Possible Confederate Ancestor

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I was inquiring about a possible Confederate Ancestor.. His name is LD Brindley and he served in various Kentucky Confederate regiments such as Cobb's Battery and the 3rd Kentucky Infantry.. The only info I can find is on FindAGrave's website and that is very little.. He is buried in Lyon County, Ky but no family info is listed.. Any help or info is greatly appreciated.. Thanks, Michael
 
I was inquiring about a possible Confederate Ancestor.. His name is LD Brindley and he served in various Kentucky Confederate regiments such as Cobb's Battery and the 3rd Kentucky Infantry.. The only info I can find is on FindAGrave's website and that is very little.. He is buried in Lyon County, Ky but no family info is listed.. Any help or info is greatly appreciated.. Thanks, Michael

Welcome Michael, the only unit I could find him in is 1st KY Light Artillery Battery, (Cobb's Battery) There was another soldier by the same name in the Washington Artillery of Louisiana. Your ancestor's enlistment, 7/21/1861 at Camp Boone, TN is all the personal info I have on him. Here's two after-action reports from Stone's River and Chickamauga :

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27252713

Stone's River after battle report:
Report of Capt. Robert Cobb, Kentucky battery.

CAMP NEAR TULLAHOMA, TENN., January 10, 1863.
SIR: I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations
of my battery in the late engagements near Murfreesborough, Tenn.:
On Sunday, December 28, I moved with the brigade to the field, and
during that day and part of the succeeding remained in park about 100
yards in rear of the first line formed by it.

On Monday, the 29th, at about 4 o'clock, the brigade having moved
forward so as to occupy a hill in a corn-field overlooking Stone's River,
and nearly opposite the right of Lieut.-Gen. Polk's line, my
battery, under the direction of Maj. R. E. Graves, chief of artillery, was
posted upon the crest of the hill, the enemy's pickets occupying the bank
of the river in front of the position, and distant about 600 yards. Toward
night the enemy was seen to strengthen his picket.

At about 7 p.m. they made a bold dash across the stream, driving in our
pickets so rapidly that they had, under cover of the darkness at the time
prevailing, advanced to within a few paces of my battery and delivered
their fire before the supporting regiment [the Forty-first Alabama] could
be brought up. As soon as this could be it was done, whereupon the
enemy fell back, having wounded Corpl. J. P. Coleman, gunner of the
left piece. The battery was then, by order of Col. T. H. Hunt,
commanding the force on the hill, withdrawn to a point in an open field
bordering on the river, where it remained until near daylight, when the
hill was reoccupied and the battery posted in its original position. The
battery remained in this position throughout the several engagements.

On Tuesday, at 8 or 9 a.m., the enemy advanced a column, supposed
to be a brigade, to within about 700 yards of my position and on the
opposite side of the river. I immediately opened the battery upon it and
succeeded in repulsing it. This drew upon me the fire of two of the
enemy's rifled batteries, one at a distance of 1,200 yards and the other
at about 700 yards. Engaging with the latter, I succeeded in driving it
beyond the range of my guns. This done, I withdrew the battery behind
the crest of the hill, to protect it from the fire of the enemy's pieces, of
much longer range than mine. Light earthworks were thrown up in front
of the battery during the day.

At night I was relieved by two rifle pieces from Capt. Lumsden's
battery and two from Capt. [C. H.] Slocomb's battery.

On Wednesday, the 31st, at an early hour, I resumed my position of
Tuesday, the two sections above alluded to [to wit, section from
Lumsden's battery, commanded by Lieut. Chalaron] remaining with
me. During the day the battery, composed of my own and those two
sections, was several times engaged, chiefly in support of Gen.
Polk's right, and, as subsequent inspection of the ground shows, with
good effect.

Lieut.'s Chalaron and Tarrant, as also Lieut.'s [R. B.] Matthews
and [B. A.] James, of my own battery, handled their guns with
consummate skill and coolness, the two former with their rifle guns
having succeeded several times in forcing the enemy to retire with their
batteries behind the shelter of the ridges and heavy timber in our front.

During this day's engagement I had the misfortune to lose Corpl. J. F.
Hawes, who had distinguished himself throughout by his courage and
the great accuracy of his fire. He fell, while watching the effect of his
shot. His loss is not easily repaired.

The battery was not engaged on Thursday, nor on Friday until very late
in the afternoon, when, the enemy having deployed a large number of
pieces to repel the attack made by Gen. Breckinridge's division
against their left, four shots were fired from Lieut. Tarrant's section
of rifled guns, which drove to the rear a distance of over 500 yards the
two of the enemy's pieces fired at, being directly in my front, and drew
upon me the fire of hour or five of the other pieces to my right and
front.

This accomplished, the firing was not continued.

On Saturday the battery was not engaged, and Saturday night, having
been so ordered by Gen. Breckinridge, withdrew from the field as a
part of the rear guard.

I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

R. COBB,
Capt., Cmdg. Battery.

Capt. T. E. STAKE,
Assistant Adjutant-Gen.

Source: Official Records
CHAP. XXXII.] THE STONE'S RIVER CAMPAIGN. PAGE 837-29
[Series I. Vol. 20. Part I, Reports. Serial No. 29.]



Chickamagua after battle report:

Report of Capt. Robert Cobb, Kentucky battery.

COBB'S BATTERY,
In the Field, September 25, 1863.
CAPT.: On Friday evening, the 18th instant, my battery arrived
at Glass' Mill, on Chickamauga Creek, and encamped with the
brigade, having been previously ordered to report to Brig.-Gen.
Helm.

On Saturday, the 19th, at 9 a. m., I was ordered by Gen.
Helm to send one 12-pounder Napoleon gun and one 12-pounder
howitzer across the ford at Glass' Mill to the line of skirmishers
in front of the Second and Sixth Kentucky Regt.'s. Arrived there,
I was ordered by Gen. Helm to open fire upon a house in an
open field, distant 500 yards, for the purpose of dislodging a
party of the enemy's skirmishers.

The first fire was promptly responded to by a battery of the
enemy posted to the right and rear of the house, and distant
about 900 yards. After firing 5 rounds, my pieces were
withdrawn to cover, when the fire of the enemy also ceased. I
was then ordered to bring up the remaining three Napoleon guns
and to co-operate with Capt. C. H. Slocomb, also ordered up
with his battery, in an effort to drive the enemy's battery from
its position. The two batteries [mine upon the right] were posted
in an open field near the position occupied by my first piece and
fire at once opened upon the enemy's position. Our fire was
promptly and briskly and with accuracy returned. A few rounds,
however, from the two batteries sufficed to silence the enemy's
guns. The firing upon our part was also ordered to cease, and
preparations were being made to advance our line when the
enemy reopened his fire, having brought up another battery of
rifled guns. The fire was briskly returned upon our part and
continued for some time, when the two batteries were withdrawn
by order of Gen. Breckinridge.

The casualties upon my part amounted to 1 man killed and 1
wounded.

Information received from the enemy's prisoners subsequently
captured leads to the belief that the first battery of the enemy
engaged was seriously damaged, and that the last was saved from
a like fate by breastworks, which were not occupied by the first.

During Saturday night, I moved with the brigade toward
Alexander's Bridge, and, crossing the Chickamauga, bivouacked
for the remainder of the night near that bridge.

On Sunday, the 20th, we moved toward position assigned for our
division in front of the enemy's left wing. Our line of battle
being formed about daylight, I was ordered by Gen. Helm to
take position on the left of the brigade.

At about 10 a. m., the line being ordered to advance, I was
ordered by Gen. Helm to follow with my battery a short distance
in the rear of the Second Kentucky Regt., forming his left. After
advancing about half a mile, the left of the brigade encountered
the enemy's line of battle and at once engaged. The enemy at the
same time opened upon our line with artillery from the front. I
moved the battery to the left and endeavored to establish it in
position to engage the enemy's battery. Upon reaching a slight
eminence to the left of our line, I formed in battery and prepared
to move my pieces by hand to the front to the top of the
eminence, it being impossible to move with my limbers on
account of the density of the timber. The enemy poured into my
front a most galling fire, his line being entirely concealed by the
thickness of the small growth of timber. Before the desired
position could be reached, a most terrible artillery fire with
shrapnel was opened upon my left, Maj.-Gen. Cleburne's right
having failed to keep pace with our left, causing a gap of nearly
300 yards perpendicular to the line of battle. Being thus subjected
to a front and flanking fire at a very short range, without being
able, on account of the density of the timber, to respond with
any degree of certainty, and seeing our line give way on
the left, I was forced to retire my battery, which was done in
good order, and halted at about 500 yards in rear of our line
under the first cover. I remained here, being unable to obtain
position favorable for operations, until 1 p. m., when I was
ordered by Gen. Breckinridge to send one section of my battery
to report to Brig.-Gen. Forrest. The section was sent forward
under Lieut. F. P. Gracey, and posted, by order of Gen. Forrest,
on the ridge running parallel with the Chattanooga road, and fire
opened upon a battery of the enemy posted in a lane about 1,000
yards to our front. A few rounds sufficed to drive the enemy
from his position. Gen. Forrest afterward having ordered his
brigade to move forward for the purpose of charging the enemy
in position, Lieut. Gracey was ordered to move his section
forward in support. The brigade being repulsed, Lieut. Gracey
withdrew his section to the ridge first occupied, and opened fire
on the enemy's line, in close pursuit, and repulsed them. Firing
was kept up until near sundown upon the enemy's retreating line.

My loss in killed and wounded during the two days' engagement
amounts to 12.

My men behaved with their usual gallantry during the
engagement.

Very respectfully,

R. COBB,
Capt., Comdg. Battery, Breckinridge's Division.

Capt. FAYETTE HEWITT,
Assistant Adjutant-Gen.
 
I was inquiring about a possible Confederate Ancestor.. His name is LD Brindley and he served in various Kentucky Confederate regiments such as Cobb's Battery and the 3rd Kentucky Infantry.. The only info I can find is on FindAGrave's website and that is very little.. He is buried in Lyon County, Ky but no family info is listed.. Any help or info is greatly appreciated.. Thanks, Michael
There is a "Brindley, James (3rd)(AR)Sergeant Killed Jackson, Miss July 17, 1863" listed at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~orphanhm/rostercobb.htm
Where "(3rd) – Company F, 3rd Kentucky Infantry Regiment".
Can this be him?
There is Probate information on an L. D. Brindley who died in Lyon County, Kentucky before 29 May 1882 (date of probate). Administrators Bond Books, Vol 1-2, 1854-1890.
See https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/9066/007638536_00462?pid=226274&backurl=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=WJm123&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=l%20d&gsfn_x=0&gsln=brindley&gsln_x=0&cp=0&catbucket=rstp&MSAV=0&uidh=d61&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=226274&dbid=9066&indiv=1&ml_rpos=2&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=WJm123&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true
The 1870 Census for District 1, Lyon County, Kentucky shows "L. D. Brindley" age 25, Farmer, born in Kentucky. His wife, Mary, age 23 was also born in Kentucky.
There are also Census records for "Lorenzo D. Brindley" for 1850 and 1860.In the 1880 Census, he is listed as "L. Don Brindley". See http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/...art=successSource&usePUBJs=true&rhSource=7163
Hope this helps!
 
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The L.D. Brindley enlisted in July 1861 in Cobb's Ky Battery.On July 24, 1863, as a member of that Battery he was severely wounded in the left arm by gunshot near Jackson, Mississippi and sent to the hospital in Lauderdale Springs Mississippi. He later served in Company F Third Kentucky Mounted Infantry.
 
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