Alfred A. Ream, 99th., Indiana Infantry.

ALFRED A. REAM, COMPANY I.
1900

Born in Carlyle City, Ohio; enlisted when a young- man at Peru, in Company I, and was mustered out after three years of service as sergeant of the company, and is best known by his old comrades as
"Sergeant Al. Ream. " After the war he went to railroading, firing on an engine for two years and then becoming an engineer. This he followed until 1873, when, as he says: "I went into the grocery business and am still doing business at the old stand, 28 East Main street, Peru, Indiana." He was a true soldier and a friend of his old comrades, attending the reunions, and is proud of the record of the old regiment.


ALFRED A. REAM, COMPANY I.

1862.

This picture shows him as he was ready to start to war. In addition to his regulation outfit he was presented by the boys and girls, with revolvers, bowie knife, blacking brushes, needle box, writing paper, pens, pencils, pipe and tobacco, a bible, deck of cards, hose, shirts, handkerchiefs, etc. In the picture he looks like a walking arsenal, but in six months he got rid of most of them. Revolvers, bowie knives, etc., were the most useless things a soldier could carry when he had a musket. I do not remember how it was with Comrade Ream, but I remember one comrade of Company C that started with as much in his knapsack as Comrade Ream, but as it was rather shrunken one day on a march, I asked him what he had in it, and he responded: "A navy plug and history of the four kings." A great many soldiers on a march threw their knapsacks in a wagon and made a roll of their blankets and tied them so as to make a collar over one shoulder and under the arm on the other side The picture shows the full armed soldier, that all will recognize as "Sergeant
Al. Ream."

William L. Heermance, 6th., New York Cavalry..

William Laing Heermance.

Birth: Feb. 28, 1837, Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York.
Death: Feb. 25, 1903.

Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Rank and Organization: Captain, Company C, 6th New York Cavalry Place and Date: At Chancellorsville, Va., 30 April 1863. Entered Service At: Kinderhook, N.Y. Born: 28 February 1837, Kinderhook, N Y. Date of Issue: 30 March 1898.

Wife: Susie E Leeds Heermance (1841 - 1917).

Burial:Oakland Cemetery, Yonkers, Westchester County, New York.

HERMANCE, WILLIAM E.— Age, 24 years. Enrolled, October 16, 1861, at Hudson; mustered in as first lieutenant, Co. M, October 17, 1861, to serve three years; as captain, Co. C, to date September 4, 1862; captured at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., April 30, 1863; paroled at City Point, May 5,1863; wounded, August, 1863; discharged, October 21, 1864; also borne as Hermance, Wm. L. commissioned first  Lieutenant, December 30, 1801, with rank from October 17, 1861, original; captain, October 16, 1862, with rank from September 4, 1862, vice Stanley, discharged.

Dorastus B. Logan, 11th., New Jersey Infantry.

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Dorastus B. Logan.

Birth: 1822.
Death: Jul. 2, 1863.

Civil War Union Army Officer. Served in the Civil War as Captain and commander of Company H, 11th New Jersey Infantry. On the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, command of the regiment fell to him when superior officers Colonel Robert McAllister and Major Philip Kearny were wounded, and senior Captain Luther Martin was killed. Captain Logan had just been informed that he was now in command of the 11th New Jersey when he was shot and killed. His remains were first buried on the battlefield, then were taken home by his family. A cenotaph exists for him in the First Presbyterian Churchyard, Morristown, New Jersey.

Burial: United Methodist Church Cemetery, Succasunna, Morris County, New Jersey.

From the 11th., Regimental History. 

 

p. 103, Captain Dorastus B. Logan was first wounded in the foot. Edward Kinney, from E, and a man from C, went to assist him to the rear, but they had not gone far when the Company C man was killed. Kinney then endeavored, unassisted, to get the captain to a place of safety, but was himself knocked down by a piece of shell and forced to abandon the Captain, who was killed before he could be taken off the field.

p. 361, Captain Dorastus B. Logan, the subject of this sketch, was a man of strong character and sterling worth. Of remarkable self-control and dignified presence, he was universally respected by his comrades in arms. He entered the service as Captain of Company H, August 14th, 1862; proved his value as an officer by his brave and efficient services at Fredericksburg   and Chancellorsville. He was killed while in command of his company at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2d, 1863.

Albert S. Nutt, 9th., New Jersey Infantry..

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Nutt, Albert S Private, enlisted Sept. 23, 1861, mustered in Sept. 23, 1861, for 3 years.  Killed in action at Deep Creek, Va., March 1, 1864; buried at Gettysville Station, Va.; re-enlisted Nov. 25, '63.

Albert S. Nutt, of Co. D, Veteran Vols., was killed during the engagement. He had six bullets through his body, and when it was received the day following, by our men, it had nothing on, except a shirt, drawers, and socks : the enemy had appropriated the rest of his clothing. Nutts' funeral started from camp-ground on March 1st, to Heckmann's Division Cemetery, at Getty's Station.

Albert S. Nutt received six bullets in his body, and when found on the following day it was in a nude condition, and horribly mutilated.

John P. Coen, 9th., Connecticut Infantry..

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Corporal John P. Coen, of Company F, was accidentally killed May 27, 1863, at Kennerville, La. His death cast a gloom over the company by every member of which he was highly esteemed. He belonged in Waterbury, Ct., and had enlisted Sept. 16, 1861. The circumstances attending his death were as follows : He and his company were ordered to proceed into New Orleans. .

On May 26, 1863, with a detachment of ten men he went to the city, the rest of the company expecting to go the day following. In the meantime, however, the order was countermanded and the detachment in the city was ordered to return. They accordingly left New Orleans May 27. The train stopped for a short time at Kennerville and Corporal Coen and a number of others got off for a little exercise and to rest themselves. Suddenly, the train started and while the Corporal was attempting to get aboard, he slipped and fell outside the track, striking on his head. Death resulted. When his
brother, Corporal Michael P. Coen, of the same company, received information of the fatality, he was twenty-seven miles away, but immediately started for the scene and took charge of the body. The latter was conveyed to New Orleans and given a soldier's burial at Chalmette. A braver, truer defender of the Union never lived than Corporal John P. Coen.

Arthur Peronneau Ford



Arthur Peronneau Ford.

Birth: Apr. 12, 1843.
Death: Feb. 15, 1910.

Parents: Frederick A. Ford (1805 - 1880), Rose Butler Drayton Ford (1806 - 1886).

Wife: Marion Johnston Porcher Ford (1848 - 1907).

Children: Louise Petigru Ford (1876 - 1943), Marianna Ford (1877 - 1965).

Burial: Saint Thaddeus Cemetery, Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina.

Civil War. 

 

Arthur Peronneau Ford, Private, Manigault's Battalion, South Carolina Artillery, Company: A
 

A Short from his book called ( Life in the Confederate Army ). 

 

p. 50-51,  There I stood unprotected in the open, but not many minutes before I was struck full in the middle of my body and knocked down to a sitting posture. My blanket was rolled in a tight roll, not over three inches thick, and being of course on my left shoulder, and across my body downwards to the right, had saved my life. The ball had passed through the roll, and striking a button on my jacket had stopped, and as I dropped it fell down, flattened out of all shape. I lay on the ground for a few moments, paralyzed by the blow, and I recollect hearing a comrade, who received a bullet through the brain only a few moments after- wards, call out, "Ford's killed." I gathered myself back into a sitting posture and replied, "No, I'm not. I think I'm all right." But the pain was intense, as every boy knows who in a boxing bout gets a lick in "the short wind." In a few moments I was back again on my feet, and resumed my place in line, although suffering considerable pain and nausea. For some time after I carried on my body a black and blue spot the size of a dollar.

Charles L. Fuller, 6th., New Hampshire Infantry.

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CHARLES L. FULLER.

Birth: 1832
Death: September, 1862.
Burial: Hope Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Lieutenant Charles L. Fuller was born in Manchester, N. H., September 23, 1832, and was the son of Charles L. and Mary (Scott) Fuller, and grandson of Isaac and Huldah Fuller. He married Eliza S. Whittemore, of West Boylston, Mass., and removed to Peterborough, N. H., where he was engaged in business as a painter until the 13th of November, 1861. He then enlisted into the military service of his country, becoming second lieutenant of Company K of the Sixth New Hampshire Regiment, and in this capacity he served until his death. He was mortally wounded in the second battle of Bull Run, August 29, 1862, and died on the 14th of the following September, at the age of 30 years, 11 months, 22 days. Besides a widow, he left two children, a son, Charles C, living now (1891) in Worcester, Mass., and a daughter, Sophia S., who died at Providence, R. I.,
in 1880.

PAUL COMSTOCK, 161St., Indiana infantry.

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PAUL COMSTOCK.

Paul Comstock, Captain, 161St., Indiana, Infantry, Company F.

Captain Paul Comstock is the son of Judge D. W. Comstock, of the Appellate Bench of Indiana. He was born at Richmond, Indiana, in the year 1873. After his early training he spent one year in the Oxford Military Naval Academy, at the close of which he entered the Richmond high school, graduating in 1891; his education was then finished in the Earlham College and the Ohio Wesleyan University. Mr. Comstock was then tendered a position in the general superintendent's office of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at Columbus, and later in the engineering department at Indianapolis, in which position he continued until April, 1898, when he was appointed claim agent for the same road, in which service he was engaged when he enlisted for the war. Mr. Comstock was elected first lieutenant of his company and was for several months adjutant of the Second Battalion and upon the resignation â– of Captain Smith was promoted to the position of captain, April 1, 1899.

William T. "Tom" Clark, Indiana.

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William T. Clark, Private, 70th., Indiana Infantry, Company G., Enlisted July 16, 1862, at Marion County, Indiana, Age 20, Mustered out May 15, 1864.  Killed by gun shot May 15, 1864, at Resaca, Georgia.

Tom Clark of my company, not more than four feet away on the right. He was lying on his stomach, with head up and gun presented, evidently watching for a chance to make an effective shot. As I looked at him a ball struck him in the throat, and as it entered his vitals, he uttered such a hideous scream as I never heard before or since.

William Sanford, Rhode Island 7th., Infantry.

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William Sanford, Seventh Rhode Island, Infantry, Company B., Residence Providence, Enlisted July 25, 1862.  Mustered in September 4, 1862.  Wounded at Fredericksburg, Virginia, and sent to hospital, December 13, 1862.  Deserted from hospital at Camp Denison, Ohio, July24, 1863.

William Sanford, Seventh Infantry, Co. B., sent to West Building, Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.  Wounded in head at Fredericksburg, Virginia, shell in back, Rheumatism.

George S. Walker.

 

Lieutenant George S. Walker. Co. F.
1862.


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Lieutenant George S. Walker Co. F.

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Lieutenant George S. Walker, Co. F.

1900.

Lieutenant George S. Walker, was Born September 30, 1832, on Little Mountain, Hardy county, Virginia. His father brought him to Tippecanoe county, Indiana, when he was 3 years of age, and dying soon after, the boy was reared by an uncle, Smith Marques, of whom he says: "He was the best man I ever knew." George became a farmer and married in 1853. Located near the Battle Ground, Indiana, where he was when he enlisted in August, 1862, and was elected and commissioned 2d lieutenant of Company F. Was in all the campaigns of the regiment until the battle of Atlanta, July 22d, where he was severely wounded in the hand, and being taken with the fever soon after, he was unable to rejoin his regiment until after the "march to the sea," and was honorably discharged by the war department, February 4, 1865. After the war, lived fourteen years in Illinois, and says: "I made money and lost it by going security for friends. " In 1880 went to Cherokee Nation and engaged in the cattle business for sixteen years. Now resides on a farm near Moran, Kansas. The changes of Comrade Walker are marked by three pictures.
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George Stingley Walker.

Birth: Sep. 30, 1832, Hardy County, West Virginia.
Death: Jun. 27, 1906, Missouri.

He was a 2nd Lt. in the 99th Indiana Infantry Volunteers.

Parents: Jacob Walker (1807 - 1833), Millia G. Walker (1812 - 1876).

Wife: Caroline McKillip Walker (1829 - 1874).

Children: Marvin Elwood Walker (1854 - 1902).
Malissa Ann Walker Preston (1856 - 1934).
Nancy Louisa Jane Walker Ketterman (1859 - 1892).
Willis Cline Walker (1860 - 1958).
LuElla M. Walker Trott (1867 - 1944).
Frederick Sherman Walker (1869 - 1924).
Birdy Walker (1871 - 1875).

Burial: Moran Cemetery, Moran, Allen County, Kansas.

Jeremiah Penno Bezely

JEREMIAH P. BEZELY.

Sergeant Jebehiah Penno Bezely, son of Edward and Almira E. King Bezely, was born in Providence, R. L, Aug. 16, 1836. When eight years of age he commenced to work in a mill, and, because of the death of his father, continued in that employment until he was thirteen when he shipped in the merchant marine. He doubled Cape Horn and visited most of the countries and large islands of the South Pacific. Returning safely to his native city he tarried but for a brief space, preferring to
apprentice himself for three years to a painter in Chicago, Ill. Free once more he again sought Providence, and, on Oct 15, 1866, married Abby F. Eddy, of Scituate, R. L, a daughter of Peter and Erispa Eddy, of Sterling, Conn. By her he had three sons and seven daughters; one of the former and two of the latter have passed from earth. Those remaining are Emma L. Olive M., Ida M., Lily N., Jeremiah T., William H., and Maud E. Mr. Bezely himself is now pursuing the house-painting business in Providence. He was wounded in the head at Cold Harbor, and in the right foot at Petersburg. This latter injury, though apparently slight seriously affected him for years after he muster out March 1, 1863, he was detailed sergeant of the division headquarters guard, Gen. Samuel D. Sturges commanding, and did not return until May 10, 1864, when the regiment was at Annapolis, Md.

The above and below information was taken from the 7th., Rhode Island Infantry, Regimental History.

Company B., Jeremiah Penno Bezely, Residence Coventry enlisted July 14, 1862, Mustered in September 4, 1862.  First Sergeant, wounded in head slightly, June 8, 1864.

p.65, Thursday, 12, March, 1863, Sergeant J. P. Bezely was detail as Sergeant of division Headquarters guard; he was returned to his company April 10, 1864, which was at Annapolis, Maryland.

p. 103, Sergeant Bezely was sent back thence with a captured deserter to division headquarters at Milldale where he arrived at two a. m. He had a horse and saddle to the pommel of which the prisoner was secured by a lanyard. He, of course, was obliged to walk the entire distance. The sergeant returned when his task was accomplished.

p. 108, Sergeant Bezely was sent from division Headquarters back to Vicksburg with a squad of prisoners and thence to Milldale Camp were he had charge of a hospital for the sick and wounded.

p.161, Saturday, April 9, 1864, Sergeant Bezely returned to his company having been on duty at General Sturgis's Headquarters since March 1, 1863.

p. 188, Wednesday 8, June, 1864, J. P. Bezely was wounded in the head.

Daniel Ross Ballou, 12th, Rhode Island Infantry.

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Lieutenant  Daniel Ross Ballou.

Birth: Aug. 6, 1837.
Death: Mar. 7, 1923.

Parents: Arnold Ballou (1809 - 1873), Roxa Ross (1813 - 1849).

Marriage: Ellen Rebecca Owen, 31 Oct 1860.

Children: Leonora Luvan Ballou Rutherford (1863 - 1927). Frances Roxa Ballou Tower (1866 - 1935).

Burial: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island.

Civil War.

Ballou, Daniel R., 2d Lt. Co. C; Res., Burrillville, R. I.; Aug. 23, 1862, enrolled; Oct. 13, 1862, mustered in. Originally served as Priv. Co. K; Nov. 9, 1862, promoted Sgt. Maj. Mustered out as Sgt. Maj. and mustered in as 2d Lt. to date Nov. 20, 1862; Nov. 29, 1862, assigned to Co. G; Dec. 13, 1862, wounded at the battle of Fredericksburg, Va., sent to hospital and borne as absent sick until Feb., 1863, when he returned to Co.; Dec. 30, 1862, transferred to Co. C as 2d Lt.; April 25, 1863,
resigned.

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A shell passed in front of Lieut. Daniel R. Ballou, of Company C, so near his face as to cause concussion. Blinded and dazed, he staggered back down into the city and across the river. He was sent to the hospital, where he was confined many weeks.  He was sent to Ascension Hospital in Washington. His wound; Partially blind also stunned by a shell, sent on to New York.

John W. Wilson, First Maryland Infantry.

JOHN W. WILSON,

Entered the service as Captain of Company G, May 27, 1861; promoted Major, February 1, 1862; Lieutenant-Colonel, August 22, 1862 ; Colonel, October 30, 1864.

Actions in which Engaged. Shepherdstown, September 9, 1861 ; Front Royal, May 23, 1862, (taken prisoner and escaped ;) Mary land Heights, July 7, 1863; Funkstown, July 12, 1863; Hay market, October 19, 1863 ; Harris Farm, May 19, 1864 ; Spottsylvania, May 20, 1864 ; North Anna, May 23 to 27, 1864 ; Shady Grove, May 30, 1864; Bethesda Church, May 31 and June 1, 1864; Cold Harbor, June 2 to 5, 1864 ; Assault on Petersburg, June 17 and 18, 1864; Siege of Petersburg, 1864- G5; Weldon Railroad, August 18 to 21, 1864; Poplar Grove Church, September 30, 1864; Chapel House, October 1 to 3, 1864; Peeble sFarm, October 7 and 8, 1864; Hatcher s Run, October 27, 1864; Hicksford Raid, December 7 to 12, 1864; Dabney s Mill, February 6, 1865. Killed in action at Dabney s Mill, Va., February 6, 1865.

COLONEL JOHN W. WILSON.

Killed in action at Dabney s Mill, Va., February 6, 1865.

He was born in Lancaster county, Pa., February 2, 1828 ; received a common-school education, and subsequently removed with his father to Baltimore county, Maryland, where he was engaged in
agricultural pursuits.

On the breaking out of the war with Mexico, he enlisted as a private in Captain Lloyd Tilghman s battery of light artillery, and took an active part in the principal battles fought under Lieutenant-General Scott. Returning home, after the close of the war, he resumed his former vocation.

 In 1860, a company called the Union Rifles was formed in Baltimore county for home defense, because of threats to drive Union men out of the State, in which were five boys, sons of Mrs. Wilson, of Biltirnore county. On April 19, 1861, at the call of the Captain, John W. Wilson, they met at Cockeysville to resist at tempts of the Maryland Guard and Towaontown Cavalry to burn the bridges on the Northern Central Railroad. About 12 o clock at night two omnibuses, with about forty-seven men, drove up, in quiring for Hay field Merry man. Noticing the uniform on the men, they asked, What company, and who commanded ? I do, said Captain John W. Wilson.

The man in command of these men asked of him a private interview. They went into the parlor. After a few words, the Captain was heard by those outside to say The city of Baltimore could not raise money enough to hire him to do such a thing? when he immediately came out, slamming the door, and said, Will you stick to me, boys ? These men say Governor Hicks has ordered them to come up here and offer me five hundred dollars to burn Big Gunpowder Bridge. If they do it, they will walk over my dead body first. Being foiled in their plans, the men got into the omnibuses and drove down the turnpike, Wilson and others following to the Ten-mile Gate to see that they did not take any side road to accomplish their work. Out of this, with others, a company was formed, which entered the service on May 27, 1861, in which were the five brothers. Afterward, Robert A. raised a company of cavalry, and Malcolm, a company in the Second Maryland Regiment."

Captain John W. Wilson tendered the services of his company to the Government on the 11th of May, 1861, and being accepted, it was mustered in as Company G of the First Regiment of .Maryland infantry on the twenty-seventh of that month. The Captain, was promoted Major of the regiment February 1, 1862, Lieutenant-Colonel August 22, 1862, and Colonel October 30, 1864. He was present with the regiment in all its encounters with the enemy up to the time of his death, and his example on the field of battle was a strong inspiration to those under his command.

As a disciplinarian he was surpassed by none ; and it is no empty eulogy to say that Colonel Wilson was one of the bravest soldiers that the war for the preservation of the Union produced.

In his death the service lost a gallant officer, the country a true patriot, and his regiment a friend and commander whose greatest pride was to lead them against the foe.

His remains were taken to Cockeysville, and interred side by side with his brothers, Malcolm, (killed at Antietam,) and Robert, (who died of wounds received at the same time the Colonel was killed,) in the graveyard of the Presbyterian church at Chestnut Grove, Baltimore county.

An appropriate monument was erected over his grave by the surviving members of his regiment.

William W. Etter, Old 19th., Tennessee Infantry.

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Etter, William W., Lt.-Died:Dec.31,1897 Palarm, Ark.-

Service Unit:19thTenn.Inf.-Confederate Veteran Magazine:v.6, p.277-Text:Col.C.W.Heiskell, of Memphis, Tenn., who commanded the 19th Tenn. Regt., pays loyal tribute to his comrade and subordinate officer, Lieut. W.W.Etter, who was assassinated at Palarm, Ark. on the last day of Dec.1897, fifty nine years old. He states that Etter's father was a good farmer, a man of high character and good sense; his mother of woman of sterling virtues. At the beginning of the great war William Etter enlisted in the 19th Tenn.Inf., and, by his deportment, was promoted from the ranks to second in command of his company. He was a commander much of the time until the surrender at High Point, N.C. He engaged in battles when almost too feeble to stand on his feet, and after the war he was greatly afflicted with rheumatism. Col. Heiskell pays noble tribute to his knightly deeds in service and to his unselfish devotion to his sisters until his death. His care even in his advancing years was not for himself, but for them, in conformity with his dying request of his father: "William, you must take care of your sisters." After the war he lived in Memphis and in Arkansas.

From the 19th., Regimental History.

P. 145., Lieut. W. W. Etter, of Co. K, succeeded in getting upon the works and jumped down among the Federals. They took off their hats to him, but did not take him prisoner, when he, too, reached the brick smoke house, and remained unhurt until the Federals retreated, and he rejoined the regiment.

P. 187., Lieut. W. W. Etter, (Co. K,) whose courage was always conspicuous, jumped to his feet and said, "Colonel will go." The Colonel replied, "Lieut. I want privates not officers for this duty." Well," said the Lieut, "consider me a private for this occasion." So he with others” for the volunteers were more than were wanted.

William Anderson Blalock.

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William Anderson Blalock.

Birth: Aug. 17, 1842, Hurdle Mills, Person County, North Carolina.
Death: Jan. 20, 1920, Hurdle Mills, Person County, North Carolina.

Parents: Green W Blalock (1818 - 1897),
Jane Anderson Blalock (1812 - 1886)

Wife: Judith Mary Blalock Blalock (1855 - 1914).

Children: Carrie B Blalock Huff (1874 - 1907). Lula Mable Blalock Blalock (1883 - 1962). Annie Frances Blalock Blalock (1884 - 1922). Allie Green Blalock White (1886 - 1969).

Inscription: Lt. 50th Regiment, CSA.

William Anderson Blalock, Co., A. 50th., North Carolina, Infantry, First Lieutenant, commissioned March 6, 1862; Person County; Detailed.

Burial: Blalock-Chambers Families Cemetery, Durham County, North Carolina.

Death List Of Louisiana Regiments

Aarons. Louis, Pvt. Set. 10th. La. Inftv. Co. F. En. Camp Moore, July 22nd. 1861— Present on all Rolls to Feby. 1862. Roll not dated.  "Killed in battle of Sharpsburg, Sept. 17th. 1802 — " Born Germany.  Occupation Laborer, Res. New Orleans, La. Single.

Adler, Otho. Pvt. 2nd Sergt. Co. E. 16th La. Infty. En. March 11th. 1862, New Orleans. La. Present on All Rolls to Oct. 31st. 1862. Rolls from Nov., 1862, to Feb., 1863, "Ahsent. Wounded at Murfreesboro, Tenn., Dec. 31st, 1862." Roll for May and June. 1863. Present. Roll for July and Aug.  1863. Present, Promoted to 2nd Sergt. from 4th Sergt.. Aug. 1st, 1863. Roll for Sept. and Oct., 1863. Killed in Action at Chickamauga, Sept. 20th, 1863.

Albright. Matthew, Pvt. Co. H. 1st La. Infty. (Strawbridge's). En. New Orleans. La., April 13th. 1861. Present on All Rolls to Dec. 1861. Roll for Jan. 30th to April 30th, 1862, "Killed in Battle of Shiloh.
April 6th, 1862."

Allen. Albert. Pvt Co. F. 30th La. Infty. En. Camp Moore. La., June 17th. 1862. Present on All Rolls to Oct., 1862. Roll for Nov. and Dec. 1862, "On Detached Service as Wagoner." Roll for May and June. 1863. "Absent, Sick at Port Hudson, La." Federal Rolls of Prisoners of War Captured and Paroled Port Hudson, La.. July . 1863. Rolls from July. 1863, to Oct.. 1863. "Present." Roll for March and April. 1864. "Present." Roll for Nov. 1st to Feb. 28th, 1864. "Killed Dec. 15th. 1864. Nashville."

Gomez, Francisco, Capt. Cos. A and C, 22nd and 23rd La. Inf. En. Sept. 10, 1861, Camp Lewis. Roll for Nov. and Dec, 1862, Present or absent not stated. Signs Roll as Comdg. Co. Roll for Jan. and Feb., 1863, Present. Roster dated Enterprise, Miss., Nov. 3, 1863, Reed. Commission May 25, 1862. Exchanged Oct. 9, 1862. Reported for duty. Killed at Vicksburg, May 21,. 1863.

Good, John, Pvt. Co. B, 6th La. Inf. En. June 10, 1801, Camp Moore. Rolls from July, 1861, to Feb , 1863, Present. Roll for March and April, 1863; Absent, sick. Roll for May and June, 18 63, Present. Roll for July and Aug., 1863, Killed in action. Record copied from Memorial Hall, New Orleans, La., by the War Dept, Washington, D. C, May, 1903, born Ireland, occupation laborer, Res. New Orleans, age 28, single. Remarks: He fell nobly defending his country at Gettysburg. July , 1863.

Guidry, Alexander, Pvt. Co. C, 18th La. Inf. En. March 15, 1862, St. Martin Par., La. Present or absent not stated on Roll to April 30, 1862. Rolls from May, 1862, to May, 1863. Present. Rolls from May 31. 1863, to Aug. 11, 1863. Absent at Lynchburg. Wounded at Gettysburg. Roll for Aug. 11 to Aug. 31. 1863, Present. Rolls from Aug. 31, 1863, to Nov., 1863, Absent, missing since engagement of Nov. 7, 1863. Roll for Nov. and Dec, 1863, Killed in engagement of Nov. 7, 4863. Born Louisiana, occupation farmer, Res. St. Martin Pa., La., age when enlisted 20, single.

Gunther, Jacob, Pvt. Sergt. New Co. B, 20th La. Inf. En. April 3, 1862, New Orleans La Present on Rolls to Oct., 1862. Roll for Nov. and Dec, 1862, Killed in battle, Murfreesboro, Sept. 31, 1862.

Gwinn, John M., Pvt. Jr. 2nd Lt. Co. I. 2nd La. Inf. En. May 9, 1861, New Orleans, La. Present on all Rolls to June, 1862. Roll for July and Aug., 1862, Killed in battle, July 1, 1862, at Malcolm Hill. Roster dated Jan., 1865. Fleeted May 1, 1862, to Jr. 2nd Lt. Killed July 1, 1862.

Haddican, Mike, Pvt. Co. G, 20th La. Inf. En. Dec. 21, 1861, Camp Lewis. Roll for Dec 21 to 31, 1861, Present. Roll for Jan. and Feb., 1862, Absent or present not stated. Roll for March and April, 1862, Killed in action at Shiloh.

Hall, John, Pvt. Co. H, D 13th La Inf. En. Sept. 11, 1801, Camp Moore. Rolls from Nov., 1862, to Feb., 1863, Present. Roll for March and April, 1863, Absent. Det. at Tullahoma as pioneer by order. Rolls, from July to Dec, 1803, Absent, sick, in Hospl.Rolls from Jan. to April, 1864, Present. Rolls from May to Aug., 1864, Absent, prisoner, missing July 28, 1864, near Atlanta. Roll for Nov., 1864, to Feb., 1865, Killed near Atlanta, July 28, 1864. Appears on Roll of Prisoners of War, Captured near Atlanta, Ga., July 28, 1804, and sent to Military Prison, Ky., from Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 9, 1864. Reed, at Camp Chase, Ohio, Aug. 11, 1864. Released on Oath, May 13, 1865. Res. Orleans Par., La.

Haller, John, Pvt. Co. K, 14th La. Inf. En. June 12, 1861, New Orleans, La. Present on Rolls to Feb., 1862. Rolls from May, 1862, to Aug., 1862, Absent. Wounded and taken prisoner at "Williamsburg, May 5, 1862. On Hospl. Register, Admitted to Chesapeake U. S. A. Gen. Hospl., Fort Monroe, Va., May 12, 1862. Died May 17, 1862. Record copied from Memorial Hall, New Orleans, La., by the War Dept., Washington, D. C, June, 1903, born Germany, occupation laborer, Res. -New Orleans, La., age 30, single. Killed Battle of Williamsburg.

Halpin, James, Pvt. Capt. Herrick's Co. (Orleans Ploes) La. En. Dec. 21, 1861, Camp Lewis. - Present on Rolls to Dec.. 31, 1861. Also on Rolls of Co G, 20th La. Inf. Pvt. Roll for Jan. and Feb.. 1862, Present. Transfd. from Co. E Feb I8, 1862. Roll for March and April, 1862, Present. Roll for May and June, 1862, Present on daily duty as cook at Hospl. Roll for June, 1862, to Oct.. 1862, Killed, at Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct., 1862, trying to force a guard.

James M. Parks, 16th., Tennessee, Infantry.

CAPTAIN JAMES M. PARKS.

Captain James M. Parks was the son of Carrol Parks, a substantial and respected farmer of Warren
county, Tennessee, His ancestors came from North Carolina at an early period and settled in Warren
county.

In his boyhood Captain Parks labored on his father's farm, and as he arrived at his twentieth year he was placed in Irving College, where he remained as a student until the breaking out of the war between the States. At this time he enlisted in Captain L. H. Meadows's company, and was elected orderly sergeant at its organization in May, 1861. He was elected captain of this company at Corinth in May, 1862, at the reorganization of the regiment, and served in this capacity to the day of his death. Throughout his whole military life Captain Parks was much respected for his upright, exemplary life, and for his many sterling qualities, both as a gentleman and a soldier. He was with
his company through all its marches and in all its battles to that of Chickamauga, when he received a fatal wound on the evening of the first day's fight. He was pierced by a grape-shot through the upper portion of his left breast, the missile ranging in the region of the heart, and he lived but a few hours. His company and regiment lamented his loss as that of a brother.

Captain Parks was in every respect a worthy young man. Kind and respectful to all, he won the good-will and respect of all who knew him. His daily walk and conversation was without spot or blemish. Upright, circumspect, and conscientious in all things, he possessed the respect and confidence of his superiors, as well as those who were under his command. In his seventeenth year, Captain Parks made a profession of religion and became a member of the Baptist Church at Hebron, in the vicinity of his home. He was an upright, pious, and exemplary young man at home, at school, and in all the walks of domestic life. When he entered the army, those Christian graces which he cherished with so much prayerful care in his previous life never yielded to the temptations of army life. He cherished those graces with more watchful care. It was the motto of his daily life in the army that " religion is the same in the army as at home," and requires even more at the hands of its votaries.

Captain Parks was buried on the battle-field of Chickamauga, near the spot where he fell. After the close of the war his remains were removed by his father from the battle field to the church yard at Hebron, where they now rest, and the spot is marked by a marble which records the time and place of his death.

Theodore Kohn

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Theodore Kohn.

Birth: Apr. 28, 1840.
Death: Jun. 16, 1902.

Wife: Rosa Wald Kohn (1842 - 1912).

Children: Adelina Kohn (1876 - 1966), Louis Kohn (1882 - 1903).

Burial: Sunnyside Cemetery, Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina.

Corporal Theodore Kohn.

Edisto Rifles.

Wounded at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia, May 16, 1864. 

Corporal Theodore Kohn was wounded in the hand about the time the enemy were driven from their works. I happened to be near him at the time, and he held up his hand to me and said: "Look here Wille, what the "d-d Yankees have done to me." His language was so emphatic and earnest, that it made me feel like laughing, but I did not know how soon my turn might come. Corporal Kohn was by birth a Bavarian, coming South when about ten years old and making Orangeburg, South Carolina, his home; at maturity he was thoroughly Southern in sentiment and principle, and lost no time in responding to the first call to arms. He was in service for the four years, making a reliable and
trustworthy soldier. After the war he did a successful mercantile business in Orangeburg for many
years. He died in 1902.

John E. Lynch Sr.

John E Lynch, Sr.

Birth: Jun. 15, 1829
Death: Jul. 4, 1864

Wife: Nancy Lynch (1834 - 1891)

Children: Sarah J Lynch (1854 - 1881), Archibald A Lynch (1856 - 1932), John E Lynch (1890 - 1918).

Burial: Pleasant Green United Methodist Church Cemetery, Orange County, North Carolina

First Lieutenant, John E. Lynch, Sixty-Sixth North Carolina, Infantry, Co. A., Killed near Sailsburg or Petersburg, July 4, 1864.

William Harbin Kills John O'Nell.

John O'Nell, Private, Nebraska First Cavalry, Co. E., Age 29, Residence Omaha, Nebr., Enlisted and mustered in June 18, 1861, Mustered out July 15, 1861.  Killed July 15, 1861, by Corporal William Harbin by stab of knife while said Corporal was in execution of his duty and was on investigation found to be justified.

William Harbin, Corporal, Nebraska First Cavalry, Co. E., Age 25, Residence  Omaha, Nebr., Enlisted and mustered in June 18, 1861, Appointed Corporal, June 18, 1861.  Reduce to Ranks -1861.  Deserted December 30, 1861, at Georgetown Missouri.   

Four Men Of Nebraska First Cavalry, Co., A., B., C.

Nebraska First Cavalry.

Company A.

Zebulon J. Maskell, Private, Age 22, Residence Dakota City, Neb., Enlisted November 23, 1863, Mustered in January 14, 1864, Mustered out November 2, 1865.  Transferred from Co. A., 1st., Batln. Nebr., Vet., Cavalry, July 10, 1865.  Killed at Gillman's Ranch by private Edward W. Allen, pistol shot, November 2, 1865.

Company B.

John Roggensack, Private, Age 26, Residence Omaha Nebr., Enlisted June 21, 1861, Mustered in same day, Mustered out April 7, 1862.  Transferred from Co. K., July 27, 1861.  Hit by shell and killed at the battle of Shiloh, July 7, 1862

Company C.

James Gruwell, Sergeant, Age 23, Residence Nemaha City, Nebr., Enlisted September 5, 1861, Mustered in same day.  Commission November 1, 1865, Mustered out October 22, 1865.  Promoted from Corporal, transferred from Co. H.  Killed by Indians at Alkali Nebr., October 22, 1865.

Edwin M. Chapin, Private, Age 25, Residence Brownville, Nebr., Enlisted June 13, 1861, Mustered in June 15, 1861.  Reported deserted February 2, 1862, at Georgetown, Missouri, supposed to have been killed by bushwhackers.

RICHARD L. WILSON, 13th., Tennessee Cavalry,

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LIEUT. RICHARD L. WILSON, R. O. M.

Lieut. Wilson was born in the territory which is now Johnson county though at the time of his birth, January 7, 1819, it was a part of Carter county. After the formation of Johnson county he was the first constable elected in it. He served as County Court Clerk of the county eight years and sheriff six years previous to the Civil War. He held the election of June, 1861, when the vote was taken on Separation or No Separation. Being a well-known citizen and property owner the notorious "Johnson County Home Guards," led by Capt. Parker, soon made it dangerous for him to remain at home. After witnessing the death of old Mr. Hawkins, who was shot down in cold blood because of his loyalty, he bade good-by to his home and made his way to the Federal lines.

Before leaving his home, however, Mr. Wilson was engaged in the Carter county rebellion — was at the Taylor's Ford fight and shared with the brave men of Johnson and Carter counties in the dangers and persecutions of those times. He joined the Thirteenth Tennessee Cavalry at Nashville, Tenn. He was appointed First Lieutenant and Regimental Quartermaster and served with distinction through the East Tennessee campaigns. He had his horse shot from under him in the disastrous retreat from Bull's Gap. He was in the long and arduous campaign with Stoneman through Virginia, North and South Carolina and Georgia, and honorably mustered out with the Regiment at Knoxville, Tenn., September 5, 1865.

Frederick Slimp, 13th., Tennessee Cavalry.

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Frederick Slimp.

Birth: Nov. 26, 1823, Johnson County, Tennessee.
Death: Sep. 26, 1904, Johnson County, Tennessee.

Children: Andrew Brownlow Slimp (1862 - 1944).

Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Mountain City, Johnson County, Tennessee.

CAPTAIN FREDERICK SLIMP, CO. F.

Captain Slimp belongs to a well known Johnson county family and was born in that county November 26, 1824. He had arrived at manhood before the breaking out of the Civil War and was well-known throughout the counties of Johnson and Carter.

When the civil war came up he was among the first to take sides with the Union men and gave the cause his undivided support throughout the war. His extensive acquaintance gave him a large influence in his native county and in the neighboring county of Carter. He was looked upon as a wise counsellor and took an active part in all the plans of the Union people and was one of the delegates from Johnson county to both the Knoxville and Greeneville Union conventions. Captain Slimp shared with the Union people all the dangers and hardships of the war period up to the date of the organization of the Thirteenth Tennessee Cavalry. His prominence made him a special mark for the hatred of the Confederate authorities. His many adventures, like those of many other officers of the Regiment, would make an interesting story in itself.

Captain Slimp joined the Regiment at its organization and was placed in command of Company F at Strawberry Plains, Tenn., September 22, 1863, though not yet mustered into the service. He was in command of the company on the march to Camp Nelson, Ky., at which place he was mustered as Captain, January i, 1864. Owing to continued ill health he resigned his commission in August, 1864. He was held in high esteem by the men and officers of the Regiment. His many acts of kindness in writing letters for the men who were sick or could not write, and his advice and counsel to the younger men will be remembered by many of the surviving comrades.

Captain Slimp has resided in Johnson county since the war. He represented that county in the General Assembly of the State in 1869-70, and was joint representative from Johnson and Carter counties in  1870-1.

Lorenzo Meeker.

Lorenzo Meeker.

Birth: 1815.
Death: 1899.

Civil War Union Army Officer. Lieutenant Colonel of the 6th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry

Wife: Mary Adams Meeker (1818 - 1892).

Burial: Woodland Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Civil War Record.

Lorenzo Meeker, Captain, sixth Connecticut Infantry, Company D., Mustered in September 5, 1861, Residence Stamford, Age 45, Married, Painter.  Promoted Lieutenant Colonel November 27, 1863. 

George M. Southmayd.

George M. Southmayd.

Birth: Feb. 25, 1824.
Death: Apr. 8, 1908.

(Capt. Co. A. 11th Regt. Conn. Vols.)

Wife: Caroline B O'Neil Southmayd (1828 - 1902)

Children: Georgianna Southmayd (____ - 1852). Harry Bernard Southmayd (____ - 1873). Mary Adelea Southmayd (____ - 1864).

Burial: Pine Grove Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut.

Civil War Record. 

George M. Southmayd, Captain, 11th., Connecticut Infantry, Co. A., Residence Danbury, Age 37, Married, Cabinet Maker, Mustered in November 27, 1861, Resigned July 18, 1862..

Daniel Clarke Rodman.

Daniel Clarke Rodman.


Birth: Oct. 16, 1826.
Death: Oct. 9, 1881.

Wife: Isabella ( Budington ) Rodman, 1848-1902.

Daniel C. Rodman, Captain, Seventh Connecticut Cavalry, Co. B., Residence Hartford, Age 33, Single, Mechanic.   Mustered in September 7, 1861.  Promoted Lieutenant Colonel May 9, 1863.

Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served in the Civil War as a 1st Lieutenant in the 1st Connecticut Volunteer Infantry before being transferred to the 7th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. With the 7th Connecticut he rose to Lieutenant Colonel and commander of the regiment. He received brevet of Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "conspicuous gallantry at the first assult on Fort Wagner, Morris Island, S.C.". However, it was not acted upon and confirmed by Congress until March 3, 1869.

Burial: Starr Cemetery, Groton, New London County, Connecticut.

Jacob Bauman & James Weldon, 3rd. Ohio Cavalry.

The information was taken from the Ohio 3rd. Cavalry, Regimental Histry.
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Jacob Bauman, Corporal, Age 28., Enlisted September 4, 1861, for 3 years.  Appointed September 4, 1861.  Died July 3, 1862, of wounds received from guerrillas.

July 3, 1862, Corporal, Jacob Bauman, of Company A., was killed by guerrillas and stripped of all his clothing, as he was returning to camp.
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James Weldon, Private, Company A., Age 26., Enlisted September 4, 1861, for 3 years.  Transferred to Company K., December 11, 1862.  Died August 15, 1862, at Woodville, Ala.

July 20, 1862, James Weldon, Private, Company K., was shot and instantly killed by some one in ambush.  He had gone ahead of the advance guard and the shot was fired from a piece of woods some distance from the road.

Hira W. Curtis or Curtiss, 4th., Iowa Cavalry.

Hira W. Curtis.

Birth: unknown.
Death: Oct. 25, 1864, Pleasanton, Linn County, Kansas.

The only Union officer killed at the battle of Mine Creek, Kansas. He was with Company F, 4th Iowa Cavalry.

Burial: National Cemetery Soldiers Lot, Mound City, Linn County, Kansas.
Plot: National Cemetery Soldiers Lot, grave # 56

Iowa Fourth Cavalry, Regimental History.

 

Second Lieutenant, Hira W. Curtiss or Curtis, Residence Mahaska Co., Enlisted October 17, 1861, appointed Second Sergeant at muster in.  Re-enlisted Veteran March 31, 1864, and reappointed Second Sergeant; Promoted Second Lieutenant May 14, 1864.  Captured in action June 22, 1863, at Bear Creek, Mississippi; exchanged September 6, 1863, and returned to service October 14, 1863.  Kill in action October 25, 1864, at Marais des Cygnes ( "Osage" ), also known as Mine Creek Kansas.  Buried in Mount City Cemetery, Linn County, Kansas.  Range 2, Grave 5.  Served with company in the field until his death, sometime in command of it. 

Colonel Edward Dickinson Baker.

Edward Dickinson Baker.

Birth: Feb. 24, 1811, London, England.
Death: Oct. 21, 1861, Loudoun County, Virginia.
Burial: Balls Bluff National Cemetery, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.

Civil War Union Major Colonel, US Senator. He was Abe Lincoln's best friend and Lincoln named one of his children after him. Baker was born in London, England in 1811. He moved to the US with his parents as a child. He lived in Springfield Illinois where he met Lincoln and served as law partners. He served in congress and formed his own regiment in Illinois and saw action in Mexico fighting with Winfield Scott in 1849. He later was instrumental in keeping the western states free from slavery and helped Lincoln become President in 1861.

He rode with Lincoln to the inaugural and introduced Lincoln to the podium for his inaugural speech. He became Senator of Oregon and when the South fired on Fort Summter He formed the California Regiment in New York City. Other regiments were placed in his Brigade and it became known as Baker's Brigade; most men were from Penn. Some of these regiments later evolved into the Penn 71st, and the Irish 69th; both were later instrumental in stopping Pickett's men at Gettysburg on July 3. Baker, however was killed earlier in the war at the battle of Ball's Bluff, Oct 21, 1861. Baker led the Union forces in the field and after being shot and killed, his men lost their spirit and retreated in a disorderly, mob fashion. it turned into one of the Union's greatest war time debacles. It was a small battle but it was a terrible blow for the Union and had dreadful results for the Union Army leadership.

 Actual burial of body is at San Francisco National Cemetery in California.

Twentieth Massachusetts Regimental History.

 

Colonel Baker who had been conspicuously brave was instantly killed in front of the line.  The nearest California and Twentieth Massachusetts men immediately rushed forward, brought in his body, and sent it back across the river.  The Twentieth always thought that he was shot by a sharpshooter in the branches of a single tree in the middle of the field. 

Michael Nugent, 112th., Illinois Infantry.

ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES.

Illinois Civil War Detail Report.

Name: NUGENT, MICHAEL. Rank: PVT. Company: G. Unit: 112 IL US INF.

Personal Characteristics. Residence: GALVA, HENRY CO, IL. Age: 26. Height: 5' 11. Hair: DARK. Eyes: BLUE. Complexion: FAIR. Marital Status: SINGLE. Occupation: FARMER. Nativity: IRELAND.

Service Record. Joined When: AUG 14, 1862. Joined Where: GALVA, IL. Joined By Whom: A W ALBRO. Period: 3 YRS. Muster In: SEP 20, 1862. Muster In Where: PEORIA, IL. Remarks: KILLED NOV 18, 1863 AT KNOXVILLE TENN.

112th. Regimental History.

Michael Nugent horse was killed, but he succeeded in getting away; walked to Concord and thence to Campbell's station and two days later was killed in front of Knoxville, Tenn.

Private, Michael Nugent, killed in action at Knoxville, Tenn., November 18, 1863, remains left on the field and buried by the enemy.
See note E.

Note E.  The Confederate officers seem to have kept no record of the names of Union soldiers who died at Florence.  Very few of them are known, and among them not a man of the 112th., can be found.

Lieutenant Colonel August Wentz.

August Wentz.

Birth: 1824, Germany
Death: Nov. 7, 1861, Belmont Landing, Mississippi County, Missouri.
Burial: Oakdale Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.

The death of Lieutenant Colonel August Wentz, as taken from the Seventh Iowa Regimental History.

The following is an extract from a letter from Lieut. J. F. Warner of Co. "K", who was one of the boat guards during the battle which was published in the Charles City Intelligencer Nov. 21st, 1861.

"Lieut. Col. August Wentz was killed by a bullet hitting him in the side he fell mortally wounded. At that time the enemy had received the reinforcements which compelled our forces to retire, and they had just fallen back from the camp. Col. "Wentz, but a short time previous, was urging his men to deeds of valor by referring to the battle of Wilson s Creek, saying: "The Iowa first did well at Springfield, but the Seventh are equaling them." When he fell mortally wounded, the men sprung to bear him away, when he forbade them, saying: "Let me alone, boys, I want to die on the battle held." These were his last words.

The next day the wife of Col. Wentz obtained a pass from one of the staff officers, and went to Columbus on the steamer Memphis for the body of her husband. Every courtesy the occasion demanded was paid her by the rebel officers. A Lieut. Col. of one of the regiments accompanied her to the battle field, where she found the body, robbed of its clothing, and ordered it taken to the boat, on which it returned to Cairo."

Henry Saunder & Richard E. White., 6th., Iowa, Infantry.

State of Iowa Records.

Henry Saunder , Captain, 6th., Iowa Infantry, Co. E.,  Age 39, Residence Albia Monroe, Nativity Indiana, Date of going into quarters July 1, 1861, Mustered in May 29, 1861.  No other information.

Richard E. White, Captain, 6th., Iowa Infantry, Co. K., Age 31, Residence Henry County, Nativity Massachusetts, Mustered in October 19, 1861, from Second Lieutenant.  Killed at Shiloh, April 6, 1861.

From the sixth Regimental History.

Captain Henry Saunders, with his Company E as the color company of the regiment, kept the colors flying amid the storm of bullets, canister, and bursting shells, until nearly one-half of his company was killed or disabled. It was in this maelstrom of battle that Captain Richard E. White was instantly killed by a cannon shot, while directing his company with great skill and cool courage.

Charles Goodrich Olmstead

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 CAPT. CHARLES G. OLMSTEAD.
The subject of this brief sketch was born in Vanderburg county, Indiana, November 1, 1823, and entered the U. S. service as 1st lieutenant of Company A, 42d Regiment, with its organization, at the age of 38 years and 9 months. Before entering the army he was engaged in the saw-mill and lumber business in Evansville, Indiana.   Captain Olmstead was promoted to this rank soon after the organization of the command, his captain (Atchison) being made chaplain.

Captain Olmstead was one of the most painstaking officers. realizing from the beginning the importance of efficiency and proficiency in drill, and he at once became one of the closest
students in tactics.

He was killed at the battle of Perryville, Ky., while urging on his men in the fight. No braver nor better soldier ever belonged to the regiment. His body was removed from the bloody field of Perryville, Ky., to his former home, where it found a last resting-place, on what would have been his 39th birthday.

Captain Olmstead was known as a Christian soldier, and although he was denied the celebration of his 39th birth-day here on earth, let us hope and believe he celebrated it in heaven, hard by the throne of God, for he was a Soldier of the Cross, as well as for the Union.

He left a wife, three sons and one daughter, all living except the second son. By all who knew him, Captain Olmstead was loved.

Captain Chas. G. Olmstead, Company A, fell, shot dead, the ball entering near the center of the forehead. He was urging, encouraging and cheering his men and had just said to them : " This is as good a place to die as any other," and the words had scarcely died on his lips when he fell, killed outright.  He was one of the best drill-masters of the line, and was loved by all. He fell at his post of duty.

James Maytem or Maytum, 83rd. Ohio Infantry.

If your trying to find information on the man you may find it a little hard.  In the Ohio state records it's Maytum but in the official records it's Maytem.  In the National Park Service Index he is listed under both surnames and for the same regiment and company.
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State of Ohio Records.

James Maytum, Private, Age 43, Enlisted 83rd., Ohio Infantry, Company K., August 11, 1862, for 3 years.  Mustered out with company July 24, 1865.

Official Records of the Union Army.

James Maytem, a Company K man afterwards. He was all of 45 years of age which was the limit.

About forty of us were lined up to be sworn in, in a long hall somewhere on Third Street, I think, in Cincinnati. Captain Breslin was the mustering officer. He suspected that Maytem was over age and questioned him rather sharply, but could get out of him only that he was forty years old. At last Captain Breslin, (who was a regular army officer) seemed to give it up and moved along down the line. When he got near the lower end, he suddenly wheeled around and with a firm and most decisive tread, heels clattering on the floor, he came rapidly back and halted as if shot immediately in front of Maytem and with an explosive voice said, "and how old are you now?." The old man did not scare worth a cent, and gave the same reply "forty years old," and he was mustered out with the regiment at the close of the war.

Lieutenant Colonel Henry Merritt.

Henry Merritt.

Birth: Jun. 4, 1819, Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Death: Mar. 14, 1862, New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina.

Burial: Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts.

Henry Merritt son of David and Anne (Ashby) was born in Marblehead, Mass., 4 June, 1819.  14 March, 1836. He enlisted in the Salem Mechanic Light Infantry, and, from that date, his connection with the militia service of his state was unbroken, till he was commissioned to represent her as Major of the 23rd M. V. Infy.  From 1st Serg. of the Mechanics he was promoted to 1st Lieut., and Adjutant of the 6th M. V. M., acted many years in this capacity, and, following his Colonel, Joseph Andrews, when promoted to command of a brigade, he became Brigade Major and Inspector. He served in this
capacity while Gen. Andrews commanded Fort Warren.

He served an apprenticeship to the watchmaker's trade, with Jesse Smith, of Salem, and followed this trade for several years after becoming of age. He afterwards became a partner in the Express business with his father and brothers. Endearing himself to the regiment by his gentle thoughtfulness for its welfare at Lynnfield and Annapolis, he knit these bonds stronger by the self sacrifice, which denied himself till the wants of the men were supplied, and, by the hardiness which made light of night-trips in row boats across the stormy waters of Hatteras. Men noted his coolness under fire at Boanoke, and his cheery persistence in their struggle through its swamp, and, when word of the loss of the Lt. Col. passed along the line at New Berne, men mourned for they loved him as a father.

Henry Merritt death.

The line was hardly, if not quite formed when a round shot or shell hit Lt. Col. Merritt and horribly lacerating the anterior walls of his abdomen, killing him.

A Mother's Love.

When the hour came for removal to a church for the public service a friend stepped forward to cover the face.  The Colonel's aged mother, even then nearly fourscore, gently interposed and performed this last service with the remark  "My son, I have covered you many times before in your cradle, now I do it for the last time and with the flag of your country."

Charles White, A deserter

Illinois Civil War Detail Report.

Name: WHITE, CHARLES. Rank: PVT. Company: C. Unit: 67 IL US INF. Personal Characteristics. Residence: CHICAGO, COOK CO, IL. Age: 27. Height: 5' 6. Hair: LIGHT. Eyes: BLUE. Complexion: LIGHT. Marital Status: SINGLE. Occupation: MASON. Nativity: BARRY, ORLEANS CO, NY. Service Record. Joined When: JUN 2, 1862. Joined Where: ROCKFORD, IL. Period: 3 MO. Muster In: JUN 13, 1862. Muster In Where: CHICAGO, IL. Remarks: DESERTED JUL 23, 1862.

Official Records of the Union Army.

The name of the sentinel who deserted is Private Charles White, Company C, Sixty-seventh Regiment Illinois Volunteers. The man was enlisted in Chicago. I have given notice to the police authorities in the city who will cooperate with my force in endeavoring to capture the escaped prisoners and the deserter.

Authors note.  Charles White was a sentinel guarding prisoners, and who made their escape by digging under a fence, they found White's musket and equipment on the ground by the whole and he was no where to be found.

Charles Ofenloch.

This information is short however I thought the family would like to know what happen to him.
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Charles Ofenloch, Private, Enlisted in the 106th., Ohio Infantry, Company E., August 22, 1862, for three years.  On June 30, 1863, near Buck Lodge, Tennessee, he was in a fight with some guerrillas, and when he tried to out run them his horse give out and he was over taken and killed.

William Wheeler, 13th. N. Y., Artillery.

State Records of New York.

WHEELER, WILLIAM.—Age, 25 years. Enrolled, October 15, 1861, at New York; mustered in as first lieutenant, October 15, 1861, to serve three years; as captain, August 12, 1863; killed in action, June 22, 1864, near Marietta, Ga.; commissioned first lieutenant, May 30,1862, with rank from October 15,1861, original; captain, July —, 1863, with rank from May 26, 1863.

Official Records of the Union Army.

Chief of Artillery, Captain William Wheeler of the Thirteenth New York Battery, fell at ( Kolb's Farm ), shot through the heart by a enemy sharpshooter, whilst gallantly fighting his Battery.  During the short time of his connection with the division he had shown himself a gentleman of refined education and a gallant officer.

Samuel F. McKee.

Samuel F. McKee.

Birth: Jun. 18, 1829, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Death: Jun. 21, 1864, Georgia.

Burial: Fairview Cemetery, West Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

State Records of Pennsylvania.

147th., Pennsylvania Infantry, Co. H.

Samuel F. McKee Captain, mustered in October 18, 1862. Promoted from Adjutant, March 12, 1864; died June 25, 1864, of wounds received June 20, 1864.

Official Records of the Union Army.

Captain Samuel F. McKee, Co. H., was in charge of the skirmishers of the regiment and was accidentally shot and mortally wounded by one of his men.  Death ended his suffering the following day.

Joseph W. Hitt.

Joseph W. Hitt.

State Records of Ohio.

Joseph W. Hitt, First Lieutenant, 66th., Ohio Infantry, Company C., Age 17, Enlisted or Mustered in November 6, 1861, for 3 years.  Promoted to Second Lieutenant from Sergeant-Major December 5, 1862; to First Lieutenant April 16, 1863.  Killed May 25, 1864, in the battle of Dallas.

Official Records of the Union Army.

Lieutenant Joseph W. Hitt, 66th., Ohio, acting as Aide-de-Camp, was killed while carrying orders to the right of the line.
Burial: Marietta National Cemetery, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia.

Colonel John Halliday Patrick

John Halliday  Patrick.

Birth: 1818.
Death: May 25, 1864, New Hope Church.

Burial: Wesleyan Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.

State Records of Ohio.

John H. Patrick, Colonel, Age 43, Enlisted June 11, 1861, for 3 years.  Killed in action at New Hope Church, Ga., May 25, 1864.

Official Records of the Union Army.

Colonel John H. Patrick, Fifth Ohio Infantry, a brave officer who had served with his regiment since April, 1861, and here fell ( New Hope Church ), mortally wounded by a canister-shot, died within an hour after receiving his wound.

Authors note.  To read more about his service take this link.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=patrick&GSmn=h&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=37&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=17818286&df=all& .

Hiram Upson Jr., Connecticut 7th., Cavalry.

State of Connecticut Records.

Hiram Upson Jr., Sergeant, Seventh Connecticut Cavalry, Co. F., Residence Hartford, Mustered in September 9, 1861.  Killed June 18, 1862, from wounds received at James Island.

Official Records of the Union Army.

Sergeant, ( Acting Second Lieutenant ), Hiram Upson of Company F., was heroically at work when a grape-shot took off three fingers and dashed through his right shoulder.  There are but very slight hopes of his recovery.

Thomas Horton or Hooton, Connecticut Seventh Infantry.

The following Name is spelled two different ways in the records, but it's the same man.
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State Records of Connecticut.

Thomas Horton, Second Lieutenant, Connecticut 7th., Infantry, Co. D., Residence Norwalk, Mustered in September 5, 1861.  Killed in action June 14, 1862.

Official Records of the Union Army.

Lieutenant Thomas Hooton, of Co. D., was doing his whole duty nobly, rallying and regulating his company, when a heavy grape-shot passed entirely through his right thigh nearly up to the body.  He was carried to the rear, passing his men and urging them on, and he lived but a short time.

Patrick Hayes, Massachusetts.

Massachusetts State Records.

Patrick Hayes, Private, First Massachusetts Cavalry, Company H., mustered in September 25, 1861, Age 30, Residence Lawrence.  Killed June 15, 1862, John's Island S. C.

Official Records of the Confederate Army.

On the night of June 7, 1862 on a reconnaissance. Captain Jenkins, of the rebel Troop, shot and captured Private Patrick Hayes, of the First Massachusetts Cavalry. He refused to halt. When captured Jenkins shot him through. Attempting still to escape, his horse was immediately shot and the prisoner secured and brought to camp. He lingered twenty-four hours and died in our camp. He informed Captain Jenkins that Brig. Gen. Robert Williams, formerly of the U. S. Dragoons, commanded on James Island.

William M. Coulter.

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William M. Coulter.

Birth: Oct. 24, 1823.
Death: Jul. 26, 1879.

Wife: Minerva Lawrence Sutton Coulter (1824 - 1895).

Children: Nancy Eugenia Coulter Wallin (1864 - 1888).

Burial: Coulter Memorial Cemetery, Cassandra, Walker County, Georgia.

At the time of the civil war ( 1863 ), there were threats, that no southern man shall raise a crop in that section of the county.  Mr. William M. Coulter was shot at and his house entered and a gun taken.  This was done by persons in the neighborhood.

Colonel Thomas Pearson August.

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Thomas Pearson August.

Birth: Oct., 1821, Fredericksburg City.
Death: Jul. 31, 1869, Richmond City.
Burial: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia

From the official records of the Confederate Army.

Col. T. P. August, Fifteenth Virginia Regiment, was wounded at  the battle of Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862. Before he had reported for duty after that wound he became the subject of a preexisting disease, which was exacerbated by active service, and which incapacitated him for service in the field. He was assigned in January, 1863, as commandant of conscripts for the State of North Carolina. He has been in the conscription service since that date, never having been at any time capable of field duty. His present condition is indicated by the accompanying surgeon's certificate. It has been his condition within my personal knowledge since November, 1863, the date of his assignment to duty in the Bureau at Richmond. I have regarded him as extremely liable to die at any moment from the effects of the disease which caused his assignment. He is not physically competent to one hour's service at the head of his regiment, and never will be. Colonel August is a lawyer of eminent ability and of high repute in the State of Virginia. He is an officer of distinguished gallantry,  shot down at the head of his regiment, leading them in an assault on the breastworks at Malvern Hill. 
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A Few Good Soldiers.

The men on this page are from different regiments and all fought with honor.
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From the official records of the Union Army.

Lieutenant Colonel Samuel A. Moore, of the fourteenth Connecticut Volunteers, though not on duty, superintended the movements of his command on the 6th., instant, and while engaged in the capture of some rebels accidentally shot himself with his pistol.
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State of New York Records.

CLARK, HIRAM.—Age, 26 years. Enrolled, September 2, 1864, at Marathon, to serve one year; mustered in as first lieutenant, Co. G, December 12, 1864;. killed in action, April 9, 1865, at
Clover Hill, Va.  Commissioned first lieutenant, November 29, 1864, with rank from September 13, 1864, original.

From the official records of the Union Army.

Lieutenant Hiram Clark, of the one hundred eighty-fifth, New York, being instantly killed by a cannon shot, just as the flag of truce came in.
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State of Massachusetts Records.

Richard Welch, Sergeant, Residence Williamstown, Age 37, Shoemaker.  Enlisted July 15, 1862, Mustered in September 2, 1862.  Wounded May 12, 1864, Spottsylvania, Va., and September 19, 1864, Winchester, Va.  Mustered out June 21, 1865, as Corpl.  Medal of Honor, date of action April 2, 1865, Petersburg, Va.  "Capture Flag."

From the official records of the Union Army.

Richard Welch, Corpl., 37th., Massachusetts, Knocked down the color bearer, took his flag, and shot one of the gunners while in the act of discharging his piece.
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State of Vermont Records.

Johnson, John E., enl 9/13/62, m/i 9/22/62, Pvt, Co. D, 3rd VT INF, pr CORP, tr to Co. E, 7/25/64, wdd, Spotsylvania, 5/10/64, m/o 6/27/65.

From the official records of the Union Army.

John E. Johnson, Corpl., Co. E., Third Vermont, who sized the color of the regiment after the color bearer had been shot down and though wounded himself, bore them at the head of the regiment the entire day.
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State of Ohio Records.

Henry H. Stevens, Captain, Co. C., 110th, Ohio Infantry, Age 22, enlisted August 5, 1862, for 3 years.  Promoted from First Lieutenant Co. I., July 22, 1864.  Killed April 2, 1865, in front of Petersburg, Va.

From the official records of the Union Army.

Henry H. Stevens, Captain, Co. C., 110th, Ohio Infantry, was shot dead after he had gotten inside the enemy's works and was in the act of charging a battery.
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State of New York Records.

ROOT, AUGUSTUS I.—Age, 30 years. Enrolled, September 11, 1863, at Albany; mustered in as major, September 11, 1863; lieutenant-colonel, September 21, 1863; killed in action, April 8, 1865. Not commissioned major; commissioned lieutenant-colonel, November 20,1863, with rank' from September 16,1863, original.

From the official records of the Union Army.

Lieutenant Colonel Augustus I. Root, 15th., New York, Cavalry, was shot about fifteen rods from the Appomattox Court House, while gallantly performing his duty in the extreme advance.
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State of New Jersey Records.

Thomas H. Ford 1st Lieut, En. Nov. 1, '64 Mustered  Dec. 12, '64 3 Yrs Private July 29, '61; Corp. Feb. 20, '62; Serj. June 1, '63; 1st Serj.; 2d Lieut. Feb. 28, '64; 1st Lieut. vice Parry mustered out: promoted Capt. Co. E, June 8, '65.

From the official records of the Union Army.

First Lieutenant, Thomas H. Ford, First New Jersey Cavalry, Co. D., received a wound in the left breast by a glancing shot, prohibiting the use of his bridle arm and the wearing of a saber-belt, but he remained with and took an active part in all battles of the regiment.
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State of Pennsylvania Records,

Oliver Sproul 2d Lt., mustered in November 6, 1861 Promoted from 1st Sergeant, Company K, 85th regiment P. V. December 24, 1864; to 1st Lieut., Company H, January 30, 1865

From the official records of the Union Army.

First Lieutenant, Oliver Sproul, 199th., Pennsylvania, Co. B., distinguished himself at Fort Gregg by seizing the colors of the 39th., Illinois regiment, when the color bearer was shot down, and was the first in my opinion to plant the Stars and Stripes on the parapet.

Colonel Franklin Stillman Nickerson

Franklin Stillman Nickerson.

Birth: Aug. 27, 1826.
Death: Jan. 23, 1917.

Civil War Union Brigadier General. Born in Swanville, Maine, he was a US Customs Agent when enlisted into the 4th Maine Infantry and was appointed Major. Promoted Colonel of the 14th Maine Regiment in November 1861, he was sent to Louisiana. There he was placed in command of a brigade in the XIX Corps, Department of the Gulf and was promoted Brigadier General. He participated in the Red River Campaign and in July 1864, was sent to Washington D.C. remaining on clerical duty until the end of the war. After the war, he engaged in the practice of law in Boston until his death.

Burial: Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

From the Official Records of the Union Army.

Colonel Nickerson, of the Fourteenth Maine, had his horse shot under him by a discharge of grape. He sprang from under his dying steed and waving his sword called upon his men for one more charge. The men sprang forward with three rousing cheers and drove back the advancing foe.

Joseph Gardner, First Kansas Colored Infantry.

Kansas State Records.

Joseph Gardner, Private, 10th., Kansas infantry, Co. C., Residence Wakarusa, Enlisted and mustered in July 30, 1861.  Promoted First Lieutenant, Co. F., First Kansas Colored Infantry, April--1863.

Joseph Gardner, First Lieutenant, First Kansas Colored Infantry, Co. F., Mustered in January 13, 1863.  Died of Chronic diarrhea, Camp Davis C. N. August 24, 1864.

The following was taken from the Official Records of the Union Army.

Skirmish at Island Mound Missouri, October 29, 1862.

Among the wounded was Lieutenant Joseph Gardner. He fell shot in the thigh and knee by a heavy load of buckshot. While in this situation, unable to move, one of the cowardly demons dismounted, and making the remark that he would finish the d--d son of a b--h, placed his revolver to his head and fired. The ball, almost by a miracle, did not kill him; striking his skull and glancing around his head, came out on the other side. He will recover.

Author note.  Although this information was taken from official records there seems to be some errors in the dates?