Military Unit: 14th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
NARA Publication Title: Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky.
NARA Roll Number: 21 Film Number: 881512

1 DTHN 2 DATE 1921 2 PLAC Kentucky Death Index, Year 1921, volume 008, Certificate 03803 1 MILI Civil War Veterans, buried in Wiox?, VA 1 MILI Spencer Perkins 1 MILI Private, company B, 14th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment 1 MILI Spencer Perkins was born December 09, 1838 in Morgan County, Kentucky to Joshua and Rebecca Perkins.

1 MILI Spencer met Mary Ratcliff, daughter of Elijah Ratcliff and Mary Burchett, and had a daughter named Loucinda born on October 2, 1862 in Lawrence county, Kentucky. There is no evidence of marriage for Spencer and Mary as of this date.

1 MILI On October 10, 1861 he enlisted as a Private in Captain Wood's Company. 14th Regiment Kentucky (Food) Volunteers (subsequently became company B, 14th Regiment Kentucky Infantry, at louisa, lawrence County, kentucky. His military and pension 1 MILI application papers indicate that duirng his service he deserted on January 29, 1863 on the march to Louisville, and voluntarily returned to his regiment on April 26, 1863. Spencer was pardoned by the President's Proclamation on July 5, 1884. He 1 MILI was reported sick at Louisa, Kentucky during May - June 1863, and hospitalized at the Regimental Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee from May 30, 1964 to July 6, 1864; reason for hospitalization was due to illness. He mustered out with his unit on 1 MILI January 31, 1865 in Louisa, Lawrence County, Kentucky.

1 MILI After being discharged from military service, Spencer resided in the Cherokee area of Webbville, Lawrence County, Kentucky and took up farming. He married Rebecca Prince, daughter of James Prince and Mary Hensley, on November 15, 1863 in Lawrence 1 MILI County, Kentucky. They had 10 children: Martha Jane Perkins born September 22, 1864 in Kentucky, Thomas Newton Perkins born March 02, 1866 in Kentucky, James Everett Perkins born January 06, 1868 in Kentucky, Lewis Franklin Perkins born June 29, 1869 in Kentucky, Leander 1 MILI C. Perkins born January 1871 in Kentucky, Mary E. Perkins born August 26, 1872 in Kentucky, Rebecca Allice Perkins born March 29, 1874, Lawrence County, Kentucky, Susan A. Perkins born June 11, 1876 in Lawrence County, Kentucky, Laura B. Perkins born December 13, 1 MILI 1878 in Lawrence County, Kentucky and Cecil W. Perkins born July 28, 1881.

1 MILI Rebecca died November 30, 1909 and Spencer married Mary Carpenter (nee Sparks) on April 30, 1910 in Lawrence County, Kentucky. Mary was widow of Jeams Carpenter, Civil War Veteran of Company A, 16th Kentucky Regiment.

1 MILI As a young man Spencer was about 5 feet 9 inches tall, had dark hair, dar complexion, and light eyes. At the age of 34he lost the sight from his left eye.

1 MILI When Spencer died on February 20, 1921, he was living at Jean, Lawrence County, Kentucky. Place of his burial is unknown at this time. - - Beverly L. Pack 1 MIL Lawrence County, Kentucky Veterans 1 MILI There's No Place Like Home

Civil War Veterans, buried in Wise, Virginia? No, He buried in Prince Cemetery, Lawrence County, Kentucky.