I have done a lot of pages on seamen but this one will be different then the others I will not try to find any family information but rather I will do a biography of his naval service. This will in till The ships they were on and the places they may have went and dates. This will help you fill in some of those gaps in your ancestors history.
Note. This information will come from Naval affairs which is housed at the Library of Congress.
Note. The navy give no records on stations or ships till 1818, however I will give their ranks up to that year if found.
Michael B. Carrol or Carroll.
Appointed Midshipman, 7 September, 1798. Lieutenant, 10 April, 1802. Master Commandant, 2 February, 1815. In 1818 was station to New Orleans. After 1818, he is no longer on the yearly rosters for some reason may have been waiting for orders or on furlough, sick leave or not on active duty. He did however Resigned 12 December, 1822.
Joseph W. New, real name Walter W. New, was born in Virginia.
Surgeon's Mate, 5 March, 1811. Surgeon, 6 October, 1813. In 1818, was station to New Orleans. Was still there in 1819 and 1820 and 1821. In 1822 was on Furlough, in 1823 was back to New Orleans. In 1824 was still at New Orleans. He Resigned 23 December, 1824.
George. Hodge.
Boatswain, 11 May, 1798, 1818 through 1820 was station to the navy yard Washington, died 19 September, 1820.
Silas Butler, One record states he was born in New York, another states Connecticut.
The record states he enlisted July 3, 1799, one record states he was appointed Purser, 29 December, 1817, another record shows him a Purser in 1812?, need more research? Doesn’t show on the roster again till 1819 where he was station to the Corvette Cyane, was station to the receiving ship in New York in 1820 through 1824. In 1825 was station to the navy yard in Brooklyn New York, then in 1826 and 1827, back to the receiving ship in New York. Was station to the Delaware 74. ( 74 Guns ) 1828 through 1830. In 1831, was station to the New York station. The year 1832, is missing. In 1833, was station to the receiving ship in New York, in 1834 and 1836, was on furlough. Died 9 April, 1837.
Thomas Tingey, born England.
First became captain on September 3, 1798, left out under peace establishment, re-appointed a captain November 22, 1804, in 1814 through 1824, was station to Washington, in 1825 through 1829, was commanding the naval office in Washington D. C. Died 23 February, 1829.
Robert. Fell.
Carpenter, 6 June, 1803, no stations records till 1818, which shows him station to New Orleans, an again in 1819, and 1820. Resigned 14 February, 1820.
William Pook.
Carpenter, date not known, was on the rosters for 1812, then wasn’t on it again till 1818, when he was station to Sackett’s Harbor, was still there in 1819 and 1820, was discharged in 1820.
Arthur Sinclair. Born in Virginia.
Lieutenant, 10 June, 1807. Master Commandant, 2 July, 1812. Captain, 24 July, 1813.
In1818, station to the Frigate Constitution, in 1819 was station to the Superior 74. ( 74 Guns ) at Gosport, in 1820 and 1830, was commanding a float at Norfolk Virginia, in 1831, was waiting orders. Died 7 February, 1831.
David P. Adams, born in New Hampshire.
Chaplain, 10 May, 1811, was on furlough in 1818 and 1819, in 1820 and 1821 was station to the Columbus 74. ( 74 Guns ), was station to Norfolk Virginia in 1822 and 1823. Died September, 1823.
John Cook or Cooke born in England.
Chaplain, 19 May, 1812, was on furlough in 1818, through 1821, was not on duty in 1822, through 1828. Died 21 August, 1828
John Browen.
Gunner, 24 May, 1804. Last appearance on Records of Navy Department, 17 October, 1808. This statement is in error as he was on the roster for 1812, then is missing from the rest of the rosters.
Thomas Barry, born in Pennsylvania.
Gunner, 2 July, 1814, in 1818 through 1822, was station at Philadelphia. In 1823 and 1826 was station to the navy yard in Washington. Resigned 19 November, 1826. Master of Ordnance 19 February, 1841. Killed by accident, 27 June, 1842.
William H. Baldwin.
Commission Sailmakers on 31, May 1817, In 1818 through 1824, was station to the Sloop Ontario, not found on the rosters after 1824.
Samuel B. Banister.
Commission Sailmakers on 24, June 1817, in 1818 through 1823, was station to the Franklin 74. ( 74 Guns ), in 1824, was still on the Franklin but now in the Pacific Ocean, not found on the rosters after 1824.
Ephraim D. Whitlock, born New Jersey.
Midshipman, 1 January, 1812. Lieutenant, 1 April, 1818. In 1818 and 1819 was station to Philadelphia recruiting. In 1820 through 1822, was station to Norfolk Virginia, in 1823 and 1824, was station to the West India station, in 1825, was on furlough, was suspended in 1826 and 1827, in 1828 through 1831, was station to the receiving ship Boston. In 1832, was station to the West India squadron and was later dismissed on 23, May, of that year.
Albert A. Alexander, born District of Columbia.
Midshipman, 1 September, 1811. In 1818 and 1819 was station to the Frigate United States, in 1820, was station to the Columbus 74. ( 74 Guns ), in 1821, was station to the Frigate Guerriere, in 1822, was station to Charleston South Carolina. In 1823, was under orders, in 1824, was station to the West India station and would later resigned on 19 June, of that year.
John McFate.
Boatswain, 15 July, 1813, in 1818, was station to the Brig Saranac, In 1819, and 1820 was station to New York, he died in October of 1820.
Edward Linscott or Linscot, born in Maine or Massachusetts.
Boatswain, 29 March, 1809, in 1818 through 1827, was station to the navy yard at Gosport Virginia, died between 1827 and 1828.
John Eaton, born in Pennsylvania.
Boatswain, August 8, 1811, in 1818 and 1819, was station to the Corvette John Adams, in 1820, was station to the Frigate Constellation, in 1821, was back on the John Adams, in 1822, was station to the Schooner Shark, in 1823 and 1824, was station to the Frigate Congress, in 1825 and 1836, was station to the navy yard in Washington. This is as far my rosters goes.
George Hodge.
Boatswain, 11 May, 1798, in 1818 through 1820, was station to the navy yard Washington, died 19 September, 1820.
Isaac Chauncey, born in Connecticut.
Lieutenant September 17, 1798, Captain April 24, 1806, in 1818 and 1820, was station to the Washington 74. ( 74. Guns ), in 1821 through 1824 was the navy Commissioner. In 1825, was Commanding the naval office in New York. In 1826, was station to the navy yard in Brooklyn New York. In 1827, was station to the Pacific squadron. In 1828 through 1833, was Commanding the naval office in New York. In 1834 up to 1836 was Commissioner of the navy board. This is as far as I can go.
John H. Dent, born in Maryland.
Midshipman, 16 March, 1798. Lieutenant, 11 July, 1799. Master Commandant, 5 September, 1804. Captain, 29 December, 1811. In 1818 through 1820, was not on duty. In 1821, was station at Charleston South Carolina. In 1822 and 1823, was not on duty. Died 31 July, 1823.
Peter Demeritt.
Carpenter, December 14, 1815, in 1818 was station to the Frigate Congress, In 1819 and 1820, was station to Sackett’s Harbor, not found on the rosters after 1820.
Nehemiah Parker, born in Massachusetts.
Carpenter, 27 January, 1820. Although some records states he became a carpenter in 1820, he is found on the rosters in 1815, with warrants starting on December 14, 1815, and in 1818 and 1820, was station to the Independence 74. ( 74 Guns ), in 1821 and 1822, station to the Columbus 74. ( 74 Guns ), in 1823, was station to the Frigate Congress, In 1824, was waiting for orders, in 1825 and 1826, was station to the navy yard at Charlestown, in 1827 through 1830, was station to the navy yard in Boston. He is not found on the rosters after 1830, died 20 August, 1839.
John Ireland, born in England.
Chaplain, 16 August, 1816, in 1818 through 1823, was station to the navy yards in New York. Last appearance on Records of Navy Department, 1823. New York Navy Yard.
Cheever Felch.
Chaplain, 12 May, 1815, in 1818 and 1819, was station to the Independence 74. ( 74 Guns ), in 1820 through 1822, was station to Charlestown, Massachusetts, in 1823 and 1824, was surveying off the coast of Florida, in 1825, he was back at Charlestown, Massachusetts. Resigned 29 August, 1825.
James Bogman, born Rhode Island.
Gunner, 14 December, 1815, in 1818 through 1823, was station to Charlestown, Massachusetts, in 1824, was station to the Frigate United States in the Pacific Ocean. In 1825 and 1826, was station to the navy yard in Gosport Virginia. Resigned 17 October, 1826.
George Jackson, born North Carolina.
Gunner, 2 February, 1810, in 1818 through 1826, was station to New Orleans, in 1827, was station to the Constellation, in 1828, was station to Pensacola, in 1829 and 1831, was on leave of absence. Last appearance on Records of Navy Department, 1831.
Edward W. Carpender Carpenter, born New York.
Midshipman, 10 July, 1813, in 1818, was station to the Washington 74. ( 74 Guns ), in 1819, was station to the Frigate United States, in 1820 and 1822, was station to the Sloop Erie, in 1823 was still on the Erie now up for promotion, in 1824, was still on the Erie but now in the Mediterranean, in 1825, on the Erie in the Mediterranean promoted to Lieutenant on January 13, of this year. In 1826 and 1827, still on the Erie in the Mediterranean, in 1828 through 1830, was station to the Sloop Falmouth, was on leave in 1831. In 1832, was station to the Sloop John Adams, in 1833, was waiting for orders, in 1834 and 1835, was station to Rendezvous Boston, in 1836, was station to the navy yard Boston. Became Commander, 8 September, 1841. Reserved List, 13 September, 1855. Commodore, Reserved List. Died 16 May, 1877.
Benjamin Carpender or Carpenter, born New York.
Appointed Midshipman, 10 July, 1813. In 1818, was station to the Frigate United States, in 1819 and 1820, was station to the Schooner Hornet. Drowned 25 May, 1820.
Friday, May 01, 2009
The Adventures of George W. Bailey, ( Civil War. )
I have been working on prisoners of war and the statements they give on how they were taken prisoner and what life was like in a enemy prison. Then I ran across the following person ( George W. Bailey ), his story was different then some of the others. His story wasn’t about prison life but about his run for life and the hardships he faced a long the way to freedom. His statement read more like a chapter out of a war novel and he was the heroine, but this was no story but real life, and this is his story.
My name is George Washington Bailey, and this is my story.
I’m at present practicing law in the city of St. Louis, Missouri. I was born here, but have been east at school the greater part of my early life. I enlisted in the first regiment of three years volunteers from the State of Connecticut, (the Sixth Connecticut,) and was mustered into the service of the United States at New Haven, Connecticut, in September, 1861, as a private. I served about one year and a half as a private in the army of the Potomac, near Washington, and in the army of the South, at Hilton Head, South Carolina, and vicinity. I was then promoted to second lieutenant and afterwards transferred from the Sixth Connecticut infantry to the Sixth Missouri infantry, as second lieutenant of company E. I joined the Sixth Missouri infantry while it was before Vicksburg. It was about February, 1863; and remained on its muster-rolls until the end of the war.
I was promoted to first lieutenant and captain in the Sixth Missouri, (company E.) In June, 1864, I was detailed to be aide-de-camp to General Morgan L. Smith, then commanding the second division of the fifteenth army corps, army of the Tennessee, in which capacity I served until mustered out of the service by reason of disability caused by being wounded in the service. I served through the campaigns of Vicksburg, Chattanooga to Atlanta, where I was taken prisoner by the rebels on the 22d day of July, 1864. It was the day of the great fight before Atlanta, when General McPherson was killed. General Smith requested me to go up to the works and see if the enemy were massing. I did so; and was taken while there.
The rebels, by charging through the railroad cut, east of Atlanta, and getting in our rear, were enabled to temporarily carry our works and to take several officers and men prisoners. Two or three of the rebel soldiers came upon me. I did not see them until they were near enough to strike me, the smoke was so thick. One of them grabbed my sword and another attempted to shoot me with his musket and said, “Shoot the son of a bitch, anyhow.” I easily prevented him, because he was very drunk. A rebel officer then came to us, and he, or another, also took hold of my sword and said, “Let go of this sword,” and twisted or wrenched it out of my hand. The officer then called one of his men and told him to take me to the rear immediately, which he did.
As we were marching through Atlanta, Georgia, after having been joined by other prisoners and guards, I observed one of our soldiers who had been shot through the jaws near the cheek bones and appeared to be in great misery. I spoke to him, but he was unable to open his mouth. His face was very much swollen, and he was all covered with dust, (like the rest of us.) I went to the rebel officer, mounted, in charge of us, and called his attention to this wounded man, and asked him to provide an ambulance to convey him to the hospia1, and stated that he was suffering greatly and could hardly walk through the dust with the rest of us. He paid no attention to me, and I know that ho heard what I had said, and I repeated my request, remarking that it was barbarous, and cruel, and unsoldier like, to treat a helpless, suffering prisoner of war in that manner, or words to that effect. He then swore at me and made a motion which I thought was to draw his revolver, and told me to get back in the ranks and keep my damned mouth shut, or words to that effect. I don’t know what was done with the man. I did not say anything more about it to the rebel commander, but I spoke of it to some of our own officers who were prisoners with me. I did not look at the wounded man after that. I could not bear to look at him, being powerless to relieve him.
When we arrived at the general rendezvous of the prisoners in Atlanta, it was about dusk. The officers were then separated from the soldiers and marched a long distance ahead of the soldiers to a place about six miles below Atlanta, called East Point. The march was very dusty and hot; we were hurried along like a drove of sheep, and were not allowed even time to procure water, but were hurriedly forced to wade through a large stream of good water. When we arrived at East Point we were corralled like mules in an open lot, with no shelter and no blankets. I was tired enough to fall asleep on the bare ground. I think we arrived at East Point between 10 and 12 o’clock the same night. The next day we remained at East Point. There were pieces of artillery in full view bearing on us. A rebel brass band was posted near us discoursing rebel airs, among which I noticed “The Bonnie Blue Flag” and Dixie“.
The officers were kept separate from the men. We had nothing to eat given to us for twenty-four hours after we were captured; and when it did conic it was eagerly devoured, yet hardly fit to eat. The “hard-tack” was full of cobwebs and mold, and the bacon required thorough examination before eating. Two “hard-tacks ‘ and a very small piece of bacon, about as large as two good-sized fingers, constituted a days rations.
During the day of the 23d of July many of our officers traded such valuables as they had on their persons for pieces of green watermelon, with the negroes and rebel soldiers. Even the rind was eaten by some of them. It was all that I saw for sale or trade, and I preferred to starve decently rather than to commit suicide by eating green watermelons. I ate what was to last use for the twenty-four hours following the time I received it, in one meal, and was hungry then.
On the morning of the 24th of July we were marched southwardly in the same manner as before, and were corralled in open lots at night and guards posted around us. I endeavored to escape each night, and succeeded in bribing one of the rebel guards with my watch, for which he agreed to allow me to pass by his beat. I went back and informed some of our officers that I was going to leave them, and when I returned, the officer of the guard was there, and he had the guard relieved. I think he suspected something of the kind.
One night, as we were corralled near Griffin, Georgia, about thirty miles south of Atlanta, I thought of a way to escape. About two hours, I think, before daylight I got into a gully in a blackberry patch, and got some of our officers to cover me up with leaves and boughs that I had broken off the trees. They did so, and cut blackberry bushes and stuck them into the ground around me. In the morning the rebels and our prisoners all marched oat and left me there. I was twice stepped upon as they were marching out. (Skipping many interesting incidents not exactly apropos to the object of the taking of this testimony,) I at last found myself but indirectly under rebel influence or control, in the woods, thirty miles inside the rebel lines, with nothing to eat, and wet through by a then continuing rain storm. I was for more than two months wandering through the woods northwardly, endeavoring to reach our lines, and on different occasions narrowly missed raiding parties of General Kilpatrick and others. (Omitting many interesting incidents and escapes from recapture, and mode of traveling, &c.,)
I will state that the negroes were always anxious and ready to clothe and feed me, to render valuable information, and to do anything in their power to aid and assist me, as also were different families of poor whites, who also periled their property and lives by affording me shelter and comfort. On the morning of the 8th day of October. 1864, I had been able to reach a point near Decatur, Georgia, about five miles east of Atlanta. I had a negro guide to guide me. We were resting after daylight. I let my guide go to sleep. We had been marching all night. When he awoke, I told him to watch while I slept. He promised to do so, but fell asleep also, when two men came upon us; and when I awoke one was standing over the negro guide and the other near me, and pointing his rifle at say breast, demanded my surrender. I inquired if I was to be treated as a prisoner of war, and he replied, “Most assuredly ;“ and I became his prisoner, there being no alternative but death.
One of these men wore a military butternut suit, with double-breasted coat and two rows of brass buttons on it. He had, I think, a Henry rifle; at least, lie had one resembling a Henry. The other wore the regular United States uniform—dark blue blouse and light blue pants. I asked him where he got those clothes, and he replied, never mind, or none of your business, or words to that effect. He gave me no satisfactory answer to my question. I asked him what he thought would become of him if he should be caught in that business in our uniform, and ho answered that lie did not intend to be caught. He appeared to have on new clothes, and also new United States army shoes. They then rifled my pockets, and took most all I had, except a diamond ring and some cartridges that were concealed on my person, and some maps of the country that I represented to be handkerchiefs. The cartridges I had for my rifle that I had procured from the dead body of one of our soldiers, of a raiding party, who was drowned while the force were fording South river.
They then marched us through the woods, and said they were going to take us to a place called “the circle,” to turn me over as a prisoner of war. When we were marching through the woods, I remarked that my feet were literally raw, and that it was very difficult for me to walk. The one in butternut replied, ‘ You will not want to use ‘em much longer.” I then expected that I was not to be treated as a prisoner of war, as promised, and as I had worn nothing on the last trip but my uniform, with rank indicated by my straps, I had a right to demand it. When we got further into the woods our captors held a private consultation together, and during that consultation, having my expectations, as I thought, justified, I 1rmed a plan with the negro guide to disarm our captors, but we did not have a favorable opportunity to attempt it before we halted, and the one in butternut, putting my rifle against a tree or stump beside him, and cocking his rifle, said to me these exact words: “My friend, this is as good a place to die as any man could wish !“
I reminded him of his promise to treat me as a prisoner of war. He said that such a promise from him was good for nothing, that some of “ Sherman’s army had stolen his wife’s skillet,” and he hadn’t a damned bit of mercy for any of them, (or words to the same effect.) The one in blue said that I was not the only one they had mustered out, and that that was their business, to which assertion the one in butternut gave an approving grin. The butternut then told me that they couldn’t waste much time with me, (or to that effect,) and that if I wanted to say anything or desired to pray a little, I could have a couple of minutes to do so, or a short time, (or to that effect.)
I asked for a chance for my life with my carbine and one cartridge in it, to try with the best marksman of them. They refused. I asked for ten steps start to run for my life. Butternut replied, “No, sir, you can’t have a damned inch!’ I thought that my time had come, and knew that no logic would convince men who claimed to be “in the business” of murdering in cold blood unfortunate Union soldiers who fell into their hands, that they were wrong, so I denounced them as cowardly, cold-blooded murderers, and placed my blood upon their heads in very emphatic language; which appeared to amuse rather than to excite them I, in speaking to them, occasionally stepped toward them. They stood about six feet apart, and the one in butternut frequently brought down his rifle to an aim at my breast, and warned me not to attempt any of my ‘ Yankee tricks” there.
On one or two occasions, he brought down his rifle so suddenly, and took such a good aim, that I momentarily expected to feel the sharp sting of the “minié” passing through me. I claimed the allotted time to pray. I was told that my time was up, and that I “must die ;“ that I could have a moment to pray if I desired it, but “ must hurry.” As I knelt to pray both of them took deliberate aim at my breast. When I arose I requested the moment promised. I was told to “be quick.’ As I bent my knees pretending to kneel, (but really for another purpose,) I suddenly sprang backwards and ran in a zig-zag manner from them. My spring was the signal for their fire.
The three rifles were discharged at me in rapid succession, and one of them was reloaded, or the fourth shot might have been fired from a small-arm that I did not discover. The first shot missed me, The second, fired by the one in blue from a Springfield rifle, took effect, penetrating my body near the right shoulder, passing through the scapula, and fracturing one of the upper ribs. I was knocked flat. It appeared as if the earth suddenly came up and struck me in the face violently; I never went down so quick in my life as then. I had no sooner fallen, than I made arrangements, immediately, to get up. The shot had entirely paralyzed my right arm, and I aided myself with my left one.
The blood spurted out fitfully at every pulsation, and I knew that I was shot in a dangerous place. I also bled from my mouth. As I was getting up, the third shot came very near killing me, and I think that the ball took my hat off my head. It went off very suddenly just as the shot was fired, and I thought I saw the blue cloth of which it is composed fly. I believe that my cap was shot from my head, but having other matters, to me, at that time, more important to notice and to think of, I was not paying particular attention to my cap, but to what it covered. The fourth shot scattered the leaves near me. I ran about a mile through the woods without stopping, and walked about two miles or more after that. The negro guide followed after me as soon as the guns were emptied and in his company I laid down in the woods on the ground, bleeding and exhausted, with my clothes saturated with blood, and fell asleep, believing that it probably would be “the sleep of death,” yet thankful to die free from the clutches of stony-hearted, cold-blooded murderers.
I awoke at dusk and requested the negro (“Jim” was his name) to take me to a house near by, which, after some hesitation, he did. I first imagined, in my weakness, that I could travel to Atlanta, (a distance of ten miles,) but nearly fainted in making the attempt. When we arrived at the house we were met by two ladies on the porch. I said to them, “Ladies, I am an enemy, but wounded and help less. They burst into tears immediately upon beholding me, and, with warm-hearted assurances of welcome, assisted me into the house and gave me something to eat, and some coffee to drink, which did me a great deal of good. The negro told them the story of the treatment I had received at the hands of the men referred to, and they most sincerely and emphatically condemned them as “villains” and “cut-throats,” &c. I was treated at this house with great tenderness.
They were poor people. The name of the widow lady who was, and is, proprietress of the house is Mrs. Carrie E. Hambrick, and the house is near Decatur, Georgia, and a letter directed to her at Decatur will reach her. During the night I directed the negro “Jim” to take my compass and proceed to Atlanta and inform our pickets where I was, and of my condition, and the next morning a squadron of our cavalry with an ambulance drew up before the door and I was conveyed to Atlanta, where, under the good old flag, I slowly recovered, and although still suffering at times from my wound, and crippled for life, I am thankful that I am alive to write this narrative for the perusal of those interested.
I have since learned the names of the two men (guerillas) referred to, and know where they live and what they are doing, and can give their names and whereabouts, if desired, and the only reason I have for not doing so is, that it might cause some serious trouble or danger to the lady, Mrs. Hambrick, who cared for me alter being wounded. These men (guerillas) know that she cared for me, and I have Corresponded with her since the war, and it was for her’ safety that I caused a letter to be written stating to her my death. She considered this necessary for her personal safety.
My name is George Washington Bailey, and this is my story.
I’m at present practicing law in the city of St. Louis, Missouri. I was born here, but have been east at school the greater part of my early life. I enlisted in the first regiment of three years volunteers from the State of Connecticut, (the Sixth Connecticut,) and was mustered into the service of the United States at New Haven, Connecticut, in September, 1861, as a private. I served about one year and a half as a private in the army of the Potomac, near Washington, and in the army of the South, at Hilton Head, South Carolina, and vicinity. I was then promoted to second lieutenant and afterwards transferred from the Sixth Connecticut infantry to the Sixth Missouri infantry, as second lieutenant of company E. I joined the Sixth Missouri infantry while it was before Vicksburg. It was about February, 1863; and remained on its muster-rolls until the end of the war.
I was promoted to first lieutenant and captain in the Sixth Missouri, (company E.) In June, 1864, I was detailed to be aide-de-camp to General Morgan L. Smith, then commanding the second division of the fifteenth army corps, army of the Tennessee, in which capacity I served until mustered out of the service by reason of disability caused by being wounded in the service. I served through the campaigns of Vicksburg, Chattanooga to Atlanta, where I was taken prisoner by the rebels on the 22d day of July, 1864. It was the day of the great fight before Atlanta, when General McPherson was killed. General Smith requested me to go up to the works and see if the enemy were massing. I did so; and was taken while there.
The rebels, by charging through the railroad cut, east of Atlanta, and getting in our rear, were enabled to temporarily carry our works and to take several officers and men prisoners. Two or three of the rebel soldiers came upon me. I did not see them until they were near enough to strike me, the smoke was so thick. One of them grabbed my sword and another attempted to shoot me with his musket and said, “Shoot the son of a bitch, anyhow.” I easily prevented him, because he was very drunk. A rebel officer then came to us, and he, or another, also took hold of my sword and said, “Let go of this sword,” and twisted or wrenched it out of my hand. The officer then called one of his men and told him to take me to the rear immediately, which he did.
As we were marching through Atlanta, Georgia, after having been joined by other prisoners and guards, I observed one of our soldiers who had been shot through the jaws near the cheek bones and appeared to be in great misery. I spoke to him, but he was unable to open his mouth. His face was very much swollen, and he was all covered with dust, (like the rest of us.) I went to the rebel officer, mounted, in charge of us, and called his attention to this wounded man, and asked him to provide an ambulance to convey him to the hospia1, and stated that he was suffering greatly and could hardly walk through the dust with the rest of us. He paid no attention to me, and I know that ho heard what I had said, and I repeated my request, remarking that it was barbarous, and cruel, and unsoldier like, to treat a helpless, suffering prisoner of war in that manner, or words to that effect. He then swore at me and made a motion which I thought was to draw his revolver, and told me to get back in the ranks and keep my damned mouth shut, or words to that effect. I don’t know what was done with the man. I did not say anything more about it to the rebel commander, but I spoke of it to some of our own officers who were prisoners with me. I did not look at the wounded man after that. I could not bear to look at him, being powerless to relieve him.
When we arrived at the general rendezvous of the prisoners in Atlanta, it was about dusk. The officers were then separated from the soldiers and marched a long distance ahead of the soldiers to a place about six miles below Atlanta, called East Point. The march was very dusty and hot; we were hurried along like a drove of sheep, and were not allowed even time to procure water, but were hurriedly forced to wade through a large stream of good water. When we arrived at East Point we were corralled like mules in an open lot, with no shelter and no blankets. I was tired enough to fall asleep on the bare ground. I think we arrived at East Point between 10 and 12 o’clock the same night. The next day we remained at East Point. There were pieces of artillery in full view bearing on us. A rebel brass band was posted near us discoursing rebel airs, among which I noticed “The Bonnie Blue Flag” and Dixie“.
The officers were kept separate from the men. We had nothing to eat given to us for twenty-four hours after we were captured; and when it did conic it was eagerly devoured, yet hardly fit to eat. The “hard-tack” was full of cobwebs and mold, and the bacon required thorough examination before eating. Two “hard-tacks ‘ and a very small piece of bacon, about as large as two good-sized fingers, constituted a days rations.
During the day of the 23d of July many of our officers traded such valuables as they had on their persons for pieces of green watermelon, with the negroes and rebel soldiers. Even the rind was eaten by some of them. It was all that I saw for sale or trade, and I preferred to starve decently rather than to commit suicide by eating green watermelons. I ate what was to last use for the twenty-four hours following the time I received it, in one meal, and was hungry then.
On the morning of the 24th of July we were marched southwardly in the same manner as before, and were corralled in open lots at night and guards posted around us. I endeavored to escape each night, and succeeded in bribing one of the rebel guards with my watch, for which he agreed to allow me to pass by his beat. I went back and informed some of our officers that I was going to leave them, and when I returned, the officer of the guard was there, and he had the guard relieved. I think he suspected something of the kind.
One night, as we were corralled near Griffin, Georgia, about thirty miles south of Atlanta, I thought of a way to escape. About two hours, I think, before daylight I got into a gully in a blackberry patch, and got some of our officers to cover me up with leaves and boughs that I had broken off the trees. They did so, and cut blackberry bushes and stuck them into the ground around me. In the morning the rebels and our prisoners all marched oat and left me there. I was twice stepped upon as they were marching out. (Skipping many interesting incidents not exactly apropos to the object of the taking of this testimony,) I at last found myself but indirectly under rebel influence or control, in the woods, thirty miles inside the rebel lines, with nothing to eat, and wet through by a then continuing rain storm. I was for more than two months wandering through the woods northwardly, endeavoring to reach our lines, and on different occasions narrowly missed raiding parties of General Kilpatrick and others. (Omitting many interesting incidents and escapes from recapture, and mode of traveling, &c.,)
I will state that the negroes were always anxious and ready to clothe and feed me, to render valuable information, and to do anything in their power to aid and assist me, as also were different families of poor whites, who also periled their property and lives by affording me shelter and comfort. On the morning of the 8th day of October. 1864, I had been able to reach a point near Decatur, Georgia, about five miles east of Atlanta. I had a negro guide to guide me. We were resting after daylight. I let my guide go to sleep. We had been marching all night. When he awoke, I told him to watch while I slept. He promised to do so, but fell asleep also, when two men came upon us; and when I awoke one was standing over the negro guide and the other near me, and pointing his rifle at say breast, demanded my surrender. I inquired if I was to be treated as a prisoner of war, and he replied, “Most assuredly ;“ and I became his prisoner, there being no alternative but death.
One of these men wore a military butternut suit, with double-breasted coat and two rows of brass buttons on it. He had, I think, a Henry rifle; at least, lie had one resembling a Henry. The other wore the regular United States uniform—dark blue blouse and light blue pants. I asked him where he got those clothes, and he replied, never mind, or none of your business, or words to that effect. He gave me no satisfactory answer to my question. I asked him what he thought would become of him if he should be caught in that business in our uniform, and ho answered that lie did not intend to be caught. He appeared to have on new clothes, and also new United States army shoes. They then rifled my pockets, and took most all I had, except a diamond ring and some cartridges that were concealed on my person, and some maps of the country that I represented to be handkerchiefs. The cartridges I had for my rifle that I had procured from the dead body of one of our soldiers, of a raiding party, who was drowned while the force were fording South river.
They then marched us through the woods, and said they were going to take us to a place called “the circle,” to turn me over as a prisoner of war. When we were marching through the woods, I remarked that my feet were literally raw, and that it was very difficult for me to walk. The one in butternut replied, ‘ You will not want to use ‘em much longer.” I then expected that I was not to be treated as a prisoner of war, as promised, and as I had worn nothing on the last trip but my uniform, with rank indicated by my straps, I had a right to demand it. When we got further into the woods our captors held a private consultation together, and during that consultation, having my expectations, as I thought, justified, I 1rmed a plan with the negro guide to disarm our captors, but we did not have a favorable opportunity to attempt it before we halted, and the one in butternut, putting my rifle against a tree or stump beside him, and cocking his rifle, said to me these exact words: “My friend, this is as good a place to die as any man could wish !“
I reminded him of his promise to treat me as a prisoner of war. He said that such a promise from him was good for nothing, that some of “ Sherman’s army had stolen his wife’s skillet,” and he hadn’t a damned bit of mercy for any of them, (or words to the same effect.) The one in blue said that I was not the only one they had mustered out, and that that was their business, to which assertion the one in butternut gave an approving grin. The butternut then told me that they couldn’t waste much time with me, (or to that effect,) and that if I wanted to say anything or desired to pray a little, I could have a couple of minutes to do so, or a short time, (or to that effect.)
I asked for a chance for my life with my carbine and one cartridge in it, to try with the best marksman of them. They refused. I asked for ten steps start to run for my life. Butternut replied, “No, sir, you can’t have a damned inch!’ I thought that my time had come, and knew that no logic would convince men who claimed to be “in the business” of murdering in cold blood unfortunate Union soldiers who fell into their hands, that they were wrong, so I denounced them as cowardly, cold-blooded murderers, and placed my blood upon their heads in very emphatic language; which appeared to amuse rather than to excite them I, in speaking to them, occasionally stepped toward them. They stood about six feet apart, and the one in butternut frequently brought down his rifle to an aim at my breast, and warned me not to attempt any of my ‘ Yankee tricks” there.
On one or two occasions, he brought down his rifle so suddenly, and took such a good aim, that I momentarily expected to feel the sharp sting of the “minié” passing through me. I claimed the allotted time to pray. I was told that my time was up, and that I “must die ;“ that I could have a moment to pray if I desired it, but “ must hurry.” As I knelt to pray both of them took deliberate aim at my breast. When I arose I requested the moment promised. I was told to “be quick.’ As I bent my knees pretending to kneel, (but really for another purpose,) I suddenly sprang backwards and ran in a zig-zag manner from them. My spring was the signal for their fire.
The three rifles were discharged at me in rapid succession, and one of them was reloaded, or the fourth shot might have been fired from a small-arm that I did not discover. The first shot missed me, The second, fired by the one in blue from a Springfield rifle, took effect, penetrating my body near the right shoulder, passing through the scapula, and fracturing one of the upper ribs. I was knocked flat. It appeared as if the earth suddenly came up and struck me in the face violently; I never went down so quick in my life as then. I had no sooner fallen, than I made arrangements, immediately, to get up. The shot had entirely paralyzed my right arm, and I aided myself with my left one.
The blood spurted out fitfully at every pulsation, and I knew that I was shot in a dangerous place. I also bled from my mouth. As I was getting up, the third shot came very near killing me, and I think that the ball took my hat off my head. It went off very suddenly just as the shot was fired, and I thought I saw the blue cloth of which it is composed fly. I believe that my cap was shot from my head, but having other matters, to me, at that time, more important to notice and to think of, I was not paying particular attention to my cap, but to what it covered. The fourth shot scattered the leaves near me. I ran about a mile through the woods without stopping, and walked about two miles or more after that. The negro guide followed after me as soon as the guns were emptied and in his company I laid down in the woods on the ground, bleeding and exhausted, with my clothes saturated with blood, and fell asleep, believing that it probably would be “the sleep of death,” yet thankful to die free from the clutches of stony-hearted, cold-blooded murderers.
I awoke at dusk and requested the negro (“Jim” was his name) to take me to a house near by, which, after some hesitation, he did. I first imagined, in my weakness, that I could travel to Atlanta, (a distance of ten miles,) but nearly fainted in making the attempt. When we arrived at the house we were met by two ladies on the porch. I said to them, “Ladies, I am an enemy, but wounded and help less. They burst into tears immediately upon beholding me, and, with warm-hearted assurances of welcome, assisted me into the house and gave me something to eat, and some coffee to drink, which did me a great deal of good. The negro told them the story of the treatment I had received at the hands of the men referred to, and they most sincerely and emphatically condemned them as “villains” and “cut-throats,” &c. I was treated at this house with great tenderness.
They were poor people. The name of the widow lady who was, and is, proprietress of the house is Mrs. Carrie E. Hambrick, and the house is near Decatur, Georgia, and a letter directed to her at Decatur will reach her. During the night I directed the negro “Jim” to take my compass and proceed to Atlanta and inform our pickets where I was, and of my condition, and the next morning a squadron of our cavalry with an ambulance drew up before the door and I was conveyed to Atlanta, where, under the good old flag, I slowly recovered, and although still suffering at times from my wound, and crippled for life, I am thankful that I am alive to write this narrative for the perusal of those interested.
I have since learned the names of the two men (guerillas) referred to, and know where they live and what they are doing, and can give their names and whereabouts, if desired, and the only reason I have for not doing so is, that it might cause some serious trouble or danger to the lady, Mrs. Hambrick, who cared for me alter being wounded. These men (guerillas) know that she cared for me, and I have Corresponded with her since the war, and it was for her’ safety that I caused a letter to be written stating to her my death. She considered this necessary for her personal safety.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Pennsylvania Soldiers At Andersonville Prison.
One doesn’t think much about freedom till he no longer has it, freedom means a lot of different thing to different people, the right to go were you want and do what you want. But when that freedom is about to be taken away then one will fight for it no matter what the cost, for freedom has a high price, not just in material things but life it self. The men here give up there freedom so others may have it. After the war many men give statements on what it was like to have their freedom taken away.
Note. As there are many statements I will only give a short paragraph of their statement. Those who would like a full statement may have it upon request, my address can be found in my profile.
James M. Emery, Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania.
I was a private in Company A, Third heavy artillery, Pennsylvania volunteers. Was taken prisoner at Smithfield, Virginia, February 1, 1864. During my imprisonment, which was from February 1, 1864, to June 23, 1865, I experienced most everything man can experience in this world in the shape of afflictions and misery, and not suffer death, and yet death might have been a blessing had it come at the beginning of my imprisonment.
Note. This statement is about 3 pages.
Albert B. White, of Washington, District of Columbia.
I was adjutant of the Fourth Pennsylvania cavalry; was captured at Sulphur Springs, Virginia, October, 1863, and was released on parole March 1, 1865. Was confined at Libby, Macon, Savannah, Charleston, and Columbia. At Libby we suffered much from close confinement in an unhealthy atmosphere. There were about one hundred and seventh-five officers in each room, the size of an ordinary warehouse, ceilings eight feet high. From the want of food—the ration, as near as I can remember, consisted of half a pound of the meanest kind of corn bread, and a little beef.
Note. This statement is about one and a half pages.
Harry R. Breneman, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
I was sergeant of Company B, Fourteenth Pennsylvania cavalry, at the time of my capture at Rocky Gap, Virginia, August 27, 1863. There were fifty-one of the brigade to which I was attached captured at the same time. We were taken to Libby Prison, at Richmond, Virginia, where we were searched by the attaches of the prison, under orders of Major Turner. Our blankets, haversacks, and canteens were taken first; then our clothing was searched for money and valuables, which, when found, were invariably taken away and handed to an officer standing by. After being searched we were sent to Belle Isle, where we were drawn up in line and counted; subjected to every kind of abuse by the sergeant, Hyatt, whom all will remember who were ever confined on Belle Isle for his brutality.
Note. This statement is between 3 and 4 pages.
John Craig, of Newcastle, Pennsylvania.
Late Captain First Virginia infantry.
Full Statement.
I was captured, with eight other officers and one hundred and sixty enlisted men, on the 11th of September, 1863, at Moorefield, West Virginia; were taken to Staunton, and closely packed in cars lately used for cattle and hogs; in this condition shipped to Richmond, the officers being sent to Libby, and the enlisted men to Belle Isle. I once got permission to visit Belle Isle with Colonel Sanderson, to distribute clothing sent by the Sanitary Commission from the North. It was a fearful place. Scurvy, disease, and starvation were doing their work. Of thirty-seven men of my company captured, thirteen died on Belle Isle. The officers in Libby were reduced to the least possible amount of food that would keep us alive. Many among them (Captain George White among the number) were confined in cells under ground for weeks, with no cause assigned. At Macon, I saw a captain of the United States Army bucked and gagged for hours because he demanded the return of his watch, which he had in trusted to a rebel officer to sell for him. I saw an officer shot by the guard, who claimed that he was too near the (lead-line. At Columbia, I saw Lieutenant Turbine murdered by the guard. I stood within twenty feet of him when he was shot. Our ration consisted of a pint of corn meal, two tablespoonfuls of rice or beans, and sorghum molasses of poor quality. Many suffered and died of diarrhea and other diseases induced by low diet and exposure. I was exchanged March 1, 1865.
Joseph Cook, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania.
Full Statement.
I was sergeant of Company A, Eighteenth Pennsylvania cavalry; was captured June 10, 1864, at Old Church, Virginia; was taken to Libby; remained ten days; thence to Andcrsonville, via Danville. I saw two men shot down, who were too weak to move as fast as ordered. We were crowded into close cars ; several died on the way two in the car I was in. On our arrival we were drawn up in line, and kept standing six hours in the sun, not allowed even to sit on the ground. We were two days on the road with nothing to eat, and the guard refused to let the negroes bring anything to us. I was sergeant of a detachment for three days in August; we had no food because some of the men had dug a tunnel. The tunnel as exposed by one of the prisoners, the men placed a letter “T” on his forehead, which he will carry to his grave.
Newton W. .Elemendorf, of New York City.
Full statement.
I was a corporal of Company C, Sixth Pennsylvania reserves. Was taken prisoner August 19, 1864, on the Weldon railroad; was sent to Libby, where they robbed us of our money, &c. One of our men found a cartridge, which he threw out of the window. We were ordered into line, and thirty rebel guards brought in, who were ordered to shoot the first man who moved out of his tracks. We were told that we would be kept there until we died, or the man who threw the cartridge be given up. After about six hours the man who threw it told them it was he. The keeper (whose name I have forgotten) had him bucked and gagged until he was nearly dead. We were taken from Libby to Belle Isle, confined in an open space with little or no shelter. While going to the river, on one occasion, for water, the guard fired on us, killed one and wounded three. Were removed from Belle Isle to Salisbury, North Carolina. Saw a Lieutenant Wilson shot by the guard ten feet from the dead-line. I have frequently seen our men fired on by the guard while sitting or standing in little squads. As for provisions, I nun unable to give any description of them which would give any idea of our suffering on that score alone.
Patrick Mc Shay, Hazleton, Pennsylvania.
Was a sergeant in Company A, Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania volunteers. I was taken prisoner on the 4th of December, 1864, near Millen, Georgia. Marched on foot to Augusta, Georgia, about fifty miles, in nearly two days. Had one meal of boiled sweet potato on the march. No other food.
Note. This statement is a little over one page.
Aaron P. Dickey, of Benford’s Store, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
I was a sergeant of Company C, Fifty-fourth Pennsylvania volunteer infantry; was taken prisoner October 19, 1864, at Cedar Creek; was searched, and everything taken from me, even clothing taken and exchanged for worn-out rebel rags; was then taken to Richmond and lodged in Pemberton Prison, where, with many others, was kept for ten (lays; taken from there to Salisbury, North Carolina.
Note. This statement is a little over one page.
Thomas Miller, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
I was captured at Moorefield, West Virginia. We were told by the guards that we might keep our blankets. We carried them seventy miles, which brought us to Staunton, where they took the blankets from us and searched us thoroughly, taking everything of any value from us.
Note. This statement is about one page.
Anus Yeakel, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
I was taken prisoner near Petersburg, Virginia, and sent to Libby Prison, at Richmond, Virginia, where we were stripped naked and searched, and all money and valuables taken from us.
Note. This statement is about half a page.
C. G. Jackson, Berwick, Pennsylvania.
Late Captain Company H, Eighty-fourth Regiment Penn8ylvania Volunteers.
I was a prisoner about eleven months. Was wounded and left on the field at the battle of the Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864. On May 7 a rebel surgeon refused to let rebels (privates) place me in a tent, although the sun was scorching hot. The tent was large and there was but one man in it. The surgeon, with threats of punishment to the soldiers for “caring for a damned Yankee ion of a b—h,” and with fearful oaths and curses upon me, declared that it had become the settled policy of his governing to let as many Yankees die and go to hell as possible.
Note. This statement is about two pages.
Edward S. Perkins, Asylum Post Office, Pennsylvania.
Full statement.
I was hospital steward, Forty-third United States colored infantry. Was captured by the rebels October 27, 1864. Was a prisoner four months. During that time I frequently saw the fiend,” Dick Turner, kick prisoners out of his way who were unable, to move. My own sufferings, during that winter were intense, with no blanket. have seen men starved to death in Libby Prison. One very cold night two were frozen to death in the apartment I was in. I suffered much from the scurvy caused by unwholesome food.
D. H. Belcher, of Wellsboro, Pennsylvania.
I was a private in Company G, Forty-sixth Pennsylvania volunteers. Was captured September 30, 1864, at Poplar Grove Springs, hear Petersburg. I was taken to Petersburg, where there were seventeen hundred who had been captured that day. In the morning we were called up and our names taken. Then the robbing commenced. Money, knives, tobacco, blankets, hats, boots, &c., were taken. We were then placed in an old building in perfect range of our siege guns, the rebels boasting that they intended to give us a taste of our own shot and shell. We were loaded into box-cars and started for Richmond. The car I was in took fire. We called to the rebel guard and told him. He replied, “You Yankee sons of b—s may burn and be damned before I stop the train.”
Note. This statement is about two pages.
Frederick A. Smith, of Somerset, Pennsylvania.
I was a sergeant of Company C, Fifty-fourth Pennsylvania volunteers. Was taken prisoner May 15, 1864, at New Market, Virginia. Was a prisoner a little over nine months at Andersonville and Florence. nearly one-half of the ground inside the stockade at Andersonville was swamp. Many of us were forced to camp within twenty-five feet of the edge of it, where the sinks were.
Note. This statement is about one page.
Thomas J. Brown, Crab Tree Post Office, Pennsylvania.
I was a private in the One hundred and fifty-fifth Pennsylvania volunteers; was captured on the picket line at Hatcher’s Run, Va., October 27, 1864. We were searched and robbed of nearly everything of value were taken to Petersburg and confined in an old tobacco warehouse.
Note. This statement is about one page.
John J. Spangler, of Benford’s Store, Pennsylvania.
I was a private in Company B, Fifty-fourth Pennsylvania volunteers; was taken prisoner in front of Lynchburg, Virginia, 17th of June, 1863. I was wounded. When taken to the hospital, my treatment by the rebel doctors was cruel and abusive. The ration was a small piece of corn bread. From Lynchburg was taken to Andersonville.
Note. This statement is about one page.
Conrad B. Evans, of Erie, Pennsylvania.
Full statement.
I was a private in Company A, One hundred and eleventh Pennsylvania volunteers; was captured at Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, on the 20th of July, 1864; was confined at Andersonville, Georgia two months. The possibility of living long could not be very great to those who entered this den; yet the moment a man became despondent his fate was sealed. Two hundred were dying daily at the time I was admitted. The most disgusting spectacles were to be seen on all hands; men dead and dying, with maggots crawling into their ears, eyes, noses, and mouths. Men groaning with pain and ninny wandering around like idiots. Even now I sicken at the thoughts. The guards were quick to destroy life on the slightest pretext; often shooting those who unwittingly approached the dead-line; and often those who, driven to desperation, crossed the dead-line purposely to be shot. The guards boasted of getting furloughs for shooting Yankees.
H. C. Clark, of Meadville, Pennsylvania.
I was a corporal of Company F, Eighty-third Pennsylvania volunteers; I was a prisoner at Audersonville, Florence, and Salisbury. It would be quite impossible for me to describe our condition in those prisons.
Note. This statement about a half page.
James W. Weida, of Longswamp, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Captain Company K, One hundred and fifty-first Pennsylvania Vols.
On the 1st of July, 1863, I was seriously wounded at the battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; I went into the hospital there about 11 o’clock am.; about one hour afterwards our troops were forced to fall back, when the rebels, under Early’s command, took possession of the Seminary hospital, in which we were, four hundred, more or less, wounded Union soldiers, and were guarded as prisoners of war from 12 o’clock noon, July 1st, to 7 o’clock a. m. July 4th, 1863; during which time I did not receive any refreshments, not even a drink of water, from rebel hands; and I did not see any of my wounded comrades receive any refreshments from rebel hands, nor the least shadow of civilized benevolence.
Note. This statement about two pages.
Jacob Z. Over, of Bedford, Pennsylvania.
I was a sergeant of Company A, One hundred and eighty-fourth Pennsylvania volunteers. I was taken in front of Petersburg, Virginia, June 22, 1864; was a prisoner over ten months. When first taken a part of our clothing was taken from us, but when we got to Richmond we were put into Castle Thunder and stripped naked, and all our money taken from us. Knapsacks, clothing, canteens, haversacks, knives, and in fact everything we had that was of use to us while in camp or prison was taken from us. We were then put on Belle Island for a few days and were not given enough in two days to feed a well man one half day. From there we were taken to Lynchburg, Virginia, in common box cars.
Note. This page is about one and a half pages.
M. L. Clark, of Mansfield, Pennsylvania.
Captain One hundred and fir8t Regiment Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers.
I was a prisoner of war from April 20, 1864, until March 1, 1865. I was confined at Macon, Georgia, about three months; Savannah, Georgia, six weeks; three weeks in the Charleston jail-yard and workhouse, under fire of Union guns, and the remainder of the time at Columbia, South Carolina. The rations while at Macon, Georgia, consisted of the following articles, issued once in five days, viz: seven pints of coarse corn meal, one half-pint sorghum, one-seventh pound of rancid, maggoty bacon, two tablespoonfuls of beans or rice, and two tablespoonfuls salt.
Note. This statement is a little over one page.
Note. As there are many statements I will only give a short paragraph of their statement. Those who would like a full statement may have it upon request, my address can be found in my profile.
James M. Emery, Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania.
I was a private in Company A, Third heavy artillery, Pennsylvania volunteers. Was taken prisoner at Smithfield, Virginia, February 1, 1864. During my imprisonment, which was from February 1, 1864, to June 23, 1865, I experienced most everything man can experience in this world in the shape of afflictions and misery, and not suffer death, and yet death might have been a blessing had it come at the beginning of my imprisonment.
Note. This statement is about 3 pages.
Albert B. White, of Washington, District of Columbia.
I was adjutant of the Fourth Pennsylvania cavalry; was captured at Sulphur Springs, Virginia, October, 1863, and was released on parole March 1, 1865. Was confined at Libby, Macon, Savannah, Charleston, and Columbia. At Libby we suffered much from close confinement in an unhealthy atmosphere. There were about one hundred and seventh-five officers in each room, the size of an ordinary warehouse, ceilings eight feet high. From the want of food—the ration, as near as I can remember, consisted of half a pound of the meanest kind of corn bread, and a little beef.
Note. This statement is about one and a half pages.
Harry R. Breneman, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
I was sergeant of Company B, Fourteenth Pennsylvania cavalry, at the time of my capture at Rocky Gap, Virginia, August 27, 1863. There were fifty-one of the brigade to which I was attached captured at the same time. We were taken to Libby Prison, at Richmond, Virginia, where we were searched by the attaches of the prison, under orders of Major Turner. Our blankets, haversacks, and canteens were taken first; then our clothing was searched for money and valuables, which, when found, were invariably taken away and handed to an officer standing by. After being searched we were sent to Belle Isle, where we were drawn up in line and counted; subjected to every kind of abuse by the sergeant, Hyatt, whom all will remember who were ever confined on Belle Isle for his brutality.
Note. This statement is between 3 and 4 pages.
John Craig, of Newcastle, Pennsylvania.
Late Captain First Virginia infantry.
Full Statement.
I was captured, with eight other officers and one hundred and sixty enlisted men, on the 11th of September, 1863, at Moorefield, West Virginia; were taken to Staunton, and closely packed in cars lately used for cattle and hogs; in this condition shipped to Richmond, the officers being sent to Libby, and the enlisted men to Belle Isle. I once got permission to visit Belle Isle with Colonel Sanderson, to distribute clothing sent by the Sanitary Commission from the North. It was a fearful place. Scurvy, disease, and starvation were doing their work. Of thirty-seven men of my company captured, thirteen died on Belle Isle. The officers in Libby were reduced to the least possible amount of food that would keep us alive. Many among them (Captain George White among the number) were confined in cells under ground for weeks, with no cause assigned. At Macon, I saw a captain of the United States Army bucked and gagged for hours because he demanded the return of his watch, which he had in trusted to a rebel officer to sell for him. I saw an officer shot by the guard, who claimed that he was too near the (lead-line. At Columbia, I saw Lieutenant Turbine murdered by the guard. I stood within twenty feet of him when he was shot. Our ration consisted of a pint of corn meal, two tablespoonfuls of rice or beans, and sorghum molasses of poor quality. Many suffered and died of diarrhea and other diseases induced by low diet and exposure. I was exchanged March 1, 1865.
Joseph Cook, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania.
Full Statement.
I was sergeant of Company A, Eighteenth Pennsylvania cavalry; was captured June 10, 1864, at Old Church, Virginia; was taken to Libby; remained ten days; thence to Andcrsonville, via Danville. I saw two men shot down, who were too weak to move as fast as ordered. We were crowded into close cars ; several died on the way two in the car I was in. On our arrival we were drawn up in line, and kept standing six hours in the sun, not allowed even to sit on the ground. We were two days on the road with nothing to eat, and the guard refused to let the negroes bring anything to us. I was sergeant of a detachment for three days in August; we had no food because some of the men had dug a tunnel. The tunnel as exposed by one of the prisoners, the men placed a letter “T” on his forehead, which he will carry to his grave.
Newton W. .Elemendorf, of New York City.
Full statement.
I was a corporal of Company C, Sixth Pennsylvania reserves. Was taken prisoner August 19, 1864, on the Weldon railroad; was sent to Libby, where they robbed us of our money, &c. One of our men found a cartridge, which he threw out of the window. We were ordered into line, and thirty rebel guards brought in, who were ordered to shoot the first man who moved out of his tracks. We were told that we would be kept there until we died, or the man who threw the cartridge be given up. After about six hours the man who threw it told them it was he. The keeper (whose name I have forgotten) had him bucked and gagged until he was nearly dead. We were taken from Libby to Belle Isle, confined in an open space with little or no shelter. While going to the river, on one occasion, for water, the guard fired on us, killed one and wounded three. Were removed from Belle Isle to Salisbury, North Carolina. Saw a Lieutenant Wilson shot by the guard ten feet from the dead-line. I have frequently seen our men fired on by the guard while sitting or standing in little squads. As for provisions, I nun unable to give any description of them which would give any idea of our suffering on that score alone.
Patrick Mc Shay, Hazleton, Pennsylvania.
Was a sergeant in Company A, Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania volunteers. I was taken prisoner on the 4th of December, 1864, near Millen, Georgia. Marched on foot to Augusta, Georgia, about fifty miles, in nearly two days. Had one meal of boiled sweet potato on the march. No other food.
Note. This statement is a little over one page.
Aaron P. Dickey, of Benford’s Store, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
I was a sergeant of Company C, Fifty-fourth Pennsylvania volunteer infantry; was taken prisoner October 19, 1864, at Cedar Creek; was searched, and everything taken from me, even clothing taken and exchanged for worn-out rebel rags; was then taken to Richmond and lodged in Pemberton Prison, where, with many others, was kept for ten (lays; taken from there to Salisbury, North Carolina.
Note. This statement is a little over one page.
Thomas Miller, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
I was captured at Moorefield, West Virginia. We were told by the guards that we might keep our blankets. We carried them seventy miles, which brought us to Staunton, where they took the blankets from us and searched us thoroughly, taking everything of any value from us.
Note. This statement is about one page.
Anus Yeakel, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
I was taken prisoner near Petersburg, Virginia, and sent to Libby Prison, at Richmond, Virginia, where we were stripped naked and searched, and all money and valuables taken from us.
Note. This statement is about half a page.
C. G. Jackson, Berwick, Pennsylvania.
Late Captain Company H, Eighty-fourth Regiment Penn8ylvania Volunteers.
I was a prisoner about eleven months. Was wounded and left on the field at the battle of the Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864. On May 7 a rebel surgeon refused to let rebels (privates) place me in a tent, although the sun was scorching hot. The tent was large and there was but one man in it. The surgeon, with threats of punishment to the soldiers for “caring for a damned Yankee ion of a b—h,” and with fearful oaths and curses upon me, declared that it had become the settled policy of his governing to let as many Yankees die and go to hell as possible.
Note. This statement is about two pages.
Edward S. Perkins, Asylum Post Office, Pennsylvania.
Full statement.
I was hospital steward, Forty-third United States colored infantry. Was captured by the rebels October 27, 1864. Was a prisoner four months. During that time I frequently saw the fiend,” Dick Turner, kick prisoners out of his way who were unable, to move. My own sufferings, during that winter were intense, with no blanket. have seen men starved to death in Libby Prison. One very cold night two were frozen to death in the apartment I was in. I suffered much from the scurvy caused by unwholesome food.
D. H. Belcher, of Wellsboro, Pennsylvania.
I was a private in Company G, Forty-sixth Pennsylvania volunteers. Was captured September 30, 1864, at Poplar Grove Springs, hear Petersburg. I was taken to Petersburg, where there were seventeen hundred who had been captured that day. In the morning we were called up and our names taken. Then the robbing commenced. Money, knives, tobacco, blankets, hats, boots, &c., were taken. We were then placed in an old building in perfect range of our siege guns, the rebels boasting that they intended to give us a taste of our own shot and shell. We were loaded into box-cars and started for Richmond. The car I was in took fire. We called to the rebel guard and told him. He replied, “You Yankee sons of b—s may burn and be damned before I stop the train.”
Note. This statement is about two pages.
Frederick A. Smith, of Somerset, Pennsylvania.
I was a sergeant of Company C, Fifty-fourth Pennsylvania volunteers. Was taken prisoner May 15, 1864, at New Market, Virginia. Was a prisoner a little over nine months at Andersonville and Florence. nearly one-half of the ground inside the stockade at Andersonville was swamp. Many of us were forced to camp within twenty-five feet of the edge of it, where the sinks were.
Note. This statement is about one page.
Thomas J. Brown, Crab Tree Post Office, Pennsylvania.
I was a private in the One hundred and fifty-fifth Pennsylvania volunteers; was captured on the picket line at Hatcher’s Run, Va., October 27, 1864. We were searched and robbed of nearly everything of value were taken to Petersburg and confined in an old tobacco warehouse.
Note. This statement is about one page.
John J. Spangler, of Benford’s Store, Pennsylvania.
I was a private in Company B, Fifty-fourth Pennsylvania volunteers; was taken prisoner in front of Lynchburg, Virginia, 17th of June, 1863. I was wounded. When taken to the hospital, my treatment by the rebel doctors was cruel and abusive. The ration was a small piece of corn bread. From Lynchburg was taken to Andersonville.
Note. This statement is about one page.
Conrad B. Evans, of Erie, Pennsylvania.
Full statement.
I was a private in Company A, One hundred and eleventh Pennsylvania volunteers; was captured at Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, on the 20th of July, 1864; was confined at Andersonville, Georgia two months. The possibility of living long could not be very great to those who entered this den; yet the moment a man became despondent his fate was sealed. Two hundred were dying daily at the time I was admitted. The most disgusting spectacles were to be seen on all hands; men dead and dying, with maggots crawling into their ears, eyes, noses, and mouths. Men groaning with pain and ninny wandering around like idiots. Even now I sicken at the thoughts. The guards were quick to destroy life on the slightest pretext; often shooting those who unwittingly approached the dead-line; and often those who, driven to desperation, crossed the dead-line purposely to be shot. The guards boasted of getting furloughs for shooting Yankees.
H. C. Clark, of Meadville, Pennsylvania.
I was a corporal of Company F, Eighty-third Pennsylvania volunteers; I was a prisoner at Audersonville, Florence, and Salisbury. It would be quite impossible for me to describe our condition in those prisons.
Note. This statement about a half page.
James W. Weida, of Longswamp, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Captain Company K, One hundred and fifty-first Pennsylvania Vols.
On the 1st of July, 1863, I was seriously wounded at the battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; I went into the hospital there about 11 o’clock am.; about one hour afterwards our troops were forced to fall back, when the rebels, under Early’s command, took possession of the Seminary hospital, in which we were, four hundred, more or less, wounded Union soldiers, and were guarded as prisoners of war from 12 o’clock noon, July 1st, to 7 o’clock a. m. July 4th, 1863; during which time I did not receive any refreshments, not even a drink of water, from rebel hands; and I did not see any of my wounded comrades receive any refreshments from rebel hands, nor the least shadow of civilized benevolence.
Note. This statement about two pages.
Jacob Z. Over, of Bedford, Pennsylvania.
I was a sergeant of Company A, One hundred and eighty-fourth Pennsylvania volunteers. I was taken in front of Petersburg, Virginia, June 22, 1864; was a prisoner over ten months. When first taken a part of our clothing was taken from us, but when we got to Richmond we were put into Castle Thunder and stripped naked, and all our money taken from us. Knapsacks, clothing, canteens, haversacks, knives, and in fact everything we had that was of use to us while in camp or prison was taken from us. We were then put on Belle Island for a few days and were not given enough in two days to feed a well man one half day. From there we were taken to Lynchburg, Virginia, in common box cars.
Note. This page is about one and a half pages.
M. L. Clark, of Mansfield, Pennsylvania.
Captain One hundred and fir8t Regiment Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers.
I was a prisoner of war from April 20, 1864, until March 1, 1865. I was confined at Macon, Georgia, about three months; Savannah, Georgia, six weeks; three weeks in the Charleston jail-yard and workhouse, under fire of Union guns, and the remainder of the time at Columbia, South Carolina. The rations while at Macon, Georgia, consisted of the following articles, issued once in five days, viz: seven pints of coarse corn meal, one half-pint sorghum, one-seventh pound of rancid, maggoty bacon, two tablespoonfuls of beans or rice, and two tablespoonfuls salt.
Note. This statement is a little over one page.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
News From The Civil War.
The newspapers of the time of the civil war is a good place to look for information on ones ancestor they are full of war news, but one can find him or her self lost in all the interesting stories as this author did. There are many ways to look for old newspapers on the web, and it’s worth the time to do so you never know what you may find about you ancestor.
The following stories were taken from old newspapers, but this is not just about the stories but the added information I added after the story. This added information is to help you learn more about the people in the stories. Those of you who find a ancestor or a person of interest in these stories will find the added information helpful.
St. Louis Mo. December 27, 1861.
Identified—The body of the soldier who was run over and had his head cut off by a train of cars on the Pacific Railroad, Sunday night, has been identified. The name of the deceased was F. Reidenbach. He was a wealthy farmer, and resided in Chamois, near Jefferson City. His wife reached the city Wednesday night, and the body will be disinterred and removed to Chamois, it was found he had been shot at lest once.
Note. FRED REIDENBACH, Rank, private Company E., Unit 2 IL., US Light Artillery, Residence FRANKLIN, CLARK CO., IL., MO. Age 47, Height 5' 8, Hair BROWN, Eyes DARK, Complexion DARK, Marital Status MARRIED, Occupation WAGONER, Nativity GERMANY, Joined AUG. 14, 1861, Joined at ST LOUIS, MO., for the war, Muster In AUG. 13, 1861, Muster In at CAIRO, IL. Remarks KILLED DEC. 22, 1861 AT ST LOUIS MO. BY RAIL ROAD ACCIDENT.
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St. Louis. September 4, 1862.
Mrs. Sappington Banished—Mrs. Drusella Sappington, at whose house the rebel Col. John C. Boone and staff were recently found quartered, has been ordered to leave the State without unnecessary delay, and to remain absent till permitted by United States military authority to return. Mrs. Sappington’s residence is twelve miles from the city, between the Manchester and St. Charles roads. She is the wife of W. D. Sappington, who has left his farm and family in that locality, and joined the rebels. Mrs. Sappington is a daughter of Judge Olly Williams of St. Louis county.
SPECIAL ORDERS,
OFFICE PROVOST - MARSHAL - GENERAL, Numbers 61.
Saint Louis, September 3, 1862.
Mrs. Sappington, of Saint Louis County, having given information to the traitors of the movement of the U. S. forces and having harbored and aided men in arms against the United States Government it is hereby ordered that said Mrs. Sappington give parole and bond in $ 2, 000 for her future loyal conduct and conversation, and leave the State of Missouri within forty - eight hours after receipt hereof and reside in the State of Massachusetts, reporting hereto by letter monthly until further order here from.
BERNARDO G. FARRAR.
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Adams Sentinel, June 7, 1864.
We learn that John W. Shipley, of Cumberland county, a member of Captain Minnigh's company, of the Pennsylvania Reserves, 30th Regiment was killed since the battle of the Wilderness, while the company was on picket duty.
John W. Shipley, Adams County, Wagoner & Private mustered in on February 10, 1865, for three years, Killed at Spottsylvania Court House, May 18, 1864, was a Vet.
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A letter from Captain Mickley states that the last engagement the 21st Pa. Cavalry were in was on the 18th ult., when they were ordered in line of battle, and charged on the rebel works, on the railroad running from Petersburg to Suffolk. They made two charges. In the first they gained their point, but in the second were repulsed, and fell back about 25 yards. They remained under fire until the next morning, when they were relieved.
The following is given as the list of casualties in Company B:
1.Lieut. H. G. Lott, wounded in the head:;
2. Serg't Brenizer, in neck, seriously;
3. David Knouse, in hand;
4. Conrad Linn, in both legs;
5. Wm. McClellan, finger shot off;
6. Noah Snyder, in leg slightly;
7. Lieut. Col. Mosson, in hand;
8. Major Gillis, in leg.
The loss in the regiment was about 100 wounded and 10 killed.
On Tuesday night a dispatch was received announcing the death of Lieut. Lott, at the Hospital, at Annapolis, from the effect of his wound. His body was brought here on Wednesday and interred in EverGreen Cemetery.
1. No. 121. Report of Major Oliver B. Knowles, Twenty-first Pennsylvania Cavalry (dismounted).
HEADQUARTERS TWENTY-FIRST PENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY,
August 8, 1864.
1. June 19 and 20, we lay on the railroad and were annoyed by sharpshooters. Our casualties were: Killed, 1; wounded, 10; among the latter being Lieutenant Lott, severely wounded in the head and since died in hospital June 28.
2. Lafayette Brenizer 1st Sergeant, mustered in February 3, 1864, Promoted from private to Sergeant, March 15, 1864; to 1st Sergeant, July 23, 1865; commissioned 2d Lieut.; not mustered; wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864, and at Amelia Springs, April 5, 1865; mustered out with company, July 8, 1865; Vet.
3. David W. Knouse, Private mustered in February 12, 1864, Wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864; discharged by General Order, July 1, 1865.
4. Conrad Lynn or Linn, Private mustered in February 10, 1864 Wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864; absent at muster out.
5. Wm. B. M'Clellen or M'Clellan, Private, mustered in February 15, 1864 Wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 19, 1864; absent, without leave, at muster out.
6. Noah Snyder, Private mustered in February 12, 1864 Wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864; mustered out with company, July 8, 1865.
7. Lieut. Col. Mosson, because no first name was found there will be no information.
8. Major Gillis, because no first name was found there will be no information.
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Gettysburg Compiler - November 17, 1862
We announce with regret the death of Wm. J. Walker, of Bendersville, and David Stoner, Of Mummasburg, members of Capt. Walter's Company, 138th Regiment, now on duty at the Relay House, between Baltimore and Washington.
Mr. Walker died on Monday, and his remains arrived here on Wednesday and were taken in charge by the friends. He leaves a wife and small family, who were dependent on him for support.. His age was 41 years.
Mr. Stoner's remains arrived on Thursday, and were also taken in charge by friends. He was aged 21 years and 19 days. Both died of typhoid fever, near the same time. Therer were good soldiers and much esteemed by all who knew them.
1. Wm. J. Walker, Private Co. G., mustered in August 22, 1862, Died at Baltimore, Md., November 10, 1862.
2. David Stone, was not found on the rosters of this regiment or company.
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CHARLESTON MERCURY, January 8, 1863, . 1, c. 4.
A Female Soldier.--Among the strange, heroic, and self-sacrificing acts of women in this struggle for our independence, we have heard of none which exceeds the bravery displayed and hardships endured by the subject of this notice, Mrs. Amy Clarke. Mrs. Clarke volunteered with her husband as a private, fought through the battles of Shiloh, where Mr. Clarke was killed--she performing the rites of burial with her own hands. She then continued with Bragg's army in Kentucky, fighting in the ranks as a common soldier, until she was twice wounded--once in the ankle and then in the breast, when she fell a prisoner into the hands of the Yankees. Her sex was discovered by the Federals, and he was regularly paroled as a prisoner of war, but they did not permit her to return until she had donned female apparel. Mrs. C. was in our city on Sunday last, en route for Bragg's command.
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DAILY CONSTITUTIONALIST [AUGUSTA , GA], August 21, 1861, p. 1, c. 4.
A Female Sailor—A Romantic Story.
A young person in sailor’s attire was brought before Justice Osborne, at the Tombs, last Friday, on a charge of being a female in male attire. The prisoner at once confessed that the suspicions against her were well founded, and stated that her name was Bridget Delacry, that she was about sixteen years of age, and that her parents resided in the county of Clare, Ireland. About three years since, she said she had formed an attachment for a young sailor who had been visiting her father’s house in Ireland, and had promised to marry him, but her parents would not consent. She then purchased a sailor’s garb and shipped on board a vessel bound for this country, in the hope of discovering her affianced lover; but she was not successful. Having acquired a taste for a seafaring life, however, she continued to retain her male attire, and made three more voyages to this city—no one suspecting that the stout, hardy looking sailor was a female. Her sex was not discovered until Thursday evening, when, during a trifling dispute which occurred between her and one of her comrades, her vest was torn open and the secret which she had so well preserved was disclosed. Bridget is now incarcerated in the Tombs; but as no charge of disorderly conduct is brought against her, she will probably be released as soon as she can obtain female attire. She is a strong, hardy looking girl, but appears to feel keenly the unpleasant situation in which she has placed herself.—N. Y. Com.
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DAILY MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, May 24, 1862, p. 1, c. 9.
A Faithful Dog.
The widow of Lieut. Pfeff, of Illinois, was enabled to find her husband's grave at Pittsburg Landing by seeing a dog which had accompanied the Lieutenant to the war. The dog approached her with the most intense manifestations of joy, and immediately indicated to her, as well as he was able, his desire that she should follow him. She did so, and he led the way to a distant part of the field, and stopped before a single grave. She caused it to be opened and there found the body of her dead husband. It appears from the statement of some of the soldiers that at the time Lieut. Pfeff fell the dog was by his side, and there remained, licking his wounds, until he was taken from the field and buried. He then took his station by the grave, and nothing could induce him to abandon it but for a sufficient length of time each day to satisfy his hunger, until, by some means, he was made aware of the presence of his mistress. Thus had he watched for twelve days by the grave of his slain master.
Note. If looking for info on this man the spelling will be ( Pfaff ), although I looked in the Illinois regiment and there were some Lieut. Pfaff’s but I couldn't find any killed at Pittsburg Landing .
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Gettysburg Compiler - January 12, 1863.
Singular Fidelity of a Dog on the Battle-Field.
On Monday last, as Hon. John Covode, in company with a number of officers, was passing over the battle-field beyond Fredericksburg, their attention was called to a small dog lying by a corpse. Mr. Covode halted a few minutes to see if life was extinct. Raising the coat from the man's face, he found him dead.
The dog, looking wistfully up, ran to the dead man's face and kissed his silent lips. Such devotion in a small dog was so singular that Mr. Covode examined some papers upon the body, and found it to be that of Sergeant W. H. Brown, Company C, Ninety-first Pennsylvania.
The dog was shivering with the cold, but refused to leave his master's body, and as the coat was thrown over his face again he seemed very uneasy, and tried to get under it to the man's face. He had, it seems, followed the regiment into battle, and stuck to his master, and when he fell remained with him, refusing to leave him or to eat anything.
As the party returned an ambulance was carrying the corpse to a little grove of trees for interment, and the little dog following, the only mourner at that funeral, as the hero's comrades had been called to some other point.
Note. William H. Brown, Sergeant mustered in September 13, 1861, for 3, years. Died of wounds received at Fredericksburg,Va., December 13, 1862.
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Delaware County American - June 1, 1864.
97th PA Regiment Casualties & Wounded.
THE FATAL CHARGE ON MAY 20TH. - The following is a list of casualties to the three Delaware County Companies of the 97th PA Regiment, during a charge made against the advance line of the enemy, in front of Gen. Butler, at Foster Plantation, near Bermuda Landing, Va., on the 20th of May, 1864.
The list is official, as furnished the RECORD by the acting Adjutant of the Regiment. The whole number of Killed, Wounded and missing in the Regiment, is about five hundred.
Company D Killed.
1. Lieut. Isaac Fawks.
Note. Mustered in September 20, 1861 Promoted from 2d Lt., September 1, 1863; died May 20, 1864 of wounds received in action; buried in National Cemetery, City Point, Va. section A, division 1, grave, 88
Company D Wounded.
1. Captain S. Mendenhall, body slightly.
Note. Mustered in September 20, 1861 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va. May 20, and at Petersburg, July 30, 1864; discharged October 4, 1864, expiration of term.
2. Sergeant Samuel McBride, (color bearer) severely.
Note. Mustered in September 6, 1861 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; discharged September 7, J864, expiration of term.
3. Corporal Daniel H. Freas, leg, severely.
Note. Mustered in January 1, 1864 Died at Point Lookout, Md., May 23, of wounds received at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20,1864; Vet.
4. Corporal David Morrow, in left breast, slightly.
Note. Mustered in January 1, 1864 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; promoted from Corporal, October 10, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 28, 1865; Vet.
5. John Goodwin Goodin Corporal thigh, severely.
Note. Mustered in February 29, 1864 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 28, 1865; Vet.
6. John H. Stuckey, in foot slightly.
Note. Mustered in January 1, 1864 Died at Point Lookout, Md., May 20, 1864; burial record, May 25, 1864; of wounds received in action; Vet.
7. James Brierly, leg, amputated.
Note. Mustered in January 1, 1864 Died May 20, 1864 of wounds, with loss of leg, received in action; Vet.
8. James Crosson, in hand severely.
Note. Mustered in January 1, 1864 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, December 30, 1864; Vet
9. Robert Babe, in foot, severely.
Note. Mustered in February 29, 1864 Discharged August 20, for wounds, with loss of foot, received at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; Vet
10. Jacob Putell, in head, severely.
Note. Mustered in October 19, 1863 Drafted; wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Company G Killed.
1. Sergeant Albin Edwards.
Note. Mustered in March 16, 1864 Killed at Bermuda Hundred, Virginia, May 20, 1864; Vet
2. Corporal Patrick Hughes.
Note. Mustered in March 16, 1864 Killed at Bermuda Hundred, Virginia, May 20, 1864; Vet.
3. Private Frederick Heitze.
Note. Mustered in September 24, 1863 Drafted; killed at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, City Point, section F, division 1, grave, 128
Company G Wounded.
4. 1st Lieut. Gasway O. Yarnall, breast, slightly.
Note. Mustered in September 26, 1861 Promoted from Sergeant, May 27, 1863; wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; discharged October 14, 1864, expiration of term.
5. Corporal Hillary Fox, leg, slightly.
Note. Mustered in September 16, 1861 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; discharged October, 1864, expiration of term
6. Corporal Franklin P. Clopp, hand, slightly.
Note. Mustered in March 16, 1864 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; promoted to 1st Sergeant, July 19, 1864; absent, on furlough, at muster out; Vet.
7. Private Isaac A. Hoopes, stomach, mortally.
Note. Mustered in March 16, 1864 Killed at Bermuda Hundred, Virginia, May 20, 1864; Vet.
8. Private, Thomas McIntosh or M'Intosh thigh, severely.
Note. March 16, 1864 Wounded June 16, 1862, September 1, 1863, and May 20, 1864; absent, sick, at muster out; Vet
9. Private, Wm. H. Snyder, thigh and shoulder, severely.
Note. Mustered in March 16, 1864 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out; Vet.
10. Private or Corporal, Ezekiel T. Ritchie or Richie, hand, slightly.
Note. Mustered in March 16, 1864 Wounded near Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 18, 1864; absent, sick, at muster out; Vet.
11. Private or Corporal, Henry Hards, head, slightly.
Note. March 16, 1864 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 28, 1865; Vet.
12. Private, Thomas P. Waddell, hand, slightly.
Note. Mustered in October 15, 1861 Wounded May 20 and June 25, 1864; discharged October, 1864, expiration of term.
13. Private, Herman Meiser or Mieiser, leg, slightly.
Note. Mustered in July 29, 1863 Drafted; wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; discharged by General Order, date unknown
14. Private John Laughlin or Lauglhlin, breast, slightly.
Note. Mustered in September 19, 1861 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; discharged October, 1864, expiration of term.
15. Private, Merriott C. Reeves, breast, slightly.
Note. Mustered in October 24, 1863 Drafted; wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, April 25, 1865.
16. Private, Terrence O'Brien, thigh, slightly.
Note. Mustered in March 16, 1864 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; killed at. Strawberry Plains, August 17, 1864; Vet.
17. Private Joseph H. Brensinger, Wounded in leg.
Note. Mustered in April 13, 1864 Wounded May 18, 1864; discharged by General Order, July 5, 1865.
Company I Killed.
Privates:
1. James Donnelly.
Note. Mustered in September 23, 1863 Drafted; killed at Bermuda Hundred, Virginia, May 20,1864.
2. David V. Gaul.
Note. Mustered in February 29, 1864 Killed at Bermuda Hundred, Virginia, May 20, 1864; Vet
3. Wm. S. Gutterson.
Note. Mustered in January 1, 1864 Killed at Bermuda Hundred, Virginia, May 20, 1864; Vet.
Company I Wounded.
4. Sergeant Wm. H.H. Gibson, leg, severely.
Note. Mustered in February 29, 1864 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; promoted from 1st Sergeant to 2d Lt., July 28, 1864; to 1st Lieut., May 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 28, 1865; Vet
5. Sergeant Wm. R. or K., Wood, head, slightly.
Note. Mustered in November 10, 1861 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; discharged October 29, 1864, expiration of term
6. Cor. Wm. P. Hayman, shoulder, severely.
Note. Mustered in February 29, 1864 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 28, 1865; Vet.
7. Cor. George M. Middleton, side, slightly.
Note. Mustered in January 1, 1864 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 10, 1864 and at Fort Fisher, N. C., January 15, 1865; promoted from 1st Sergeant, May 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 28, 1865; Vet
8. Cor. Thomas Creigan, arm slightly.
Note. Mustered in February 29, 1864 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., and at Fort Fisher, N. C., January 15, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 28, 1865; Vet.
9. Cor. Wm. F. Green, leg, arm and body, severely.
Note. Mustered in February 29, 1864 Discharged July 10, 1865, for wounds received at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; Vet.
10. Cor. James F. Engle, face, arm and body, severely.
Note. Mustered in February 29, 1864 Wounded, with loss of arm, at Bermuda IHundred, Va., May 20, 1864; promoted to 2d Lt. 16th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, August 24, 1864; Vet.
11. Private Morton Broutman or Brontzman, Martin
leg, severely.
Note. Mustered in September 23, 1863 Drafted; wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; absent, sick, at muster out.
12. Private, Elias Cole, hand, severely.
Note. Mustered in September 22, 1863 Drafted; wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 14, 1865.
13. Private, James Donnovan or Donovan, body severely.
Note. Mustered in February 29, 1864 Discharged June 9, 1865, for wounds received at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; Vet.
14. Private, Wm. Davis, leg, slightly.
Note. Mustered in July 24, 1863 Drafted; wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; muster out with Company, August 28, 1865.
15. Private James Lewis, hand, slightly.
Note. Mustered in September 23, 1863 Drafted; wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20. 1864; deserted July, 1864.
16. Private, James McKeivan, hip, badly.
Note. This could be M'Krewen, Alex. G., Mustered in July 24, 1863 Drafted; wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; absent. in hospital, at muster out.
17. Private, Herbert Rodgers, leg, severely.
Note. Mustered in September 21, 1861 Discharged May 4. 1865, for wounds received at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; Vet.
18. Private, John N. Shutt, breast, severely.
Note. Mustered in February 29, 1864 Died at Fortress Monroe, July 14, of wounds received at Bermuda Hundred, Va.; May 20, 1864; Vet.
19. Private or Corporal, Charles Stewart, face, severely.
Note. Mustered in January 1, 1864 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 28, 1864; Vet.
20. Private, Samuel Topkins, breast, slightly.
Note. Could have been Tompkins, Lem'l J., Mustered in February 29, 1864 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 28, 1865; Vet.
21. Private, Richard Walraven , both legs, severely.
Note. Mustered in September 21, 1861 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; discharged October 29, 1864, expiration of term.
22. Private, Philip Henn, hand, slightly.
Note. Mustered in September 21, 1863 Drafted; discharged June 23, 1865, for wounds received at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864.
Miner's Journal - June 14, 1862.
Returned Prisoners.
The following members of the 15th Regiment, P.V. who were captured at Falling Waters; on the 2d of July, 1861, have been released. Some of them belong to Minersville, this County, and have reached home. They do not give the most flattering description of rebel accommodations.
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Note . I hunted them down so you could have their full names and any added any information I could find on them.
1. John Wooley or Woolly, Private, company I., mustered in April 20, 1861, Mustered out with the Company, August 8, 1861.
2. This name could be either John or Joseph Thomas, Privates, company I., mustered in April 20, 1861, Mustered out with the Company, August 8, 1861.
3. George W. Went, Private, company I., mustered in April 20, 1861, Mustered out with the Company, August 8, 1861.
4. Conrad Schlotterbeck or Schlaterbaugh, private, company I., mustered in April 20, 1861, Mustered out with the Company, August 8, 1861.
5. Henry P. Shankey or Sankey, private, company I., mustered in April 20, 1861, Mustered out with the Company, August 8, 1861.
6. Adam Saylor, private, company I., mustered in April 20, 1861, Mustered out with the Company, August 8, 1861.
7. George W. Walters, private, company I., mustered in April 20, 1861, Mustered out with the Company, August 8, 1861.
8. The list give this name ( G. Thretto ) and a ( G.W. Threkeld. ), which are missed spelled, one of this men is George W. Threikeed, private, company I., mustered in April 20, 1861, Mustered out with the Company, August 8, 1861.
9. Josiah Wilson, , private, company I., mustered in April 20, 1861, Mustered out with the Company, August 8, 1861.
10. John Williams, private, company I., mustered in April 20, 1861, Mustered out with the Company, August 8, 1861.
Note. This company was made up of men from Bellefonte, Centre County.
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Miner's Journal - September 1864.
George M Boyer, son of Israel and Mariah Boyer a member of Company F 7th Pa. Cavalry, 80th Regiment died in hospital at Andersonville, Ga. Sept. 30, 1864 aged 22 years and 8 months. When the traitors assaulted our government and tore down our emblem of liberty, George considered the interest of his country as paramount to all other interests and gave his service to it. For nearly 4 years he acted the part of a true and brave soldier participating in some 18 or 20 battles and at not time was he found absent from his post of duty. He fell as a man, he died for his country. He sleeps quietly on the southern soil. Peace to his ashes and comfort to his friends.
Note. George M. Boyer, Corporal, mustered in October 22, 1861, Captured; died at Andersonville, Georgia, September 22, 1864, grave, 8,769; Vet.
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Miner's Journal - June 14, 1864.
The killed and wounded of our regiments in the Late Battles - the 96th, 48th, 50th and other regiments in which they are gallant souls from Schuylkill County, have undoubtedly suffered in the battles of the week in Virginia, and the anxiety to hear from them, is intense in this community. We were in hopes that we would be able to furnish this week, some intelligence of the casualties, but what we have received so far is meager. We learn from a letter in yesterday's Philadelphia Inquirer dated 'Spottsylvania Court House May 11' that in the terrible battle of Tuesday last, May Levi Huber of the 96th Regiment was seriously wounded. His many friends trust that it will not preclude his recovery, for he is a gallant officer and an estimable citizen.
The only names wounded that we have seen published in the daily papers up to yesterday are as follows:
96th Regiment, P.V.
1. Levi Huber.
Note. Captain, mustered in September 23, 1861, for 3 years, Company F., Promoted from 2d Lt. to 1st Lt., June 27, 1862; to Captain, July 30, 1862; to Major, January 18, 1864.
2. H. C. Neathamer, thigh;
Note. Henry C. Neathamer or Neatheimer, Private, mustered in September 23, 1861, for 3, years, Company A., Deserted; returned; transferred to Company E, 95th Regiment.
3. Michael Yoast, arm.
Note. There is no Michael Yoast, in this regiment, which should be spelled Yost.
4. John Donegan, hand.
Note. Private, mustered in September 23, 1861, for 3, years, Wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; transferred to Company E, 95th Regiment P.V., October 18, 1864; Vet.
5. Jos. Eick, hand.
Note. Joseph Eick, Private, mustered in September 23, 1861, for 3, years, company B., Mustered out with Company, October 21, 1864.
6. Solomon Mayer, groin.
Note. Solomon Mayer or Moyer, Private, mustered in March 18, 1864, for 3, years company E., Killed at Spotsylvania C. H., Va., May 10, 1864; buried in Wilderness Burial Grounds.
7. Chas. Eick, leg.
Note. Was not found in any company of this reg., under any spellings.
8. George Moyer, Co. E.
Note. Was not found in any company of this reg., under any spellings.
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Miner's Journal - April 1, 1865.
Henry Clay Graeff, 1st. Lieut. Company D 48th P.V. died in this borough on Wednesday last from disease contracted in rebel prisons. At the time of his death he was in the 21st year of his age.
He had been in the 48th Regiment since its organization and was known as thoroughly good soldier. His father Franklin is a member of the same company, and is now with his command. Henry was taken prisoner at the fight on the Weldon R.R. in September last, and was a prisoner up to a fortnight of his death.
At the time of his capture he was a Sergeant of his company, and was commissioned a lieutenant shortly after while he was in rebel hands. The remains of Lieut. Graeff will be interred tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Note. Henry C. Graeff, 1st Sergeant, mustered in September 23, 1861, for 3, years, company D., promoted to 1st Sergeant; captured; died at Pottsville, Pa., March 29, 1865; Vet. His father was Franklin B. Graeff, Private, mustered in March 1, 1864, for 3, years company D., Mustered out with Company July 17, 1865.
The following stories were taken from old newspapers, but this is not just about the stories but the added information I added after the story. This added information is to help you learn more about the people in the stories. Those of you who find a ancestor or a person of interest in these stories will find the added information helpful.
St. Louis Mo. December 27, 1861.
Identified—The body of the soldier who was run over and had his head cut off by a train of cars on the Pacific Railroad, Sunday night, has been identified. The name of the deceased was F. Reidenbach. He was a wealthy farmer, and resided in Chamois, near Jefferson City. His wife reached the city Wednesday night, and the body will be disinterred and removed to Chamois, it was found he had been shot at lest once.
Note. FRED REIDENBACH, Rank, private Company E., Unit 2 IL., US Light Artillery, Residence FRANKLIN, CLARK CO., IL., MO. Age 47, Height 5' 8, Hair BROWN, Eyes DARK, Complexion DARK, Marital Status MARRIED, Occupation WAGONER, Nativity GERMANY, Joined AUG. 14, 1861, Joined at ST LOUIS, MO., for the war, Muster In AUG. 13, 1861, Muster In at CAIRO, IL. Remarks KILLED DEC. 22, 1861 AT ST LOUIS MO. BY RAIL ROAD ACCIDENT.
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St. Louis. September 4, 1862.
Mrs. Sappington Banished—Mrs. Drusella Sappington, at whose house the rebel Col. John C. Boone and staff were recently found quartered, has been ordered to leave the State without unnecessary delay, and to remain absent till permitted by United States military authority to return. Mrs. Sappington’s residence is twelve miles from the city, between the Manchester and St. Charles roads. She is the wife of W. D. Sappington, who has left his farm and family in that locality, and joined the rebels. Mrs. Sappington is a daughter of Judge Olly Williams of St. Louis county.
SPECIAL ORDERS,
OFFICE PROVOST - MARSHAL - GENERAL, Numbers 61.
Saint Louis, September 3, 1862.
Mrs. Sappington, of Saint Louis County, having given information to the traitors of the movement of the U. S. forces and having harbored and aided men in arms against the United States Government it is hereby ordered that said Mrs. Sappington give parole and bond in $ 2, 000 for her future loyal conduct and conversation, and leave the State of Missouri within forty - eight hours after receipt hereof and reside in the State of Massachusetts, reporting hereto by letter monthly until further order here from.
BERNARDO G. FARRAR.
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Adams Sentinel, June 7, 1864.
We learn that John W. Shipley, of Cumberland county, a member of Captain Minnigh's company, of the Pennsylvania Reserves, 30th Regiment was killed since the battle of the Wilderness, while the company was on picket duty.
John W. Shipley, Adams County, Wagoner & Private mustered in on February 10, 1865, for three years, Killed at Spottsylvania Court House, May 18, 1864, was a Vet.
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A letter from Captain Mickley states that the last engagement the 21st Pa. Cavalry were in was on the 18th ult., when they were ordered in line of battle, and charged on the rebel works, on the railroad running from Petersburg to Suffolk. They made two charges. In the first they gained their point, but in the second were repulsed, and fell back about 25 yards. They remained under fire until the next morning, when they were relieved.
The following is given as the list of casualties in Company B:
1.Lieut. H. G. Lott, wounded in the head:;
2. Serg't Brenizer, in neck, seriously;
3. David Knouse, in hand;
4. Conrad Linn, in both legs;
5. Wm. McClellan, finger shot off;
6. Noah Snyder, in leg slightly;
7. Lieut. Col. Mosson, in hand;
8. Major Gillis, in leg.
The loss in the regiment was about 100 wounded and 10 killed.
On Tuesday night a dispatch was received announcing the death of Lieut. Lott, at the Hospital, at Annapolis, from the effect of his wound. His body was brought here on Wednesday and interred in EverGreen Cemetery.
1. No. 121. Report of Major Oliver B. Knowles, Twenty-first Pennsylvania Cavalry (dismounted).
HEADQUARTERS TWENTY-FIRST PENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY,
August 8, 1864.
1. June 19 and 20, we lay on the railroad and were annoyed by sharpshooters. Our casualties were: Killed, 1; wounded, 10; among the latter being Lieutenant Lott, severely wounded in the head and since died in hospital June 28.
2. Lafayette Brenizer 1st Sergeant, mustered in February 3, 1864, Promoted from private to Sergeant, March 15, 1864; to 1st Sergeant, July 23, 1865; commissioned 2d Lieut.; not mustered; wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864, and at Amelia Springs, April 5, 1865; mustered out with company, July 8, 1865; Vet.
3. David W. Knouse, Private mustered in February 12, 1864, Wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864; discharged by General Order, July 1, 1865.
4. Conrad Lynn or Linn, Private mustered in February 10, 1864 Wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864; absent at muster out.
5. Wm. B. M'Clellen or M'Clellan, Private, mustered in February 15, 1864 Wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 19, 1864; absent, without leave, at muster out.
6. Noah Snyder, Private mustered in February 12, 1864 Wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864; mustered out with company, July 8, 1865.
7. Lieut. Col. Mosson, because no first name was found there will be no information.
8. Major Gillis, because no first name was found there will be no information.
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Gettysburg Compiler - November 17, 1862
We announce with regret the death of Wm. J. Walker, of Bendersville, and David Stoner, Of Mummasburg, members of Capt. Walter's Company, 138th Regiment, now on duty at the Relay House, between Baltimore and Washington.
Mr. Walker died on Monday, and his remains arrived here on Wednesday and were taken in charge by the friends. He leaves a wife and small family, who were dependent on him for support.. His age was 41 years.
Mr. Stoner's remains arrived on Thursday, and were also taken in charge by friends. He was aged 21 years and 19 days. Both died of typhoid fever, near the same time. Therer were good soldiers and much esteemed by all who knew them.
1. Wm. J. Walker, Private Co. G., mustered in August 22, 1862, Died at Baltimore, Md., November 10, 1862.
2. David Stone, was not found on the rosters of this regiment or company.
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CHARLESTON MERCURY, January 8, 1863, . 1, c. 4.
A Female Soldier.--Among the strange, heroic, and self-sacrificing acts of women in this struggle for our independence, we have heard of none which exceeds the bravery displayed and hardships endured by the subject of this notice, Mrs. Amy Clarke. Mrs. Clarke volunteered with her husband as a private, fought through the battles of Shiloh, where Mr. Clarke was killed--she performing the rites of burial with her own hands. She then continued with Bragg's army in Kentucky, fighting in the ranks as a common soldier, until she was twice wounded--once in the ankle and then in the breast, when she fell a prisoner into the hands of the Yankees. Her sex was discovered by the Federals, and he was regularly paroled as a prisoner of war, but they did not permit her to return until she had donned female apparel. Mrs. C. was in our city on Sunday last, en route for Bragg's command.
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DAILY CONSTITUTIONALIST [AUGUSTA , GA], August 21, 1861, p. 1, c. 4.
A Female Sailor—A Romantic Story.
A young person in sailor’s attire was brought before Justice Osborne, at the Tombs, last Friday, on a charge of being a female in male attire. The prisoner at once confessed that the suspicions against her were well founded, and stated that her name was Bridget Delacry, that she was about sixteen years of age, and that her parents resided in the county of Clare, Ireland. About three years since, she said she had formed an attachment for a young sailor who had been visiting her father’s house in Ireland, and had promised to marry him, but her parents would not consent. She then purchased a sailor’s garb and shipped on board a vessel bound for this country, in the hope of discovering her affianced lover; but she was not successful. Having acquired a taste for a seafaring life, however, she continued to retain her male attire, and made three more voyages to this city—no one suspecting that the stout, hardy looking sailor was a female. Her sex was not discovered until Thursday evening, when, during a trifling dispute which occurred between her and one of her comrades, her vest was torn open and the secret which she had so well preserved was disclosed. Bridget is now incarcerated in the Tombs; but as no charge of disorderly conduct is brought against her, she will probably be released as soon as she can obtain female attire. She is a strong, hardy looking girl, but appears to feel keenly the unpleasant situation in which she has placed herself.—N. Y. Com.
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DAILY MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, May 24, 1862, p. 1, c. 9.
A Faithful Dog.
The widow of Lieut. Pfeff, of Illinois, was enabled to find her husband's grave at Pittsburg Landing by seeing a dog which had accompanied the Lieutenant to the war. The dog approached her with the most intense manifestations of joy, and immediately indicated to her, as well as he was able, his desire that she should follow him. She did so, and he led the way to a distant part of the field, and stopped before a single grave. She caused it to be opened and there found the body of her dead husband. It appears from the statement of some of the soldiers that at the time Lieut. Pfeff fell the dog was by his side, and there remained, licking his wounds, until he was taken from the field and buried. He then took his station by the grave, and nothing could induce him to abandon it but for a sufficient length of time each day to satisfy his hunger, until, by some means, he was made aware of the presence of his mistress. Thus had he watched for twelve days by the grave of his slain master.
Note. If looking for info on this man the spelling will be ( Pfaff ), although I looked in the Illinois regiment and there were some Lieut. Pfaff’s but I couldn't find any killed at Pittsburg Landing .
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Gettysburg Compiler - January 12, 1863.
Singular Fidelity of a Dog on the Battle-Field.
On Monday last, as Hon. John Covode, in company with a number of officers, was passing over the battle-field beyond Fredericksburg, their attention was called to a small dog lying by a corpse. Mr. Covode halted a few minutes to see if life was extinct. Raising the coat from the man's face, he found him dead.
The dog, looking wistfully up, ran to the dead man's face and kissed his silent lips. Such devotion in a small dog was so singular that Mr. Covode examined some papers upon the body, and found it to be that of Sergeant W. H. Brown, Company C, Ninety-first Pennsylvania.
The dog was shivering with the cold, but refused to leave his master's body, and as the coat was thrown over his face again he seemed very uneasy, and tried to get under it to the man's face. He had, it seems, followed the regiment into battle, and stuck to his master, and when he fell remained with him, refusing to leave him or to eat anything.
As the party returned an ambulance was carrying the corpse to a little grove of trees for interment, and the little dog following, the only mourner at that funeral, as the hero's comrades had been called to some other point.
Note. William H. Brown, Sergeant mustered in September 13, 1861, for 3, years. Died of wounds received at Fredericksburg,Va., December 13, 1862.
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Delaware County American - June 1, 1864.
97th PA Regiment Casualties & Wounded.
THE FATAL CHARGE ON MAY 20TH. - The following is a list of casualties to the three Delaware County Companies of the 97th PA Regiment, during a charge made against the advance line of the enemy, in front of Gen. Butler, at Foster Plantation, near Bermuda Landing, Va., on the 20th of May, 1864.
The list is official, as furnished the RECORD by the acting Adjutant of the Regiment. The whole number of Killed, Wounded and missing in the Regiment, is about five hundred.
Company D Killed.
1. Lieut. Isaac Fawks.
Note. Mustered in September 20, 1861 Promoted from 2d Lt., September 1, 1863; died May 20, 1864 of wounds received in action; buried in National Cemetery, City Point, Va. section A, division 1, grave, 88
Company D Wounded.
1. Captain S. Mendenhall, body slightly.
Note. Mustered in September 20, 1861 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va. May 20, and at Petersburg, July 30, 1864; discharged October 4, 1864, expiration of term.
2. Sergeant Samuel McBride, (color bearer) severely.
Note. Mustered in September 6, 1861 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; discharged September 7, J864, expiration of term.
3. Corporal Daniel H. Freas, leg, severely.
Note. Mustered in January 1, 1864 Died at Point Lookout, Md., May 23, of wounds received at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20,1864; Vet.
4. Corporal David Morrow, in left breast, slightly.
Note. Mustered in January 1, 1864 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; promoted from Corporal, October 10, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 28, 1865; Vet.
5. John Goodwin Goodin Corporal thigh, severely.
Note. Mustered in February 29, 1864 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 28, 1865; Vet.
6. John H. Stuckey, in foot slightly.
Note. Mustered in January 1, 1864 Died at Point Lookout, Md., May 20, 1864; burial record, May 25, 1864; of wounds received in action; Vet.
7. James Brierly, leg, amputated.
Note. Mustered in January 1, 1864 Died May 20, 1864 of wounds, with loss of leg, received in action; Vet.
8. James Crosson, in hand severely.
Note. Mustered in January 1, 1864 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, December 30, 1864; Vet
9. Robert Babe, in foot, severely.
Note. Mustered in February 29, 1864 Discharged August 20, for wounds, with loss of foot, received at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; Vet
10. Jacob Putell, in head, severely.
Note. Mustered in October 19, 1863 Drafted; wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Company G Killed.
1. Sergeant Albin Edwards.
Note. Mustered in March 16, 1864 Killed at Bermuda Hundred, Virginia, May 20, 1864; Vet
2. Corporal Patrick Hughes.
Note. Mustered in March 16, 1864 Killed at Bermuda Hundred, Virginia, May 20, 1864; Vet.
3. Private Frederick Heitze.
Note. Mustered in September 24, 1863 Drafted; killed at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, City Point, section F, division 1, grave, 128
Company G Wounded.
4. 1st Lieut. Gasway O. Yarnall, breast, slightly.
Note. Mustered in September 26, 1861 Promoted from Sergeant, May 27, 1863; wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; discharged October 14, 1864, expiration of term.
5. Corporal Hillary Fox, leg, slightly.
Note. Mustered in September 16, 1861 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; discharged October, 1864, expiration of term
6. Corporal Franklin P. Clopp, hand, slightly.
Note. Mustered in March 16, 1864 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; promoted to 1st Sergeant, July 19, 1864; absent, on furlough, at muster out; Vet.
7. Private Isaac A. Hoopes, stomach, mortally.
Note. Mustered in March 16, 1864 Killed at Bermuda Hundred, Virginia, May 20, 1864; Vet.
8. Private, Thomas McIntosh or M'Intosh thigh, severely.
Note. March 16, 1864 Wounded June 16, 1862, September 1, 1863, and May 20, 1864; absent, sick, at muster out; Vet
9. Private, Wm. H. Snyder, thigh and shoulder, severely.
Note. Mustered in March 16, 1864 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out; Vet.
10. Private or Corporal, Ezekiel T. Ritchie or Richie, hand, slightly.
Note. Mustered in March 16, 1864 Wounded near Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 18, 1864; absent, sick, at muster out; Vet.
11. Private or Corporal, Henry Hards, head, slightly.
Note. March 16, 1864 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 28, 1865; Vet.
12. Private, Thomas P. Waddell, hand, slightly.
Note. Mustered in October 15, 1861 Wounded May 20 and June 25, 1864; discharged October, 1864, expiration of term.
13. Private, Herman Meiser or Mieiser, leg, slightly.
Note. Mustered in July 29, 1863 Drafted; wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; discharged by General Order, date unknown
14. Private John Laughlin or Lauglhlin, breast, slightly.
Note. Mustered in September 19, 1861 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; discharged October, 1864, expiration of term.
15. Private, Merriott C. Reeves, breast, slightly.
Note. Mustered in October 24, 1863 Drafted; wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, April 25, 1865.
16. Private, Terrence O'Brien, thigh, slightly.
Note. Mustered in March 16, 1864 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; killed at. Strawberry Plains, August 17, 1864; Vet.
17. Private Joseph H. Brensinger, Wounded in leg.
Note. Mustered in April 13, 1864 Wounded May 18, 1864; discharged by General Order, July 5, 1865.
Company I Killed.
Privates:
1. James Donnelly.
Note. Mustered in September 23, 1863 Drafted; killed at Bermuda Hundred, Virginia, May 20,1864.
2. David V. Gaul.
Note. Mustered in February 29, 1864 Killed at Bermuda Hundred, Virginia, May 20, 1864; Vet
3. Wm. S. Gutterson.
Note. Mustered in January 1, 1864 Killed at Bermuda Hundred, Virginia, May 20, 1864; Vet.
Company I Wounded.
4. Sergeant Wm. H.H. Gibson, leg, severely.
Note. Mustered in February 29, 1864 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; promoted from 1st Sergeant to 2d Lt., July 28, 1864; to 1st Lieut., May 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 28, 1865; Vet
5. Sergeant Wm. R. or K., Wood, head, slightly.
Note. Mustered in November 10, 1861 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; discharged October 29, 1864, expiration of term
6. Cor. Wm. P. Hayman, shoulder, severely.
Note. Mustered in February 29, 1864 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 28, 1865; Vet.
7. Cor. George M. Middleton, side, slightly.
Note. Mustered in January 1, 1864 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 10, 1864 and at Fort Fisher, N. C., January 15, 1865; promoted from 1st Sergeant, May 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 28, 1865; Vet
8. Cor. Thomas Creigan, arm slightly.
Note. Mustered in February 29, 1864 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., and at Fort Fisher, N. C., January 15, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 28, 1865; Vet.
9. Cor. Wm. F. Green, leg, arm and body, severely.
Note. Mustered in February 29, 1864 Discharged July 10, 1865, for wounds received at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; Vet.
10. Cor. James F. Engle, face, arm and body, severely.
Note. Mustered in February 29, 1864 Wounded, with loss of arm, at Bermuda IHundred, Va., May 20, 1864; promoted to 2d Lt. 16th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, August 24, 1864; Vet.
11. Private Morton Broutman or Brontzman, Martin
leg, severely.
Note. Mustered in September 23, 1863 Drafted; wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; absent, sick, at muster out.
12. Private, Elias Cole, hand, severely.
Note. Mustered in September 22, 1863 Drafted; wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 14, 1865.
13. Private, James Donnovan or Donovan, body severely.
Note. Mustered in February 29, 1864 Discharged June 9, 1865, for wounds received at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; Vet.
14. Private, Wm. Davis, leg, slightly.
Note. Mustered in July 24, 1863 Drafted; wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; muster out with Company, August 28, 1865.
15. Private James Lewis, hand, slightly.
Note. Mustered in September 23, 1863 Drafted; wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20. 1864; deserted July, 1864.
16. Private, James McKeivan, hip, badly.
Note. This could be M'Krewen, Alex. G., Mustered in July 24, 1863 Drafted; wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; absent. in hospital, at muster out.
17. Private, Herbert Rodgers, leg, severely.
Note. Mustered in September 21, 1861 Discharged May 4. 1865, for wounds received at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; Vet.
18. Private, John N. Shutt, breast, severely.
Note. Mustered in February 29, 1864 Died at Fortress Monroe, July 14, of wounds received at Bermuda Hundred, Va.; May 20, 1864; Vet.
19. Private or Corporal, Charles Stewart, face, severely.
Note. Mustered in January 1, 1864 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 28, 1864; Vet.
20. Private, Samuel Topkins, breast, slightly.
Note. Could have been Tompkins, Lem'l J., Mustered in February 29, 1864 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 28, 1865; Vet.
21. Private, Richard Walraven , both legs, severely.
Note. Mustered in September 21, 1861 Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; discharged October 29, 1864, expiration of term.
22. Private, Philip Henn, hand, slightly.
Note. Mustered in September 21, 1863 Drafted; discharged June 23, 1865, for wounds received at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864.
Up Dated April 30, 2009.
Miner's Journal - June 14, 1862.
Returned Prisoners.
The following members of the 15th Regiment, P.V. who were captured at Falling Waters; on the 2d of July, 1861, have been released. Some of them belong to Minersville, this County, and have reached home. They do not give the most flattering description of rebel accommodations.
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Note . I hunted them down so you could have their full names and any added any information I could find on them.
1. John Wooley or Woolly, Private, company I., mustered in April 20, 1861, Mustered out with the Company, August 8, 1861.
2. This name could be either John or Joseph Thomas, Privates, company I., mustered in April 20, 1861, Mustered out with the Company, August 8, 1861.
3. George W. Went, Private, company I., mustered in April 20, 1861, Mustered out with the Company, August 8, 1861.
4. Conrad Schlotterbeck or Schlaterbaugh, private, company I., mustered in April 20, 1861, Mustered out with the Company, August 8, 1861.
5. Henry P. Shankey or Sankey, private, company I., mustered in April 20, 1861, Mustered out with the Company, August 8, 1861.
6. Adam Saylor, private, company I., mustered in April 20, 1861, Mustered out with the Company, August 8, 1861.
7. George W. Walters, private, company I., mustered in April 20, 1861, Mustered out with the Company, August 8, 1861.
8. The list give this name ( G. Thretto ) and a ( G.W. Threkeld. ), which are missed spelled, one of this men is George W. Threikeed, private, company I., mustered in April 20, 1861, Mustered out with the Company, August 8, 1861.
9. Josiah Wilson, , private, company I., mustered in April 20, 1861, Mustered out with the Company, August 8, 1861.
10. John Williams, private, company I., mustered in April 20, 1861, Mustered out with the Company, August 8, 1861.
Note. This company was made up of men from Bellefonte, Centre County.
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Miner's Journal - September 1864.
George M Boyer, son of Israel and Mariah Boyer a member of Company F 7th Pa. Cavalry, 80th Regiment died in hospital at Andersonville, Ga. Sept. 30, 1864 aged 22 years and 8 months. When the traitors assaulted our government and tore down our emblem of liberty, George considered the interest of his country as paramount to all other interests and gave his service to it. For nearly 4 years he acted the part of a true and brave soldier participating in some 18 or 20 battles and at not time was he found absent from his post of duty. He fell as a man, he died for his country. He sleeps quietly on the southern soil. Peace to his ashes and comfort to his friends.
Note. George M. Boyer, Corporal, mustered in October 22, 1861, Captured; died at Andersonville, Georgia, September 22, 1864, grave, 8,769; Vet.
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Miner's Journal - June 14, 1864.
The killed and wounded of our regiments in the Late Battles - the 96th, 48th, 50th and other regiments in which they are gallant souls from Schuylkill County, have undoubtedly suffered in the battles of the week in Virginia, and the anxiety to hear from them, is intense in this community. We were in hopes that we would be able to furnish this week, some intelligence of the casualties, but what we have received so far is meager. We learn from a letter in yesterday's Philadelphia Inquirer dated 'Spottsylvania Court House May 11' that in the terrible battle of Tuesday last, May Levi Huber of the 96th Regiment was seriously wounded. His many friends trust that it will not preclude his recovery, for he is a gallant officer and an estimable citizen.
The only names wounded that we have seen published in the daily papers up to yesterday are as follows:
96th Regiment, P.V.
1. Levi Huber.
Note. Captain, mustered in September 23, 1861, for 3 years, Company F., Promoted from 2d Lt. to 1st Lt., June 27, 1862; to Captain, July 30, 1862; to Major, January 18, 1864.
2. H. C. Neathamer, thigh;
Note. Henry C. Neathamer or Neatheimer, Private, mustered in September 23, 1861, for 3, years, Company A., Deserted; returned; transferred to Company E, 95th Regiment.
3. Michael Yoast, arm.
Note. There is no Michael Yoast, in this regiment, which should be spelled Yost.
4. John Donegan, hand.
Note. Private, mustered in September 23, 1861, for 3, years, Wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; transferred to Company E, 95th Regiment P.V., October 18, 1864; Vet.
5. Jos. Eick, hand.
Note. Joseph Eick, Private, mustered in September 23, 1861, for 3, years, company B., Mustered out with Company, October 21, 1864.
6. Solomon Mayer, groin.
Note. Solomon Mayer or Moyer, Private, mustered in March 18, 1864, for 3, years company E., Killed at Spotsylvania C. H., Va., May 10, 1864; buried in Wilderness Burial Grounds.
7. Chas. Eick, leg.
Note. Was not found in any company of this reg., under any spellings.
8. George Moyer, Co. E.
Note. Was not found in any company of this reg., under any spellings.
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Miner's Journal - April 1, 1865.
Henry Clay Graeff, 1st. Lieut. Company D 48th P.V. died in this borough on Wednesday last from disease contracted in rebel prisons. At the time of his death he was in the 21st year of his age.
He had been in the 48th Regiment since its organization and was known as thoroughly good soldier. His father Franklin is a member of the same company, and is now with his command. Henry was taken prisoner at the fight on the Weldon R.R. in September last, and was a prisoner up to a fortnight of his death.
At the time of his capture he was a Sergeant of his company, and was commissioned a lieutenant shortly after while he was in rebel hands. The remains of Lieut. Graeff will be interred tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Note. Henry C. Graeff, 1st Sergeant, mustered in September 23, 1861, for 3, years, company D., promoted to 1st Sergeant; captured; died at Pottsville, Pa., March 29, 1865; Vet. His father was Franklin B. Graeff, Private, mustered in March 1, 1864, for 3, years company D., Mustered out with Company July 17, 1865.
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