Letcher County Confederate Veterans; By James G. Cornett; first printing Oct 1994.
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Page 2. (from section: Letcher County at the beginning of the Civil War)
Line Fork notes.
Pop 400.
Postmaster O.G. Halcomb.
Businesses included:
Samuel Cornett, blacksmith.
Phillip Hall, justice of the peace.
H.C. Halcomb, physician.
John R. Halcomb, teacher.
O.G. Halcomb, farmer and justice of the peace.
Solomon Halcomb, constable.
Rev. Hugh Ison, Baptist preacher.
A.J. and Henderson Halcomb, corn and flour mill.
Gideon Ison, general store, livestock, farmer.
W. Sparkman, grist and saw mill.
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Page 3. (from section: Letcher County at the beginning of the Civil War)
Pine Top notes.
Pop 200.
Located 20 miles north of Whitesburg.
Postmaster Randolph B. Smith.
Businesses included:
A.A. Amburgy, flour mill, blacksmith.
John N. Craft, general store.
N.R. Craft, farmer.
Rev. James Huff, Baptist preacher.
William Madden, livestock.
Campbell Pigman, flour mill.
James M. Pigman, teacher, justice of the peace.
John Reynolds, shoemaker.
W. Reynolds, farmer.
Hardin Slone, cooper.
I. Slone, blacksmith.
James Slone, mail contractor.
John L. Thomas, teacher.
W.R. Thomas, school teacher.
Rev. John C. Slone, Baptist preacher.
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Page 6. (from the Forward)
“Letcher county suffered much during the Civil War. Most of the men were gone. Bands of guerrillas raided the countryside, carrying off all the food they could carry and performing many unprintable acts on the people. They also burned the county court house to the ground, destroying all the old county records.”
“All the Confederate Veterans listed in this book were members of “The Orphan Brigade”. Originally, there were 4,000 soldiers in this group. Only about 500 of these survived to the War’s end. They were one of the last Confederate groups East of the Mississippi to lay down their arms. They distinguished themselves by showing to their superiors discipline, morale and effective military tactics. The Orphan Brigade surrendered at Washington Courthouse, Georgia in May 1865.”
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Page 12. (from Letcher County Confederate Volunteers: Company F, 5th Regiment Infantry, KY Volunteers, CSA)
Pvt Uriah Bates
Enlisted 01 Nov 1861.
Died: measles at Holston, VA on 01 May 1862.
Page 17. (from Letcher County Confederate Volunteers: Company A, 13th Regiment Cavalry, KY Volunteers, CSA)
4th Sgt O.G. Halcomb
Enlisted 01 Nov 1862.
Pvt Oliver Halcomb
Enlisted 01 Nov 1861.
Page 42. (from Letcher County Confederate Volunteers: Company E, 13th Regiment Calvary, KY Volunteers, CSA)
Capt. William T. Hall
Enlisted 23 Apr 1863
2nd Lt Henry Caudill
Enlisted 05 Oct 1862.
Promoted to rank 25 Oct 1862.
2nd Lt Gilbert Johnson
Enlisted 21 Oct 1862.
2nd Sgt Lee Hall
Enlisted 05 Oct 1862.
2nd Sgt William Hall
Enlisted 05 Oct 1862.
5th Sgt Caleb Johnson
Enlisted 05 Oct 1862.
1st Cpl Reuben Hall
Enlisted 05 Oct 1862.
Promoted to rank 03 Apr 1863.
3rd Cpl David Hall
Enlisted 05 Oct 1862.
Pvt Anthony Hall
Enlisted 05 Oct 1862.
Pvt Harvey Johnson
Enlisted 05 Oct 1862.
Pvt Enoch Thornsberry
Enlisted 05 Oct 1862
Martin V. Thornsberry
Enlisted 05 Oct 1862.
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Page 2. (from section: Letcher County at the beginning of the Civil War)
Line Fork notes.
Pop 400.
Postmaster O.G. Halcomb.
Businesses included:
Samuel Cornett, blacksmith.
Phillip Hall, justice of the peace.
H.C. Halcomb, physician.
John R. Halcomb, teacher.
O.G. Halcomb, farmer and justice of the peace.
Solomon Halcomb, constable.
Rev. Hugh Ison, Baptist preacher.
A.J. and Henderson Halcomb, corn and flour mill.
Gideon Ison, general store, livestock, farmer.
W. Sparkman, grist and saw mill.
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Page 3. (from section: Letcher County at the beginning of the Civil War)
Pine Top notes.
Pop 200.
Located 20 miles north of Whitesburg.
Postmaster Randolph B. Smith.
Businesses included:
A.A. Amburgy, flour mill, blacksmith.
John N. Craft, general store.
N.R. Craft, farmer.
Rev. James Huff, Baptist preacher.
William Madden, livestock.
Campbell Pigman, flour mill.
James M. Pigman, teacher, justice of the peace.
John Reynolds, shoemaker.
W. Reynolds, farmer.
Hardin Slone, cooper.
I. Slone, blacksmith.
James Slone, mail contractor.
John L. Thomas, teacher.
W.R. Thomas, school teacher.
Rev. John C. Slone, Baptist preacher.
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Page 6. (from the Forward)
“Letcher county suffered much during the Civil War. Most of the men were gone. Bands of guerrillas raided the countryside, carrying off all the food they could carry and performing many unprintable acts on the people. They also burned the county court house to the ground, destroying all the old county records.”
“All the Confederate Veterans listed in this book were members of “The Orphan Brigade”. Originally, there were 4,000 soldiers in this group. Only about 500 of these survived to the War’s end. They were one of the last Confederate groups East of the Mississippi to lay down their arms. They distinguished themselves by showing to their superiors discipline, morale and effective military tactics. The Orphan Brigade surrendered at Washington Courthouse, Georgia in May 1865.”
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Page 12. (from Letcher County Confederate Volunteers: Company F, 5th Regiment Infantry, KY Volunteers, CSA)
Pvt Uriah Bates
Enlisted 01 Nov 1861.
Died: measles at Holston, VA on 01 May 1862.
Page 17. (from Letcher County Confederate Volunteers: Company A, 13th Regiment Cavalry, KY Volunteers, CSA)
4th Sgt O.G. Halcomb
Enlisted 01 Nov 1862.
Pvt Oliver Halcomb
Enlisted 01 Nov 1861.
Page 42. (from Letcher County Confederate Volunteers: Company E, 13th Regiment Calvary, KY Volunteers, CSA)
Capt. William T. Hall
Enlisted 23 Apr 1863
2nd Lt Henry Caudill
Enlisted 05 Oct 1862.
Promoted to rank 25 Oct 1862.
2nd Lt Gilbert Johnson
Enlisted 21 Oct 1862.
2nd Sgt Lee Hall
Enlisted 05 Oct 1862.
2nd Sgt William Hall
Enlisted 05 Oct 1862.
5th Sgt Caleb Johnson
Enlisted 05 Oct 1862.
1st Cpl Reuben Hall
Enlisted 05 Oct 1862.
Promoted to rank 03 Apr 1863.
3rd Cpl David Hall
Enlisted 05 Oct 1862.
Pvt Anthony Hall
Enlisted 05 Oct 1862.
Pvt Harvey Johnson
Enlisted 05 Oct 1862.
Pvt Enoch Thornsberry
Enlisted 05 Oct 1862
Martin V. Thornsberry
Enlisted 05 Oct 1862.
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