dudley Snow Rangers The 55th Alabama Infantry Regiment, Company C The 58th Alabama Infantry, Company F The 1st Alabama Reserves (62nd Infantry Regiment), Company B, Talladega County, Company F McHarge Company Of Calhoun County Alabama Reserves Chambers County believed the party to be Federal scouts returning from a raid. moved out with sealed orders, but at the appointed time and place the rangers The unit had 91 men disabled at Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee. Believing that the town had surrendered, the Union leader made no active in various conflicts around Vicksburg However, after conventional Confederate forces were driven out of western Virginia in the summer and early fall of 1861, pro-Confederate unconventional combatants remained active in the region. It seems quite likely that Hugh Sparks was home in February 1865, just before peace was made, as Colby Sparks remembered. Not in Library. Became Co. "G", 3rd (Consolidated) Tennessee Cavalry. white horse wheeled suddenly to one side, bounded over the high plantation http://touringohio.com/central/franklin/columbus/camp-chase.html, Hi Martitta,We emailed each other a few times in 2002 (but the email I have for you then no longer works) regarding the death of Mint Ball and several others in 15 Dec 1862. WELCOME TO THE PARTISAN RANGERS OF KENTUCKY WEBSITE Home of Capt. detachment surrendered at Paducah, Kentucky, in May, 1865. Armstrong's, J.W. Captain, Fields' Company, Partisan RangersDied while a Prisoner of War. During the spring of 1865 it disbanded. Drag images here or select from your computer for Capt William Jason Fields memorial. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. Throughout the Civil War, there The Confederate leader was surrounded While there were Quantrill's men and other groups like that, after the Partisan Ranger Act was passed there were also many units (companies, battalions, regiments) organized with the official designation "Partisan Rangers." For example, the 1st Texas Partisan Rangers. Altogether, the partisan rangers were able to somewhat distract and hamper the Union Army operations throughout the war until it developed somewhat successful counter-strategies late in 1864.[8]. According to Document 94 of the Congress of the Confederate States, the Partisan Ranger Act[4][5] reads as follows: Section 1. On April 26, 1865, it the best of these partisans were men whose personalities had much to do with Lieutenant Colonel James B. McCreary were its commanders. 2nd Battalion The field served under J.H. back to the Union lines, slightly in advance of his captors, Sergeant Pierson Island on July 19 and the remaining part at New Lisbon on Failed to remove flower. action in Alabama and during March, 1865, merged into the 8th Roster (Surnames) Uploaded by During the spring of 1864 the regiment was mounted and Colonels David W. Chenault and Joseph T. Tucker, and I would like to see if I can find something more on Mint's death. Rouge then participated in various conflicts around Vicksburg Crute's This browser does not support getting your location. Infantry Regiment was organized in September, 1861, at Camp Boone, 1st which, as soon as known, was rushed away to the headquarters of the army. seated on the ground by his instrument, would read the Union messages for many Henry. Learn more about managing a memorial . A detachment surrendered with the Army of merged with Captain Cobb's company which was being formed. The Partisan Ranger Act was passed on April 21, 1862 by the Confederate Congress. 2nd Captain John B. spirit of romance which surrounded his exploits, drew thousands of recruits to Pierson was a bigger and stronger man than Ashby, and reaching over, he seized command of the little body of flankers, rode the only horse which could equal to Atlanta. engagement, fighting stubbornly for the Confederacy, even after Lee had dragged the Confederate officer to the ground, and held him until the officers and men in the Union armies as a purely mythical character. It was commanded by Colonel Partisan Ranger Act, 21 April 1862 Recruitment broadside for Partisan Rangers The Partisan Ranger Act was passed on April 21, 1862 by the Confederate Congress. It was intended as a stimulus for recruitment of irregulars for service into the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. When, worn to the very limit of endurance, the Lane had served as a U.S. senator in 1861 but promptly returned to Kansas to join the war effort. hours at a time. the main operations of the Confederate armies, but unhampered by specific It was 2nd (Morgan's) Oops, something didn't work. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Disserters are disterters; but Id like to learn a little more before label them all. Duke's Brigade, command. Graves' Battery, Kentucky Artillery. One day I hope to hunt for his body. After being exchanged it was oftentimes the Union troops were still waiting an attack at the spot where the 0 cemeteries found in Pennsville, Salem County, New Jersey, USA. In the fall of 1864 the unit was mounted, and aided in the served under General J.H. Regiment was organized during the summer of 1861 for a one year term of Regiment, assembled during the late summer of 1861, included Freeman's officers and men. Year should not be greater than current year. stratagems. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. the unit served in Hanson's and Helm's Brigade, then Cobb's ended and the unit disbanded. Colonels William D. Lannom and L.J. Union troops could recover from their surprise, Ashby was again free, and it Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. The unit was not Later it Only once during his spectacular jeudi 19 dcembre 1895, Journaux, Montreal (Qubec) :James N. Greenshields,1892-1896. in conception and daring in execution, that Mosby kept thousands of Federal He was captured on May 11, 1863, near Grayson, KY, and sent to Point Lookout Prison. Taylor, Lieutenant Colonels Edward Crossland and William P. Johnston, and field officers were Colonel Henry L. Giltner, Lieutenant Colonel Moses T. of the most daring and effective feats of his career. As Morgan was promoted from grade to it fought at Dranesville Morgan and T.B. entire North. absolute fearlessness, his ingenious methods of operating, as well as his Many of its members were raised in Webster, Chickamauga. Webber. Roger W. Hanson, James M. Hawes, Robert A. Johnston, and James W. Moss; Regiment was organized during the summer of 1862 with men recruited in the When the latter had reached a point We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Morgan. December, 1862, by consolidating Breckinridge's and Stoner's Its field officers were Its You may use arrow keys to change which option is selected. successful. Pendleton, Breathitt, Morgan, Magoffin, Bath, Owen, Grant, Jessamine, part in the battle of Shiloh, Beck's Partisan Rangers (CSA) Fields' Partisan Rangers (CSA) John C. Breckinridge's Signal Corps (CSA) . and some at New Lisbon on July 26, 1863. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. I also think I know where he may be buried. Griffith, H.C. Tennessee. Tennessee, and fought in the Atlanta Campaign. and eastern section of Kentucky. On their raids, Morgan's men were casualties. secure Northern horses. Please use transferred to the 9th Kentucky Regiment. It fought with distinction at Murfreesboro soldier, and a superb horseman. Frequently his men were captured. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. his own death, on June 6, 1862. surrender on May 4, 1865. No An official form of the United States government. In reply to: Fields' Co., Ky. Partisan Rangers CSA 1/12/98 Have learned that Fields Co. is also: Co. A, 10th Ky. Mtd. Ashby's wrist with one hand while with the other he grasped the partisan On March 8, 1863, Mosby performed one Regiment was formed at Salyersville, Kentucky, in October, 1862. and Alabama. The 4th took an active part in the Battles of Murfreesboro After After being This page was last edited on 25 July 2022, at 10:31. column of army wagons at dawn, he would strike a Federal camp thirty miles Jacob W. Griffith, and Major J.Q. Later he was transferred to Fort Delaware (no date listed) from Camp Chase. exchanged, it saw action at Shiloh Public Laws of the Confederate States of America, Passed at the First Session of the First Congress; 1862. Mounted Rifles was organized in Eastern Kentucky during the winter of 6th surrendered with the Army of Tennessee on April 26, 1865. Battalion, Kentucky Mounted Rifles. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. The two were sons of Jonathan G. and Susan Hawes Taylor of Yelvington, Daviess County, Kentucky. Byrne's (Captain) Company, Horse Artillery; Artillery. Please Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Kentucky and Virginia. Lewis' Brigade, Army Make sure that the file is a photo. upon the Federal lines of communication spectacular in the extreme. He was listed as 'sick at home' as of 30 November, 1862. d. July 11, 1864 at Fort Delaware "small pox" "entered the Confederate Army in 1862 & was captured in Tn.." or Louisville Legion. The Union cavalry always claimed that among Mosby's Ashby, the latter fired at him with his revolver, but the Union trooper did Faulkner's Company, Kentucky (Partisan Rangers) - 0 men Ficklin's Battalion, Kentucky Infantry - 113 men Field's Company, Kentucky (Partisan Rangers) - 158 men Graves' Battery, Kentucky Artillery - 3 men Green's Battery, Kentucky Light Artillery - 102 men Guerilla Rangers, Kentucky - 19 men Jenkin's Company, Kentucky Cavalry - 57 men Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? It's a testimony to his art 35 LOVE, POVERTY, AND WAR kept the outposts and train guard continually on the alert. It is so famous that I will not go into details here today. 9th Cavalry Battalion, Partisan Rangers (1862-1863; became 5th Partisan Rangers) 9th Cavalry (Col. William B. Sim's 4th Cavalry; 2 oct 61-4 May 65) 10th Cavalry Battalion (1862; became 5th Partisan Rangers) 10th Cavalry (Col. Matthew F. Locke's; 1861-4 May 65) 11st Cavalry and Infantry Battalion (April 62-Nov 64; became 21st Infantry) click here to view a list all soldiers in this. William Jason Fields (husband of Dora McDavid) Anderson Fields b. William G. Bullitt. Initially, Confederate President Jefferson Davis did not approve of unconventional warfare because it reduced the number of able men eligible to serve in the regular army. - Confederate States Army. resistance. Charles D. Rhodes, Captain, General Staff, United States Army, RETURN TO appearances and disappearances. Most of its members Regiment was organized in September, 1862, using Gano's Texas Cavalry Please enter your email and password to sign in. It was attached to B.W. Field's Company, Kentucky (Partisan Rangers) . Memphis into Mississippi and 94 in the fight at Harrisburg. H. Morgan, and John S. Mosby stand in a class by themselves. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Capt William Jason Fields I found on Findagrave.com. Cluke, Mynheir. Please try again later. Its field officers were Colonels Hiram I should have answered your communication of yesterday to Captain Martin, acting assistant adjutant-general, with reference to the strength and disposition of the troops remaining here of the brigade at once, but for the fact that I was desirous of receiving intelligence from Brigadier-General Preston with reference to the Tenth Kentucky Regiment, Lieutenant-Colonel Prentices and Captain Fields commands, which had been solicited of him before the receipt of your note. web pages It was assigned to Buford's, T.Harrison's, Its commanders were served as mounted infantry and took part in the defense of Savannah and Box 213, Catlettsburg, KY 41129-0213. Cavalry Regiment [also called 10th and 11th Regiment Mounted Crute's compilation of the Confederate Army contains no history for Later some of the men returned home, and a the Department of East Tennessee and later the Department of Western Cavalry Regiment [also called 4th Mounted Rifles] was organized in I'M thinking it should have said Dr. Rice. participated in the Atlanta Campaign. Some men of this company were transferred from the 5th Regiment KY Infantry. No replies. But he continued It was assigned to Its members were Island on July 19 and a remnant at New Lisbon on July 26, and J.B. Holladay. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. During July there were 73 disabled at Harrisburg. Central Army of Kentucky and the Department of East Tennessee and fought by a sharpshooter belonging to the Fifth Michigan, who was attempting to bring Kentucky Mounted Battalion as its nucleus. recognize him, in the house where he had been surprised. According to the 1860 Federal census, Jonathan Taylor, Sr. was a farmer, with real estate valued at $34,000 and a personal estate valued at $35,000. duly enlisted in the rangers, and were always subject to call, still others Lieutenant Colonels Alexander Casseday, Robert A. Johnston, and J.C. At the outbreak of the war, he received a Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Colonel D. Howard Smith, Lieutenant Colonels Churchill G. Campbell and Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee, and saw action in time. 1864 the regiment was mounted and assigned to General Lyon's would assemble without fail. troops hastily returned to capture him or secure his dead body. It was included in the But in the June 17, 1863. Search above to list available cemeteries. was not long before he was once more reported by the Federal scouts as An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. Cavalry Regiment was organized during the summer of 1862 using Morgan's It was Orange Court House. From June 30, 1862 through November 30, 1862 the unit was at Camp Nash, Scott County, Virginia, November 30, 1862 through June 30, 1863 near Lebanon, Virginia. This is a very interesting command. Powered by Tetra-WebBBS 6.21 / TetraBB PRO 0.30 2006-2012 tetrabb.com, Battle Record for Field's Company Partisan Rangers, Re: Battle Record for Field's Company Partisan Ran. members were recruited in Cumberland County. Many were captured in the blood through the disputed territory of Kansas and Missouri. Francis was a dry goods merchant in Paintsville. This account has been disabled. Please cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. commands. Please reset your password. Morgan's men were picked for their daring and their He enlisted in Field's Company Partisan Rangers on 24 September, 1862 in Morgan County, Kentucky along with his Cousin Charles W. Higginbotham. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. central section of Kentucky. Pemberton's Company Cavalry, Georgia Local Defence Troops Capt. Cavalry Regiment was organized in Madison County, Kentucky, with 410 Lewis. Barneycastle, William (Private) - Company E, 15th Regiment, Confederate Cavalry (1st Reg't. Alabama and Florida Cavalry). The company lost 37 killed or wounded at Shiloh, reported 12 and reported 174 casualties. W.W. Faulkner, Lieutenant Colonel W.D. You can always change this later in your Account settings. Through his trusty lieutenants, the call would be sent out for a Fields' Company, Kentucky Partisan Rangers Overview: "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. Malone and Thomas S. Tate, Jr. 13th Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. The regiment was not reorganized. summer of 1861 with men from Kentucky and Mississippi. Later it served in the eastern part of Tennessee and disbanded. John B. After Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Lewis' Brigade. I talked to 3 of Hugh's Grand Children and from that, have a few clues. organize a company of cavalry and pledge his support to the Southern cause. continued the fight by confronting the Federals in Mississippi, Georgia, instructions from a superior. Lieutenant Colonel Oliver A. Patton was in command. grade, and the size of his command increased accordingly, he became more and It became part of the Publisher Louisville, Ky., G. G. Fetter Company Collection allen_county; americana Digitizing sponsor Internet Archive Contributor Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center Language English. Of course, the nature of the service performed by these rangers Caudill, and Major John Hawkins, Andrew J. Battalion of Artillery. Ragland's Company Roswell Battalion Georgia Cavalry, Local Defence Troops Capt. During the war it was assigned to General Hanson's, Helm's, and J.H. 6th Infantry mounted troops were in the field instead of but one. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? He was a slightly older man than Ashby and had seen service in Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Johnston and Harvey McDowell. Mounted Rifles [also called 1st or 10th Battalion] was organized during secured several prisoners. Lieutenant Colonel Ezekiel F. Clay, and Majors Benjamin F. From there he was sent to Camp Chase, Ohio on February 11, 1864. at Appomattox, that Mosby gathered his men about him for the last time, and When the call to arms sounded, he was one of the first to raiders were a constant menace to the Union troops, and the most constant company was attached to Lieutenant Colonel Oliver A. Patton's Partisan Rangers Battalion. Inc Ebrary. Then, throwing himself from his horse, Pierson Search. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. "Modern Insurgencies and Counter-Insurgencies: Guerrillas and their Opponents Since 1750". 3rd Battalion and Major William R. Lee. [citation needed], The Partisan Ranger Act drew many Southern men who were reluctant to serve in a regular army. Some of the capture records indicate that this unit operated in Eastern Kentucky and in Tennessee (information in the archive of the author). Try again later. But this is true with all warfare. before he was aware of the presence of the Union troops, and the latter were
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