Frank Newton Blakemore

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Frank Newton Blakemore.

Birth: Dec. 17, 1873, Bedford County, Tennessee.
Death: Apr. 3, 1951, New Mexico.

Son of Eugene Blakemore and Ludy P (Newton) Blakemore.

West Point appointment June 1894.

FRANK BLAKEMORE, 2nd., Lieutenant, First Tennessee Infantry, Spanish American War.

Burial: Fort Bayard National Cemetery, Fort Bayard, Grant County, New Mexico.

Richard Fielder Armstrong.

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Richard Fielder Armstrong.

Birth: 1843 Macon Bibb County Georgia.
Death: May 6, 1904 Halifax Nova Scotia, Canada.

Armstrong, Richard F., Lieutenant, C. S. S. Alabama. Born in Georgia. Enlisted at the age of 19. Wounded on June 19, 1864 in the famous battle with the U. S. S. Kearsarge off Cherbourg, France.

Burial: Saint John's Cemetery, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Born iu Georgia. Appointed from Georgia. Resigned as acting midshipman, U  S. Navy, January 30, 1861. Midshipman, April 17, 1861. Acting master, September 24, 1861. Lieutenant for the war, February 8, 1862. Second lieutenant, Otober 23, 1862, to rank from October 2, 1862. First lieutenant Provisional Navy, June 2, 1864, to rank from January 6, 1864.

Served on C. S. S. Sumter, 1861-62. C. S. S. Alabama, 1864. Assisted in the dfense of Battery Buchanan in the attack by the Union forces upon Fort Fisher, December 23-25, 1864; gallant conduct commended

Henry Y. P. Kahrick.

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Captain Henry V. P. Kabrick.

Birth: Nov. 15, 1841, Loudoun County, Virginia.
Death: May 20, 1927, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.

Wife: Francis F George Kabrick (1841 - 1922).

Children: Lorena Nancy Kabrick Peerson (1872 - 1959), David George Lee Kabrick (1877 - 1916), Lula Edna Kabrick (1878 - 1879).

Burial: George Cemetery, Oak Grove, Jackson County, Missouri.

Captain Henry Y. P. Kahrick.

He entered the service August 14, 1862, and two days later was given his baptism of fire at the battle of Lone Jack. He belonged to Company C, 2d Missouri Cavalry, Marmaduke's Division. There was no truer soldier and there is no truer friend than Henry Kabrick. He is proud of his war record, as every real soldier should be. He was in the battles at Lone Jack, Newtonia, Gape Girardeau, Osage Eiver, Lexington, Westport, Mine Creek, and all the battles and skirmishes of his command.

He was still a young man when the war closed and he returned to his home near Oak Grove, Mo., where he has resided ever since, following the vocations of farmer and carpenter. He is one of the substantial citizens of the county, and is captain of Up. Hays Camp, United Confederate Veterans, at Oak Grove.

Captain Kabrick has a son, Lee Kabrick, serving in the United States Army in the Philippine Islands.

Daniel Whilldin "D. W" hand, Minnesota.

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Daniel Whilldin Hand. Assistant surgeon First Minnesota Infantry, July 23, 1861. Present at battle of Ball's Bluff, before Yorktown, and battles of Fair Oaks (in which he was wounded). Seven Pines, Frazier's Farm and Malvern Hill. May 18, 1863, captured and a prisoner at Libby about one month. August, 1863, detailed on the staff of Major General Peek, whom he accompanied to Newberne, N. C, and for over two years thereafter had chaise of the medical department of North Carolina. Nov. 1. 1864, lieutenant colonel, by brevet, "for meritorious services rendered daring the war, and particularly for the skill, energy and fidelity displayed by him as medical director of the military district of North Carolina daring the prevalence of a fatal epidemic of yellow fever at Newberne N. C, in the autumn of 1864." Colonel, by brevet, March 13, 1865, "for faithful and meritorious services daring the war". Mastered out December, 1865. Died at St. Paul, Minn., Jane 1, 1889.

James Barber, Ohio, War of 1812..

James Barber.

Service: Private, Captain John Logan's Company, Ohio Militia.
Enlisted: September 20, 1814.
Discharged: November 19, 1814.

Residence: 1851, 1855, Clermont County, Ohio.

Wife: Elizabeth A. Watkins.
Married April 14, 1867, Clermont county, Ohio.
After the death of Mr. Barber, married John Johnson, July 17, 1883.

First wife: Margaret Stephenson.
Married December 14, 1819, Clermont County, Ohio.
Later sold her.

Second wife: Mary Flanagan.
Marriage date unknown.
Later sold her.

James Barber, death came on September 8, 1872, at Clermont County Ohio.
Burial: unknown.

It's stated that James Barber was at one time the Postmaster at Liberty, Montgomerg County, Ohio.

Note. The custom of selling ones wife came over from England.  Selling a wife was the same as getting a divorce and cheaper.

Kentucky Mounted Spies and Just Spies, War of 1812.

The idea be hind this page was to look up some information on these men like their pension and so forth, but after looking up ten or twenty names and finding nothing I give up, and yes I have all the 1812 pension rolls.

But I still wanted to do something with the names, as I know there are a lot of people looking for their ancestors who were from Kentucky and were in the War of 1812.  Be cause there were so many names I didn't want to copy them by hand as there my be some errors made in the spelling. So I copied the pages. Any of the pictures can be enlarged by pushing on any picture, ( and look for notes).
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Note. Jacob Ellersion's 3rd., Kentucky Mounted Spies.

William Church, Captain of Spies, September 1, 1812-October 15, 1812.

 

Note.  Peter Funck's Company of Spies.

William Shaw, Private, September 14, 1811-November 25, 1811; Transferred to Spies September 23, 1811,

 

 

 

 

Note.  Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States, 1813-1815
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1814.

Mr. Hawkins presented a petition of Leslie Combs, on behalf of a company of spies or scouts, lately in the service of the United States, in the Northwestern Army, and of which he was Captain, praying that the said company may receive the pay to which they are entitled.

Absalom Morse Rexford

I was asked by a nice lady by the name of Deborah ( lost her last name ), to put some information together on her ancestor who was a Chief Bugler.  She wanted it posted on the post I did on Chief Buglers of the Civil War.  However by the time we put our information together it was to large to put on the post.  So I deiced to give him a post of his own.

Deborah will be glad to hear from anyone who has information or questions, she can be reached at the following.  nomdepluume@comcast.net
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Absalom Morse Rexford  DOB: Feb 17, 1838 Minerva, New York

Married Caroline Carrie"  Matilda Miller Feb 4, 1864 in Potsdam, NY

She was born Aug 27, 1843 and died Aug 2, 1921

Absalom became a sawyer and owned a sawmill, unknown location, probably in New York 

He may not have known it, but he was a Mayflower descendant of Georg Soule.
He died Feb 11, 1916

Children: Frank Thomas Rexford (my grandfather) DOB: Nov 11, 1869  Hydroengineer, owned a Mobil Station/Cafe in West Lebanon, NH  Died: April 24, 1940 of a heart attack.

Sidney   1881-1936.

Fred Jordan 1866-1920.
Arthur Miller  1885-1963.
Mary Louise 1872 - 1968.

Absalom's  bugle, I believe,  stayed in the family, and my brother, William T. Rexford, had a family bugle( that probably came from my grandmother Rexford's house)  in 1974 when my dad was stationed at Hanscom AFB in Massachusetts.  One evening my brother blew "Taps"  perfectly at twilight in our neighborhood, and you could hear the neighbors applauding.  I don't know what happened to the bugle after that (we didn't know then what the connection might have been) and my brother passed away in 1985. 

Absalom Morse Rexford.

Birth: 1839.
Death: 1916.

Wife: Carrie Rexford.\

Children: Arthur M. Rexford.

Burial: Pierrepont Hill Cemetery, Pierrepont, St. Lawrence County, New York.

New York State Records.

REXFORD, ABSOLEM M.—Age, 22 years. Enlisted, August 19, 1861,-at Potsdam; mustered in as private, Co. H, September 7, 1861, to serve three years; transferred to Co. B, November 1, 1861; promoted artificer, date not stated; appointed musician, date not stated; re-enlisted, January 4, 1864; mustered out with company, June 13, 1865, at Fort Barry, Va.

50th Regiment, New York Engineers

Overview:

Organized at Washington, D. C., from 50th New York Infantry October 22, 1861. Attached to Woodbury's Brigade, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1862, and to Engineer Brigade, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1865.

Service:

Duty at Alexandria, Va., till March, 1862, and at Washington, D. C., till March 18. Moved with Army of the Potomac to the Virginia Peninsula. Siege of Yorktown April 5-May 4. Advance up the Peninsula and constructing bridges on the Chickahominy River May. Battle of Fair Oaks, Seven Pines, May 31-June 1. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Battle of Seven Pines June 27. White Oak Swamp and Charles City Cross Roads June 30. Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison's Landing till August 16. Moved to Washington, D. C., August 16-22. Maryland Campaign September-October. Operating at and about Harper's Ferry, W. Va., and Berlin, Md., during and after the battle of Antietam. Threw two pontoon bridges over the Potomac River at Berlin, Md., for the crossing of the Army of the Potomac in their pursuit of Lee from Antietam. Rappahannock Campaign November, 1862, to June, 1863. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Operations at Franklin's Crossing April 29-May 2. Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg, May 3. Salem Heights May 3-4. Banks' Ford May 4. Operations at Deep Run Ravine June 5-13. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 13-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-4. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Campaign from the Rapidan to the James River May 3-June 15, 1864. Laid all bridges for Army of the Potomac during the Campaign. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Spottsylvania Court House May 8-21. To expedite the transportation of wounded three Companies made a forced march to Fredericksburg on May 10, starting at 11:30 a. m. Built bridge over the Rappahannock at Fredericksburg Lower Crossing, having it completed and ready for use at 4:30 p. m., having marched 8 miles and built bridge 420 feet long in 5 hours. North Anna River May 23-26. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. On line of the Totopotomoy May 28-31. About Cold Harbor June 1-12. Crossing of James River June 15. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June, 1864, to April, 1865. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23, 1864. Demonstration on north side of James River July 27-29. Deep Bottom July 27-28. Hatcher's Run February 5-7, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. (Co. "I" march to Danville with 6th Army Corps April 23-27.) Mustered out at Washington, D. C., June 13, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 19 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 206 Enlisted men by disease. Total 227.

Midwife's

Will searching through some medical journals I ran across this first note on midwife's and found it interesting.  When searching for surnames I look into books and many different kinds of records, but I never thought of the subject of midwifing.  I looked in many medical journals and found a lot of cases on the midwife's however hardly any names were given only what went right or wrong.

When reaching more I found that there were hundreds if not thousands of books and articles written of the subject of the midwife.  I found it would take me weeks if not months to compile a list of names.  So I will leave the subject with these few names.  I hope these few names will peck your interest and make you want to look into it more. 

Margaret Cobbe, who officiated at the birth of King Edward V. in 1470, and received a salary of £10 per annum as royal midwife, which appears to have been .the usual sum granted at that period ; the same having been given in 1503, to Alice Massy, midwife to the Queen of Henry VII. Women in this capacity also received perquisites in the form of money and presents at weddings and baptisms ; but the fees paid by private parties for services were usually ridiculously small.

Catherine "Kate" Cruikshank was born on 14 February 1837 in Lee County, Iowa. Her father, Alexander, was a native of Norway, while her mother, Keziah (Perkins) Cruikshank, came from Kentucky. The family included seven children. From a biography of James Cruikshank, Kate's older brother, we know that the Cruikshank children had access to several years of schooling and were raised as Methodists. In 1864, one month before her twenty-seventh birthday, Kate married Samuel Dunlap, an Ohio native. He was thirty-eight and had worked as a teacher at the Indiana Deaf and Dumb Asylum. Three months after their marriage the couple left Iowa for Bannack City, Montana Territory. Although mining conditions were quite favorable in Montana in the 1860s, the Dunlaps operated a drug store. Samuel also worked as a stock raiser, and Kate taught at a subscription school in Nevada City. Kate bore seven children before Samuel died in 1878, only fourteen years after their marriage. Kate remained with her children in Bannack, Montana, for five more years before moving to Junction, Idaho, in 1883. She operated a drug store and also worked as a midwife and practical nurse. She died in 1901 and was buried at Salmon, Idaho.

A Mr. Lawson Parker Fairfax County, wife Dorcan or Dorchas, sometimes acted as midwife for George Washington slaves.

Thomas Bishop wife sometimes served as midwife for the slaves and servants on the Mount Vernon plantations.

Catherine Skinner, Idaho Springs, Clear Creek County, Colorado, was a will known midwife of the 1800's.

Sarah Owenes against the estate of William Christian.
Bill for the amount of 0-15-0 (fifteen shillings) owed to midwife Sarah Ow[enes] for delivering the child of William Christian's slave Pole [Polly?] in May 1792; statement and receipt signed by Robert Mosby and James Lock January 4, 1793; [page 2] January 2, 1793, request from Sar[ah] Owenes to Richard Woo[lfo]lk for payment.

Reuben H. Halliday or Holladay.

New York State Records.

 

Twenty-fourth New York Cavalry.

HALLIDAY, REUBEN H.—Age, 19 years. Enlisted, December 1,1863, at Phoenix; mustered in as private, Co. A, December 28, 1863, to serve three years; Wounded, February 7, 1865; transferred
to Co. A, First Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865, borne as Holliday.

New York First Provisional Cavalry.

HALLIDAY REUBEN H.—Age, 19 years. Enlisted, December I, 1863, at Phoenix; mustered in as private, Co. A, Twenty-fourth Cavalry, December 28, 1863, to serve three years; wounded, February 7, 1865; transferred to Co. A, this regiment, June 17, 1865; discharged for disability, July 1, 1865, from Satterlee General Hospital, Philadelphia

Surgeon General Records.

Reuben H. Holladay, age 19 years, Private, Co. A., 24th., New York Cavalry, had a gun shot flesh wound of the left thigh.  The wound was caused by a minie ball, at the battle of Hatcher's Run, Virginia, February 7, 1865.

Toliver Lindsey & A Missing Sword.

Toliver Lindsey.

Birth: 1834, Mississippi.
Death: August 17, 1864, Georgia.

Burial: Stonewall Confederate Cemetery, Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia.

Mississippi State Records.

Toliver Lindsey, 6th., Mississippi infantry, Co. F., ( Crystal Springs Guards ), First Lieutenant, Captain, wounded July 17, 1864, near Atlanta; died of his wound August 17, 1864.

The following letter was written in 1912.

Mrs. M. J. Eagan, of Crystal Springs, Miss., desires to recover the sword of her father, Lieut. Thomas H. Lewis, who was killed in the battle of Shiloh. The sword was then given by her mother to Capt. Tol Lindsey, Company F, 6th Mississippi, who was also killed in some battle. Information about his sword will be very much appreciated by her.

Authors Note.  It would be interesting to know if it was ever found.

Civil War Soldiers And Their Injuries.

In the Civil War there were 171,565 injuries not including those from death by violence, drowning, suicides, homicides or execution of sentence. Of the thousands of injuries and accidents that was reported and required hospitalization, there were thousands more that were not reported so the true number of injuries and accidents will never be known.

1. George Witter, Private, 1st., Ohio battery, age 29 years, was injured by the explosion of a caisson during the action near Winchester, July 20, 1864; mustered out of the service on May 16, 1865, and pensioned, pension paid on September 4, 1881.

2. Charles H. Shields, Private, 6th., Maine battery, age 21 years, was injured by the explosion of some cartridges during the battle of the Wilderness, May 6, 1864; wound burns to the face, ears burned off, discharged from the service for disability June 13, 1865 and pensioned.

3. Charles Withee, Private, 1st., Wisconsin battery, was severely injured by the explosion of a caisson during the battle of Big Black River, May 18, 1863, was burned in the face, hands and both arms.  Died on June 15, 1863.

4. R. A. Runion, Private, Co. I., 68th., Indiana Infantry, age 24 years, had his feet scalded.  The injury was caused by the upsetting of a pot of hot coffee.  After being admitted  into the hospital became more sick and died on March 8, 1863.  Note. This name wasn't found on any companies or regiments rosters.

5. John Sanford, Private, Co. I., 32nd., Massachusetts Infantry, age 37 years, was accidentally hurt in the back ( Contusion of the Spine), September 12, 1862, was discharged from the service December 8, 1862 and pensioned.

6. Richard Clark, Private, Co. D., 6th., Ohio Cavalry, age 54 or 45 years, was injured by falling off his horse and his horse stepping on his back and injuring his spine.  Discharged from the service December 18, 1862, and pensioned, died August 24, 1881, from his injuries.

7. John B. Saunders, Private, Co. K., 143rd New York Infantry, age 47 years.  He had a fall against the arm  of a seat in a railroad car, straining the small of his back, discharged from the service January 29, 1863, later pensioned.  Died December 2, 1875, from  his injuries.

8. Abraham Bickel, Private, Co. K., 142nd Pennsylvania Infantry, age 29 years, received a server injury during the march to Gettysburg, the accident incurred while a fence was being knocked down.  He was struck with the butt end of a musket in the lower part of the abdomen and forcing his right testicle back into the abdomen.  Discharged December 16, 1863, and pensioned.

9. Adam Leehaus, Private, Co. K., 4th., Ohio Cavalry, age 39 years, he accidentally sprained both ankles severely at Stone Mountain, October 23, 1864, mustered out May 25, 11865, and latter pensioned, pension paid December 4, 1880.

10. Augustus Hoffman, Private, Co. E., 101st., New York infantry,  age 19 years, hurt by the falling of a brick wall  of abuilding at Port Republic, June 1, 1862, died August 29, 1862.

11. Laban Swafford, Farrier, Co. G., 9th., Indiana Cavalry, age 36 years, was hurt at Pulaski, November 8, 1864, by his horse falling and throwing him upon his left shoulder, dislocating the joint, transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps, May 11, 1865; mustered out of the service September 4, 1865, was pensioned, pension paid on December 4, 1880.

Hospital Steamer J. K. Barnes.

New York Times.

ARRIVAL OF THE GEN. J.K. BARNES.

Published: January 8, 1865

 

This fine new hospital transport arrived from Hilton Head on Friday morning. Assistant Surgeon THOS. MCMILLIN, United states Army, in charge. She brings about four hundred sick and wounded soldiers from Gen. SHERMAN's army. Two deaths on the passage -- ISAAC J. EDWARDS, Company K, Fifty-third Indiana Regiment; J. MOTT, Company G, Fifty-third Indiana Regiment. They were brought to this city and buried, by Mr. A.J. CASE, in the Cypress Hill Cemetery. A number of the men belonged to the Ninetieth Illinois Regiment and the Twenty-fifth Ohio. A small number only belong to the One Hundred and Twenty-seventh New-York. The colored troops were mostly from the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Massachusetts Regiments. The men were transferred to the hospital transport Thomas P. Way, and all taken to the De Camp General Hospital, David's Island, where they were kindly received by Surgeon WEBSTER, and where they will be well cared for.

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The J. K. Barnes was fitted up in New York City during the latter part of 1864.  She was two hundred and twenty-three feet in length, thirty-five feet two inches beam, and twenty two feet nine inches of depth of hold.

 

In fitting her up an orlop deck was introduced and a mess-room was built on the forward deck in front of the galley.  Her first load was on January 1, 1865, and continued until November, 1865, in all she
carried 3,655, patients.

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Twelve Men of Color.

I know its hard to find records of people of color, so I put together a list of twelve names.  In the hope it may help some one looking into this line, and they may learn something they didn't know about their ancestor.

Squire McCavin, a Freeman, age 17 years, received a wound in the abdomen with a knife in an affray at Vicksburg, April 17, 1865, was taken to a hospital for Freeman, recovered and return to duty.

D. Brazee, a Freeman, age 25 years received a wound in the abdomen in a fight on the steamer Cook, at Vicksburg, June 5, 1865, died the next day.

Edward Moorer, a Colored teamster employed by the Quartermaster Department, was shot in the abdomen in a brawl at a Grogshop ( Low Class Barroom ) in Georgetown, October 12, 1862, was taken to Union Hotel Hospital, died about 42 hours later.

Stephen Green, a dark mulatto, age  31 years, was admitted September 5, 1865, when admitted he had dullness on peecussion under both clavicles and pain on pressure under the clavicles and over the stomach, and cough causing pain, and had night sweats; appetite good up to three hours befor his death.

Frank Williams, a dark mulatto, age 14 years was admitted May 24, 1865, suffering from scrofulous ophthalmia; died February 4, 1866, about 5 P. M.

The following five men were taken to the Freeman's Hospital, in Washington, D. C. 

 

1. John Thomas, a dark mulatto, age 13 years was admitted January 22, 1866, with feet and legs frost bitten to the knees; left leg amputated.  Died March 28, 1866.

 

2. Robert Franklin, a mulatto age 33, years was admitted February3, 1866, with consumption, died March 29, 1866.

 

3. James Evans, light mulatto age 30, years was admitted May 3, 1866, no diagnosis, died May 4, 1866, at 8 A.M.

 

4. George Washington, a negro age 50, years was admitted August 2, 1866, chronic diarrhea, died August 4, 1866.

 

5. Robert Tibbs, a negro age 20 years was admitted November 7, 1866, died July 27, 1867.

 

Charles Gray, a mulatto; said to be a soldier, afterward an officer's servant.  Admitted to the Washington Asylum, D. C., May 1 1868.  In the following November after going about barefoot and being otherwise, he was attacked with pneumonia and died November 11, 1869.

 

Albert McGee, a negro refugee age about 30 years , is reported to have been struck at the first battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861, by a musket ball, wounded in the right hip, he made a complete recovery.

Martin Kuster, struck by lightning, 1866..

Recruit Martin Kuster was struck by lightning during a violent thunder storm, while standing under or against a poplar tree near his post on Governor s Island, New York harbor, September 14, 1866. The left side of his cap was torn open, the facing of the metal button of that side thrown off; the hair of the left temple and behind the ears singed and burnt; the left boot was torn widely open from the outside seam forward and upward, and the stocking within it torn, while the right boot was toni open by two small rips in front of the outside seam and about an inch apart, one above the other. No other external marks were observed. His coat was buttoned closely about him ; none of its buttons, nor those of his vest or pants, were affected.  Burial: Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County New York.

Carl Doerlinger, 20th., New York.

New York State Records.

DOERRLINGER, CARL.—Age, 31 years. Enlisted, July 17, 1861, at New York city, to serve two years; mustered in as private, Co. E, same date; died of disease, September 21, 1862, place not stated.

Surgeon General Records.

Carl Doerliinger, Private, Company E., 20th., New York, Volunteers, Age 32; admitted from Harrison's. Landing, Virginia, August 10, 1862; Chronic Diarrhea.  Died September 21, 1862, at 10 A. M.  Burial: Mount Moriah Cemetery. Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

Southern Soldiers Wounded in Battle.

Here is a list of Southern soldier wounded in battle.  In the official medical reports no first names were giver just initials.  But I give enough information you should be able to find you ancestor, if he's on the list.

All were operated on by Union doctors and lived through the operation.  All were shot in the "Humerus", which is part of the shoulder.

Note.  I went back and found as many first names as I could find.

1. William M. Armstrong, Sergeant, Co. D., 20th., Mississippi, Age 24, wounded November 20, 1864, shot in right shoulder.

2. W. H. Baker, Lieutenant, Co. C., 7th., Tennessee, Age 24, wounded June 3, 1864, wounded in right shoulder.

3. H. W. Bell, Corporal, Co. A., 14th., Virginia, Age 33, wounded July 3, 1863.
Other name Nathan W. Bell.

4. G. W. Bowen, Sergeant, Co. B., 1st., Georgia, Age 24, wounded Novemer 30, 1864, Gunshot to right shoulder.

5. Thomas M. Campbell, Private, Co. C., 17th., Mississippi, Age 27, wounded December 11, 1862, wound in right shoulder.

6. J. M. Davis, Private, Co. C., 10th., Georgia, Age 19, wounded July 3, 1863, wounded in left shoulder.  Other name James Davis.

7. Allen Dickerson, Sergeant, Co. D., 25th., Georgia, wounded December 7, 1864, wounded right shoulder.

8. Henry W. Dixon, Captain, 6th., Co. H., South Carolina Cavalry, Age 34, wounded October 7, 1864.

9. Robert J. Ellison, Sergeant, Co. E., 3rd., Georgia, Age 23, wounded August 21, 1864.

10. William A. Gibson, Private, Co. B., 16th., Alabama, Age 26, wounded November 21, 1864.
Other name William H. Gibson

11. Perry. Godfrey, Private, Co. E., 10th., North Carolina, Artillery, Age 20, wounded May 20, 1864, escaped October 23, 1864.  This was an error he's a Union man.

12. J. Ham, Private, Co. A., 1st., North Carolina, wounded July 9, 1863, wounded in right shoulder joint.

13. J. A. Jackson, Private, Co. B., Alabama, Age 18, wounded September 19, 1863.

14. Robert Jackson, Private, Co. B., 42rd., Virginia, wounded March 25, 1865, paroled May 6, 1865.

15. William A. Lipscomb, Sergeant, Co. C & G., 5th., South Carolina, Age 30, wounded September 12, 1864, shot in right shoulder.

16. Samuel H. May, Lieutenant, Co. D., 10th., Louisiana, Age 23, wounded July 1, 1865, minie ball through right shoulder joint.

17. Thomas J. Meek, Private, Co. M., Phillip's Georgia Legion, Age 20, wounded November 29, 1863, Gunshot of the right shoulder.

18. Joseph R. Merryman, Private, Co. D., 1st., Maryland Cavalry, Age 21, wounded July 22, 1864, shot in left shoulder.

19. William A. Moore, Corporal, Co. E., 18th., North Carolina, Age 21, wounded August 16, 1864,conoidal ball through the right shoulder.  This is a Union man.

20. w.J. Morell, Private, Co. H., 15th., South Carolina, Age 37., wounded June 24, 1864, Gunshot to left shoulder.

21. J. B. Myers, Private, Co. F., 1st., South Carolina, Rifles ( Orr's ),Age 28, wounded December 13, 1862, Gunshot to right shoulder.

22. H. C. Perkins, Private, Co. D., 49th., Georgia, Age 20, wounded July 2, 1863, shot in right shoulder.

23. J. G. Presley, Lieutenant Colonel, 25th., South Carolina, Age 31, wounded May 7, 1864, shot in left shoulder.

24. Thomas S. Rector, Sergeant, Co. A., 11th., Virginia, Age 22, wounded July 2, 1863, shot through right shoulder joint.

25. J. W. Shafer, Private, Co. F., 33rd., Virginia, Age 21, wounded September 17, 1862, shot through right shoulder joint.  Other name Isaac W. Shafer.

26. George W. Taylor, Major, 14th., Co. K., Alabama, Age 27, wounded May 12, 1864, shot through the right shoulder.

Thomas W. Robertson, 79th., N. Y., Infantry..

New York State Records.

ROBERTSON, THOMAS W.—Age, 31 years. Enrolled at New York city, to serve three years, and mustered in as private, Oo. E, May 27, 1861; promoted second lieutenant, Co. H, January 19, 1862; first lieutenant, May 16, 1862; wounded in action, June 16, 1862, ai, James Island, S. C; discharged for disability from wounds, August 25, 1862.Commissioned second lieutenant, February 21, 1862, with rank from January 19, 1862.

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Army Medical  Museum.

 

Lieut. Thomas W. Robertson, 79th New York Vols., was wounded, on June 16th, 1862, in the assault on the works on James Island, South Carolina, by a musket hall, which struck the outer side of the head of the tibia, and passed upwards and lodged, as was believed, in the intercondyloid notch of the femur, or somewhere about the knee-joint.

Amputation of the thigh was advised but refused by the patient. The limb was then placed in an easy position and cold water dressings were applied.

On June 28th, the patient was sent to New York. On July 6th, there Was profuse haemorrhage from the anterior tibial artery. On July 8th, the femoral artery was tied by Professor Willard Parker, At this date, the khee-joint was excessively swollen, and there was, free suppuration from the wound.

After a very protracted confinement, the patient ultimately recovered, with complete anchylosis of the knee-joint, the straight position of the limb being preserved.

Lieut. Robertson was transferred to the Veteran Keserv Corps, on February 29th, 1804, and was on duty at Emory Hospital, at Washington, in 1865. On July 18th, 1865, the photograph was taken.

The facts of the case were communicated by Burgeon -N. H. Mosely, U. S. Vols., who reported that Professor Parker and the other surgical advisers of Lieut, Kobertson, entertained no doubt that the knee-joint was primarily involved in this case. The exact location of the ball was never ascertained.

Photographed at the Army Medical Museum,

-BY ORDER OF THE SURGEON GENERAL:

GEORGE A. OTIS,
Bet Lt. Col, and Surg. U. S. V.., Curator A. M. A.

Andrew J. Holbrook.

A. J. Holbrook.
U. S. Signal Corps.
Push to enlarge.

Massachusetts Fifth Infantry, Co. E.

 

SECOND LIEUTENANT.

 

Andrew J. Holbrook, 29, M. ; bookkeeper, Cambridge ; D. of C, Sept. 3, '62 ; detached as 2d Lieut., Signal Corps, Nov. 24, '62; res. Aug. 19, '64; d. Jan. 2, 1910, Mattapan.

 

United States Signal Corps.

 

HOLBROOK, ANDREW J.. 2d lieut.

1943 Dorchester Ave., Dorchester, Mass.

( 2d lieut. 5th Mass. Vols.) Dept. of South; April, 1863, with Col. Howell, attack on Charleston, S.C; Oct. 20, app. 2d lieut, S-C, to date March 3, 1863; Dept. of Va. and N.C; Nov. 4, exp. up Chowan river, N.C; Nov. 18, ordered to report to Col. Stager, supt. Mil. Tel.; resigned Aug. 19, 1864.

William D. Asnford, 11th., Iowa Infantry..

William D. Ashford.

Birth: Feb. 29, 1840, Indiana.
Death: Nov. 18, 1922, Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri.

Father: Elijah M. Ashford, b: Virginia
Mother: Elizabeth Dorrow, b: Pennsylvania

Burial: Miriam Cemetery, Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri.

Iowa State Records.

Ashford, William. (Veteran.) Age 21. Residence Columbus City, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Sept. 23, 1861, as Seventh Corporal. Mustered Oct. 3, 1861. Promoted Sixth Corporal Dec. 8, 1861; Fifth Corporal Jan. 1, 1862; Fourth Corporal Jan. 13, 1862; Third Corporal Jan. 17, 1862; Second Corporal March 12, 1862. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan. 4, 1864. Wounded slightly Jan. 15, 1864, Yazoo City, Miss. Discharged for disability June 26, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

The medical and surgical history of the war of the rebellion, Volume 2., pt. 2.

CASE 32. Corporal W. D. Ashford, Co. C, llth Iowa, aged 24 years, was wounded at Yazoo City, March 5, 1864, by a conoidal ball, which entered in the groin and emerged at the epigastric region. Secondary haemorrhage occurred, eight days afterward, from the epigastric artery. The haemorrhage was controlled by a plaster of Paris compress. Tincture of myrrh was given internally, and egg-nog and porter. He recovered, and was returned to duty on November 16, 1864.

George D. Bisbee, 16th., Maine Infantry.

SECOND LIEUTENANT GEORGE D. BISBEE.

Was born in Hartford, Oxford County, Maine, July 8th, 1841; volunteered from Peru, June 17th, 1862; mustered with regiment, August 14th, 1862; appointed first sergeant, August 27th, 1862;
wounded at battle of Fredericksburgh, Virginia, December 13th, 1862; discharged from service by reason of wounds, at Mt. Pleasant Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, April 25th, 1863. He again entered the service, under commission as second lieutenant, dated April 10th, 1863, and joined his old company while on the march to Chancellorsville, April 28th, following; but on account of the active movements of the regiment, was not mustered as second lieutenant until May 2d, 1863.

He was closely identified with his company during the campaign. Lieutenant Bisbee was captured at Gettysburgh, Pennsylvania, July 1st, 1863, and held a prisoner of war until December 9th, 1864, suffering confinement for ten months in Libby Prison, and the remainder of time at Macon and Savannah, Georgia; Charleston, South Carolina, and in the stockade at Columbia.

He was paroled from the latter place, December 9th, 1864, being considered unfit for further duty, and sent to Camp Parole, Annapolis, Maryland, where he was specially exchanged, April 1st, 1865, and started for the front, rejoining his regiment, April 5th, in season to participate in the last scene at Appomattox. He was commissioned first lieutenant while a prisoner, but could not be mustered, and the commission was revoked. Mustered out with regiment, June 5th, 1865. Lieutenant Bisbee, and other officers of the Sixteenth, lost promotion by reason of long confinement as prisoners of war.