Wilson J. Wells, 144th, N. Y. Infantry.

New York State Records.

WELLS, WILSON.—Age, 18 years. Enlisted, August 30, 1862, at -Masonville, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co.B, September 27, 1S62; promoted corporal. October 1, 1864; wounded in action, November 30, 1864, at Honey Hill, S. C.; died of his wounds, December 2, 1864, in hospital, at Hilton Head, S. C; also borne as Wilson J. Wells.

Files of the Surgeon General.

CASE 219. Corporal W. J. Wells, Co. B, 144th New York, aged 19 years, was wounded in the abdomen at Honey Hill, November 30, 1864. He was taken to the regimental hospital, where Surgeon John R Leal, 144th New York, records the case as a "gunshot wound of the bowels; mortal." On the same day, the patient was transferred to the hospital at Hilton Head, where Assistant Surgeon John F. Huber, U. S. V., notes the injury as a " lesion of the small intestines from a fragment of shell." Death resulted December 2, 1864. A knuckle of the jejunum was divided, and the contents of the bowel had passed into the peritoneal cavity.

Burial: Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina.

Ogden B. Reed.

Captain Ogden B. Reed.
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Ogden B. Reed, a younger son of Hon. David Reed, was born in Colchester, Vt., Sept. 16th, 1843. At the time of the breaking out of the civil war he was a student in the University of Vermont, a member of the class of 1864.  When the President's call for troops in July, 1862, was issued, he abandoned his college course and enlisted as a private soldier, with his older brother, James M. Reed, with a company then being organized by Giles F. Appleton. This organization became Co. D, Tenth Regiment Vermont Volunteers, and Appleton its Captain.

Reed was mustered into the U. S. service with the regiment, continuing in the ranks until Dec. 26th, when he was promoted a Corporal and retained this position, sharing in all the experiences of the regiment until the 28th of March, 1864. He was then discharged for appointment in the colored troops and commissioned a Captain in the Thirty- ninth U. S. Colored Infantry. In a few days less than a year, he was appointed Brevet Major of Volunteers, and mustered out with the regiment in the following December.

Brevet Major Reed had now become attached to the military service and decided to take up the profession of a soldier as an occupation for the remainder of his life. He was appointed a Second Lieutenant in the Eleventh U. S. Infantry on the 23d of February, 1866. April 25th he was made a First Lieutenant and transferred to the Twelfth U. S. Infantry. In September following, he was returned to the Eleventh Infantry and promoted a Captain Jan. 23d, 1873.

He was engaged while in the Third Corps, Army of the Potomac, at Bristow Station, Kelly's Ford, Brandy Station, Locust Grove and Mine Run ; in the Ninth Corps, Army of the Potomac, in the Wilderness campaign, 1864 ; siege of Petersburg ; Petersburg mine, July 30, 1864, severely wounded. He was on general recruiting service from Sept. 18th 1874, to Oct. 1st, 1876, and in action with the hostile Sioux near Poplar river, Montana, Jan. 2d, 1881.

Further than this, of the character and extent of Captain Reed's services, either in the Volunteer or the Regular Army, there are no means of knowing. Judging, however, from the length of time he served and the frequency of his promotions, it may be inferred that his record was creditable to himself and satisfactory to his superior officers and to the Government. He died a tragic death at the U. S. Barracks, Plattsburgh, N. Y., April 13, 1889.

Solomon Augustus Elwood, 8th., N. Y. Cavalry.

Solomon Augustus Elwood.

Birth: Mar. 16, 1841.
Death: Apr. 8, 1918, McDonough, Chenango County, New York.

Parents: Samuel Elwood (1793 - 1880), Harriet Curtis Elwood (1798 - 1895).

Wife: Adelia Gibson Elwood (1846 - 1876).

Burial: Union Cemetery, McDonough, Chenango County, New York.

New York State Civil War Records.

ELLWOOD, SOLOMON.— Age, 23 years. Enlisted, August 28, 1862, at McDonough; mustered in as private, Co. A, August 28, 1862, to serve three years; wounded, October 9, 1864; sent to hospital at Philadelphia, Pa.; appointed corporal, May 1, 1865; mustered out with company, June 27, 1865, at Alexandria, Va.; also borne as Elwood.

Files of the Surgeon General.

Solomon Elwood, Private, Co. A., 8th., New York Cavalry, Age 25 years.  Contusion and denudation of the frontal bone by a conoidal musket ball.  Fisher's Hill, Virginia, October 7, 1864. Returned to duty March 15, 1865.
 

William S. Dingman, Vermont.

William S. Dingman.

Birth: March 4, 1839.
Death: September 27, 1896.

Burial: Village Cemetery, Montgomery, Vermont.

OBITUARY.

William S. Dingman

St. Albans Daily Messenger

Oct. 1,1896

MONTGOMERY.

Wm. S. Dingman, who has been in failing health for some time past, died Sunday afternoon. His funeral was attended Tuesday forenoon from his late residence. Mr. Dingman was a member of Co. F, 10th Regt. Vt. Vols., and was nearly three years in the service.

MILITARY SERVICE:

Age: 24, credited to Berkshire, VT

Unit(s): 10th VT INF

Service: Enlisted 7/21/62, Mustered in 9/1/62, Pvt, Co. F, 10th VT INF, Wounded, Winchester, 9 /19/64, Mustered out 5/22/65

FIELS OF THE SURGEON GENERAL

 

CASE. Private William S. Dingman, Co. F, 10th Vermont Volunteers, aged 26 years, was wounded at the battle of Winchester, Virginia, September 19th, 1864, by a fragment of shell which fractured the outer table of the frontal sinus. He was admitted to the 3d division, Sixth Corps, hospital, and on the 24th, sent to the Frederick hospital, Maryland, but shortly afterwards transferred to the Sloan Hospital, in Vermont. The wound healed and the patient was discharged from service on May 22d, 1865, at Brattleboro . In September, 1867, he was in receipt of a pension. In March, 1869, Dr. O. F. Fossett reported that this pensioner, having had a fracture involving the frontal sinus, had ulceration with a discharge of fetid sanious matter in the nose, with partial loss of vision and much pain and dizziness, incapacitating him for labor, and producing a disability rated at three fourths, without likelihood of improvement.

Colonel Geza Mihalotzy.

Geza Mihalotzy.

Birth: April 21, 1825.
Death: March 11, 1864.

Burial: Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton county, Tennessee.

Biographical Sketch of Colonel Geza Mihalotzy

 

In 1861, Geza Mihalotzy (Mihaloci), a former military officer of the Austro-Hungarian Empire who emigrated to Chicago, wrote to President Abraham Lincoln requesting his authorization to organize a military company named the "Lincoln Riflemen of Sclavonic Origin." Lincoln granted his approval, allowing this first volunteer unit from Chicago, which included many Slovaks, to fight in the Civil War. The unit was eventually incorporated into the 24th regiment of the Illinois infantry.

Lieutenant Geza Mihalotzy.

Illinois Civil War Detail Report.

Name: MIHALOTZY, GEZA. Rank: LTC. Company: HQ. Unit: 24 IL US INF. Personal Characteristics. Residence: CHICAGO, COOK CO, IL. Age: 36. Nativity: BUDA, HUNGARY. Service Record. Joined When: JUN 16, 1861. Joined Where: CHICAGO, IL. Period: 3 YRS. Muster In: JUL 8, 1861. Muster In Where: ALTON, IL. Remarks: PROMOTED COLONEL.

Colonel Geza Mihalotzy.

Illinois Civil War Detail Report.

Name: MIHALOTZY, GEZA. Rank: COL. Company: HQ. Unit: 24 IL US INF. Personal Characteristics. Residence: CHICAGO, COOK CO, IL. Age: 37. Marital Status: MARRIED. Occupation: SOLDIER. Nativity: BUDA, HUNGARY. Service Record. Joined When: DEC 24, 1861. Joined where: BACON CREEK, KY. Period: 3 YRS. Muster In: DEC 24, 1861. Muster In Where: MURFREESBORO, TN. Remarks: DIED AT CHATTANOOGA TENN MAR 11, 1864 OF WOUNDS RECD AT BUZZARD ROOST GA FEB 25, 1864.

Files of the Surgeon General.

 

CASE 1320. Colonel Geza Mihalotzy, 24th Illinois, was wounded at Tunnel Hill, February 25, 1864. Surgeon L. D. Harlow, U. S. V., reported from the Officers Hospital, Lookout Mountain : "A deep gunshot flesh wound of the right arm above the elbow. Haemorrhage, amounting to sixteen ounces, from the anastomotica magna, took place on March 2d. Solution of perchloride of iron was applied. The patient died March 11, 1864, probably from pyaemia which succeeded the haemorrhage."

William P. Holden, 2nd., Maine Infantry.

William P Holden.

Birth: unknown.
Death: May 5, 1863.

Note: son of Prescott and Rosanna Holden, died in Annapolis Md, of wounds suffered in Second Battle of Bull Run

Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine.

Files of the Surgeon General.

CASK. Sergeant William P. Holden, Co. G, 2nd., Maine Volunteers, aged 26 years, was admitted to the hospital at Annapolis, Maryland, on November 15th, 1862, with a gunshot wound of the integuments of the forehead. The wound granulated kindly, and cicatrization was almost complete, and the patient improved steadily until May 5th, 1863, when he was attacked by a severe pain In the head, which rapidly increased and became intense, in spite of counter irritation and anodyne the plications. Death took place on May 5th, only six hours from the time that the pain first set in. At the autopsy, the anterior lobe of the cerebrum was found softened and disorganized. There were four ounces of pus in the lateral ventricle. Surgeon T. A.
McParlin, U. S. A., reported the case.
 

MIles P. Hatch, 161st., N. Y., Infantry.

Miles P Hatch.

Birth: unknown.
Death: Jan. 13, 1865.

Burial: Chalmette National Cemetery, Chalmette, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana.

New York State Records.

HATCH, MILES P.—Age, 22 years. Enlisted, September 5, 1864, at Jasper, to serve one year; mustered in as private, Co.H, October 3,1864; died, January 13,1865, at Marine Hospital, New Orleans, La,

Files of the Surgeon General.

CASE. Private Miles P. Hatch, Co. H, 161st New York Volunteers, aged 22 years, was admitted, on January 12th, 1865, to St. Louis Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana, with twenty other wounded men, injured on the occasion of the collision between the United States transport J. H. Dickey, and John Ruin, on the Mississippi River, fifteen miles below Vicksburg, on January 9th, 1865. Private Hatch was found to be still laboring under the effects of concussion of the brain. He had received a violent blow, causing a wound of the scalp and fracture of the skull. Symptoms of injury to the brain persisting, the wound in the scalp was enlarged, and the fracture was exposed, and a fragment of depiessed bone was removed. The case terminated fatally on January 14th, 1865. This imperfect account is derived from the monthly report of the 161st New York Volunteers, for January, 1865, and from the hospital register, signed by Surgeon A. McMahon, U. S. V.

John A. Howard, 21st., Penn., Cavalry.

John A. Howard.

Birth: Sep. 12, 1840, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Death: Oct. 21, 1919, Scotland, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

Burial: Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.

Civil War Record.

A Civil War veteran, he first served with Mercereau's Independent Cavalry Militia August 20, 1863 - February, 1864, but is on the roster as "John Hower." He then enlisted and mustered into federal service at Chambersburg February 4, 1864, as a private with Co. G, 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry (182nd Pa). Wounded in the head at Petersburg, Virginia, August 8, 1864, he returned to active duty (minus some hair, as the photo to the right shows) and honorably discharged with his company July 8, 1865.

Files of the Surgeon General.

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HOWARD, JOHN A., Private, Co. G, 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry, aged 21 years, was wounded in the engagement of the 2d Cavalry Division with the enemy near Jettersville, Virginia, April 5th, 1865, by two sabre-cuts, one of the right side of the head, and the other on the back. He was admitted to the Field Hospital of the Cavalry Corps on the day of his injury, when it was ascertained that the wound in the back was not serious, but that the cut on the head, six inches in length, and nearly parallel to the coronal suture, had involved the external table of the parietal bone. The hair was shaven, the wound approximated by adhesive strips, and cold water dressing applied. There were no grave cerebral symptoms, and on April 28th the wounded man was sent to the Base Hospital, at City Point, and thence, on April 30th, to Harewood Hospital, at Washington. A day or two after his admission, a photograph of his wound was made, by direction of Surgeon R. B. Bontecou, U. S. Vols., which is preserved as No. 16 of Volume I, Photographs of Surgical Cases, A. M. M. The middle figure in the preceding lithograph of "Sabre wounds of the head" is a faithful copy of this picture. His case progressing very favorably, Howard was transferred, on May 18th, to Mower Hospital, at Philadelphia. He was mustered out of service on .Inly 18th, 1865, with a pension of six dollars a month. In December, 1867, Howard was living at Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. He writes that he suffers greatly from dizziness, and that there have been several exfoliations from the parietal bones since he went to his home.

Elbert Wilkins Ernest, 9th, Iowa Cavalry.

Elbert Wilkins Ernest.

Birth: 1833, North Carolina.
Death: Apr., 1898, Leon, Decatur County, Iowa.

Veteran of the Civil War, 9th Iowa Cavalry. Blinded by small pox.

Wife's: Sarah A Earnest (1839 - 1864), Emily J Earnest (1845 - 1909).

Burial: Leon Cemetery, Leon, Decatur County, Iowa.

Files of the Surgeon General.

CASE. Elbert Ernest, saddler, Co. C, 9th Iowa Cavalry, aged 31 years, being admitted for small-pox into the Small-pox Hospital at St. Louis, was treated there until July 2d, 1864, when he was admitted into the Marine Hospital in very feeble health, and with a perforation of the right cheek, the orifice being about three-fourths of an inch in circumference. On July 9th, 1864, Surgeon A, Hammer, U. S. V., performed a plastic operation. Wire sutures were used, and simple dressings applied. The patient was discharged on August 12th, 1864, for "central opacity of both cornea, arising from varioloid, not much improved." The case is reported by the operator. On January 16th, 1868, Pension Examiner W. F. Peck reports that the patient s vision is totally extinct.

William Day, 57th., Illinois Infantry.

William Day.

Birth: unknown
Death: Apr. 3, 1864.

Burial: Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum Chicago Cook County, Illinois.

ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES.

Illinois Civil War Detail Report.

 

Name: DAY, WILLIAM. Rank: PVT. Company: C. Unit: 57 IL US INF. Personal Characteristics. Residence: CHICAGO, COOK CO, IL. Age: 41. Height: 5' 10. Hair: DARK. Eyes: GRAY. Complexion: LIGHT. Marital Status: SINGLE. Occupation: STEWARD. Nativity: IRELAND. Service Record. Joined When: NOV 29, 1861. Joined Where: CHICAGO, IL. Period: 3 YRS. Muster In: DEC 30, 1861. Muster In Where: CAMP DOUGLASS, IL. Remarks: REENLISTED AS A VETERAN.  Re-enlisted as a veteran December 30, 1863, mustered in March, 1864, at Camp Douglas Illinois.  Died April 3, 1864.

 

Files of the Surgeon General.

CASE. Private William Day, Co. C. 57th Illinois Volunteers, aged 44 years, an epileptic subject, a deserter from his regiment, had a severe fall, April 1st, 1864, and was admitted, in a delirious state, to the Marine Hospital at Chicago, Illinois.  Acting Assistant Surgeon R. M. Isham, who reports the case, does not describe the symptoms, or the appearances at the autopsy ; but states that there was a fracture of the base of the cranium, and that compression of the brain, consequent upon a large extravasation of blood within the skull, was the cause of death. The patient died April 3d, 1864.

Augustus Reinwald, 42nd., Pennsylvania, Infantry.

Augustus Reinwald.

Birth: 1835.
Death: 1906.

Burial: Knowlton Cemetery, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.

Authors note.  He is recorded under three names; Reinwaldd, Relinwalt, Rhanewalt.

Pennsylvania State Records.

13th., Pennsylvania Reserve Corps/ 42nd., Pennsylvania Volunteers/ 1st., Pennsylvania Rifles; Elk County Rifles.

Rhanewalt, August, Private, mustered in May 29, 1861, for  3 years.  Discharged for wounds received at South Mountain, September 14, 1862.

Files of the Surgeon General.

CASE. Sergeant Augustus Reinwald, CoG, 42d Pennsylvania Volunteers, was wounded at the battle of South Mountain, Maryland, September 14th, 1862, by a conoidal ball, which entered the left side of the face at base of nose, passed backward, and emerged from behind the right ear, separating the mastoid process of the temporal bone. He became insensible. For several hours after return of consciousness there was bleeding from mouth, ear, and eye. On September 2tHh, he was admitted to the Patent Office Hospital, Washington, and on October 5th sent to Ladies Home Hospital, New York City. The portio dura, and third pair of nerves were paralyzed. There was loss of vision of right eye, and of sensation and mobility of right side of face.

The patient was unable to swallow or open his mouth. Febrile action set in, which, together with pain in head and profuse suppuration of wound, rapidly reduced the strength of the patient. He became pale, weak, and emaciated; skin was moist, appetite poor; pulse regular, slow, and compressible; the eye was lachrymose, and the mouth drawn to opposite side. The wound in the face healed, but the posterior wound continued to discharge profusely. He was discharged on March 21st, 1863, and pensioned, his disability being rated one-half, by Pension Examiner A. B. Mott.

Patrick H. Green, 125th., N. Y. Infantry.

New York State Records.

GREEN PATRICK H.—Age, 26 years. Enlisted, August 25, 1862, at Troy, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. H, August 27, 1862; surrendered, September 15, 1862, and paroled, September 16,1862, at Harper's Ferry, Va.; discharged for disability, September 23, 1863, at New York city.

Files of the Surgeon General.

CASE. Private Patrick H. Green, Co. H, 125th New York Volunteers, while on furlough, received a blow on the left side of the head from a slung shot, on the night of May 23d, 1863. He was treated by a private physician until June 3d, when he was admitted into the Ladies Home Hospital, New York City. Twenty-four hours after his admission he had a spasm of the right side of the body, and, upon examination, there was found to be a depressed fracture of the skull. The scalp was laid open by an incision, and trephining was performed, and the depressed portions of bone were removed. The scalp wound was united by sutures, and a compress of cloths wet with tepid water were applied. Rest and quiet were enjoined. The convulsions ceased after the operation, and the wound discharged freely. The patient progressed favorably, and was discharged from service on September 21st, 1863, for hemiplegia. Acting Assistant Surgeon John W. Robie reports the case.

Francis Wilson Gilkey, 10th., Pennsylvania Reserves..


Francis Wilson Gilkey.

Birth: Nov. 7, 1837, New Galilee, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
Death: Feb. 27, 1893, New Galilee, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

Parents: William Gilkey (1810 - 1887), Isabella Miller Gilkey (1812 - 1863).

Wife: Margaret Lauretta Edwards Gilkey (1847 - 1930).

Children: Florence Isabel Gilkey Foster (1869 - 1892). Anna May Gilkey (1870 - 1893). William Rolland Gilkey (1871 - 1959). Francis Edwards Gilkey (1873 - 1951). Jessie Kate Gilkey (1876 - 1888). Mary Elizabeth Gilkey (1878 - 1880). Verna Vernissa Gilkey (1879 - 1888). Willis Willard Gilkey (1879 - 1955). Alexander Savage Gilkey (1882 - 1888). Wilson Miller Gilkey (1885 - 1888). John Everett Gilkey (1886 - 1947). Thomas Delbert Gilkey (1888 - 1952). Stella Margaret Gilkey McCullough (1891 - 1973).

Burial: Rocky Spring Cemetery, New Galilee, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

10th., Pennsylvania Reserves, 39th., Regiment, Volunteers, Company K.

Gilkey, Francis W. Private, mustered in June 20, 1861, for 3 years.  Wounded at Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, June 29, 1863.

Surgeon General Files.

GILKEY. FRANCIS W., Private, Co. K, 10th Pennsylvania Reserves, was wounded in one of the earlier battles of the war, and made a prisoner. In January, 1863, he was exchanged, and received at the Annapolis General Hospital. He had, to the right of the vertex, a large ulcer, resulting from a gunshot wound of the scalp, extending over the sagittal suture. The skull was necrosed, and probably there had been denudation, with contusion of the bone. Erysipelas supervened, followed by gangrene. When this was arrested, exfoliation took place, and the brain was exposed. The fragment of the skull exfoliated is represented in the adjoining wood cuts (Figs. 30 and 31), copied at natural size from the specimen for warded by the attending physician, Dr. A. V. Cherbonnier. Granulations sprang up, the wound closed, and the patient recovered without any further complications. He was discharged from service on January 29th, 1863. His name does not appear on the Pension rolls.

Three Freedman of the Civil War.

These names were taken from the files of the Surgeon General.

JACKSON, JOHN, Freedman, was cut on the scalp by a knife, in an affray at Vicksburg, Mississippi, May 8th, 1864. He was received into the Freedman s Hospital, whence he deserted on May 12th, 1864.

CASK. Jesse Smith, Freedman, aged 18 years, employed as a cattle driver, rolled off, in his sleep, from the hay in a  stable loft, and fell, some twelve feet to the floor, striking his head. He was found in the morning, cold and insensible, lying on the stable floor, near the horses. Under the use of frictions, hot drinks, and other restoratives he revived, and was carried to the Freedmen s Hospital, at Alexandria, Virginia. Acting Assistant Surgeon Robert N. Atwood, found a wound of the scalp of a crucial form over the right parietal eminence, and a depressed fracture of the bone; but, as the general condition of the patient was comfortable.

CASE 206. D. Brazee, a freedman, aged 25 years, received a punctured wound of the abdomen, from a knife, in a fight on the steamer Cook, at Vicksburg, June 5, 1865. He was conveyed to the hospital for freedmen. The wound was two inches in lengfli, and was situated one inch to the right of the left anterior superior spinous process of the ilium. Knuckles of the jejunum and ileum protruded. The intestines were cut in three places, and several brandies of the mesenteric artery were divided. Surgeon T. J. Wright, 64th U. S. Colored Troops, closed the wounds -of the intestines by sutures, ligated the wounded branches of the mesenteric artery, and enlarged the opening and returned the intestines. The wound of the parietes was then closed by sutures, and simple dressings were applied. Death resulted on the next day. Extravasated blood and firves were found in the cavity. Acting Assistant Surgeon C. A. Costar reported the case.

Daniel Snow, New York.

Daniel Snow.

Birth: unknown.
Death: Sep. 17, 1864.

Burial: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia.

New York State Records.

SONW, DANIEL.—Age, 27 years- Enlisted, December 23, 1863',at Wells, N. Y.; mustered in as private, Co. F, January 6, 1864,to serve three years; died of disease1, September 17, 1864, at
Douglas Hospital, Washington, D. C..

Surgeon General Files.

CASE 896. Private Daniel Snow, company F, 2d New York heavy artillery; enlisted January 6, 1864, and is reported present with his company until after the first of May. On the muster-roll for May and June he is reported missing, and on that for July and August: "Absent; confined as a deserter by the provost-marshal." While in confinement he was attacked with dysentery, and became so sick that he was admitted to the field hospital of the 3rd Army Corps at City Point, Virginia, September 6, 1864, where the diagnosis recorded was chronic dysentery.

He appeared to be so ill that next day he was put on board the steamer Connecticut for transfer to general hospital. He was admitted to Douglas hospital, Washington, D. C., September 9th, and the following particulars were communicated by Asst. Surgeon Win. F. Norris, U. S. A.: The patient was much emaciated, and, in addition to the usual symptoms of the advanced stage of dysentery, had jaundice and frequent bilious vomiting. The abdomen was flat and tender, the skin cool, the pulse feeble. He had stupor, low delirium and involuntary stools. Died, September 17, 1864.

Eben L. Farrar, 96th., N. Y. Infantry.

Eben L. Farrar.

Birth: 1843, Highgate, Franklin County, Vermont.
Death: Jul. 4, 1864, Virginia.

Parents: James Farrar (____ - 1893), Diana Chapell Farrar (1804 - 1888).

He mustered in as a private on NY 96th Infantry Regiment, Co. I, on 6 Jan 1862. He reenlisted as a veteran on 5 Jan 1864. He was wounded in action and died of his wounds 4 Jul 1864 at Fort Monroe, VA. He served in the US Army.

Burial: Hampton National Cemetery, , Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia.

New York State Records.

Eben L. Farrar, age 18 years.  Enlisted, December 24, 1861, at Warrensburg, to serve  three years; mustered in January 6, 1862; re-enlisted as a veteran, January 6, 1864; wounded in action, no date; died of his wounds, July 4, 1864, at Fort Monroe, Va.

Surgeon General Files.

CASE. Eben L. Farrar, Musician, Co. I, 96th New York Volunteers, aged 19 years, was wounded in an engagement before Petersburg, Virginia, June 23d, 1864, by a conoidal ball, which tore the scalp over the parietal bone. He was at once admitted to the field hospital of the Eighteenth Corps, and, on June 25th, transferred to the Hampton Hospital, Fortress Monroe. Simple dressings were applied to the wound. He died on July 4th, 1864, from the " effects of the scalp wound.". 

Edward Connors or Conners, 9th., Illinois Cavalry.

Edward Conners, Private, 9th., Illinois, Cavalry, Co. A., Residence Geneseo, enlisted September 1, 1861, mustered in September 18, 1861.  Re-enlisted as a veteran, mustered in May 16, 1864.

Surgeon General Files.

Edward Connors, private, Co. A., 9th., Illinois Cavalry, age 22, received  in a street fight a blow from a stone which struck the left side of the forehead.  Was taken to Lawson Hospital in St. Louis, and there he died at midnight of March 24, 1864.

Burial: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louts, St. Louis County, Missouri.

Authors note.  In the National Park Service, and Surgeon General Files he is listed as Connors.
In the Illinois State records he is listed as Conners.

John A. Porter, 36th., Illinois Infantry.

Lieut John A Porter.

Birth: Oct., 1838, Ohio.
Death: Jan. 7, 1904, Warren County, Illinois.

Son of James Cochran Porter and Sarah E Patterson Porter

Married Frances F McClure (1846 - 1929). April 30, 1868 Keithsburg, Mercer County, Illinois.

Later his occupation: Teacher.

Parents: Sarah E. Patterson Porter (1828 - 1907).

Burial: Monmouth Cemetery, Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois.

LLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES.
Illinois Civil War Detail Report.

Name: PORTER, JOHN A. Rank: PVT. Company: C. Unit; 36 IL US INF. Personal Characteristics. Residence: SUMNER, WARREN CO, IL. Age: 24. Height: 5' 6. Hair: AUBURN. Eyes: HAZEL. Complexion: LIGHT. Occupation: TEACHER. Nativity: PREBLE CO, OH. Service Record: Joined When: JAN 1, 1864. Joined Where: BLAINS X ROADS. Period: 3 YRS. Muster In: JAN 25, 1864. Muster In Where: CHATTANOOGA, TN. Remarks: VETERAN PROMOTED 2LT FROM 1SGT.

A the of 22, he was a Sergeant, enlisted September 19, 1861, mustered in September 22, 1861, at Aurora, Illinois, re-enlisted as a veteran.

At the age of 26, he was a First Lieutenant, enlisted March 21, 1865, at Huntsville, Al., mustered in April 30, 1865, at Nashville, Tn., mustered out New Orleans, La. 

Authors note.  I looked over these records very carefully and this is the same man, but there is some confusion on his enlistments dates and age and so on.  He needs more research..

Surgeon General Files.

CASE. Lieutenant John A: Porter, Co. C, 36th Illinois Volunteers, aged 23 years, in the engagement at Resaca, Georgia, May 15th, 1864, was struck on the head by a limb of a tree which had been cut oft by a solid shot He fell, senseless, the blood gushing from his mouth and nostrils. He remained in an unconscious state for forty-eight hours, when he was conveyed to the hospital at Chattanooga, Tennessee. On admission, he was speechless, and completely paralyzed in the upper extremities and in the muscles of the head and face. On June 18th, he was transferred to Hospital No. 1, at Nashville, whence he was furloughed on August 1st, 1864. At this date "the entire upper part of his body was paralyzed." He remained at his home until November 10th, when, having regained his strength, and, in a measure, the use of his upper extremities, he returned to the hospital, and thence to duty with his regiment at Pulaski, Tennessee.

He participated in the engagements at Spring Hill and Franklin, Tennessee, on November 29th and 30th, hoping that the excitement would restore his voice. He stated that the sound of musketry and artillery firing " almost burst his head." In the early part of December, 1864, after violent and repeated efforts to utter a sound, a copious hemorrhage took place from the fauces, and possibly the upper portion of the larynx, preceded by a feeling of "cracking and bursting, and a sense of " rushing upward in the head." The haemorrhage was followed by complete return of his voice, seven and one-half months after the reception of the injury. During this period tinnitus aurium and vertigo existed, at times, to such extent as to deprive him of sight and hearing. He was mustered out of service on October 8th, 1865, with his regiment. On June 13th, 1866, he was pensioned, to date from October, 1865. The examining surgeon reporting a concussion of the right hemisphere of the brain, which caused "general debility, affecting the right leg, arm, and eye"

He drew his pension at the Quincy Agency, Illinois, March 4th, 1869, and was then reported as permanently disabled. He resided at Little York, Warren county, Illinois, and wrote thence, in the spring of 1866, a very detailed account of his .accident, from which the above abstract is partially compiled. He stated that he suffered so much from dizziness, from flow of blood to the head, that he supposed he would never recover his health, and concluded : " I am unable, entirely, for manual labor ; yet my wound was received in a glorious cause, and one that I was willing to sacrifice my life for."

Major Thomas McClurken.

Illinois Civil War State Records.

Major Thomas McClurken, 30th., Illinois, Infantry, Field & Staff, Age 32, was a farmer, Enlisted August 28, 1861, at Springfield, Illinois, for 3 years.  Mustered in August 28, 1861, at Camp McClernand, Illinois, Remarks Killed at Belmont, Missouri.

Surgeon General Files.

Major Thomas McClurken, 30th., Illinois, received at the battle of Belmont, Missouri, November 7, 1861, a gun shot to the head and 3 inches of his skull was shot away, and part of his brain was showing.  Died November 15, 1863.

Field Reports.

Here are part of some reports that states McClurken, name.

 

No. 33. Report of Colonel S. F. Marks, Eleventh Louisiana Infantry, commanding First Brigade, Third Division, November 8, 1861.

 

As to the enemy's loss I cannot state with any accuracy, but we counted in the immediate range of our fire over a hundred dead bodies, besides a larger number wounded and prisoners; amongst the latter was Major McClurken, Thirtieth Illinois Regiment, who was shot from his horse while cheering on his men to attack our lines.

 

No. 6. Report of Colonel Philip B. Fouke, Thirtieth Illinois Infantry, November 9, 1861.

 

When we arrived at the corn field after the first attack in the woods we were again assailed. It was there that 12 or 15 of the Seventh Iowa Regiment fell. They had been separated from their command early in the action, and had been fighting by my side in my regiment during the day, and I must add that they obeyed all my commands cheerfully, and fought gallantly during the whole of the engagement. Major McClurken here fell like a true soldier, in front of the ranks..  

Major-General, John A. McClernand, had this to say, on November 12, 1861.:

Major Thomas McClurken, an accomplished and efficient officer, whose services were conspicuous on the field, was severely, and I fear mortally, wounded.


No. 40. Report of Captain W. L. Trask, steamer Charm, February 14, 1862.
He is talking about the action of November 7, 1861.

After the troops were landed we began taking on the dead and wounded and some prisoners, among the latter of whom were Major McClurken. 

February 23, 1862, Major-General L. Polk, Confederate forces.

This application was based on the fact that I had on a former occasion granted a similar request made of me in behalf of the wives of Colonels Dougherty and McClurken, captured at Belmont, and the assurance of the commanding general at Cairo that he would reciprocate the conrtesy if events should make it desirable.

Hugh Donnelly or Donelly, 38th., New York, Infantry.

Hugh Donnelly.

Birth: Unknown.
Death: Unknown.

Burial: Old Saint Raymond Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx County, New York.

New York State Records.

DONNELLY, HUGH.—Age, 19 years. Enlisted, August 21, 1862, at New York city, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. K, August 23, 1862; captured in action, December 13, 1862, at Fredericksburg, Va.; transferred to Go. C, December 21, 1862; paroled, no date; discharged for disability, February 15, 1863, at Annapolis, Md.

Surgeon General Files.

CASE. Private Hugh Donelly, Co. K, 38th New York Volunteers, received at the battle of Williamsburg, May 5th, 1862, a flesh wound of the shoulder. He was made a prisoner. While confined at Richmond he had a fall in prison, striking his head, and producing a depressed fracture of the right parietal bone. He was exchanged, and received into hospital at Camp Parole, Annapolis, on February 5th, 1863. He was deaf, and his mental faculties were very sluggish and obtuse. He was discharged from service for total disability on February 18th, 1863. Surgeon James Norval, 79th N. Y. S. M., reports the case