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George W. Pirtle
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 8/13/1862 at Owensboro, KY as a Private.
On 11/17/1862 he mustered into "K" Co. KY 12th Cavalry
He was Killed on 10/20/1863 at Philadelphia, TN
Intra Regimental Company Transfers:
* from company K to company D
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky
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George W. Pirtle, age 44, Private, Capt. Dial's Company, 12th Regiment Kentucky Mounted Volunteers,* joined for duty and enrolled August 13, 1862 at Boonville, Indiana for 3 years, mustered into service November 14/17?, 1862 at Owensboro Ky., killed in action at Philadelphia, Tenn. October 20, 1863
* This organization subsequently became Company K, 12th Regiment Kentucky Cavalry
M397: Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky
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George W. Pirkle [sic], Company K, 12th Regiment Kentucky Cavalry, his widow filed for pension August 10, 1864, Application No. 61,180 and received Certificate No 122, 866
T289: Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900.
Publisher: NARA
National Archives Catalog ID: 2588825
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Twelfth Cavalry
KENTUCKY
(3-YEARS)
Twelfth Cavalry. -- Cols., Quintus C. Shanks, Eugene W.
Crittenden Lieut.-Cols., Alexander W. Holeman, James T.
Bramlette, Majs., Nathaniel L. Lightfoot, William R. Kinney,
Ira H. Stout, Julius N. Delfosse, James B. Harrison, George F.
Barnes.
This regiment dated from Aug. 16, 1862, though it was not
until Nov. 17 that eleven companies, with the field and staff,
were mustered into the U. S. service at Owensboro. The
twelfth company was on a scout, so it was mustered in later
and joined the regiment at Munfordville. The roll then showed
1,250 men in all, but during the service from first to last it
mustered over 2,000 men and quit the service with less than
900.
During Morgan's first raid into Kentucky, the regiment with
other troops under Col. John M. Harlan, acting under Gen. E.
H. Hobson, was engaged in protecting the Louisville &
Nashville railroad. While there was much sharp skirmishing no
actual collision took place, but Col. Harlan in his report
shows that his force saved several bridges from destruction,
including the one at Rolling fork and the one at
Shepherdsville, and by great activity prevented much injury to
the road.
On May 10, 1863, the regiment was engaged in a hard fight with
Morgan at Horseshoe bottom. In June Morgan crossed the
Cumberland at Burkesville and the regiment was again engaged
with him at Marrowbone. It participated in the pursuit of
Morgan through Indiana and Ohio, after which it reassembled at
Glasgow and prepared for the expedition into East Tennessee
under Gen. Burnside.
Arriving at Knoxville Sept. 5, it moved up the valley as far
as Jonesboro. After skirmishing there it was sent with
Wolford's command south of Knoxville, to the neighborhood of
Sweetwater and Philadelphia, where it encountered a large
force of the enemy, was surrounded, lost heavily, but cut its
way out and proceeded to Loudon. The next day it returned and
for two days fought the enemy, after which it crossed to the
north side of the Tennessee River.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 354