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: Joseph Jackson Kingrey (1841-1916)
Three Brothers: The Faithful Soldier
J.J. Kingrey enlisted in the fall of 1861. He served with 16th Louisiana Infantry Company K “Big Cane Rifles”