Continuing with Confederate veteran William Cantrell, whose former wife just died this month.
After French's Battalion was exchanged and released from prison, much of it became the 7th Confederate Cavalry Battalion. This was also called Prentice's Battalion.
There were eight Cantrells listed on the roster at one time or another. This is what it said for William. He was in Co. B, previously Co. C, 5th VSL and Co. A French's Battalion Virginia Infantry.
Became a POW at Piketon, Kentucky April 15, 1863. He was paroled and exchanged.
At the time of entering service, he was 16, 5'4", dark eyes, fair hair, fair complexion. The 1860 Wise County, Virginia census listed him at age 13.
OTHER CANTRELLS
Possibly, some of these might have been kinfolk.
ABRAHAM C. CANTRELL-- 24 in 1860 census. The rest of his information was the same as William. In addition, it says that he was captured again at Gladeville, Virginia, July 7, 1863and sent to Camp Chase then to Camp Douglas in Chicago on August 24, 1863. There is no record of his death or release from there.
ABRAHAM CANTRELL-- everything the same as ABRAHAM C. Perhaps same person.
JAMES CANTRELL-- reside Wise County
JOHN CANTRELL-- same as ABRAHAM C. CANTRELL
JOHN CANTRELL-- perhaps same person as the other JOHN.
RUBEN CANTRELL-- Same as WILLIAM.
SHERWOOD CANTRELL-- same as ABRAHAM C. CANTRELL
Very likely, WILLIAM CANTRELL was at Second Gladevile Raid where some of the 7th was captured. Reports say the Union captured 18 officers and 99 enlisted men there.
Digging a Bit Deeper. --Old B-R'er
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
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Thursday, August 21, 2008
Pikeville, Kentucky
This Cantrell research just keeps getting bigger.
Pileville and Pike County, Kentucky.
Pikeville, population 6,295, has been named as one of the top 100 small towns in which to live. Both the town and county are named for Zebulon Pike.
Col. James A. Garfield was commissioned a brigadier general here in January 1862.. He later became president.
This is the center for the Hatfield-McCoy feud.
Pike County is the very eastern-most county in the state.
Don'tShoot,Mr.Hatfield. --Old B-Runner
Pileville and Pike County, Kentucky.
Pikeville, population 6,295, has been named as one of the top 100 small towns in which to live. Both the town and county are named for Zebulon Pike.
Col. James A. Garfield was commissioned a brigadier general here in January 1862.. He later became president.
This is the center for the Hatfield-McCoy feud.
Pike County is the very eastern-most county in the state.
Don'tShoot,Mr.Hatfield. --Old B-Runner
Skirmish at Pikeville, Ky-- Camp Chase, Ohio
Still following up on Cantrell's Confederate Service.
SKIRMISH AT PIKEVILLE, KENTUCKY
There is not much about this fight. I had never heard of it. It definitely wasn't a major battle.
Union forces in eastern Kentucky learned that Major French had a camp at Pikeville and was in the process of raising a unit so they decided to have a pre-emptive strike. They attacked April 15, 1863, and after an hour's skirmish, captured 17 officers, 70 men, 30 horses, 40 guns, and destroyed French's camp. And that was about it. Obviously, this was a training camp where the unit was being raised. With 40 guns for 70 men, I'd have to say they weren't even armed yet. Information from Jeffrey C. Weaver.
CAMP CHASE, OHIO-- Wikipedia
Cantrell and French's Battalion were sent to Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio. Like many other Union training camps, it was turned into a Confederate prisoner camp later in the war.
It is estimated that at least 150,000 Union troops trained here and 25,000 Confederates were held. There are more than 2000 Confederates buried on the site. Captured soldiers from Morgan's Raid were also held on the site.
Wikipedia mentioned that four future presidents passed through the camp: Andrew Johnson, Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, and William McKinly. I'm not sure about what Andrew Johnson had to do with it.
More Stuff I Didn'tKnow. --Da Runner
SKIRMISH AT PIKEVILLE, KENTUCKY
There is not much about this fight. I had never heard of it. It definitely wasn't a major battle.
Union forces in eastern Kentucky learned that Major French had a camp at Pikeville and was in the process of raising a unit so they decided to have a pre-emptive strike. They attacked April 15, 1863, and after an hour's skirmish, captured 17 officers, 70 men, 30 horses, 40 guns, and destroyed French's camp. And that was about it. Obviously, this was a training camp where the unit was being raised. With 40 guns for 70 men, I'd have to say they weren't even armed yet. Information from Jeffrey C. Weaver.
CAMP CHASE, OHIO-- Wikipedia
Cantrell and French's Battalion were sent to Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio. Like many other Union training camps, it was turned into a Confederate prisoner camp later in the war.
It is estimated that at least 150,000 Union troops trained here and 25,000 Confederates were held. There are more than 2000 Confederates buried on the site. Captured soldiers from Morgan's Raid were also held on the site.
Wikipedia mentioned that four future presidents passed through the camp: Andrew Johnson, Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, and William McKinly. I'm not sure about what Andrew Johnson had to do with it.
More Stuff I Didn'tKnow. --Da Runner
French's Battalion-- Virginia State Line
In doing some more research on William Cantrell, I came across this information.
FRENCH'S BATTALION, VIRGINIA INFANTRY
There is a 54 page booklet on French's Battalion written by Jeffrey C. Weaver. A review of it had this:
It was a short-lived Confederate unit led by Wise, County, Virginia lawyer James Milton French. He recruited mostly from the remanants of the Virginia State Line. The unit last just two months before almost being captured en masse at Pikeville, Ky, in April 1863.
They were sent to Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio, and after exchange, most joined Clarence Prentice's 7th Battalion Confederate Cavalry.
VIRGINIA STATE LINE
I'd never heard of them. They were approved by the Virginia legislature on May 15, 1862 and were to include men not available for military duty. That would mean too old, too young, or infirm. Probably why Cantrell was able to get into the military at age 16. The State Line was transferred to Confederate service March 31, 1863 and at this time Major French of the 63rd Virginia received permission to raise a regiment from the State Line.
Many of his troops came from western Virginia and eastern Kentucky.
Information from Jeffrey C. Weaver.
So, Now You Know. --B-R'er
FRENCH'S BATTALION, VIRGINIA INFANTRY
There is a 54 page booklet on French's Battalion written by Jeffrey C. Weaver. A review of it had this:
It was a short-lived Confederate unit led by Wise, County, Virginia lawyer James Milton French. He recruited mostly from the remanants of the Virginia State Line. The unit last just two months before almost being captured en masse at Pikeville, Ky, in April 1863.
They were sent to Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio, and after exchange, most joined Clarence Prentice's 7th Battalion Confederate Cavalry.
VIRGINIA STATE LINE
I'd never heard of them. They were approved by the Virginia legislature on May 15, 1862 and were to include men not available for military duty. That would mean too old, too young, or infirm. Probably why Cantrell was able to get into the military at age 16. The State Line was transferred to Confederate service March 31, 1863 and at this time Major French of the 63rd Virginia received permission to raise a regiment from the State Line.
Many of his troops came from western Virginia and eastern Kentucky.
Information from Jeffrey C. Weaver.
So, Now You Know. --B-R'er
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
William Cantrell, CSA
William Cantrell's widow just died at age 93. This made the news all over the place.
A short history of his service follows.
He served in Co. A, French's Battalion of the Virginia infantry ( didn't say what regiment). He enlisted at age 16 in Pikeville, Ky, and was captured the same year and sent to prison in Ohio where he was later exchanged. After the war, he moved to Arkansas.
In a 2004 interview, Maudie White Hopkins said he recalled how lice infested his sock supports and "ate a trail around his legs."
And, then, at age 86, he married a 19 year-old girl.
A short history of his service follows.
He served in Co. A, French's Battalion of the Virginia infantry ( didn't say what regiment). He enlisted at age 16 in Pikeville, Ky, and was captured the same year and sent to prison in Ohio where he was later exchanged. After the war, he moved to Arkansas.
In a 2004 interview, Maudie White Hopkins said he recalled how lice infested his sock supports and "ate a trail around his legs."
And, then, at age 86, he married a 19 year-old girl.
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