Ok I believe I found the connection. My 6th generation great grandfather Ezekiel Forman and James Brown Foreman's great-grandfather Thomas Forman were brothers. Not sure what that would make us...2nd cousins? 3rd cousins?
Good researching Rick ! You have a photo of him ? If not I can post one.
Fifteenth Infantry
KENTUCKY
(3-YEARS)
Fifteenth Infantry. -- Cols., Curran Pope, James B. Forman,
Marion C. Taylor; Lieut.-Cols., George P. Jouett, Joseph R.
Snyder, Noah Cartwright, William G. Halpin; Majs., William P.
Campbell, Henry F. Kalfus, James S. Allen, Ahimaaz H.
Chambers.
The material of this regiment all came from Louisville and its
vicinity. The regiment was organized in its camp at the fair-
grounds near the city, and was immediately ordered to duty on
the Nashville railroad. For a short time it encamped at New
Haven, and thence went to Bacon creek, where on Dec. 14, 1861,
it was formally mustered into the service.
From Bowling Green it proceeded to Nashville, Franklin and
Mitchellville, Tenn. and Huntsville, Ala. In Aug., 1862, it
entered upon the memorable march of Buell's army from
Tennessee to Louisville. It was engaged in the severest part
of the battle of Perryville, where the 3 field officers were
killed, also Lieuts. McClure and McGrath and 63 men, and 200
were wounded.
After the battle of Perryville it proceeded to Nashville,
where it was assigned to Beatty's brigade, Rousseau's
division, Army of the Cumberland, commanded by Gen. George H.
Thomas. It was engaged in the great battle of Murfreesboro,
or Stone's River where Col. Forman and 80 others were either
killed or wounded.
In the movements immediately preceding the battle of
Chickamauga and in that battle the regiment was in Beatty's
brigade (1st), Negley's division (2nd), 14th army corps, Gen.
Thomas, and lost 5 killed and 43 wounded. On Sept. 21 the
brigade was fiercely attacked near Rossville, and Gen. Negley
says, after a brisk engagement with artillery and musketry the
enemy was checked in the gap by Stanley's brigade and driven
from the mountain crest by a gallant charge of the 15th Ky. of
Gen. Beatty's brigade.
While not participating directly in the battle of Missionary
Ridge, it was under orders and its colonel, Marion Taylor,
went personally into the battle with the division and was
highly complimented for his service by the division commander,
with whom he acted.
On May 2, 1864, it was at Ringgold, then moved to Buzzard
Roost, Rocky Face Ridge, Snake Creek Gap, Resaca, where the
regiment suffered great loss by the death of Capt. Irwin
McDowell, who was killed on the enemy's works while cheering
forward his men, was then with Sherman's army through May,
June, July and August, in all the battles until Atlanta was
captured, the regiment being at that time at Jonesboro. The
loss of the regiment in that campaign was 61.
After the capture of Atlanta the regiment was with Sherman's
army until the march to the sea began in Nov., 1864, when it
was assigned to the command of Gen. Thomas in Tennessee. It
was stationed at Chattanooga, and on Oct. 8 was sent to
Bridgeport, Ala., where it remained on garrison duty until
December, when it was ordered to Louisville. On Jan. 14,
1865, it was mustered out, having served faithfully 3 years, 3
months, 3 weeks and 3 days.
Of the 888 men mustered into service in 1861 over 400 were
killed or wounded.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 328
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