A Partial List of the Sons of Bullitt County

This is one of the recollections written by Wallace A. McKay and published in The Pioneer-News. Follow the "Recollections" link above to find others of his writings.

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The Pioneer-News, May 5, 1933, pages 1-2

A Partial List of the Sons of Bullitt County, Whose Names Are on the "Roll of Honor" of the South

In looking over the records of the Confederate Regiments which took part in the Civil War, the writer found the names of quite a number of sons of Bullitt County who look an active part in the battles of "The Lost Cause." Col. Phil Lee was, of course, the most conspicuous Southern soldier which Bullitt County distinguished themselves in battle and shed undying honor and glory upon the good old county of Bullitt.

In view of the fact that quite a number of the relatives and descendants of these noble men still live in Bullitt County, a list of these soldiers will not be without interest.

John W. Rogers, Company C, 2nd. Kentucky, was appointed Second Lieutenant July 16, 1861, fought at Donelson and Hartsville Tennessee, and was killed in battle at the latter place while leading a charge.

Eugene Smith, appointed First Sergeant, Company C. Second Kentucky, July 16, 1861, fought at Donelson, Hartsville and Murfreesboro and was honorably discharged at the close of the War.

James Sweeny and Samuel H Runner served as Privates in the same company and though wounded in battle, continued in service until the close of the War.

Joseph Hoagland, appointed Fourth Sergeant, Company C Second Kentucky, July 16, 1861, and died of disease at Bowling Green, Kentucky, September following.

John B. Cundiff, Company C, Second Kentucky, was appointed Fifth Sergeant, July 16, 1861, fought at Donelson and Hartsville was promoted to Second Lieutenant December 2, 1862, and before the close of the War was made Captain of his company.

The following list of soldiers from Bullitt County served in the First Kentucky Brigade of the Confederate Troops, and took part in all the battles participated in by this regiment.

John Holsclaw, Allen A. Snellen, James Masden, Jesse McWilliams, Hardin Masden, Theodore Pearl, Peter Hastings, David L. Lee, James J. Lee, James H. Williams, L. D. Demasters, L. Warren, William Warren, James M. Lee, the latter wounded at Murfreesboro, and rejoined his company after remaining in hospital for some months, and was afterwards captured by Union soldiers and sent to prison.

Frank Hardy of Pitts Point, Ky., Jobn Kinnison, Alex Burton, Ben Burnett, James Brewer, James Clark, William Dawson, Capt. William, S. B. Hill, who resided at Belmont, Ky. Capt. Hill took part in the battles of Shiloh, Chickamauga, and Murfreesboro; was twice wounded and distinguished himself for his bravery in a number of engagements. A brother or near relative of his, James A. Hill Jr. was killed in the battle of Murfreesboro, January 2, 1863.

Among other Bullitt County soldiers who fought at the battle of Donelson and Hartsville and Dallas were:

Edward Barnes, Mt Washington, Ky, Henry Hayman, George W Scott, Richard Southern and Joseph Southern, both of whom were killed in battle, one at the battle of Dallas and the other at the battle of Donelson. William D. Raymond, who lived in the Southern part of Bullitt County when he enlisted, was killed in the battle of Dallas on May 28, 1864.

Ben Cole, Richard Hoagland, John H. Lee and A. L. Kaufman all took part in the battles of Donelson, Hartsville, Murfreesboro, Resaca, and Dallas, Kaufman having been killed in the latter battle.

John H Lee took part in these same battles, as did Arch Maraman. Daniel Phelps, and Willian H. Rowley, Thomas Withers, William Younger and George W. Younger, the latter being members of company H. 6th Ky.

One of the finest soldiers whoever drew his sword for a cause he believed to be true and just was Lieutenant William Judd Shaw, a Bullitt County boy who enlisted at the beginning of the War and was made Second Lieutenant of Company H 6th. Kentucky. He fought at the battle of Shiloh, Vicksburg, Chickamanga, Resaca and Dallas, and was so seriously wounded while leading a charge at the latter place as to disable him from further service during the War. He afterwards recovered sufficiently from his wounds to enable him to go into business when peace was declared, where he made an honorable record as a citizen and business man.

There is not a complete record of the sons of Bullitt County who took active parts in the Confederate service during the Civil War. They were all brave and chivalrous soldiers. Several were killed in battle, and a number of them were wounded, and only a few of them lived to a ripe old age. The one best known to the older men of Bullitt County was James H. Lee, who lived on the road between Shepherdsville and Mt. Washington for a number of years, and raised a large family.

The writer knows that Capt. Sam Brooks and quite a number of other Bullitt Countians were members of the famous Orphan Brigade commanded alternately by Gen. Roger Hanson, Ben Hardin Helm, and Joseph H. Lewis, a list of whom will be included in a later article.

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