Sholar Family who
Served During the Civil War
Albert
Wayne Sholar;
He was born January 02, 1845 in Trigg County, Kentucky. He is the 3rd child and oldest son of James Averitt Sholar and Telitha Jane Rogers. He enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War and served in Co. F 48th Regiment Infantry which was organized and mustered into service in Princeton, Kentucky by Captain Charles H. Fletcher of the 13th U.S. Infantry on October 26,1863 for a period of one year. He served two years under Capt. C. K. Vanpelt in the Federal Army.
The 48thRegiment was commanded by Colonel Hartwell T Burger, Lt. Colonel William W Hester, and Major William H. Hoyt. This was a mounted infantry Regiment that enlisted principally from the counties of Trigg, Lyon, Livingston, Crittenden, Union, Christian, Caldwell, Muhlenberg, Breckinfidge and Grayson Counties. The regiment was distributed along the line of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, the details being very efficient in duty, and so well were their garrisons defended against many attacks made by the enemy, that the road was never broken during the time they defended it.
The regiment, in detachments, joined General Hobson’s at Calhoun, KY about August 19, 1864, and participated in the movements and actions of that command until August 22, when at Canton, KY, the retreating Confederate command was overtaken and dispersed. Many of the Confederates were either killed or captured. Detachments of the regiment were then placed in the counties bordering on the Cumberland River and in the interior region, where they kept scouting and capturing guerillas until they were ordered to Bowling Green to be mustered out for reason of expiration of term of service.
On August 7, 1864, Captain Hiett, with 35 men detailed from Companies B and C, was attacked at Salem, KY by 300 Confederates and guerillas, and suffered a loss of 2 men killed and 3 wounded, including Captain Hiett.
On August 31, 1864 Colonel Burger with a scout of 20 men, came upon a camp of 60 guerillas in Union County. Colonel Burger and his men captured the camp with a large amount of stores and provisions, killing 1 and capturing 7 prisoners without any losses.
On November 6, 1864 Captain Jarrett, with 41 men of Companies F and K, was attacked by a force of 580 men under General Lyon. Jarrett’s losses were I man killed an 2 wounded. On November 18th, this same Confederate force attacked Captain Hiett with 37 men at Eddyville. The Confederates were being pursued by Lt. Colonel Hester and 180 men from Princeton and were overtaken in camp near Providence the night of the 21st. A skirmish ensued, resulting in the capture of the camp, some stores and prisoners.
Captain Bush with one company at Smithland, was attacked several times during July, August and September by superior numbers of the enemy, but always defended the post and saved the large depository of army stores and supplies there.
On December 1, 1864, by direction of Brigadier General Hugh Ewing, the regiment was marched to Bowling Green, KY for the reason of mustering out. Its term of service had expired on October 26, 1864. But owing to the active campaign of the Confederates under Hood at Nashville, Tennessee, the regiment was kept under marching orders until December 19, 1864. It was then mustered out by C.A. Wainwright, captain 13th U. S. Infantry. The veterans were transferred to the 3rdKentucky Cavalry and the 26th Kentucky Infantry. Source: The Union Army, Volume 4, page 342.
After his service, he returned home to Trigg County, near Linton and was married to Sarah Josephine Rogers on January 14, 1867 in Trigg County. He remained there and raised a family and farmed. He died of heart disease at the age of 57 years and 7 months. He is buried in the Sholar family cemetery on the Sholar family farm. The farm and cemetery are located 7 miles north of the Tennessee and Kentucky state lines, on the east side of Highway 139.
Pvt., Henry Washington.
Sholar; 
He was born October 28,
1828. He
served in both the CSA and Union Army. He was first in Co D, 5th Arkansas
Infantry. His enlistment was on June 13,1861 at Wittssburg, Arkansas for one
year in state service. The unit was
transferred to confederate service on July 27, 1861.
He was also in Captain Joel Andersons's Company, which became a part of Co E, Cockses, Arkansas Infantry regiment. This regiment was formed during the summer of 1862 and Mr. Sholar shows an enlistment date of June 17, 1862 and his resignation being accepted Oct 30, 1862 due to disabilities. There is a later enlistment shown in the same unit as April 18, 1863 at Little Rock, Arkansas. The muster roll dated Aug 31, 1863 lists him as deserted. He later and joined the Federal Army in Missouri. He enlisted in the l4th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry at Cape Giradeau, Missouri in May 1863. He got sick in Mississippi and was transferred to Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis where he died of smallpox, January 11, 1865. He was buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.
Pvt. David Sholar;
He served in Captain Broadhurst's Company, 8th NC CSA senior reserves. He was born July 1818. Enrolled May 1864 at Kenanzville, NC.
Pvt Isham Sholar;
He served in Co B., 3rd NC Infantry, CSA. He enlisted at age 19 on June 4 1861. Discharged Oct 22, 1861 for congenital hernia. He re-enlisted the first part of 1864, died 26th June 1864 at or near Petersburg, Va. The cause of death was not reported.
Sgt. Isham Sholar;
He served in Co H., 66th NC infantry, CSA. He
enrolled Feb 1863, Duplin Co., NC. He was wounded June 16, 1864. Died of wounds
June 26, 1864 in Confederate Hospital in Virginia. The 66th also saw action at
Ft. Wagner, NC, which is where the 54th Mass. Colored Troops met their fate.
Pvt. James Hiram Sholar;
He served in Co E, 30th NC Infantry, CSA. He
enlisted at age 30 on Mar 3, 1862 in New Hanover Co, NC. He was later captured
and paroled at or near Warrenton, Va., on Sept 29, 1862. He was again captured
Apr. 6, 1865 at or near Farmville, Va. He was confined at Newport News, Va. and
was released on June 27, 1865. North Carolina pension records show he lost
sight in his left eye at Richmond, Va. in 1864.
Pvt. James R Sholar;
Co. H, 67th Regiment NCTroops.
He was born Abt. 1840 in Alabama. He was in Co. A, 3rd Battallion in Hilliard's Legion, Alabama Volunteers.
Pvt. Cullen C Shoulars;
He enlisted on June 15, 1863 at age 33 in Bertie County, NC. He served
in C Co., 3rd LA Regiment CSA, (Source: North Carolina Troops 1861-65) His
brother George served in the same regiment of the Confederacy.
Battles Fought:
Battle at Wayne County, North Carolina on 16 December 1862
Battle at White Hall, North Carolina on 16 December 1862
Battle on 14 August 1864
Battle at Fort Fisher, North Carolina on 25 December 1864
Battle at Fort Fisher, North Carolina on 15 January 1865
Battle at Brunswick County, North Carolina on 16 January 1865
Battle at Sugar Loaf, North Carolina on 11 February 1865
Battle at Sugar Loaf, North Carolina on 15 February 1865
Battle at Town Creek, North Carolina on 20 February 1865
Battle at Fayetteville, North Carolina on 14 March
1865
Sgt. George J Shoulars;
He was born August 31, 1835. He enlisted on April 15, 1862 in Bertie County, NC. He served in B Co. 3rd LA Reg. CSA, NC and was transferred on February 14, 1863 from Company B to Company C. (Source: North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster Abbreviation: NCRoster C Published by on 1993) He was promoted to full Sergeant on February 14, 1863.
Allen Sholar;
He
served in the 15th Alabama Infantry Regiment, Company G, CSA commanded by
Colonel William C. Oats. William Oates recruited men for the "Henry
Pioneers", which would become Company G of the 15th Alabama Infantry, a
three-year regiment. It left Abbeville, Alabama on July 27, 1861 with William
as its Captain "by common consent".
The 15th Alabama joined Stonewall Jackson's
army in the Shenandoah Valley for the start of the 1862 campaigning season, it
then moved with Jackson to help defend Richmond from General George B.
McClellan's forces on the Peninsula. In a letter written a year later, on April
22, 1863, by John Oates (brother to William Oates), he listed the battles and
actions they had been engaged in by then. They were: Front Royal, Winchester,
Strasburg, Port Royal, Coal [Cold] Harbor, Malvern Hill, Cedar Run, Hazel
River, 2nd Manassas, Germantown [Chantilly], Capture of Harper's Ferry,
Sharpsburg and Fredericksburg.
The regiment saw hard fighting in many of
them. At the first Battle of Cold Harbor, usually known as Gaines' Mill (June
27, 1862), a private in Company G, William A. McClendon, described how they ran
out of ammunition and "lay flat upon the ground, while the bursting bombs
and solid shot were crashing through the trees tearing the limbs off, and it
was necessary sometimes to dodge out of the way of a falling limb. General
Ewell rode up in the rear with hat in hand where Lieutenant John A. Oates met
him. Ewell told him to fix bayonets and hold his position until he could send
for the Texas brigade to reinforce us." In his report of the battle, Ewell
was generous in his praise: "I cannot speak too highly of the conduct of
these troops [from the 15th Alabama and 21st Georgia], which were immediately
under my observation. They were opposed to constantly renewed forces of the
enemy, and held their ground against vastly superior numbers, advantageously
posted, after the troops immediately to their right had fallen back."
In
January 1863, the regiment was transferred to a new all-Alabama brigade, under
Brigadier General Evander M. Law, in Lieutenant General James Longstreet's
Corps. Soon they were sent south of Richmond, on Longstreet's supply-gathering
expedition near Suffolk, Virginia.
Allen’s regiment also participated in the assault against Little Round Top at Gettysburg against Colonel Joshua Chamberlain and the 20th Maine - US Troops. The 15th Alabama arrived at Gettysburg in the afternoon of July 2, after a forced march by Law's Brigade of more than twenty-five miles in the grueling sunshine. James Longstreet described their "twenty-eight miles in eleven hours" as "the best marching done in either army to reach the field of Gettysburg". Many men dropped out on the way.
Law's five Alabama regiments formed the right flank of the Confederate line, and the 15th began the advance in the middle of the Brigade, with the 44th and 48th to its right. Soon these two units were sent to the left to fill a gap, leaving the 15th on the extreme south. William, in command of the regiment, seems to have had instructions to skirt (Big) Round Top and join in rolling up the Federal forces in the vicinity of Little Round Top and Devil's Den. The 15th, however, quickly encountered enemy fire from some companies of the 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters, positioned behind a stone wall at the foot of Round Top. Not wanting to risk being enfiladed by this force of unknown strength, and also being crowded on the left by the 47th Alabama, Oates' men began to climb the southern face of Round Top. The Sharpshooters fled before them, stopping from time to time to fire on their pursuers before melting away completely. Some joined with Company B of the 20th Maine and would face the 15th again before long.
When the 15th clambered down the other side of the hill, they discovered that the 47th had already engaged the middle companies of Joshua L. Chamberlain's 20th Maine, the left flank regiment of Strong Vincent's Brigade, from the Federal Fifth Corps. Vincent's regiments had just managed to get into position on Little Round Top before Law's and Robertson's Brigades reached it. The 15th Alabama came in on the 47th's right, and attacked immediately. The next hour or so was a desperate time for both sides, with the battle line swaying this way and that as the 15th charged again and again. The fighting was often hand to hand, and Chamberlain described how "At times I saw around me more of the enemy than of my own men."
Finally, William concluded that there was nothing left to do but retreat, and, roughly concurrently, Chamberlain decided to order a bayonet charge. Exactly how much of either order was formally issued has been the subject of much argument over the ensuing decades, but the reality was that as the 20th Maine charged and the 15th Alabama fled, many men being overtaken and captured, but others, including William, escaping over Round Top.
Allen is listed as a deserter on 2 July 1865 which is impossible because the war was over three months before this. Many of the 15th were lost, killed, deserted, or captured at Gettysburg which occurred on July 2, 1863.
Pvt. Benton Thomas Shoulders;
He was born 1844. He enlisted in the Union Army at New Albany, Indiana Oct 1, 1862. He served as a soldier and a musician in Co H, 93rd Regiment Indiana Volunteers. He died at Vicksburg, Mississippi October 11, 1863. His remains were brought back to Dubois County, Indiana, October 24, 1863 and interred in the “Denbo Cemetery”.
2nd Lieutenant
William Wesley Shoulders;
He was born 1832. He was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant by Indiana Governor, O P Morton, Co H, 93rd Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He enlisted Aug 20 1862 at Newton Stewart, Indiana and resigned March 5, 1863. This regiment rendezvoused at Madison, Indiana and was mustered into the service in the month of September and October 1862. It took part in the engagement in Jackson, Mississippi, in the siege at Vicksburg, Mississippi, the attack on Mobile, Alabama, and in the Battle of Nashville. It was mustered out August 10, 1865 in Memphis, Tennessee. The 93rd traveled 7,432 miles in the states of Mississippi, Tennessee and Alabama.
Pvt. George Clinton
Shoulders;
He
served in Co D, 10th Indiana Volunteers, Union Army.
Corporal William W
Shoulders;
He was born in 1843. He enlisted August 20, 1861 in Lt. General Stoge’s Co G, 7th Regiment Indiana Reserve Corps. Discharged September 17, 1864, at Washington, D.C
Abner Shoulders;
Abner Shoulders, he was a private in company G, Confederate 30th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry. The 30th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Red Springs, Macon County, Tennessee, in October of 1861. Men of this unit were recruited in Sumner, Robertson, Smith, and Macon counties. Serving in the Western Theater, it was captured in the fight at Fort Donelson in February 1862.
Fort Donelson was garrisoned by the
Confederates and is located in Stewart County, Tennessee. Fort Donelson was of
special interest to the Union Campaign in which the Federal Army’s main
penetration up the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers 1862 was made. The Battle of
Fort Donelson February 11-16, 1862 whose
Principal Commanders were Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Flag-Officer A.H.
Foote [US]; Brig. Gen. John B. Floyd, Brig. Gen. Gideon Pillow, and Brig.
Gen. Simon B. Buckner [CSA].
Estimated casualties resulted in a total of 17,398. (US 2,331; CSA 15,067)
After capturing Fort Henry on February 6, 1862, Brig. General Ulysses S. Grant
advanced cross-country to invade Fort Donelson. On February 16, 1862, after the
failure of their all-out attack aimed at breaking through Grant's investment lines,
the fort's 12,000-man garrison surrendered unconditionally. This was a major
victory for Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and a catastrophe for the South. It
ensured that Kentucky would stay in the Union and opened up Tennessee for a
Northern advance along the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers. Grant received a
promotion to major general for his victory and attained stature in the Western
Theater, earning the name "Unconditional Surrender.
After
a prisoner exchange it was assigned to Gregg's Brigade, Department of
Mississippi and East Louisiana, and saw action at Chickasaw Bayou, Raymond,
and Jackson. Later it served in Gregg's, Bate's, Tyler's, and Palmer's
Brigade, Army of Tennessee. The 30th participated in the campaigns of the
army from Chickamauga to Atlanta, moved back to Tennessee with Hood, and was
involved in the North Carolina operations. About 450 men were fit for duty
at Fort Donelson. During the fight at Raymond, it had 7 killed, 28 wounded,
and 1 missing. The unit took 185 to Chickamauga and in December 1863,
totaled 106 men and 58 arms. Very few surrendered in April of 1865. The field
officers were Colonels John W. Head and J.J. Turner, Lieutenant Colonel
Robert H. Murphy, and Major Bell G. Bidwell.
Albert Shoulders;
Albert Shoulders, he was a private in the Confederate Infantry 55th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (McKoin's).
David T. Shoulders;
David
T. Shoulders, he was a private in Company 2H, Confederate 24th Regiment,
Tennessee Infantry. The 24th Infantry Regiment was assembled at Camp Trousdale,
Sumner County, Tennessee, in August of 1861. Its companies were recruited in
the following counties: Rutherford, Williamson, Macon, Sumner, DeKalb, Maury,
Coffee, Hickman, and Wilson. After taking part in the conflicts in Shiloh and
Perryville, the unit was attached to General Stewart's, Strahl's, and Palmer's
Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It was active on many battlefields from
Murfreesboro to Atlanta, and returned to Tennessee with General Hood. The 24th
also saw action in North Carolina. This regiment took 406 effectives to Shiloh,
had 68 disabled at Perryville, and lost twenty-three percent of the 344 at
Murfreesboro. It reported 43 casualties at Chickamauga, 45 at Missionary Ridge,
and totaled
257 men and 148 arms in December 1863. Few surrendered in April of 1865. The
field officers were Colonels Robert D. Allison, Hugh L.W. Bratton, and John
A. Wilson; Lieutenant Colonels Thomas H. Peebles, Samuel E. Shannon, and
John J. Williams; and Major William C. Fielding.
John Shoulders;
John Shoulders, was a private in Company G, Confederate 30th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry.
John B. Shoulders;
John
B. Shoulders, was private in Company M, Confederate Infantry, 24th
Regiment, Tennessee. The 24th Infantry Regiment was assembled at Camp
Trousdale, Sumner County,Tennessee, in August 1861. Its companies were
recruited in the following counties: Rutherford, Williamson, Macon, Sumner,
DeKalb, Maury, Coffee, Hickman, and Wilson. After taking part in the conflicts
in Shiloh and Perryville, the unit was attached to General Stewart's, Strahl's,
and
Palmer's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It was active on many battlefields from
Murfreesboro to Atlanta, returned to Tennessee with Hood, and saw action in
North Carolina. This regiment took 406 effectives to Shiloh, had 68 disabled
at Perryville, and lost twenty-three percent of the 344 at Murfreesboro. It
reported 43 casualties at Chickamauga, 45 at Missionary Ridge, and totaled
257 men and 148 arms in December 1863. Few surrendered in April of 1865. The
field officers were Colonels Robert D. Allison, Hugh L.W. Bratton, and John A.
Wilson; Lieutenant Colonels Thomas H. Peebles, Samuel E. Shannon, and
John J. Williams; and Major William C. Fielding.
Joseph Shoulders;
Joseph Shoulders, was a 2nd Lt. in Company D, Confederate 28th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry. The 28th Infantry Regiment [also called 2nd Mountain Volunteers] was organized during September 1861, at Camp Zollicoffer, Overton County, Tennessee. The men were recruited in the counties of Cumberland, Overton, Putnam, Wilson, Jackson, Smith, and White. It fought at Fishing Creek, Shiloh, and Port Hudson, served at Jackson, Mississippi, then was assigned to M.J. Wright's and Maney's Brigade, Army of Tennessee.
On March 8, 1863, the 84th Regiment merged
into this command. The 28th took an active part in the campaigns of the army
from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, returned to Tennessee with Hood, and saw action
in North Carolina. During January 1862, it contained 748 effectives, had 12 men
disabled at Fishing Creek, and sustained 76
casualties at Murfreesboro. The regiment lost thirty-four percent of the 254
at Chickamauga and totaled 254 men and 169 arms in December 1863. Very few
surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Uriah T.
Brown, David C. Crook, Preston D. Cunningham, and John P. Murray; Lieutenant
Colonel Jonathan Eatherly; and Majors John B. Holman, Eli D. Simrell, and
James R. Talbert.
William M. Shoulders;
William
M. Shoulders, was a private in Company 2A, Confederate Infantry 23rd
Regiment, (Martins Regiment) Tennessee. The 23rd Infantry Regiment was
organized at Camp Trousdale, Sumner County,
Tennessee, in August 1861. Organized with ten companies, it was
consolidated into eight after the Battle of Shiloh. The men were recruited
in the counties of Maury, Smith, Lawrence, DeKalb, Bedford, Rutherford,
Marshall, Perry, Cannon, and Coffee. After being involved in the conflicts
at Shiloh, Munfordville, and Perryville, it was assigned to B.R. Johnson's
Brigade and in November 1863, consolidated with the 17th Regiment. The
regiment participated in the Battles of Murfreesboro and Chickamauga, moved
to Knoxville, then was ordered to Virginia. Here it fought at Drewry's
Bluff, took its place in the Petersburg trenches, and was active in the
Appomattox Courthouse Campaign. It took 570 effectives to Shiloh and lost
twenty-six percent of the 201 at Perryville, twenty-three percent of the 272
at Murfreesboro, and fifty-four percent of the 181 at Chickamauga. On April
9, 1865, there were 4 officers and 52 men at the surrender. The field
officers were Colonels Richard H. Keeble, Mathias Martin, James F. Neill,
and Horace Ready; Lieutenant Colonel Robert Cantrell; and Majors John G.
Lowe and George H. Nixon.
William S. Shoulders;
William
S. Shoulders was a private in Company 2H, Confederate 24th Infantry
Regiment, Tennessee. The 24th Infantry Regiment was assembled at Camp
Trousdale, Sumner County, Tennessee in August 1861. Its companies were
recruited in the following counties: Rutherford, Williamson, Macon, Sumner,
DeKalb, Maury, Coffee, Hickman, and Wilson. After taking part in the conflicts
in Shiloh and Perryville, the unit was attached to General Stewart's, Strahl's,
and
Palmer's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It was active on many battlefields from
Murfreesboro to Atlanta, returned to Tennessee with Hood, and saw action in
North Carolina. This regiment took 406 effectives to Shiloh, had 68 disabled
at Perryville, and lost twenty-three percent of the 344 at Murfreesboro. It
reported 43 casualties at Chickamauga, 45 at Missionary Ridge, and totaled
257 men and 148 arms in December 1863. Few surrendered in April of 1865. The
field officers were Colonels Robert D. Allison, Hugh L.W. Bratton, and John
A. Wilson; Lieutenant Colonels Thomas H. Peebles, Samuel E. Shannon, and
John J. Williams; and Major William C. Fielding.
Levi Shoulders;
Levi
Shoulders was in Co. E 1st Mounted Infantry, CSA. The 1st Tennessee
Mounted Infantry. Co. E was formed from men from Macon County. They
saw little more than guard duty during their tenure. Formed in 1863
disbanded in 1865.
Note: If anyone has any additional information, corrections about any of these soldiers would you please forward it to Jim Sholar via e-mail. E-mail address is j.g.sholar@worldnet.att.net
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