Capt. Luther F. Warder, USA -- Jeffersonville IN USA
N 38° 16.487 W 085° 44.526
16S E 610028 N 4237051
This engraved block of Indiana marble memorializes Luther F Warder, who raised and commanded the Co. B of the 16th Kentucky Volunteers, US Army, from the date of their inception until the date they were released from service.
Waymark Code: WM15TKQ
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 02/24/2022
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This elegant Indiana marble monument reads as follows:
"WARDER PARK
Named in honor of
LUTHER FAIRFAX WARDER
Mayor of Jeffersonville, six (6) terms
(1875-1883) -.- (1887-1891)
He converted the small town into a prosperous, progressive city. Was foremost in bringing the county seat here.
As a youth, he commanded the company he created, Co. B 16th Kentucky Volunteers Infantry, through the Kentucky campaign, receiving incurable injuries. He was a lawyer, executive, farmer and stock breeder.
Courtly impersonality, he battled lifelong for right, progress and the oppressed."
According to Ancestry, he is listed on Union muster rolls and received a Union Army pension:
"Name: Luther F. Warder
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Kentucky
Regiment: 16th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
Company: B
Rank In: First Lieutenant
Rank Out: Captain
Film Number: M386 roll 28"
The details on the 16th KY Infantry Regiment show they were created on 27 Jan 1862 and mustered out of service on 15 Jul 1865.
Regiment: 16th Infantry Regiment Kentucky
Date of Organization: 27 Jan 1862
Muster Date: 15 Jul 1865
Regiment State: Kentucky
Regiment Type: Infantry
Regiment Number:16th
Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded: 2
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 5
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 50
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 131
Battles: Fought on 5 Oct 1861.
Fought on 8 Nov 1861 at Ivy Mountain, KY.
Fought on 14 May 1864 at Resaca, GA.
Fought on 26 May 1864 at Allatoona, GA.
Fought on 27 May 1864 at Dallas, GA.
Fought on 28 May 1864 at Kings Hill, Allatoona, GA.
Fought on 28 May 1864 at Allatoona, GA.
Fought on 31 May 1864.
Fought on 2 Jun 1864 at Allatoona, GA.
Fought on 17 Jun 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA.
Fought on 19 Jun 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA.
Fought on 30 Jun 1864 at Marietta, GA.
Fought on 1 Jul 1864.
Fought on 21 Jul 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 3 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 6 Aug 1864 at Utoy Creek, GA.
Fought on 24 Nov 1864 at Lynnville, TN.
Fought on 29 Nov 1864 at Columbia, TN.
Fought on 30 Nov 1864 at Franklin, TN.
Fought on 1 Dec 1864.
Fought on 22 Feb 1865 at Wilmington, NC.
. . .
Mustered out 15 Jun 1865 at Louisville, KY"
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