James Nealens, 53 KY Infantry

Headstone, Evergreen Cemetery

James Nealens was a member of Company G of the 53rd Kentucky Infantry regiment. This unit formed in Covington, Kentucky in September 1864 and spent time guarding railroads between Covington and Lexington. This regiment did later participate in George Stoneman's raid into Virginia, and fought at the battle of  Saltville It then returned to Kentucky, serving in various posts until mustering out in September 1865.

Kentucky Times Star

November 1, 1919

James Nealeans, 81, veteran of the Civil War and former well-known resident of Newport, died Friday at the Soldier’s Home in Dayton, O. He was a brother of Miss Alice Nealeans, former teacher in the Newport high school. The body arrived Saturday morning and was removed to the chapel of Charles A.Smith and Son. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at the residence of his sister, 131 West Eleventh Street. Another sister, Mrs. Lydia Martin, resides in Cincinnati.

Rest in peace, soldier

John Cracklin, 5 MA Infantry (100 days)

John Cracklin joined Company A of the 5th Massachusetts Infantry for a period of 100 days starting in July 1864. This unit served in the defenses in the region around Baltimore before heading back to Massachusetts and being mustered out in November of that same year.

According to his obituary, he was 76 years old when he passed away in March of 1908, and was living in the Soldier's Home in Dayton Ohio at the time of his death. (Please check out that link - there is a lot of good information in it.)

His body was brought back to Newport, where he had formerly lived and he was buried in Evergreen Cemetery

In his will, he asked that his estate be left to his sisters Mary Jane Dearborn of Cleveland, Ohio and Susan E Pearce of Boston, Massachusetts, if they could be found; if not he wanted his money divided equally between the Protestant and Catholic Orphan Asylums of Campbell County. He also added that if the government did not provide him with a headstone, $25 be taken from his estate to give him one.

He did get that headstone he earned.


Rest in peace, soldier.

Edward W Revel, bugler 3 KY Cavalry

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