Larkin Carlton Barlow (1838 - 1862)

Born 4 May 1838 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

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Died 27 May 1862 at age 24 in Ashland, Hanover, Virginia

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Biography

Private Larkin Barlow served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Sep 24, 1862
Mustered out: May 27, 1862 KIA
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Co. F, 37th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

Larkin Barlow was Killed in Action during United States Civil War.

Larkin was born in 1838. He was the son of Braxton Barlow and Charlotte Carlton. On 20 Dec 1858 he married Susannah Pennell. They had 2 daughters.

1. Marth Ann Barlow b. 1859 - d. 1930, m. William Felix Jarvis
2. Mary Jane Barlow b. 1861 - d. 1941, m. William Jefferson Dyson

On 24 Sep 1861, along with his brother John, Larkin enlisted in the Confederate Army. While fighting in the Battle at Hanover Courthouse, he was killed in action on 27 May 1862. He is buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia along with his brother John Braxton who fought in the same battle and died 6 months later in Dec 1862 in a Richmond, VA hospital. A memorial veterans headstone has been placed at the Dagenhart Family Cemetery in Cumberland, Virginia for each of them by Larkin's descendants.

Hanover Court House Battle

HANOVER COURTHOUSE, VA

MAY 27TH, 1862

Source: The Union Army, vol. 5

(Also known as Slash Church and Kinney's Farm)

Hanover Courthouse, Va., May 27, 1862. Fifth Provisional Army Corps. At 4 a.m. of this date, the expedition, under command of Brig. Gen. Fitz John Porter, left New bridge to attack the Confederate position at Hanover Court House. At the same time a brigade under Col. Warren left Old Church, its object being to take the enemy in flank and rear while Emory's and Morell's brigades attacked his front. At Peake's station, 2 miles from Hanover Court House, Emory's advance of two regiments of cavalry and a battery of light artillery, met the enemy and immediately engaged him. The 25th N. Y. and Berdan's sharpshooters were deployed as skirmishers under the protection of a section of Benson's battery. A squadron of cavalry and a battery of light artillery were sent to the left on the Ashland road to guard the flank and destroy the railroad and soon encountered a detachment of the enemy attempting to outflank the column Martindale's brigade was sent to reinforce the squadron and Butterfield's brigade was put in position to strengthen the front, advancing rapidly and driving the enemy before it. Learning of the location of the enemy's camp Porter sent Martindale up the railroad to get in its rear. In the meantime Warren's command joined the main body which was put in motion for Hanover Court House, a portion of Warren's cavalry being sent to destroy the bridges over the Pamunkey river, east of the railroad. The head of the main column had no sooner reached Hanover Court House than it was faced about and hurried back to the former battlefield, Porter haying received word that the Confederates were attacking his rear. He found Martindale contending against greatly superior numbers, but upon the attack on his rear and flank by the brigade under Butterfield, the enemy broke and fled, the Federal cavalry pursuing until darkness put a stop to operations. The Union losses were 62 killed, 213 wounded, and 70 missing. The Federal forces buried over 200 of the enemy's dead and captured some 700 prisoners. (This engagement is also known as Slash Church and Kinney's Farm.)

Also from the National Civil War Records:

Other Names: Slash Church

Location: Hanover County

Campaign: Peninsula Campaign (March-September 1862)

Date(s): May 27, 1862

Principal Commanders: Brig. Gen. Fitz John Porter [US]; Brig. Gen. Lawrence O'B. Branch [CS]

Forces Engaged: Divisions

Estimated Casualties: 1,327 total (US 397; CS 930)

Description: On May 27, 1862, elements of Brig. Gen. Fitz John Porter’s V Corps extended north to protect the right flank of McClellan’s Union army that now straddled the Chickahominy River. Porter’s objective was to cut the railroad and to open the Telegraph Road for Union reinforcements under Maj. Gen. Irvin McDowell that were marching south from Fredericksburg. Confederate forces, attempting to prevent this maneuver, were defeated just south of Hanover Courthouse after a stiff fight. The Union victory was moot, however, for McDowell’s reinforcements were recalled to Fredericksburg upon word of Banks’s rout at First Winchester.

Result(s): Union victory

CWSAC Reference #: VA013

Preservation Priority: III.3 (Class C)

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #119572516

• 1850 United States Federal Census: Year: 1850; Census Place: Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: M432_649; Page: 340B; Image: 187

• 1860 United States Federal Census: Year: 1860; Census Place: Upper Division, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: M653_918; Page: 151; Family History Library Film: 803918

• American Civil War Soldiers: Side served: Confederacy; State served: North Carolina; Enlistment date: 24 Sep 1861

• North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975: North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

• U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina; Series Number: M270; Roll: 399