Mexican War - Company "D" - Trimble Co Unit

Copied from the 1889 Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky - Mexican War Veterans - printed by the Authority of the Legislature of Kentucky. Printed at the Capital Office, Frankfort, with many thanks to Anne Baker, Lexington.

Company D Fouth Regiment of Kentucky Foot Volunteers

"This Company was organized by Captain Anthony W. Bartlett, at Bedford, Trimble County, Ky., in the month of September, 1847 and marched to Louisville, Ky., where it arrived on the 2nd day of October 1847, a distance of 50 miles."

Roll of the Field & Staff of the Fourth Regiment Kentucky Foot Volunteers
Col. John S. Williams
Lt. Col. William Preston
Major William F. Ward
Adjutant Charles H. Creel
Surgeon Joseph G. Roberts
Asst. Surgeon John R. Steele
Capt & Q.M. Zebulon C. Bishop
Capt & A.C.S. Reuben L. Nance
Sgt Major Harry R. Kane
QM Sgt Charles W. Ball
Prin'l Musicans Charles H. Field & James Beaty

Company "D" - Fouth Regiment of Kentucky Foot Volunteers
This Company was organized by Captain Anthony W. Bartlett, at Bedford, Trimble County, Ky., in the month of September, 1847 and marched to Louisville, Ky., where it arrived on the 2nd day of October 1847, a distance of 50 miles. Unless noted - all were musted in 2 Oct. 1847 & mustered out 25 Jul 1848, Louisville, Ky.

Anthony W. Bartlett Capt.
John W. Hughes 1st Lieut
Titas P. A. Bibb 2nd Lieut - Resigned 1 May 1848
Christopher C. Robbins 2nd Lieut - Promoted from 1st Sgt, 1 May 1848
Noah Z. Chapline. 2nd Lieut
William H. Kalfus 1st Sgt
John B. Ellis 2nd Sgt
Joseph Whitely 3rd Sgt
Thomas C. Ireland 4th Sgt
Jefferson Tombs 1st Corp.
Samuel P. Duncan 2nd Corp.
John M. Floyd 3rd Corp.
Milton Adams 4th Corp.
Newton Foote Musician
James E. Sudduth Musician

The Following, unless noted, are Privates
Henry Adams
Preston Adams
Nathan Barnes
Chris V. Bricknell
Barnett E. Bailey
Ferd'nd A. Buchannan
Joshua Bightol Killed or Taken prisoner at Encerro with his gun & accountrements
Thomas S. Chowning
William Conn
Jesse L. Coleman
Paul Caplinger
Daniel Duggins
Richard B. Ellis Also served as Commissary Sgt - from Oct 21, 1847
Smith Fitzgerald
James W. Ford
Achilles K. Gibson
James M. Grady
Hugh J. Green
Nathaniel Harlow
Andrew J. Henderson
Thomas S. Ireland
Griffith Jones
William P. King
William M. Kenyon
George M. Kelley
John Law
Thomas Lamaster
John Matlock
Lafayette Milner
Allen Mobley
Harry Mullen
William Marshall
Leonard S. Norvell was Sergeant to the 20th of December, 1847
Pleasant Perkins
William W. Pierce
John C. Price
John W. Rose
William Robertson
William G. Roberts
Greenberry Ronner
John L. Smith
Elijah D. Sale
David Shuck
Enoch Stewart
John Stewart
James Sanders
William M. Satterwhite
Joseph Tagan
Andrew J. Winbourne
Burr H. Whiteley
Harrison Wilson
Robert Wright
John W. Williams
Greenberry Shonty Left sick at Louisville, Nov. 1, 1847, not heard from since
Charles M. Norris
William Estice (or Estice Williams?) - Joined at Jalapa from the Recruiting Depot, 15 Jan 1848

DISCHARGED - all privates except as noted
Lewis F. Montague 4th Sgt. - from Hospital, New Orleans, date unknown
Robert Caplinger from Hospital, Vera Cruz, date unknown
Elijah Miller at New Orleans, 4 Jul 1848
James Falconer from Hospital, City of Mexico, 4 Mar 1848
James L. Ronner from Hospital, City of Mexico, 4 Mar 1848
Freeborn Olmstead from Hospital, Jalapa, date unknown
John Parks from Hospital, Vera Cruz, date unknown
Granville Ward from Hospital, New Orleans, 4 Mar 1848

DIED - all privates
Jackson Arnold (could be Arnold Jackson) Hospital at Pueblo, date unknown
Logan Calbert (could be Calbert Logan) Hospital, City of Mexico, 3 May 1848
James Forquer At Encerro in camp, 13 Jun 1848
Oscar D. Logan Hospital, Jalapa, date unknown
Simeon Naylor Hospital, City of Mexico, of ordinary sickness
John Stilwell Hospital, Pueblo, date unknown
Albert G. Smith Drowned at New Orleans, 5 Jul 1848
James Sullinger Hospital, Pueblo, date unknown
William H. Ashburn Hospital, City of Mexico, 24 Mar 1848
Bolin G. Bicknel Died in Quarters, City of Mexico, 21 Feb 1848
James K. Hitt Vera Cruz, 21 Nov 1847, Corp. from enlistment until 21 Nov 1847
Doctor F. Green Hospital, City of Mexico, 15 Apr 1848
Giles Harlon City of Mexico, 3 Jan 1848
Andrew J. Mitchell City of Mexico, 4 Mar 1848
Nimrod Penn City of Mexico, 13 Mar 1848
David D. Robbins New Orleans, 10 Dec 1847
Daniel B. Trout City of Mexico, 2 Mar 1848

TRANSFERRED
Charles Storts Pvt - transferred to Co. "I", Capt. Todd's Co., 3rd Regiment of Ky Volunteers
Charles W. Ball Pvt - Appointed Quarter Master Sergeant & transferred to Staff, 12 Jan 1848
Charles Wise Pvt - transferred to Capt. Todd's Com, 3rd Regiment of Ky Volunteers

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