Kennon McElroy:
Born: 1840
Birthplace: Mississippi
Father: Ransom McElroy 1799 – 1857
(Buried: Old Marion Cemetery Marion Mississippi)
Mother: Ann J. McElroy
Wife: None
Education:
Attended University of Mississippi
Occupation before War:
Farmer in Lauderdale County Mississippi
Civil War Career:
1861: organized the "Lauderdale Zouaves" in Mississippi
1861 – 1862: Captain Company G 13th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
1862: Major of 13th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1863: Lt. Colonel of 13th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded during the Battle of Sharpsburg Maryland
1863: Acting regimental commander at Battle of Gettysburg
1863: Wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg Pennsylvania
1863: Killed in the assault on Fort Sanders in Knoxville Tennessee
Died: November 29, 1863
Place of Death: Knoxville Tennessee
Age at time of Death: 22 or 23 years old
Original Burial Place: Confederate Cemetery Knoxville Tennessee
Re – internment Place: Rose Hill Cemetery Meridian Mississippi
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