96th., Ohio, Soldiers Who Died On Steamers.

Company B.

 

Authors note; If rank is not given their rank is Private.

 

George Hardinger, Age 32, enlisted August 12, 1862.  Battle Chickasaw Bluffs, put on Steamer Fanny Bullet, January 12, 1863.  Died on Steamer while going up river, January 24, 1863.

Wheatcraft, Cyrenus. Age 19 ; enlisted August 9, 1862. Battles : Chickasaw Bayou and Arkansas Post. Died January 28, 1863, on hospital steamer J. C. Swon ; grave unknown.

David Wright, Age 38, enlisted August 11, 1862, Battles; Chickasaw Bayou and Arkansas Post.  Died Januay 24, 1863 on board steamer Louisiana.  Grave unknown.

Company C.

Conway, Benson H. Age 19 ; enlisted August 9, 1862. Battle : Chickasaw Bayou. Discharged March 25, 1863, at Milliken's Bend, on Surgeon's certificate of disability. Died on steamer near Helena, Arkansas. April, 1863, on his way home, and buried at Bloomfield, Morrow county, Ohio.

Company D.

Devolt, Joseph. Age 20 ; enlisted August 5, 1862. Died January 1, 1863, on steamer Duke of Argyle, on Yazoo river, and buried at Milliken's Bend, Louisiana.

Ferguson, David. Age 18 ; enlisted August 8, 1 862 ; died January 17, 1863, on steamer Hiawatha, and buried in section Q, grave 117, Napoieon, Arkansas.

Kile, Nicholas. Age 29 ; enlisted August 9, 1862. Battle: Chickasaw Bayou. Died January 26, 1863, on steamer J. C. Swon and buried at Vicksburg.

Mann, Malachi. Age 23; enlisted August 11, 1862. Batle: Chickasaw Bayou. Died March 22, 1863, on steamer Nashville, near Milliken's Bend, La., and buried at Vicksburg. Mrs. Catharine Mann, widow, Marits, Ohio.

Young. John M. Age 19; enlisted August 4, 1862. Battles : Chickasaw Bayou and Arkansas Post. Died on steamer Nashville, March 12, 1863, near Young*s Point, La.

Company E.

Bunker, Justin H. Age 35; enlisted August 5, 1862. Died January 29, 1863 on board steamer J. C. Swon, at Island No. 82 in Mississippi River. Buried at Island No. 35, Mississippi River. Mrs. Eva D. Bunker, widow, 321 Clay street, Topeka, Kan.

Company G.

Corporal George Steyer. Age 21 ; enlisted August 6, 1862; appointed Corporal August 18, 1862. Sick on steamer Hiawatha. Battles: Chickasaw Bayou and Arkansas Post. Died in hospital at St. Louis February 7, 1863, and buried at Sunbury, Ohio.

Corporal Henry Barnes. Age 22 ; enlisted August 2, 1862. Appointed Corporal August 18, 1862. Battle : Arkansas Post, with 17th Ohio Battery. Left sick on steamer, Ohio Belle, at Young's Point, January 22, 1863, and sent to hospital at St. Louis, Mo., and died at same place March 10, 1863, and buried at Jefferson Barracks.

Case, George. Age 24 ; enlisted August 7, 1862. Battles Vicksburg and Jackson. Sent home July 30, 1863, on thirty days^ sick leave and returned to Company November 6, 1863 died February 28, 1864, on steamer St. Mary, at Pass Cavallo, Tex., and there buried.

Conklin, Cicero. Age 18 ; enlisted July 29, 1862. Battle: Chickasaw Bayou. Sick at Arkansas Post and sent to hospital boat and died January 31, 1863, on steamer J. C. Swon on Mississippi river, and buried at Island No. 21

Evarts, George W. Age 19; enlisted July 29, 1862, Battle : Chickasaw Bayou. January 9, 1863, sick in hospital. Died January 30, 1863, on steamer J. C. Swon, on Mississippi River, and buried at Island No. 21.

Humphrey, Gilson. Age 18; enlisted August 8, 1862. Battle : Chickasaw Bayou. Died January 26, 1863, on steamer J. C. Swon, at Young's Point, La., and buried at Vicksburg.

Parmer, Charles. Age 18 ; enlisted August 8, 1862. Sick on steamer Hiawatha from December 25, 1862, until January 23, 1863, and died February 5, 1863, in hospital at St. Louis, Mo., and buried at Delaware, Ohio.

Company H.

Corporal Eli Hostetler. Age 26 ; enlisted August 8, 1862. Battle : Chickasaw Bayou. Died January 17, 1863, on steamer Louisiana and buried in section Q, grave 118, Vicksburg, Miss.

Moore, Joseph M. Age 26; enlisted August 11, 1862. Battle: Chickasaw Bayou. Died April 17, 1863, on floating hospital steamer D. A. January, near Milliken^s Bend, La.

Company I.

Casebolt, John. Age 18; enlisted August 14, 1862. Battles : Chickasaw Bayou and Arkansas Post. Died January 21, 1863, at Young's Point, on steamer J. C. Swon.

Girard, William. Age 18 ; enlisted August 2, 1862. Battle: Chickasawi Bayou. Died January 31, 1863, at Young^s Point, Lia., on steamer J. C. Swon.

Company K.

Blue, Wilson. Age 20; enlisted August 6, 1862. Died January 13, 1863, of measles, on steamer J. C. Swon.

Culver, Joseph. Age 19; enlisted August 6, 1862. Battle: Chickasaw Bayou. Died of measles January 27, 1863, on steamer J. C. Swon.

Lentz, Samuel. Age 25 ; enlisted August 6, 1862. Died of measles January 27, 1863, on steamer J. C. Swon.

McCreary, Benj. Age 27; enlisted August 6, 1862 Died of measles January 27, 1863, on steamer J. C. Swon.

Moore, Simon. Age 26 ; enlisted August 4, 1862. Battle : Chickasaw Bayou. Died of measles January 13, 1863, on steamer Hiawatha on Mississippi River.

Nash, Sumner N. Age 22 ; enlisted August 6, 1862. Battle: Chickasaw Bayou. Died January 22, 1863, on steamer
Louisiana and buried at Vicksburg.

Nonemacher, Jacob. Age 19; enlisted August 4, 1862. Battle : Chickasaw Bayou. Died January 20, 1863, on hospital steamer Liouisiana and hurled at Vickshurg.

Perry, Jesse N. Age 17 ; enlisted August 4, 1862. Battle: Chickasaw Bayou. Died January 9, 1863, on hoard steamer Hiawatha on Mississippi Biver.

Spain, Wm. D. Age 26; enlisted August 6, 1862. Battle: Chickasaw Bayou. Died February 21, 1863, on hospital steamer, Louisiana, near Young^s Point, La., and buried in Spain Cemetery at N. Lewisburg, Ohio. Mrs. Wm. D. Spain, widow, Delaware, Ohio.