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     Hiram Kilgore was born in 1771 at Virginia, US.¹
     Hiram Kilgore married Rebecca Renfro in 1800.³
     Hiram Kilgore held the office of Justice of the Peace and in 1836-7 served as School Commissioner in 1820 at Scott, Virginia, US.³
     Hiram Kilgore died on Apr 1, 1851.⁴

           John Kilgore served in the Nickelsville Spartan Band Roster, Company E 48th Virginia Regiment CSA.²
     John Kilgore was born on Jul 23, 1840.^3,2
     John Kilgore died on Feb 16, 1862 S.P. McConnell's letter to Charles Kilgore on the death of his son, John D. Kilgore

As the year 1862 opened, the 48th Virginia was assigned to Colonel William Gilham's brigade of Brigadier General William Loring's Army of the Northwest. General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson had been given command of the Valley District in November. Jackson decided to combine his Army of the Valley District with Loring's small army and march on the little town of Romney which was the strategic key to the upper Shenandoah Valley.
Jackson's forces began their winter campaign on a pleasant New Year's Day, 1862, "springtime in its mildness". Conditions quickly deteriorated. A month of rain, sleet, bad roads, hunger, sickness, and misery followed.
During one march, Loring was so infuriated by an order from Jackson to keep his men moving that he announced, "By God, Sir, this is the damnedest outrage ever perpetrated in the annals of history, keeping my men out here in the cold without food." Brigadier General Richard B. Garnett had his first of several run ins with Jackson when he ordered his famished troops fed after 30 hours of continuous marching. Jackson took exception, stating that there was, "not time for that." One officer wrote that, "Two battles would not have done as much injury as hard weather and exposure have effected."
The march of January 7-8 was one of the worst. The temperature dropped to 20 degrees below zero. The soldiers marched over a road of ice covered with six inches of snow. Men were constantly "hitting the road with a thud like that of a pile driver." Horses also fell constantly. An artilleryman remembered that "from one horse's knees there were icicles of blood which reached nearly to the ground." By the time the men arrived at their destination, "every soldier's clothing was a solid cake of ice," and there were "icicles two inches long hanging from the hair and whiskers of every man."
By the end of January, the 48th Virginia was posted in the cold and dreary town of Romney which stank from tons of rotting beef left by the Yankees. Many of the officers from Loring's command petitioned that they be moved back to Winchester. Jefferson Davis agreed, and they were ordered back. Jackson tendered his resignation for this "interference". Jackson was later placated and his resignation withdrawn.
Jackson sent Col. Gilham back to his classroom at VMI. Loring was removed to Georgia. Garnett would have a more critical run in with Jackson at Kernstown. Many of the men openly jeered Jackson.
And a young farm boy, far from his Scott Couny home, died from the effects of the march in a military hospital in Winchester on February 16, 1862.

Encampment Near Winchester Va Feby 16th 1862
Charles Kilgore

My Dear friend

It is my (pa)inful duty to inform you of the death of your son John D. Kilgore, he died at Winchester this morning about 8 oclock one of the company who had been _____some time as cook brought the sad _____ of is death. I had been to see him _____ before yesterday & told him that I would be _____ to see him today but was (detail)ed as officer of the day & was preparing to assume the duties of (the) day when the news reached me. He had been _____ our tour to Bath & was taken with a pain in his _____ on that trip. I had to hall him on a wagon for (sev)eral days before I could get him off causing to (suf)fer a greatiel. - Well we went to Romney from (the)re & he was sent to this place & when we came _____ I looked him _____ hospital & found him (ver)y low ideed but the Doct. told me that he (tho)ught he could cure him but alas: how sadly _____ be mistaken for only two short days expired until ____ was no more poor fellow has seemed so glad _____ I was to see him & told me that he was (loo)king for you & that when you came he wanted me to give him a certificate for a sick furlough. I told him that I would give him a certificate for furlough or discharge either & that I would be to see him again to day but alas: I sitt _____ too long to ever see John again in this life _____ gave
Wm P. Harris an order to to the ward master for his money ($10.00) & his clothing & sent him to town to see him decently buried. We tried to take him home but the higher officer said it was against the order of the War Department to send the _____ of deceased _____ home unless it was by the ____ of some of their family & there were none of _____ was here you know so we had to suffer ____ burial here _____ is a sad occurance inde(ed) ____ think that he had to die so far away from _____ kinfolks but remember that he lost his life _____ a glorious cause died in the service of _____ country & well did he perform his duty while _____ did live John was a clever boy and an obediant & kind member of my company - I set a good deal of _____ by John but he had to pay the debt tht we al(l) must pay sooner or later - Accept my sincere an(d) heartfelt sympathies in your bereavement _____ that your loss is John's infinite gain for I am told that he said he was willing
& prepared to go -

Very Respctfully
Your obt. Servt.
S.P. McConnell at Winchester, Virginia, US, at age 21.^3,2

           John M Kilgore married Eliza McConnell.¹

     Joseph N. Kilgore file # 64.10.11.6.1.2. Reference: see notes.
     Joseph N. Kilgore was born on Feb 19, 1882.

     Malvina Kilgore was born in 1845 at Scott, Virginia, US.¹

     Martha J. Kilgore file # 64.10.11.6.2. Reference: see notes. Her married name was Blankenbeckler.
     Martha J. Kilgore was born in 1861.
     Martha J. Kilgore married an unknown person before 1878.
     Martha J. Kilgore died in 1932.

     Her married name was Culbertson.^3,4
     Mary Kilgore was born on Feb 3, 1766 at Caswell, North Carolina, US.^4,5
     Mary Kilgore married James Culbertson, son of Joseph Culbertson and Agnes Chittleton, on Dec 15, 1785 at Caswell, North Carolina, US.^3,4,5
     Mary Kilgore died in 1845 at Caswell, North Carolina, US.^4,5

           Mary Kilgore married Henry Carter, son of James H. Carter and (?) Horton.¹

           Mary "Polly" Kilgore married Joshua Henry Ramey.¹

           Nannie Kilgore was buried at Culbertson Cemetery Across the road from Gillenwater Chapel, Scott, Virginia, US.³
     Nannie Kilgore was born in 1884 at Wise, Virginia, US.² Her married name was Vicars.¹
     Nannie Kilgore married William P. Vicars, son of Paul Vicars and Jeston Ann Baker, on Oct 16, 1902 at Scott, Virginia, US.^1,2

     Ralph Kilgore was born in 1773.¹

           Rebecca Kilgore married Jessie Wampler.

     Rebecca Renfro Kilgore was also known as Rebecca R. Kilgore.² Her married name was McConnell.
     Rebecca Renfro Kilgore was born in 1811.
     Rebecca Renfro Kilgore married Lieutenant Joab Watson McConnell, son of George McConnell Sr. and Suzannah Snavely, on Oct 27, 1833 at Scott, Virginia, US.³
     Rebecca Renfro Kilgore died in 1850.

     Reverend Robert Kilgore was born in 1765.²
     Reverend Robert Kilgore married Jean Porter, daughter of Patrick Porter and Susannah Walker, circa 1785.^1,2
     Reverend Robert Kilgore died in 1854.²
     Reverend Robert Kilgore was buried at Nickelsville, Scott, Virginia, US; near the entrance of in the Nickelsville Cemetery.³ The Kilgore Fort House is the only fort still standing of the twelve structures that once extended from Castlewood to Cumberland Gap along the Wilderness Road. The buildings protected early settlers from roaming bands of Indians during the late 1700s, at which time may similarly fortified houses could be found dotting the frontier.
Around 1790, Reverend Robert “Robin” Kilgore built this fort on the shaded bank of Copper Creek to shield his wife and family from Indian attacks. He constructed the building from white oak log timbers, notched and joined at the ends, then chinked between with mud. Doors were made of heavy timbers that could be secured from the inside with a heavy bar. Although later inhabitants cut out windows, the original fort had only small gun ports in the walls.
The Kilgore Fort House was built with defense in mind, but was also a family’s home. A stone fireplace and chimney were used for cooking and heating, and the building was divided up into two stories with two rooms on each floor. If occupants were attacked, they first retreated to the back room on the first floor, then could further retreat upstairs to make their final defensive stand in the northeast room.
The Kilgore Fort House was restored in 1973 to 1974 and is privately owned. Visitors are welcome to view the historic landmark from the road, two miles west of Nickelsville, on highway 71.

http://www.explorescottcountyva.org/history/kilgore-fort-house.

     Reference: see notes. Robert E. Kilgore file # 64.10.11.6.1.5.
     Robert E. Kilgore was born in 1889.
     Robert E. Kilgore died in 1890.

     Reference: 3753.
     Robert H. Kilgore was born in 1871.

     Sallie J. Kilgore was also known as Sarah McConnell.² Her married name was McConnell.
     Sallie J. Kilgore was born in 1801.
     Sallie J. Kilgore was born on Mar 7, 1806.^2,3,4
     Sallie J. Kilgore married Henry S. McConnell, son of George McConnell Sr. and Suzannah Snavely, on Feb 11, 1829 at Scott, Virginia, US, Service performed by Robert Kilgore.^5,6,3
     Sallie J. Kilgore died on Apr 9, 1879 at age 73.^2,3,4
     Sallie J. Kilgore was buried at Dougherty Cemetery, Nickelsville, Scott, Virginia, US.⁴