Farrier / Private; Company E, 5th U.S. Colored Troops Cavalry Regiment, USA, in the Civil War; killed in action with (murdered by) guerillas, January 25, 1865, near Simpsonville, Shelby County, Kentucky; listed on AACWM, Plaque #12.
He was born about 1836 in Lincoln County, Kentucky, likely in the area of Hustonville. He enlisted in Company E on September 8, 1864, at Camp Nelson, Kentucky.
He and other men from his unit were escorting a Union Army cattle drive when they were ambushed and massacred by Confederate guerrillas outside of Simpsonville, Kentucky.
He went directly from slavery to the war against slavery. Per his service records, he was owned by America Bailey at the time of his enlistment.
He was born about 1836 in Lincoln County, Kentucky, likely in the area of Hustonville. He enlisted in Company E on September 8, 1864, at Camp Nelson, Kentucky.
He and other men from his unit were escorting a Union Army cattle drive when they were ambushed and massacred by Confederate guerrillas outside of Simpsonville, Kentucky.
He went directly from slavery to the war against slavery. Per his service records, he was owned by America Bailey at the time of his enlistment.
Farrier / Private; Company E, 5th U.S. Colored Troops Cavalry Regiment, USA, in the Civil War; killed in action with (murdered by) guerillas, January 25, 1865, near Simpsonville, Shelby County, Kentucky; listed on AACWM, Plaque #12.
He was born about 1836 in Lincoln County, Kentucky, likely in the area of Hustonville. He enlisted in Company E on September 8, 1864, at Camp Nelson, Kentucky.
He and other men from his unit were escorting a Union Army cattle drive when they were ambushed and massacred by Confederate guerrillas outside of Simpsonville, Kentucky.
He went directly from slavery to the war against slavery. Per his service records, he was owned by America Bailey at the time of his enlistment.
He was born about 1836 in Lincoln County, Kentucky, likely in the area of Hustonville. He enlisted in Company E on September 8, 1864, at Camp Nelson, Kentucky.
He and other men from his unit were escorting a Union Army cattle drive when they were ambushed and massacred by Confederate guerrillas outside of Simpsonville, Kentucky.
He went directly from slavery to the war against slavery. Per his service records, he was owned by America Bailey at the time of his enlistment.
Inscription
In Memory of
Walker Bailey
Farrier Co E
5th US Col'd Cav
Civil War
Jan 25 1865
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