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Since D. H. Kenney was
not in the Confederate army, there is no biography in the National
Archives for him. Below is my biography. Entries in blue are references
and my additions
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I have found no information on D. H. Kenney
except what is below. Since he was used in the Florida to
Mississippi area, I assume he lived in that area and that his experience was also in that area.
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| February 13, 1861 |
D. H. Kenney's boat was sunk (no proof this is
the right man, but it is the only D. H. Kenney I have found)
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| April 4, 1862 |
Was Transportation Agent at Charlotte
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| May 26, 1862 |
Question raised whether he should remain at
Charlotte; was appointed by Ashe
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| January 12 through
May 2, 1863 |
Special messenger getting RR iron from Florence,
Ala.
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| July 16, 1863 |
C. F. M. Garnett forwards a letter from him
regarding certain railroads to the Engineer Bureau (Engineer Bureau
Letters Received) |
| July 18,
1863 |
Was assigned to purchase or impress iron and rolling stock on 4 RRs in Florida,
Alabama and Mississippi as an Agent of the Engineer Bureau
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| Was named as the
Agent for C. F. M. Garnett, Commissioner for the Removal of Iron
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| August 8, 1863 |
Paid for expenses
while removing the Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR iron
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| September 8, 1863 |
Ordered to rebuild
Pearl River Bridge at once if he can secure RR materials
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| September 12, 1863 |
Sued by the Alabama
& Florida (of Florida) RR
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| September 13, 1863 |
Reported injunction
issued regarding Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR iron and rolling
stock
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| October 8, 1863 |
Asked for help with
Pemberton getting rolling stock from west of Pearl
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| October 17, 1863 |
Recommended
Meriwether for Engineer commission
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| November 10, 1863 |
Asked QMs for support
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| November 11, 1863 |
Was repairing the RR
between Demopolis and McDowell and around Jackson, under C. F. M.
Garnett. Col. Minor Meriwether was enroute to relieve him.
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| December 1, 1863 |
Paid for telegraph
bill
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| February 4, 1864 |
Was paid for repairing the New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern RR
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| February 5, 1864 |
Reported items lost
during retreat
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| February 8, 1864 |
Provided axes to New
Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern RR
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| March 1, 1864 |
Began service as
General Agent of Iron Commission
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| March 4, 1864 |
Railroad paid for 2
locomotives he had impressed
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| March 17, 1864 |
Sims provided a
receipt for iron Kenney had removed
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| April 27, 1864 |
Reported on the rails
of the Mobile & Spring Hill RR
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| July 31, 1864 |
Paid by Meriwether
for 5 months as General Agent of Iron Commission
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| January 18, 1865 |
Ordered by
Meriwether to remove the iron from the Fort Gaines Branch RR
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| February 20, 1865 |
Was involved in the
impressment of the iron of the Macon & Brunswick RR
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