Kilby enlisted as a private in the 16th VA Infantry, Co. B, on April 17, 1861. His occupation is listed as "law student." He was promoted to sergeant on August 20, 1861, to second lieutenant on January 13, 1862, and to captain on August 17, 1863. Kilby is credited with capturing the battle flag of the 100th Pennsylvania Infantry on July 30, 1864. He surrendered April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Court House.
After the war, kilby moved to norfolk, where he is listed in the 1870 census as a bookkeeper and the 1880 census as a cigar manufacturer. Kilby died October 12, 1883 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Suffolk, VA.
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