He fought in the American Civil War, lieutenant-colonel of the Sixth Kansas Cavalry Regiment stationed at Fort Scott, Kansas. Orders came to the Colonel to burn the city of Fort Scott, to which the Colonel replyed, "Only when General Price comes to Fort Scott will I obey." Price never came. At Cane Hill, Arkansas, the Colonel's horse was shot and he was wounded and died.
Namesake of Jewell County, Kansas.
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Brothers' Memorial # 236033173.
Parents unknown
Info courtesy of contrib. # 47590482
He fought in the American Civil War, lieutenant-colonel of the Sixth Kansas Cavalry Regiment stationed at Fort Scott, Kansas. Orders came to the Colonel to burn the city of Fort Scott, to which the Colonel replyed, "Only when General Price comes to Fort Scott will I obey." Price never came. At Cane Hill, Arkansas, the Colonel's horse was shot and he was wounded and died.
Namesake of Jewell County, Kansas.
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Brothers' Memorial # 236033173.
Parents unknown
Info courtesy of contrib. # 47590482
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