KIRBY
KIEK
pointed him U.S. judge and land oonunisEiODef'
in the newly-acqoired territorr. He accepted
the office and had proceeded as far as Feat
Stoddart, in the Missiasityi Territory, when he
was taken ill and died. He was one of the
founders of the Society of the CincinnatL He
published : Reports of tfte Decisions of the Supe-
rior Court and Supreme Court of Errors in Con-
neetkut (17S9). He die! at Fort Stoddart, Miss-
isiappi Territory., Oct. 2. IS^ii.
KIRBY, Geof^e Franklin, edncatxHr, was born in Spartanburg, S.C., ilay 7, 1S58, son of Au- gustus Elilliard and Mary Elizabeth (Dorant) Kirby. and grandson of John T. and Paisy (Hall ) Kirby. and of John and Elizabeth (S" - rant. His paternal ancestors were of S: descent and his matem^ancestcr' the French settlers of South '1 stadied at the preparatory depan: ford college, and was gradus*-" B. A., 1894, M. A., 1896. Durl: . cations and for a short time : taught schooL Hewasadmi:: North Carolina conference c- i:-- - Episcopal church, south, Dec. ?. 19^' appointed to the Swannona cir " May IT, 1*88, when he was e.c : . ^ Wrraverrille college, Weaverrille, X.C,
KIRBY, Isaac Minor, soldier, was born in Columbus. Ohio, in ISil. He eiili5t.ed. April 20,
1>61, for three months" se:
asd was commisgdoned
volunteer infantry. He
ginia and with Buell in
He was engaged in the I
ing, where for a time .
ment. In May, 18»:-
recruited a oon^y'^-
t-eeis and was
1S«2. He: i- =
was prom " -
part in the t-' -■
command of tbr
of the battle.
kiUed. He ^as
continued :.
beginning
was place
diTision. -ill- j,.._. , .^
brigade throughout the
- e Union army,
- , the 15th Ohio
1 w^estem Vir-
. and in July
-.-;Z Ohio volun-
1 captain, Sept. 1-5,
- aziiiy at Louisville, and
Oct. .30, 1962. He took
-■ - s River and was in
ng the greater part
■ - -rior officers being
-!.I>e-. ??.ly52,and
.: until the
-.u. when he
- St brigade, 1st
.?. „r L'lnmanded the
camjiaign and subse-
quently in the retreat of Thomas's army to Xash-
viUe and through the battles of F'lanklin and
yashville. He led the first assault on the enemy's
line of works at NashvUle. and for this action
was recommended for promotion and was bre-
vett-ed brigadier-general of volunteers. He con-
tinued in the Siervice up to the close of the civil
war and was mustered out of the volanteer army
in June. IS^.
KIRK, Edward N., soldier, was born in Jeffer-
son c^/unij. OLio, Feb. 29, 1^'2*. Hi=- t.'--.^-*-
were Quakers and he was gradiial*>d wi:.
at FrieE'ii" acsid-emy . !:-•;-- 7^" ■ - ■ ^. - 7 i ^
school at Cadiz. OL:
Baltimore, Md.
bar in 185-3. He
and in 1S->1 remove-i u» bi*ri- - maxried, Oct. '.":. '.'■'■'. t : j'. T. del]rfua. Pi,
eqaippeda. i .. — _. -.-.-
it to Governor Yate= Jig
fir-v^ " -_■
zel of the 3«L
_ig. 15, 1861, and »ras
General ^Nelson. O:.
- ary
.._. ^: .. to
- eis. He was
r "vas
- .3d
by
T asBomed . and on
rigadier-
. 1 abiliiy-
-' ■ -.he was
ij., J^'s^. oj. 1N52. he
Fe-ieral army wdth his
- ivaljy with great
Z?-- : . cT to Jan. 3,
2d divi-
- -6 Army
In this
tiie >:r.-. - --
Dodge. E
KIRK, Edward Norris, clergy
cestry. He ws- _ Xe^r Jersey in New York city, seminary, "hr? was asent
pastor cfr..
and ir.
of Tr:: . _= .- Albany, X.Y. : and went to "E^ ing the first re
-e of
for the board
,.v.)
