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From: "Ken Jones" <>
Subject: Re: [PAHUNTIN] Patrick KELLY, Civil War
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 10:06:22 -0400
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Hi Marybeth,
On page 121 of "History of Huntingdon and Blair Counties" by J. Simpson
Africa, Patrick Kelly is listed as a sergeant.
We have corresponded before about Patrick and I believe that this Patrick is
my gggrandfather.
The reason for this belief is because my family has copies of more than 80
letters written by Patrick to his wife, Ann. Nightwine Kelly. These
letters, written during the civil War, follow the chronology of the 34th
Regiment exactly.
The letters refer to letters that he received from Ann in Huntingdon, in
just a few days. I think that the turnaround was faster than it is today!

I also have Patrick's service records from the National Archives. He was
mostly in charge of "foraging", according to the documents.

Of interest might be that Patrick shortened his name from "Kilkelly" about
this time. It is thought (somewhat jokingly, but perhaps truly) that the
prefix "Kil" was potentially a bad omen in combat!

Chronology of the 5th Reserve (34th Pennsylvania)
Source: J. Simpson Africa: History of Huntingdon County, Volume I, Louis
H. Everts, Philadelphia, 1883. Pp.118-121

1861

20 June Organized at Camp Curtin
Huntingdon County's two companies:
G Company - Huntingdon's Infantry (Captain Andrew S. Harrison)
I Company - Scott's Infantry (Captain George Dare)

Patrick Kelly was a sergeant in G Company.

22 June Left Camp Curtin for Cumberland, MD
Route: Harrisburg - Huntingdon - Hopewell - Arrived Hopewell Night of 22
June

23 June To Bedford Springs - Camped at Camp McCall
? - 7 July To Maryland Line - Camped at Camp Mason and Dixon
7 July To Cumberland
8 July To camps vacated by Col. Lew Wallace's Indiana troops
(K. J. Note: This was the same Lew Wallace, later a general, who wrote
Ben Hur.)
13 July To camp 2 miles from New Creek, VA
20 July To Piedmont
27 July To Hopewell, then via RR to Huntingdon, then Harrisburg
31 July Arrive Harrisburg
8 August To Washington
? August To Tenallytown MD (stayed there 2 months)
9 October To Langley, VA


1862

10 March From Camp Pierpont (Langley) to Hunter's Mills, VA
14 March To Alexandria, VA
9 April To Manassas, to Falmouth
26 May To Fredericksburg
9 June Gray's Landing, then to White House (a town)
? June Baltimore Crossroads, Gaines' Mills to Mechanicsville
26 June (Thurs.) Battle of Mechanicsville (They slept in the field that
night.)
27 June To Gaines' Mills - fought there, lost, retreated
29 June Crossed White Oak Swamp to Charles City Crossroads
30 June Fought at Charles City Crossroads
1 July Battle of Malvern Hill
2 July To Berkeley (Harrison's Landing)
20 August Fought 2nd Bull Run
? Fought South Mountain
? Fought at Antietam
13 December Fought at Fredericksburg

1863

? Feb To Washington

July Fought at Gettysburg
? Fought at Warranton
? Fought at Bristoe Station
? Fought at Mine Run

Winter 1863-64 Spent this time camped at Alexandria, as part of the Army of
the Potomac, defending Washington


1864

? Fought at Wilderness
? Fought at Perkins' Store
? Fought at Fredericksburg
? Fought at Orange Turnpike

6 May Fought at Spottsylvania Courthouse
? Fought at North Anna River
30 May Camped, fought at Bethesda Church

1 June Mustered out at Holmesburg, PA



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Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 3:25 PM
Subject: [PAHUNTIN] Patrick KELLY, Civil War


> If someone on the list has access to the following, could you please check
to
> see what is written about a Patrick KELLY, <<34th Regiment, Company G
> History of Huntingdon & Blair Counties, Penna., pg 121>>
>
> Thank you for your time.
>
> Marybeth Corrigall
>
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