Person:Richard Shaw (10)

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Richard B. Shaw
b.29 Dec 1827 Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, United States
d.12 Jun 1864 Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1 May 1820
  1. Marian Shaw1821 -
  2. William B. Shaw1822 - 1863
  3. John Anderson Shaw1823 - 1911
  4. Thornton Shaw1825 -
  5. Lydia Ann Shaw1826 - 1901
  6. Richard B. Shaw1827 - 1864
  7. Sarah Shaw1829 -
  8. Elijah A. Shaw1831 - 1891
  9. Lelia K. Shaw1832 - 1906
  10. Abner Shaw1835 -
  11. Alice Iretta Shaw1836 - 1916
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Richard B. Shaw1827 - 1864
  • W.  Sarah HenyonAbt 1831 - 1866
m. Abt 1849
  1. Arthur N Shaw1850 - 1870
  2. Wallace C Shaw1852 -
  3. John A Shaw1853 - 1934
  4. Albert E Shaw1854 - 1918
  5. Omar Richard Shaw1858 - 1927
  6. Eliza A. Shaw1858 - 1863
  7. Fred D. Shaw1862 - 1863
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Facts and Events
Name Richard B. Shaw
Gender Male
Birth[3] 29 Dec 1827 Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, United States
Marriage Abt 1849 Rutland, Barry, Michigan, United StatesProbably place of marriage
to Sarah Henyon
Death[2][3] 12 Jun 1864 Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United StatesKilled in the Civil War
Burial[3] Hastings, Barry, Michigan, United StatesRutland Cemetery

Name: Richard Shaw
Age: 22
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828
Birth Place: Ohio
Home in 1850: Rutland, Barry, Michigan
Household Members:
Richard Shaw 22
Sarah Shaw 19
Arthur Shaw 0
Thornton Shaw 26

Richard served in the Union army in the Civil War and died at or near Covington, Kentucky. He was in the 1st Michigan Light Artillery Regiment, Battery L, and was living in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the time of enlistment. [S2]

Battle of Kellar's Bridge at Cynthiana, Kentucky (AmericanCivilWar.com):

CSA Brigadier General Morgan approached Cynthiana with 1,200 men, on June 11, 1864, at dawn.

Col. Conrad Garis, with the 168th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry and some home guard troops, about 300 men altogether, constituted the Union forces at Cynthiana. Morgan divided his men into three columns, surrounded the town and launched an attack at the covered bridge, driving the Union forces back towards the depot and north along the railroad.

The Rebels set fire to the town, destroying many buildings and some of the Union troops. As the fighting flared in Cynthiana, another Union force, about 750 men of the 171st Ohio National Guard under the command of Brigadier General Edward Hobson, arrived by train about a mile north of the Cynthiana at Kellar's Bridge. [Cynthiana is 64 miles south of Covington]

Morgan trapped this new Union force in a meander of the Licking River. After some fighting, Morgan forced Hobson to surrender. Altogether, Morgan had about 1,300 Union prisoners of war camping with him overnight in line of battle.

Brigadier General Stephen Gano Burbridge with 2,400 men, a combined force of Ohio, Kentucky, and Michigan mounted infantry and cavalry, attacked Morgan at dawn on June 12. The Union forces drove the Rebels back, causing them to flee into town where many were captured or killed. Morgan escaped.

Result(s): Union victory
Location: Harrison County
Campaign: Morgan's Raid into Kentucky (1864)
Date(s): June 11-12, 1864
Principal Commanders: Brigadier General Stephen Gano Burbridge [US]; Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan [CS]
Forces Engaged: 168th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 171st Ohio National Guard, and the Kentucky Harrison County Home Guards [US]; Morgan's Division [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 2,092 total (US 1,092; CS 1,000)[S1]

References
  1.   American Civil War.com.

    Battle of Kellar's Bridge, Cynthiana, Ky.
    http://americancivilwar.com/statepic/ky/ky011.html

  2. ↑ Michigan in the Civil War.

    http://www.michiganinthewar.org/groh.htm

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Find A Grave.

    Tombstone shown: [1]
    Richard Shaw's body may have been moved from the Camp Nelson National Cemetery in Kentucky to his hometown in Michigan. See [2]

  4.   Federal Census.

    United States Census, 1850, FamilySearch: [3]
    United States Census, 1860, FamilySearch: [4]

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