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Jeremiah Tilford Boyle was the 5th son of Chief Justice John Boyle, who Boyle County, Ky was named after. During the Civil War Jeremiah T. was a General in the Union army, and although he was a slave owner, he was a strong Unionist. I have located several speeches he made during the war in favor of Kentucky staying in the Union. He was a lawyer and a a highly educated man for the time, considered one of Abraham Lincoln's political Generals. He served at the battle of Shiloh commanding the 11th brigade, army of the Ohio. He was later given the command of the District of Kentucky. It was a controversial position in a time of crisis, so his reputation is debated in many of the books I have read with mention of him. He is buried in Danville Kentucky in what is known as Boyle Circle with most of his family. I visited his grave back in 99. It's quite a monument. I also saw his home in Danville. I have more info on him than the Boyle book ever references due to my interest in anything and everything tied to the Civil War. His son, William Owsley Boyle was a major in the Union army and died in battle in 1865 commanding the 11th and 12th Kentucky Cavalry. He was, according to my references the most youthful officer of his rank in the Union army and acquired the title of "Boy Major". I believe he was 19 or 20 at the time of his death. Jeremiah T was the first cousin of my gggg grandfather Rufus Boyle, son of Alexander. As I noted in another post, Rufus' son Wallace Boyle served in the 4th Ky Infantry during the Civil War and died of fever at age 19 in Lebanon Kentucky. I visited his grave in a military graveyard as well. His musket and some of his personal affects are still with our family in Kentucky.
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