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4. David Humphrey McAninch, b.1832-33, went to California [Sonoma Co. land records, 1868] |
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5. William Harrison (“Harry”, “Henry”) McAninch, b.10 Feb. 1836, Danville, Lincoln County, Kentucky (Boyle County set off from Lincoln Co. in 1842; Danville is in Boyle Co. today) |
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6. Martin C. McAninch, b.1840-1841, Kentucky; |
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7. Jesse McAninch, b.ca.1845, resided in Cass Co., later went to Callaway Co., Missouri |
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There are no records of Civil War service for the other five sons, including the four oldest sons. |
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3rd Missouri Infantry (William Harrison “Harry” / “Henry” McAninch) |
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William Harrison “Harry” / “Henry” McAninch, son of Jonathan and Telitha (Turpin) McAninch, was born 10 Feb 1836 in Danville, Lincoln County, Kentucky [Notes Mo-3, 4]; after the Civil War, he married Julia Ann Hon [not Howe; Note Mo-5], on 18 Oct 1866, Ralls County, Missouri [Mo-3]. |
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On May 21, 1861, at Pleasant Hill, Cass Co., Missouri, he enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Missouri Infantry, Missouri State Guard (M.S.G.), C.S.A. [Note Mo-6]. He served first in Co. D, Capt. Sam Lapsley, Lieut. Frank Buckner, 3rd Regiment Infantry, Missouri State Guard (Col. Hurst), C.S.A., and later served in Co. A, Capts. John Brinker and John Jarrett, 10th Regiment Cavalry [Quantrill's Command] (Col. McDonald) M.S.G. and Missouri Volunteers, C.S.A. [Notes Mo-6, Mo-9, 10, 11, 12]. |
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In his later application for a Missouri pension for Confederate service, in 1913, he stated |
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“Enlisted May 21, 1861, at Pleasant Hill, Mo., never surrendered, went to Mexico with General Joe [sic] Shelby. Shot in left side, struck in mouth with saber and shot in right arm. Engagements: Springfield, Pea Ridge, Helena, Wilson’s Creek, and Lone Jack.” [Note Mo-6] |
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Time-line of the battles in William Harrison McAninch’s record, with some historical notes: |
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May 21, 1861: W. H. McAninch enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Missouri Inf., M.S.G., at Pleasant Hill |
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Aug. 10, 1861: battle of Wilson's Creek, south of Springfield, south-western Missouri; Confederate victory, under Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, Missouri State Guard, and Brig. Gen. Ben McCulloch C.S.A (from Texas) [Gn-10] |
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Dec. 1861: “Marching briskly under the blue flag of Missouri rather than the Stars and Bars of the Confederacy, ‘Old Pap’ Price, as his pro-Southern Missouri troops knew him, led his high-spirited columns up the west side of the state to the Sac River near Osceola. There, many of his men, whose enlistments [in] the Missouri State Guard had expired, left him to return to their homes for the winter.” [Note Mo-7, pg. 334] |
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Mar. 6, 1862: battle of Pea Ridge [Elkhorn Tavern], near Bentonville, north-western Arkansas; Union victory; “the Union controlled Missouri for the next two years” [Gn-10] |
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Aug. 11, 1862: “On August 11, guerrillas, led by Hughes, Thompson, Hays, and Quantrill, captured most of the Federal Army garrison at Independence [Jackson Co., Missouri; Jackson County is the next county north of Cass Co], and five days later …” |
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McAninch for the Confederacy, Eight Who Fought for Southern Independence Conf Sold .doc |
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McAninch Family History NL, v.X.n.2 April 2002 Copyright Frank McAninch page 2002-13 |