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Wayne Simpson

 

Ancestor: Great Grandfather,Charles King Shannon
Born: March 22, 1836
Died: Jan. 9, 1919
Buried: Lone Star Cemetery, Mtn. Grove, Mo
Rank: Private
Units: Co. B, 3rd Reg. Mo. Volunteer Infantry, Missouri State Guard 4th Missouri Cavalry, CSA
Battles engaged: Carthage, Oak Hills (Wilson's Creek), Lone Jack, Elkhorn Tavern (Pea
Ridge, Ark.), Springfield, Hartville, Price's Missouri Raid (1864), Pilot Knob, Little Blue,
Independence, Big Blue, and Mine Creek.

    Charles King Shannon was wounded at the Battle of Lone Jack, Mo. (August 15-16, 1862). At the close of the war Charles did not surrender, his unit was disbanded in late 1864 near West Port, Missouri and he returned to civilian life.
    During the course of the war Charles befriended Thomas Coleman (Cole) Younger. It is passed down through family history, that Cole and Charles shared a blanket on several occasions.


Wayne Simpson