Franklin Whitner Kilpatrick
Born: September 30, 1837
Birthplace: Pendleton District, South Carolina
Father: John Clark Kilpatrick Jr. 1809 – 1840
(Buried: Old Kilpatrick Cemetery, Seneca, South Carolina)
Mother: Eliza Amanda Whitner 1812 – 1884
(Buried: Old Stone Church Cemetery, Clemson, South Carolina)
Education:
Attended University of Virginia
Occupation before War:
Planter in Pickens District, South Carolina
Civil War Career:
1862: Captain Company B, Palmetto Sharpshooters Regiment
1862 – 1863: Major of Palmetto Sharpshooters Regiment
1862: Appointed and declined Colonel of Palmetto Sharpshooters
1863: Colonel of 1st South Carolina (Hagood’s) Infantry Regiment
1863: Killed at the Battle of Wauhatchie, Tennessee on October 28th
Died: October 28, 1863
Place of Death: Hamilton County, Tennessee
Age at time of Death: 26 years old
Burial Place: Old Stone Church Cemetery, Clemson, South Carolina
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