Floyd County IN Archives Biographies.....Kennedy, Col. R. A.  September 25, 1837 - 
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Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen   Vol. II
H.H. Hardesty, Publisher
N.Y., Toledo, Chicago
1893

P. 1198
Col. R. A. Kennedy, son of Ronald and Isabell (Lang) Kennedy, both deceased, 
was born at Ryegate, Caledonia, Vt., September 25, 1837, and came to Floyd 
county, Ind., 

in November, 1895. He married, March 3, 1863, in Waterford, Vt., Adalaide E. 
Rowell, who was born there Mary 29, 1845. His wife’s parents, no longer 
living, were Dr. 

Richard F. and Melinda (Millen) Rowell. Five children were born to them: Fred 
A., Richard A., Hugh C., Lou E. and Caroline B.  Comrade Kennedy was a farmer 
when he 

enlisted July 16, 1861, in the Federal army, at St. Johnsburg, Vt., when he 
was 23 years of age. He was enrolled as a private in Co. I, 3d Vt. V.I., Army 
of the Potomac and 

was subsequently promoted through all the grades, to Sergt., 2nd Lieut., 1st 
Lieut., Capt., Lieut.-Col. Of 5th Vt. V.I. He was wounded, near Banks Ford, at 
the battle of 

Chancellorsville, by concussion of shell, May, 1863, in right breast, 
fracturing two ribs. He was held in field hospital, then in Seminary hospital, 
Georgetown, D.C., five 

weeks; he was also in hospital July, 1864, on account of inflammation of 
bowels. He received two furloughs of thirty days each, reporting for duty at 
end of time; he was 

honorably discharged from first enlistment, December, 1863, at Brandy Station, 
to re-enlist as a veteran. March, 1865, he was transferred to 5th Vt. V.I., as 
a Col. He was 

detailed July, 1862, as recruiting officer in Vt., drilling recruits and 
escorting them to the front. He was then appointed in charge of recruiting 
station at Island Pond, Vt., but 

never reported on account of having been commissioned Lieut. He fought at 
Falls Church, Leesburg, Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Warwick Creek, Savage 
Station, Malvern 

Hill, Fredericksburg, Burnside’s Mud River Campaign, Maryland Heights, 
Gettysburg, New York Riots, Brandy Station, Mine Run, Wilderness, 
Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, 

Front of Petersburg, final assault on Petersburg, Sailors Creek, Appomattox 
C.H., did provost duty with his Regt., at Farmville and was finally honorably 
discharged July 10, 

1865, at Burlington, Vt. His wife had four brothers in service, Daniel, 
Dennison, Byron and Richard. Comrade Kennedy represented Pawnee county, Vt., 
in the Legislature 

two years, county commissioner three years, J. of P., four years, census 
enumerator in 1880 in Neb., enumerator in Ark., in 1890, and was com. Capt. of 
National Guards in 

Neb., and registerer of votes four years, he was master of Grange, county 
Deputy delegate in State Grange four terms, he is P.C. of Chas. Watkins Post, 
Lebanon, Ky., he 

is Supt., of National Cemetery, New Albany, Indiana, and may be addressed at 
that place.

Additional Comments:
I came across the photocopied pages in a file at the public
library in New Albany. I have never been able to locate an
original copy of the book.



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