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Author: franciskeenan
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Joel Chambliss and Mary Bailey had a son named Robert Chambliss [1788 NC - 1829 KY];
Robert married Ruth Bledsoe and they had the following issue: Roberta, Soloman B. who
married Elizabeth Susan Keenan, Robert B., Henry, and Eliza Jane.
Soloman B. Chambliss and Elizabeth, his wife, had the following issue: Margaret, Joel H.,
Mary J., Thomas J., Robert B., Sarah E., Roberta J., and James T. Chambliss. Soloman's
will was recorded in Breckinridge County, Kentucky.
Joel Chambliss, son of Soloman and Elizabeth, was born in 1846 in Clay County, Illinois.
He enlisted in the United States Army, Company C, 136th Illinois Infantry, on June 1,
1864, while living at Olney, Illinois. He died while in service to his country during the
Civil War; the place of death was Columbus, Kentucky, and he died on July 8, 1864. This
military unit was never in battle and was used primarily for garrison duty with occasional
scouting missions and raids against guerrillas. Note: The source of this information
incorrectly listed Joel H. Chambliss's surname as "Chamblens." See:
"Roster of Company C 136th Illinois Infantry," located at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/rl55/136-c-in.htm p. l.
Of interest was the following: Columbus, Kentucky, was of some significance during the
early stages of the Civil War. Both Union and Confederate forces wanted to control the
Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. A chain barrier had been built across the Mississippi River
at Columbus in Hickman County, Kentucky. After General Grant defeated the Rebels at both
Fort Donelson and at Pittsburgh Landing/Shilo on the Tennessee River, the chain across the
Mississippi River at Columbus was no longer needed. This was where Joel Chambliss, died.
The garrison and guerrilla missions of Joel's unit may have been much more significant
than was reflected in the record. The guerrillas were busy in Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana,
and Missouri.Quantrell, Davison, Sue Munday, and Magruder and other raiders robbed banks,
burned court houses, stole horses, chickens, hogs, and other animals. They also treated
women with disrespect. Quantrell was finally caught and hanged.Davison was shot by Home
Guards near Patesville, Kentucky. Sue Munday (Jerome Clark)was caught near Webster,
Breckinridge County, Kentucky, and hanged in Louisville. None of these raiders were
associated with a military unit. Davison, who had been a Capt. in the 17th Kentucky
Infantry (USA), burned the courthouses at Hardinsburg and Owensboro, Kentucky. He killed
any federal soldier he could find. He had resigned his commission after President Lincoln
signed the Emancipation Proclamation and became a rebel outlaw. Davison had been raised
near Hawesville in Hancock!
County, Kentucky, where his family lived in the Skillman Bottoms.
After Joel H. Chambliss died at Columbus, Kentucky, his remains were taken to his home
where he was buried in the Golden Cemetery near Louisville, Clay County, Illinois. His
parents were also buried nearby in the same cemetery.
I was grateful to Wayne Meador for his research concerning the bands of guerrillas which
was reported herein.
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