Preston Kirby
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Preston Govan Kirby (abt. 1842 - aft. 1880)

Preston Govan Kirby
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Died after after about age 38 [location unknown]
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Biography

Preston Kirby served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Nov 1861
Mustered out: Feb 16, 1862
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Holcombe Legion Infantry Volunteers; Palmetto Sharpshooters Regiment, South Carolina (Jenkins') (1st Palmetto)


Palmetto Regiment Sharpshooters was organized in April, 1862, It was known by names such as 1st Regiment of Palmetto Sharpshoorters, the Palmetto Regiment of Sharpshooters, the 1st Regiment of South Carolina Sharpshooters, and Jenkins's Palmetto Regiment of Sharpshooters. One unique thing about the Palmetto Sharpshooters is that they were made up entirely of companies that were from other military units that were reenlisting in their service to the war. These companies came from infantry units such as the 4th, 5th and 9th South Carolina Infantries (another source says that companies from the 2nd Infantry were also a part of this unit[1]). The Palmetto Sharpshooters were sent to Virginia, the unit was assigned to General R.H. Anderson's, Jenkins', and Bratton's Brigade. They surrendered on April 9, 1865 at the Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia

Preston G. Kirby in the 1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Preston G. Kirby Age: 38 Birth Year: abt 1842 Birthplace: South Carolina Home in 1880: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Brother-in-law Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: South Carolina Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: At Home

Household Members:
Name Age
Lily Spriggs 24
Preston G. Kirby 38

P. Govan Kirby in the U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865

Name: P. Govan Kirby
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: South Carolina
Regiment
Palmetto Sharpshooters Regiment, South Carolina (Jenkins') (1st Palmetto)
Company: K
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Private
Film Number: M381 roll 18

P Govan Kirby in the U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

Name: P Govan Kirby
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: South Carolina
Service Record: Enlisted in Company K, South Carolina Palmetto Sharp Shooter Regiment.
Sources: Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records

Sources

  • Source Citation

Year: 1880; Census Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: 1240; Family History Film: 1255240; Page: 35D; Enumeration District: 137 Source Information Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=6742&h=12999438&ssrc=pt&tid=4937538&pid=6136738726&usePUB=true

  • Source Information

National Park Service. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online <https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/>, acquired 2007. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1138&h=5784598&ssrc=pt&tid=25257254&pid=26454830309&usePUB=true

  • Source Information

Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Original data: Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA from the following list of works. Copyright 1997-2009, Historical Data Systems, Inc. PO Box 35. Duxbury, MA 02331. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=civilwar_histdatasys&h=2118945&tid=25257254&pid=26454830309&usePUB=true&rhSource=1264





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