John Luwell Brigham.

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John Lowell Brigham.

Birth: 1832.

Death: Oct. 10, 1874.

Died aged 42 years 4 mos. 4 days.

1st Lieut., Cos. F & S., 1st Mass. Cavalry.

Burial: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachuset.



Service Recoed.

John L. Brigham, Private, Co. M., Mustered December 26, 1861, at Boston.  Regtl. Com. Sergt, 1st., Lieutenant Regtl. Com. of Sub,. March 7, 1862.  Exp. November 6, 1864.  Captain and Com. of Sub. October 25, 1864.  Staff of Major P. H. Sheridan.  Honorably mustered out as Captain and Bvt. Major, October 9, 1965.

Levi Cassity, Tenth Illinois Cavalry.

Levi Cassity.

Name: CASSITY, LEVI. Rank: PVT. Company: B. Unit: 10 IL US CAV. Personal Characteristics. Residence: AUBURN, SANGAMON CO, IL. Age: 26. Height: 5' 11. Hair: SANDY. Eyes: GRAY. Complexion: LIGHT. Occupation: FARMER. Nativity: IL. Service Record. Joined When: SEP 20, 1861. Joined Where: BERLIN, IL. Joined By Whom: MAJ J S SMITH. Period: 3 YRS. Muster In: NOV 25, 1861. Muster In Where: CAMP BUTLER, IL. Remarks: DISCHARGED DEC 31, 1862 FOR DISABILITY.

The following was taken from the history of the Union Indian Brigade.

Battle of Prairie Grove.

To further strengthen his advance while forming his brigade in line of battle, Colonel Wickersham sent to its support a section of two-pounder steel howitzers attached to the Tenth Illinois Cavalry, under Corporal Levi Cassity. On proceeding down the road the Corporal passed a short distance beyond the line of the advance Federal squadrons with his howitzers when a Confederate force less than one hundred yards off fired a volley at him, wounded him in the arm severely, killed one of his horses and wounded the other. After this mishap the men in charge of the other gun fell back rapidly with it to the main column, then form ing in line and unlimbering, sent several rounds of canister into the Confederate force, causing it to retire into the timber. At the favorable moment, Lieutenant J. M. Simeral, First Iowa Cavalry, took twenty men, rescued the abandoned howitzer and Corporal Cassity, who had remained with it, and brought them back into the Federal line.

The follwing was taken from the official records.

Part of a report of Colonel Dudley Wickersham, tenth, Illinois Cavlary.

At this juncture a section of the 2-pounder howitzers was ordered to their support; ere they arrived, their movements being characterized with no delay, the enemy had fallen back some 150 yards. The howitzers proceeded some 100 yards down the road in advance of my forces, and there received a terrible fire from the enemy, wounding Corpl. Levi Cassity, of Company B, Tenth Illinois Cavalry, destroying one of his arms, and Private E. McCarty, of Company G, of same regiment, both belonging to the front gun, the former in command thereof Corporal Cassity's horse attached to the gun wounded. The others, beholding this, feel back with the remaining gun to the head of the column, then at Marr's house, and opened into the enemy's ranks with several rounds of canister, killed 30 men.Finding at this time that our infantry was hotly engaging the enemy from a position a short distance in my front, from an open meadow adjacent to a corn-field on my left, I left with my command to support them; when, just before reaching them, I received your ordered to given way to the left, to permit your battery to come to their relief, and your fur their order to support said battery. Just prior to these changes, Lieutenant -- (name unable to learn), with 20 men from Companies L and M, First Iowa Cavalry, volunteered to rescue the missing upon-a perilous task, speedily and meritoriously accomplished. The enemy had not taken it from the field, having been driven back immediately, subsequent to delivering their fire upon it, by the galling fire of my howitzer. Here an individual act of heroism became known, and is worthy of mention, namely, Corporal Cassity was still with the gun, having refused to desert it.

Names of Flagman, Civil War.

Flagman Alonzo H. Hurd, Company H, First Minnesota Volunteers. 

Flagman Edward G. Redner, Thirty-fourth New York Volunteers.

Flagmen Oliver S. Temple, Forty-third New York Volunteers.

Flagman S. W. Shirley, Sixteenth Indiana Volunteers.

Flagman Peter Spargo, First Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteers.
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First Lieutenant William S. Gogswell, Company I, fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, and First Lieutenant Henry S. Taff, Company H, Fifteenth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers, acting signal officers, having carried their flags in action at Port Royal Feerry, S. C., and in a manner to receive the official approbation and mention of the military and naval officers under whom they were serving, will hereafter bear upon their battle-flags a star having inscribed "Port Royal Ferry" in place of the block now borne. The name of the non-commissioned officer or private who acted as flagman during the action for which any flag is decorated will be reported to the Chief Signal Officer with a statement of the circumstances, in order that the name of the flagman may be laid before the commander in chief on the list of those who have rendered meritorious service.
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I desire to call especial attention to the coolness and efficiency of Private George H. Walker,signal flagman. For some months I have known of Walker's capacity to read. Ho obtained the code over a year ago through the negligence and carelessness of an officer instructed at Annapolis. For a long time I promised the severest punishment to my men if caught attempting to read or to obtain any portion of the code, but finding that officers senior to myself not only tolerated but encouraged their men to do so, I spoke of it, and was informed that the matter was well know to Major Myer. Since being at Yorktown, therefore, I have allowed Walker to read, and have been astonished at his intelligence, superior to that of some officers I have worked with Lieutenant Benson and myself abbreviated all ordinary messages to at least one-fourth their length if sent in full; but Walker seldom has trouble to read them. In directing the fire of the Morris on the 1st instant I at first partially spelled out the messages, using only the more suggestive abbreviations, such as eny, enemy; apch, approach, &c. But desiring to work more quickly I used the abbreviations fll, ef, of of, ect, and was somewhat astonished at Walker's receiving them all instantly and correctly without once calling for a "report." He has never heretofore received the official abbreviations from me, but I have now given them to him, as I deem myself justified in doing, as I am liable to any time to have occasion to use them with him.
I desire to recommend Private Walker for promotion. I intended to have recommended him for appointment as sergeant under the new organization of the Signal Corps, and now I consider that he has doubly earned his chevrons. Walker has been with me since June 25, 1862, and I have has ample opportunity of knowing his capacity.
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Flagman Charles A. Griffin
Flagman James H. Smith.
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flagman, First-Class Private Joseph A. Sedam, Signal Corps, U. S. Army.
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 flagman, Private Warren W. Palmer, stood at his post like a true and tried soldier, for which he deserves great credit.
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Flagman Private Ezra M. Chaffee, Sixth Michigan Cavalry, Company F
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 flagman Private J. W. Brown.
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flagman, Timothy S. Marsh, Company D, Twenty-first Massachusetts Volunteers.
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Edward M. Heyl

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Edward M. Heyl.

Birth: Feb. 14, 1844, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
Death: Jan. 2, 1895.
Wife: Mary Delphine Heyl (1861 - 1902.)
Burial: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia.
 
Edward Miles Heyl: Born in and appointed from Pennsylvania. Quartermaster-Sergeant and First Sergeant Company E, Third Pennsylvania Cavalry, August 12, 1861 ; Second Lieutenant September 8, 1862 ; First Lieutenant May I, 1863; Captain May 2, 1864; Honorably mustered out August 24, 1864 ; First Lieutenant Ninth Cavalry July 28, 1866 ; Captain July 31, 1867; Transferred to Fourth Cavalry December 31, 1870; Major and Inspector-General February 19, 1885; Lieutenant-Colonel and Inspector General September 22, 1885 ; Colonel and Inspector General February 12, 1889; Brevetted Major February 27, 1890, for gallant services in actions against Indians at the Rio Pecos, Texas, June 7, 1869, the Salt Fork of the Brazos River, Texas, September 16, 1869, and at the South Fork of the Stano River, Texas, September 24, 1869, in which last-named action he was severely wounded ; Died January 2, 1895.

Battle of Brandy Station

June 9, 1863

A party of officers were grouped just in front of our skirmish line, engaged in a discussion as to the distance of the Confederate line, and one made a bet that they were out of carbine range. The bet was taken, and Lieutenant Edward M. Heyl, of Company I, one of the best shots in the regiment, was asked his opinion. Quietly going up to one of his men, whose carbine he had tried before and knew to be a good one, he set the sight for what he estimated the distance to be, aimed it carefully and with deliberation at the man on the right of the skirmish line, fired, and the man tumbled off his horse. That settled the question.

John E or ( F). Ridley.

John E. Ridley.
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JOHN E. RIDLEY.

John F. Ridley was born in Berlin, Worcester county, Mass, March 3oth, 1840. He lived there a few years ; then moving to Canton, Mass, where he stayed a short time, thence to Lynn, Mass, living there until 1843, from thence to Andover, Mass., where he entered the dry goods store of Ira, Truell & Co., of Lawrence in the fall of 1859. Staying there until the fall, 1860, and then entering the employ of W. A. Balcom.

Enlisted August 9th, 1862, in Company B, Forty-first Massachusetts Infantry, under Captain L. D. Sergeant afterwards Major and Colonel of the Third Massachu setts Cavalry, going from Lawrence to the camp at Lynnfield, and from there to Boxford. He went to Union Race Course, Long Island, N. Y., and at that place, sometime in November, 1862, was detailed, and put into the Signal Corps.

John E. Ridley Taken Prisoner.

 

Hardly had the " Sachem " come within range of the enemy's batteries, when a shot struck her steampipe and disabled her. On board of her were Dane, Borden, Cobb, and Ridley, all belonging to the regiment, detailed at Long Island by Col. Chickering at Banks' request. Borden came from Company A, Captain Vinal ; Ridley from Company B, Captain Noyes ; and Cobb from Company C, Captain Swift. They were all good men, and had, by meritorious conduct, commended themselves to their superior officers. When the " Sachem " was struck by the shot from the enemy's battery, she Hauled down her colors and surrendered. After continuing the fight for about twenty minutes, the " Clifton " followed suit. When the shot struck the "Sachem," Borden and Cobb were killed by the scalding steam.

When the gunboat surrendered, Lieutenant Dane and private Ridley were, of course, made prisoners. Abraham F. Borden was a good soldier, and a brave man. His home was in New Bedford. He was married, and left a wife and two childen to mourn his sad end. Andrew P. Cobb enlisted in Roxbury. His home was on the Cape, in the village of Hyannis. A widowed mother mourned his death for many years. His name is on the soldier's monument in the town of Barnstable.

Writing of this unfortunate affair, Ridley says : " I learned after the " Johnnies " got us into Texas, that Borden and Cobb were taken on shore, and buried on Texas soil. That is all I could ever learn of them."

Concerning his experiences as a prisoner of war. Flagman Ridley writes : " At the time I was taken prisoner with Lieutenant Dane, on September 8th, 1863, we were carried up the river to Sabine City. From this we were taken to Beaumont. At Beaumont we were put on board some platform cars, and carried to Houston, Texas. Spent Sunday at latter place (we were captured on Thursday); from Houston we went to the town of Hampstead, and were put into a camp where there were some sheds. Here we were kept awhile, and then "paroled" for the road. An exchange was soon to take place- at Shreveport, La.

Aaron Cone Jewett

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Aaron Cone Jewett.

Aaron C. Jewett, of Ann Arbor. Jewett was a leading spirit in University circles. His parents were wealthy, he an only son to whom nothing was denied that a doting father could supply. Reared in luxury, he was handsome as a girl and as lovable in disposition. It was current rumor that one of the most amiable young women in the college town— a daughter of one of the professors was his betrothed. He was graduated with the senior class of that year and immediately enlisted. Notwithstanding his antecedents and his station in life he performed his humble duties in the ranks without a murmur, thus furnishing one more illustration of the patriotism that animated the best type of young men of that day. Ah ! He was a comely soldier, with his round, ruddy face, his fresh complexion, his bright black eyes, and curling hair the color of the
raven, his uniform brushed and boots pohstied to the pink of neatness.

These things together with his modest mien and close attention to his duties made of him a marked man and, in a short time, regimental headquarters had need of him. He was detailed as clerk, then as acting sergeant major and, when early in the year 1863, it was announced that Hiram F. Hale was to be appointed army paymaster, Jewett was chosen to sueceed him as adjutant, but had not received his 1 commission when death overtook him at Williamsport, Maryland, July 6. there was grief in the Sixth of Michigan on that fateful night when it was known that Aaron Jewett lay within the enemy's lines smitten by a fragment of a shell while faithfully delivering the orders of his colonel to the troops of the regiment as they successively came into line under a heavy fire of  artillery. Weber and myself with our men tried to recover the body, but were unable to do so, a force of  confederates having gained possession of the ground. Later Jewett's father succeeded in finding the body of his son and performed the sad duty of giving it proper sepulture.

Authors note.  You can read more about him and his family by going to the site of ( Find a Grave.)

Henry Martin Kellogg

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Henry Martin Kellogg.

Brith: Jan. 10, 1834.
Death: May 20, 1863. Parent: Elam Kellogg (1795 - 1872.)
Wife: Amanda Sarah Whiting Kellogg Bardwell (1834 - 1906.)
Child: Harry Whiting Kellogg (1861 - 1952.)
Burial:Shelburne Center Cemetery, Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
Plot: Right Side of Gate Row 3

The following was taken from the 33rd, Illinois Infantry Regimental History.

Captain Henry Matin Kellogg's Death, May 20, 1863..

Capt. Kellogg, Company C, had a strong presentiment that he would be killed in making this passage, and he coolly arranged all his business matters with his Orderly Sergeant, appointing him his administrator, and desiring his body to be sent home. I saw him just as we began the passage and he was cool and courageous as ever. We moved by the right flank across the railroad on the double-quick, where, to my surprise, we were not fired upon. We then filed to the left and attempted to pass into the next hollow over the lowest and least exposed point, and though we were now nearly concealed by a thicket, we received a heavy volley of grapeshot right in our midst. I looked around to see who of our brave boys had fallen ; but all appeared to have escaped. A few yards further on, as we descended into the hollow, an officer close to me fell dead; it was Capt. Kellogg. .

Capt. Kellogg's body was taken by Sergt. Bush on the 21st to Young's Point on the Mississippi in an effort to send it home ; but this being found impossible, it was buried on the river bank there, and efforts made some months later to find the grave were not successful.  He is one of many victims of the war who "sleep in unknown graves". 

His service record. 

Henry Martin Kellogg, First Lieutenant, 33rd., Illinois Infantry, Co. C., Residence Bloomington, Enlisted August 30, 1861, Promoted Captain January 24, 1862.  Killed in action May 20, 1863, at Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Amandus L. Bush.

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Amandus L. Bush.

Birth: 1833
Death: October 25, 1914.
Burial: Oak Hill Memorial Park, Escondido, San Diego county California.

The following is taken from the 33rd., Illinois, Regimental History.

First Lieut. Amandus L. Bush was an officer full of good nature and enterprise. He was inclined to take things as they came without complaining, which is an excellent characteristic of a soldier. Bush was always ready to share his last dollar and only cracker with any soldier, and if the good wishes of his comrades are worth anything, his chickens will all lay golden eggs. He is in the poultry business in Escondido, California.

Amandus L. Bush, First Lieutenant, Company C., 33rd., Illinois Infantry, Residence Bloomington, Service, December 27, 1863 through December 7, 1865.  Discharged with Regiment. Veteran.

Sergeant.

Name: BUSH, AMANDUS L Rank: SGT Company: C Unit: 33 IL US INF. Personal Characteristics Residence: BLOOMINGTON, MCLEAN CO, IL Age: 28 Height: 5' 10 1/2 Hair: BLACK Eyes: HAZEL Complexion: DARK Marital Status: MARRIED Occupation: TINNER Nativity: PA Service Record Joined When: AUG 15, 1861 Joined Where: BLOOMINGTON, IL Joined By Whom: EDWARD R ROE Period: 3 YRS Muster In: AUG 22, 1861 Muster In Where: CAMP BUTLER, IL Remarks: PROMOTED 2LT

Second Lieutenant.

Service Record Joined When: JUL 3, 1863 Joined Where: NEAR VICKSBURG, MS Joined By Whom: LT MEINHOLD Period: 3 YRS Muster In: JUL 3, 1863 Muster In Where: NEAR VICKSBURG, MS Remarks: PROMOTED 1LT

First Lieutenant.

Service Record Joined When: MAY 13, 1864 Joined Where: NEW ORLEANS, LA Joined By Whom: CPT DERUSSY Period: 3 YRS Muster In: MAY 13, 1864 Muster In Where: NEW ORLEANS, LA Muster Out: NOV 24, 1865 Muster Out Where: VICKSBURG, MS Muster Out By Whom: LT ROZIENE Remarks: None

Joseph A. Ege.

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Joseph A. Ege.

Birth: Apr. 13, 1842 Newville Cumberland County Pennsylvania.
Death: Sep. 21, 1903 Montgomery County Pennsylvania.

The son of Joseph Arthur & Jane Elmira Woodburn Ege and husband of Henrietta Virginia (Richardson) Ege, whom he married on September 2, 1868.

A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Newville, Cumberland County, August 6, 1862, and mustered in Harrisburg August 14 with Co. E, 130th Pa Inf, at the rank of 2nd sergeant. Promoted to 1st sergeant August 17, 1862, and to 2nd lieutenant December 13, 1862. Suffered a "slight" head wound at Fredericksburg and again in the arm and chest at the battle of Chancellorsville. Also enlisted in Harrisburg June 26, 1863, with Co. F, 1st Pa Battalion, at the rank of 1st lieutenant. Promoted to captain July 13, 1863, and discharged January 9, 1864.

Reenlisted January 13, 1864, and mustered February 26 as captain of Co. D, 187th Pa Inf. Promoted to lieutenant colonel June 19, 1865, and discharged August 3, 1865.

Burial: Hillside Cemetery Roslyn Montgomery County Pennsylvania.

Short notes from 187th., Pennsylvania Regimental History.

Company F. Captain Joseph A. Ege, Cumberland county, June 26, 1863. 
Company F., Captain Joseph A. Ege, June 26, 1863, promoted from First Lieutenant July 13, 1863.  Mustered out with company January 9, 1864.

May 19 or 20, 1864, the members of company D., presented Captain Joseph A. Ege with a very beautiful sword and belt.

June 23, 1864, Captain Joseph A. Ege was slightly wounded in the thumb by a piece of shell.

Joseph A. Ege, Lieutenant Colonel, February 26, 1864.  Promoted from Captain Co. D., June 18, 1865.  Mustered out with Regiment August 3, 1865.

The Amputees, Civil War.

The following Information comes from the Official Records.
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Second New York Artillery Co. I.

BELL, JOHN.-Age, 21 years. Enlisted, January 18, 1864, at Avon, N. Y.; mustered in as private, Co. I, January 23,1864, to serve Three years; transferred to Co. E, date not stated; wounded in action, December 9,1864, at Hatcher's Run, Va.; discharged for disability, October 5, 1865, at Hick's General Hospital, Baltimore, Md.  Left leg amputated.

Second New York Artillery Co. D.

COFFIN, JAMES D.—Age, 19 year®. Enlisted, February 29,1861, at BTidgewaber; mustered in as private, Co. D, February 29, 1864, to serve three years; wounded in action, May 19, 1864, at Spottsylvania, Va.; discharged for disability, March 30, 1865, at Baltimore, Md.  Left Arm amputated.

10th., Illinois Infantry.

Captain Frank Munson, wounded in left arm, amputated.

Captain Charles Carpenter, wound in left hand, third finger amputated.

11th., United States Infantry.

Second Lieutenant, A. J. Barber, Legs amputated above the knees.

Captain J. M. Goodhue, finger amputated.

Twenty-first Louisiana Infantry

Corpl. F. Haggerty, Company D, Twenty-first Louisiana Infantry (heavy batteries), loss of leg by wound and amputation.

33rd. Ner Jesery Infantry.

Private Lewis Margold, Company G, Thirty-third New Jersey Volunteers. He was admitted November 25, complaining of his arm, and saying he had been struck by a shell. The limb seemed numb and useless, but the skin was not broken nor even discolored. It was not very closely examined, but no particular lesion was supposed to exist. In a few days it swelled, became discolored, signs of mortification appeared and much constitutional disturbance. It was treated by deep and long incisions, warm fomentations, and tincture of iodine applied above the incisions.  Finally, on the 22nd December, the arm was amputated above the elbow, and the humerus disclosed two fractures, running into the humero-ulnar articulation. This case was sent to field hospital December 29, and its termination is unknown.

9th., Pennsylvania Cavalry.

Captain E. A. Hancock, Company B, Ninth Pennsylvania Cavalry, wounded, causing amputation of the left leg.

31st. or 32nd, Missouri Infantry.

Private Burt Clouts, Company F, knee, amputated.

100th., Illinois Infantry.

 Joseph Butcher, private, Company F, leg amputated.

7th., Michigan Cavalry.

 Joseph Butcher, private, Company F, leg amputated.

23rd., Ohio Infantry.

Captain John U. Hiltz, of Company C, and excellent officer, had his right leg amputated.

63rn., Ohio Infantry.

Lieutenant Colonel Charles E. Brown, commanding Sixty-third Ohio, was wounded near the close of the action in the leg, which has since been amputated near the thigh.

83rd., Indiana Infantry.

Colonel Benjamin L. Spooner was severely wounded (had left arm amputated),

!4th., U. S. Colored Infantry.

 Private Daniel L. Brown, Company C, right leg amputated. 

95th., Illinois Infantry.

Samuel Snyder, Company A, left leg broken by a lump of hard red clay, so as to require amputation above the knee, and he is not expected to live.

United States Army.

Colonel Hugo Wangelin, wounded in arm at Ringgold (since amputated).

41st., Ohio Infantry.

Colonel Aquila Wiley, Forty-first Ohio Volunteers, commanding the First Battalion, was shot through the leg, making amputation necessary. The loss to the service of this officer cannot be properly estimated. He was always prompt and thorough, and possessed capacity and knowledge of his duties that never left him at fault. I know no officer of equal efficiency in the volunteer service, and none whose past service entitle them to better reward. The service and losses of his battalion, composed of the Forty-first and Ninety-third Ohio Infantry, also stand conspicuous.

125th., Illinois Infantry.

Richard Clearwater, Company G, wounded, foot amputated.

27th., Illinois Infantry.

 First Lieutenant Joseph Voellinger, Company A, received a musket shot just below the knee, breaking the bone, necessitating amputation of limb.

4th., Virginia, Infantry.

Lieutenant A. P. Bourn, Company F., permanently disabled by amputation (since dead).

3rd., United States Infantry.

George B. Butler (severely wounded, arm amputated);

3rd., Michigan Infantry.

Colonel B. R. Pierce, Third Michigan, was wounded in the leg, since amputated

20th., New York Militia.

George W. Peet, of Twentieth New York State Militia, of same brigade (was wounded in the early part of the engagement by a cannon-shot in the leg, rendering amputation necessary.

10th., Georgia.

Lieutenant J. McNeil, of Company C, whose leg has since been amputated..

18th., United States Infantry.

Corpl. Bernard [C.] Connelly of Captain Henry Belknap's company (D), Third Battalion, attached to Second Battalion; wounded severely in the leg by a shell, whose leg has since been amputated.

7th., Massachusetts Infantyr.

Nathaniel Geary, amputation of right leg above the knee.

3rd. New York Cavalry.

Private William Bellows, Company C, wounded seriously, left arm amputated.

7th., Minnesota, Infantry.

 Private Andrew Agren, Company C, wounded in right leg, suffered amputation above knee joint.

2nd., Kansas Cavalry.

Private Vincent B. Osborn, of the Second Kansas Cavalry, had his thigh bone shattered whilst making the cable of the Jacobs fast on shore. His leg was subsequently amputated and his life is lost.

15th., Army Corps.

Sergt. Marshall House, Company F, was severely wounded in the thigh; leg since amputated.

25th., Winsonsin Infantry.

Colonel Wager Swayne, commanding, was wounded by a shell, and his right leg amputated above the knee.

32nd., Iowa, Infantry.

Captain Theodore De Tar, commanding Company D, who, after pursuing the enemy to the mountain, was wounded in the right ankle, making an amputation necessary.

95th., Illinois Infantry.

Sergt. John Kennedy, Company A, Ninety-fifth Illinois Volunteers, knee carried away by a cannon ball or unexploded shell; primary amputation of the thigh.

8th., Michigan, Infantry.

 Henry McComas, Company E (leg amputated).

2nd Illinois Light Artillery.

 Private Thomas McCauley had his thigh broken by a shell; his leg was amputated.

49th., Tennessee, Infantry.

Colonel W. F. Young, of the Forty-ninth Tennessee, was severely wounded while discharging his duty with that uniform coolness and gallantry which has characterized him during his whole term of service. His wound was so severe as to require the amputation of his right arm, and will, I fear, permanently disable him from duty in the field.
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C. S. Army.

During all these operations, and up to 27th of July, the brigade was under command of Brigadier General M. D. Ector. On that day, while in the redan occupied by Ward's battery and directing the fire of the same, General Ector received, by a piece of shell which exploded in the redan, a painful wound above the left knee, which caused the amputation of the left leg about midway the thigh.

1st., Missouri Light Artillery.

Corpl. William Miller wounded, and leg amputated.

31st., Iowa Infantry.

 private of Company H, was wounded in both thighs, severely in the flesh of the left thigh, and the bone of the right thigh broken. His right leg has been amputated above the knee, and it is feared that his wounds will or have already proved mortal.

William G. Ewin, Tennessee.

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CAPTAIN WILLIAM G. EWIN.

Written by Rev. J. H. McNeilly, of Glen Leven Church, NashviUe, Tenn.

William Goodwin Ewin was the second son of Mr. John H. Ewin, who was for many years the head of a wholesale drug business in Nashville; and who gave two sons to the cause of the South in her struggle for independence.

The older son, Colonel Henry Ewin, was mortally wounded in the battle of Murfreesboro, where his conspicuous courage won for him promotion to a position which he did not live to fill. The younger son was bom in Davidson county, Tennessee, Jan. 17, 1842, and received the usual education of a youth in his circumstances. After leaving school, he managed his father's farm for a short time, until the beginning: of the Civil War in 1861.

He was a young man of fine address and winning manners, very popular with all who knew him. He had been brought up to regard honor and duty above all else, and when Tennessee seceded and the governor called for troops to defend the South from invasion, he recognized the call as the voice of patriotism, and responded at once with all the ardor and enthusiasm of a brave and generous spirit.

He enlisted as a private in the Hickory Guards, and was made orderly sergeant of the company, which afterward became Company A of the Twentieth Tennessee Regiment of Infantry. He was with his company in the arduous service of the first year of the war, where the battles of Fishing Creek and Shiloh tested the qualities of his regiment, and gave it a reputation for courage second to none.

When the army was reorganized after the battle of Shiloh, Sergeant Ewin was elected captain of his company, a tribute to his character as a man and a soldier. He showed his fitness for command, not only by his coolness and courage on the field, and his kind care for his men, but also by the strictness of his discipline, so that his company was accounted one of the best drilled in the army. He shared all the privations and hardships of his men with bright cheerfulness, and was with his regiment in the many engagernents in which it won renown as the best regiment in the division. In the bloody battles of the Army of Tennessee from Fishing Creek to Murfreesboro and Chickamauga, and in the long-drawn conflict from Dalton to Kennesaw, Captain Ewin led his company with distinguished courage.

In the battle of Kennesaw Mountain on the 27th of June, 1864, he was severely wounded, making it necessary to amputate his leg. He was thus rendered unable for future service in the field, but for the remaining months of the war he continued his connection with the army, unwilling to be discharged, and ready to render any service he could to the cause he loved so dearly.

When the end came, in May, 1865, he came home as a paroled prisoner, and cheerfully set himself to do his duty as a citizen under the changed conditions. With the same courage which had marked his career as a soldier, he went to work with energy to make a living under adverse circumstances.

On Nov. 23, 1865, he was married to Miss Sallie House, the daughter of Mrs. John Thompson of Davidson county, Tennessee. She lived only a few years, leaving at her death a daughter, now Mrs. E. L. McNeilly. Captain Ewin was afterward married to Miss Martha Hillman, a daughter of Mr. George Hillman. She with several children survive him.

Captain Ewin's popularity with his fellow citizens was attested by his being twice elected clerk of the county court of Davidson county. The duties of the office were discharged with characteristic fidelity.

After his retirement from office, he engaged for a while in the hardware trade. He then removed to Humphreys county, Tennessee, and took charge of the Hurricane mills, a large establishment for manufacturing woolen cloth. He continued at the mills until his death, on the 30th of July, 1882.

Captain Ewin was a fine type of the class of men who defended the South in the great war. He was a man of unflinching courage, of devotion to principle, of strict integrity, of a high sense of honor. He was genial, warm hearted, kind, and courteous. He won and held friends.

He was a consistent member of the Christian Church, sincere, earnest, and faithful, and he died in the hope of a blessed immortality. His memory will ever be cherished by his old comrades as a soldier true and tried, and by his associates in civil life as a citizen honorable and upright. His friends in the intimacy of social life remember him as a gentleman without stain or reproach, a kind, loving, and gracious friend.

Thomas M. Golding.

Told by Charles F. Johnson, one of his buddies.


Wednesday, November 27th.

Thomas M. Golding, was a few days ago found washed ashore opposite Fort Clark, and he was buried in a little sand-hill back of our quarters. The members of his Company (F) have taken great pains to fence in and decorate his grave, with such materials as Nature has at hand, in a very beautiful and artistic manner a touching tribute to his memory, as well as evidence that his comrades feel his loss and knew his worth as a man. I knew Golding well. He was one of the twenty -four " of Ours " at the Rip Raps, where I learned to respect him and became acquainted with some points in his history. A carpenter as well as an engineer by trade, he had once been in the employ of the Chicago and Milwaukee Railroad Company, and for a time had run an engine on that road. If my memory serves me, he had known Squire Hoisington in Chicago. He was one of the best of men, strictly temperate, and moral in all his ways. Never noisy or offensive, but an earnest soldier as well as man. And here he is buried on Hatteras Bank. In the world, of course, but still it does seem a strange fate to be buried here.

New York 9th., Infantry.

GOLDING, THOMAS.—Age, 23 years. Enlisted, May 3,1861, at New York city; mustered in as private, Co. E, May 4, 1861, to serve two years; drowned, November 1,1861, at Hatteras Inlet, N. C.; also borne as Thomas M.

Samuel Haynes, Pennsylvania.

 

LIEUTENANT SAMUEL HAYNES, COMPANY G.

FORTY-FIFTH, PENNSYLVANIA VETERAN INFANTRY.

By Mrs. Jane Wetmore Haynes.

Samuel Haynes was born at Oxford, Chenango County, N. Y., June 30th, 1834. He received his education from the common schools of that county. In early manhood he was sent to the pine woods of northern Michigan for his health and was engaged in the lumber business with an uncle until his health was restored.

Three years later he was engaged in the same business in Lycoming County, Pa., and was in that business when the Civil War called for volunteers to put down the Rebellion. He was pilot on the Susquehanna River taking several rafts of lumber to market at Marietta, Pa., and when passing Harrisburg heard the tumult occasioned by the arrival and disposal of recruits. As soon as he could dispose of his lumber at Marietta, he returned to Harrisburg and enlisted as a private in the Tenth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry (three months).

He then came to Wellsboro and helped to raise and drill Company I, of  the Fbrty-fifth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. Mustered into service October 21st, 1861, he was orderly sergeant of that company until the Battle of James Island, S. C, June 10th, when he was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant of Company G and served in that capacity until April, 1864, at which time he became acting quartermaster for the regiment and filled that place until the expiration of his term of service, October 21st, 1864.

After the close of the war he again entered the lumber business for a short time but later became employed on the Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad, now a part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system, from Buffalo to Pittsburg, and from Buffalo to Olean and Oil City. He served 31 years on that road, the last 20 as supervisor of a division. He died October 13th, 1898, in Oil City, Pa., honored by all who knew him and beloved by those who were dear to him.

Musicians Of The 86th., Ohio Infantry.

These men servied six months service
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Company A.

William D. Courtney, Age 17, Enlisted June 16, 1863, at Poland, muster out February 10, 1864.

William Welch, Age 16, Enlisted June 16, 1863, at Cleveland, mustered out February 10, 1864.

Company B.

William McCampbell, Age 16, Enlisted June 23, 1863, at Marysville, mustered out February 10, 1864.

Edward Randall, Age 16, Enlisted July 3, 1863, at Rush Creek, mustered out February 10, 1864.

Company C.

Samuel or Solomon, Age 39, Enlisted June 17, 1863, at Evansport, mustered out February 10, 1864.

Horace M. Wilcox, Age 17, Enlisted June 16, 1863, at Huntington, mustered out February 10, 1864.

Company D.

George Collins, Age 16, Enlisted July 6, 1863, at Wooster, mustered out February 10, 1864.

Warren L. Marks, Age 14, Enlisted June 16, 1863, at Milton, mustered out February 10, 1864.

Company E.

Winfield S. Bradley, Age 15, Enlisted June 17, 1863, at Stryker, mustered out February 10, 1864.

Seth R. Cole, Age 18, Enlisted June 21, 1863, at Edgerton, mustered out February 10, 1864.

Company F.

Thomas D. Campbell, Age 16, Enlisted June 24, 1863, at Gilead, mustered out February 10, 1864.

Oscar W. Trowbridge, Age 15, Enlisted June 18, 1863, at Delta, mustered out February 10, 1864.

Company G.

Charles E. Adams, Age 19, Enlisted June 20, 1863, at Bristol, mustered out February 10, 1864.

Seymour Lee, Age 19, Enlisted June 20, 1863, at Farmington, mustered out February 10, 1864.

Company H.

Philip Anschutz, Age 18, Enlisted June 16, 1863, at Wauseon, mustered out February 10, 1864.

Philip Bayes, Age 18, Enlisted June 16, 1863, at Wauseon, mustered out February 10, 1864.

Company I.

John H. Bricker, Age 18, Enlisted June 16, 1863, at Tiffin, mustered out February 10, 1864.

Melancthon Hass, Age 19, Enlisted June 16, 1863, at Tiffin, mustered out February 10, 1864.

Company K. 

Charles Ebert, Age 18, Enlisted July 10, 1853, at Cincinnati.  Discharged August 21, 1863, at Columbus, Ohio, on Surgeon's Certificate of disability.

John Stern, Age 18, Enlisted June 26, 1863, at Oxford, mustered out February 10, 1864.

Surveyors of Massachusetts, in the Civil War.

All the soldiers listed here are in the Massachusetts military but in public life they were all surveyors.
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Seth B. Edson, Corporal, 3rd., Mass. Infantry, Residence Bridgewater, Age 27, Surveyor, Enlisted September 16, 1862, as a private, appointed Corporal and mustered in September 23, 1862.  Mustered out June 26, 1863.

Daniel B. Walker, Private, 4th., Mass. Infantry, Residence Taunton, Age 25, Surveyor, Enlisted September 15, 1862, mustered in September 23, 1862.  Mustered out on or about September 25, 1863.

John A. Packer, Private, 5th., Mass. Infantry, residence Charlestown, surveyor, Age 18, Enlisted July 15, 1864, mustered in July 25, 1864.  Mustered out November 16, 1864.

David W. Low, Major, 8th., Mass. Militia, Residence Gloucester, surveyor, Age 30, Commission Major, July 22, 1864, from Captain of Co. G.  Mustered out November 10, 1864.

Samuel Sage, Private, 6th., Mass. Infantry, residence Bedford, Age 37, Surveyor, Enlisted July 13, 1864, mustered in July 16, 1864.  Mustered in July 16, 1864.  Mustered out October 27, 1864.

Edmund P. Hinckley, Corporal, 8th., Mass. Infantry, residence Gloucester, Asst. Surveyor, Age 22, Enlisted July 7, 1864, mustered in July 18, 1864.  Mustered out November 10, 1864.

Henry G. Howe, Private, 8th., Mass. Infantry, residence Sterling, Age 22, surveyor, Enlisted July 12, 1861.  Wounded September 17, 11862, at Antietam, Maryland.  Discharged for disability, September 7, 1863.

Horace E. Brooks, Private, 25th., Mass. Infantry, residence Worcestor, surveyor, Age 26, Enlisted and mustered in September 16, 1861, appointed Corporal, December 21, 1861.  Wounded February 8, 1862, at Roanoke Island N. C., Discharged for disability, January 6, 1863, at Newbean N. C.

Henry B. Prince, Sergeant, 27th., Mass. Infantry, residence Amherst, surveyor, Age 28, Enlisted and mustered in October 14, 1861.  Discharged for disability, March 23, 1863.

William H. Barnes, Private, 37th., Mass. Infantry, residence West Stockbridge, surveyor, Age 24, Enlisted July 24, 1862, mustered in August 30, 1862.  Wounded May 5, 1864, at Wilderness, Transf. April 25, 1865 to V. R. C.  Mustered out August 9, 1865, as of 2nd Co. 2nd Battin, V. R. C.

Mason A. Boydch, First Sergeant, 42nd., Mass. Infantry, residence Worcester, surveyor, Age 18, Enlisted July 9, 1864,.  mustered in July 21, 1864.  Mustered out November 11, 1864.  Also 51st., Mass. Infantry, Co. F

William H. Russell, , Private, 42nd., Mass. Infantry, residence Westfield, surveyor, Age 21, Enlisted July 8, 1864, mustered in July 16, 1864. Mustered out November 11, 1864.

John K. Wade, Private, 44th., Mass. Infantry, residence Boston, surveyor, Age 18. Enlisted August 29, 1862, mustered in September 12, 1862.  Mustered out June 18, 1863.

Benjamin P. Chandler, Private, 44t., Mass. Infantry, residence Dorchester, surveyor, Age 19, Enlisted August 28, 1862, mustered in September 12, 1862.  Mustered out June 18, 1863.

James J. Smith, Private, 49th., Mass. Infantry, residence Sandisfield, surveyor, Age 30, Enlisted September 22, 1862, mustered in October 28, 1862.  Died May 16, 1863, in Hospl. Baton Rouge La.

Abraham W. Goodrich, Private, 60th., Mass. Infantry, residence Hinsdale, surveyor, Age 30. Enlisted August 1, 1864, mustered in August 1, 1964, Mustered out November 30, 1864.

Abram Hun Berry, First Lieutenant, 11th., Mass. Militia, surveyor, Age 20, Commission May 30, 1863, mustered in May 16, 1864.  Mustered out August 15, 1864.

Nathaniel J. Porter, Corporal, Mass. Militia, residence Marshfield, surveyor, Age 26, Enlisted July 21, 1864, mustered in August 6, 1864, promoted Corporal same day.  Mustered out November 14, 1864.

James W. Bean, Private, Mass. Light Artillery, residence Lowell, Surveyor, Age 21, Enlisted and mustered in May 21, 1861, Commission 2nd., Lieutenant from Sergeant, October 8, 1863, mustered November 7, 1863, Commission First Lieutenant January 10, 1864, mustered April 10, 1864.  Mustered out November 10, 1865, as First Lieutenant.

Henry H. Williams, Private, 8th., Mass. Light Artillery, Mailitia, residence Petersham, surveyor, Age 21, Enlisted June 3, 1862, mustered in June 3, 1862.  Mustered out November 29, 1862.

Benjamin F. Williams, Private, 2nd., Mass. Cavalry, residence Baltimore, surveyor, Age 36, Enlisted and mustered in March 11, 1863.  While in desertion from Co. I., 4th., Calif. Infantry, under the name of William T. Butcher; Transf. to 2nd., Mass. Cavalry by S. O. #76, War Dept., February 16, 1864.  Killed September 28, 1864, at Waynesboro, Va., as Sergeant.

Nathan C. Fordham, Private, 2nd., Mass. Cavalry, residence California, surveyor, Age 28, Enlisted and mustered in March 14, 1863.  Prisoner October 29, 1864, near Cedar Creek, Va., Parold February 27, 1865, rejoined company May 23, 1865.  Mustered out July 30, 1865.

Robert S. Bryson, Private, 4th., Mass. Cavalry, residence Southbridge, surveyor, Age 290, Enlisted December 18, 1863, mustered in January 27, 1864.  Discharged July 21, 1864, for promotion , also service in Company C., 23rd., Maine Infantry.

William F. Todd, Private, 4th., Mass. Cavalry, residence Portland, surveyor, Age 19, Enlisted and mustered in, August 23, 1864.  Mustered out May 26, 1865, with detachment, Richmond, Virginia.

11 Maryland Soldiers who were Drowned.

Thomas Lucas, Private, Enlisted in Maryland 2nd., Infantry, Company B., June 18, 1861.  Drowned August 5, 1862, in Acquia creek, Virginia.

John J. Shields, Private, Enlisted in Maryland 3rd., Infantry, Company C., December 10, 1861.  Accidentally drowned April 22, 1865.

William C. Johnson, Private, Enlisted in Maryland 4th., Infantry, Company G., August 30, 1862.  Accidentally drowned August 2, 1863.

Casper Klunart, Private, Enlisted in Maryland 5th., Infantry, Company H., October 29, 1861.  Accidentally drowned May 3, 1863.

William Robbs, Private, Enlisted in Maryland 5th., Infantry, Company H., February 15, 1861.  Accidentally drowned August 24, 1865.

Frank Midner, Private, Enlisted in Maryland 5th., Infantry, Company K., Drowned April 4, 1964.

Frederick Neider, Private, Enlisted in Maryland 5th., Infantry, Company K., February 12, 1864.  Accidentally drowned April 14, 1864.

George Bruel, Private, Enlisted in Maaryland First Cavalry, Company B., March 14, 1864.  Drowned March 18, 1864.

Philp Ostein, Private, Enlisted in Maryland First Cavalry, Company B., September 28, 1861.  Drowned December 24, 1861.

George Donald, Private, Enlisted in Maryland 3rd., Cavalry, Company F., February 20, 1864.  Lost on steamer North America, December 22, 1864.

J. D. Nicholas, Private, Enlisted in Purnell Legion, Infantry, Company F., September 24, 1861.  Drowned December 24, 1861.

Henry Saylors or Sailor, 46th., Indiana.

Henry Saylors or Sailor.

In the regimental history his name was spelled Saylors but in the State records it's spelled Sailor.

Henry Saylors or Sailor, age 40, Regement 46th., Indiana Infantry, Company K., Enlisted November 10, 1861, at Rochester, Indiana.  Nativity of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania.  Occupation Farmer.  Drowned in the Mississippi river, August 8, 1862, by the sinking of the steamer Acacia.

The following is from the 46th., regimental history.

About the 20th a steamer ( Acacia ), coming down the Mississippi river,struck a bar and was wrecked. It had on board some 200 soldiers returning to their regiments. Very nearly all were drowned. Henry Saylors or Sailor, of Company K, was among the lost. Some two weeks afterviard, Saylors or Sailor body was found in the river, near the camp of the Forty-sixth. It had floated forty miles and stopped near his company's quarters.

Daughter Of Co. K., 9th., Illinois Infantry.

While researching some Illinois regiment I ran across this little story.  I found it interesting and a little sad.
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At the battle of Fort Donelson a soldier of Co. K found in the knapsack of a Southern soldier, who had been killed in battle, the picture of a beautiful young lady. He carefully preserved it. At the battle of Shiloh, this soldier was killed. On examining his knapsack, to make the proper inventory of his goods, the Orderly of his company found this picture. He remembered the circumstance of its being found. He carefully preserved it. It was a great favorite with the boys in the company, and received the name of " The Daughter of Co. K." When the Regiment was on the march from Corinth to Athens, in November, 1863, it passed through the town of Pulaski, Tenn. As Lieut. Oats, of Co. K, was riding along the streets of Pulaski, he saw a young lady standing at the door of one of the residences of the town, whom he at once recognized as the original of the picture in posBession of Co. K. Speaking of the matter to others in the company, they all agreed that this was the original. The Lieutenant learned afterwards, to a certainty, that it was the same. The picture still remained in his possession, until near the last of January, 1864. At the time Gen. Roddy's forces made a dash upon our camp, when the Regiment was nearly all out, the officers, as well as men, lost everything that was in their tents. Among other things, the picture of "The Daughter of Co. K," was taken. Its loss is much regretted by the boys.

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

Company B.

 

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

 

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

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

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

Company C.

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

Company D.

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

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

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

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

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

Company E.

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

Company G.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Company H.

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

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

Company I.

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

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

Company K.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

George Benton, 124th., Ohio.

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George Benton.

Born: April 10, 1839.
Death: September 19 or 20, 1863.
Father: Abram Cook Benton.
Burial: Litchfield Burial Park. Litchfield, Medina county, Ohio.

Service Record.

George Benton, Private, Age 23, Enlisted Co. B., August 12, 1862, for 3 years.  Lost September 19, 1863, in the battle of Chickamauga Georgia.

Authors note.  Although there is a head stone at Litchfield Park, he is not in the grave?, There are no records that he was Killed in battle only that he was lost.  Some researcher say he mustered out on September 19 or 20, 1863, at Chickamauga.  This is in error, any time any one is killed in battle or dies from wounds of a battle the date of his death is the date of his being mustered out.  You will read below how his Captain looked for years to find any records that he was killed and found nothing. So is he in the grave or not?

The following is told by his Captain.

There was one member of our company, George Benton, that by his kindness of heart, and implicit and cheerful obedience to orders, had won the respect and confidence of his officers and the hearts of his fellow soldiers. In speecH, modest and kindly, yet in the battle he had shown himself as brave as the bravest. George came to me loaded down with canteens, and asked permission to go to the rear and try to find water. I, with some emphasis, refused. The men at that set up a clamor, and insisted that they were suffering for want of water. I explained the hazardous nature of the enterprise. I assured them from the firing that our right was well turned, and that anyone going back, alone and unattended, was liable to be killed, wounded, or captured, which all dreaded more than death or wounds by reason of the inhuman treatment our soldiers received while in rebel prisons.

I said to George, "I am afraid you will never come back." With a smile of determination lighting up that noble young face, he replied, "I will come back, captain, or I will be a dead Benton." I was not quite strong enough for the emergency. I made a mistake. That mistake cost George Benton his life. He never returned. Whether he fell by a stray bullet, in those deep woods and thickets, or whether he was captured and murdered in prison, I know not. The records of Salisbury and Andersonville were searched, after the war, but on none could the name of George Benton be found. After we had fallen back on Chattanooga a letters came from his. father and sisters, inquiring concerning the fate of son and brother. No one can know with what bitterness I reproached myself for allowing myself to be pursuaded against my better judgment; and learning by that sad lesson no member of company B was ever again reported "missing in action."

I saw the father and sisters when we came back from the war, and told them what I had already written them before of the way George was lost; but "hope, like an anchor to the soul, sure and steadfast," would not suffer them to give up their dear boy as lost. They hoped that some day, like a lost mariner, he would come from perphaps captivity and sickness, to gladden their hearts and relieve the suspense that was crushing their lives. But twenty-seven autumns have returned since that brave boy was lost to sight in the smoke that covered that dread field of Chickamauga, but no tidings ever came of that one, who was gladly willing to risk his life to alleviate the sufferings of his comrades, and was permitted to do so by the weakness of his commanding officer.

Men Of 83rd., Ohio Infantry Who Died On Steamers

Ohio 83rd., Infantry.

Company A.

Robert Cox, Corporal, Agr 38, Enlisted August 6, 1862, for 3 years.  Appointed Corporal November 16, 1862.  Died April 7, 1863, on Hospital Steamer D. A. January.

William Hogan, Private, Age 44, Enlisted July 28, 1862, for 3 years.  Discharged August 3, 1863 at Vicsburg, Mississippi, on Surgeon's Certificate of disability.  Died August 14, 1863, on hospital steamer Charles McDougall, while enroute home.  Buried Memphis, Tennessee.

James Reynolds, Private, Age 32, Enlisted August 9, 1862, for 3 years.  Died April 21, 1863, on hospital steamer Nashville, near Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Company B.

 

James J. Shannon, Corporal, Age 18, Enlisted July 23, 1862, for 3 years.  Appointed Corporal August 29, 1862.  Died January 19, 1863, on U. S. hospital steamer D. A. January, of wounds received January 11, 1863, in battle of Arkansas Post, Arkansas.

 

John G. Harrington, Private, Age 18, Enlisted August 9, 1862, for 3 years.  Died January 3, 1863, on steamer Citizen on the Mississippi river near Milligan Landing, Mississippi.  Buried Vicksburg, Mississippi.

 

John W. Wallace, Private, Age ?, Enlisted August 11, 1862, for 3 years.  Died January 23, 1863 on steamer Citizen on Mississippi river opposite the mouth of Yazoo river.

 

Company C.

 

Oscar P. Richey, Private, Age 29, Enlisted August 13, 1862, for 3 years.  Died March 8, 1863, on steamer D. A. January.

 

Company E.

 

James Huff, Private, Age 52, Enlisted August 8, 1862, for 3 years.  Also borne on rolls as James Hough.  Died January 29, 1863, on steamer Citizen of wounds received in action.  Buried Vicksburg, Mississippi.

 

Isaiah Thompson, Private, Age 28, Enlisted August 11, 1862, for 3 years.  Appointed Sergeant August 22, 1863, Reduced in rank.  Died January 17, 1853, on steamer Citizen near Milliken's Bend, La.

 

Company F.

 

William F. Funk, Sergeant, Age 20, Enlisted August 7, 1862, for 3 years.  Appointed Corporal September 10, 1862, Sergeant October 14, 1862.  Died January 1863, on steamer Citizen near Milliken's Bend, La.

 

Company K.

 

George C. Hildreth, Corporal, Age 25, Enlisted August 22, 1862, for 3 years.  Appointed Corporal ?.  Died Marh 20, 1863, on hospital steamer near St. Louis, Missouri.  Buried St. Louis, Missouri.

First Name Of Zachariah

It's been a while since I have done a ( First Name ) page, so I decided to do one this time around. All the information will come from the ( Library of Congress. )  As there are so many names here I will not give any information here.  To help you decide which name you would like information on I have given a little lead so you can decide if it's the right name your looking for.  You will also notice a date beside the name, this date is when the imformation was reported and (Not the date of the event.)  This information will be in the form of Bill's, Nominations, Claims, Petitions or may be one line of information.  Some of this information is very little, however it may give information you didn't have and may give you a new place to start a new research.
If you see a name you like write to the following.  dsegelquist1@cox.net
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1. Zachariah Cox, Arrested, 1803.  These info is very large.
2. Zachariah Pettijohn, Land Claim, 1870.
3. Zachariah Jellison, Land Claim, Imports, 1842.
4. Zachariah Lawrence, Ohio, 1844.
5. Zachariah McGirth, Land Claim, 1834.
6. Zachariah Simmons, Tennessee, Pension, 1846.
7. Zachariah Taylor, Promoted, 1838.
8. Zachariah B. Booke.
9. ZachariahStevens, Promoted, 1803.
10. Zachariah Mackubbin, Baltimore Town, 1777.
11. Zachariah Rowland, Surveyor, 1790.
12. Zachariah E. Thomas, Marshal, 1871.
13. ZachariahWalker, 1847.
14. Zachariah Rhodes, Surveyor, 1790.
15. Zachariah Holland, 1838.
16. Zachariah Allen, 1794.
17. Zachariah W. Nixon, Navy, 1820.
18. Zachariah Campbell, 1777.
19. Zachariah S. Conger, Promoted, 1814.
20. Zachariah M'Girt, Indians, 1816.
21. Zachariah Schoomaker, Army, 1820.
22. Zachariah Dowety, War, 1791.
23. Zachariah F. Johnston, Navy, 1828.
24. Zachariah Sims, Land Claim, 1830.
25. Zachariah Poor, Land Claim, 1847.
26. Zachariah Sherwood, Pension, 1832.
27. Zachariah Roberts, Militia, 1814.

Jacob L. Keller, Ohio.

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Jacob L. Keller.

Birth: July 12, 1837.
Death: May 11, 1920, Findley, Hancock county, Ohio.
Wife: Mary Ellen Morehead Keller.
Child: Earl Stanford Keller.
Father: Joseph D. Keller.
Mother: Sarah Ann Oman Keller.
Burial: Keller Cemetery, Jenera, Hancock county, Ohio.

Company F.

Jacob L. Keller, First Lieutenant, Age 24, enlisted September 6, 1861, for 3 years.  Appointed Frist Sergeant from Sergeant September 19, 1861; promoted to Second Lieutenant December 5, 1862; First Lieutenant February 29, 1864; Captain May 11, 1865.  Mustered out with company, July25, 1865.

Company A.

Jacob L. Keller, Captain, Age 27, enlisted September 15, 1861, for 3 years.  promoted from First Lieutenant Co. F., May 11, 1865.  Mustered out with company, July 25, 1865.

Report of Jacob L. Keller, commanding Co. F.

HEADQUARTERS Co. F, 21sT O. V. I.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 8, 1864.
SIR : I have the honor to submit the following list of casualties, together with a report of the engagements in which Company F, 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry participtated, during the campaign which commenced May 7, 1864, and ended September 2. 1864.  On the 7th day of May, the company left Ringgold, Georgia, numbering two commissioned officers, and fifty-eight enlisted men present.

May 9th, while the regiment was moving to position in close proximity to Rocky Face, private James M. Latham was seriously wounded with a fragment of a shell, and 2d Lieutenant Mark Wood, was injured by a fall, which incapacitated him for further active service during the remainder of the campaign.

During the engagement before Resaca, Ga., May 14, the regiment was held in reserve, in consequence of which Co. F sustained a loss of but one slightly wounded, private Napoleon B. Platner, who returned to duty in a few days. During the engagements of May 27th and 28th, and up to the time Dallas was evacuated, the company sustained no loss, although subjected to heavy fire of musketry at different times. June 15th brought us up again in close contact with the enemy. Though brought under a murderous fire of artillery, and subjected to frequent skirmishes, yet strange to say the company suffered no loss whatever, during the siege at Kennesaw Mountain.

July 6th found us pressing the enemy s rear, near the banks of the Chattahoochee river. Nothing unusual occured until the 9th, when the regiment was ordered to report at the skirmish line, at 6 o clock a. m. Upon arriving at the designated place, orders were received to advance the skirmish line, and feel of the enemy s position. In accomplishing this, privates Thomas Foreman and James Dorsey were killed, and Mahlou Povuemire severely wounded.

In justice to the non-commissioned officers and enlisted men ot Co. F, I must here say, that they conducted themselves on this occasion like true soldiers. From that time until July 20th, the company participated in no actions or skirmishes. When Hood assaulted the 20th corps and a part of the 14th, on the 20th, the company was on the skirmish line, and held its position under a severe fire of musketry and canister.

While in front of Atlanta, August 11, 1864, the company was detailed for duty on the skirmish line. During the day the line was advanced, and during the action that ensued private Abraham Powell, and on the 12th, Corporal Samuel Powell, and private Uriah Grable were wounded ; the latter dangerously with a piece of shell. No other action or casualities occurred till September 1, 1864, near Jonesboro. In the charge made by the regiment in the afternoon privates James E. Scott and John T. Reed were wounded, and Jacob  Liter missing, supposed to be taken prisoner. At this time the company numbered one officer and forty-six men.

Respectfully your obedient servant,

J. L. KELLER,

John A. Hartshorn

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Corporal John A. Hartshorn, of Company G, lost his life incountering three rebels in the thick brush, he shot one, bayonetted another, and was himself shot dead by the third, the whole tragedy being enacted in but a few seconds. The only eyewitness, so far as the writer has information, was Colonel Cowdin, of the First Massachusets, although there may have been others. The next day the three brave men were found lying together, as they fell. This was Hartshorn's first, as well as last, battle, he having been detained in hospital, against his vigorous protests, when the regiment marched to Bull Run.

George Bowen Herenden.

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GEORGE BOWEN HERENDEN

Son of Richard and Elmina Bowen Herendeen was born at Newport, Herkimer County, N. Y., December 21, 1837; educated in Common and Academic schools, studied' law at Joliet, 111-, and at the Albany (N. Y.) University, was admitted to the Bar in i860 and in May, 1861 entered Civil War service as a private of Co. B, 10 N. Y. M. doing Guard duty at the Albany Barracks; August 16, 1S61, enlisted as a private in the 44th N. Y. V. I., and in 1862 was promoted to Sergeant Major, 2d Lieut., ist Lieut., and Adjutant; served in the field until January 21, 1864, when detached for service in the Department of the East; Post Adjt. Elmira, N. Y., Post Q. M. Auburn, N. Y., and Judge Adv. of Gen'l Court Martial, Elmira, N. Y., until October 11, 1864, on the expiration of the regiment's term of service, when he was honorably mustered out at Albany, N. Y. Conduct commended in Commander's reports of battles of Hanover . Court House and Malvern Hill, Va.

Commenced the practice of law at Hannibal, Mo., in 1865; was married to Miss Mary E. Royce in 1878, later engaged in various manvifacturing and mercantile pursuits, and now resides at Wilmette, Cook Co., 111. Comrade of Geo. H. homas, Post No. j G. A. R. (Chicago), member of the Western Soc. Army of the Potomac and Companion of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Illinois Commandery.

[His family, in 1866. by united action, modified the family name as indicated
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Names Of Civil War Steamers.

There are a lot of people looking for their ancestors boats that may have been in the civil war.  Their ancestor may have been a owner of one or may have been a captain or just a member of the crew.

There were hundreds if not thousands of steamers on the rivers of America at the time of the civil war.  Many of these ships names were lost to history and some ships names were changed.  I tried to pick names that were not so famous.  I was looking for the lesser known names.  Although I know some of this names are of battle ships, but mostly they are of Hospital ships, Mail Carriers and Troop Transporters.

Some families may already know the name of their ancestors ship but don't know what it was doing in the civil war now is your chance to find out.  There are some reports on these ships however these reports are mostly of troop moverments.  You may request a look up and I will see what I can find.

Note.  There are a 105 names on this list.  These names were put down as they were found so they are not in any alphabetical order.

Note to Author.  Look in the Iowa Regiments.
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1. Wild Cat.
2. Dove.
3. Chippewa Falls.
4. Island City.
5. Pomeroy.
6. Express.
7. George Washington.
8. S. R. Spaulding.
9. Thomas Colyer.
10. Patuxent.
11. Francis.
12. Metamora.
13. Jennie Whipple.
14. Louisiana.
15. Memphis.
16. Continental.
17. New Uncle Sam.
18. White Cloud.
19. Warner.
20. David Tatum.
21. Belle Memphis.
22. Hannibal.
23. South-Wester.
24. Fanny Bullitt.
25. Danbar.
26. Miami.
27. George Leary.
28. Westmoreland.
29. Belvidere or Belyidere.
30. Ewing.
31. Clara Dalson.
32. Zenobia.
33. Tiptonville.
34. McClellan.
35. Iowa.
36. Crescent.
37. Gilmore.
38. Star of the West.
39. Vanderbilt.
40. Connecticut.
41. Union.
42. City of New York.
43. Zouave.
44. Guide.
45. Vidette.
46. Hussar.
47. New Brunswick.
48. Pvorther.
49. Cossack.
50. Eastern Queen.
51 Ranger.
52. Phcenix.
53. Pawtuxent.
54. Pilot Boy.
55. Pickett.
56. Underwriter.
57. Cutlow.
58. Suwance.
59. Alice Price.
60. Highland Light.
61. Ocean Wave.
62. Hunchback.
63. Escort.
64. John Faron.
65. Saxon.
66. John Rice.
67. Bombshell.
68. Winona.
69. Vidette.
70. Claymont.
71. Convoy.
72. Arago.
73. Nipsie.
74. Dudley Buck.
75. Southfield.
76. Massasoit.
77. Cosmopolitan.
78. Mary Benton.
79. Oregon.
80. Ida.
81. Laurel Hill.
82. Woodford.
83. Wyoming.
84. Ericsson.
85. Detroit.
86. Charles Thomas.
87. Albatross.
88. Atlantic.
89. Augusta.
90. A. G. Brown.
91. J. M. Brown.
92. Chenango.
93. Cotton.
94. Diana.
95. Eastport.
96. Empire Parish.
97. Ericsson.
98. General Price.
99. Hartford.
100. Laurel Hill.
101. North Star.
102. Polar Star.
103. Queen of the West.
104. Red Chief.
105. Starlight.

William Channing Moore, Michigan.

This little short is told by General J. H. Kidd, in his book about Custer with the Michigan Cavalry.
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William Channing Moore, a member of the Freshman class, came hurriedly into the room and, aglow with excitement, threw down his books, and extending his hand, said: "Good-by, old boy; there is a vacant position in the Adrian company. I have accepted it and am off for the war. I leave on the first train for Detroit and shall join the company tomorrow morning."

"What is the position?" I asked.

"High private in the rear rank," he laughingly replied.

Moore was in the Bull Run battle, where he was shot through the arm and taken prisoner. He was exchanged and discharged and came back to his class in 1862. His sense of duty was not satisfied, however,for he enlisted again in the Eighteenth Michigan infantry, in which regiment he rose to be a captain. He survived the war and returned to civil life, only to be drowned several years later while fording a river in the South.

"Billy" Moore, as he was affectionately called, was a young man of superb physique, an athlete, a fine student, and as innocent of guile as a child. He is mentioned here as a typical student volunteer, one of many, as the record of the Michigan University in the war amply proves.

West Virginia Soldiers Who Drowned.

Matthew Phelps, Private, 4th., Infantry, Co. F., Age 19, Mustered in July 30, 1861.  Drowned in Kanawha river, May 4, 1862.

John Watson, Private, 6th., Infantry, Co. I., Age 28, Mustered in October 13, 1861.  Drowned accidentally in Tygart Valley river, at Grafton, W. Va.

James O'Connell, Private, 9th., Infantry, Co. K., Age 27, Mustered in February 8, 1863.  Drowned.

Joseph Fisher, Private, 11th., infantry, Co. b., mustered in March 26, 1864.  Drowned in Big Kanawha river, W. Va., july 6, 1864.

Moses parson, private, 11th., Infantry, Co. K., Age 18, Mustered in August 31, 1862.  Drowned April 24, 1864, near point Pleasant, W. Va.

Jefferson Kisner, private, 14th., Infantry, Co. c., age 18, Mustered in march 8, 1864.  Drowned May 31, 1865 in Potomac river at Cumberland maryland.

John W. Miller, Private, 14th., Co. C., Age 19, mustered in august 25, 1862.  Drowned in Great Kanawha river, july 9, 1864.

Nelson Steele, Private, 14th., Infantry, Co. c., age 18, Mustered in August 25, 1862.  drowned in Great Kanawha river, july 9, 1864.

William Jones, Private, 15th., Infantry, Co. D., Age 22, Mustered in September 8, 1862.  Drowned in Potomac river, February 28, 1864.

Joseph M. Gordon, Private, First Cavalry, Co. A., Age 24, Mustered in February 25, 1864.  Drowned may 24, 1864, in John's creek, Virginia.

Thomas Dawson, private, First Cavalry, Co. I., Age 27, Mustered in November 18, 1861.  Drowned near Grafton, W. Va., april 14, 1864.

John Dundan, sergeant, Second Cavalry, Co. G., Age 21, mustered in November 8, 1861.  Drowned in Kanawha river, february 26, 1864.

David austin, private, 4th., cavalry, Co. B., age 21, Mustered in july 21, 1863.  Drowned in ohio river at Wheeling, W. Va., july 23, 1863.

Charles W. Pickett, sergeant, 5th., cavalry, co. B., age 21, mustered in May 25, 1861.  Drowned  at Grafton, va., June 6, 1863.

Thomas J. Truman, private, 6th., cavalry, co. i., age 19, Mustered in July 10, 1861.  drowned near grafton, W. Va., August 22, 1861.

Gilbert S. Brown, First cavalry, death march 6, 1864, drowned at Bellaire, ohio.

Kentucky, C. S. A., soldiers who drowned

This is a short list of kentucky men who drowned.
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A. J. Taylor, Private, Sergeant, 9th., Kentucky Cavalry, Company B., enlisted September 15, 1862, from Carlisle.  Drowned in Licking River, April 1, 1862, on Cluke's raid to Mt. sterling, kentucky.

W. S. McKinnet, 3rd., Corporal, 9th., Kentucky Cavalry, Company E., enlisted september, 1861, from Bowling Green, Kentucky.  Drowned in Drake's Creek, kentucky, 1862.

George T. Hardin, Private, 9th., Kentucky Cavalry, Company E., enlisted July 15, 1862, from georgetown, Kentucky.  Drowned in Ohio River, 1863.

John A. Warfield, Private, 9th., Kentucky, Cavalry, Company E., enlisted september 1, 1861.  Drowned in Ohio river, 1863.

Maston Risner, Private, 12th., Kentucky Cavalry, Company E., enlisted October, 1863, from McKinzie, Tennessee.  Drowned on his way home after the surrender.

G. L. Bacon, Private, 15th., Kentucky Cavalry, Company A., enlisted January 10, 1863, from Mt. Pleasent.  Drowned in Duck river, march 3, 1863.

Robert McDonald, Private, 15th., Kentucky cavalry, company A., enlisted january 26, 1863, from Charlotte.  Drowned near cleveland, Tennessee.  november 22, 1863.

W. H. Pendleton, Private, 15th., kentucky cavalry, Company a., enlisted december 9, 1862, from williamsport, tennessee.  Drowned in Duck River, May 3, 1863.