Botts, Newton W.

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Title: Botts, Newton W.
Gender: Male
Biography: According to his service records, Newton was wounded in the left hip in the battle at Chickamauga Creek, Georgia on September 19, 1863. He was sent home to Boone County to recuperate.; He returned to the same unit and was wounded again wounded in the left hip--this time severely--in a battle at Allatoona Heights, Georgia on May 27, 1864. He was sent to the hospital in Covington, Ky where he also fell ill and remained for several months.; While in the hospital, he wrote to General Thomas, requesting a leave of absence to visit his parents, as he was only fifteen miles away, and being on crutches, was currently unfit for duty. After being routed through several officers, his request was eventually granted. He was transferred to the reserve corps, until being mustered out on December 27, 1865.
Member: Botts family
Birth date: 9 Jan 1843
Place of birth: Boone County (Ky.)
Father: Botts, Richard Henry
Mother: Ryle, Mary Jane
Life event(s): Marriage 1: 18 Sep 1865; Boone County (Ky.); Boone County (Ky.); Divorce: before 1900; Marriage 2: 24 Oct 1908; Aurora (Ind.); Aurora (Ind.)
Spouse(s): Sullivan, Sallie Ann; Pierce, Hattie
Child(ren): Eshman, Minerva Grant "Minnie" Botts; Botts, Hattie B./Maud; Cox, Kate Arlington Botts; Botts, Horatio; Botts, James; Lewis, Alma Botts
Death date: 5 Nov 1915
Place of death: Dearborn County (Ind.)
Death and burial information: Cause of death: Broncho-pneumonia; Petersburg Cemetery (Petersburg, Ky.)
Military service: Co. A, 23rd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry; 23rd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
Allegiance: United States of America
Held rank: Private
Place of enlistment: Covington (Ky.)
Service began: 28 Aug 1862
Service ended: 27 Dec 1865; Mustered out at Victoria (Tex.)
Bibliographic citation(s): FindAGrave.com, memorial #51105182
Source(s): Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Eighth Census of the United States, 1860; Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965; Ninth Census of the United States, 1870; Tenth Census of the United States, 1880; 1890 Veterans Schedules; Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900; Indiana Marriages, 1810-2001; Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Find A Grave.com; Compiled Service Records of Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky; Civil War in Boone County, Kentucky; The

Item sets: Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans--Kentucky--Boone County--A-K

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Ryle, Mary Jane	Person

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Sullivan, Sallie Ann	Person