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| Headstone, Evergreen Cemetery |
William Sprott was a private in company E of the 23rd Kentucky Infantry regiment. This unit mustered in in January 1862, after having organized near Lexington, in central Kentucky. It served in the Western Theater and fought at famous battles like Perryville, Stone's River, Chickamauga and Chattanooga. It then took part in William T. Sherman's Atlanta Campaign, but once the Union forces had successfully captured that city, the 23rd Kentucky left Sherman's control and went back west in the forces of George Thomas. Here it served in two more famous battles, Franklin and Nashville. It ended the war in the west and southwest, mustering out in Texas in late 1865.
Kentucky State Journal 1-2-1890
Mr. William Sprott, one of Newport’s oldest and best known citizens, died yesterday afternoon at his home, corner of Front and Monmouth streets from kidney troubles. The deceased was seventy years of age.
He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Southgate, Kentucky
Rest in peace, soldier
He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Southgate, Kentucky
Rest in peace, soldier
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