Individual Details
James W. Kirkpatrick
(1842 - 1864)
James W. (or M.) was a member of Shelby's Brigade of Calvary, CSA, and was killed in action in Missouri. Confederate General Sterling Price made a last sweep in Missouri in 1864 and it was during this raid James W. Kirkpatrick dropped out to visit his home. He was shot while endeavoring to rejoin his command. Request for burial at home, made by his mother, was declined by the Union military authorities, causing much bitterness in the family.
Events
| Birth | 1842 | Missouri |  | ||
| Death | 1864 | Platte Co., Missouri | |
Families
| Father | Alfred Kirkpatrick (1817 - 1905) |
| Mother | Mahala P. Bland (1821 - 1904) |
| Sibling | William Henry Kirkpatrick (1845 - 1914) |
| Sibling | Manatia Ellen Kirkpatrick (1847 - 1923) |
| Sibling | Mary Etta Kirkpatrick (1849 - 1927) |
| Sibling | Luella 'Lou' Franklin Kirkpatrick (1852 - 1927) |
| Sibling | Ada Rosamond Kirkpatrick (1855 - 1936) |
| Sibling | Minnie E. Kirkpatrick (1860 - 1935) |
| Sibling | John Dee Wilton Kirkpatrick (1865 - 1932) |
Endnotes
1. 1850 Census Platte Co., Missouri.
2. St. Louis National Historical Company, History of Clay and Platte Counties, Missouri (n.p: 1885, n.d), Page 1064.