The Kingrey family immigrated to north Louisiana in 1859. Their 2nd son, Abram, enlisted in the LA 8th Infantry soon after Louisiana seceded from the Union. There is no record that he remained with his regiment after January 1862. Joseph Jackson “J.J.” followed his older brother into the CSA infantry a few months later in […]
Category: Daniel H Kingrey (1837-1863)
Three Brothers: The Dutiful Son
On January 23, 1862, Louisiana enacted a draft for while males between the age of 18 and 45. The fall of Fort Henry and Fort Donaldson in Tennessee as well as the capture of Ship Island created panic that New Orleans was the next target for Union forces. Daniel Kingery traveled to New Orleans and […]