Mexican War

1846 - 1848

Between 1846 and 1848, the United States and Mexico, went to war. An event that transformed a continent.  By end of the war, Mexico had
lost most of its territory from Texas to California. Franklin County'scontribution to the War with Mexico was comprised of two companies;
Captain Ben C. Milam's Company C, First Regiment, Kentucky Mounted Volunteers and Company B, Second Regiment, Kentucky Foot
Volunteers under Captain Frank Chambers. 

   Burying the Dead

The trustees of the City of Frankfort appropriate $200 and Franklin County matched that amount to bring the bodies of the men of Franklin County
back home.  Major Ben C. Milam, along with Mr. Ruben A. Hawkins, who had agreed to return to Mexico and identify the graves of the men whom
he had buried there.  The bodies of John Sanders, John Ellingwood, James Seston, Major Updike, L. B. Bartlett, Henry Wolf, W. Blackwell,
J. J. Thorp, H. Edwards, A. Goodpaster, Enoch Burton and Robert Latta were received at Frankfort by the returned volunteers under
Major Milam and Captain Chambers and the McKee Guards, under Captain Crittenden. They were buried in the State ground at Frankfort on
Thursday, September 16, 1847, with military honors. On July 27, 1847, the burial of the remains of Colonel William R. McKee, Lieutenant
Colonel  Henry Clay, Captain William T. Willis, Adjutant E. P. Vaughn, Lieutenant Joseph Powell, W. W. Bayless, William Thwaits, N. Ramsey,
Thomas Weigert, Alex G. Morgan, C. Jones, H. Carty, McH. Dozier, H. Trotter, C. B. Thomas, and W. T. Green, the honored Kentuckians, who
were killed at the Battle of Buena Vista. 

 Soldiers Killed in Action

Company C, First Regiment, Kentucky Mounted Volunteers

John Swigert, John Scott and W. Holeman were captured near Encarnacion by Mexican
forces.  In July 1847, they escaped from their guard. After many perilous adventures
reached their home in Frankfort.

Joel Ashley, Private   *		William McLean, Private
G. W. Bailey, Private  *		S. McQueen, Private    *
James Bates, Private  *		T. J. Macy, Private
Ben B. Bennett, Sergeant		Samuel Mars, Private    *
Johnny Calvender, Private		L. Martin, Private
Silas Calvert, Private  *		Ben C. Milam, Captain
Robert Church, Private		F. M. Milam, Private     *
Robert Cochran, Private   *		J. G. Miles, Private        *
Clinton D. W. Cook, Private		A. J. Mitchell, Private
Nathanial C. Cook, Private		S. Montague, Private
Richard Davenport, Private		R. P. W. Noel, Private    *
Zachariah Dougherty, Private   *		Ben Franklin Pearce, Private
Bennett Edwards, Private		W. H. Price, Private     *
Humphrey Evans, Sergeant		E. T. Parrent, Corporal  *
James E. Evans, Private		John H. Redish, Private
B. S. Fields, Private		A. B. Reed, Private   *
Lewis J. Foster, Corporal		Joseph Robb, Private
B. S. Gayle, Private - Bugler		W. M. Robb, Corporal   *
Richard D. Harlan, 2nd. Lieutenant		John T. Roberts, Sergeant
D. Hancock, Private  *		John A. Scott, Private   *
Thomas Harper, Private   *		John S. Semonis, Private
Jeremiah Harrison, Private		George M. Shannon, Private
William Hassett, Private		John A. Snelling, Private
Fielding S. Hawkins, Private		J. J. Soward, Private
James Herring, Private   *		W. W. Stapp, Private
A. W. Holman, Private  *		W. C. Stockton, Private
R. B. Howard, Private    *		W. H. Sudduth, Private  *
R. B. Howard, Private    *		John Swigert, Corporal  *
W. P. Jones, Private    *		B. Utterback, Corporal  *
J. J Kendall, Private     *		William Whitehead, Private   *
James F. Lee, Private		A. Wilkerson, Private   *
Samuel C. Leonard, Private		J. Wilson, Private   *
A. J. McDonald, Private		W. S. Woods, Private   *
J. D. McKee, Private   *
James H. D. McKee, 1st Lieutenant
* Discharged due to disabilities * Captured by the Mexicans - January 22, 1847

Company B, Second Regiment, Kentucky Foot Volunteers

George Allen, Private		Wilson J. Jordon, Private
John Amen, Private		Clark Knott, Corporal
Samuel  P. Barbee, 2nd. Lieutenant		Henry C. Long, 2nd. Lieutenant
Samuel  P. Barbee, 2nd. Lieutenant		James E. McGune, Private
Elias T. Bartlett, Private		David McQueen, Private
Samuel S. Bartlett, Private		William K. Major, Private  *
James Blazehard, Private  *		Hanson S. Mayhall, Sergeant
Benjamin O. Branham, Private		Moses L. Milam, Private
Emil Brea, Private		Thomas J. Milam, Private
Geo. W. Chambers, Bugler		James Monroe, 1st. Lieutenant
Frank Chambers, Captain		John E. Monroe, Private
Patrick H. Chambers, Private		William Morrison, Private
John J. Christopher, Private		Alexander Moss, Private    *
Wesley Christopher, Private    *		William D. Robertson, 2nd. Lieutenant
James Coleman, Private   *		James R. Page, Private  *
John L. Collins, Private		William W. Perrin, Private
L. Craig, Private		Almus W. Polsgrove, Private
James W. Cummings, Private   *		John Polsgrove, Private
James B. Davidson, Corporal		James N. Reed, Private
Daniel Easley, Private		Benjamin Robinson, Private  *
Geo. W. Edwards, Private		Stephen Sesfield, Private    *
Richard P. Evans, Corporal		Wm. R. Satterwhite, Private
Chas. R. Featherston, Private		James W. Sheets, Private
Enoch Ford, Private   *		Samuel Sheets, Private
William F. Gaines, Sergeant		Robert Sheridan, Private
Richard A. Gayle, Private		James Sherrin, Private
Ambrose W. Hampton, Corporal		William Skyler, Private
William Hardy, Sergeant		Norman, Sidbottom, Private
Abel P. Harris, Private		Walker Stephens, Private
James W. Harris, Private  *		James D. Taylor, Private
Ruben A. Hawkins, Private		John Taylor, Private     *
John R. Hayden, Private		Thomas J. Todd, Private    *
William M. Hayden, Private		Lewis Tull, Private
Matthew L. Hazlett, Private  *		Thomas Webb, Private
Thomas B. Heffner, Bugler		James L. Williams, Private
William Henderson, Private		W. Williams, Private
David J. Herndon, Private		Merriat Young, Private
* Discharged due to disabilities