Served as a Confederate soldier in Company F, 4th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, of the famous Kentucky "Orphan Brigade," CSA. Enlisted 1 August 1861 and served in all the major battles of the Western Theater. Wounded at Shiloh. Surrendered with his company on 7 May 1865. Farmed in Green Co. after the war. Married Virginia Elizabeth "Jennie Bet" Montgomery on October 13, 1868. Two sons, Fayette and Milton (Milton was named for his cousin Milton, killed at Shiloh during the War Between the States).John T. Blakeman
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 8/1/1861 at Camp Boone, TN as a Private.
On 8/1/1861 he mustered into "F" Co. KY 4th Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as: Wounded 4/6/1862 Shiloh, TN
Born 11 September 1838 in Green Co., Son of of Moses and Narcissa Blakeman.
Listed as a private in the Greensburg Guards, Kentucky State Guard, December 1860. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone. Absent sick at Bowling Green in January 1862. Fought at Shiloh, where he was wounded 6 April 1862. Fought at Vicksburg and Murfreesboro. Served in the McMinnville Guard, March-April 1863, where he was captured during a Federal cavalry raid, 21 April 1863, and returned to his company a month later. Fought at Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro and the mounted campaign. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Took the Oath of Allegiance in Nashville, 20 May 1865; described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, with fair complexion, brown hair, gray eyes. Married Virginia Elizabeth Montgomery, 13 October 1868.
Died 7 October 1884
Sources: http://www.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/cof4ky.htm
http://www.civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?C&222425
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 8/1/1861 at Camp Boone, TN as a Private.
On 8/1/1861 he mustered into "F" Co. KY 4th Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as: Wounded 4/6/1862 Shiloh, TN
Born 11 September 1838 in Green Co., Son of of Moses and Narcissa Blakeman.
Listed as a private in the Greensburg Guards, Kentucky State Guard, December 1860. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone. Absent sick at Bowling Green in January 1862. Fought at Shiloh, where he was wounded 6 April 1862. Fought at Vicksburg and Murfreesboro. Served in the McMinnville Guard, March-April 1863, where he was captured during a Federal cavalry raid, 21 April 1863, and returned to his company a month later. Fought at Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro and the mounted campaign. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Took the Oath of Allegiance in Nashville, 20 May 1865; described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, with fair complexion, brown hair, gray eyes. Married Virginia Elizabeth Montgomery, 13 October 1868.
Died 7 October 1884
Sources: http://www.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/cof4ky.htm
http://www.civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?C&222425
Served as a Confederate soldier in Company F, 4th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, of the famous Kentucky "Orphan Brigade," CSA. Enlisted 1 August 1861 and served in all the major battles of the Western Theater. Wounded at Shiloh. Surrendered with his company on 7 May 1865. Farmed in Green Co. after the war. Married Virginia Elizabeth "Jennie Bet" Montgomery on October 13, 1868. Two sons, Fayette and Milton (Milton was named for his cousin Milton, killed at Shiloh during the War Between the States).John T. Blakeman
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 8/1/1861 at Camp Boone, TN as a Private.
On 8/1/1861 he mustered into "F" Co. KY 4th Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as: Wounded 4/6/1862 Shiloh, TN
Born 11 September 1838 in Green Co., Son of of Moses and Narcissa Blakeman.
Listed as a private in the Greensburg Guards, Kentucky State Guard, December 1860. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone. Absent sick at Bowling Green in January 1862. Fought at Shiloh, where he was wounded 6 April 1862. Fought at Vicksburg and Murfreesboro. Served in the McMinnville Guard, March-April 1863, where he was captured during a Federal cavalry raid, 21 April 1863, and returned to his company a month later. Fought at Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro and the mounted campaign. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Took the Oath of Allegiance in Nashville, 20 May 1865; described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, with fair complexion, brown hair, gray eyes. Married Virginia Elizabeth Montgomery, 13 October 1868.
Died 7 October 1884
Sources: http://www.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/cof4ky.htm
http://www.civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?C&222425
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 8/1/1861 at Camp Boone, TN as a Private.
On 8/1/1861 he mustered into "F" Co. KY 4th Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as: Wounded 4/6/1862 Shiloh, TN
Born 11 September 1838 in Green Co., Son of of Moses and Narcissa Blakeman.
Listed as a private in the Greensburg Guards, Kentucky State Guard, December 1860. Enlisted 1 August 1861 at Camp Boone. Absent sick at Bowling Green in January 1862. Fought at Shiloh, where he was wounded 6 April 1862. Fought at Vicksburg and Murfreesboro. Served in the McMinnville Guard, March-April 1863, where he was captured during a Federal cavalry raid, 21 April 1863, and returned to his company a month later. Fought at Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; from Dallas to Atlanta; Peachtree, Intrenchment, and Utoy Creeks; Jonesboro and the mounted campaign. Paroled at Washington, GA, 7 May 1865. Took the Oath of Allegiance in Nashville, 20 May 1865; described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, with fair complexion, brown hair, gray eyes. Married Virginia Elizabeth Montgomery, 13 October 1868.
Died 7 October 1884
Sources: http://www.rootsweb.com/~orphanhm/cof4ky.htm
http://www.civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?C&222425
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