Fort Davis Soldiers' Roster K
Kader to Kenney
Name
Rank
Company Regiment
Enlistiment Date
Enlistment Location
General Informtion

Kader, William

Pvt.

H

8th Inf.

4/21/1855

Rochester

Deserted on 8/28/1857 at Ft. Clark

Kaempf, Richard

Pvt.

G

16th Inf.

8/1/1880

Ft. Wallace, KS

Reenlistment

Kahl, George

Pvt.

C

8th Cav.

3/31/1886

Philadelphia

Kain, James

Pvt.

E

25th Inf.

3/13/1871

Baltimore, MD

Kaine, Charles C.

Pvt.

H

8th Inf.

12/2/1850

Whitehall

Discharged at Ft. Davis on 12/2/1855 by expiration of service

Kaiser, Henry

Sad. Sergt.

Field Staff

8th Cav.

12/8/1883

Philadelphia, PA

Kaiser, Jacob

Pvt.

D

3rd Cav.

5/4/1885

St. Louis

$3.00 extra per month for 10 years continuous service

Kaiser, Jacob

Pvt.

F

8th Inf.

7/2/1856

New York

Kaiser, Samuel

Pvt.

E

25th Inf.

11/15/1875

Nashville, TN

Discharged on 12/23/1876 at Ft. Davis on certificate of disability

Kalb, Frank

Sergt.

L

3rd Cav..

5/10/1884

Jefferson Bks, MO

Kaloher, Dennis

Pvt.

H

8th Inf.

10/24/1849

New York

Discharged at Camp on Limpia Texas on 10/24/1854 per expiration of service

Kane, Charles

Pvt.

B

10th Cav.

4/17/1883

St. Louis, MO

Joined troop 5/23/1883; discharged on certificate of disability on 8/20/1884

Kane, Lawrence

Pvt.

G

1st Inf.

4/28/1880

New York City

Kaneen, Charles

Pvt.

H

8th Inf.

9/12/1850

Newport, Ky.

Discharged at Ft. Davis on 9/12/1855 by expiration of service

Karl, Thomas

Cpl.

C

3rd Cav.

11/21/1885

San Antonio

Promoted corporal on 3/30/1886; deserted at Ft. Davis 4/19/1886

Karrick, James

Pvt.

M

9th Cav.

1/7/1867

Lexington, KY

On daily duty shoeing company horses.

Karslake, Frederick

Pvt.

H

8th Cav.

6/11/1883

New York

Detailed as teamster in qm department on 5/17/1888

Katz, John P.

Pvt.

B

23rd Inf.

2/7/1890

Grand Rapids, MI

Kauffeld, Charles P.

Corpl.

D

1st Inf.

12/17/1881

Pittsburgh, PA

Promoted to corporal on 4/5/1882

Kaufman, Edward

Sgt.

F

8th Cav.

9/28/1887

Devils River, Tx.

Kaufman, Lewis

Pvt.

D

2TXMR

Kavett, Edward

Pvt.

I

25th Inf.

11/20/1876

Memphis, TN

Discharged at Ft. Davis on 11/20/1876; character: "good but physically unfit"

Kay, Mason

Corpl.

B

23rd Inf.

7/26/1889

Ft. Mackinaw, MI

Kaye, Peter

Pvt.

C

23rd Inf.

6/14/1889

Ft. Porter, NY

Spring of 1891 on duty as assistant company cook

Kazee, George

Pvt.

I

25th Inf.

7/6/1871

New Orleans, LA

Discharged per expiration of service at Ft. Davis on 7/6/1876

Keadin, Edmond

Corpl.

I

16th Inf.

12/6/1883

Troy, NY

Keane, Patrick

Pvt.

F

8th Inf.

6/8/1855

Albany

Joined from general depot

Kearns, William

Pvt.

G

8th Inf.

2/15/1858

San Antonio

Keating, John

Pvt.

F

1st Inf.

2/9/1882

New York, NY

Deserted after company left Ft. Davis on 6/26/1882

Keating, Michael

Pvt.

Regt. Band

8th Cav.

7/24/1884

New York City

Keefe, William

Pvt.

K

1st Inf.

7/16/1879

Baltimore, MD

Keegan, Charles

Pvt.

F

8th Inf.

9/11/1850

New York

Discharged upon expiration of service on 9/11/1855

Keen, Henry

Pvt.

L

10th Cav.

9/11/1882

Cincinnati, OH

Keenan, Patrick

Pvt.

D

16th Inf.

7/30/1880

Boston, MA

January of 1881 sick in quarters

Keene, Howard

Pvt.

I

10th Cav.

9/11/1882

Cincinnati, OH

Keene, Joseph W.

Sergt.

B

10th Cav.

8/30/1879

Cincinnati, OH

Promoted to sergeant on 10/13/1882; reduced to private on 4/1/1883

Keener, James D.

Pvt.

D

1st Inf.

1/2/1878

Columbus Barracks, OH

Keeney, Patrick

Pvt.

H

8th Inf.

1/4/1860

New York, NY

Keernan, John

Cpl.

C

8th Inf.

8/3/1855

New York

Appointed Corporal on 6/19/1857; reduced to Private on 5/13/1858

Kehoe, James

Pvt.

B

1st Inf.

8/1/1879

New York, NY

Fall of 1881 sick in quarters, discharged per certificate of disability on 10/31/1881

Kehoe, James

Pvt.

D

23rd Inf.

10/2/1889

Ft. Porter, NY

Keller, Charles

Pvt.

C

8th Inf.

11/3/1857

New York

Keller, Newton

Sergt.

F

1st Inf.

7/15/1878

Columbus Barracks, OH

Keller, William

Sergt.

I

16th Inf.

12/7/1880

Camp near Ft. Reno, I.T.

Reenlistment

Kellett, Michael

Pvt.

D

8th Inf.

10/29/1857

New York

Kelley, Thomas

1st Sergt.

I

16th Inf.

12/3/1886

Ft. Davis, TX

Appt.1st sergeant on 2/22/1885 having been promoted from corporal to sergeant on 2/15/1885

Kelley, William H.

Pvt.

K

10th Cav.

10/2/1884

Ft. Davis, TX

Reenlistment

Kelliher, Patrick

Pvt.

H

8th Inf.

7/28/1858

Detroit, MI

Kelliher, Patrick

2nd. Lieut.

I

25th Inf.

11/1/1868

Died of consumption at Ft. Davis on 2/12/1876

Kellmann, August

Pvt.

C

23rd Inf.

6/22/1889

Ft. Porter, NY

Kellogg, Samuel H.

Pvt.

C

2TXMR

6/8/1861

Ft. Inge, Tx.

Age 23; acting hospital steward

Kellogg, William R.

Lt. Col.

5th Inf.

8/1/1861

Post commander of Fort Davis in 1890-1891

Kellum, Thomas

Pvt.

I

25th Inf.

6/27/1879

Baltimore, MD

Kelly, Bernard A.

Pvt.

G

16th Inf.

9/13/1878

Chicago, IL

Kelly, Daniel

Pvt.

H

8th Inf.

11/28/1859

New York, NY

Kelly, Dennis

Pvt.

A

8th Inf.

7/31/1855

Boston

Joined from General Depot on 12/28/1855

Kelly, Edward

Musc.

I

5th Inf.

5/19/1887

Ft. Missoula, M.T.

Kelly, Edward

Mus.

D

8th Inf.

8/16/1852

New York

Reenlisted at Ft. Davis on 12/24/1857; deserted at Camp Hudson on 5/23/1859

Kelly, Henry C.

Sergt.

I

5th Inf.

1/14/1887

Ft. Keogh, M.T.

Kelly, Henry J.

Pvt.

F and M

3rd Cav.

6/10/87

Ft. Davis, TX

Reenlistment

Kelly, Isaac M.

Pvt.

M

3rd Cav.

8/12/1884

Chicago, IL

Summer of 1886 on duty as nurse to 2nd Lt. Dugan

Kelly, James

Pvt.

D

1st Inf.

12/13/1880

Indianapolis, IN

Dishonorably discharged on 12/10/1881

Kelly, James

Pvt.

F and I

5th Inf.

3/23/1887

Ft. Keogh, M.T.

Kelly, James

Pvt.

H

9th Cav.

11/19/1866

New Orleans, LA

Kelly, John

Pvt.

G

1st Inf.

8/10/1878

Cincinnati, OH

Summer of 1882 on duty as teamster

Kelly, John

Pvt.

A

8th Inf.

12/31/1852

Boston

Discharged at Ft. Davis on 11/1/1857

Kelly, John

Pvt.

F and M

3rd Cav.

11/30/1886

New York, NY

Reenlistment; served with same troop 1881-86; joined troop again 9/8/1887

Kelly, John J.

Pvt.

C

3rd Cav.

11/12/1883

Chicago

Kelly, Joseph

Pvt.

C

8th Inf.

10/23/1857

Eastern Pa.

Kelly, Louis

Pvt.

G

8th Inf.

8/9/1850

Newport

Discharged at Fort Davis on 8/9/1855 upon expiration of service

Kelly, Michael

Pvt.

F

8th Inf.

10/24/1857

New York

Kelly, Michael

Pvt.

F

8th Inf.

10/9/1850

Newport, Ky.

Discharged upon expiration of service on 10/9/1855

Kelly, Patrick

Pvt.

K

1st Inf.

2/8/1882

Baltimore, MD

Assigned to company on 3/14/1882; deserted on 5/9/1882 in Arizona

Kelly, Peter

Pvt.

F

8th Inf.

7/10/1856

San Antonio

Kelly, Thomas

Pvt.

E

16th Inf.

7/18/1876

St. Louis, MO

January 1881 on duty at El Muerto Stage Station

Kelly, Thomas

Pvt.

D

8th Inf.

6/7/1855

New York

Discharged by expiration of service

Kelly, William

Pvt.

B

1st Inf.

8/30/1878

Cincinnati, OH

Fall of 1881 in guard house, dishonorably discharged on 11/5/1881

Kelly, William

Pvt.

D

23rd Inf.

7/26/1889

Ft. Porter, NY

January to May, 1891 on extra duty as mechanic

Kemp, Stephen

Pvt.

I

9th Cav.

12/11/1866

Greenville, LA

Kendall, Frederick A.

1st. Lieut.

E and D

25th Inf.

7/28/1866

New Hampshire

Served at Ft. Davis from 05/1872 to 07/1876

Kendricks, Lindsey

QMSergt.

F,S

10th Cav.

3/16/1881

Ft. Concho, TX

Reenlistment, regimental quartermaster sergeant

Kennard, G.M.L.G.

Pvt.

B

24th Inf.

4/14/1876

Baltimore, MD

Kennard, John

Sergt.

K

5th Inf.

10/26/1888

Ft. Davis, TX

January 1889 sick in post hospital

Kennebro, William

Pvt.

H

9th Cav.

11/9/1866

New Orleans, LA

Kennedy, Edward

Pvt.

B

24th Inf.

2/25/1867

Cincinnati, OH

Transferred from Co. E, 41st Infantry

Kennedy, Michael

Pvt.

C

23rd Inf.

11/19/1890

Ft. Davis, TX

Kennedy, Thomas

Pvt.

K

16th Inf.

1/18/1882

Providence, R.I.

On extra duty carpenter in QM Department effective 2/8/1884

Kenney (Kinney), William

Pvt.

D

1st Inf.

12/15/1880

Boston, MA

Dishonorably discharged at Fort Davis on 9/21/1881

Kenney, John

Pvt.

L

3rd Cav.

6/6/1884

Jefferson Bks, MO

Kenney, Joseph

Pvt.

D

8th Inf.

10/31/1857

New Haven

Kader to Kenney