Company B, 5th Kentucky Mounted Infantry, Confederate States Army

As researched by Stephen D. Bowling

Son of William and Loucinda (Burton) Gum

Born about 1845 in Owsley County, Kentucky

1850 Owsley County, Kentucky Federal Census
September 21, 1850, Line 8
Dwelling Number 441, Family Number 441
William Gum			31
Lucinda Gum			26
	Mily Gum		11
	Michel Gum		9
	John Gum		7
	William Gum		4
	Lucinda Gum		1
	Susan Gum		16
	Samuel Jones		25
	Betty Gum		21

1860 Owsley County, Kentucky Federal Census
July 25, 1860, Post Office: Proctor, Line 4
Dwelling Number 617, Family Number 626
W. B. Gum			45
Lucinda Gum			45
	Mitchell Gum		18
	John P. Gum		15
	Luallen Gum		8
	Jane Gum		4
	Lewis Gum		6
	Buckhanan Gum	        2
	Abraham Gum		1
	Fillmore Gum		2

Military Service
Company B, 5th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, Confederate States Army
Enlisted: 1862, September 11 at Jackson in Breathitt County, Kentucky by Captain Wwilliam T. B. South for three years.
Present for Duty: 1862, September 18 to December 31, 1862
Paid: November 30, 1862 by Major Edward Crutchfield
Paid: December 31, 1862 by Major Edward Crutchfield
Extra Duty: 1863, January through February “Waiting on sick at Stickleyville, Virginia”

Extra Duty:
Form 22 - February 1863
To services rendered as Nurse in Private Hospital at Rocky Station, Lee County, Virginia From 10th February to 20th March 1863.  Forty days at twenty five cents per day- Ten Dollars
I certify, on honor, that the above account is correct and just; that the services were rendered as stated, and that they were necessary for the public service rendered so by reason of there being no medical officer with the command at the time.
George W. Connor, Lt. Colonel
5th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry 
Received at Dalton, Ga. The 10th of May 1864
of William Wells, Captain & A. Q.M. 

Present for Duty: 1863, March to June
Paid: 1863, February 28 by Captain William Wells
Paid: 1863, April 30 by Captain William Wells
Paid: 1863, June 30 by Captain William Wells
Present for Duty: 1863, July through June, 1864
Paid: 1863, August 31 by Major Viley
Paid: 1863, December 31 by Captain William Wells
Paid: 1863, November 1 by Captain William Wells
Wounded: severly in 1864, June 20, 1864 in action “on Kennesaw Mountain”
Highest Rank: Private

Died “On or about June 20, 1864, date is not exactly known¹”

Buried Unknown in Paulding County, Georgia.

A memorial marker was placed in 1999 by Vince Barker at the Lewis Cemetery in Dallas, Paulding County, Georgia in honor of John Gum.

© 2024 Stephen D. Bowling

1. John P. Gumm Confederate Service Record. ↩︎