Elihu Littleberry Kirksey was a member of Cocke's Company, Benavides' Calvary Regiment, Ford's Brigade, Rio Grande Division, CSA. Many of those who were recruited for this unit in the latter part of 1863 were boys and older men. Elihu was barely 17 when he joined this unit. This unit primarily saw service during the war along the border with Mexico and participated in the last battle of the Civil War, the Battle of Palmito Ranch. The Union sought to control the border to prevent the Confederacy from selling its cotton, its main source of revenue during the war.
Elihu was too young to have served in Company K of the 17th Infantry, but his father John M. and his uncle Ervin L. did serve in this unit. His uncle died in the Battle of Milliken's Bend, Louisiana, and was buried on the battlefield.
At some point there was some confusion resulting in the younger E.L. Kirksey's grave being marked with the wrong unit.
Elihu Littleberry Kirksey was a member of Cocke's Company, Benavides' Calvary Regiment, Ford's Brigade, Rio Grande Division, CSA. Many of those who were recruited for this unit in the latter part of 1863 were boys and older men. Elihu was barely 17 when he joined this unit. This unit primarily saw service during the war along the border with Mexico and participated in the last battle of the Civil War, the Battle of Palmito Ranch. The Union sought to control the border to prevent the Confederacy from selling its cotton, its main source of revenue during the war.
Elihu was too young to have served in Company K of the 17th Infantry, but his father John M. and his uncle Ervin L. did serve in this unit. His uncle died in the Battle of Milliken's Bend, Louisiana, and was buried on the battlefield.
At some point there was some confusion resulting in the younger E.L. Kirksey's grave being marked with the wrong unit.
Family Members
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John Edward Kirksey
1880–1919
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James William Kirksey
1882–1957
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Sarah Elizabeth ""Bettie"" Kirksey Curry
1884–1976
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Louis Alexander Kirksey Sr
1886–1958
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Lester Elihu Kirksey
1888–1982
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Virginia Kirksey Taylor
1889–1976
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Roxie May Kirksey Collie
1891–1970
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Roy Roscoe Kirksey
1893–1948
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Raymond Ernest Kirksey
1895–1956
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Womack Estelle Kirksey Flowers
1897–1971
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Henry Irvin Kirksey
1899–1920
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Jeffries Kirksey
1902–1902
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Infant Son Kirksey
1902–1902
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Geofrey Ermon Kirksey
1903–1979
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Joel Vernon Kirksey
1906–1970
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