The Kentucky Military Institute Gave Some

In the digital collections of the Kentucky Historical Society are a number of photographs from the 1859 class of the Kentucky Military Institute. As one might expect a number of these young men found their way into the Civil War. A large number of the students were from Southern states and thus fought for the Confederacy. Some of the images have information about which unit that the individual served with and if they died during the war; others I have found with basic internet searches. Unfortunately, on some, I was not able to find any soldier information, but still included them here. However, as the majority of military age men in the South served, it is probably safe to say they went to war.
In the digital collections of the Kentucky Historical Society are a number of photographs from the 1859 class of the Kentucky Military Institute. As one might expect a number of these young men found their way into the Civil War. A large number of the students were from Southern states and thus fought for the Confederacy. Some of the images have information about which unit that the individual served with and if they died during the war; others I have found with basic internet searches. Unfortunately, on some, I was not able to find any definitive soldier information, but still included them here. However, as the majority of military age men in the South served, it is probably safe to say they went to war.

Thomas Booth from Carrollton, Mississippi. The image is marked, "The Utility & evils of innovation."

R.C. Coleman from Church Hill, Mississippi became captain of Company H, 40th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. He was killed at the Battle of Iuka, Mississippi on September 19, 1862. The image is marked "Southern Education" on the front and on the back that he was killed "while gallantly leading and cheering on his men."

R.C. Coleman from Church Hill, Mississippi became captain of Company H, 40th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. He was killed at the Battle of Iuka, Mississippi on September 19, 1862. The image is marked "Southern Education" on the front and on the back that he was killed "while gallantly leading and cheering on his men."

P.G. Roussel from Bonnet Carre, Louisiana. P.G. Roussel from Bonnet Carre, Louisiana.

L. Charles Roussel from Bonne Carre, Louisiana and obviously the brother of P.G. Roussel, above. This image is inscribed "Faith and Reason." L. Charles Roussel from Bonne Carre, Louisiana and obviously the brother of P.G. Roussel, above. This image is inscribed "Faith and Reason."

J.W. Kemper from St. Joseph Missouri served in the 3rd Missouri Infantry Regiment (CSA) and died at Coffeyville, Mississippi on October 30, 1862 after being wounded at the Battle of Corinth, Mississippi. The image is marked, "American Filibusterism."
J.W. Kemper from St. Joseph Missouri served in the 3rd Missouri Infantry Regiment (CSA) and died at Coffeyville, Mississippi on October 30, 1862 after being wounded at the Battle of Corinth, Mississippi. The image is marked, "American Filibusterism."

E.R. Archinard was from Alexandria, Louisiana. A search shows he served as a captain in the 2nd Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division of the Louisiana Militia.  The image is marked "Heart Yearnings."

D.W. Ramsay was from Allentown, Alabama. The photograph is marked "Ireland: as she is & as she should be." Ramsay served as a captain of Company B in the 1st Alabama Infantry Regiment.

Ben Morrison's photograph is marked "Modern Greece." He died at Guadalupe County, Texas on April 18, 1861, probably from disease.

The one Northerner was assistant math instructor and 1858 graduate H.V.N. Boynton. Interestingly, he served in the 35th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment, which spent a significant period of his wartime service in Kentucky. He was from Cincinnati, Ohio.

The one Northerner was assistant math instructor and 1858 graduate H.V.N. Boynton. Interestingly he served in the 35th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment, which spent a significant period of his wartime service in Kentucky. He was from Cincinnati, Ohio.