Sergeant Isham Keith Story
BIRTH
11 Mar 1844
Indiana, USA
DEATH
12 Mar 1924 (aged 80)
Tower Hill, Shelby County, Illinois, USA
CEMETERY
Tower Hill Cemetery
Tower Hill, Shelby County, Illinois, USA
Hero Story
9th Regiment, Indiana CavalryOVERVIEW:Organized at Indianapolis, Ind., December 7, 1863, to March 29, 1864. Left State for Pulaski, Tenn., May 3, 1864. Attached to District of North Alabama, Dept. of the Cumberland, to November, 1864. 1st Brigade, 7th Division, Wilson's Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to March. 1865. Dept. of Mississippi to August, 1865.

SERVICE:Post duty at Pulaski, Tenn., till November 23, 1864. Actions at Florence, Ala., September 1 and 12. Elk River September 2. Lynnville September 4. Sulphur Branch Trestle September 25. Richland Creek, near Pulaski, September 26. Pulaski September 26-27. Nashville Campaign November-December. Owen's Cross Roads December 1. Franklin December 10. Battle of Nashville December 15-16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17-28. West Harpeth River and Hollow Tree Gap December 17. Franklin December 17. Lynnville December 23. Anthony's Hill, Pulaski, December 25. Sugar Creek December 25-26. At Gravelly Springs January 16 to February 6, 1865. Moved to Vicksburg, Miss.; thence to New Orleans, La., February 6-March 10. Return to Vicksburg, Miss., and duty there March 25 to May 3. Expedition from Rodney to Port Gibson May 3-6. Garrison duty at various points in Mississippi May 3 to August 22. Mustered out August 28, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 4 Officers and 28 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 204 Enlisted men by disease. Total 236.

Grave Details
Existing Grave Marker
Yes
V.A. Issued Grave Marker
No
Find A Grave Memorial ID
80330192
Billion Graves Record Number
Unknown
Cemetery Records Grave Site Description
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Unknown
Grave Marker Visible
Yes
Religious Symbol
Unknown
Grave Marker Material
Granite
Grave Marker Type
Ground Level
Marker Condition?
Unknown
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Military Details
Military Veteran
Yes
Confederate Veteran
No
Branch of Service
Army
Officer or Enlisted
Enlisted
Enlisted On
Unknown
Enlistment Location
Unknown
Discharge
Unknown
Highest Rank Achieved
Sergeant
Assigned to Which Military Unit
Co. M, 9TH Ind. Cav.
Military Function
Unknown
Military Job Description
Unknown
Wartime Service
Yes
Battles Fought
Unknown
War #1
Civil War
War #2
Unknown
War #3
Unknown
Died In Service
Unknown
Missing In Action
Unknown
Wounded In Action
Unknown
Prisoner Of War
Unknown
Retired Military
Unknown
Disabled
Unknown
Medals Awarded
Unknown
Personal Details
Spouse Name
Emma Antoinette Evey
Father Name
Charles L. Story
Mother Name
Elizabeth Spencer
Created by
Ralph Falconbury
Created on
11 Jun 2021