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James H [7715]

1841-1878

Father Nm: Carroll Connett Blincoe [7427] born 20.4.1811 prob Hardin Ky died 17.11.1876 New Haven Ky

Mother Nm: Emeline Pottinger [7712] born 23.9.1818 died 17.1.1901

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K comments: Brother Thomas Jefferson Blincoe served with the Confederate Army. Father Carroll Connet Blincoe was held prisoner for setting fire to the New Haven bridge and while not officially in Confederate forces he was treated as such
Spouse comments:

Children.

Born 1841

10 MARCH 1841 Nelson County, Kentucky

1850 Census

Nelson County
Carol C Blincoe 39 Millwright
Emaly Blincoe 32
Sarah C Blincoe 13
James H Blincoe 9
Thomas J Blincoe 7

1860 CENSUS

Gainesville, Allen, Kentucky with extended family
Mary Porter Age 78
Uriah Porter Age 48
C C Blincoe Age 48
Emeline Blenco Age 41
Robert Wilis Age 38
F G Wilis Age 31
G W Emmert Age 24
E L Porter Age 20
J H Blenco Age 19 Millwright
E A Porter Age18
Emily Porter Age 17
T J Blenco Age 17
C J Porter Age 15
C W Porter Age 9
C R Wilis Age 4

Civil War

James H. Blincoe Confederate Regiment State/Origin Kentucky Regiment 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Mounted Infantry Private Film NumberM377 roll 2

1861

23 July. Enlisted at Camp Boone given rank of Private and posted to Second Kentucky Mounted Infantry, A-B. Enlisted by Lieutenant McCall for 5 yrs and fist muster November 1861
31 September. Mustered at Camp Boone Company C

Tennessee State Historical Marker #3C 40 located on US Hwy 79 East (Guthrie Road) in Clarksville, Tennessee indicating the location of Camp Boone.

1862

1 January. Appears on Company C muster roll
This record no date J H Blincoe “brother held prisoner by Captain Douglas Illinois”
16 July and 24 August. Appears on roll of captured POW’s at Camp Morton Indiana in June , record says he was captured at Fort Donelson . Note: The Battle of Fort Donelson was fought from February 11–16, 1862, in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. The Union capture of the Confederate fort near the Tennessee–Kentucky border opened the Cumberland River, an important avenue for the invasion of the South. The Union’s success also elevated Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant from an obscure and largely unproven leader to the rank of major general, and earned him the nickname of “Unconditional Surrender” Grant.Nearly 1,000 soldiers on both sides had been killed, with about 3,000 wounded still on the field; some froze to death in the snowstorm, many Union soldiers having thrown away their blankets and coats. On the morning of February 16, Buckner sent a note to Grant requesting a truce and asking for terms of surrender. The note first reached General Smith, who exclaimed, “No terms to the damned Rebels!” When the note reached Grant, Smith urged him to offer no terms. Buckner had hoped that Grant would offer generous terms because of their earlier friendship. (In 1854 Grant was removed from command at a U.S. Army post in California, allegedly because of alcoholism. Buckner, a fellow U.S. Army officer at that time, loaned Grant money to return home to Illinois after Grant had been forced to resign his commission.) To Buckner’s dismay, Grant showed no mercy towards men rebelling against the federal government. Grant’s brusque reply became one of the most famous quotes of the war, earning him the nickname of “Unconditional Surrender”

Battle of Fort Donelson from library of Congress

1 August-31 December. The Company muster in this period recorded initially James was absent and even speculated deserted until finally notification of his capture and location was recorded

1863-1865

11 May. A prisoner of war at Camp Morton he swears Oath of allegiance to United States. Its not known when he was released but last Confederate prisoner was released on June 12, 1865

The oath sign when a prisoner was this a way to expedite release.

Medals

Sources

Ancestry and BFA database
The Battle of Fort Donaldson Wikipedia
Video explanation of the Fort Donelson Battle February 1862

After the War

1870 Census

New Haven Kentucky
Chas C Blincoe 69
Emma Blincoe 33
James Blincoe 28 Carpenter
Mary Brown 17
Tannie Brown 16
Carter Brown 13
Douglas Brown 12
Jane Brown 10
Thomas J Brown 26
Ann Willer 18

Death 1878

21 SEPTEMBER 1878 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee

Burial

The body was likely destroyed as James died of yellow fever. Obit. S/o Carroll C. & Emeline Blincoe. Was a carpenter who fought as a Confederate Soldier in Civil War. At age 20 (1861), he was part of the 2nd Mounted Infantry, A-B. Lived in Nelson Co, Ky in 1870’s. Died in Memphis at age 37 from yellow fever. He volunteered helping others with yellow fever and caught it as well. Single, no children.

Blincoe James H 1841