Capt Spencer Roane Thorpe, (CSA)

Civil War Veteran - Capt. Spencer Roane Thorpe served in a Kentucky Regiment under the command of Gen. John Hunt Morgan, CSA. during the Civil War.

According to his Obituary, Los Angeles Herald, September 5, 1905, Capt. Thorpe served 4 years in the Confederate Army in a Regt. under Gen. Morgan and took part in the battles of Manassas (Bull Run), Shiloh and Murfreesboro and other notable engagements. He was seriously wounded 3 times and following the battle at Corydon, IN, he was left for dead on the field; taken as a prisoner & held at Johnson's Island.

Capt. Thorpe remained active in veteran's activities following the end of the war. He was a member of the United Confederate Veterans and also served as Pacific Coast Div. Commander in that organization.

Note: For additional information on Gen. John Hunt Morgan's activities during the Civil War, please see the final 5 URLs at the bottom of the page.

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Spencer Roane Thorpe (1842-1905) was born in Kentucky, 1/20/1842 and graduated from St. Joseph's College, Bardstown, KY. before the outbreak of the Civil War.

Husband of Helena Cecilia Barbin (1850-1935). They married in 1868 and were the parents of 5 children.

After the war, Capt. Thorpe practiced Law at Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, LA (the home of his wife's family) where he accumulated a fortune. In 1883, they moved to Los Angeles, CA

Capt. Thorpe was twice a Member of the Board of Police Commissioners and a former Police Commissioner under the administrations of Mayor M.P. Snyder.

Capt. Thorpe was also a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, being a direct descendant of Patrick Henry.

He also engaged in farming on a large scale; owning extensive properties in both Los Angeles & Ventura Counties.

It was while visiting one of those properties that he died of heart disease and found along the side of a road in Ventura County. He was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA. Capt. Thorpe was 63 years of age at his death.

Sources:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160771696/spencer-roane-thorpe

Obituary - Los Angeles Herald, 9/5/1905, Los Angeles, CA.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hunt_Morgan

https://civilwarmonths.com/2017/07/04/john-hunt-morgans-kentucky-raid/

https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/john-hunt-morgan

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kymil/cw/cw-conf.html

https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleU...