This report tells of the death of Dr. Jared Free, of the 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Field & Staff. Jared Free Assistant Surgeon mustered in June 26, 1863, for 3., years, Killed by guerrillas near Rappahannock Station, Virginia, December 10, 1863.
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HDQRS. EIGHTY-THIRD PA. VOLS., MEDICAL DEPT., December 23, 1863.
SIR: I have the honor to report the facts and circumstances as far as I am able relative to the death of Dr. Jared Free, assistant surgeon Eighty-third Pennsylvania Volunteers, who was killed in an encounter with guerrillas on the 10th of December, 1863.
Dr. Jared Free joined the regiment on the 26th of June, 1863, at Frederick City, Md., when the army was on the march to Gettysburg, Pa. He participated in the battle of Gettysburg, and after the battle was retained at the First Division (Fifth Corps), hospital, where he remained until some time in September, when he rejoined the regiment at Beverly Ford, since which time until the time of his death he had been on duty with the regiment.
On the 10th of December, 1863, Dr. Free, accompanied by E. W. Bettis, quartermaster sergeant, went to the country, in charge of 20 guards and three wagons, for lumber. The pass granting them permission did not arrive at these headquarters very early in the morning, and the wagons started in advance, while Dr. Free, E. W. Bettis, quartermastger sergeant, and guard remained behind awaiting permision from brigade headquarters. By the time the pass returned from brigade headquarters, the wagons had proceeded some distance on the road toward Kelly's Ford. Dr. Free, E. W. Bettis, quartermaster sergeant, and guard followed in the direction of Kelly's Ford, whiter they supposed the wagons had gone. But on the way they met a wagon and some guards of the Forty-fourth New York Volunteers. The guard informed them that the Eighty-third wagons had gone up to Mount Holly Church. Dr. Free and party proceeded to Mount Holly Church, and were informed by some soldiers of the Forty-fourth New York Volunteers that the Eighty-third wagons had gone in the direction of the old camping ground near Captain Payne's.
Dr. Free and party concluded to take a near cut across the ravine and strike, the road at the nearest point. They passed down into the ravine without molestation, but found the opposite side of the hill too difficult of ascent, so they dismounted and followed the path up the ravine until they would come to a place that they could ascend. While following this path they were attacked by a band of guerrillas, who came rushing down the hill, at the same time ordering the quartermaster sergeant to hald and surrender, or they would blow his brains out; but notwithstanding their threats he quickly mounted his stead and escaped, but not without being shot at.
The last he saw of Dr. Free, who was in the advance, was in the act of mounting his horse. The quartermaster sergeant distinctly heard two shots fired afterward, but knew nothing of the fate of Dr. Free until the next day, December 11, 1863, when a detachment of men, and an officer of the Eighty-third Pennsylvania Volunteers went out in search of the guerrillas, and to gain some information, if possible, in regard to the fate of Dr. Free. When they arrived at the place where the attack had been seen made the day previous, they saw no guerrillas, of course, but found the body of Dr. Free, pierced by two balls and seven buck shot, lying by the side of a log some 30 feet from where he had last been seen the day previous by the quartermaster sergeant. He was shot in the right hypochondriac region, and all the bullet holes could be covered by the palm of the hand, showing conclusively that his antagonist could not have been more than 10 or 15 feet from him when he fired.
The body of Dr. Free was brought to camp lat in the evening of the 11th of December, and having been properly cleansed, was confined in a rough board coffin and kept until the 18th of December, awaiting permission for some one to accompany the body home. Nothing having been heard from the papers that were sent up on the 11th of December, we concluded that, having kept the body six days, it would be best to forward it to Washington and have it expressed from there to his friends. His body was sent on the 18th of December in charge of Sergeant McKee, and ordered to be confined in a metallic coffin and expressed to his brother, Dr. John L. Free, Shrewsbury, York County, Pa.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
J. P. BURCHFIELD,
Surgeon, Eighty-third Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Lewis G. Sleeper, Civil War.
If I had been in the civil war I would have taken the side of the Union. I won’t have cared much abut the feelings of the Confederates as they were the enemy. But one forgets their just men. They have families just like us and are trying to make a better life for themself and their families. Most would rather be home with their families then on some far away battle field.
This is about Lewis G. Sleeper, A Confederate soldier who was away from home and when he return he found nothing but hardship for himself and his family. The trouble was caused by his own army. He wrote his government asking for help. There were 16, endorsement ( Letters ) written, but just as in the Union government, and the government of today, it was the old saying ( passing the buck.) And little was done. This report gives a insight into a enemies life that one rarely gets to see.
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CAMP FORTY-FOURTH MISSISSIPPI REGIMENT,
Near Dalton, Ga., January 27, 1864.
SECRETARY OF WAR:
Having just returned from my home in Amite County, Miss., to which place I was sent by order of General Hardee, to obtain clothing for the company to which I belong, I am compelled to complain of the shameful conduct of our own soldiers for the manner in which my place, effects, and family have been treated by Logan's brigade of cavalry in South Mississippi, now commanded by General Wirt Adams. Last summer they camped near my place for ten days. During that time they stole 6 of my mules and horses, killed nearly all my hogs and sheep, destroyed my corn by turning their horses in the field when the corn was ripening. As many as 10 to 40 men and officers would come to the house, order their meals of victuals, and have their horses fed; and that at a time when my family were buying their subsistence at the most exorbitant prices.
This, sir, is to inquire of you if I have no recourse upon our Government, and if I am not entitled to damages for the outrage thus perpetrated upon one, a soldier, who has a large family of negroes, a wife and child, dependent upon their own exertions for a support during my absence? As for my conduct as a soldier, I refer you to the indorsement of my commanding officer.
Allow me to say, in conclusion, that the cavalry in South Mississippi is a most perfect nuisance, a terror to the people, a disgrace to all civilized warfare. All men who are conscripted join this cavalry, and consider themselves out of the service.
I saw a number of absentees from this and other portions of our army who have deserted their commands, and they are actually protected by this cavalry.
Hoping this will merit your approbation and enlist your earliest attention.
I remain, yours, most respectfully,
L. G. SLEEPER,
Sergeant Company K, 44th Mississippi Regiment.
Authors note. This was the 44th., Infantry.
This is about Lewis G. Sleeper, A Confederate soldier who was away from home and when he return he found nothing but hardship for himself and his family. The trouble was caused by his own army. He wrote his government asking for help. There were 16, endorsement ( Letters ) written, but just as in the Union government, and the government of today, it was the old saying ( passing the buck.) And little was done. This report gives a insight into a enemies life that one rarely gets to see.
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CAMP FORTY-FOURTH MISSISSIPPI REGIMENT,
Near Dalton, Ga., January 27, 1864.
SECRETARY OF WAR:
Having just returned from my home in Amite County, Miss., to which place I was sent by order of General Hardee, to obtain clothing for the company to which I belong, I am compelled to complain of the shameful conduct of our own soldiers for the manner in which my place, effects, and family have been treated by Logan's brigade of cavalry in South Mississippi, now commanded by General Wirt Adams. Last summer they camped near my place for ten days. During that time they stole 6 of my mules and horses, killed nearly all my hogs and sheep, destroyed my corn by turning their horses in the field when the corn was ripening. As many as 10 to 40 men and officers would come to the house, order their meals of victuals, and have their horses fed; and that at a time when my family were buying their subsistence at the most exorbitant prices.
This, sir, is to inquire of you if I have no recourse upon our Government, and if I am not entitled to damages for the outrage thus perpetrated upon one, a soldier, who has a large family of negroes, a wife and child, dependent upon their own exertions for a support during my absence? As for my conduct as a soldier, I refer you to the indorsement of my commanding officer.
Allow me to say, in conclusion, that the cavalry in South Mississippi is a most perfect nuisance, a terror to the people, a disgrace to all civilized warfare. All men who are conscripted join this cavalry, and consider themselves out of the service.
I saw a number of absentees from this and other portions of our army who have deserted their commands, and they are actually protected by this cavalry.
Hoping this will merit your approbation and enlist your earliest attention.
I remain, yours, most respectfully,
L. G. SLEEPER,
Sergeant Company K, 44th Mississippi Regiment.
Authors note. This was the 44th., Infantry.
Monday, January 10, 2011
General William Arnold by William D. Arnold.
I received a nice letter from a Mr. William D. Bostick with a lot of great amount of information, on William Arnold. I found the information very interesting. I asked Mr. Bostick if I could reproduce the letters here and he was kind enough to do so.
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With regard to 2nd Lt William Arnold of Kentucky, I wrote an earlier biography archieved at
http://www.tngenweb.org/madison/families/arnold2.htm
Came across some additional information on his service (below)
Arnold, William, 2nd Lieut., U.S. Rifles. Rgt. Commander Col. T.A. Smith. AGO Washington DC March 18th 1823 to be 2-Lieut. Dec. 3 1812 Order book 1813 to 1815 Malden. Oct 17 1813 attached to Capt. Hamilton’s Co. – promoted Lieut. May 11 1814. MoRet (monthly return, i.e., muster) Sackett’s Harbor June 30 181?. A.R. Oct 1814. Present order dated Ref Fall Nov-5-1814. Ordered to Knoxville, Tenn, on recruiting service. MoRet Columbia SC Mar 15, 1815, Absent at Columbia OH GA AR Columbia Apr 30 1815 Present. MoRet Chalk Hill, near Columbia SC Jun 30, 1815. Absent with leave at Frankfort, KY.
Note the recruiting trip to East Tennessee (see below), and the reference to leave of absence to Frankfort, KY, where his parents resided. This is William Arnold, Second Lieutenants, Rifle regiment, Kentucky (commissioned Dec. 3, 1812)[1].
This military service is cited in a letter of introduction, written by Arnold’s former commanding officer, Edward P. Gaines:
Headquarters Western department, Memphis, Tenn., March 10, 1833
Dear Sir: I do myself the honor to introduce to your attention General William Arnold, whose name you will recognize as an officer of the First when you were lieutenant colonel of the United States rifle regiment.
General Arnold visits Mexico with a view to ascertain and vindicate claims to lands in Texas in which he and some of his much-respected friends of this state are interested. He will advise you of the nature of his claims, about which I have had the means of knowing little or nothing. Of his military service, however, I have had the satisfaction to witness much, so much indeed, as to have it in my power to say that no other officer of his age or rank known to me contributed more to the achievements of the year 1811 upon the Ontario and Niagara frontier than General (then lieutenant) Arnold. He was one of the victors of Sandy creek[2] under Appling and of Conjockeity [Kenjockety Creek[3], Buffalo, NY] under Morgan, victories the first of which probably saved the fleet while in a state of preparation at Sackett’s Harbor. The last contributed mainly to save Brown’s division of the Army the day previous to my taking command, after which this first-rate sharpshooter was employed most actively in various conflicts at and in the vicinity of Fort Erie, where he was ever in the foremost of his regiment in feats of unsurpassed gallantry.
With a knowledge of these scenes of meritorious services, many of which I doubt not your recollection of the details of the war on the northern frontier has rendered familiar to you, I could not permit General Arnold to leave me for Mexico without an introduction, as I believe he has not had the pleasure of being personally known to you.
Being convinced that you will find him to be worthy of the confidences of his countrymen and neighbors and incapable of betraying any trust confided to him, I take pleasure in recommending him to your friendly attention, and I avail myself of the occasion to offer assurances of my best wishes for your health and happiness. Very respectfully your friend,
Edward Pendleton Gaines
(to) Colonel Anthony Butler, U.S.M.R. Mexico
Thus, “our” William Arnold is the same person as then-Lieutenant William Arnold, who was assigned to Roane County during the War of 1812. This is a surmise, based on place (Roane Co.), time (present before the 1824 wedding to Ms King), and assumed progression in rank (Lieutenant by 1813, Colonel before 1824 (probably before 1817; see [5]), and General by 1826).
Lieut. Wm. Arnold, of the 39th Regiment of Regulars, was sent to Kingston, TN, to recruit for the war (of 1812); one of his most distinguished recruits was private citizen Sam Houston (future Governor of Tennessee and Texas).[i] Houston and Arnold appear to have been close friends. A lesser-known soldier also recruited by Lieut. Arnold in 1813 was Littleton Davis. [ii]
Sam Houston enlisted in 1813. A first-hand observer wrote that “Lieutenant William Arnold, of the thirty-ninth regiment of Regulars, was sent to Kingston on recruiting service. ... Soon after this (the enlistment of Sam Houston and others), Lieut. Arnold had received 39 soldiers, and was ordered to send them forth to join the troops, marching to the Creek War, under the command of Col. John Williams, of Knoxville, who commanded this regiment of regulars in person at the battle of Horse shoe, and afterwards became a distinguished Senator in Congress from Tennessee. Soon after Houston left Kingston, his friends applied to President Madison for his promotion, who commissioned him as Ensign.”[iii]
Brittain (1999), Roane County Tennessee Militia Companies, 1806-1820 & 1828-1839, p. 48, refers to “Captain Arnold’s Co.” Thus, Lt. Arnold may have advanced in rank while in East Tennessee.
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[1] See http://civilwarthosesurnames.blogspot.com/2009/01/united-states-rifle-regiment-of-war-of.html
[2] http://www.mywarof1812.com/battles/140529.htm. The Battle of Big Sandy was a decisive American victory in which American militia and Oneida Indians launched a surprise attack on British soldiers who were chasing them inland from Lake Ontario. … Maj. Daniel Appling and 130 regular riflemen were assigned to Woolsey as an escort, while 150 Onieda warriors were to meet them along the way. With only 8 miles left to travel, they pulled into Sandy Creek to await a further escort of marines and troops being sent from Sackets Harbor. .. The morning of May 29, Capt. Richard Smith of the U.S. Marines left Sackets Harbor with 100 officers and men, followed later by Commandant Charles Ridgely and a party of sailors. Prior to this force being sent, Brig. Gen. Edmund Gaines had sent a troop of dragoons with a couple of artillery pieces west along the road to Sandy Creek. .. The British had suffered a stunning defeat, for a minor skirmish it had important results. Yeo was now short the boats captured, and 200 officers and men.
[3] http://www.mywarof1812.com/battles/131230.htm. The Battle of Black Rock and Buffalo, New York, in the War of 1812, was fought (December 30, 1813) on the banks of Scajaquada [Kenjockety] Creek near the junction with the Niagara River. The battle was a British victory. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Buffalo The British forces drove off the hastily-organized defenders and engaged in considerable plundering and destruction. The operation was conceived as an act of retaliation for the burning by American troops of the Canadian village of Newark (present day Niagara-on-the-Lake).
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[i] S.E. Roberts (1980), Roots of Roane County, Tennessee 1792-.
[ii] Roane County Tennessee Minute Book, 1816-1818, p. 213 (20-Oct-1817).
[iii] Bailey, Roane County, Tennessee, Newspaper abstracts (1998), Page 183
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In a follow up letter Mr. Bostisk, give this additional information. He also asked a question which I was unable to answer, maybe one of my readers has a answer for him.
Those of you who have question or answers can reach Mr. Bostick at the following.
wdbostick@aol.com
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General Arnold is my "almost famous" relation! His father, Major John Arnold, fought in the Indian Wars, Revolution, and War of 1812. William joined his friend and former comrade Sam Houston (whom he had recruited for the War of 1812) in Colonial Texas, but inconveniently died before the Texas Revolution; his former political rival in Tennessee was David Crockett.
Question: (Have you ever seen reference to James B. Theobold for those early wars? He went by the title of Col., and was brother-in-law to William Arnold. The only service reference that I found was in "Index to War of 1812 Pension Files," for a widow's certificate for "Theobald, James F., Patsy, srv Capt Jacob Stucker's Co. KY Mil." The James Theobald who served under Stucker was listed as a Pvt.)
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On January 10, 2011, Mr. Bostick, sent two more mail with some interesting information.
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(1). Theobold. apparently was a "colorful" and rather elusive character (I lost track of him after the 1830 census) - he married Patsy Arnold (dau of Major John), so the War of 1812 widow's cert sounds promising, if I can figure out how to access it. Don't know when or how he became "Col. Theobold," as he was referred to in contemporary (1820-1830) records. There were other famous KY "Theobold/Theobald" during the War of 1812, e.g., at the Battle of the Thames (where Major John Arnold fought alongside General Harrison). My direct ancestor, Joel Bird Prewett, apparently also served briefly during the War of 1812, and received a military land warrent - he also married a dau of Major John Arnold.
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(2). This link may be of interest to persons interested in the War of 1812:
Featured Database: War of 1812 Muster Rolls
http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com/2010/10/featured-database-war-of-1812-muster.html
(Source: Olive Tree Genealogy Blog via RSS Feed, 22/Oct/2010)
Also, the current issue (Jan/Feb 2011) of "Family Chronicle" magazine has several pages devoted to "US Records of the War of 1812," and mentions the digitization project for the War of 1812 pensions http://fgs.org/1812/
I mentioned the other Kentucky "Theobald" in that war; Samuel was particularly interesting, volunteering to draw fire from the enemy:
The history of Franklin County, Ky.
Frankfort, Ky.: Roberts Co. Print., 1912, 307 pgs.
p. 59: Samuel A. Theobald, a lawyer from Frankfort, was Judge Advocate in Richard M. Johnson's regiment, and was one of the immortal "Forlorn Hope" consisting of 20 men who volunteered to advance in front of the army at the Thames in order to draw the fire of the Indians.. In the history of the world there has never been a braver act than was performed by Samuel A. Theobald on that 5th day of October, 1813 (War of 1812)
James Theobold seems to have similarly held a fatalistic world view:
James G. Cisco, "Madison County," From The American Historical Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 4 (October 1902), pp. 328-348.
(Ca 1822): A little later a Mr. Theobald built another tavern on College street near the end of what is now Liberty street. College street was then called "Knotchy Trace," and was the main road of the new county.
.. Besides the taverns, as they were then called, which in Jackson's earlier days were kept by Thomas Shannon, and James Theobald, Major Charles Sevier conducted one which was situated on the lot on Main street west of Shannon street.
The first society organization in the county was called the "Sacrificial Club." It had thirteen members, among whom were William Armour, Charles Sevier, W. R. Harris, Stokeley D. Hays, John B. Cross, B. G. Stewart, W. R. Hess, Colonel Theobold and Adam Huntsman. The names of the others are lost. The origin and the object of that organization are unknown at this day, but it is reported to have originated on an occasion when those old pioneers had been for several days worshiping at the shrine of Bacchus. After they had reached a point where they began to wish that they had been engaged in some other occupation, one of them proposed that a human sacrifice should be offered as a propitiation for their sins. The proposition was favored and they agreed to east lots to determine who should be the victim, each having previously bound himself, in the most solemn manner, to abide the result. Major John B. Cross, who was at that time, one of the members of the court of pleas and quarter session of this county, and had been an Indian fighter under Jackson, was the member on whom the lot fell. A pen of logs was then built on the corner of Lafayette and Liberty streets, the present situation of the Murray Block, which was filled with the most combustible material that could be found, and thus an altar having been prepared, the master of ceremony deprived Major Cross of his apparel, put on him a white robe, and having delivered him to two high priests of the Sacrificial Club, they led him to the altar, put him on it in an erect position and then deliberately proceeded to apply to it the torch which was to set it aflame; but before that act could be successfully accomplished the Major was saved from death by fire through the timely appearance of a man, who was neither a member of the club nor knew that for its manifold sins one of its members had been selected as the propitiation. Major Cross lived for many years after he was thus saved from death and was one of the most honored citizens of this county which he represented in the Legislature of this State whenever he sought that honor.
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With regard to 2nd Lt William Arnold of Kentucky, I wrote an earlier biography archieved at
http://www.tngenweb.org/madison/families/arnold2.htm
Came across some additional information on his service (below)
Arnold, William, 2nd Lieut., U.S. Rifles. Rgt. Commander Col. T.A. Smith. AGO Washington DC March 18th 1823 to be 2-Lieut. Dec. 3 1812 Order book 1813 to 1815 Malden. Oct 17 1813 attached to Capt. Hamilton’s Co. – promoted Lieut. May 11 1814. MoRet (monthly return, i.e., muster) Sackett’s Harbor June 30 181?. A.R. Oct 1814. Present order dated Ref Fall Nov-5-1814. Ordered to Knoxville, Tenn, on recruiting service. MoRet Columbia SC Mar 15, 1815, Absent at Columbia OH GA AR Columbia Apr 30 1815 Present. MoRet Chalk Hill, near Columbia SC Jun 30, 1815. Absent with leave at Frankfort, KY.
Note the recruiting trip to East Tennessee (see below), and the reference to leave of absence to Frankfort, KY, where his parents resided. This is William Arnold, Second Lieutenants, Rifle regiment, Kentucky (commissioned Dec. 3, 1812)[1].
This military service is cited in a letter of introduction, written by Arnold’s former commanding officer, Edward P. Gaines:
Headquarters Western department, Memphis, Tenn., March 10, 1833
Dear Sir: I do myself the honor to introduce to your attention General William Arnold, whose name you will recognize as an officer of the First when you were lieutenant colonel of the United States rifle regiment.
General Arnold visits Mexico with a view to ascertain and vindicate claims to lands in Texas in which he and some of his much-respected friends of this state are interested. He will advise you of the nature of his claims, about which I have had the means of knowing little or nothing. Of his military service, however, I have had the satisfaction to witness much, so much indeed, as to have it in my power to say that no other officer of his age or rank known to me contributed more to the achievements of the year 1811 upon the Ontario and Niagara frontier than General (then lieutenant) Arnold. He was one of the victors of Sandy creek[2] under Appling and of Conjockeity [Kenjockety Creek[3], Buffalo, NY] under Morgan, victories the first of which probably saved the fleet while in a state of preparation at Sackett’s Harbor. The last contributed mainly to save Brown’s division of the Army the day previous to my taking command, after which this first-rate sharpshooter was employed most actively in various conflicts at and in the vicinity of Fort Erie, where he was ever in the foremost of his regiment in feats of unsurpassed gallantry.
With a knowledge of these scenes of meritorious services, many of which I doubt not your recollection of the details of the war on the northern frontier has rendered familiar to you, I could not permit General Arnold to leave me for Mexico without an introduction, as I believe he has not had the pleasure of being personally known to you.
Being convinced that you will find him to be worthy of the confidences of his countrymen and neighbors and incapable of betraying any trust confided to him, I take pleasure in recommending him to your friendly attention, and I avail myself of the occasion to offer assurances of my best wishes for your health and happiness. Very respectfully your friend,
Edward Pendleton Gaines
(to) Colonel Anthony Butler, U.S.M.R. Mexico
Thus, “our” William Arnold is the same person as then-Lieutenant William Arnold, who was assigned to Roane County during the War of 1812. This is a surmise, based on place (Roane Co.), time (present before the 1824 wedding to Ms King), and assumed progression in rank (Lieutenant by 1813, Colonel before 1824 (probably before 1817; see [5]), and General by 1826).
Lieut. Wm. Arnold, of the 39th Regiment of Regulars, was sent to Kingston, TN, to recruit for the war (of 1812); one of his most distinguished recruits was private citizen Sam Houston (future Governor of Tennessee and Texas).[i] Houston and Arnold appear to have been close friends. A lesser-known soldier also recruited by Lieut. Arnold in 1813 was Littleton Davis. [ii]
Sam Houston enlisted in 1813. A first-hand observer wrote that “Lieutenant William Arnold, of the thirty-ninth regiment of Regulars, was sent to Kingston on recruiting service. ... Soon after this (the enlistment of Sam Houston and others), Lieut. Arnold had received 39 soldiers, and was ordered to send them forth to join the troops, marching to the Creek War, under the command of Col. John Williams, of Knoxville, who commanded this regiment of regulars in person at the battle of Horse shoe, and afterwards became a distinguished Senator in Congress from Tennessee. Soon after Houston left Kingston, his friends applied to President Madison for his promotion, who commissioned him as Ensign.”[iii]
Brittain (1999), Roane County Tennessee Militia Companies, 1806-1820 & 1828-1839, p. 48, refers to “Captain Arnold’s Co.” Thus, Lt. Arnold may have advanced in rank while in East Tennessee.
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[1] See http://civilwarthosesurnames.blogspot.com/2009/01/united-states-rifle-regiment-of-war-of.html
[2] http://www.mywarof1812.com/battles/140529.htm. The Battle of Big Sandy was a decisive American victory in which American militia and Oneida Indians launched a surprise attack on British soldiers who were chasing them inland from Lake Ontario. … Maj. Daniel Appling and 130 regular riflemen were assigned to Woolsey as an escort, while 150 Onieda warriors were to meet them along the way. With only 8 miles left to travel, they pulled into Sandy Creek to await a further escort of marines and troops being sent from Sackets Harbor. .. The morning of May 29, Capt. Richard Smith of the U.S. Marines left Sackets Harbor with 100 officers and men, followed later by Commandant Charles Ridgely and a party of sailors. Prior to this force being sent, Brig. Gen. Edmund Gaines had sent a troop of dragoons with a couple of artillery pieces west along the road to Sandy Creek. .. The British had suffered a stunning defeat, for a minor skirmish it had important results. Yeo was now short the boats captured, and 200 officers and men.
[3] http://www.mywarof1812.com/battles/131230.htm. The Battle of Black Rock and Buffalo, New York, in the War of 1812, was fought (December 30, 1813) on the banks of Scajaquada [Kenjockety] Creek near the junction with the Niagara River. The battle was a British victory. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Buffalo The British forces drove off the hastily-organized defenders and engaged in considerable plundering and destruction. The operation was conceived as an act of retaliation for the burning by American troops of the Canadian village of Newark (present day Niagara-on-the-Lake).
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[i] S.E. Roberts (1980), Roots of Roane County, Tennessee 1792-.
[ii] Roane County Tennessee Minute Book, 1816-1818, p. 213 (20-Oct-1817).
[iii] Bailey, Roane County, Tennessee, Newspaper abstracts (1998), Page 183
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In a follow up letter Mr. Bostisk, give this additional information. He also asked a question which I was unable to answer, maybe one of my readers has a answer for him.
Those of you who have question or answers can reach Mr. Bostick at the following.
wdbostick@aol.com
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General Arnold is my "almost famous" relation! His father, Major John Arnold, fought in the Indian Wars, Revolution, and War of 1812. William joined his friend and former comrade Sam Houston (whom he had recruited for the War of 1812) in Colonial Texas, but inconveniently died before the Texas Revolution; his former political rival in Tennessee was David Crockett.
Question: (Have you ever seen reference to James B. Theobold for those early wars? He went by the title of Col., and was brother-in-law to William Arnold. The only service reference that I found was in "Index to War of 1812 Pension Files," for a widow's certificate for "Theobald, James F., Patsy, srv Capt Jacob Stucker's Co. KY Mil." The James Theobald who served under Stucker was listed as a Pvt.)
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On January 10, 2011, Mr. Bostick, sent two more mail with some interesting information.
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(1). Theobold. apparently was a "colorful" and rather elusive character (I lost track of him after the 1830 census) - he married Patsy Arnold (dau of Major John), so the War of 1812 widow's cert sounds promising, if I can figure out how to access it. Don't know when or how he became "Col. Theobold," as he was referred to in contemporary (1820-1830) records. There were other famous KY "Theobold/Theobald" during the War of 1812, e.g., at the Battle of the Thames (where Major John Arnold fought alongside General Harrison). My direct ancestor, Joel Bird Prewett, apparently also served briefly during the War of 1812, and received a military land warrent - he also married a dau of Major John Arnold.
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(2). This link may be of interest to persons interested in the War of 1812:
Featured Database: War of 1812 Muster Rolls
http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com/2010/10/featured-database-war-of-1812-muster.html
(Source: Olive Tree Genealogy Blog via RSS Feed, 22/Oct/2010)
Also, the current issue (Jan/Feb 2011) of "Family Chronicle" magazine has several pages devoted to "US Records of the War of 1812," and mentions the digitization project for the War of 1812 pensions http://fgs.org/1812/
I mentioned the other Kentucky "Theobald" in that war; Samuel was particularly interesting, volunteering to draw fire from the enemy:
The history of Franklin County, Ky.
Frankfort, Ky.: Roberts Co. Print., 1912, 307 pgs.
p. 59: Samuel A. Theobald, a lawyer from Frankfort, was Judge Advocate in Richard M. Johnson's regiment, and was one of the immortal "Forlorn Hope" consisting of 20 men who volunteered to advance in front of the army at the Thames in order to draw the fire of the Indians.. In the history of the world there has never been a braver act than was performed by Samuel A. Theobald on that 5th day of October, 1813 (War of 1812)
James Theobold seems to have similarly held a fatalistic world view:
James G. Cisco, "Madison County," From The American Historical Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 4 (October 1902), pp. 328-348.
(Ca 1822): A little later a Mr. Theobald built another tavern on College street near the end of what is now Liberty street. College street was then called "Knotchy Trace," and was the main road of the new county.
.. Besides the taverns, as they were then called, which in Jackson's earlier days were kept by Thomas Shannon, and James Theobald, Major Charles Sevier conducted one which was situated on the lot on Main street west of Shannon street.
The first society organization in the county was called the "Sacrificial Club." It had thirteen members, among whom were William Armour, Charles Sevier, W. R. Harris, Stokeley D. Hays, John B. Cross, B. G. Stewart, W. R. Hess, Colonel Theobold and Adam Huntsman. The names of the others are lost. The origin and the object of that organization are unknown at this day, but it is reported to have originated on an occasion when those old pioneers had been for several days worshiping at the shrine of Bacchus. After they had reached a point where they began to wish that they had been engaged in some other occupation, one of them proposed that a human sacrifice should be offered as a propitiation for their sins. The proposition was favored and they agreed to east lots to determine who should be the victim, each having previously bound himself, in the most solemn manner, to abide the result. Major John B. Cross, who was at that time, one of the members of the court of pleas and quarter session of this county, and had been an Indian fighter under Jackson, was the member on whom the lot fell. A pen of logs was then built on the corner of Lafayette and Liberty streets, the present situation of the Murray Block, which was filled with the most combustible material that could be found, and thus an altar having been prepared, the master of ceremony deprived Major Cross of his apparel, put on him a white robe, and having delivered him to two high priests of the Sacrificial Club, they led him to the altar, put him on it in an erect position and then deliberately proceeded to apply to it the torch which was to set it aflame; but before that act could be successfully accomplished the Major was saved from death by fire through the timely appearance of a man, who was neither a member of the club nor knew that for its manifold sins one of its members had been selected as the propitiation. Major Cross lived for many years after he was thus saved from death and was one of the most honored citizens of this county which he represented in the Legislature of this State whenever he sought that honor.
Civil War Forts & Artillery.
This page is all about Forts and the Artillery within them. You will learn the names of the forts and the artillery regiments there, and the person in command the Garrison. This information should be helpful to those looking for a civil war fort or knowing were a artillery regiment was station.
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Authors note. As there was so much information in the inspection report I was limited to how much information I could give, so I dicded to just to state the name of the fort and the artillary companies that were station there. As to why there are so many of the same companies in different forts, is that a fort may have only one company while other will have two or four, companies. A fort could have up to nine companies of artillary.
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HEADQUARTERS INSPECTOR OF ARTILLERY,
Washington, May 17, 1864.
Major-General HALLECK,
Chief of Staff:
SIR: In compliance with the directions of the Secretary of War, received on the 29th ultimo, I have made an inspection of the works in the defenses of this city, and beg leave to submit the following report of the inspection: My line being broken by court duties, I was unable to make but little progress in the inspection until the 10th instant, and since that time the movement of troops within the line of defenses has somewhat embarrassed the completion of the inspection. The character and strength of the troops garrisoning the different forts, their discipline,drill and efficiency, the kind and extent of the armament, the condition and supply of the magazines, ammunition, and implements are found int his report under the names of the respective forts.
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1. Fort C. F. Smith, Major W. A. McKay commanding, Second New York Heavy Artillery.
2. Fort Strong, Major Maguire commanding, Second New York Heavy Artillery.
3. Fort Bennett, Major Maguire commanding, Second New York Heavy Artillery
4. Fort Corcoran, Lieutenant Colonel J. Palmer commanding, Second New York Heavy Artillery.
5. Fort Haggerty, Captain Charles L. Smith commanding, Second New York Heavy Artillery.
6. Fort Woodbury, Major N. Shatswell commanding, First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery.
7. Fort Cass, Major N. Shatswell commanding, First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery.
8. Fort Whipple, Major Rolfe commanding, First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery.
9. Fort Tillinghast, Major Rolfe commanding, First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery.
10. Fort Craig, Major Holt commanding, First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery.
11. Fort Albany, Captain Rhodes commanding, First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery.
12. Fort Scott, Major Trumbull commanding, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
13. Fort Richardson, Major Trumbull, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
14. Fort Rodgers, Major Meservey commanding, First Wisconsin Volunteers.
15. Fort Lyon, Major Campbell commanding, Tenth New York Heavy Artillery.
16. Fort Weed, Major Campbell commanding, Tenth New York Heavy Artillery.
17. Fort Farnsworth, Major Campbell commanding, Tenth New York Heavy Artillery.
18. Fort O' Rorke, Captain Armstrong commanding, Tenth New York Heavy Artillery.
19. Fort Willard, Major Abell commanding, Tenth New York Heavy Artillery.
20. Fort Ellsworth, Major Rice commanding, Second Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
21. Fort Williams, Major Ells commanding, Second Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
22. Fort Worth, Major Hubbard commanding, Second Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
23. Fort Ward, Major Hemingway commanding, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
24. Fort Garesche, Lieutenant Logan commanding, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
25. Fort Reyonolds, Major Hemingway, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
26. Fort Barnard, Major Cook commanding, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
27. Fort Berry, Major Cook commanding, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
28. Fort Ethan Allen, Colonel A. A. Gibson commanding, Second Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery.
29. Fort Marcy, Major J. L. Anderson commanding, Second Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery.
30. Fort Sumner Colonel Daniel Chaplin commanding, First Maine Heavy Artillery
31. Fort Kearny, Major E. A. Springsteed commanding, Seventh New York Heavy Artillery.
32. Fort Bayard, Major J. M. Murphy, commanding, Seventh New York Heavy Artillery.
33. Fort Gaines, Captain Charles Maguire commanding, Seventh New York Heavy Artillery.
34. Fort De Russy, Lieutenant Colonel John Hastings commanding, Seventh New York Heavy Artillery.
35. Fort Reno, Colonel Lewis O. Morris commanding, Seventh New York Heavy Artillery.
36. Fort Reno, Captain S. E. Jones commanding, Seventh New York Heavy Artillery.
37. Fort De Russy, Lieutenant Colonel John Hastings commanding, Seventh New York Heavy Artillery.
38. Fort Reno, Colonel Lewis O. Morris commanding, Seventh New York Heavy Artillery.
39. Fort Reno, Captain S. E. Jones commanding, Seventh New York Heavy Artillery.
40. Fort Carroll, Captain Loring S. Richardson commanding, Eighth Unattached Heavy Artillery, Massachusetts Volunteers.
41. Fort Slemmer, Major Charles Hunsdon commanding
42. Fort Totten, Major Charles Hunsdon commanding, First Vermont Artillery.
43. Fort Slocum, Lieutenant Colonel R. C. Benton commanding, First Vermont Artillery.
44. Fort Stevens, Lieutenant Colonel R. C. Benton commanding, Eleventh Vermont Volunteers (First Vermont Heavy Artillery) one company New Hampshire Heavy Artillery (unattached.)
45. Fort Meigs and Extension, Captain E. Schubert, commanding, Ninth New York Independent Battery, Ninth Company Unattached Heavy Artillery, Massachusetts Volunteers.
46. Fort Saratoga, Captain Andrew Fagan commanding, Battery H, First Pennsylvania Artillery.
47. Fort Du Pont, Lieutenant Marcus Conant commanding, Ninth Unattached Company Massachusetts Artillery.
48. Fort Mahan. - Garrison, one company Unattached Heavy Massachusetts Artillery
49. Fort Davis, Lieutenant D. D. Dana, commanding, Ninth Unattached Company Massachusetts Volunteer Artillery.
50. Fort Lincoln and Battery Jameson, Captain A. W. Bradbury commanding, First Maine Battery.
51. Fort Bunker Hill, Captain Charles Heine commanding, Fourteenth Michigan Battery.
52. Fort Thayer, Captain H. D. Scott commanding, Sixteenth Massachusetts Battery.
53. Fort Stanton, Captain C. C. Bumpus commanding, Heavy Massachusetts Volunteer Artillery.
54. Fort Snyder, Captain James M. Richardson commanding, Twelfth Company Heavy Artillery Massachusetts Volunteers.
55. Fort Baker, Lieutenant William Cook commanding, Sixth Unattached Heavy Artillery Massachusetts Volunteers.
56. Fort Ricketts, Lieutenant Joseph M. Parsons commanding, Twelfth Unattached Heavy Artillery, Massachusetts Volunteers.
57. Fort Wagner, Lieutenant Lewis R. Whittaker commanding, Twelfth Unattached Heavy Artillery, Massachusetts Volunteers.
58. Fort Greble, Captain George S. Worcester commanding, Seventh Unattached Heavy Artillery, Massachusetts Volunteers.
59. Fort Foote, Captain L. B. Whiton commanding, Unattached Heavy Artillery, Massachusetts Volunteers.
The garrisons of the works throughout the line have been exercised at artillery practice and the results of the firing show a commendable degree of skill and proficiency. The magazines are furnished with the necessary materials for replenishing the ammunition, except that which is more readily obtained from the arsenal. The facilities for supplying the magazines from the arsenal are all that is necessary.
I am, general, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
A. P. HOWE,
Brigadier-General, Inspector of Artillery.
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Authors note. As there was so much information in the inspection report I was limited to how much information I could give, so I dicded to just to state the name of the fort and the artillary companies that were station there. As to why there are so many of the same companies in different forts, is that a fort may have only one company while other will have two or four, companies. A fort could have up to nine companies of artillary.
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HEADQUARTERS INSPECTOR OF ARTILLERY,
Washington, May 17, 1864.
Major-General HALLECK,
Chief of Staff:
SIR: In compliance with the directions of the Secretary of War, received on the 29th ultimo, I have made an inspection of the works in the defenses of this city, and beg leave to submit the following report of the inspection: My line being broken by court duties, I was unable to make but little progress in the inspection until the 10th instant, and since that time the movement of troops within the line of defenses has somewhat embarrassed the completion of the inspection. The character and strength of the troops garrisoning the different forts, their discipline,drill and efficiency, the kind and extent of the armament, the condition and supply of the magazines, ammunition, and implements are found int his report under the names of the respective forts.
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1. Fort C. F. Smith, Major W. A. McKay commanding, Second New York Heavy Artillery.
2. Fort Strong, Major Maguire commanding, Second New York Heavy Artillery.
3. Fort Bennett, Major Maguire commanding, Second New York Heavy Artillery
4. Fort Corcoran, Lieutenant Colonel J. Palmer commanding, Second New York Heavy Artillery.
5. Fort Haggerty, Captain Charles L. Smith commanding, Second New York Heavy Artillery.
6. Fort Woodbury, Major N. Shatswell commanding, First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery.
7. Fort Cass, Major N. Shatswell commanding, First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery.
8. Fort Whipple, Major Rolfe commanding, First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery.
9. Fort Tillinghast, Major Rolfe commanding, First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery.
10. Fort Craig, Major Holt commanding, First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery.
11. Fort Albany, Captain Rhodes commanding, First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery.
12. Fort Scott, Major Trumbull commanding, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
13. Fort Richardson, Major Trumbull, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
14. Fort Rodgers, Major Meservey commanding, First Wisconsin Volunteers.
15. Fort Lyon, Major Campbell commanding, Tenth New York Heavy Artillery.
16. Fort Weed, Major Campbell commanding, Tenth New York Heavy Artillery.
17. Fort Farnsworth, Major Campbell commanding, Tenth New York Heavy Artillery.
18. Fort O' Rorke, Captain Armstrong commanding, Tenth New York Heavy Artillery.
19. Fort Willard, Major Abell commanding, Tenth New York Heavy Artillery.
20. Fort Ellsworth, Major Rice commanding, Second Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
21. Fort Williams, Major Ells commanding, Second Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
22. Fort Worth, Major Hubbard commanding, Second Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
23. Fort Ward, Major Hemingway commanding, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
24. Fort Garesche, Lieutenant Logan commanding, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
25. Fort Reyonolds, Major Hemingway, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
26. Fort Barnard, Major Cook commanding, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
27. Fort Berry, Major Cook commanding, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
28. Fort Ethan Allen, Colonel A. A. Gibson commanding, Second Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery.
29. Fort Marcy, Major J. L. Anderson commanding, Second Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery.
30. Fort Sumner Colonel Daniel Chaplin commanding, First Maine Heavy Artillery
31. Fort Kearny, Major E. A. Springsteed commanding, Seventh New York Heavy Artillery.
32. Fort Bayard, Major J. M. Murphy, commanding, Seventh New York Heavy Artillery.
33. Fort Gaines, Captain Charles Maguire commanding, Seventh New York Heavy Artillery.
34. Fort De Russy, Lieutenant Colonel John Hastings commanding, Seventh New York Heavy Artillery.
35. Fort Reno, Colonel Lewis O. Morris commanding, Seventh New York Heavy Artillery.
36. Fort Reno, Captain S. E. Jones commanding, Seventh New York Heavy Artillery.
37. Fort De Russy, Lieutenant Colonel John Hastings commanding, Seventh New York Heavy Artillery.
38. Fort Reno, Colonel Lewis O. Morris commanding, Seventh New York Heavy Artillery.
39. Fort Reno, Captain S. E. Jones commanding, Seventh New York Heavy Artillery.
40. Fort Carroll, Captain Loring S. Richardson commanding, Eighth Unattached Heavy Artillery, Massachusetts Volunteers.
41. Fort Slemmer, Major Charles Hunsdon commanding
42. Fort Totten, Major Charles Hunsdon commanding, First Vermont Artillery.
43. Fort Slocum, Lieutenant Colonel R. C. Benton commanding, First Vermont Artillery.
44. Fort Stevens, Lieutenant Colonel R. C. Benton commanding, Eleventh Vermont Volunteers (First Vermont Heavy Artillery) one company New Hampshire Heavy Artillery (unattached.)
45. Fort Meigs and Extension, Captain E. Schubert, commanding, Ninth New York Independent Battery, Ninth Company Unattached Heavy Artillery, Massachusetts Volunteers.
46. Fort Saratoga, Captain Andrew Fagan commanding, Battery H, First Pennsylvania Artillery.
47. Fort Du Pont, Lieutenant Marcus Conant commanding, Ninth Unattached Company Massachusetts Artillery.
48. Fort Mahan. - Garrison, one company Unattached Heavy Massachusetts Artillery
49. Fort Davis, Lieutenant D. D. Dana, commanding, Ninth Unattached Company Massachusetts Volunteer Artillery.
50. Fort Lincoln and Battery Jameson, Captain A. W. Bradbury commanding, First Maine Battery.
51. Fort Bunker Hill, Captain Charles Heine commanding, Fourteenth Michigan Battery.
52. Fort Thayer, Captain H. D. Scott commanding, Sixteenth Massachusetts Battery.
53. Fort Stanton, Captain C. C. Bumpus commanding, Heavy Massachusetts Volunteer Artillery.
54. Fort Snyder, Captain James M. Richardson commanding, Twelfth Company Heavy Artillery Massachusetts Volunteers.
55. Fort Baker, Lieutenant William Cook commanding, Sixth Unattached Heavy Artillery Massachusetts Volunteers.
56. Fort Ricketts, Lieutenant Joseph M. Parsons commanding, Twelfth Unattached Heavy Artillery, Massachusetts Volunteers.
57. Fort Wagner, Lieutenant Lewis R. Whittaker commanding, Twelfth Unattached Heavy Artillery, Massachusetts Volunteers.
58. Fort Greble, Captain George S. Worcester commanding, Seventh Unattached Heavy Artillery, Massachusetts Volunteers.
59. Fort Foote, Captain L. B. Whiton commanding, Unattached Heavy Artillery, Massachusetts Volunteers.
The garrisons of the works throughout the line have been exercised at artillery practice and the results of the firing show a commendable degree of skill and proficiency. The magazines are furnished with the necessary materials for replenishing the ammunition, except that which is more readily obtained from the arsenal. The facilities for supplying the magazines from the arsenal are all that is necessary.
I am, general, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
A. P. HOWE,
Brigadier-General, Inspector of Artillery.
Missouri 1st. Cavalry M. S. M., Co. D. Co. M.
HDQRS. DETACH. FIRST CAVALRY, M. S. M.,
Holden, Mo., June 10, 1864.
Brigadier General E. B. BROWN:
GENERAL: In obedience to instructions I make the following reports of scouts: June 1, 1864, Sergeant Millerons and 20 mounted men of Company D, First Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, sent on a foraging expedition into the neighborhood of Chapel Hill, Mo.; saw considerable signs but no guerrillas; marched about 25 miles.
June 2, 1864, Corporal Overstreet and 14 mounted men of Company D, First Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, on scout; marched 25 miles; found no enemy and returned to camp at Holden, Mo.
June 3, 1864, Sergeant Hart and 10 mounted men of Company D, First Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, on scout to Kingsville and the brushy region northwest; found considerable signs of guerrillas; marched about 30 miles and returned to Camp Holden, Mo.
June 4, 1864. June 5, 1864, Sergt. David M. Key and 19 mounted men of Company D, First Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, on scout on Crawford's Fork of Big Creek; saw some signs but no guerrillas; marched about 70 miles and returned to camp at Holden, Mo. On the night of June 6, 1864.
June 6, Lieutenant Cobb and 5 mounted men of Company M, First Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, on a foraging expedition in the vicinity of Lone Jack, Mo.; saw no signs of guerrillas; marched 25 miles.
June 6, 1864, Sergeant Combs and 14 mounted men of Company M, First Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, on scout on Crawford's Fork of Big Creek and the brushy region northwest of Kingsville, Mo.; searched the brush; found signs of a few scattered guerrillas, and returned to camp at Holden, Mo., June 8, 1864; marched about 50 miles.
June 6, Sergt. James M. Drury and 14 mounted men of Company D, on scout south and southwest of Kingsville, Mo.; saw no fresh signs of guerrillas; learned that 10 had passed down Big Creek on June 5, conveying 2 wounded men, said to have been wounded in the vicinity of Hopewell, Mo.; returned to camp at Holden, Mo., June 9, 1864; marched about 100 miles.
June 6, Sergt. James C. Triplett and 14 mounted men of Company D, First Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, sent to Kingsville, Mo., to protect citizens and workmen of Pacific Railroad line; remained there until being relieved by Sergeant George and detachment of Company M, First Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, June 8; started on scout north and northwest of Kingsville; saw no signs of guerrillas; marched 30 miles and returned to camp at Holden, Mo., June 9, 1864.
June 7, 1864, Captain James D. Eads and 18 mounted men of Company M, First Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, on scout to within miles of Pleasant Hill, Mo., and 2 miles of Lone Jack, scouting the country on Crawford's and Anderson's Forks of Big Creek; learned there were small parties of guerrillas, but saw none; returned to camp at Holden, Mo., same day; marched 25 miles.
June 7, 1864, Lieutenant Triplett, of Company D, First Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, and 15 men on foot, on scout on Brush Creek; scouted down to the mouth of said creek; saw some signs of guerrillas, probably passed down six or eight days previous, no more than 5 or 6 in a place; scout returned to camp on the evening of June 8, 1864.
JOHN WYCKOFF,
Captain, Commanding Detach. First Cavalry, M. S. M.
MACON, MO., June 10, 1864.
Note. Ages are at the time of enlistment. Ranks are at the time of the report and not at the time of enlistment. Most stared out as Privates.
1. Sergeant, Millerons, No record found.
2. Corporal, Andrew Overstreet, Age 30, Co. D. F., enlisted Feb. 22, 1862, mustered in March 12, 1862, mustered out March 1, 1865.
3. Sergeant, Andrew S. Hart, Age 37, Co. D. F., enlisted in Feb. 3, 1862, Mustered in March 12, 1862, Sergeant March 13, 1862, First Sergeant Jun(?) 1, 1863, Mustered out March 11, 1865. Height: 5 feet 6 and a half inches, Hair: Dark, Eyes: Blue, Complexion Light, Married, Farmer, from Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania.
4. Sergeant, David M. Key, Age 30,Co. D. enlisted Feb. 3, 1862, mustered in Feb. 19, 1862, Sergeant March 11, 1863, mustered out Feb.18, 1865, Farmer, from Wayne Co. Ohio.
5. Lieutenant, Seymour E. Cobb, Age 32, Co. M., enlisted June 12, 1863, mustered in Aug. 22, 1863, resigned Aug. 8, 1864.
6. Sergeant, Andrew B. Combs, Age 32, Co. M., enlisted June 15, 1863, mustered in Aug. 22, 1863, mustered out July 12, 1865.
7. Sergeant, James M. Drury, Age 22, Co. D., enlisted Feb. 3, 1862, mustered in Feb. 19, 1862, Corporal Sept. 1, 1862, Sergeant May 1, 1863, mustered out March 11, 1865.
8. Sergeant, James C. Triplett, Age 45, Co. D., enlisted Feb. 15, 1862, mustered in Feb. 19, 1862, discharged for disability Aug. 14, 1862.
9. Captain, James D. Eads, Age 46, Co. M., enlisted Jan. (?) 5, 1864, mustered in same day, mustered out July 12, 1865.
10. Lieutenant, Charles T. Triplett, Age 19, Co. D., enlisted Feb. 3, 1862, mustered in Feb. 19, 1862, Corporal Oct. 1, 1862, First Sergeant April 4, 1864, mustered out March 9, 1865.
Holden, Mo., June 10, 1864.
Brigadier General E. B. BROWN:
GENERAL: In obedience to instructions I make the following reports of scouts: June 1, 1864, Sergeant Millerons and 20 mounted men of Company D, First Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, sent on a foraging expedition into the neighborhood of Chapel Hill, Mo.; saw considerable signs but no guerrillas; marched about 25 miles.
June 2, 1864, Corporal Overstreet and 14 mounted men of Company D, First Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, on scout; marched 25 miles; found no enemy and returned to camp at Holden, Mo.
June 3, 1864, Sergeant Hart and 10 mounted men of Company D, First Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, on scout to Kingsville and the brushy region northwest; found considerable signs of guerrillas; marched about 30 miles and returned to Camp Holden, Mo.
June 4, 1864. June 5, 1864, Sergt. David M. Key and 19 mounted men of Company D, First Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, on scout on Crawford's Fork of Big Creek; saw some signs but no guerrillas; marched about 70 miles and returned to camp at Holden, Mo. On the night of June 6, 1864.
June 6, Lieutenant Cobb and 5 mounted men of Company M, First Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, on a foraging expedition in the vicinity of Lone Jack, Mo.; saw no signs of guerrillas; marched 25 miles.
June 6, 1864, Sergeant Combs and 14 mounted men of Company M, First Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, on scout on Crawford's Fork of Big Creek and the brushy region northwest of Kingsville, Mo.; searched the brush; found signs of a few scattered guerrillas, and returned to camp at Holden, Mo., June 8, 1864; marched about 50 miles.
June 6, Sergt. James M. Drury and 14 mounted men of Company D, on scout south and southwest of Kingsville, Mo.; saw no fresh signs of guerrillas; learned that 10 had passed down Big Creek on June 5, conveying 2 wounded men, said to have been wounded in the vicinity of Hopewell, Mo.; returned to camp at Holden, Mo., June 9, 1864; marched about 100 miles.
June 6, Sergt. James C. Triplett and 14 mounted men of Company D, First Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, sent to Kingsville, Mo., to protect citizens and workmen of Pacific Railroad line; remained there until being relieved by Sergeant George and detachment of Company M, First Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, June 8; started on scout north and northwest of Kingsville; saw no signs of guerrillas; marched 30 miles and returned to camp at Holden, Mo., June 9, 1864.
June 7, 1864, Captain James D. Eads and 18 mounted men of Company M, First Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, on scout to within miles of Pleasant Hill, Mo., and 2 miles of Lone Jack, scouting the country on Crawford's and Anderson's Forks of Big Creek; learned there were small parties of guerrillas, but saw none; returned to camp at Holden, Mo., same day; marched 25 miles.
June 7, 1864, Lieutenant Triplett, of Company D, First Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, and 15 men on foot, on scout on Brush Creek; scouted down to the mouth of said creek; saw some signs of guerrillas, probably passed down six or eight days previous, no more than 5 or 6 in a place; scout returned to camp on the evening of June 8, 1864.
JOHN WYCKOFF,
Captain, Commanding Detach. First Cavalry, M. S. M.
MACON, MO., June 10, 1864.
Note. Ages are at the time of enlistment. Ranks are at the time of the report and not at the time of enlistment. Most stared out as Privates.
1. Sergeant, Millerons, No record found.
2. Corporal, Andrew Overstreet, Age 30, Co. D. F., enlisted Feb. 22, 1862, mustered in March 12, 1862, mustered out March 1, 1865.
3. Sergeant, Andrew S. Hart, Age 37, Co. D. F., enlisted in Feb. 3, 1862, Mustered in March 12, 1862, Sergeant March 13, 1862, First Sergeant Jun(?) 1, 1863, Mustered out March 11, 1865. Height: 5 feet 6 and a half inches, Hair: Dark, Eyes: Blue, Complexion Light, Married, Farmer, from Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania.
4. Sergeant, David M. Key, Age 30,Co. D. enlisted Feb. 3, 1862, mustered in Feb. 19, 1862, Sergeant March 11, 1863, mustered out Feb.18, 1865, Farmer, from Wayne Co. Ohio.
5. Lieutenant, Seymour E. Cobb, Age 32, Co. M., enlisted June 12, 1863, mustered in Aug. 22, 1863, resigned Aug. 8, 1864.
6. Sergeant, Andrew B. Combs, Age 32, Co. M., enlisted June 15, 1863, mustered in Aug. 22, 1863, mustered out July 12, 1865.
7. Sergeant, James M. Drury, Age 22, Co. D., enlisted Feb. 3, 1862, mustered in Feb. 19, 1862, Corporal Sept. 1, 1862, Sergeant May 1, 1863, mustered out March 11, 1865.
8. Sergeant, James C. Triplett, Age 45, Co. D., enlisted Feb. 15, 1862, mustered in Feb. 19, 1862, discharged for disability Aug. 14, 1862.
9. Captain, James D. Eads, Age 46, Co. M., enlisted Jan. (?) 5, 1864, mustered in same day, mustered out July 12, 1865.
10. Lieutenant, Charles T. Triplett, Age 19, Co. D., enlisted Feb. 3, 1862, mustered in Feb. 19, 1862, Corporal Oct. 1, 1862, First Sergeant April 4, 1864, mustered out March 9, 1865.
Sunday, January 09, 2011
Shoot out Between The Blankenship's And Missouri Army.
While I was doing some research for another page of (Sergeants ), I ran across this report. I found it very interesting, it too is about sergeants but it’s not just about them. It’s more about what was going on around them and their shoot with the Blankenship men.
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Report of Captain Richard Murphy, Fifth Missouri State Militia Cavalry.
HDQRS. FIFTH MISSOURI STATE MILITIA CAVALRY,
Houston, Mo., November 30, 1863.
CAPTAIN: I have the honor to submit the following as my report, required by General Orders, Numbers 28, from Headquarters District of Rolla, for the week ending November 29, 1863:
On the 23rd instant, I sent out a scout of 7 men, under command of Sergeant Basket, Company I, Sixth Enrolled Missouri Militia, to pursue some rebels who had the previous day captured 2 of my men (a report of which has been sent in). The scout pursued them some 30 mils in a southwest direction, but, finding they were far behind, they abandoned the chase and returned to camp, having been out two days.
On the 24th, while two of my men were riding about 4 miles from camp, they were met by what they supposed to be three Federal soldiers, as they were dressed in Federal uniform, and one of them wore an officer's uniform. When they were just in the act of passing, however, the three men drew their revolvers and ordered them to surrender, which, owing to the surprise and the disadvantage under which they labored, they were compelled to do. They were taken to the brush, deprived of their horses and equipments, arms, and clothing, with the exception of their under-clothing, after which they were sworn, and allowed to return to camp. Immediately upon learning of the circumstances, I sent out two scouts of 10 men each, under the respective commands of Lieutenant [William C.] Bangs, of Company D, and Sergeant [T. J.] McDowell, Company B, with instructions to scout the country in every direction for 20 miles around this post, and ascertain, if possible, the hiding-places of the bushwhackers.
The scout under Lieutenant Bangs returned yesterday, having traversed the country for 20 miles in a south-southeast and southwest direction, without having ascertained anything of their whereabouts or secret hiding-places.
The scout under Sergeant McDowell discovered, about 12 miles northeast from this place, a trail of six horses, and it appearing fresh they immediately commenced pursuit. After following it some 8 miles in the direction of Big Piney, they suddenly came upon three bushwhackers, at the house of one Blankenship. Upon discovering the approach of my men, two of the rebels succeeded in mounting their horses and making good their escape. The third (Blankenship) not having time to mount, took to the brush on foot, hotly pursued by two of the sergeant's party. Before reaching the brush he came within range of the pursuers, and two shots were fired at him, both of which took effect in the body. He succeeded, however, in reaching the wood, and, taking advantage of the trees, managed to protect himself for some time. While in this position he raised his rifle, which he had carried throughout, and, taking deliberate aim, fired, mortally wounding Henry J. Rennison, private of Company B. The next instant a volley was fired at him from the remainder of the sergeant's party, who had arrived, and Blankenship fell, pierced by at least twelve balls, either of which would have proved fatal. The wounded soldier was conveyed to the residence of Mr. Bradford, near Licking, and died the next day while being conveyed in the ambulance to this post, where he could receive medical treatment.
The scout is still out, and since then has not been heard from.
Lieutenant S. A. Franklin returned yesterday from Rolla, whither he had gone on escort with 20 men of Company D, having been out seven days. Nothing of importance transpired during the trip.
I also sent out a scout of 8 men under command of Sergeant [H.] Heinze, Company G, on the 26th instant. They found, about 12 miles west from Houston, a trail of some seven horses, and, upon inquiry at a house, they were informed that the trail was made by three persons with four led horses and that they were about an hour behind them. They commenced pursuit, but their progress was very slow, owing to the mode of travel of the rebels. They followed to Mountain Store, where they lost the trail entirely, and, giving up the chase, returned to camp yesterday.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
RICHARD MURPHY,
Captain, Commanding.
1. William Basket, Co. K., 6th., E. M. M., enlisted July 10, 1863, Rolla Mo., ordered into service September 2, 1863, Houston Mo., relived from duty March 18, 1864.
2. William C. Bangs, 5th., Co. D. enlisted June 14, 1863, Rolla Mo., mustered in same day, Prom. Captain, Co. I., 13th., Cavalry, January 11, 186 (?).
3. Thomas J. McDowell, 5th., Co. B., enlisted January 1862, Bloomfield Mo., Mustered in February 4, 1862, Cape Girardeau Mo., discharged March 15, 1864, for disability at Rolla Mo.
4. Henry J. Rennison, private, 5th., Missouri, cavalry Co. B., enlisted May 29, 1863, Cooper Co. Mo., mustered in June 30, 1862, Waynesville, Mo., killed by gun-shot November 28, 1863, Hestory Mo.
5. Samuel A. Franklin, Co. D., 5th., enlisted February 15, 1862, Miller Co. Mo., Mustered in April 1, 1863, Jefferson City Mo., Prom. First Lieutenant, Co. D., March 28, 1864, Mustered out March 31, 1865.
6. Herman Heinze, 5th., Co. G., enlisted February 18, 1862, St. Louis Mo., Prom. First Sergeant, January 1865, mustered out April 13, 1865.
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Report of Captain Richard Murphy, Fifth Missouri State Militia Cavalry.
HDQRS. FIFTH MISSOURI STATE MILITIA CAVALRY,
Houston, Mo., November 30, 1863.
CAPTAIN: I have the honor to submit the following as my report, required by General Orders, Numbers 28, from Headquarters District of Rolla, for the week ending November 29, 1863:
On the 23rd instant, I sent out a scout of 7 men, under command of Sergeant Basket, Company I, Sixth Enrolled Missouri Militia, to pursue some rebels who had the previous day captured 2 of my men (a report of which has been sent in). The scout pursued them some 30 mils in a southwest direction, but, finding they were far behind, they abandoned the chase and returned to camp, having been out two days.
On the 24th, while two of my men were riding about 4 miles from camp, they were met by what they supposed to be three Federal soldiers, as they were dressed in Federal uniform, and one of them wore an officer's uniform. When they were just in the act of passing, however, the three men drew their revolvers and ordered them to surrender, which, owing to the surprise and the disadvantage under which they labored, they were compelled to do. They were taken to the brush, deprived of their horses and equipments, arms, and clothing, with the exception of their under-clothing, after which they were sworn, and allowed to return to camp. Immediately upon learning of the circumstances, I sent out two scouts of 10 men each, under the respective commands of Lieutenant [William C.] Bangs, of Company D, and Sergeant [T. J.] McDowell, Company B, with instructions to scout the country in every direction for 20 miles around this post, and ascertain, if possible, the hiding-places of the bushwhackers.
The scout under Lieutenant Bangs returned yesterday, having traversed the country for 20 miles in a south-southeast and southwest direction, without having ascertained anything of their whereabouts or secret hiding-places.
The scout under Sergeant McDowell discovered, about 12 miles northeast from this place, a trail of six horses, and it appearing fresh they immediately commenced pursuit. After following it some 8 miles in the direction of Big Piney, they suddenly came upon three bushwhackers, at the house of one Blankenship. Upon discovering the approach of my men, two of the rebels succeeded in mounting their horses and making good their escape. The third (Blankenship) not having time to mount, took to the brush on foot, hotly pursued by two of the sergeant's party. Before reaching the brush he came within range of the pursuers, and two shots were fired at him, both of which took effect in the body. He succeeded, however, in reaching the wood, and, taking advantage of the trees, managed to protect himself for some time. While in this position he raised his rifle, which he had carried throughout, and, taking deliberate aim, fired, mortally wounding Henry J. Rennison, private of Company B. The next instant a volley was fired at him from the remainder of the sergeant's party, who had arrived, and Blankenship fell, pierced by at least twelve balls, either of which would have proved fatal. The wounded soldier was conveyed to the residence of Mr. Bradford, near Licking, and died the next day while being conveyed in the ambulance to this post, where he could receive medical treatment.
The scout is still out, and since then has not been heard from.
Lieutenant S. A. Franklin returned yesterday from Rolla, whither he had gone on escort with 20 men of Company D, having been out seven days. Nothing of importance transpired during the trip.
I also sent out a scout of 8 men under command of Sergeant [H.] Heinze, Company G, on the 26th instant. They found, about 12 miles west from Houston, a trail of some seven horses, and, upon inquiry at a house, they were informed that the trail was made by three persons with four led horses and that they were about an hour behind them. They commenced pursuit, but their progress was very slow, owing to the mode of travel of the rebels. They followed to Mountain Store, where they lost the trail entirely, and, giving up the chase, returned to camp yesterday.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
RICHARD MURPHY,
Captain, Commanding.
1. William Basket, Co. K., 6th., E. M. M., enlisted July 10, 1863, Rolla Mo., ordered into service September 2, 1863, Houston Mo., relived from duty March 18, 1864.
2. William C. Bangs, 5th., Co. D. enlisted June 14, 1863, Rolla Mo., mustered in same day, Prom. Captain, Co. I., 13th., Cavalry, January 11, 186 (?).
3. Thomas J. McDowell, 5th., Co. B., enlisted January 1862, Bloomfield Mo., Mustered in February 4, 1862, Cape Girardeau Mo., discharged March 15, 1864, for disability at Rolla Mo.
4. Henry J. Rennison, private, 5th., Missouri, cavalry Co. B., enlisted May 29, 1863, Cooper Co. Mo., mustered in June 30, 1862, Waynesville, Mo., killed by gun-shot November 28, 1863, Hestory Mo.
5. Samuel A. Franklin, Co. D., 5th., enlisted February 15, 1862, Miller Co. Mo., Mustered in April 1, 1863, Jefferson City Mo., Prom. First Lieutenant, Co. D., March 28, 1864, Mustered out March 31, 1865.
6. Herman Heinze, 5th., Co. G., enlisted February 18, 1862, St. Louis Mo., Prom. First Sergeant, January 1865, mustered out April 13, 1865.
Saturday, January 08, 2011
The Sergeant.
All these men were Sergeants and were in some kind of battle or event. I found these names by going through hundreds of reports. At the time of the reports all these men were Sergeants. After I found the names I looked them up on the rosters. Now most of these rosters were recorded either after or before the battle or event, so many will have different ranks, but no matter what the rosters state all were Sergeants at the time of the battle or event.
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The battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862.
New York, 57th., infantry.
1. First Sergeant Finlason, of Company F (killed.)
Frindlason, William H, Age 31, Enlisted July 22, '61, Sergeant, killed Sept. 17, '62.
2. First Sergt. John S. Paden, Company A (killed.)
Paden, John S., Age 23, Enlisted Aug. 20, '61, Sergeant, 1st Lieutenant, discharged for wounds Nov. 13, '63.
3. Sergeant Stubbe, Company A (wounded)
Stubbe, Nicholas, Age 25, Enlisted Oct. 16, '61, Corproal, 2d-lLieutenant Co D, Mustered out Sept. 23, '64.
4. First Sergeant Hall, Company I., Put in command of companies.
Hall, Wm. E., age 21, enlisted Aug. 14, '61, 1st-Lieutenant, Sergeant, Mustered out Aug 16, '64.
5. Alcoke, Company K., Put in command of companies.
Alcoke, Richard S., age 27, enlisted Nov. 20, '61, Sergeant, Captain, Mustered out Oct. 17, '64.
6. Kelly, Company A., (wounded.)
Kelly, Joseph, age 25, enlisted Aug. 20, '61, corporal.
7. Sergeant Brower, Company K., Put in command of companies.
Bower, Martin V. B , Age 20, Enlisted Aug. 29, '61, 2-Lieutenant, Mustered out Sept. 3, '64.
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HDQRS. COMPANY B, SEVENTH KANSAS CAVALRY,
Farmington, Mo., April 4, 1865.
SIR: I have the honor to report the following information:
Yesterday about 9 o'clock a report was brought to me by citizens that Hilderbrand and his gang, numbering eight men in all, were at Hered's place, near Big River Mills, at daylight and took breakfast. On receiving this report I immediately sent out two details, one under Sergeant Hood, the other under Sergeant Cable, to intercept them. Sergeant Hood proceeded on the Potosi road about four miles, when he struck their trial on the Iron road. They were evidently making their way toward Dent's Station, Iron Mountain Railroad, but hearing of my men being in pursuit changed their course and struck south. Sergeant Hood followed the trial as best he could, now and then getting off the track as they traveled no plain roads, but took through thick woods and by-paths.
They had about fourteen led horses, according to citizens' reports. About two miles from this place they ran in and took out an old black men, and killed him about seven miles from town. They crossed the Pilot Knog plank road about five miles from here, and took six horses from teams on the road. My two details united about noon and followed the trial as far as Burnham's Mills, on the Blairsville road. The horses being so fatigued, having traveled some forty miles. Sergeant Hood thought it advisable not to pursue farther. I afterward learned that they passed on the west side of the Saint Francis River and probably about seven miles east of Pilot Knob, so on through what is called Flat Woods. I sent information by Captain Sanders yesterday to you, that you might telegraph to Fredericktown.
I have the honor to be, your, respectfully,
JOHN NOYES,
Private Hood John H. G. Berlin, Ill. Aug. 29, '61 Sept. 16, '61 Promoted Corporal October 5, 1861. Corporal Hood John H. G. Berlin, Ill. Aug. 29, '61 Sept. 6, '61 Promoted Sergeant February 22, 1863. Sergeant Hood John H. G. Berlin, Ill. Aug. 29, '61 Sept. 16, '61 Re-enlisted Veteran. First Sergeant Hood John H. G. Berlin, Iowa. Jan. 1, '64 Jan. 22, '64 Mustered out with regiment September 29, 1865.
Private Cable Benjamin C. Fort Scott, enlisted Dec. 28, '64, mustered in Jan. 6, '65, Promonted Sergeant. Sergeant Cable Benjamin C. Fort Scott Dec. 28, '64 Jan. 6, '65 Mustered out with regiment September 28, 1865.
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Battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 1863.
121St., Pennsylvania, Infantry.
1. Henry H. Herpst Captain August 23, 1862 Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 1st Lt., January 21, 1863; to Captain, September 18, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 2, 1865
2. Chas. Winkworth Sergeant August 18, 1862 Discharged by General Order, date unknown
3. Robert F. Bates 1st Lt. August. 13, 1862 Promoted from Sergeant to 1st Lt., March 1, 1864; to Adjutant, August 17, 1864
4. William A. M'Coy 1st Sergeant August 8, 1862 Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863
5. Joshua L. Childs 1st Lt. August 18, 1862 Promoted to 1st Sergeant, February 29, 1864; to 1st Lt., September 18, 1864; commissioned Captain, December 22, 1864, not mustered; mustered out with Company, June 2, 1865. (wounded who insisted on remaining with his company),
6. James Allen Captain August. 6, 1862 Promoted from 1st Lieut., August 5, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 2, 185
7. John McTaggart, Company unknown Sergeant.
Authors note. He could not be found on any rosters.
8. Charles Barlow Captain August 18, 1862 Discharged by Special Order, January 31, 1865
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Report of Lieutenant John R. Kelso, Fourteenth Missouri Cavalry (Militia).
CAMP SCHOFIELD, MO., July 25, 1862.
Sergeant Baxter sent a messenger to me to let me know that he had discovered Lofton and his gang and wished more men, Lofton's force being superior to his own. This messenger did not reach me until I had arrived in camp and given up my command. I therefore sent an order for him to come in immediately. He obeyed promptly, traveling all night. He reports a skirmish with some notorious bushwhackers, with whom I am well acquainted and whom he found in arms. He killed one by the name of Arnold; another by the name of Greene was taken prisoner, but broke away and made his escape, badly wounded, it is thought, as he was seen to fall forward at three different shots. Greene's escape is quite unfortunate, as he is a notorious horse-thief as well as rebel, and has broken from prison twice and made his escape. One other prisoner (Isham Case) made his escape. Two others were brought, and I have just sent them to the provost-marshal. These make 28 that we have brought to Springfield. Some of these are dangerous and bad men, and would be no discredit to the Alton prison.
John M. Baxter, Sergeant, 14th., Missouri Cavalry Militia, company H., enlisted March 24, 1861, Springfield Mo., mustered in same place, on muster roll October 31, 1862.
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A interesting side note, Joseph C. Powell, private in Company H, Accidentally shot himself through the left hand, inflicting a dangerous wound.
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NEAR GETTYSBURG, PA., July 5, 1863.
Ohio 8th., Volunteer Infantry.
1. Color Sergeant, James Conlan, Co. B.
2. Color Sergeant, Romeo Foster, Co. E.
Authors note. Could not find any rosters.
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HDQRS. SEVENTH Regiment CONNECTICUT VOLUNTEERS, Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 17, 1864.
LIEUTENANT: I have the honor to report the part taken by my command in the actions of May 12,13, and 14:
First Sergeant English and Sergeant Ripley, of Company H, and First Sergeant Keys, Company A, behaved with great gallantry. Sergeant English had been hit in the foot, which made him quite lame, but he persisted in moving forward.
William S. English, Co. H., Charles H. Ripley, Co. H., David D. Keys, Co. A.
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Number 35. Report of Colonel Hamilton N. Eldridge, one hundred and twenty seventh Illinois Infantry. HDQRS. 127TH REGIMENT ILLINOIS VOLUNTEERS INFANTRY, Chickasaw Bayou, MISS. May 25, 1863.
Among the killed I have to regret the loss of First Lieutenant Hiram McClinton, of Company H, a brave and meritorious officer, who man killed about 2,30 o'clock in the afternoon, and Sergeant Curran, of Company E, a young man of great promise, and one of the most competent non-commissioned officers in the regiment. First Sergeant Newby, of Company H. Has since died of his wounds, another brave and excellent officer. Captain J. S. Riddle, of Company G; First Sergeant Mason, of Company B; First Sergeant Douglass, company I, and Color-Sergt. F. S. Shemmerhorn are among the wounded.
1. Jesse Curran, Co. E., Was not found on any rosters.
2. F. S. Shemmerthorn Co. ?, Was not found on any rosters.
3. Henry Newby, Co. H., KILLED IN BATTLE AT VICKSBURG MISS MAY 19, 1863.
4. Harvey L. Mason, Co. B., PROMOTED SERGEANT, 1SGT, 2LT & 1LT WOUNDED MAY 19, 1863.
5. Ora B. Douglass, Co. I., PROMOTED SERGEANT & 1SGT DIED IN HOSPITAL AT ST LOUIS MO JUL 28, 1863 FROM WOUNDS RECD IN ACTION AT VICKSBURG MISS MAY 19, 1863.
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Numbers 3. Report of Captain Charles Chauncey, Second Pennsylvania Cavalry.
DECEMBER 31, 1862.
I would mention as worthy special notice, Sergeant Merket, Company K, Sergeant Benedict, Company L, and Sergt. Ezra Witmer, Company D. Sergeant Merket, with great gallantry, assisted in rallying and forming the men, till his horse fell and he was captured. Sergeant Benedict commanded the pickets at the ferry, and with his small force held it till the enemy crossed the ford. A call was made for volunteers to defend the ford, and Sergt. Ezra Witmer was the first to offer. I regret to say that he was taken prisoner.
1. Witman, Ezra Private, 2nd., Pennsylvania, Cavalry, Co. D., mustered in October 17, 1861, 3 years, Commissioned 2d Lt., July 1, 1863; not mustered.
2. Benedict, George H. Private, 2nd., Pennsylvania, Cavalry, Co. L., mustered in October 19, 1861 Not accounted for.
3. Murket or Merket, John Private, 2nd., Pennsylvania, Cavalry, Co. K., mustered in December 17, 1861, Not accounted for.
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State of Ohio, 7th day of December, 1863.
Jesse W. Moon, who, being by me duly sworn, deposes and says that he is a sergeant of Company F of the Eighty-eighth Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry; that about the 3rd or 4th day of November last past, as near as this deponent can remember, he was sent by the order of General Mason, through Major Skiles, to the Ohio penitentiary to act as steward to the rebel prisoners confined therein.
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STATE OF OHIO, County of Franklin, 7th day of December, 1863.
I certify that on this 7th day of December, 1863, personally appeared before me, Frederick J. Fay, a notary public in and for said county and State, John A. Gonce, who, being by me duly sworn, deposes and says that the is a sergeant of Company C of the Ninth Regiment of Michigan Volunteer Infantry; that about the 1st of October last this deponent was sent by the verbal order of Major Skiles to take charge of the outside guard at the Ohio penitentiary, said other order being given to this deponent through Sergeant Horne. Deponent never received any instructions in writing. Sergeant Lewis, who preceded this deponent, gave deponent the orders verbally, which were in force, and related to the positing of the guard. Deponent had at that time nothing to do with the inside of said penitentiary. About the 1st of November last deponent was placed in charge of the whole guard of said penitentiary, and has been acting in that capacity since that time, and posted the guard
Note. At the time of enlistment, Gonce, John A., Murfreeboro, Tn. age 18.
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No. 16. Report of Lieutenant William W. Carruth, Sixth Battery Massachusetts Light Artillery.
BATON ROUGE, LA., August 6, 1862.
I desire to make mention of the following names for especial bravery, gallantry, and good conduct: Second Orderly Sergeant Baker; Sergeant Watcher and Acting Quartermaster-Sergeant Hinneman was faithful in the discharge of their duties of their departments removing the dead and wounded and bringing rations and water to our exhausted men.
1. John Bardisk Hinneman.
2. John A Baker.
Author note. Found no record of a Sergeant Watcher.
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The battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862.
New York, 57th., infantry.
1. First Sergeant Finlason, of Company F (killed.)
Frindlason, William H, Age 31, Enlisted July 22, '61, Sergeant, killed Sept. 17, '62.
2. First Sergt. John S. Paden, Company A (killed.)
Paden, John S., Age 23, Enlisted Aug. 20, '61, Sergeant, 1st Lieutenant, discharged for wounds Nov. 13, '63.
3. Sergeant Stubbe, Company A (wounded)
Stubbe, Nicholas, Age 25, Enlisted Oct. 16, '61, Corproal, 2d-lLieutenant Co D, Mustered out Sept. 23, '64.
4. First Sergeant Hall, Company I., Put in command of companies.
Hall, Wm. E., age 21, enlisted Aug. 14, '61, 1st-Lieutenant, Sergeant, Mustered out Aug 16, '64.
5. Alcoke, Company K., Put in command of companies.
Alcoke, Richard S., age 27, enlisted Nov. 20, '61, Sergeant, Captain, Mustered out Oct. 17, '64.
6. Kelly, Company A., (wounded.)
Kelly, Joseph, age 25, enlisted Aug. 20, '61, corporal.
7. Sergeant Brower, Company K., Put in command of companies.
Bower, Martin V. B , Age 20, Enlisted Aug. 29, '61, 2-Lieutenant, Mustered out Sept. 3, '64.
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HDQRS. COMPANY B, SEVENTH KANSAS CAVALRY,
Farmington, Mo., April 4, 1865.
SIR: I have the honor to report the following information:
Yesterday about 9 o'clock a report was brought to me by citizens that Hilderbrand and his gang, numbering eight men in all, were at Hered's place, near Big River Mills, at daylight and took breakfast. On receiving this report I immediately sent out two details, one under Sergeant Hood, the other under Sergeant Cable, to intercept them. Sergeant Hood proceeded on the Potosi road about four miles, when he struck their trial on the Iron road. They were evidently making their way toward Dent's Station, Iron Mountain Railroad, but hearing of my men being in pursuit changed their course and struck south. Sergeant Hood followed the trial as best he could, now and then getting off the track as they traveled no plain roads, but took through thick woods and by-paths.
They had about fourteen led horses, according to citizens' reports. About two miles from this place they ran in and took out an old black men, and killed him about seven miles from town. They crossed the Pilot Knog plank road about five miles from here, and took six horses from teams on the road. My two details united about noon and followed the trial as far as Burnham's Mills, on the Blairsville road. The horses being so fatigued, having traveled some forty miles. Sergeant Hood thought it advisable not to pursue farther. I afterward learned that they passed on the west side of the Saint Francis River and probably about seven miles east of Pilot Knob, so on through what is called Flat Woods. I sent information by Captain Sanders yesterday to you, that you might telegraph to Fredericktown.
I have the honor to be, your, respectfully,
JOHN NOYES,
Private Hood John H. G. Berlin, Ill. Aug. 29, '61 Sept. 16, '61 Promoted Corporal October 5, 1861. Corporal Hood John H. G. Berlin, Ill. Aug. 29, '61 Sept. 6, '61 Promoted Sergeant February 22, 1863. Sergeant Hood John H. G. Berlin, Ill. Aug. 29, '61 Sept. 16, '61 Re-enlisted Veteran. First Sergeant Hood John H. G. Berlin, Iowa. Jan. 1, '64 Jan. 22, '64 Mustered out with regiment September 29, 1865.
Private Cable Benjamin C. Fort Scott, enlisted Dec. 28, '64, mustered in Jan. 6, '65, Promonted Sergeant. Sergeant Cable Benjamin C. Fort Scott Dec. 28, '64 Jan. 6, '65 Mustered out with regiment September 28, 1865.
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Battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 1863.
121St., Pennsylvania, Infantry.
1. Henry H. Herpst Captain August 23, 1862 Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 1st Lt., January 21, 1863; to Captain, September 18, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 2, 1865
2. Chas. Winkworth Sergeant August 18, 1862 Discharged by General Order, date unknown
3. Robert F. Bates 1st Lt. August. 13, 1862 Promoted from Sergeant to 1st Lt., March 1, 1864; to Adjutant, August 17, 1864
4. William A. M'Coy 1st Sergeant August 8, 1862 Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863
5. Joshua L. Childs 1st Lt. August 18, 1862 Promoted to 1st Sergeant, February 29, 1864; to 1st Lt., September 18, 1864; commissioned Captain, December 22, 1864, not mustered; mustered out with Company, June 2, 1865. (wounded who insisted on remaining with his company),
6. James Allen Captain August. 6, 1862 Promoted from 1st Lieut., August 5, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 2, 185
7. John McTaggart, Company unknown Sergeant.
Authors note. He could not be found on any rosters.
8. Charles Barlow Captain August 18, 1862 Discharged by Special Order, January 31, 1865
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Report of Lieutenant John R. Kelso, Fourteenth Missouri Cavalry (Militia).
CAMP SCHOFIELD, MO., July 25, 1862.
Sergeant Baxter sent a messenger to me to let me know that he had discovered Lofton and his gang and wished more men, Lofton's force being superior to his own. This messenger did not reach me until I had arrived in camp and given up my command. I therefore sent an order for him to come in immediately. He obeyed promptly, traveling all night. He reports a skirmish with some notorious bushwhackers, with whom I am well acquainted and whom he found in arms. He killed one by the name of Arnold; another by the name of Greene was taken prisoner, but broke away and made his escape, badly wounded, it is thought, as he was seen to fall forward at three different shots. Greene's escape is quite unfortunate, as he is a notorious horse-thief as well as rebel, and has broken from prison twice and made his escape. One other prisoner (Isham Case) made his escape. Two others were brought, and I have just sent them to the provost-marshal. These make 28 that we have brought to Springfield. Some of these are dangerous and bad men, and would be no discredit to the Alton prison.
John M. Baxter, Sergeant, 14th., Missouri Cavalry Militia, company H., enlisted March 24, 1861, Springfield Mo., mustered in same place, on muster roll October 31, 1862.
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A interesting side note, Joseph C. Powell, private in Company H, Accidentally shot himself through the left hand, inflicting a dangerous wound.
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NEAR GETTYSBURG, PA., July 5, 1863.
Ohio 8th., Volunteer Infantry.
1. Color Sergeant, James Conlan, Co. B.
2. Color Sergeant, Romeo Foster, Co. E.
Authors note. Could not find any rosters.
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HDQRS. SEVENTH Regiment CONNECTICUT VOLUNTEERS, Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 17, 1864.
LIEUTENANT: I have the honor to report the part taken by my command in the actions of May 12,13, and 14:
First Sergeant English and Sergeant Ripley, of Company H, and First Sergeant Keys, Company A, behaved with great gallantry. Sergeant English had been hit in the foot, which made him quite lame, but he persisted in moving forward.
William S. English, Co. H., Charles H. Ripley, Co. H., David D. Keys, Co. A.
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Number 35. Report of Colonel Hamilton N. Eldridge, one hundred and twenty seventh Illinois Infantry. HDQRS. 127TH REGIMENT ILLINOIS VOLUNTEERS INFANTRY, Chickasaw Bayou, MISS. May 25, 1863.
Among the killed I have to regret the loss of First Lieutenant Hiram McClinton, of Company H, a brave and meritorious officer, who man killed about 2,30 o'clock in the afternoon, and Sergeant Curran, of Company E, a young man of great promise, and one of the most competent non-commissioned officers in the regiment. First Sergeant Newby, of Company H. Has since died of his wounds, another brave and excellent officer. Captain J. S. Riddle, of Company G; First Sergeant Mason, of Company B; First Sergeant Douglass, company I, and Color-Sergt. F. S. Shemmerhorn are among the wounded.
1. Jesse Curran, Co. E., Was not found on any rosters.
2. F. S. Shemmerthorn Co. ?, Was not found on any rosters.
3. Henry Newby, Co. H., KILLED IN BATTLE AT VICKSBURG MISS MAY 19, 1863.
4. Harvey L. Mason, Co. B., PROMOTED SERGEANT, 1SGT, 2LT & 1LT WOUNDED MAY 19, 1863.
5. Ora B. Douglass, Co. I., PROMOTED SERGEANT & 1SGT DIED IN HOSPITAL AT ST LOUIS MO JUL 28, 1863 FROM WOUNDS RECD IN ACTION AT VICKSBURG MISS MAY 19, 1863.
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Numbers 3. Report of Captain Charles Chauncey, Second Pennsylvania Cavalry.
DECEMBER 31, 1862.
I would mention as worthy special notice, Sergeant Merket, Company K, Sergeant Benedict, Company L, and Sergt. Ezra Witmer, Company D. Sergeant Merket, with great gallantry, assisted in rallying and forming the men, till his horse fell and he was captured. Sergeant Benedict commanded the pickets at the ferry, and with his small force held it till the enemy crossed the ford. A call was made for volunteers to defend the ford, and Sergt. Ezra Witmer was the first to offer. I regret to say that he was taken prisoner.
1. Witman, Ezra Private, 2nd., Pennsylvania, Cavalry, Co. D., mustered in October 17, 1861, 3 years, Commissioned 2d Lt., July 1, 1863; not mustered.
2. Benedict, George H. Private, 2nd., Pennsylvania, Cavalry, Co. L., mustered in October 19, 1861 Not accounted for.
3. Murket or Merket, John Private, 2nd., Pennsylvania, Cavalry, Co. K., mustered in December 17, 1861, Not accounted for.
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State of Ohio, 7th day of December, 1863.
Jesse W. Moon, who, being by me duly sworn, deposes and says that he is a sergeant of Company F of the Eighty-eighth Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry; that about the 3rd or 4th day of November last past, as near as this deponent can remember, he was sent by the order of General Mason, through Major Skiles, to the Ohio penitentiary to act as steward to the rebel prisoners confined therein.
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STATE OF OHIO, County of Franklin, 7th day of December, 1863.
I certify that on this 7th day of December, 1863, personally appeared before me, Frederick J. Fay, a notary public in and for said county and State, John A. Gonce, who, being by me duly sworn, deposes and says that the is a sergeant of Company C of the Ninth Regiment of Michigan Volunteer Infantry; that about the 1st of October last this deponent was sent by the verbal order of Major Skiles to take charge of the outside guard at the Ohio penitentiary, said other order being given to this deponent through Sergeant Horne. Deponent never received any instructions in writing. Sergeant Lewis, who preceded this deponent, gave deponent the orders verbally, which were in force, and related to the positing of the guard. Deponent had at that time nothing to do with the inside of said penitentiary. About the 1st of November last deponent was placed in charge of the whole guard of said penitentiary, and has been acting in that capacity since that time, and posted the guard
Note. At the time of enlistment, Gonce, John A., Murfreeboro, Tn. age 18.
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No. 16. Report of Lieutenant William W. Carruth, Sixth Battery Massachusetts Light Artillery.
BATON ROUGE, LA., August 6, 1862.
I desire to make mention of the following names for especial bravery, gallantry, and good conduct: Second Orderly Sergeant Baker; Sergeant Watcher and Acting Quartermaster-Sergeant Hinneman was faithful in the discharge of their duties of their departments removing the dead and wounded and bringing rations and water to our exhausted men.
1. John Bardisk Hinneman.
2. John A Baker.
Author note. Found no record of a Sergeant Watcher.
Friday, January 07, 2011
Sergeant Thomas McGraw.
Thomas McGraw.
Birth: 1834.
Death: 1899.
Burial: La Crosse Cemetery, La Crosse, Rush County, Kansas.
He was a Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served during the Civil War as a Corporal in Company B, 23rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Petersburg, Virginia on April 2, 1865. His citation reads "One of the three soldiers most conspicuous for gallantry in the final assault". His Medal was awarded to him on May 12, 1865.
In 1865, Sergeant Thomas McGraw, Company B, Twenty-third Illinois Volunteers, has been selected in accordance with the within instructions to receive the reward for conspicuous gallantry in the assault on Fort Gregg. He is now absent on furlough.
In July of 1865, U. S. Grant received the sum of $460, which was sent to him by patriotic citizens to be presented as a reward for gallantry to the soldier who should first raise our flag over Richmond. Grant honored the request and Sergeant, Thomas McGraw received the sum of $153.33. The other two men were; Corpl. JACOB R. TUCKER, Company G, Fourth Regiment Maryland Volunteer Infantry and Sergt. DAVID W. YOUNG, One hundred and thirty-ninth Pennsylvania Volunteers.
In 1865, Sergeant, Thomas McGraw was at the presentation at the War Department for the colors surrendered by Lee's army.
Service cards.
Thomas McGraw, Rank CPL., Company D., Unit 23rd., ILL., U. S. Infantry, Residence CHICAGO, COOK CO, ILL., Age 28, Height 5', Hair BROWN, Nativity CLARE, IRELAND, Joined When FEB 28, 1864, Joined Where GREENLAND, W VA., Period 3 YRS., Muster In APR 7, 1864, Muster In Where BURLINGTON, VA., Remarks, VETERAN SEE CO B AS CONSOLIDATED.
Thomas McGraw, Rank CPL, Company B., Unit 23rd., ILL., U. S. Infantry, CONSOLIDATED, Residence CHICAGO, COOK CO, ILL., Age 27, Height 5' 4, Hair BROWN, Eyes BLUE, Complexion LIGHT, Occupation FARMER, Nativity IRELAND, Joined When FEB 28, 1864, Joined Where GREENLAND, VA., Period 3 YRS., Muster In FEB 28, 1864, Muster In Where GREENLAND, VA., Muster Out JUL 24, 1865, Muster Out Where RICHMOND, VA. Remarks, SERGEANT.
Birth: 1834.
Death: 1899.
Burial: La Crosse Cemetery, La Crosse, Rush County, Kansas.
He was a Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served during the Civil War as a Corporal in Company B, 23rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Petersburg, Virginia on April 2, 1865. His citation reads "One of the three soldiers most conspicuous for gallantry in the final assault". His Medal was awarded to him on May 12, 1865.
In 1865, Sergeant Thomas McGraw, Company B, Twenty-third Illinois Volunteers, has been selected in accordance with the within instructions to receive the reward for conspicuous gallantry in the assault on Fort Gregg. He is now absent on furlough.
In July of 1865, U. S. Grant received the sum of $460, which was sent to him by patriotic citizens to be presented as a reward for gallantry to the soldier who should first raise our flag over Richmond. Grant honored the request and Sergeant, Thomas McGraw received the sum of $153.33. The other two men were; Corpl. JACOB R. TUCKER, Company G, Fourth Regiment Maryland Volunteer Infantry and Sergt. DAVID W. YOUNG, One hundred and thirty-ninth Pennsylvania Volunteers.
In 1865, Sergeant, Thomas McGraw was at the presentation at the War Department for the colors surrendered by Lee's army.
Service cards.
Thomas McGraw, Rank CPL., Company D., Unit 23rd., ILL., U. S. Infantry, Residence CHICAGO, COOK CO, ILL., Age 28, Height 5', Hair BROWN, Nativity CLARE, IRELAND, Joined When FEB 28, 1864, Joined Where GREENLAND, W VA., Period 3 YRS., Muster In APR 7, 1864, Muster In Where BURLINGTON, VA., Remarks, VETERAN SEE CO B AS CONSOLIDATED.
Thomas McGraw, Rank CPL, Company B., Unit 23rd., ILL., U. S. Infantry, CONSOLIDATED, Residence CHICAGO, COOK CO, ILL., Age 27, Height 5' 4, Hair BROWN, Eyes BLUE, Complexion LIGHT, Occupation FARMER, Nativity IRELAND, Joined When FEB 28, 1864, Joined Where GREENLAND, VA., Period 3 YRS., Muster In FEB 28, 1864, Muster In Where GREENLAND, VA., Muster Out JUL 24, 1865, Muster Out Where RICHMOND, VA. Remarks, SERGEANT.
Thursday, January 06, 2011
Revolutionaey Pensioners Of New Hampshire.
A while back a friend sent me some information from a book he found in some library in some dusty corner. He sent me a couple pages and I found them interesting so I posted them here. However after cross referencing these names with other index’s I found I may have used these names once before. Although I may have used these names before their information is interesting and you may have missed something the first time , while others will find these names all new.
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Note. Most of all these names will have additional information. This additional information will be given on request. My address can be found in my profile.
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1. Caleb Aldrich, Sergeant, in Captain Ellis company under Colonel George Reid, residence, Westmoreland. Disabled by a fall on board a boat in 1781, on the North River; Enlisted March 9, 1778, for the war; On the rolls in April 1783; Full pension.
2. David Robbins, Private, in Captain Hinds company under Colonel James Reid, residence Westmoreland. Disabled by illness at Bunker’s Hill, June 17, 1775.
3. Lemuel Dean, Private, under Colonel Cilley, residence Claremont, wounded by a musket ball in the neck; enlisted March 3, 1777, Three years; discharged March 31, 1780; One-half pension.
4. Ebenezer Fielding, Private, in Captain Olivers company, under Colonel Reid, residence Claremont, disabled by small-pox and the loss of his left eye in 1776; one-third pension.
5. Phineas Parkhurst, Fifer, in Captain Jos: Parkhurst company, residence Lebanon, wounded in his right side by a musket ball at Royalton in 1780; militia, full pension.
6. Richard Lyman, Sergeant, in Captain Troop’s company, under Colonel Prestiss, residence, Lebanon, disabled by illness at Schuylkill in 1777; full pension.
7. Moses Sweat George, Private, in Captain Cloye’s company, under Colonel Hale, residence Lyman, wound by a musket ball in the right elbow at Hubbardstown on July 7, 1777, enlisted April 10, 1777, three years; discharged April 10, 1780; one-half pension.
8. Giles Kelsey, Private, under Colonel Warner, residence Newport, disabled by small-pox in Canada, one-half pension.
9. Phineas Wilcox, Private, under Colonel Warner, residence Newport, disabled by small-pox in Quebec, one-third pension.
10. Job Britton, Private, under Colonel Reid, residence Westmoreland; wounded in his right shoulder by a musket ball at Bunker’s Hill, on June 17, 1775, militia, one-third pension.
11. Morrel Coburn, Private, in Captain Woodbury’s company, under Colonel John Stark, residence Cornish, wounded in left hand by a musket ball in Boston Harbor in June 1775, militia one-fourth pension.
12. Jonas Parks, Private, in Captain Smith’s company, under Colonel Bond, residence Charleston, disabled by small-pox inoculation with the loss in one eye in Canada, one-half pension.
13. Benjamin Knight, Sergeant, in Captain Benjamin Stone’s company under Colonel Scammel, residence Landaff, wounded at Hubbardstown July 1777; enlisted February 27, 1777, for three years, discharged February 1780, one-third pension.
14. James Dean, Private, in Captain Stone’s company, under Colonel Nichols, residence Marlborough, wounded by a musket ball in his right thigh at Bennington in 1777, militia, one-fourth pension.
15. Joel Porter, Private, in Captain Lawrence’s, under Colonel Prescott, residence Marlborough, wounded by a musket ball in his ankle at Bunker’s Hill, June 17, 1775; militia, one-fourth pension.
16. Ebenezer Jennings, Sergeant, in Captain Potter’s company, under Colonel Reid, residence Marlborough, wounded in his left leg by a musket ball at Newtown in 1779, on the Indian expedition under General Sullivan; enlisted June 20, 1778 for two years, discharged April 1, 1778; one fourth pension.
17. William Curtis, Private, under Colonel Whiting residence Stratford, wounded by a musket ball in his left thigh at Ridgefield Conn. In April 1777, militia, one-half pension.
18. William Smart, Private, under Colonel Stark, residence Rumney, disabled by small-pox with the loss of one eye in Canada in 1776, militia, full pension.
19. John Colburn, Sergeant, in Captain House’s company, under Colonel Cilley, residence Hanover, disable by illness at Mohawk, one third pension.
20. Rufus Kempton, Private, in Captain Steven’s company, under Colonel Nichols, residence Croydon, disabled by illness at West Point.
21. Edward Clark, Private, in Captain Prye’s company, under Colonel Hazen, residence, Haverhill, wound in leg by a shell at Yorktown October 1781; on rolls 1780 to January 1782, one-fourth pension.
22. Caleb Hunt, Private, in captain Blodgett’s company, under Colonel Hale, residence Marlow, wounded in both thighs by musket balls at Hubbardstown in July 1777, enlisted March 18, 1777, for three years, wounded in July 1778, one-third pension.
23. Eliphalet Taylor, Private, in Captain Keith’s company, under Colonel Jackson, residence Langdon, injured in July 1778, one-third pension.
24. Ebenezer Tinkham, Frigate Warren, residence Lyme, wounded by a musket ball in the right shoulder at Penobscot in July 1779, one-third pension.
25. Whitman Jacob’s, Private, in Captain Richardson’s compony, under Colonel Hutchinson, residence Croydon, disable by illness in 1778, full pension.
26. John Lapish, Private, in Captain Wait’s company, under Colonel Cilley, residence Lyman, wound in right arm by a musket ball on October 7, 1777, enlisted in November 17, 1776, on rolls 1780, one-fourth pension.
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1. Caleb Aldrich, Sergeant, in Captain Ellis company under Colonel George Reid, residence, Westmoreland. Disabled by a fall on board a boat in 1781, on the North River; Enlisted March 9, 1778, for the war; On the rolls in April 1783; Full pension.
2. David Robbins, Private, in Captain Hinds company under Colonel James Reid, residence Westmoreland. Disabled by illness at Bunker’s Hill, June 17, 1775.
3. Lemuel Dean, Private, under Colonel Cilley, residence Claremont, wounded by a musket ball in the neck; enlisted March 3, 1777, Three years; discharged March 31, 1780; One-half pension.
4. Ebenezer Fielding, Private, in Captain Olivers company, under Colonel Reid, residence Claremont, disabled by small-pox and the loss of his left eye in 1776; one-third pension.
5. Phineas Parkhurst, Fifer, in Captain Jos: Parkhurst company, residence Lebanon, wounded in his right side by a musket ball at Royalton in 1780; militia, full pension.
6. Richard Lyman, Sergeant, in Captain Troop’s company, under Colonel Prestiss, residence, Lebanon, disabled by illness at Schuylkill in 1777; full pension.
7. Moses Sweat George, Private, in Captain Cloye’s company, under Colonel Hale, residence Lyman, wound by a musket ball in the right elbow at Hubbardstown on July 7, 1777, enlisted April 10, 1777, three years; discharged April 10, 1780; one-half pension.
8. Giles Kelsey, Private, under Colonel Warner, residence Newport, disabled by small-pox in Canada, one-half pension.
9. Phineas Wilcox, Private, under Colonel Warner, residence Newport, disabled by small-pox in Quebec, one-third pension.
10. Job Britton, Private, under Colonel Reid, residence Westmoreland; wounded in his right shoulder by a musket ball at Bunker’s Hill, on June 17, 1775, militia, one-third pension.
11. Morrel Coburn, Private, in Captain Woodbury’s company, under Colonel John Stark, residence Cornish, wounded in left hand by a musket ball in Boston Harbor in June 1775, militia one-fourth pension.
12. Jonas Parks, Private, in Captain Smith’s company, under Colonel Bond, residence Charleston, disabled by small-pox inoculation with the loss in one eye in Canada, one-half pension.
13. Benjamin Knight, Sergeant, in Captain Benjamin Stone’s company under Colonel Scammel, residence Landaff, wounded at Hubbardstown July 1777; enlisted February 27, 1777, for three years, discharged February 1780, one-third pension.
14. James Dean, Private, in Captain Stone’s company, under Colonel Nichols, residence Marlborough, wounded by a musket ball in his right thigh at Bennington in 1777, militia, one-fourth pension.
15. Joel Porter, Private, in Captain Lawrence’s, under Colonel Prescott, residence Marlborough, wounded by a musket ball in his ankle at Bunker’s Hill, June 17, 1775; militia, one-fourth pension.
16. Ebenezer Jennings, Sergeant, in Captain Potter’s company, under Colonel Reid, residence Marlborough, wounded in his left leg by a musket ball at Newtown in 1779, on the Indian expedition under General Sullivan; enlisted June 20, 1778 for two years, discharged April 1, 1778; one fourth pension.
17. William Curtis, Private, under Colonel Whiting residence Stratford, wounded by a musket ball in his left thigh at Ridgefield Conn. In April 1777, militia, one-half pension.
18. William Smart, Private, under Colonel Stark, residence Rumney, disabled by small-pox with the loss of one eye in Canada in 1776, militia, full pension.
19. John Colburn, Sergeant, in Captain House’s company, under Colonel Cilley, residence Hanover, disable by illness at Mohawk, one third pension.
20. Rufus Kempton, Private, in Captain Steven’s company, under Colonel Nichols, residence Croydon, disabled by illness at West Point.
21. Edward Clark, Private, in Captain Prye’s company, under Colonel Hazen, residence, Haverhill, wound in leg by a shell at Yorktown October 1781; on rolls 1780 to January 1782, one-fourth pension.
22. Caleb Hunt, Private, in captain Blodgett’s company, under Colonel Hale, residence Marlow, wounded in both thighs by musket balls at Hubbardstown in July 1777, enlisted March 18, 1777, for three years, wounded in July 1778, one-third pension.
23. Eliphalet Taylor, Private, in Captain Keith’s company, under Colonel Jackson, residence Langdon, injured in July 1778, one-third pension.
24. Ebenezer Tinkham, Frigate Warren, residence Lyme, wounded by a musket ball in the right shoulder at Penobscot in July 1779, one-third pension.
25. Whitman Jacob’s, Private, in Captain Richardson’s compony, under Colonel Hutchinson, residence Croydon, disable by illness in 1778, full pension.
26. John Lapish, Private, in Captain Wait’s company, under Colonel Cilley, residence Lyman, wound in right arm by a musket ball on October 7, 1777, enlisted in November 17, 1776, on rolls 1780, one-fourth pension.
Revolutionaey Pensioners Of Maine & Rhode Island.
A while back a friend sent me some information from a book he found in some library in some dusty corner. He sent me a couple pages and I found them interesting so I posted them here. However after cross referencing these names with other index’s I found I may have used these names once before. Although I may have used these names before their information is interesting and you may have missed something the first time , while others will find these names all new.
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Note. The names with one red star, will have additional information. This additional information will be given on request. My address can be found in my profile.
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District of Maine.
*1. John Bean, Corporal 3d. New Hampshire, pension date March 4, 1789, wounded in left arm August 29, 1779, in the Indian expedition under General Sullivan, transferred from New Hampshire July 31, 1785.
2. Dudley Bandstreet, Private, Invalid’s, Pension date June 22, 1792, wounded September 9, 1777, discharged December 14, 1779.
3. Squire Bishop Jr., Private, Under Colonel S. Webb, Pension date June 22, 1792, wounded in expedition against Penobscot in 1779.
*4. Moses Cass, Private, 3d., New Hampshire, Pension date March 4, 1789, Disabled from inoculation for small-pox at Valley Forge, transferred from New Hampshire July 31, 1785.
*5. Peter Hopkins, Private, Under Colonel Hitchcock, Pension date June 22, 1792, disabled by sickness in service in 1776.
*6. Anthony Starbard, Private, Under Colonel Rose, Pension date June 22, 1792, disabled and lost sight in one eye from inoculation for small-pox in April 1777.
*7. Benjamin Thompson, Lieutenant, Under Colonel Brewer, Pension date June 22, 1792, disabled by sickness in the retreat from Ticonderoga in 1777.
Rhode Island.
*1. Clarke Albro, Private, Regiment Kingston Red’s, Pension date June 14, 1792, wounded at Newport, August 9, 1778.
*2. James Bliven or Blivin, Forage Master, Pension date June 14, 1792, injured while removing hay from the Island Prudence to the main by order Colonel C. Greene in 1779.
*3. John Baggs, Sergeant, under Colonel Deyer, Pension date June 14, 1792, wounded in left hand by a musket splitting.
*4. Robert Carr, Private, Under Colonel Olney, Pension date June 14, 1792, wounded July 2, 1781, near Kingsbridge, New York.
*5. Daniel Eldridge, 2nd, Sergeant, Pension date June 1792, wounded Fort Griswold, on September 6, 1781.
*6. Edward Vose, Sergeant, Under Colonel Barton, Pension date June 14, 1792, injured in August or September.
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District of Maine.
*1. John Bean, Corporal 3d. New Hampshire, pension date March 4, 1789, wounded in left arm August 29, 1779, in the Indian expedition under General Sullivan, transferred from New Hampshire July 31, 1785.
2. Dudley Bandstreet, Private, Invalid’s, Pension date June 22, 1792, wounded September 9, 1777, discharged December 14, 1779.
3. Squire Bishop Jr., Private, Under Colonel S. Webb, Pension date June 22, 1792, wounded in expedition against Penobscot in 1779.
*4. Moses Cass, Private, 3d., New Hampshire, Pension date March 4, 1789, Disabled from inoculation for small-pox at Valley Forge, transferred from New Hampshire July 31, 1785.
*5. Peter Hopkins, Private, Under Colonel Hitchcock, Pension date June 22, 1792, disabled by sickness in service in 1776.
*6. Anthony Starbard, Private, Under Colonel Rose, Pension date June 22, 1792, disabled and lost sight in one eye from inoculation for small-pox in April 1777.
*7. Benjamin Thompson, Lieutenant, Under Colonel Brewer, Pension date June 22, 1792, disabled by sickness in the retreat from Ticonderoga in 1777.
Rhode Island.
*1. Clarke Albro, Private, Regiment Kingston Red’s, Pension date June 14, 1792, wounded at Newport, August 9, 1778.
*2. James Bliven or Blivin, Forage Master, Pension date June 14, 1792, injured while removing hay from the Island Prudence to the main by order Colonel C. Greene in 1779.
*3. John Baggs, Sergeant, under Colonel Deyer, Pension date June 14, 1792, wounded in left hand by a musket splitting.
*4. Robert Carr, Private, Under Colonel Olney, Pension date June 14, 1792, wounded July 2, 1781, near Kingsbridge, New York.
*5. Daniel Eldridge, 2nd, Sergeant, Pension date June 1792, wounded Fort Griswold, on September 6, 1781.
*6. Edward Vose, Sergeant, Under Colonel Barton, Pension date June 14, 1792, injured in August or September.
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Officers Of The United States.
All these officers are from different time periods, but no matter what time they came from all fought for their country honorably.
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Benjamin Gorham, born Massachusetts, appointed from Massachusetts, 2nd., Lieutenant light artillery, June1, 1820, transferred to the 15th., infantry June 1, 1821. Graduated from West Point Military Academy as the 21st in his class, July 17, 1814. Dead October 15, 1821.
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Jesse A. Gove, born December 5, 1824, New Hampshire, appointed from New Hampshire, 2nd., of infantry March 8, 1847; 9th., infantry April 9, 1847. 1St., Lieutenant December 4, 1847. Disbanded August 26, 1848. Captain 10th., infantry March 3, 1855. Colonel 22nd., Massachusetts Volunteers November 9, 1861. Killed at the battle of Gaines Mill, June 27, 1862.
Jesse A. Gove was born in Weare, New Hampshire, the son of Squire and Dolly (Atwood) Gove. In 1845, he entered Norwich University (Norwich, Vermont), but interrupted his studies in 1847 to serve in the Mexican War, first as a Second Lieutenant, then as a First Lieutenant, in the 9th U.S. Infantry Regiment. After the war, he returned to Norwich and graduated with a B.S. degree in 1849.
Gove then moved to Concord, New Hampshire, to study law and was admitted to the bar in 1851. He had his own office there until 1855, and was also Deputy Secretary of State for New Hampshire. In 1852, he married Maria Louise Sherburne of Concord. They had one daughter, Jessie, who married the Hon. John H. Pearson, and one son, Charles A. (U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1876). Gove was also a member of Mount Horeb Commandery, Knights Templar, in Concord.
In 1855, Gove returned to military service, being commissioned Captain, Company I, 10th U.S. Infantry Regiment, by President Franklin Pierce. Gove served in the Minnesota and Utah Territories before the Civil War erupted. When Col. Henry Wilson returned to his senatorial duties, Gove was commissioned Colonel of the 22nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
In what became known as the Seven Days' Battles, on June 27, 1862, at Gaines's Mill, Virginia, Colonel Gove was shot through his heart by a minie ball and died instantly. One of his non-commissioned officers, who had been taken prisoner of war, recognized the body and removed the colonel's belt, which he later presented to Colonel Gove's widow, but due to the circumstances, could not recover the body. If Colonel Gove's body was ever buried, it was not marked by name.
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Archibald Gracie Jr., born New York, November 1, 1832, appointed from New Jersey, Bvt. 2nd., Lieutenant 4th., infantry, July 1, 1854. 2nd., Lieutenant 5th., infantry March 3, 1855. Resigned May 3, 1856.
Civil War Confederate General. Northern-born Southern General. His family was the one that built "Gracie Mansion", the residence of the Mayor of New York. A West Point graduate, he threw his lot with the CSA after becoming a businessman in the South and marrying a Richmond woman. He was killed while his brigade was manning the Petersburg trenches in 1864.
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George W. Graffam, born Massachusetts, appointed from Army, Sergeant Co. C., 1sSt., Maine Volunteers May 3 to August 5, 1861. 1St., Lieutenant Adj., 5th., Maine Volunteers October 8, 1866. Resigned October 18, 1863. Private and Sergeant Co. G., and Sergeant Major 2nd., Batt. 16th., infantry June 6 to December 1, 1865. 2nd., Lieutenant 16th, infantry, November 24, 1865. Transferred to the 34th., infantry September 21, 1866. Unassigned April 14, 1869. Mustered out January 1, 1871, died on August 11, 1882.
Burial Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia.
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Lawrence P. Graham, born 1815, Virginia, appointed from Virginia, 2nd., Lieutenant, 2nd., Dragoons October 13, 1837. 1St., Lieutenant January 1, 1839. Captain August 31, 1843. Bvt. Major May 9, 1846, for gallant conduct in the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca, de la Palma. Major 2nd., Dragoons June 14, 1858. Brig. General Volunteers August 31, 1866. Lieutenant Colonel 5th., Cavalry October 1, 1861. Colonel 4th., May 9, 1864. Bvt. Brig. General March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious service during the war. Mustered out of Volunteer service August 24, 1865. Retired December 15, 1870. Died September 12, 1905.
Civil War Union Brigadier General. A career military officer, at the start of the Civil War, he was appointed Brigadier General of a Brigade in the Army of the Potomac. In 1862, he directed the Siege of Yorktown and was Chief of Cavalry to the camp of instruction near Annapolis, Maryland, in 1863. For the remainder of the war, he acted as President of a General Courts Martial and on the Board for Examination of Invalid Officers at Annapolis. After the war, he served various frontier posts, until retiring in December 1870. He became one of the most Shakesperean scholars in Washington, D.C. where he lived until his death.
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Hyacinth R. Agnel, born November 25, 1799, at New York, appointed from New York. Teacher and Prof., of French at Military Acad., February 4, 1820, and Prof., May16, 1848 to February 10, 1871. Died February 10, 1871.
Famous author:
The Book of Chess", 1848.
Chess for Winter Evenings", 1848.
He served in the Venezuelan army until 1831. In a battle near Caraccas, he received a severe saber wound in his hip.
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George Pahern, born December 29, 1859, New York appointed from New York. 2nd., Lieutenant 25th., infantry, June 13, 1882. 1St., Lieutenant 4th., infantry, February 20, 1891. Transferred to 25th., infantry, July 20, 1891. Captain of the 9th., infantry, June 30, 1898. Died May 13, 1940, Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia.
United States Army Officer, Conservationist. He served in Cuba and the Philippines during the Spanish-American War. After the war, he remained in the Philippines to organize the Office of Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks and later the Bureau of Forestry for the Philippine Government. Earlier in 1890, he explored some of the last areas unmapped in Montana, mapping what would become Glacier National Park. Several areas in the park are named for him including Ahern Creek, Peak, Pass and Glacier. In the military for over 32 years, he saw combat in the Indian Campaigns in the Northwest, the Spanish American War, the Boxer Rebellion, and the Philippines Insurrection. During World War I, he served as the assistant to the Chief of Military Intelligence and then Secretary of the War College. A committed to conservationist, he wrote several books on Forestry.
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Frederick C. Ainsworth, born September 11, 1852, Vermont appointed from Vermont, 1St., Lieutenant Asst. Surg., November 10, 1874. Captain Asst., Surg., November 10, 1879. Major Surg., February 27, 1891. Colonel Chief of Records and Pension Office, May 27, 1892. Brig. General and Chief, March 2, 1899. Died June 5, 1934.
United States Army General. He entered the United States Medical Corps in 1874, serving in Alaska and the Southwest until 1884. Assigned to direct the Records and Pensions division of the Surgeon General's office in 1886, in this capacity he reorganized and brought up to date the records thousands of soldiers files, which made Civil War veteran pension claims faster and easier to process. In 1889 the records of the Adjutant General's office were placed under his control, and in 1892 he was named to head the newly created Records and Pension Office of the War Department. In 1898 he took over the organization and publication of all the "Official Records of the Civil War", which had been published sporadically since 1880.
Through his efforts the records of the War were effectively consolidated and published, thus providing an extremely valuable source of information for Civil War historians and researchers. He was promoted to Brigadier General in 1899, and Major General and Adjutant General of the United States Army in 1904. In his later years as Adjutant, he was very resistant to change and innovation to the point of insubordination, and he was retired in 1912 to avoid a court martial. The United States Navy troop transport ship "USNS Fred C. Ainsworth" (T-AP-181) was named in his honor.
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Jacob W. Albright, born 1782, place unknown appointed from Pennsylvania, Ensinn 1St., infantry, March 6, 1806. 2nd., Lieutenant November 15, 1807. 1St., Lieutenant August 26, 1812. District P. M., September 4, 1813 disbanded June 15, 1815. P. M. 2nd., infantry, July 9, 1816. Major P. M., June 1, 1821. Resigned May 13, 1823. Died June 3, 1823.
Was 41, years when he died, originally buried at the Second Presbyterian Church Cemetery but when that cemetery closed in 1867 more than 2500 burials were moved to Mount Vernon. Burial Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
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Brad R. Alden, born May 6, 1811, Pennsylvania, appointed from New York. Bvt 2nd., Lieutenant 4th., infantry, July 1, 1831. 2nd., Lieutenant September 15, 1833. 1St., Lieutenant September 1836. Captain June 14, 1842. Resigned September 29, 1853. Died on September 10, 1870.
United States Army Officer. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, Class of 1831, he was posted as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 4th United States Infantry. After serving in the Seminole Wars and as an instructor at West Point, he was detailed as an Aide-de-camp to Major General Winfield Scott. His tenure as a staff officer began on September 3, 1840, and ended on June 14, 1842, when he was promoted to Captain and sent back to his regiment for duty in the field. After service commanding his detachment of the 4th Infantry in Texas for three years, he was assigned back to West Point as the Commandant of Cadets, upon the endorsement of General Scott. He served in that duty from December 14, 1845 to November 1, 1852, during which time 263 cadets were graduated that would go on to become Generals during the Civil War (the include such figures as Union Generals George B. McClellan, John Buford, Gouverneur K. Warren and John Gibbon, and Confederate Generals Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, Henry Heth, George E. Pickett and Charles W. Field).
Sent to the Pacific Coast in 1853, he was given command of Fort Jones, located in Northern California. When Indians along the Rogue River in southeastern Oregon threatened an uprising, Captain Alden led an expedition of his Regular troops plus an regiment of volunteers the from local populace (who elected him "Colonel" even though that rank was unofficial and honorary). In severe fighting on August 24, 1853 at the Rogue River, his command defeated the Indians, but he received a gunshot wound through the shoulder that permanently disabled him, and forced him to resign on September 24, 1853, a month later.
His post-military career included travels in Europe, and was one of the first men to drill for oil in the fields of western Pennsylvania in the late 1850s. During the Civil War his great desire to serve was thwarted by his disability, and efforts to raise a regiment of volunteers and to serve as a staff officer both were unsuccessful due to his injuries. He eventually succumbed to his wounds on September 10, 1870 at Newport, Rhode Island.
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Bishop Aldrich, born New York, appointed from Army. Private, Corporal, Sergeant, Co., H., and Q. M. Sergeant, 8th., infantry, July 29, 1855, to November 6, 1863. 2nd., 8th., infantry, October 31, 1863. 1St., Lieutenant July 28, 1866. R. Q. M., October 7, 1869, to May 16, 1877. Died on May 16, 1877. He was Bvt. 1St., Lieutenant May 10, 1864, for gallant and meritorious service at the battle of Spottsylvania Virginia.
His burial is at Prescott National Cemetery, Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, Plot: 2, 14 ROW D., There are no dates on his tombstone.
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Benjamin Gorham, born Massachusetts, appointed from Massachusetts, 2nd., Lieutenant light artillery, June1, 1820, transferred to the 15th., infantry June 1, 1821. Graduated from West Point Military Academy as the 21st in his class, July 17, 1814. Dead October 15, 1821.
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Jesse A. Gove, born December 5, 1824, New Hampshire, appointed from New Hampshire, 2nd., of infantry March 8, 1847; 9th., infantry April 9, 1847. 1St., Lieutenant December 4, 1847. Disbanded August 26, 1848. Captain 10th., infantry March 3, 1855. Colonel 22nd., Massachusetts Volunteers November 9, 1861. Killed at the battle of Gaines Mill, June 27, 1862.
Jesse A. Gove was born in Weare, New Hampshire, the son of Squire and Dolly (Atwood) Gove. In 1845, he entered Norwich University (Norwich, Vermont), but interrupted his studies in 1847 to serve in the Mexican War, first as a Second Lieutenant, then as a First Lieutenant, in the 9th U.S. Infantry Regiment. After the war, he returned to Norwich and graduated with a B.S. degree in 1849.
Gove then moved to Concord, New Hampshire, to study law and was admitted to the bar in 1851. He had his own office there until 1855, and was also Deputy Secretary of State for New Hampshire. In 1852, he married Maria Louise Sherburne of Concord. They had one daughter, Jessie, who married the Hon. John H. Pearson, and one son, Charles A. (U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1876). Gove was also a member of Mount Horeb Commandery, Knights Templar, in Concord.
In 1855, Gove returned to military service, being commissioned Captain, Company I, 10th U.S. Infantry Regiment, by President Franklin Pierce. Gove served in the Minnesota and Utah Territories before the Civil War erupted. When Col. Henry Wilson returned to his senatorial duties, Gove was commissioned Colonel of the 22nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
In what became known as the Seven Days' Battles, on June 27, 1862, at Gaines's Mill, Virginia, Colonel Gove was shot through his heart by a minie ball and died instantly. One of his non-commissioned officers, who had been taken prisoner of war, recognized the body and removed the colonel's belt, which he later presented to Colonel Gove's widow, but due to the circumstances, could not recover the body. If Colonel Gove's body was ever buried, it was not marked by name.
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Archibald Gracie Jr., born New York, November 1, 1832, appointed from New Jersey, Bvt. 2nd., Lieutenant 4th., infantry, July 1, 1854. 2nd., Lieutenant 5th., infantry March 3, 1855. Resigned May 3, 1856.
Civil War Confederate General. Northern-born Southern General. His family was the one that built "Gracie Mansion", the residence of the Mayor of New York. A West Point graduate, he threw his lot with the CSA after becoming a businessman in the South and marrying a Richmond woman. He was killed while his brigade was manning the Petersburg trenches in 1864.
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George W. Graffam, born Massachusetts, appointed from Army, Sergeant Co. C., 1sSt., Maine Volunteers May 3 to August 5, 1861. 1St., Lieutenant Adj., 5th., Maine Volunteers October 8, 1866. Resigned October 18, 1863. Private and Sergeant Co. G., and Sergeant Major 2nd., Batt. 16th., infantry June 6 to December 1, 1865. 2nd., Lieutenant 16th, infantry, November 24, 1865. Transferred to the 34th., infantry September 21, 1866. Unassigned April 14, 1869. Mustered out January 1, 1871, died on August 11, 1882.
Burial Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia.
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Lawrence P. Graham, born 1815, Virginia, appointed from Virginia, 2nd., Lieutenant, 2nd., Dragoons October 13, 1837. 1St., Lieutenant January 1, 1839. Captain August 31, 1843. Bvt. Major May 9, 1846, for gallant conduct in the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca, de la Palma. Major 2nd., Dragoons June 14, 1858. Brig. General Volunteers August 31, 1866. Lieutenant Colonel 5th., Cavalry October 1, 1861. Colonel 4th., May 9, 1864. Bvt. Brig. General March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious service during the war. Mustered out of Volunteer service August 24, 1865. Retired December 15, 1870. Died September 12, 1905.
Civil War Union Brigadier General. A career military officer, at the start of the Civil War, he was appointed Brigadier General of a Brigade in the Army of the Potomac. In 1862, he directed the Siege of Yorktown and was Chief of Cavalry to the camp of instruction near Annapolis, Maryland, in 1863. For the remainder of the war, he acted as President of a General Courts Martial and on the Board for Examination of Invalid Officers at Annapolis. After the war, he served various frontier posts, until retiring in December 1870. He became one of the most Shakesperean scholars in Washington, D.C. where he lived until his death.
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Hyacinth R. Agnel, born November 25, 1799, at New York, appointed from New York. Teacher and Prof., of French at Military Acad., February 4, 1820, and Prof., May16, 1848 to February 10, 1871. Died February 10, 1871.
Famous author:
The Book of Chess", 1848.
Chess for Winter Evenings", 1848.
He served in the Venezuelan army until 1831. In a battle near Caraccas, he received a severe saber wound in his hip.
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George Pahern, born December 29, 1859, New York appointed from New York. 2nd., Lieutenant 25th., infantry, June 13, 1882. 1St., Lieutenant 4th., infantry, February 20, 1891. Transferred to 25th., infantry, July 20, 1891. Captain of the 9th., infantry, June 30, 1898. Died May 13, 1940, Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia.
United States Army Officer, Conservationist. He served in Cuba and the Philippines during the Spanish-American War. After the war, he remained in the Philippines to organize the Office of Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks and later the Bureau of Forestry for the Philippine Government. Earlier in 1890, he explored some of the last areas unmapped in Montana, mapping what would become Glacier National Park. Several areas in the park are named for him including Ahern Creek, Peak, Pass and Glacier. In the military for over 32 years, he saw combat in the Indian Campaigns in the Northwest, the Spanish American War, the Boxer Rebellion, and the Philippines Insurrection. During World War I, he served as the assistant to the Chief of Military Intelligence and then Secretary of the War College. A committed to conservationist, he wrote several books on Forestry.
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Frederick C. Ainsworth, born September 11, 1852, Vermont appointed from Vermont, 1St., Lieutenant Asst. Surg., November 10, 1874. Captain Asst., Surg., November 10, 1879. Major Surg., February 27, 1891. Colonel Chief of Records and Pension Office, May 27, 1892. Brig. General and Chief, March 2, 1899. Died June 5, 1934.
United States Army General. He entered the United States Medical Corps in 1874, serving in Alaska and the Southwest until 1884. Assigned to direct the Records and Pensions division of the Surgeon General's office in 1886, in this capacity he reorganized and brought up to date the records thousands of soldiers files, which made Civil War veteran pension claims faster and easier to process. In 1889 the records of the Adjutant General's office were placed under his control, and in 1892 he was named to head the newly created Records and Pension Office of the War Department. In 1898 he took over the organization and publication of all the "Official Records of the Civil War", which had been published sporadically since 1880.
Through his efforts the records of the War were effectively consolidated and published, thus providing an extremely valuable source of information for Civil War historians and researchers. He was promoted to Brigadier General in 1899, and Major General and Adjutant General of the United States Army in 1904. In his later years as Adjutant, he was very resistant to change and innovation to the point of insubordination, and he was retired in 1912 to avoid a court martial. The United States Navy troop transport ship "USNS Fred C. Ainsworth" (T-AP-181) was named in his honor.
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Jacob W. Albright, born 1782, place unknown appointed from Pennsylvania, Ensinn 1St., infantry, March 6, 1806. 2nd., Lieutenant November 15, 1807. 1St., Lieutenant August 26, 1812. District P. M., September 4, 1813 disbanded June 15, 1815. P. M. 2nd., infantry, July 9, 1816. Major P. M., June 1, 1821. Resigned May 13, 1823. Died June 3, 1823.
Was 41, years when he died, originally buried at the Second Presbyterian Church Cemetery but when that cemetery closed in 1867 more than 2500 burials were moved to Mount Vernon. Burial Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
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Brad R. Alden, born May 6, 1811, Pennsylvania, appointed from New York. Bvt 2nd., Lieutenant 4th., infantry, July 1, 1831. 2nd., Lieutenant September 15, 1833. 1St., Lieutenant September 1836. Captain June 14, 1842. Resigned September 29, 1853. Died on September 10, 1870.
United States Army Officer. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, Class of 1831, he was posted as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 4th United States Infantry. After serving in the Seminole Wars and as an instructor at West Point, he was detailed as an Aide-de-camp to Major General Winfield Scott. His tenure as a staff officer began on September 3, 1840, and ended on June 14, 1842, when he was promoted to Captain and sent back to his regiment for duty in the field. After service commanding his detachment of the 4th Infantry in Texas for three years, he was assigned back to West Point as the Commandant of Cadets, upon the endorsement of General Scott. He served in that duty from December 14, 1845 to November 1, 1852, during which time 263 cadets were graduated that would go on to become Generals during the Civil War (the include such figures as Union Generals George B. McClellan, John Buford, Gouverneur K. Warren and John Gibbon, and Confederate Generals Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, Henry Heth, George E. Pickett and Charles W. Field).
Sent to the Pacific Coast in 1853, he was given command of Fort Jones, located in Northern California. When Indians along the Rogue River in southeastern Oregon threatened an uprising, Captain Alden led an expedition of his Regular troops plus an regiment of volunteers the from local populace (who elected him "Colonel" even though that rank was unofficial and honorary). In severe fighting on August 24, 1853 at the Rogue River, his command defeated the Indians, but he received a gunshot wound through the shoulder that permanently disabled him, and forced him to resign on September 24, 1853, a month later.
His post-military career included travels in Europe, and was one of the first men to drill for oil in the fields of western Pennsylvania in the late 1850s. During the Civil War his great desire to serve was thwarted by his disability, and efforts to raise a regiment of volunteers and to serve as a staff officer both were unsuccessful due to his injuries. He eventually succumbed to his wounds on September 10, 1870 at Newport, Rhode Island.
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Bishop Aldrich, born New York, appointed from Army. Private, Corporal, Sergeant, Co., H., and Q. M. Sergeant, 8th., infantry, July 29, 1855, to November 6, 1863. 2nd., 8th., infantry, October 31, 1863. 1St., Lieutenant July 28, 1866. R. Q. M., October 7, 1869, to May 16, 1877. Died on May 16, 1877. He was Bvt. 1St., Lieutenant May 10, 1864, for gallant and meritorious service at the battle of Spottsylvania Virginia.
His burial is at Prescott National Cemetery, Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, Plot: 2, 14 ROW D., There are no dates on his tombstone.
9th., New Jersey Infantry At Ranoke Island.
The battle of Ranoke Island, took place on February 8, 1862. This was a joint operation between the navy and the army. On the side of the navy there were many ships, and one was the United States Steamer HUNCHBACK, on board were troops of the New Jersey 9th., infantry. Three of these men were; Benjamin Clinton, company C., James Herbert company C., and Manning Lyons company E., two were wounded and one was killed.
After the battle Midshipman Benjamin H. Porter, give a report on the battle and what part the crew of the Hunchback, took, and that of the 9th., New Jersey. The following is that report.
Note. To read the report just push on them.
Benjamin Clinton, Private, New Jersey 9th. Infantry, company C., enlisted Sept. 10, '61,Mustered in Sept. 20, '61, for 3 Yrs, Discharged at Newport Barracks, N. C., July 21, '62, Wounds received in action at Roanoke Island, N. C.
Manning Lyons, Private, New Jersey 9th., infantry company E., enlisted Sept. 20, '61, mustered in Sept. 20, '61, for 3 Yrs, discharged Dec. 7, '64.
James Herbert, Private, 9th., New Jersey,infantry,compamy C., enlisted Sept. 10, '61, mustered in Sept. 20, '61, for 3 Yrs. Killed in action at Roanoke Island, N. C., Feb. 8, '62.
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Benjamin Clinton
Birth: Unknown.
Death: April 10, 1882.
Burial: Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, Burlington County, New Jersey.
Civil War Union Soldier. He was enrolled in the 9th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry on September 10, 1861, and was mustered in as a Private in Company C on September 20, 1861. He was wounded in action on Roanoke Island, North Carolina, and was discharged due to disability from those wounds on July 21, 1862.
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Manning Lyons
Birth: Unknown.
Death: 1922.
Burial: First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Succasunna, Morris County, New Jersey.
Civil War Union Army Soldier. Private of Company E, 9th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry.
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No burial information was found for James Herbert.
After the battle Midshipman Benjamin H. Porter, give a report on the battle and what part the crew of the Hunchback, took, and that of the 9th., New Jersey. The following is that report.
Note. To read the report just push on them.
Benjamin Clinton, Private, New Jersey 9th. Infantry, company C., enlisted Sept. 10, '61,Mustered in Sept. 20, '61, for 3 Yrs, Discharged at Newport Barracks, N. C., July 21, '62, Wounds received in action at Roanoke Island, N. C.Manning Lyons, Private, New Jersey 9th., infantry company E., enlisted Sept. 20, '61, mustered in Sept. 20, '61, for 3 Yrs, discharged Dec. 7, '64.
James Herbert, Private, 9th., New Jersey,infantry,compamy C., enlisted Sept. 10, '61, mustered in Sept. 20, '61, for 3 Yrs. Killed in action at Roanoke Island, N. C., Feb. 8, '62.
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Benjamin Clinton
Birth: Unknown.
Death: April 10, 1882.
Burial: Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, Burlington County, New Jersey.
Civil War Union Soldier. He was enrolled in the 9th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry on September 10, 1861, and was mustered in as a Private in Company C on September 20, 1861. He was wounded in action on Roanoke Island, North Carolina, and was discharged due to disability from those wounds on July 21, 1862.
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Manning Lyons
Birth: Unknown.
Death: 1922.
Burial: First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Succasunna, Morris County, New Jersey.
Civil War Union Army Soldier. Private of Company E, 9th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry.
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No burial information was found for James Herbert.
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Revolutionary Pensioners of Massachusetts..
Green, Jonas, Pepperell. Private, Capt. Brown's co.. Col. Michael Jackson's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Feb. 4, 1777, to Feb. 4, 1780 ; residence, Pepperell ; credited to town of Pepperell ; term, 3 years.
Pension Date, May 19, 1792, wounded at Ticonderoga in 1777.
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Meeritt or Merritt, Asa. List of men mustered by Nathaniel Barber, Muster Master for Suffolk Co., dated Boston, March 2, 1777; Capt. Oliver's co., Col. Greaton's regt.; also, Private, Capt. Edward Cumpston's co., Col. John Greaton's (2d) regt.; return of men who were in camp on or before Ang. 15, 1777, and who had not been absent subsequently except on furlongh, etc.; reported discharged Sept. -, 1777.
Pension Date, May 19, 1792, Lost a eye when inoculated for smallpox, 1777.
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Mason, Aaron, Jr., Woburn. Return dated April 30, 1775, of the train band of 1st Woburn co. under Capt. Josiah Johnson, as returned by Abijah Thompson, Clerk; reported enlisted into the army; also, Capt. Jonas Richardson's co., Col. James Frye's (1st) regt.; receipt for advance pay, signed by said Mason and others, dated Cambridge, June 9, 1775; also, Private, same co. and regt.; company return [probably Oct., 1775]; enlisted April 29, 1775; reported sick; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Camp at Cambridge, Dec. 22, 1775.
Pension Date, May 19, 1792, Health impaired by fatigue on June 6, 1775, and the next day, the battle of Bunker’s Hill.
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Noyes,Simeon (also given Simon), Newburyport. Capt. Benjamin Perkins's co.. Col. Moses Little's (17th) regt. ; order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Prospect Hill, Nov. 14, 1775; also, Corporal, Capt. Stephen Jenkins's CO., Col. Samuel Johnson's regt. ; enlisted Aug. 18 (also given Aug. 16) , 1777 ; discharged Nov. 30, 1777 ; service, 3 mos. 13 days, under Gen. Gates in Northern department ; reported furloughed ; order for payment of amount of roll dated at Newburyport and signed by Capt. Jenkins ; also, Private, Capt. Jonathan Evans's co.. Col. Nathaniel Wade's regt. ; enlisted July 8, 1778; discharged Jan. 1, 1779; service, 6 mos., at North Kingston, R. I., including 6 days (115 miles) travel home; also. Corporal, same co. and regt. ; muster rolls dated East Greenwich, Sept. 17, and Sept. 22, 1778 ; also, same co. and regt.; muster roll dated East Greenwich, Oct. 14, 1778; reported on fur- lough ; also, same co. and regt. ; muster roll dated North Kingston, Nov. 6, 1778; reported absent with leave ; also, same co. and regt. ; muster roll dated East Greenwich, Nov. 13, 1778; enlistment to expire Jan. 1, 1779; also. Ser- geant, Capt. Stephen Jenkins's co., Col. Jacob Gerrish's regt.; entered ser- vice Oct. 14, 1779 ; discharged Nov. 22, 1779 ; service, 1 mo. 20 days, at Claverack, including travel (240 miles) home ; regiment detached from militia of Suffolk and Essex counties to reinforce army under Gen. Washington ; also, Capt. Richard Titcomb's co.. Col. Nathaniel Wade's regt. ; enlisted July 3, 1780; discharged Oct. 10, 1780; service, 3 mos. 21 days, including 13 days (260 miles) travel home ; company raised in Newburyport, Salisbury, and Ames- bury ; regiment raised in Essex Co. to reinforce Continental Army for 3 months ; also, 2d Sergeant, Capt. Joshua French's co., Lieut. Col. Enoch Putnam's regt.; enlisted Aug. 13, 1781; discharged Nov. 27, 1781; service, 3 mos. 28 days, near West Point, including 13 days (260 miles) travel home ; regiment raised in Essex and Plymouth counties to reinforce Continental Army for 3 months.
Pension Date, none, wounded in the battle of Behmus Heights, October 1777, and disabled by camp fever in 1779.
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Presset or Pressey, Benjamin, Haverhill. Private, Capt. Timothy Eaton's co.. Col. Edward Wigglesworth's regt. ; pay abstract for travel allowance, etc., from Ticon- deroga in 1776, sworn to in Suffolk Co. and approved Jan. 31, 1777 ; 220 miles travel allowed said Pressey ; also, list of men raised to serve in the Continen- tal Army from Capt. Timothy Johnson's (3d Haverhill) co. ; residence, Haverhill ; engaged for town of Haverhill ; joined Capt. Carr's co.. Col. Wig- glesworth's regt. ; term, during war; also, Corporal, Capt. Watson's co., Col. James Wesson's (9th) regt. ; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Feb. 11, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; reported transferred to corps of invalids; o/.so, Private, Capt. Samuel Carr's co.. Col. James Wesson's regt.; return dated Jan. 25, 1778; also, Corporal, Capt. McFarland's corps of invalids; Continen- tal Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to June 30, 1780 ; reported discharged.
Pension Date, May 17, 1792, wounded at the battle of Monmouth, June 1778.
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Pior or Pier, Abner. Private, Capt. John Spoor's co.. Col. John Brown's regt. ; entered ' service July 18, 1780 ; discharged Oct. 23, 1780 ; service, 3 mos. 10 days, includ- ing 4 days (80 miles) travel home; regiment raised in Berkshire Co. to rein- force Continental Army for 3 months.
Pension Date, May 17, 1792, wounded at Stone Arabia in October 1780.
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Peabody, Joseph, Boxford (also given Topsfield). Return made by a committee appointed to raise one-seventh part of the male inhabitants of the town of Boxford to serve in the Continental Army; engaged for town of Boxford; joined Capt. Job Whipple's co.. Col. Rufus Putnam's regt. ; term to expire Jan. 1, 1780; also, list of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from Col. Jonathan Cogswell's (3d) Essex Co. regt., as returned by Capt. Stephen Perkins and Capt. Nehemiah Herrick ; residence, Topsfield ; engaged for town of Topsfield; joined Capt. Haffield White's co.. Col. Rufus Putnam's regt.; term, 3 years ; also, Private, Capt. Job Whipple's co., Col. Rufus Putnam's 4th (also given 5th) regt. ; Continental Army pay accounts for service from April 15, 1777, to April 14, 1780.
Pension Date, May 17, 1792, wounded June 29, 1777, near Fort Edward & Fort Miller.
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Shanley, Patrick. List dated Boston, Feb. 24, 1781, signed by Alexander Hodgdon. Secretary of Committee of the town of Boston, of men returned as having been enlisted as the quota of said town, agreeable to resolve of Dec. 2, 1780; said Shanley reported as having been assigned to a class of which William Cunningham was Chairman; enlisted Dec. 29, 1780; also, Private, Col. Benjamin Tupper's (10th) regt.; service from Jan. 1, 1781, 12 mos.
Pension Date, May 18, 1792, wounded at Kingsbridge, 1781.
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Warren, William, Waltham. Order of Provuicial Congress, dated June 16, 1775, directing that commissions be delivered to officers of Capt. Ebenezer Winship's CO., Col. Nixon's regt. ; said Warren to be commissioned as Lieutenant ; receipt for above commissions dated Watertown, June 10, 1775, and signed by Col. John Nixon; also, Capt. Ebenezer Winship's co.. Col. John Nixon's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775 ; engaged April 23, 1775 ; service, 3 mos. 16 days ; also, company return endorsed " Sep'tr 30th 1775."
Pension Date, May 17, 1792, wounded June 17, 1775, at the battle of Breed’s Hill in Charlestown.
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Pension Date, May 19, 1792, wounded at Ticonderoga in 1777.
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Meeritt or Merritt, Asa. List of men mustered by Nathaniel Barber, Muster Master for Suffolk Co., dated Boston, March 2, 1777; Capt. Oliver's co., Col. Greaton's regt.; also, Private, Capt. Edward Cumpston's co., Col. John Greaton's (2d) regt.; return of men who were in camp on or before Ang. 15, 1777, and who had not been absent subsequently except on furlongh, etc.; reported discharged Sept. -, 1777.
Pension Date, May 19, 1792, Lost a eye when inoculated for smallpox, 1777.
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Mason, Aaron, Jr., Woburn. Return dated April 30, 1775, of the train band of 1st Woburn co. under Capt. Josiah Johnson, as returned by Abijah Thompson, Clerk; reported enlisted into the army; also, Capt. Jonas Richardson's co., Col. James Frye's (1st) regt.; receipt for advance pay, signed by said Mason and others, dated Cambridge, June 9, 1775; also, Private, same co. and regt.; company return [probably Oct., 1775]; enlisted April 29, 1775; reported sick; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Camp at Cambridge, Dec. 22, 1775.
Pension Date, May 19, 1792, Health impaired by fatigue on June 6, 1775, and the next day, the battle of Bunker’s Hill.
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Noyes,Simeon (also given Simon), Newburyport. Capt. Benjamin Perkins's co.. Col. Moses Little's (17th) regt. ; order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Prospect Hill, Nov. 14, 1775; also, Corporal, Capt. Stephen Jenkins's CO., Col. Samuel Johnson's regt. ; enlisted Aug. 18 (also given Aug. 16) , 1777 ; discharged Nov. 30, 1777 ; service, 3 mos. 13 days, under Gen. Gates in Northern department ; reported furloughed ; order for payment of amount of roll dated at Newburyport and signed by Capt. Jenkins ; also, Private, Capt. Jonathan Evans's co.. Col. Nathaniel Wade's regt. ; enlisted July 8, 1778; discharged Jan. 1, 1779; service, 6 mos., at North Kingston, R. I., including 6 days (115 miles) travel home; also. Corporal, same co. and regt. ; muster rolls dated East Greenwich, Sept. 17, and Sept. 22, 1778 ; also, same co. and regt.; muster roll dated East Greenwich, Oct. 14, 1778; reported on fur- lough ; also, same co. and regt. ; muster roll dated North Kingston, Nov. 6, 1778; reported absent with leave ; also, same co. and regt. ; muster roll dated East Greenwich, Nov. 13, 1778; enlistment to expire Jan. 1, 1779; also. Ser- geant, Capt. Stephen Jenkins's co., Col. Jacob Gerrish's regt.; entered ser- vice Oct. 14, 1779 ; discharged Nov. 22, 1779 ; service, 1 mo. 20 days, at Claverack, including travel (240 miles) home ; regiment detached from militia of Suffolk and Essex counties to reinforce army under Gen. Washington ; also, Capt. Richard Titcomb's co.. Col. Nathaniel Wade's regt. ; enlisted July 3, 1780; discharged Oct. 10, 1780; service, 3 mos. 21 days, including 13 days (260 miles) travel home ; company raised in Newburyport, Salisbury, and Ames- bury ; regiment raised in Essex Co. to reinforce Continental Army for 3 months ; also, 2d Sergeant, Capt. Joshua French's co., Lieut. Col. Enoch Putnam's regt.; enlisted Aug. 13, 1781; discharged Nov. 27, 1781; service, 3 mos. 28 days, near West Point, including 13 days (260 miles) travel home ; regiment raised in Essex and Plymouth counties to reinforce Continental Army for 3 months.
Pension Date, none, wounded in the battle of Behmus Heights, October 1777, and disabled by camp fever in 1779.
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Presset or Pressey, Benjamin, Haverhill. Private, Capt. Timothy Eaton's co.. Col. Edward Wigglesworth's regt. ; pay abstract for travel allowance, etc., from Ticon- deroga in 1776, sworn to in Suffolk Co. and approved Jan. 31, 1777 ; 220 miles travel allowed said Pressey ; also, list of men raised to serve in the Continen- tal Army from Capt. Timothy Johnson's (3d Haverhill) co. ; residence, Haverhill ; engaged for town of Haverhill ; joined Capt. Carr's co.. Col. Wig- glesworth's regt. ; term, during war; also, Corporal, Capt. Watson's co., Col. James Wesson's (9th) regt. ; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Feb. 11, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; reported transferred to corps of invalids; o/.so, Private, Capt. Samuel Carr's co.. Col. James Wesson's regt.; return dated Jan. 25, 1778; also, Corporal, Capt. McFarland's corps of invalids; Continen- tal Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to June 30, 1780 ; reported discharged.
Pension Date, May 17, 1792, wounded at the battle of Monmouth, June 1778.
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Pior or Pier, Abner. Private, Capt. John Spoor's co.. Col. John Brown's regt. ; entered ' service July 18, 1780 ; discharged Oct. 23, 1780 ; service, 3 mos. 10 days, includ- ing 4 days (80 miles) travel home; regiment raised in Berkshire Co. to rein- force Continental Army for 3 months.
Pension Date, May 17, 1792, wounded at Stone Arabia in October 1780.
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Peabody, Joseph, Boxford (also given Topsfield). Return made by a committee appointed to raise one-seventh part of the male inhabitants of the town of Boxford to serve in the Continental Army; engaged for town of Boxford; joined Capt. Job Whipple's co.. Col. Rufus Putnam's regt. ; term to expire Jan. 1, 1780; also, list of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from Col. Jonathan Cogswell's (3d) Essex Co. regt., as returned by Capt. Stephen Perkins and Capt. Nehemiah Herrick ; residence, Topsfield ; engaged for town of Topsfield; joined Capt. Haffield White's co.. Col. Rufus Putnam's regt.; term, 3 years ; also, Private, Capt. Job Whipple's co., Col. Rufus Putnam's 4th (also given 5th) regt. ; Continental Army pay accounts for service from April 15, 1777, to April 14, 1780.
Pension Date, May 17, 1792, wounded June 29, 1777, near Fort Edward & Fort Miller.
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Shanley, Patrick. List dated Boston, Feb. 24, 1781, signed by Alexander Hodgdon. Secretary of Committee of the town of Boston, of men returned as having been enlisted as the quota of said town, agreeable to resolve of Dec. 2, 1780; said Shanley reported as having been assigned to a class of which William Cunningham was Chairman; enlisted Dec. 29, 1780; also, Private, Col. Benjamin Tupper's (10th) regt.; service from Jan. 1, 1781, 12 mos.
Pension Date, May 18, 1792, wounded at Kingsbridge, 1781.
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Warren, William, Waltham. Order of Provuicial Congress, dated June 16, 1775, directing that commissions be delivered to officers of Capt. Ebenezer Winship's CO., Col. Nixon's regt. ; said Warren to be commissioned as Lieutenant ; receipt for above commissions dated Watertown, June 10, 1775, and signed by Col. John Nixon; also, Capt. Ebenezer Winship's co.. Col. John Nixon's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775 ; engaged April 23, 1775 ; service, 3 mos. 16 days ; also, company return endorsed " Sep'tr 30th 1775."
Pension Date, May 17, 1792, wounded June 17, 1775, at the battle of Breed’s Hill in Charlestown.
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Indiana Soldies Book Of The Dead.
Here is a list of Indiana soldiers that were either killed, died or were wounded. I had no reason as to way I picked these men other then I found their information interesting. For those of you who didn’t find a ancestor here and know your ancestor was killed or died in battle but don’t know where or how, can ask for a look up. You can find my address in my profile.
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Note. Be sure to watch for my authors notes.
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Charles Neal.
Age: 25
Date Enrolled: 1861/09/01
Where Enrolled: Bennington, Indiana
Regiment: 6
Company: H
Notes: Sergt. Promoted to 2nd Lt. 04/26/1863. Wounded in battle near Dallas, GA 05/27/1864 and taken prisoner.
Authors note. Died in rebel prison at Atlanta, June 23, 1864.
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William D Sering
Age: 28
Date Enrolled: 15
Where Enrolled: 1861/06/14
Regiment: Lafayette, Indiana
Company: I
Discharge Date: 1863/11/25
Notes: Killed at Mission Ridge, Tenn. Capt, Oct. 24, 1863. 1st Sergt. Sept 10, 1861. 2nd Lt Nov. 9, 1862
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Thomas D. Bryant.
Age: 24
Date Enrolled: 1861/07/24
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 21
Company: H
Discharge Date: 1862/08/15
Notes: Died at New Orleans, LA. of wounds received at Baton Rouge, LA. 8/5/62. 1st Lt.
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William Dickason.
Age: 22
Date Enrolled: 1861/02/13
Where Enrolled: Camp Bullock, Virginia
Regiment: 20
Company: H
Notes: Pvt. Re-Organized. Died at Wilmington, NC, May 25, 1865. Taken Prisoner June 22, 1864, at Petersburg, Virginia. Terrell Volume 4, Page 443: Residence: Perryville
--------------------
Douglass Alby.
Age: 21
Date Enrolled: 1861/09/05
Where Enrolled: Hanover, Indiana
Regiment: 6
Company: K
Date: 1861/12/14
Notes: Died of disease. Recruit. Occupation: Farmer.
-----------------------
Otho C. McCracken.
Age: 19
Date Enrolled: 1861/09/17
Where Enrolled: North Madison, Indiana
Regiment: 6
Company: I
Notes: Gunshot wound to Scalp.
Authors note. Died at Nashville Tenn., June 21 or 27, 1864, from wound.
-----------------------
John Davenport.
Age: 36
Date Enrolled: 1862/08/21
Where Enrolled: Madison, Indiana
Regiment: 6
Company: C
Discharge Date: 1864/11/26
Notes: Recruit. Pvt. Wounded Slightly on Hand, Battle of Chicamauga, Sept. 19, 1863. Taken Prisoner near Allatoona Ridge, May 27, 1864. Died Nov. 26, 1864. Grave No. (?), Andersonville, GA.
------------------------
Thomas D Scarf.
Age: 21
Date Enrolled: 1861/09/20
Where Enrolled: Madison, Indiana
Regiment: 6
Company: D
Notes: Taken Prisoner near Rutledge Tenn while absent without leave, March 24, 1864. Dropped by Gen. Thomas. Died at Andersonville, GA.
---------------------------
Benjamin R. White
Age: 44
Date Enrolled: 1862/08/22
Where Enrolled: North Madison, Indiana
Regiment: 6
Company: D
Notes: Recruit. Missing at Battle of Chickamauga, Tennessee on Sept. 19, 1863. Died at Richmond, Virginia (no death date given).
Authors note. Died at Andersonville prison Oct. 24, 1864.
-----------------------
Bazzil or Basil G. Boyce.
Age: 19
Date Enrolled: 1861/08/28
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 7
Company: G
Discharge Date: 1864/10/28
Notes: Died. See: 102 Nat. Cem. Records, Saulsburry, NC. taken prisoner at Yellow House, VA, 8/19/64.
Authors note. Died October 28, 1864.
--------------------
Jonathan Curtis
Age: 18
Date Enrolled: 1861/08/28
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 7
Company: K
Notes: Taken prisoner at Wilderness, Virginia on May 5, 1864
Authors note. Died in Andersonville prison. Private, Reported to have died at Andersonville, Capture Date 06/23/1864, Capture Site Weldon Railroad, Va.
---------------------
Isaac Higgs.
Age: 21
Date Enrolled: 1861/09/04
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 7
Company: D
Notes: Captured June 21, 1864 while on A Secret Expedition.
Authors note. Died at Wilmington N. C. May 8, 1864.
-------------------------
Orion W. Donnell.
Age: 39
Date Enrolled: 1861/08/28
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 7
Company: G
Notes: Corporal. Served as Corporal to March 3, 1864. Taken Prisoner at Yellow House, Virginia, Aug. 19, 1864. No discharge/muster out info Given
Authors note. Died in rebel prison at Salisbury N. C. Nov. 14, 1864.
-----------------------
James D. Walker.
Age: 31
Date Enrolled: 1861/08/30
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 7
Company: B
Notes: Musician. Taken prisoner at Cold Harbor, Virginia on June 30, 1864. See Terrell Volume 8, Page 14.
Authors note. The army records state he died at Andersonville, the prison records says he survived?
--------------------------
Franklin Williamson.
Indiana 8th., infantry.
Company K.
Notices: Killed by Guerrillas near Raleigh Mo., Feb. 6, 1862.
Authors note. I could not find him in any official records or any rosters.
------------------
John S. Miller
Age: 30
Date Enrolled: 1861/10/24
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 7
Company: G
Notes: Recruit. Retained In Service since September 20, 1864.
Authors note. Died from wound received at Cedar Creek, Va.
-----------------
Sidney C Congdon.
Age: 20
Date Enrolled: 1861/08/27
Where Enrolled: LaPorte, Indiana
Regiment: 9
Company: C
Notes: Died in hospital of wounds received in Battle of Shiloh.
Authors note. Died of wounds April 7, 1862.
-------------------
George M. Pugh.
Indiana 10th., infantry.
Company B.
Notice: Killed at Chicamauga, September 19, 1863.
Authors note. Could not find him in any records or rosters.
------------------------
Samuel H Avary.
Age: 20
Date Enrolled: 1861/09/18
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 10
Company: F
Discharge Date: 1864/07/01
Notes: Killed near Kenesan Mountain, GA., July 1, 1864.
---------------------------
Alexander S. Berreman.
Age: 18
Date Enrolled: 1861/08/24
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 11
Company: A
Notes: No Discharge Date. Unaccounted for.
Authors note. Killed at Shiloh, Tenn., April 7, 1862.
-------------------------
William H. Brown.
Age: 18
Date Enrolled: 1861/07/24
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 11
Company: A
Discharge Date: 1862/04/07
Notes: Killed at Shiloh, Tenn., April 7, 1862.
-----------------------
John Gassey
Age: 28
Date Enrolled: 1861/07/23
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 11
Company: K
Notes: Killed at Helena Arkansas, by Guerrillas Oct. 1, 1862.
------------------------
Nathan Key.
Age: 19
Date Enrolled: 1861/07/24
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 11
Company: A
Notes: Killed at Shiloh, Tenn., April 7, 1862.
----------------------
Joseph H Reeder.
Age: 21
Date Enrolled: 1861/08/31
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 11
Company: A
Discharge Date: 1862/02/16
Notes: Killed at Fort Donelson, Tennessee, Feb. 16, 1862.
-------------------------
William M Simpson.
Age: 29
Date Enrolled: 1861/07/24
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 11
Company: B
Notes: Sergt. Not accounted for in muster out rolls.
Authors note. Died at Evansville Indiana, April 2, 1862.
-----------------------
William H. Bray.
Age: 26
Date Enrolled: 1862/08/09
Where Enrolled: Mooresville, Indiana
Regiment: 12
Company: E
Discharge Date: 1865/06/08
Notes: Mustered out at Camp Chase, OH.
Authors note. There are records that state that he died at Beaufort S. C., May 15, 1865.
-----------------------------
Josiah Arnold
Age: 26
Date Enrolled: 1861/06/19
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 13
Company: D
Notes: Taken prisoner at Chester Station, May 10 1864. Buried at Camp Lawton, Milan, GA.
----------------------------
Volney Shull
Age: 20
Date Enrolled: 1861/04/23
Where Enrolled: Salem, Indiana
Regiment 13
Company G
Notes: Wounded at Foster's Farm, VA 20 May, 1864. In hospital at Pt Lookout, Md. Mustered out at Indianapolis, IN
Authors note. He died at Point Lookout Md., June 16, 1864.
---------------------------
Jacob Wessa.
Age: 22
Date Enrolled: 1861/06/19
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 13
Company: I
Discharge Date: 1861/12/13
Notes: Killed in battle at Alleghany, Virginia on Dec. 13, 1861. Per Terrell Volume 4, Page 252: "Res., Ripley County".
--------------------
John E. Hutchens.
Age: 25
Date Enrolled: 1861/06/07
Where Enrolled: Terre Haute, Indiana
Regiment: 14
Company: B
Discharge Date: 1862/12/17
Notes: Killed at Fredericksburg, VA., December 17, 1862. Corpl. Promoted to Sgt.,
-------------------------
Joseph Rush.
Age: 20
Date Enrolled: 1861/04/23
Where Enrolled: Terre Haute, Indiana
Regiment: 14
Company: I
Discharge Date: 1863/05/03
Notes: Killed at Chancellorville, VA., May 3, 1863, Left in the hands of the enemy.
----------------
Update 4-20-2012.
I just recived the information from Lela Curtis.
Otho C. McCracken did not die in Nashville in 1864. He didn't die until 1901 and is buried in Brush Creek Cemetery, Jennings County, Indiana.
See:
http://www.ingenweb.org/injennings/jenbrushcreekcem.html
There is a pension file for him. This is the ancestry.com page that shows it quickly.
http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=4654&path=McCormic%2c+H·--McCume%2c+P·.2301
The other guy that's "mine" is your first on the list - Charles Neal. His mother's pension application (her name was Jerusha Neal) he died on the 22 June (the Surgeon General's Office Record and Pension Division's paper).
Pension certificate #195372 in National Archives.
----------------------
Note. Be sure to watch for my authors notes.
----------------------
Charles Neal.
Age: 25
Date Enrolled: 1861/09/01
Where Enrolled: Bennington, Indiana
Regiment: 6
Company: H
Notes: Sergt. Promoted to 2nd Lt. 04/26/1863. Wounded in battle near Dallas, GA 05/27/1864 and taken prisoner.
Authors note. Died in rebel prison at Atlanta, June 23, 1864.
--------------------
William D Sering
Age: 28
Date Enrolled: 15
Where Enrolled: 1861/06/14
Regiment: Lafayette, Indiana
Company: I
Discharge Date: 1863/11/25
Notes: Killed at Mission Ridge, Tenn. Capt, Oct. 24, 1863. 1st Sergt. Sept 10, 1861. 2nd Lt Nov. 9, 1862
-------------------
Thomas D. Bryant.
Age: 24
Date Enrolled: 1861/07/24
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 21
Company: H
Discharge Date: 1862/08/15
Notes: Died at New Orleans, LA. of wounds received at Baton Rouge, LA. 8/5/62. 1st Lt.
------------------
William Dickason.
Age: 22
Date Enrolled: 1861/02/13
Where Enrolled: Camp Bullock, Virginia
Regiment: 20
Company: H
Notes: Pvt. Re-Organized. Died at Wilmington, NC, May 25, 1865. Taken Prisoner June 22, 1864, at Petersburg, Virginia. Terrell Volume 4, Page 443: Residence: Perryville
--------------------
Douglass Alby.
Age: 21
Date Enrolled: 1861/09/05
Where Enrolled: Hanover, Indiana
Regiment: 6
Company: K
Date: 1861/12/14
Notes: Died of disease. Recruit. Occupation: Farmer.
-----------------------
Otho C. McCracken.
Age: 19
Date Enrolled: 1861/09/17
Where Enrolled: North Madison, Indiana
Regiment: 6
Company: I
Notes: Gunshot wound to Scalp.
Authors note. Died at Nashville Tenn., June 21 or 27, 1864, from wound.
-----------------------
John Davenport.
Age: 36
Date Enrolled: 1862/08/21
Where Enrolled: Madison, Indiana
Regiment: 6
Company: C
Discharge Date: 1864/11/26
Notes: Recruit. Pvt. Wounded Slightly on Hand, Battle of Chicamauga, Sept. 19, 1863. Taken Prisoner near Allatoona Ridge, May 27, 1864. Died Nov. 26, 1864. Grave No. (?), Andersonville, GA.
------------------------
Thomas D Scarf.
Age: 21
Date Enrolled: 1861/09/20
Where Enrolled: Madison, Indiana
Regiment: 6
Company: D
Notes: Taken Prisoner near Rutledge Tenn while absent without leave, March 24, 1864. Dropped by Gen. Thomas. Died at Andersonville, GA.
---------------------------
Benjamin R. White
Age: 44
Date Enrolled: 1862/08/22
Where Enrolled: North Madison, Indiana
Regiment: 6
Company: D
Notes: Recruit. Missing at Battle of Chickamauga, Tennessee on Sept. 19, 1863. Died at Richmond, Virginia (no death date given).
Authors note. Died at Andersonville prison Oct. 24, 1864.
-----------------------
Bazzil or Basil G. Boyce.
Age: 19
Date Enrolled: 1861/08/28
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 7
Company: G
Discharge Date: 1864/10/28
Notes: Died. See: 102 Nat. Cem. Records, Saulsburry, NC. taken prisoner at Yellow House, VA, 8/19/64.
Authors note. Died October 28, 1864.
--------------------
Jonathan Curtis
Age: 18
Date Enrolled: 1861/08/28
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 7
Company: K
Notes: Taken prisoner at Wilderness, Virginia on May 5, 1864
Authors note. Died in Andersonville prison. Private, Reported to have died at Andersonville, Capture Date 06/23/1864, Capture Site Weldon Railroad, Va.
---------------------
Isaac Higgs.
Age: 21
Date Enrolled: 1861/09/04
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 7
Company: D
Notes: Captured June 21, 1864 while on A Secret Expedition.
Authors note. Died at Wilmington N. C. May 8, 1864.
-------------------------
Orion W. Donnell.
Age: 39
Date Enrolled: 1861/08/28
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 7
Company: G
Notes: Corporal. Served as Corporal to March 3, 1864. Taken Prisoner at Yellow House, Virginia, Aug. 19, 1864. No discharge/muster out info Given
Authors note. Died in rebel prison at Salisbury N. C. Nov. 14, 1864.
-----------------------
James D. Walker.
Age: 31
Date Enrolled: 1861/08/30
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 7
Company: B
Notes: Musician. Taken prisoner at Cold Harbor, Virginia on June 30, 1864. See Terrell Volume 8, Page 14.
Authors note. The army records state he died at Andersonville, the prison records says he survived?
--------------------------
Franklin Williamson.
Indiana 8th., infantry.
Company K.
Notices: Killed by Guerrillas near Raleigh Mo., Feb. 6, 1862.
Authors note. I could not find him in any official records or any rosters.
------------------
John S. Miller
Age: 30
Date Enrolled: 1861/10/24
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 7
Company: G
Notes: Recruit. Retained In Service since September 20, 1864.
Authors note. Died from wound received at Cedar Creek, Va.
-----------------
Sidney C Congdon.
Age: 20
Date Enrolled: 1861/08/27
Where Enrolled: LaPorte, Indiana
Regiment: 9
Company: C
Notes: Died in hospital of wounds received in Battle of Shiloh.
Authors note. Died of wounds April 7, 1862.
-------------------
George M. Pugh.
Indiana 10th., infantry.
Company B.
Notice: Killed at Chicamauga, September 19, 1863.
Authors note. Could not find him in any records or rosters.
------------------------
Samuel H Avary.
Age: 20
Date Enrolled: 1861/09/18
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 10
Company: F
Discharge Date: 1864/07/01
Notes: Killed near Kenesan Mountain, GA., July 1, 1864.
---------------------------
Alexander S. Berreman.
Age: 18
Date Enrolled: 1861/08/24
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 11
Company: A
Notes: No Discharge Date. Unaccounted for.
Authors note. Killed at Shiloh, Tenn., April 7, 1862.
-------------------------
William H. Brown.
Age: 18
Date Enrolled: 1861/07/24
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 11
Company: A
Discharge Date: 1862/04/07
Notes: Killed at Shiloh, Tenn., April 7, 1862.
-----------------------
John Gassey
Age: 28
Date Enrolled: 1861/07/23
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 11
Company: K
Notes: Killed at Helena Arkansas, by Guerrillas Oct. 1, 1862.
------------------------
Nathan Key.
Age: 19
Date Enrolled: 1861/07/24
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 11
Company: A
Notes: Killed at Shiloh, Tenn., April 7, 1862.
----------------------
Joseph H Reeder.
Age: 21
Date Enrolled: 1861/08/31
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 11
Company: A
Discharge Date: 1862/02/16
Notes: Killed at Fort Donelson, Tennessee, Feb. 16, 1862.
-------------------------
William M Simpson.
Age: 29
Date Enrolled: 1861/07/24
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 11
Company: B
Notes: Sergt. Not accounted for in muster out rolls.
Authors note. Died at Evansville Indiana, April 2, 1862.
-----------------------
William H. Bray.
Age: 26
Date Enrolled: 1862/08/09
Where Enrolled: Mooresville, Indiana
Regiment: 12
Company: E
Discharge Date: 1865/06/08
Notes: Mustered out at Camp Chase, OH.
Authors note. There are records that state that he died at Beaufort S. C., May 15, 1865.
-----------------------------
Josiah Arnold
Age: 26
Date Enrolled: 1861/06/19
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 13
Company: D
Notes: Taken prisoner at Chester Station, May 10 1864. Buried at Camp Lawton, Milan, GA.
----------------------------
Volney Shull
Age: 20
Date Enrolled: 1861/04/23
Where Enrolled: Salem, Indiana
Regiment 13
Company G
Notes: Wounded at Foster's Farm, VA 20 May, 1864. In hospital at Pt Lookout, Md. Mustered out at Indianapolis, IN
Authors note. He died at Point Lookout Md., June 16, 1864.
---------------------------
Jacob Wessa.
Age: 22
Date Enrolled: 1861/06/19
Where Enrolled: Indianapolis, Indiana
Regiment: 13
Company: I
Discharge Date: 1861/12/13
Notes: Killed in battle at Alleghany, Virginia on Dec. 13, 1861. Per Terrell Volume 4, Page 252: "Res., Ripley County".
--------------------
John E. Hutchens.
Age: 25
Date Enrolled: 1861/06/07
Where Enrolled: Terre Haute, Indiana
Regiment: 14
Company: B
Discharge Date: 1862/12/17
Notes: Killed at Fredericksburg, VA., December 17, 1862. Corpl. Promoted to Sgt.,
-------------------------
Joseph Rush.
Age: 20
Date Enrolled: 1861/04/23
Where Enrolled: Terre Haute, Indiana
Regiment: 14
Company: I
Discharge Date: 1863/05/03
Notes: Killed at Chancellorville, VA., May 3, 1863, Left in the hands of the enemy.
----------------
Update 4-20-2012.
I just recived the information from Lela Curtis.
Otho C. McCracken did not die in Nashville in 1864. He didn't die until 1901 and is buried in Brush Creek Cemetery, Jennings County, Indiana.
See:
http://www.ingenweb.org/injennings/jenbrushcreekcem.html
There is a pension file for him. This is the ancestry.com page that shows it quickly.
http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=4654&path=McCormic%2c+H·--McCume%2c+P·.2301
The other guy that's "mine" is your first on the list - Charles Neal. His mother's pension application (her name was Jerusha Neal) he died on the 22 June (the Surgeon General's Office Record and Pension Division's paper).
Pension certificate #195372 in National Archives.
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