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| Headstone in Union soldiers' plot in Evergreen Cemetery |
Edward W Revel served as bugler of Company H in the 3rd Kentucky Cavalry during the Civil War.
This unit had been formed in western Kentucky late in 1861, and remained in the western theater. It participated in battles such as Shiloh, Corinth, Stone's River and then in William T. Sherman's Atlanta campaign and March to the Sea.
Here is a link to information about the Soldier's Home in Dayton, Ohio, where he passed away.
KY Times-Star – December 31, 1917
The funeral of Capt. Edward W. Revel, 77, was held Monday afternoon with services at the chapel in Evergreen Cemetery. The body was received by Charles A. Smith and Sons, funeral directors of Newport, from the Soldiers’ Home at Dayton, Ohio, where Revel died Friday. His son, Charles E. Revel of Mineola, Texas, arrived at the home a short time before his father passed away. Capt. Revel had charge of the paint shop at the military home for several years. When a resident of Newport, he was engaged in the tobacco business on York street. He was a member of H Company, Third Kentucky cavalry, during the Civil War.
Rest in peace, soldier
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