Note from Ancestry dot com says that he was buried in Routt County on private land.
ROUTT COUNTY CEMETERY: #RT039
COLORADO HISTORICAL SITE: #5RT968
LOCATION: south of HWY. #131
BURIALS: 1 burial with 1 inscribed stone
CONDITION: 12 ft x 14 ft in good condition
USGS QUAD MAP: BLUE HILL, CO 7.5 UTM 13;
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: T1N R84W 5th PM SEC 36
He was the son of William Kier and Catherine Slack Kier. He was born in Brown Co, Ohio. He also lived in Brown Co, Illinois and Warren Co, Illinois before his parents settled down near Mendon, Chariton, MO in the mid 1860's. In 1872, he married a 30 year old widow Mary Elizabeth Hanks. She had been married to Philo Noble. She had already had 2 children when she married Jacob Kier. Jacob and Mary had 6 more children: Rosa, Charles, Mary , Walter, John, and Elmer.
Jacob and his brothers John and James served in the Civil War. John served in the Ohio Infantry, and Jacob and James served in the Illinois 91st Infantry Company B. Adjutant General's Report
The Ninety-first Infantry Volunteers was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois, in August 1862, by Colonel Henry M. Day, and was mustered in on the 8th day of September, 1862.
Left Camp Butler October 1st for the front, and arrived at Shepherdsville, Ky., October 7th, 1862.
From October 8th to December 27th the Regiment was scouting through Kentucky after Morgan, and guarding the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
On the morning of December 27th, 1862, the rebel General John Morgan appeared in force at Elizabethtown. Ky., where the Ninety-first was then stationed, being under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Harry S. Smith. Three companies were detached, guarding the railroad elsewhere, and these had been obliged to surrender the day before. After a preliminary correspondence, each commander demanding a surrender by the other, at 1:30 P. M., the battle commenced by Morgan's batteries opening upon us. We were then using the old altered flint lock muskets, an inferior gun, and our ammunition being exhausted, a surrender was agreed upon, and the Regiment paroled. Our loss in killed was seven, and several wounded, some of whom died of their wounds. The rebel loss in killed and wounded exceeded 200.
On the 28th of December, 1862, the Regiment scattered and took the route step for Louisville, Ky., where all the well men took transportation, by O. & M. railroad, for St. Louis, Mo. Only seven men reached St. Louis, and reported at Benton Barracks on January 1,1863, the remainder having abandoned the train at points along the line in Illinois, and made their way home, except a few that fell by the wayside. The officers most all got as far as East St. Louis, where they took trains for the north and home.
February 28th, 1863, about two-thirds of the Regiment answered at roll-call at Benton Barracks, Mo., and mustered for six months pay. From February 28th until June 5th, 1863, we made headquarters at Benton Barracks, but a few never reported back to barracks.
ROUTT COUNTY CEMETERY: #RT039
COLORADO HISTORICAL SITE: #5RT968
LOCATION: south of HWY. #131
BURIALS: 1 burial with 1 inscribed stone
CONDITION: 12 ft x 14 ft in good condition
USGS QUAD MAP: BLUE HILL, CO 7.5 UTM 13;
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: T1N R84W 5th PM SEC 36
He was the son of William Kier and Catherine Slack Kier. He was born in Brown Co, Ohio. He also lived in Brown Co, Illinois and Warren Co, Illinois before his parents settled down near Mendon, Chariton, MO in the mid 1860's. In 1872, he married a 30 year old widow Mary Elizabeth Hanks. She had been married to Philo Noble. She had already had 2 children when she married Jacob Kier. Jacob and Mary had 6 more children: Rosa, Charles, Mary , Walter, John, and Elmer.
Jacob and his brothers John and James served in the Civil War. John served in the Ohio Infantry, and Jacob and James served in the Illinois 91st Infantry Company B. Adjutant General's Report
The Ninety-first Infantry Volunteers was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois, in August 1862, by Colonel Henry M. Day, and was mustered in on the 8th day of September, 1862.
Left Camp Butler October 1st for the front, and arrived at Shepherdsville, Ky., October 7th, 1862.
From October 8th to December 27th the Regiment was scouting through Kentucky after Morgan, and guarding the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
On the morning of December 27th, 1862, the rebel General John Morgan appeared in force at Elizabethtown. Ky., where the Ninety-first was then stationed, being under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Harry S. Smith. Three companies were detached, guarding the railroad elsewhere, and these had been obliged to surrender the day before. After a preliminary correspondence, each commander demanding a surrender by the other, at 1:30 P. M., the battle commenced by Morgan's batteries opening upon us. We were then using the old altered flint lock muskets, an inferior gun, and our ammunition being exhausted, a surrender was agreed upon, and the Regiment paroled. Our loss in killed was seven, and several wounded, some of whom died of their wounds. The rebel loss in killed and wounded exceeded 200.
On the 28th of December, 1862, the Regiment scattered and took the route step for Louisville, Ky., where all the well men took transportation, by O. & M. railroad, for St. Louis, Mo. Only seven men reached St. Louis, and reported at Benton Barracks on January 1,1863, the remainder having abandoned the train at points along the line in Illinois, and made their way home, except a few that fell by the wayside. The officers most all got as far as East St. Louis, where they took trains for the north and home.
February 28th, 1863, about two-thirds of the Regiment answered at roll-call at Benton Barracks, Mo., and mustered for six months pay. From February 28th until June 5th, 1863, we made headquarters at Benton Barracks, but a few never reported back to barracks.
Note from Ancestry dot com says that he was buried in Routt County on private land.
ROUTT COUNTY CEMETERY: #RT039
COLORADO HISTORICAL SITE: #5RT968
LOCATION: south of HWY. #131
BURIALS: 1 burial with 1 inscribed stone
CONDITION: 12 ft x 14 ft in good condition
USGS QUAD MAP: BLUE HILL, CO 7.5 UTM 13;
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: T1N R84W 5th PM SEC 36
He was the son of William Kier and Catherine Slack Kier. He was born in Brown Co, Ohio. He also lived in Brown Co, Illinois and Warren Co, Illinois before his parents settled down near Mendon, Chariton, MO in the mid 1860's. In 1872, he married a 30 year old widow Mary Elizabeth Hanks. She had been married to Philo Noble. She had already had 2 children when she married Jacob Kier. Jacob and Mary had 6 more children: Rosa, Charles, Mary , Walter, John, and Elmer.
Jacob and his brothers John and James served in the Civil War. John served in the Ohio Infantry, and Jacob and James served in the Illinois 91st Infantry Company B. Adjutant General's Report
The Ninety-first Infantry Volunteers was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois, in August 1862, by Colonel Henry M. Day, and was mustered in on the 8th day of September, 1862.
Left Camp Butler October 1st for the front, and arrived at Shepherdsville, Ky., October 7th, 1862.
From October 8th to December 27th the Regiment was scouting through Kentucky after Morgan, and guarding the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
On the morning of December 27th, 1862, the rebel General John Morgan appeared in force at Elizabethtown. Ky., where the Ninety-first was then stationed, being under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Harry S. Smith. Three companies were detached, guarding the railroad elsewhere, and these had been obliged to surrender the day before. After a preliminary correspondence, each commander demanding a surrender by the other, at 1:30 P. M., the battle commenced by Morgan's batteries opening upon us. We were then using the old altered flint lock muskets, an inferior gun, and our ammunition being exhausted, a surrender was agreed upon, and the Regiment paroled. Our loss in killed was seven, and several wounded, some of whom died of their wounds. The rebel loss in killed and wounded exceeded 200.
On the 28th of December, 1862, the Regiment scattered and took the route step for Louisville, Ky., where all the well men took transportation, by O. & M. railroad, for St. Louis, Mo. Only seven men reached St. Louis, and reported at Benton Barracks on January 1,1863, the remainder having abandoned the train at points along the line in Illinois, and made their way home, except a few that fell by the wayside. The officers most all got as far as East St. Louis, where they took trains for the north and home.
February 28th, 1863, about two-thirds of the Regiment answered at roll-call at Benton Barracks, Mo., and mustered for six months pay. From February 28th until June 5th, 1863, we made headquarters at Benton Barracks, but a few never reported back to barracks.
ROUTT COUNTY CEMETERY: #RT039
COLORADO HISTORICAL SITE: #5RT968
LOCATION: south of HWY. #131
BURIALS: 1 burial with 1 inscribed stone
CONDITION: 12 ft x 14 ft in good condition
USGS QUAD MAP: BLUE HILL, CO 7.5 UTM 13;
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: T1N R84W 5th PM SEC 36
He was the son of William Kier and Catherine Slack Kier. He was born in Brown Co, Ohio. He also lived in Brown Co, Illinois and Warren Co, Illinois before his parents settled down near Mendon, Chariton, MO in the mid 1860's. In 1872, he married a 30 year old widow Mary Elizabeth Hanks. She had been married to Philo Noble. She had already had 2 children when she married Jacob Kier. Jacob and Mary had 6 more children: Rosa, Charles, Mary , Walter, John, and Elmer.
Jacob and his brothers John and James served in the Civil War. John served in the Ohio Infantry, and Jacob and James served in the Illinois 91st Infantry Company B. Adjutant General's Report
The Ninety-first Infantry Volunteers was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois, in August 1862, by Colonel Henry M. Day, and was mustered in on the 8th day of September, 1862.
Left Camp Butler October 1st for the front, and arrived at Shepherdsville, Ky., October 7th, 1862.
From October 8th to December 27th the Regiment was scouting through Kentucky after Morgan, and guarding the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
On the morning of December 27th, 1862, the rebel General John Morgan appeared in force at Elizabethtown. Ky., where the Ninety-first was then stationed, being under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Harry S. Smith. Three companies were detached, guarding the railroad elsewhere, and these had been obliged to surrender the day before. After a preliminary correspondence, each commander demanding a surrender by the other, at 1:30 P. M., the battle commenced by Morgan's batteries opening upon us. We were then using the old altered flint lock muskets, an inferior gun, and our ammunition being exhausted, a surrender was agreed upon, and the Regiment paroled. Our loss in killed was seven, and several wounded, some of whom died of their wounds. The rebel loss in killed and wounded exceeded 200.
On the 28th of December, 1862, the Regiment scattered and took the route step for Louisville, Ky., where all the well men took transportation, by O. & M. railroad, for St. Louis, Mo. Only seven men reached St. Louis, and reported at Benton Barracks on January 1,1863, the remainder having abandoned the train at points along the line in Illinois, and made their way home, except a few that fell by the wayside. The officers most all got as far as East St. Louis, where they took trains for the north and home.
February 28th, 1863, about two-thirds of the Regiment answered at roll-call at Benton Barracks, Mo., and mustered for six months pay. From February 28th until June 5th, 1863, we made headquarters at Benton Barracks, but a few never reported back to barracks.
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