Daniel 1860-?, David T. 1860-1926, James Alvin 1862-1939, Samuel Jasper 1864-1944, Martha Minerva 1865-?, George William 1866-1920, Dillard 1873-1922, Nancy Jane 1876-1926, John 1888-1888 & Minnie M. 1889-1966
James Monroe was a Civil War Veteran 1861-1865. He, along with his father and 5 of his 6 brothers enrolled as a PVT at Rolla, Missouri in service of the U.S. He was sworn in under Captain Abernathy at Little York, Springfield with the Missouri Home Guards. He fought at the Battle of Wilson's Creek, Springfield MO, on August 10, 1861. He later served under Captain C.B. Holland's Company of Home Guards and Captain Phelp's Missouri Infantry. He was wounded at the Battle of Pea Ridge, March 7-8, 1862, having been shot in the hip with buckshot. This left him with a permanent limp. He was mustered out in 1865.
In 1903 he bought a farm NW of Greensburg, Kansas in Kiowa County which remained in the family for generations. He was a Farmer and a Stone Mason.
Daniel 1860-?, David T. 1860-1926, James Alvin 1862-1939, Samuel Jasper 1864-1944, Martha Minerva 1865-?, George William 1866-1920, Dillard 1873-1922, Nancy Jane 1876-1926, John 1888-1888 & Minnie M. 1889-1966
James Monroe was a Civil War Veteran 1861-1865. He, along with his father and 5 of his 6 brothers enrolled as a PVT at Rolla, Missouri in service of the U.S. He was sworn in under Captain Abernathy at Little York, Springfield with the Missouri Home Guards. He fought at the Battle of Wilson's Creek, Springfield MO, on August 10, 1861. He later served under Captain C.B. Holland's Company of Home Guards and Captain Phelp's Missouri Infantry. He was wounded at the Battle of Pea Ridge, March 7-8, 1862, having been shot in the hip with buckshot. This left him with a permanent limp. He was mustered out in 1865.
In 1903 he bought a farm NW of Greensburg, Kansas in Kiowa County which remained in the family for generations. He was a Farmer and a Stone Mason.
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