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Jacob Kinser

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Birthplace: Lee County, Virginia, United States
Death: November 10, 1944 (110)
Logan County, West Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of William Preston Kinser, Sr. and Elizabeth Kinser
Husband of Mary Ann Kinser and Mary Madeline Kinser
Father of Oza Otis Kinser; Mary E. Kinser; Matilda Kinser; Susan Dillon; Rhoda C. Kinser and 1 other
Brother of John M. Kinser; William P. Kinser; Joseph R. Kinser and Maretta Jane Kinser
Half brother of Elizabeth Kinser; Samuel H. Kinser; Letitia Catherine Johnson; Conley Trigg Kinser and Putnam D. Kinser

Managed by: Joseph M. Urso, Jr
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About Jacob Kinser

Company F, 64th Virginia Mounted Infantry of the Confederate Army. Name spelled Kincer on the roster.

From "The 64th Virginia Mounted Infantry" by Jeff Weaver "From a military point of view, the history of the entire regiment hinged on the first nine days of September 1863. The capture of two-thirds of the regiment's effective force at Cumberland Gap was never overcome. The 64th's first regimental commander, Campbell Slemp, was cashiered from service for disobeying orders. Auburn Pridemore and the other field and staff officers, however, were apparently no better at military discipline than Slemp was. In-fighting among the 64th Virginia Mounted Infantry's regimental and brigade officers destroyed a potentially valuable group of soldiers for the Confederacy. The regiment's men finally accepted more far-flung assignments, but it was too late to be of benefit or to redeem their reputation.

The casualties taken in battle were among the lowest of any regiment in the Confederate Army. Despite the lack of shed blood, the regiment suffered a horrendous death rate, mostly at the infamous Union prison at Camp Douglas. The record of the regiment is mixed and so is the commentary. A group of men with no vested economic interest in Southern Independence served, but only served where they could care for the needs of their families."

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Jacob Kinser's Timeline

1834
August 14, 1834
Lee County, Virginia, United States
1857
1857
Lee County, Virginia, United States
1859
1859
Lee County, Virginia, United States
1864
August 1864
Virginia, United States
1866
1866
Lee County, Virginia, United States
1869
1869
Lee County, Virginia, United States
1900
September 3, 1900
Logan County, West Virginia, United States
1944
November 10, 1944
Age 110
Logan County, West Virginia, United States