Son of Bertram and Mary Spratt
William enlisted as a Private in Company B of Grigsby's Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry on September 8, 1862, at Stanford, Kentucky. That unit became Company B of the 6th Kentucky Cavalry, under the command of General John H. Morgan, in late winter/early spring of 1863.
William is listed as present on the company muster roll for November 1, 1862 to February 28, 1863. He was captured in McMinnville, Tennessee, on April 21, 1863. He was forwarded to the Market House in Nashville, Tennessee, then to the Military Prison in Louisville, Kentucky, where he was received on May 2, 1863. Five days later, he was sent to Fort McHenry, in Baltimore, Maryland, where he was paroled on May 10, 1863.
William rejoined his unit in time to participate in Morgan's Great Raid into Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio, during the months of June and July of 1863. He was captured at Cheshire, Ohio, on July 20, 1863. He was forwarded to Camp Chase, Ohio, where he was received on July 26, 1863. He was transferred to Camp Douglas prison camp, in Chicago, on August 20, 1863. He arrived at Camp Douglass on August 22, and remained imprisoned there until February 21, 1865, when he was transferred to Point Lookout, Maryland, for exchange.
William rejoined the Confederate forces. He surrendered at Howell's Ferry, Georgia, on May 13, 1865. He signed the oath of allegiance on June 2, 1865, and returned to Kentucky.
William is described in his military records as being being 5'7" tall, with dark hair, grey eyes, and a fair complexion.
William married Catherine Scott on January 9, 1866, in Lincoln County, Kentucky. Together they were the parents of five children, including daughters Alice, Mary, and Nancy.
William and his family lived in Lincoln County, where William farmed.
William enlisted as a Private in Company B of Grigsby's Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry on September 8, 1862, at Stanford, Kentucky. That unit became Company B of the 6th Kentucky Cavalry, under the command of General John H. Morgan, in late winter/early spring of 1863.
William is listed as present on the company muster roll for November 1, 1862 to February 28, 1863. He was captured in McMinnville, Tennessee, on April 21, 1863. He was forwarded to the Market House in Nashville, Tennessee, then to the Military Prison in Louisville, Kentucky, where he was received on May 2, 1863. Five days later, he was sent to Fort McHenry, in Baltimore, Maryland, where he was paroled on May 10, 1863.
William rejoined his unit in time to participate in Morgan's Great Raid into Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio, during the months of June and July of 1863. He was captured at Cheshire, Ohio, on July 20, 1863. He was forwarded to Camp Chase, Ohio, where he was received on July 26, 1863. He was transferred to Camp Douglas prison camp, in Chicago, on August 20, 1863. He arrived at Camp Douglass on August 22, and remained imprisoned there until February 21, 1865, when he was transferred to Point Lookout, Maryland, for exchange.
William rejoined the Confederate forces. He surrendered at Howell's Ferry, Georgia, on May 13, 1865. He signed the oath of allegiance on June 2, 1865, and returned to Kentucky.
William is described in his military records as being being 5'7" tall, with dark hair, grey eyes, and a fair complexion.
William married Catherine Scott on January 9, 1866, in Lincoln County, Kentucky. Together they were the parents of five children, including daughters Alice, Mary, and Nancy.
William and his family lived in Lincoln County, where William farmed.
Son of Bertram and Mary Spratt
William enlisted as a Private in Company B of Grigsby's Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry on September 8, 1862, at Stanford, Kentucky. That unit became Company B of the 6th Kentucky Cavalry, under the command of General John H. Morgan, in late winter/early spring of 1863.
William is listed as present on the company muster roll for November 1, 1862 to February 28, 1863. He was captured in McMinnville, Tennessee, on April 21, 1863. He was forwarded to the Market House in Nashville, Tennessee, then to the Military Prison in Louisville, Kentucky, where he was received on May 2, 1863. Five days later, he was sent to Fort McHenry, in Baltimore, Maryland, where he was paroled on May 10, 1863.
William rejoined his unit in time to participate in Morgan's Great Raid into Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio, during the months of June and July of 1863. He was captured at Cheshire, Ohio, on July 20, 1863. He was forwarded to Camp Chase, Ohio, where he was received on July 26, 1863. He was transferred to Camp Douglas prison camp, in Chicago, on August 20, 1863. He arrived at Camp Douglass on August 22, and remained imprisoned there until February 21, 1865, when he was transferred to Point Lookout, Maryland, for exchange.
William rejoined the Confederate forces. He surrendered at Howell's Ferry, Georgia, on May 13, 1865. He signed the oath of allegiance on June 2, 1865, and returned to Kentucky.
William is described in his military records as being being 5'7" tall, with dark hair, grey eyes, and a fair complexion.
William married Catherine Scott on January 9, 1866, in Lincoln County, Kentucky. Together they were the parents of five children, including daughters Alice, Mary, and Nancy.
William and his family lived in Lincoln County, where William farmed.
William enlisted as a Private in Company B of Grigsby's Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry on September 8, 1862, at Stanford, Kentucky. That unit became Company B of the 6th Kentucky Cavalry, under the command of General John H. Morgan, in late winter/early spring of 1863.
William is listed as present on the company muster roll for November 1, 1862 to February 28, 1863. He was captured in McMinnville, Tennessee, on April 21, 1863. He was forwarded to the Market House in Nashville, Tennessee, then to the Military Prison in Louisville, Kentucky, where he was received on May 2, 1863. Five days later, he was sent to Fort McHenry, in Baltimore, Maryland, where he was paroled on May 10, 1863.
William rejoined his unit in time to participate in Morgan's Great Raid into Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio, during the months of June and July of 1863. He was captured at Cheshire, Ohio, on July 20, 1863. He was forwarded to Camp Chase, Ohio, where he was received on July 26, 1863. He was transferred to Camp Douglas prison camp, in Chicago, on August 20, 1863. He arrived at Camp Douglass on August 22, and remained imprisoned there until February 21, 1865, when he was transferred to Point Lookout, Maryland, for exchange.
William rejoined the Confederate forces. He surrendered at Howell's Ferry, Georgia, on May 13, 1865. He signed the oath of allegiance on June 2, 1865, and returned to Kentucky.
William is described in his military records as being being 5'7" tall, with dark hair, grey eyes, and a fair complexion.
William married Catherine Scott on January 9, 1866, in Lincoln County, Kentucky. Together they were the parents of five children, including daughters Alice, Mary, and Nancy.
William and his family lived in Lincoln County, where William farmed.
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