John was the son of William Hamilton Armstrong, Jr. and Caty Reynolds Armstrong. These parents along with William's sister, Mary Randolph Harrison Armstrong and her husband, Michael Eaker were the first white settlers in Graves County. They settled in Lynnville area.
John's paternal grandparents were William Hamilton Armstrong, Sr. born July 4, 1756 in Northhampton Co., PA and died abt. April 1832 in Trigg Co., KY and Mary Randolph Harrison born 1753 in Virginia.
John served as a Private in Co. C, Leigh's First Ky. Regt., Col. J. Russell Butler's Ky Calvary for the Confederate States of America. He was captured in Calloway County on September 29, 1862. He was received at Gratiot Street Prison in St. Louis, MO on October 17, 1862. He was discharged on January 5, 1863 and forwarded from St. Louis, MO for exchange and sent towards Cairo, IL by the Steamboat "Belle Memphis" under guard of 37th Iowa Volunteers. He appears on a list of prisoners dated March 5, 1863 released from confinement at Camp Douglas, Chicago, IL on taking the Oath of Renunciation and Allegiance. The Oath was sworn to by JOhn on the Fifth day of March 1863. At that time he was 46 years of age, was six feet 1 1/2" in height, had blue eyes and dark hair. He served under Captain Manoah Swann, who was killed at the battle at Perryville, KY. John died of pneumonia and was buried with government issued tomb rock. No dates are on the rock.
John and Isabella had the following children:
John W. Armstrong
Amos Reynolds Armstrong
Katharine Virginia Martha Jane Tennessee Armstrong
Rachel R. Armstrong
James Franklin Armstrong
Mary E. Armstrong
Robert E. Lee Armstrong
Hardy Clinton Armstrong
Braxton Bragg Armstrong
Albert Sidney Johnston Armstrong
Sarah Ann Armstrong
John's paternal grandparents were William Hamilton Armstrong, Sr. born July 4, 1756 in Northhampton Co., PA and died abt. April 1832 in Trigg Co., KY and Mary Randolph Harrison born 1753 in Virginia.
John served as a Private in Co. C, Leigh's First Ky. Regt., Col. J. Russell Butler's Ky Calvary for the Confederate States of America. He was captured in Calloway County on September 29, 1862. He was received at Gratiot Street Prison in St. Louis, MO on October 17, 1862. He was discharged on January 5, 1863 and forwarded from St. Louis, MO for exchange and sent towards Cairo, IL by the Steamboat "Belle Memphis" under guard of 37th Iowa Volunteers. He appears on a list of prisoners dated March 5, 1863 released from confinement at Camp Douglas, Chicago, IL on taking the Oath of Renunciation and Allegiance. The Oath was sworn to by JOhn on the Fifth day of March 1863. At that time he was 46 years of age, was six feet 1 1/2" in height, had blue eyes and dark hair. He served under Captain Manoah Swann, who was killed at the battle at Perryville, KY. John died of pneumonia and was buried with government issued tomb rock. No dates are on the rock.
John and Isabella had the following children:
John W. Armstrong
Amos Reynolds Armstrong
Katharine Virginia Martha Jane Tennessee Armstrong
Rachel R. Armstrong
James Franklin Armstrong
Mary E. Armstrong
Robert E. Lee Armstrong
Hardy Clinton Armstrong
Braxton Bragg Armstrong
Albert Sidney Johnston Armstrong
Sarah Ann Armstrong
John was the son of William Hamilton Armstrong, Jr. and Caty Reynolds Armstrong. These parents along with William's sister, Mary Randolph Harrison Armstrong and her husband, Michael Eaker were the first white settlers in Graves County. They settled in Lynnville area.
John's paternal grandparents were William Hamilton Armstrong, Sr. born July 4, 1756 in Northhampton Co., PA and died abt. April 1832 in Trigg Co., KY and Mary Randolph Harrison born 1753 in Virginia.
John served as a Private in Co. C, Leigh's First Ky. Regt., Col. J. Russell Butler's Ky Calvary for the Confederate States of America. He was captured in Calloway County on September 29, 1862. He was received at Gratiot Street Prison in St. Louis, MO on October 17, 1862. He was discharged on January 5, 1863 and forwarded from St. Louis, MO for exchange and sent towards Cairo, IL by the Steamboat "Belle Memphis" under guard of 37th Iowa Volunteers. He appears on a list of prisoners dated March 5, 1863 released from confinement at Camp Douglas, Chicago, IL on taking the Oath of Renunciation and Allegiance. The Oath was sworn to by JOhn on the Fifth day of March 1863. At that time he was 46 years of age, was six feet 1 1/2" in height, had blue eyes and dark hair. He served under Captain Manoah Swann, who was killed at the battle at Perryville, KY. John died of pneumonia and was buried with government issued tomb rock. No dates are on the rock.
John and Isabella had the following children:
John W. Armstrong
Amos Reynolds Armstrong
Katharine Virginia Martha Jane Tennessee Armstrong
Rachel R. Armstrong
James Franklin Armstrong
Mary E. Armstrong
Robert E. Lee Armstrong
Hardy Clinton Armstrong
Braxton Bragg Armstrong
Albert Sidney Johnston Armstrong
Sarah Ann Armstrong
John's paternal grandparents were William Hamilton Armstrong, Sr. born July 4, 1756 in Northhampton Co., PA and died abt. April 1832 in Trigg Co., KY and Mary Randolph Harrison born 1753 in Virginia.
John served as a Private in Co. C, Leigh's First Ky. Regt., Col. J. Russell Butler's Ky Calvary for the Confederate States of America. He was captured in Calloway County on September 29, 1862. He was received at Gratiot Street Prison in St. Louis, MO on October 17, 1862. He was discharged on January 5, 1863 and forwarded from St. Louis, MO for exchange and sent towards Cairo, IL by the Steamboat "Belle Memphis" under guard of 37th Iowa Volunteers. He appears on a list of prisoners dated March 5, 1863 released from confinement at Camp Douglas, Chicago, IL on taking the Oath of Renunciation and Allegiance. The Oath was sworn to by JOhn on the Fifth day of March 1863. At that time he was 46 years of age, was six feet 1 1/2" in height, had blue eyes and dark hair. He served under Captain Manoah Swann, who was killed at the battle at Perryville, KY. John died of pneumonia and was buried with government issued tomb rock. No dates are on the rock.
John and Isabella had the following children:
John W. Armstrong
Amos Reynolds Armstrong
Katharine Virginia Martha Jane Tennessee Armstrong
Rachel R. Armstrong
James Franklin Armstrong
Mary E. Armstrong
Robert E. Lee Armstrong
Hardy Clinton Armstrong
Braxton Bragg Armstrong
Albert Sidney Johnston Armstrong
Sarah Ann Armstrong
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