Pvt. Elbert Preston ABNEY1

M, b. 18 February 1840, d. 8 October 1862
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4th cousin 3 times removed of John Kennedy BROWN Jr.
Pvt. Elbert Preston Abney
1840-1862
     Pvt. Elbert Preston ABNEY, son of Robert Milton ABNEY and Catherine Powell Smtih, was born on 18 February 1840 in LaRue County, Kentucky.1

Elbert began military service at age 21 on 5 October 1861 in Camp Sherman, Kentucky. He was described as 5' 11" with light complexion, dark hair and eyes. On 14 Dec 1861 he mustered in as a private in Company F, 15th Kentucky Infantry (Union). He was killed in action 8 Oct 1862 during the Battle of Perryville, aka the Battle of Chaplin Hills, Kentucky.2,3

Pvt. Elbert Preston ABNEY died on 8 October 1862 at Battle of Perryville in Kentucky at age 22.3 He was buried in Magnolia Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Magnolia, LaRue County, Kentucky.
Last Edited=5 Dec 2020

Citations

  1. [S696] Find A Grave (website), online http://www.findagrave.com
  2. [S671] "Civil War Soldiers and Sailors", Elbert P. Abney.
  3. [S1098] "Union Soldiers Records" , Record Group #: 94; Series Number: M397; Roll #: 0486.

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