Military Service
Company E, 4th Kentucky Infantry, United States Army
Enrolled: 1861, August 6 at Red River Iron Works in Estill County, Kentucky by Captain Jackson.
Mustered In: 1861, October 9 at Camp Dick Robinson for three years by General George H. Thomas
Detailed: 1861, October 5 as a wagoner
Detailed: 1861, November as a wagoner for “Lt. Col. & Major”
Promoted: to 3rd Corporal from Private during January 12, 1863
Absent: 1862, January 20 to April 3 on furlough in Stanton, Powell County, Kentucky 
Absent: Without leave 1862, April and May 
Present for Duty: 1863- January through August
Absent: Sick in the hospital at Chattanooga, Tennessee since September 17, 1863
Transferred: To the hospital at Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
Absent: Sick 1863, October and November
Description:
	Age: 23		        Height: 5 feet, 10 inches
	Complexion: Dark	Eyes: Black
	Hair: Black		Where Born: Clark County, Kentucky
	Occupation: Farmer
Discharged: on 1863, November 21 at Nashville by order of General George H. Thomas due to disability

Discharge Note:  
“This soldier was in the siege of Corinth, Mississippi in 1862, On the campaign with General Buell through Tennessee and Kentucky in the fall of 1862.  Was in the skirmish at Rowling Fork, Kentucky December 28, 1862, Hoovers Gap, Tennessee June 24, 1863, Tullahoma, Tennessee, June 29 & 30, 1863.”

Certificate of Disability Statement:
“Chronic Diarrhea of six months duration with a high degree of emaciation.  The disease was contracted since enlistment.  He is unfit for the invalid corps.”

Last Paid: 1863, June 30
Mustered Out: “In Absentia” on August 17, 1865, at Macon, Georgia 
Due at Discharge: $14.62 and $100.00 Bounty
Highest Rank: 3rd Corporal