Speed Smith Fry (September 9, 1817 – August 1, 1892) was a lawyer, judge, and a United States Army officer during the Mexican–American War and American Civil War. Fry was born in Mercer County, Kentucky (now Boyle County) near Danville.

Civil War Union Brigadier General, Judge. Born near Danville, Kentucky, he graduated from Wabash College and became a lawyer in Boyle County, Kentucky. He was appointed as a Captain when the Mexican-American War erupted and assigned to the 2nd Kentucky Volunteer Regiment. He fought with distinction at the Battle of Buena Vista.

Father of Walker Fry, Thomas Fry, and Speed S. Fry. Admitted to the bar in 1843. Served in the 2nd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a captain from June 9, 1846 to June 9, 1847. Merchant in Boyle County in 1850. County judge of Boyle County from 1857 to 1861.

Aug 31, 2020 · As commander of Camp Nelson, Fry was directly responsible for the deaths of many Black refugees housed at Camp Nelson. Fry ordered the expulsion of primarily women and children who were family members of Black recruits.

Jan 7, 2022 · At Mill Springs on January 19, 1862, under Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas, Fry led the Kentucky Fourth Infantry into battle. Fry happened to be in a most opportune spot. During the fighting, one Confederate commander, General Felix Zollicoffer alarmed at a gap in the Confederate line went to investigate. He saw an infantry line advancing toward him.

Mar 19, 2008 · Brigadier-General Speed S. Fry, U.S.V. Source citation The Century, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: People's Pictorial Edition (New York: The Century Co., 1894), 35.

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Gen. Speed S. Fry, superintendent of the Soldier’s Home recently established at Louisville is dangerously ill and can hardly recover.