Military Record
Enrolled at Barbourville on 9/2/1861 at 45 years old.
Mustered in at Camp Dick Robinson on Oct 1, 1861
Sept 2 - Dec 31 1861
Not Stated, assumed present
Listed as deserting on March 7, 1862 at Lebanon Ky
His residence being Whitley Co.
Notes from Record:
"POW Memorandum
Captured at Williamsburg Ky 8/17/1863 and confined in Richmond September 5 - 27th 1863.
Confined at hosptial No 21 in Richmond Va Nov 1/1863
Died at Hospital No 21 Nov 5 or 6 1863 of Dysentery, Chronic Pnuemonia and Typhoid
Fever."
Discharge Papers
"I certify on Honor that Jesse Powers a private of Lt. Jacob P Phipp's Company A,
of the 8th Regiment of Kentucky Volunteers of the state of Kentucky born in Whitley County
state of Kentucky aged 45 years, 6 feet 9inches high; fair complexion, blue eyes, dark
hair, and by occupation a farmer, having joined the company on it original organization at
barbourville, and enrolled in it at the muster into the service of the United States at
Camp Robinson on the first day of October 1861 for the term of three years unless sooner
discharged and having served honestly and faithfully with his company in Kentucky to the
present date, is now entitled to a discharge by reason of DEATH, he died in a rebel
prison, Va, Nov 5 1863.
{rest of form irrelevant}
Given in Duplicate at Chattanooga Tn, this 20th day of April 1864,
(looks like) OH C James
2nd LT, Co E, 8th KY Vol Infty"