Location:
County Road 22
Cherokee County, Alabama
N 34° 11.433 W085° 27.586
FAG: 22463
Date of Visit: May 11, 2021
William E. Kirkpatrick
Capt Co E 19 Ala Inf
Confederate States Army
Dec 16 1814 Sept 14 1883
Captain Kirkpatrick of Kirks Corner served until 1862 when he resigned his commission.
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama. Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for William E. Kirkpatrick, 19th Alabama Infantry, Retrieved from at 3-Fold, June 1, 2021, (http://www.fold3.com).
In April of 2021 three documents pertaining to Captain Kirkpatrick were auctioned for 250 dollars by Cowans (see below).
Lot of 3 items
KIRKPATRICK, William E. ALS, Kirks Grove, Cherokee County, AL, Sept 23, 1865. To Andrew Johnson, U.S. President. "I was a Country Post Master under the old government & simply transferred myself to the service of the Confederate government when that ...went into operation." He goes on to request amnesty to rejoin the United States. At the bottom of the letter is a recommendation for this. Kirkpatrick seems to have been drafted later. He enlisted as Captain in the 19th AL Infy.
Signed Oath of Amnesty, 10 August 1865. This was apparently sent in with the other papers.
PARSONS, Lewis E. Provisional Governor of Alabama. LS by Lewis Parsons to Andrew Johnson stating that he has examined Mr. Kirkpatrick's application and is of the opinion that he "will prove a good and loyal citizen." on Executive Department of Alabama letterhead, Montgomery, 9 Nov. 1865.
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