Biographical Sketch of T. G. Wilkinson, Lafayette County, Missouri >From "History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources" St. Louis, Mo. Historical Company, 1881. ********************************************************************** T. G. Wilkinson, P. O. Chapel Hill, son of James and Mary Wilkinson, of Carroll county, Virginia, was born February 16, 1836. In March, 1854 he came to Missouri, and August 5, 1857, he was married to Miss Lulu C. Parish, by whom he has had thirteen children, eleven of whom are now living: James T., Benjamin M., Charles A., Earnest, Anna P., Arthur T., Henry F., Frank H., Rosa C., Clarence O. and Lydia A. In December, 1861 he joined the Missouri state guards, company I, First regiment, Slack's division. In December, 1861, he was captured at Blackwater capture, con- fined in Lexington a short time, and then released. In August, 1862, he enlisted in the confederate service, and was at Lone Jack and Columbus. In September, First regiment Missouri cavalry was organized, and S. Bullard was commissioned captain of his company and Wilkinson first lieutenant. In 1863 Capt. Bullard joined the guerrillas, and he was promoted to the captaincy. As private and officer he was in many battles such as Carthage, Drywood, Wilson's Creek, Lexington, Newtonia, Cane Hill, Springfield, Hartsville, Helena, and numerous skirmishes. He, with Capt. Thornton, assisted in capturing Liberty Arsenal. He was with his regiment in the last raid through Missouri, and was in the battle and skirmishes of the raid, as Sedalia, Jefferson City, Lexington, Blues and Westport. At the surrender at Shreveport, June, 1865, Capt. Wilkinson's command surrendered to the Ninth Illinois, the same regiment that he had assisted in capturing the year before on Red river, and being old acqu- aintances, they had a grand jollification at the surrender. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny (Eisenbarger) Harrell ====================================================================