Hi Howard Mann

I did not know about my William Hairgrove being in Lane's Kansas Brigade, I only had him serving in the Tenth Regiment Kansas Volunteers - Infantry, Company D.

Below are the units William Hairgrove's sons served in during the Civil War (all his sons fought for the North, except his oldest son, George Washington Hairgrove, who lived in Texas at the time and was drafted by the South).

Asa E. Hairgrove served in Lane’s Brigade as a Private during the Civil War. Lane’s Brigade (actually, the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Kansas Volunteers) was formed in 1861 and later mustered into the 9th Kansas Cavalry.

Francis M. Hairgrove, enlisted as a Private on 15 October 1861, enlisted in Company Battery K, 2nd Artillery Regiment Illinois on 31 December 1861, mustered out on 31 December 1864.

William J. Hairgrove, enlisted as a Private on 6 August 1862, enlisted in Company D, 101 Infantry Regiment Illinois on 2 September 1862, mustered out 1 June 1865.

Columbus Hairgrove, enlisted as a Private on 6 August 1862, enlisted in Company D, 101 Infantry Regiment Illinois on 2 September 1862, mustered out 7 June 1865, Bladensburg, Maryland. He made Full Corporal during his enlistment. He was shot in the side of the head and later wounded in the thigh and also lost his hearing in his left ear during his term of duty.

John A. Hairgrove enlisted in Company I, 101 Infantry Regiment Illinois, Rank-Induction, Corporal, Rank-Discharge, Corporal (he must of served in other units but don't have that information). John was wounded in the leg but not seriously during his term of duty.

George Washington Hairgrove was drafted into the Militia during the Civil War on Sept 29, 1863 at age 42 for the South, he was living in Texas at the time.

Henry C. Hairgrove,(this is my 2nd great-grandfather and he was the youngest in the family)enlisted in Company M, 5th Kansas Calvary, he also served with the 15th Kansas Calvary.
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William Hairgrove considered John Brown one of his staunchest friends. They were also the same ages, both born in 1800. William Hairgrove later became the sheriff of Linn County, Kansas and as such acted as the hangman for William Griffith (30th day of October, 1863). Griffith was one of Charles A. Hamelton ruffians that shot the 11 defenceless men on 19th of May, 1858 in Linn County Kansas.

Asa E. Hairgrove (also wounded in the jaw and hand during the Marais des Cygnes Massacre)became the Auditor of State of Kansas (Term of Office, 12 Jan 1863 - 9 Jan 1865)
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Charles A. Hamelton was never brought to justice, in 1861 he raised a regiment, of which he was commissioned colonel, and served with Gen. Robert E. Lee in the Confederate army in Virginia. At the close of the war he returned to Texas, and about the year 1876, he returned to Georgia, settling in Jones County. From this county he was selected to the State Legislature, and in July of 1880 he died of apoplexy.