Advertisement

4CPL John Hamilton Kirkpatrick

Advertisement

4CPL John Hamilton Kirkpatrick

Birth
Singers Glen, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Death
13 May 1863 (aged 20)
Locust Grove, Orange County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 12, Row 7, Grave 17
Memorial ID
View Source
Suggest Edits
(2nd) Company C, 10th Virginia Infantry, Colston's Brigade, Trimble's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence: Rockingham County, VA.; 21 year old single farmer; blue eyes, dark hair, florid complexion; 5'8".
Enlisted for 2 years' service on 4/10/1862 at Harrisonburg, VA., he was mustered into (2nd) Company C, 10th Virginia Infantry, as a 4th Corporal.
Wounded In Action (slightly) 5/25/1862 in 1st Battle of Winchester, VA.
Under arrest 8/19 - 12/10/1862 for allowing prisoner to escape; released Unconditionally.
Mortally Wounded In Action 5/3/1863 in Battle of Chancellorsville, VA.; died of wounds in nearby Elwood Plantation Hospital.
His father, Thomas Kirkpatrick, filed a settlement Claim on 10/28/1863; he was found due $111.75.

The 10th Virginia Infantry Regiment was assembled at Harper's Ferry during the late spring of 1861. Four companies of the 4th Regiment Virginia Volunteers, a militia unit, were united with other volunteer companies to make up the regiment. An eleventh company was added to the command in April, 1862. Its men were raised in the counties of Shenandoah, Rockingham, Page, and Madison.
This unit reported 157 casualties at Chancellorsville.
(2nd) Company C, 10th Virginia Infantry, Colston's Brigade, Trimble's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence: Rockingham County, VA.; 21 year old single farmer; blue eyes, dark hair, florid complexion; 5'8".
Enlisted for 2 years' service on 4/10/1862 at Harrisonburg, VA., he was mustered into (2nd) Company C, 10th Virginia Infantry, as a 4th Corporal.
Wounded In Action (slightly) 5/25/1862 in 1st Battle of Winchester, VA.
Under arrest 8/19 - 12/10/1862 for allowing prisoner to escape; released Unconditionally.
Mortally Wounded In Action 5/3/1863 in Battle of Chancellorsville, VA.; died of wounds in nearby Elwood Plantation Hospital.
His father, Thomas Kirkpatrick, filed a settlement Claim on 10/28/1863; he was found due $111.75.

The 10th Virginia Infantry Regiment was assembled at Harper's Ferry during the late spring of 1861. Four companies of the 4th Regiment Virginia Volunteers, a militia unit, were united with other volunteer companies to make up the regiment. An eleventh company was added to the command in April, 1862. Its men were raised in the counties of Shenandoah, Rockingham, Page, and Madison.
This unit reported 157 casualties at Chancellorsville.

Inscription

JOHN KILPATRICK
GA
(Surname misspelled, State incorrect on marker.)

Family Members

Parents
Siblings

Advertisement

See more Kirkpatrick memorials in:

Flower Delivery Sponsor and Remove Ads

Explore more

Advertisement