ALEXANDER KINNAIRD
8^th TENNESSEE (DIBRELL'S) CAVALRY
CSA

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Born: 1 Jan 1835 in Jackson County, TN
Died: 5 Jul 1905 in Putnam County, TN
Buried: Bullington Cemetery, Putnam County, TN
Parents: Mariah Kinnaird, raised by grandparents Montgomery K. and Sarah (Rhea) Kinnaird

Married:  Virginia Bullington on 3 May 1860 in Jackson County, TN
Born: 22 Feb 1838 in Rockingham County, NC
Died: 1 Feb 1910 in Putnam County, TN
Buried: Bullington Cemetery, Putnam County, TN
Parents: Josiah and Sarah Jane (Mahan/Mahoney) Bullington

Children:

1. Thomas Kinnaird
2. Morrison Montgomery Kinnaird
3. Pleasant Kinnaird
4. William Alexander Kinnaird
5. Robert Wesley Kinnaird
6. Minnie Lee Kinnaird

RELATIVES WHO SERVED

Uncle: Ezekial Ray Kinnaird - 28th Tennessee Infantry Regiment

MILITARY INFORMATION

13^th Tennessee (Gore's) Cavalry Regiment
(also known as 8^th Tennessee Cavalry)
Company K

ABSTRACT:

• Entered military as a Private and left as a Private
• Enlisted 15 Sep 1862 at Sparta
• Captured in East TN in Nov 1863
• Captured in Ooltewah on 26 Nov 1863
• Transferred to Louisville, KY on 11 Dec 1863
• Transferred to Rock Island, IL on 12 Dec 1863
• Received at Rock Island, IL on 14 Dec 1863
• Took the Oath of Allegiance 6 Jun 1865
• Residence: Cookeville, Putnam County
• Complexion: Fresh
• Hair: Auburn
• Eyes: Hazel
• Height: 5' 8 1/2"
• Age: 27
• Released: 5 Jun 1865

PENSION APPLICATION ABSTRACT

S675

ABSTRACT:

• Filed: 27 Jun 1900
• Accepted
• Residence: Cookeville, Putnam County
• Member: Company K, 8th Tennessee Cavalry under Col. Dibrell. Captured in Nov 1863 on the courier line while in discharge of duty as a courier near Cleveland, TN. Sent to Rock Island Prison where he remained until Jun 1865.
• Disease: While in prison, contracted small pox which resulted in permanent injury to his eyes. Also suffered from piles
• Born: 1 Jan 1838 in Jackson County (now Putnam County), TN
• Enlisted: Capt. Swearingim's Co. K, Dibrell's Reg 8th TN Cavalry. 1st Lt. Jesse Buck. 2Lt. Elijah Terry
• Released from Prison: 6 Jun 1865
• Married: Wife is 64 years and one daughter 19
• Attest: H. P. Davis and C. J. Davis
• 2nd Application Filed: 6 Oct 1891
• Residence: Irby, Putnam County
• Captured the day after Missionary Ridge
• 3rd Lt. William Draper, Orderly Sergeant Bird Trarick
• Married: Wife is 55 years
• Children: 19, 16, 11
• Attest: B. G. Moreland and W. J. Terry

Supporting Documents:

• Thos. A. Head (19 Feb 1900) - Presents an explanation of why AK took the Oath of Allegiance. Also, mentions Landsden Robbins, E. W. Terry, and H. A. Powers

CENSUS DATA

• 1850 Census:  Jackson County, Page 273
• 1860 Census:  
• 1870 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 101
• 1880 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 93A
• 1900 Census:  Putnam County, TN, Page 9A

ADDITIONAL DATA

• Death Certificate: Putnam County, TN (1910) #69938 - Virginia Kinnaird
• TN Confederate Widow Pension Application: #762 - Virginia (Bullington) Kinnaird
• Putnam County Deeds, Book A, Page 292: Montgomery Kinnaird to Alexander Kinnaird ("For the love and affection that I [MK] entertain for Alexander Kinnaird...") Date: 2 Mar 1855