Son of John C. Collings and Jane Broady. Grandson of William Elston Collings and Phoebe Houghland and Great Grandson of William Collings and Anne Elston.
Married Sarah C. Clark in Scott County, Indiana. Children: girls Elizabeth, Francis, Agnes, boys Zebulon, Joseph.
Kearns' father and grandfather, William Elston Collings, survived the hostile Indian attack at the beginning of the War of 1812 which came to be known as the Pigeon Roost Massacre. The site is now a State Park in Scott County, Indiana.
U.S. Civil War Service
Name: Kerns H Collings
Residence: Vienna, Indiana
Enlistment Date: 19 Aug 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Indiana
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company K, Indiana 66th Infantry Regiment on 19 Aug 1862.
Mustered out on 03 Jun 1865 at Washington, DC.
Regimental History
Sixty-sixth Infantry INDIANA
(3-YEARS)
Sixty-sixth Infantry. -- Cols., Lewis Wallace, De Witt C.
Anthony, Roger Martin; Lieut.-Cols., Roger Martin, Thomas G. Morrison; Majs. John W. Gerard, Thomas G. Morrison.
This regiment was organized at New Albany and was mustered in Aug. 19, 1862. It left the state the same day for Lexington, Ky., where Lieut.-Col. Martin assumed command, Gen. Wallace having been commissioned provisional colonel at the time of the muster-in and being assigned on reaching Lexington to the command of the troops then concentrating at Covington and Cincinnati.
The regiment was engaged in the battle of Richmond, Ky., the greater part of it being captured and paroled. The paroled men and the remainder of the regiment were ordered to New Albany. An exchange was made in November, when, under command of Col. Anthony the regiment moved to Corinth, where it was assigned to the 1st brigade of Dodge's division, remaining as part of the garrison until Aug. 18, 1863.
It then moved to Collierville, Tenn., where Cos. B, C, D, E, G and I were engaged in October, and on Oct. 29 moved for Pulaski, where it passed the winter. On April 29, 1864, the regiment marched to Chattanooga, and from there formed a junction with Sherman's army for the Atlanta campaign, being engaged at Resaca, Lay's Ferry, Rome cross-roads, Dallas, Kennesaw Mountain, before Atlanta, and at Jonesboro.
On Sept. 26 it took the train with its division for Rome, GA, but later rejoined the army at Atlanta and moved with it for Savannah. It marched through the Carolinas and Virginia to Washington and was mustered out there on June 3, 1865. The recruits were transferred to the 59th and served with that regiment until its muster-out.
The original strength of the 66th was 1,017; gain by recruits, 101; total, 1,118. Loss by death, 234; desertion, 32; unaccounted for, 15.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 3
Battles Fought
Fought on 30 Aug 1862 at Richmond, KY.
Fought on 11 Oct 1863 at Collierville, TN.
Fought on 11 Oct 1863 at Colliersville, TN.
Fought on 14 May 1864 at Resaca, GA.
Fought on 27 May 1864 at Dallas, GA.
Fought on 28 May 1864 at Dallas, GA.
Fought on 9 Jun 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA.
Fought on 22 Jul 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 9 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 11 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 29 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 31 Aug 1864.
Fought on 4 Oct 1864.
Married Sarah C. Clark in Scott County, Indiana. Children: girls Elizabeth, Francis, Agnes, boys Zebulon, Joseph.
Kearns' father and grandfather, William Elston Collings, survived the hostile Indian attack at the beginning of the War of 1812 which came to be known as the Pigeon Roost Massacre. The site is now a State Park in Scott County, Indiana.
U.S. Civil War Service
Name: Kerns H Collings
Residence: Vienna, Indiana
Enlistment Date: 19 Aug 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Indiana
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company K, Indiana 66th Infantry Regiment on 19 Aug 1862.
Mustered out on 03 Jun 1865 at Washington, DC.
Regimental History
Sixty-sixth Infantry INDIANA
(3-YEARS)
Sixty-sixth Infantry. -- Cols., Lewis Wallace, De Witt C.
Anthony, Roger Martin; Lieut.-Cols., Roger Martin, Thomas G. Morrison; Majs. John W. Gerard, Thomas G. Morrison.
This regiment was organized at New Albany and was mustered in Aug. 19, 1862. It left the state the same day for Lexington, Ky., where Lieut.-Col. Martin assumed command, Gen. Wallace having been commissioned provisional colonel at the time of the muster-in and being assigned on reaching Lexington to the command of the troops then concentrating at Covington and Cincinnati.
The regiment was engaged in the battle of Richmond, Ky., the greater part of it being captured and paroled. The paroled men and the remainder of the regiment were ordered to New Albany. An exchange was made in November, when, under command of Col. Anthony the regiment moved to Corinth, where it was assigned to the 1st brigade of Dodge's division, remaining as part of the garrison until Aug. 18, 1863.
It then moved to Collierville, Tenn., where Cos. B, C, D, E, G and I were engaged in October, and on Oct. 29 moved for Pulaski, where it passed the winter. On April 29, 1864, the regiment marched to Chattanooga, and from there formed a junction with Sherman's army for the Atlanta campaign, being engaged at Resaca, Lay's Ferry, Rome cross-roads, Dallas, Kennesaw Mountain, before Atlanta, and at Jonesboro.
On Sept. 26 it took the train with its division for Rome, GA, but later rejoined the army at Atlanta and moved with it for Savannah. It marched through the Carolinas and Virginia to Washington and was mustered out there on June 3, 1865. The recruits were transferred to the 59th and served with that regiment until its muster-out.
The original strength of the 66th was 1,017; gain by recruits, 101; total, 1,118. Loss by death, 234; desertion, 32; unaccounted for, 15.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 3
Battles Fought
Fought on 30 Aug 1862 at Richmond, KY.
Fought on 11 Oct 1863 at Collierville, TN.
Fought on 11 Oct 1863 at Colliersville, TN.
Fought on 14 May 1864 at Resaca, GA.
Fought on 27 May 1864 at Dallas, GA.
Fought on 28 May 1864 at Dallas, GA.
Fought on 9 Jun 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA.
Fought on 22 Jul 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 9 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 11 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 29 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 31 Aug 1864.
Fought on 4 Oct 1864.
Son of John C. Collings and Jane Broady. Grandson of William Elston Collings and Phoebe Houghland and Great Grandson of William Collings and Anne Elston.
Married Sarah C. Clark in Scott County, Indiana. Children: girls Elizabeth, Francis, Agnes, boys Zebulon, Joseph.
Kearns' father and grandfather, William Elston Collings, survived the hostile Indian attack at the beginning of the War of 1812 which came to be known as the Pigeon Roost Massacre. The site is now a State Park in Scott County, Indiana.
U.S. Civil War Service
Name: Kerns H Collings
Residence: Vienna, Indiana
Enlistment Date: 19 Aug 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Indiana
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company K, Indiana 66th Infantry Regiment on 19 Aug 1862.
Mustered out on 03 Jun 1865 at Washington, DC.
Regimental History
Sixty-sixth Infantry INDIANA
(3-YEARS)
Sixty-sixth Infantry. -- Cols., Lewis Wallace, De Witt C.
Anthony, Roger Martin; Lieut.-Cols., Roger Martin, Thomas G. Morrison; Majs. John W. Gerard, Thomas G. Morrison.
This regiment was organized at New Albany and was mustered in Aug. 19, 1862. It left the state the same day for Lexington, Ky., where Lieut.-Col. Martin assumed command, Gen. Wallace having been commissioned provisional colonel at the time of the muster-in and being assigned on reaching Lexington to the command of the troops then concentrating at Covington and Cincinnati.
The regiment was engaged in the battle of Richmond, Ky., the greater part of it being captured and paroled. The paroled men and the remainder of the regiment were ordered to New Albany. An exchange was made in November, when, under command of Col. Anthony the regiment moved to Corinth, where it was assigned to the 1st brigade of Dodge's division, remaining as part of the garrison until Aug. 18, 1863.
It then moved to Collierville, Tenn., where Cos. B, C, D, E, G and I were engaged in October, and on Oct. 29 moved for Pulaski, where it passed the winter. On April 29, 1864, the regiment marched to Chattanooga, and from there formed a junction with Sherman's army for the Atlanta campaign, being engaged at Resaca, Lay's Ferry, Rome cross-roads, Dallas, Kennesaw Mountain, before Atlanta, and at Jonesboro.
On Sept. 26 it took the train with its division for Rome, GA, but later rejoined the army at Atlanta and moved with it for Savannah. It marched through the Carolinas and Virginia to Washington and was mustered out there on June 3, 1865. The recruits were transferred to the 59th and served with that regiment until its muster-out.
The original strength of the 66th was 1,017; gain by recruits, 101; total, 1,118. Loss by death, 234; desertion, 32; unaccounted for, 15.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 3
Battles Fought
Fought on 30 Aug 1862 at Richmond, KY.
Fought on 11 Oct 1863 at Collierville, TN.
Fought on 11 Oct 1863 at Colliersville, TN.
Fought on 14 May 1864 at Resaca, GA.
Fought on 27 May 1864 at Dallas, GA.
Fought on 28 May 1864 at Dallas, GA.
Fought on 9 Jun 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA.
Fought on 22 Jul 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 9 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 11 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 29 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 31 Aug 1864.
Fought on 4 Oct 1864.
Married Sarah C. Clark in Scott County, Indiana. Children: girls Elizabeth, Francis, Agnes, boys Zebulon, Joseph.
Kearns' father and grandfather, William Elston Collings, survived the hostile Indian attack at the beginning of the War of 1812 which came to be known as the Pigeon Roost Massacre. The site is now a State Park in Scott County, Indiana.
U.S. Civil War Service
Name: Kerns H Collings
Residence: Vienna, Indiana
Enlistment Date: 19 Aug 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Indiana
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company K, Indiana 66th Infantry Regiment on 19 Aug 1862.
Mustered out on 03 Jun 1865 at Washington, DC.
Regimental History
Sixty-sixth Infantry INDIANA
(3-YEARS)
Sixty-sixth Infantry. -- Cols., Lewis Wallace, De Witt C.
Anthony, Roger Martin; Lieut.-Cols., Roger Martin, Thomas G. Morrison; Majs. John W. Gerard, Thomas G. Morrison.
This regiment was organized at New Albany and was mustered in Aug. 19, 1862. It left the state the same day for Lexington, Ky., where Lieut.-Col. Martin assumed command, Gen. Wallace having been commissioned provisional colonel at the time of the muster-in and being assigned on reaching Lexington to the command of the troops then concentrating at Covington and Cincinnati.
The regiment was engaged in the battle of Richmond, Ky., the greater part of it being captured and paroled. The paroled men and the remainder of the regiment were ordered to New Albany. An exchange was made in November, when, under command of Col. Anthony the regiment moved to Corinth, where it was assigned to the 1st brigade of Dodge's division, remaining as part of the garrison until Aug. 18, 1863.
It then moved to Collierville, Tenn., where Cos. B, C, D, E, G and I were engaged in October, and on Oct. 29 moved for Pulaski, where it passed the winter. On April 29, 1864, the regiment marched to Chattanooga, and from there formed a junction with Sherman's army for the Atlanta campaign, being engaged at Resaca, Lay's Ferry, Rome cross-roads, Dallas, Kennesaw Mountain, before Atlanta, and at Jonesboro.
On Sept. 26 it took the train with its division for Rome, GA, but later rejoined the army at Atlanta and moved with it for Savannah. It marched through the Carolinas and Virginia to Washington and was mustered out there on June 3, 1865. The recruits were transferred to the 59th and served with that regiment until its muster-out.
The original strength of the 66th was 1,017; gain by recruits, 101; total, 1,118. Loss by death, 234; desertion, 32; unaccounted for, 15.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 3
Battles Fought
Fought on 30 Aug 1862 at Richmond, KY.
Fought on 11 Oct 1863 at Collierville, TN.
Fought on 11 Oct 1863 at Colliersville, TN.
Fought on 14 May 1864 at Resaca, GA.
Fought on 27 May 1864 at Dallas, GA.
Fought on 28 May 1864 at Dallas, GA.
Fought on 9 Jun 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA.
Fought on 22 Jul 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 9 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 11 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 29 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 31 Aug 1864.
Fought on 4 Oct 1864.
Inscription
Gone but not forgotten
Gravesite Details
Collins?
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Siblings
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