Petty, Ralph^[1]

1840 - 1864  (24 years)

• Name	Petty, Ralph
  Born	1840	Graves, Kentucky
  Gender	Male
  Military Servic	3rd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry Mounted, CSA  [2]
  Died	1864	Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri
  Buried	Unknown
  Person ID	I14267	McClure-Harris
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2004

  
  

  Father	Petty, Ralph Junior,   b. 14 Oct 1804, , Barren, Kentucky ,   d. Aft 5 Dec 1885, , Marshall, Kentucky  (Age > 82 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Walden, Lucy Embree,   b. 31 Aug 1813, , , Virginia ,   d. 1856, , Marshall, Kentucky  (Age 42 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	18 Apr 1831	, Barren, Kentucky   [3]
  Notes	MARRIAGE RECORD: Barren County, Kentucky Date : April 18, 1831 Ralph Petty and Lucy E. Walden -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ " Ralph Petty to Lucy E. Walden, 18 Apr 1831, sur William W.Clack,consent Elizabeth E Walden , Wit. William W.Clack, Nancy E Walden." Ref: Barren Co. Mgs 1799-1849 by Martha Powell Reneau pub. 1984976.972 V2r Barren County, Kentucky Ralph Petty married Lucy E. Walden Date: 18 April 1831 Surity: William W.Clack Consent Elizabeth E. Walden Witnesses: William W.Clack, Nancy E Walden
  Family ID	F4997	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Ralph Petty gave his life the the Cause for which the South felt so justified in revelling against the Union. Hattie Quarles wrote that he was a tall man and had the same kind eyes that her mother, Nancy Jane Petty, had. He and her mother were very close and she grieved over his untimely death as long as she lived. He enlisted in the 3rd KY Regiment and was in the same division as his cousin, Colonel A.P.Thompson. He was a remarkably good rifle shot and they made him a sharpshooter. Ralph was in the battle of Paducah and was cruelly wounded by a splinter from a house in which he was stationed. This tore away his kneecap, he fainted and was captured. He was taken to a hospital where his leg was amputated, and he was then taken to the Jefferson Barracks at Jefferson City, MO where he died and was buried in an unknown grave.

  
  

• Sources

  [S186] GEDCOM file imported on 14 Aug 2002., Shane Symes. [S616] Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (National Park Service) (Reliability: 3). CONFEDERATE KENTUCKY TROOPS 3rd Regiment, Kentucky Mounted Infantry 3rd Infantry Regiment was organized during July 1861, at Camp Boone, Tennessee. Many of the men had previous service in the Kentucky State Guard. The unit took an active part in the Battle of Shiloh and reported 174 casualties. Later it was assigned to Rust's and Buford's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It lost 26 men at Baton Rouge then participated in various conflicts around Vicksburg and Jackson . During the spring of 1864 the regiment was mounted and continued the fight by confronting the Federals in Mississippi, Georgia, and Alabama. It was included in the surrender on May 4, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Gustavus A.C. Holt, Albert P. Thompson, and Lloyd Tilghman; Lieutenant Colonels Benjamin Anderson, T.T. Barnett, and Alfred Johnston; and Majors James H. Bowman, William P. Johnston, and Al. McGoodwin. Ralph Petty (First_Last) Regiment Name 3 Kentucky Mounted Infantry Side Confederate Company H Soldier's Rank_In Private Soldier's Rank_Out Private Alternate Name Notes Film Number M377 roll 10 [S518] Marriage Record.