Advertisement

Photo added by Carroll/West/Duvall/Hayse...

Advertisement

William Robert “W B” Wortham

Birth: 22 Feb 1843
Kentucky, USA
Death: 7 Dec 1920 (aged 77)
Grayson County, Kentucky, USA
Burial: Williams Cemetery

Leitchfield, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 23161743 View Source

CAPT, Rock Creek Home Guard, (Grayson County) KY Militia (US)...no formal Records found.

******************************
SKIRMISH NEAR MAMMOTH CAVE
AUGUST 17, 1862

On August 17, 1862 Captain W.B. Wortham of the Rock Creek Home Guards, in the company 5 small squads of various home guard units, chased a band of 43 Confederate guerillas about forty miles from the direction of Leitchfield. They caught the band near Mammoth Cave in Edmonson County and killed or captured the lot of them. The number killed is not included in Wortham's report, but the band consisted of 66 men. The home guards kept the horses of the rebels in payment for their services to the Union Army.

CAPT, Rock Creek Home Guard, (Grayson County) KY Militia (US)...no formal Records found.

******************************
SKIRMISH NEAR MAMMOTH CAVE
AUGUST 17, 1862

On August 17, 1862 Captain W.B. Wortham of the Rock Creek Home Guards, in the company 5 small squads of various home guard units, chased a band of 43 Confederate guerillas about forty miles from the direction of Leitchfield. They caught the band near Mammoth Cave in Edmonson County and killed or captured the lot of them. The number killed is not included in Wortham's report, but the band consisted of 66 men. The home guards kept the horses of the rebels in payment for their services to the Union Army.

Bio by: John Vincent "VINCE" Powers

Family Members

Parents

Spouse

Nancy Emily "Emma" Stone Wortham

1845–1904 (m. 1866)

Siblings

Children

Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement

See more Wortham memorials in:

Flower Delivery Sponsor and Remove Ads

Explore more

Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement

Maintained by: Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Originally Created by: VirJean Potter Bozarth
Added: Nov 29, 2007
Find a Grave Memorial ID:
Source Hide citation
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23161743/william_robert-wortham: accessed ), memorial page for William Robert “W B” Wortham (22 Feb 1843–7 Dec 1920), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23161743, citing Williams Cemetery, Leitchfield, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (contributor 48353502).

Welcome to a Find a Grave Memorial Page

Learn about how to make the most of a memorial.

or don't show this again—I am good at figuring things out

Javascript required: We're sorry, but Find a Grave doesn't work properly without JavaScript enabled. You will need to enable Javascript by changing your browser settings. Learn how to enable it.