Civil War Battle of Wilson's Creek 8 DEATH CERTIFICATES Union + Confederate

Description: HISTORICAL CIVIL WAR RESEARCH DOCUMENTSNEVER BEFORE SEEN ON EBAY!!! Are you writing a book, paper or otherwise just conducting research on the Civil War? Then you will want to get a look at these fantastic research documents. The Battle of Wilson's Creek, also known as the Battle of Oak Hills, was the first major battle of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. Fought on August 10, 1861, near Springfield, Missouri, between Union forces and the Confederates/Missouri State Guard, it is sometimes called the "Bull Run of the West."Now you can get your very own copies of the death certificates of some of these remarkable men who ACTUALLY PARTICIPATED IN AND SURVIVED the battle and lived for many years after!!!!!Excellent research documents. Total of 8 death records copies provide much interesting information about each survivor including date and place of birth and death, residence, occupation at time of death, place of burial and cause of death and much more. Please see the example pic for a good idea of info you can expect to glean from these amazing research items.ConfederateJames Levi Keown-Captain 16th Missouri Infantry Confederate State Army. (4th Reg't. MO Vol., Co. D) Born in Tennessee in 1821 he came to Missouri as a boy. When he returned from the gold fields of the Gold Rush of 1849 he ran a woodworking shop at the Missouri State Penitentiary. He joined the Confederate Army of General Sterling Price and served as Captain of Company "D" 4th Regiment of Missouri Volunteers attached to General M. M. Parsons' Brigade. He fought in several major engagements during the War, including the Battle of Wilson's Creek. Despite his allegiance to the Confederacy, he saved the life of friend and Union soldier, Frederick Buehrle during the Battle of Wilson’s Creek. Keown died on May 1, 1913 at Jefferson City, Missouri at age 92.James Posey Woodside- was born March 18, 1843 in Scott County, He moved with his parents to Thomasville, MO in Oregon County in the 1850s. He was 18 years old when he enlisted on June 21, 1861 in Co A 2nd Reg 1st Infantry, 7th Divison Missouri State Guard as a Lt. and subsequently Capt. He was wounded in the right arm at the Battle of Oak Hills (Wilson's Creek) then enlisted in Co D 4th Missouri Infantry (CSA) on February 8, 1862. He fought at South Fork, Farmington, Iuka, Corinth. He was wounded at Corinth on October 3, 1862 in the left hip and permantely disabled for field service. Later in life he served as a Democrat in the Missouri House. He died in 1912.George W. Shepherd-Shepherd joined the Confederate Army at the outbreak of the war and and fought at Wilson’s Creek and Pea Ridge. When General Price was ordered east of the Mississippi, George returned home and joined with the famous William Clarke Quantrill. He killed James Anderson (brother of “Bloody Bill” Anderson on the lawn of the state capital in Austin, Texas. He survived the war and died at the age of 78 at Lee’s Summit, Missouri.Douglas John Cater-Cater left his job as a music teacher and joined the 3rd Texas Cavalry. He fought at Wilson’s Creek and Pea Ridge. In June 1862, he transferred to the 19th Louisiana to be with his brother and fought at Ckickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Franklin, and Nashville. He also served in several brass bands and was brigade band captain of the last band of the Southern Confederacy. He survived the war and died in San Antonio, Texas on Nov. 23, 1931.UnionFrederick Buehrle-Born in 1831 in Germany he became a naturalized US citizen in 1859. In 1861 he enlisted in the 5th Missouri Volunteer Infantry, serving under, Franz Sigel, fighting at the Battles of Carthage and Wilson’s Creek. Private Buehrle was wounded at Wilson’s Creek but survived (thanks to his pal James Levi Keown CSA) until his death on March 25, 1915.William Mackey Wherry-Born Sep. 13, 1836 at St. Louis. While serving as a First Lieutenant of Company D, 3rd Missouri Volunteer Infantry and aide-de-camp to Nathaniel Lyon, Wherry received the Medal of Honor for actions at the Battle of Wilson's Creek on August 10, 1861. Wherry was appointed brigadier general of volunteers September 21, 1898 and discharged from the volunteers on November 30, 1898. Wherry was appointed brigadier general in the Regular Army on January 7, 1899 and retired on January 18, 1899. Wherry died on November 3, 1918 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis.Lorenzo Drew Immell-Served as Corporal and at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek gathered an abandoned cannon from another battery and continued to fire on Confederate forces. For this bravery he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor (CMOH). He died Oct. 31, 1912.Dr. Samuel Henry Melcher-Survived the Battle of Wilson’s Creek (surgeon) and went on to live until the age of 86. He died in Chicago in 1915. Total of 8 death records copies provide much interesting information about each survivor including date and place of birth and death, residence, occupation at time of death, place of burial and cause of death and much more. Please see the example pic for a good idea of info you can expect to glean from these amazing research items.Please check out my ebay store as I have hundreds of Civil War-related death certificates and photos!Thanks for looking!

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