Son of William Keysacker and Elizabeth Bullock
Married to Margaret Duncan in Arkansas
Lived in Crittendon County, Arkansas at time of enlistment.
Description: light skinned, brown hair, grey eyes, 5'7" tall
Enlisted in the Civil War on the Confederate side as a private
Deserted the army on the premise of being sick in January 1863 and was found again in September 1864. Exchanged out by parole.

PRISONER OF WAR, captured and held in Louisville, Kentucky; exchanged on October 16, 1863 - parole and then deserted again.
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Kentucky Prisoner of War Camps
P.O.W. Camp Name Prison Type Operation Years Max Prisoner Capacity Max Prisoner Held Escapes Deaths
Columbus 1 1862 — — — —
Lexington 1 1862-1864 — — — —
Louisville 1 & 4 1863-1865 — 6,737 prisoners held 25 escapes 343 deaths
Paducah 3 1862-1863 — — — —
Prison Types: 1) Existing jail/prison; 3) Old buildings converted into prisons; 4) Barracks enclosed by high fences.
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G W Keysacker
in the U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
Name: G W Keysacker
Enlistment Date: 1 Jul 1861
Enlistment Rank: Corporal
Muster Date: 1 Jul 1861
Muster Place: Arkansas
Muster Company: G
Muster Regiment: 13th Infantry
Muster Regiment Type: Infantry
Muster Information: Enlisted
Side of War: Confederacy
Title: Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records

G W Keysacker
in the U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
Name: G W Keysacker
Enlistment Date: 1 May 1863
Enlistment Rank: Private
Muster Date: 1 May 1863
Muster Place: Arkansas
Muster Regiment: 1st Cavalry
Muster Regiment Type: Cavalry
Muster Information: Enlisted
Side of War: Confederacy
Title: Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records

G W Keysacker in the U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865
Name: G W Keysacker
Rank: Corporal
Imprisonment Place: In KY
Side of War: Confederate
Company: A
Regiment: 13d Arks.
Exchange Date: 16 Oct