John Kennedy Minyard
At the age of twenty one, JOHN KENNEDY MINYARD enlisted as a
private on May 14, 1862 into Captain Andrew M. Nelson's Company,
42nd Regiment, Mississippi Volunteers. The company later became
Company "A", 42 Regiment, Mississippi Infantry. He enlisted at
Grenada, Mississippi for a term of 3 years or the end of the war. He
was married at the time he enlisted and was a resident of Carrollton,
Mississippi. Company muster rolls show he was present in July/August
1862, September/October 1862, Nov/Dec. 1862, January/February 1863,
March/April 1863 and May/June 1863. The muster rolls for July/August
1863 show him absent. On July 1, 1863, he was hit with a piece of
shell in his side. He was captured at Gettysburg on July 3. The
muster rolls for September/October 1863, show him absent. He was left
at Gettysburg with the wounded on July 3, 1863 and was listed as
captured on July 5, 1863.
His military records show the following:
July 28, 1863 - listed on roll of prisoners of war-admitted to USA
General Hospital, West's Bldg. Baltimore, Maryland
Aug. 20, 1863 - Sent from Baltimore, Md. to Point Lookout, Maryland
Aug. 21, 1863 - admitted at Point Lookout, Maryland
Dec. 2, 1863 - transferred to Provost Marshall
Jan. 4, 1864 - Parole & Prisoner exchange
May/June 1864 - absent without leave since Jan. 15, 1864- on paroled furlough.
Jul/Aug 1864 - absent without leave since Jan. 15, 1864- on paroled furlough.
Sept/Oct 1864 - absent without leave since Jan. 15, 1864 - furlough from hospital
Nov/Dec 1864 - Muster roll shows him at Richmond, Virgina parole camp
At the age of 60, JOHN K. MINYARD filed an application of Indigent
Soldier or Sailor application to receive a pension. At this time, he
was a resident of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. He listed his
occupation as a farmer and stated he was applying for a pension because
he was indigent and unable to earn a support by his own labor. He did
not own a home of his own and lived with R.D. Burkhalter.
At the age of 78, he again applied for an indigent pension. His
application stated he resided in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, Enid
Post Office. He further stated he was a lifelong resident of the
state and that he was a widower. His application stated he had been
wounded in the right side on July 1, 1863 while serving in the 42nd
Mississippi Regiment under H.R. Miller's Company A and that it had
always given him trouble. He also lost one eye while in service. He
further stated he had been imprisoned for about a year. At this time,
he stated he was unable to do anything to help support himself. He
had no home of his own and that he lived with a son. This pension was
dated August 21, 1916.
Owen Minyard
OWEN MINYARD was the oldest child of JAMES & SARAH (CARPENTER)
MINYARD. He was born about 1833, probably in Lawrence County,
Mississippi. He married first to CHARITY CARPENTER on March 3, 1853
in Carroll County, Mississippi. They had eight children. After the
death of his first wife, OWEN married again to MELINDA CARPENTER on
June 14, 1874. They had three children.
According to the Military Annals of Carroll County, Mississippi,
OWEN MINYARD served in the Confederate Army and was enlisted into
Company G, Twenty-second Mississippi Regiment, Featherston's Brigade,
Lorings Division, Polk's Corps, Army of Tennessee. They were known as
the Black Hawk Rifles.
OWEN MINYARD died between 1890-1900 in Carroll County, Mississippi.
