Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Myers, 187 New York Infantry

Headstone, Evergreen Cemetery
Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Myers was a member of the 187th New York Volunteer Infantry unit, which formed in October 1864 in Buffalo, New York. This regiment travelled to Virginia where it took part in the Siege of Petersburg. It was present at Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865 and then participated in the Grand Review of Union armies in Washington D.C. in late May.

It mustered out of service in July of 1865.

Kentucky Times-Star 5/24/1921
Col. Daniel Myers, 84 , pioneer resident of Newport and veteran of the civil war died Monday night at his home, Ninth and Columbia streets. He served with the 187th Volunteer Infantry of New York during the war and gained fame as an army officer. Col. Myers was born in Buffalo, NY but the past half-century was a resident of Newport. He was ticket agent for the Louisville and Nashville railroad at Cincinnati for thirty-seven years and well known to railroad men. He had been ill for some time and an injury received several weeks ago is believed to have hastened his death. Surviving are his widow Mrs. Ida G. Myers; one daughter, Miss Margaret Myers, member of Gerturde chapter O.E.S; two sons Raymond and James Myers. He was a member of Chapin post, G.A.R., at Buffalo.


KentuckyTimes Star 5/26/21
Funeral services for the late Colonel Daniel Myers, civil war veteran, who died at his residence, Ninth and Columbia streets, Newport, were held Thursday morning with services at the Church of the Immaculate Conception at 9 o’clock. Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery. 


Note: The O.E.S. referred to in the first article is apparently referring to the Order of the Eastern Star  

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Martin Hildebrand 193 Ohio Infantry


Headstone, Asbury Methodist Church
Martin Hildebrand joined Company K of the 193 Ohio Infantry, a unit formed in early 1865 at Camp Chase, Ohio. The regiment served in West Virginia and Virginia before mustering out in August 1865

Kentucky Post June 14, 1929
Miss Mary Rose was married to Martin Hildebrand, “The Village Smith” Dec. 9, 1858 and six sons and two daughters, 17 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren are living to rise up and call them blessed.

Mr. Martin Hildebrand served in the Civil War on the Union side, during the last year of that war.

Mr. and Mrs. Hildebrand were lifelong members of the Asbury Methodist, and Mr. Hildebrand’s death Feb 23, 1900 was a great loss not only to the church but to the entire community as well.

 Mrs. Hildebrand cast her first vote for Herbert Hoover at the election last November.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Bartley C Ware, 18 Ky Infantry

Headstone, Oakland Cemetery, Grant's Lick





Bartley C. Ware was a member of Company A of the 18th Kentucky Infantry, a  unit which formed in early 1862. It spent time guarding railroads in northern and central Kentucky and took part in actions against Confederate General John Hunt Morgan.

This regiment fought at the battle of Richmond (Ky) in late August of 1862 and then spent time in Kentucky and Tennessee.


It participated in the fighting at Chickamauga and served around Chattanooga and Northern Georgia. It was part of the Carolinas campaign of Union General William T. Sherman and was at the battle of Bentonville and
eventually participated in the Grand Review of the U.S. Army in Washington D.C, before mustering out in July 1865.

No other details of Mr. Ware's life have come to light yet.

Rest in peace, soldier

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Robert Pickens, 22 Kentucky Infantry

Headstone, Grandview Cemetery


Robert Pickens was a member of Company F of the 22nd Kentucky Infantry. This unit formed in eastern Kentucky in early 1862. It spent much of the year in that region, including at Middle Creek, near Prestonburg moving to western Tennessee late in the year. Here it took part in Sherman's movements, including the Yazoo Expidition, movement to Chickasaw Bluff and action at Arkansas Post in early 1863. They fought in more actions in this area, including Champions Hill, leading up to the Siege of Vicksburg.

They later served in New Orleans and other areas in Louisiana, and mustered out in January 1865. Some of this units veterans joined the 7th Kentucky Infantry, but Pickens apparently was not among them. This link shows him as being "discharged" but with no other details.

I have not yet been able to uncover any more information about Pickens' personal life, but he is buried in Grandview Cemetery on Smith Road, a small country lane in southern Campbell County.

Rest in peace, soldier