Hi Carl !!!

Thanks for info re Col. Fristoe; prof of astronomy, eh??? Wild stuff this!!!!

Hey, Greg Miller in Murray KY wants to know if you had any kin in KY CSA units, partic. the following:

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COMPANY A,

SECOND KENTUCKY INFANTRY,

CSA.

Known as the

“Columbus Rebels”

Burkhead, James Walker: Pvt.; age 22, enlisted 7/5/61 at Camp Boone, TN; on 10/1/61—12/31/61 Muster Roll listed as absent, Hospital; on 8/1/62—10/31/62 Muster Roll listed as absent, left sick in Hospital at Bowling Green, KY; on November 1862 Muster Roll listed as at home on furlough; on December 1862 Muster Roll listed as left sick in Hospital at Bowling Green, KY; NFR.
Born March 29, 1839 in Hickman County, KY; died February 13, 1927 in Oregon County, MO; buried Cave Springs Cemetery, Oregon County, MO; son of Enoch & Lydia (Piner) Burkhead; husband of Prudence Ann (Henderson) Burkhead; member J. R. Woodside Camp # 751 UCV, Alton, MO; 1860 Hick. Co., KY, Census: bp. KY, age 21, farm hand.
MO Pension Application # 790, Oregon County, 7-1-1913; Certificate # 85: Approved.
AR Pension # 26923, Fulton County, — —25: Approved.

I also noticed another Burkhead listed in the 6th KY Infantry CSA.

Any kin to you and yorn????

thanks; y.v.o.s.,

Ken

Yes, I got the photograph of him from:

PHOTOGRAPHS

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Burkhead, James Walker Carl Burkhead