Thursday, June 23, 2016

Asa W. S. Rix.

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Asa W. S. Rix.

Birth:1841, Marblehead, Massachusetts..
Death: Nov. 26, 1919.

Parents: James A, Sally Rix.
Married 1872.
Merchant.

Age 79 years.

Wife: Julia O'Brien Rix (____ - 1925).

Burial: Greenridge Cemetery, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York.

Civil War Veteran

Fifth Massachusetts Infantry Co. A.

Rix, Asa W. S. —Priv.— Res. Salem; 20; enl. April 16, 1861; must. May 1, 1861; must. out, July 31, 1861.

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Eldred Huff.

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Captain Eldred Huff, Fremont Co. Enl. Oct. 2, 1861; app. 3d Serg. on muster-in; prom. 1st Serg. Sep. 1, 1862; Capt. Feb. 3, 1863. Remained with the Co. on Vet. reenlistment. Captured in action Dec. 14, 1864, White's Station, Tenn. Dismissed by S. O. 27, War Dep., A. G. O., Jan. 18, 1865, upon charges of neglect of duty and mismanagement in the affair in which he was captured; dismissal revoked by order of the President, S. O. 453, war Dep., A. G. O., Aug. 23, 1865, upon a report of the Judge Advocate General, and honorably discharged as of the date of the order of dismissal. Prisoner from time of capture to end of the war. Served with the regt. in the field until captured.

How Captain Eldred Huff Was Captured

Huff's advance-guard (a corporal and four men) had just reached the top of a small hill when they ware observed to fire a few shots and disappear down the road on the other side. Huff hastily assumed that there were rebels in front, and he hurried his men forward at a run. The stranger troops did the same, but when they reached the open space they rode across it at great speed, toward the Iowa men.

Huff says ,he thought they meant to get his road and reach the scene of the firing before him. Instead of turning up the road, however, upon this idea, they wheeled to the left, poured a volley into the Fourth Iowa, and charged.
Huff tried bravely to get his little command into position for defense, and did return the fire and kept the rebels off for a few moments ; but they were too near and much too strong for him. And a portion of them  quickly outflanked him.

His command was broken to pieces, with a loss of three killed, eight wounded, and twenty captured, himself being among the prisoners. The remainder escaped and rode back to Memphis. A larger detachment was then sent out, which brought in the killed and a few wounded who had not been taken away, but found no enemy. Captain Huff and his fellow prisoners were confined at Andersonville, the survivors remaining captive till the end of the war.

Eldred Huff.

Birth: Unknown
Death: April: 21,1911.

Parents: Eldred Huff (1804 - 1883), Susan Huff (1811 - 1866).

Wife: Susan J Huff (____ - 1921).

Siblings: Eldred Huff (____ - 1911), Anna Huff Shannon (1832 - 1861), Samuel Huff (1837 - 1863), Abraham H Huff (1841 - 1863).

Note: aged 71.

Burial: Bayview Cemetery, Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington.

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

CAPT. CHARLES G. OLMSTEAD.

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CAPT. CHARLES G. OLMSTEAD.

Charles G. Olmstead, was born in Vanderburg county, Indiana, November 1, 1823, and entered the U. S. service as 1st lieutenant of Company A, 42d Regiment, with its organization, at the age of 38 years and 9 months. Before
entering the army he was engaged in the saw-mill and lumber business in Evansville, Indiana.

Captain Olmstead was promoted to this rank soon after  the organization of the command, his captain (Atchison) being made chaplain.

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

He was killed at the battle of Perryville, Ky., while urging on his men in the fight. No braver nor better soldier ever belonged to the regiment.

His body was removed from the bloody field of Perryville, Ky., to his former home, where it found a last resting-place, on what would have been his 39th birthday.

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

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

Death of Chas. G. Olmstead.

On October 8th, 1862, Captain Chas. G. Olmstead, Company A, fell, shot dead, the ball entering near the center of the forehead. He was urging, encouraging and cheering his men and had just said to them : " This is as good a place to die as any other," and the words had scarcely died on his
lips when he fell, killed outright. He was one of the best drill-masters of the line, and  was loved by all. He fell at his post of duty.

Burial: Salem Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana,

Monday, June 20, 2016

John Harris Baker.

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John Harris Baker.

Birth: Aug. 7, 1824.
Death: Apr. 7, 1905.

Wife: Louisa A Trice Baker (1829 - 1885).

Children: Edgar Harvey Baker (1855 - 1951).

Burial: Eastview Cemetery, Zebulon, Pike County Georgia.

From Muster Roll of Company A, 13th Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry Evans' Brigade, Gordon's Division Army of Northern Virginia C. S. A. Pike County, Georgia "Confederate Guards:" Baker, John H. - Captain July 8, 1861. Wounded at Sewell's Mountain, Va. September 25, 1861. Elected Major February 1, 1862. Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va. June 27, 1862; Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Elected Lieutenant Colonel September 17, 1862. Cap tured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 4, 1863. Elected Colonel December 14, 1863. Exchanged May 4, 1864. Wounded at Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864; Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864; Fort Steadman, Va. March 25, 1865. Paroled April 21 ,1865. Served in Mexican War. Died in Pike County, Ga.

Col. Baker was a veteran of two wars, having served with distinction in the Mexican as well as the civil war. When the civil war broke out he raised Co. A of the Confederate Guards in Zebulon and was made its captain. He soon became a major of the 18th Georgia Regiment, then lieutenant colonel and later colonel of that famous regiment. For the last nine months of the war, he was in command of Gen. Evans old brigade, when Evans was promoted to be a major general, and he had been chosen as a brigadier general, but as no commissions were sent out for several months previous to the close of the war, he never received his as a general though he had been selected as a brigadier and had been serving in that capacity for several months.

He served several terms in the general assembly of Georgia both as representative and senator, being nominated each time without his solicitation and elected without opposition. He made an able and conscientious legislator.

Thursday, June 16, 2016

Soliders and Sheriffs of Georgia

These Men were first soldiers and later elected Sheriffs while in service of the Confederate army of Georgia.
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Robinson, Christopher C.—Private Mar. 18, 1861. Mustered out  at Augusta, Ga. Mar. 18, 1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant of Co. C, 34th Regt. Ga. Inf. May 13, 1862. Discharged, having been elected sheriff of Coweta County, Ga., Apr.3,1864.

Teague, William D.—Private Apr. 30, 1861. Appears last on roll for Sept. 3, 1862. No record of transfer or discharge found. Enlisted as a private in Co. F. 6th Regt. Ga. Cavalry in 1862. Discharged, having been elected Sheriff of Union County, Ga.

Pittman, James—2d Corporal Apr. 26, 1861. Discharged, having  been sheriff of Wilkinson County, Ga. Feb. 20,1864.

Nash, Linton A.—2d Sergeant Apr. 25, 1861. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant Aug. 26, 1861; 2d Lieutenant May 21, 1862. Wounded at Chancellorsville, Va. May 2, 1863. Elected Captain July 1, 1863. Resigned, having been elected sheriff of Twiggs County, Ga., Feb. 13,1864.

Young, W. T.—Private May 15, 1861. Wounded and disabled, date and place not given. Elected sheriff of Oglethorpe County,  Ga. and discharged Jan. 6,1864.

Hendricks, James—2d Corporal June 10, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant June 16, 1862. Elected 1st Lieutenant Dec. 20, 1863. Elected Sheriff of Bulloch County, Ga. and resigned Oct. 1864.

Williams, James T.—Private Oct. 2, 1863. Elected sheriff of Bryan County, Ga. Jan. 1864. Discharged July 15,1864. Private, 21st., Co. K.

Coffee, William R.—Private Aug. 24, 1861. Elected Sheriff of  Rabun County, Ga. and discharged in 1863. Private, 24th. Co.. E.

Henderson, John J.—4th Sergeant Aug. 26, 1861. Elected sheriff of Pierce County, Ga. in 1864. Discharged Feb. 9, 1864.

Daniel, Moses—Private May 8, 1862. Discharged, having been elected sheriff of Coffee County, Ga., Feb. 26, 1864.

Morton, Thomas Hardy—Private Mar. 5, 1862. Discharged, having been elected sheriff of Ware County, Ga., Feb. 20, 1864.

Brady, John W.—3d Corporal Sept. 25, 1861. Discharged, having been elected deputy sheriff of Butts County, Ga., July 15, 1862. Reenlisted as a private. Wounded at Jackson, Miss. July 16, 1863.

Parham, John T.—2d Corporal Nov. 10, 1861. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant Sept. 23, 1862. Elected Sheriff of his county and resigned Feb. 23, 1864.

Robinson, Christopher C.—Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 1st Regt. Ga. Inf. (Ramsey's), Mch. 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. Mch. 18, 1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant of Co. C, 34th Regt. Ga. Inf. May 13, 1862. Discharged, having been elected sheriff of Coweta County, Ga., Apr. 3, 1864.

Lewis, Joshua K.—Private Oct. 1, 1861. Appointed 4th Sergeant in 1862. Pension records show he was elected Sheriff of Emanuel County, Ga. and discharged Oct. 21, 1863. (Born in Ga. in 1839.)

Kelly, John—Private May 6, 1862. Roll dated Nov. 7, 1864, last on file, shows him "Absent without leave since Aug. 1863, Deputy Sheriff, Dawson County, Ga."

Brittain, John C.—Enlisted as a private in Co. A, Phillips' Legion Ga. Cavalry Sept. 25, 1861. Transferred to Co. L, 38th Regt. Ga. Inf. Apr. 30, 1863. Roll dated Aug. 31, 1863. shows him sick in camp. No later record. Pension records show he was wounded near Richmond, Va. and furloughed home Sept. 1863. Elected Sheriff while on furlough. (Died at Gainesville, Ga. in 1912.)

McClain, Newton C.—2d Lieutenant Mar. 10, 1862. Elected 1st Lieutenant May 25, 1863. Roll dated Feb. 1864, last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he was furloughed for 30 days Feb. 1865. Elected sheriff while on furlough. (Born in Ga. in 1829.)

Powell, Washington—Private Mch. 4, 1862. Captured at Charleston, S. C. Oct. 16, 1862. Paroled at Fort McHenry, Md., sent to Aiken's Landing, Va., and exchanged, Nov. 1862. Elected Sheriff of Telfair County, Ga. and discharged July 1, 1864. (Born in 1831.)

Luke, James—Private Mch. 4, 1862. Elected Sheriff of Wilcox County, Ga.

Peters, Isham H.—5th Sergeant Mch. 4, 1862. Appointed 4th Sergeant Oct. 1862. Elected Sheriff of Lowndes County, Ga. and discharged. (Born in 1830.)

Ledford, Elbert Coleman—3d Corporal Mch. 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 7, 1863. Elected Sheriff of White County, Ga. and discharged in 1863.

Baxley, Mitchell—1st Corporal Apr. 21, 1862. Elected Sheriff of Appling County and discharged Mch. 1, 1864. (Born in Appling County, Ga. Jan.14, 1830.)

Martin, James Blanchard—Elected Captain of Co. D, 3d Regt. Ga. State Troops Oct. 13, 1861. Mustered out at Savannah, Ga. Apr. 20, 1862.Elected Captain of Co. B, 56th Regt. Ga. Inf. May 5, 1862. Wounded at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 5, 1863. Resigned, having been elected Sheriff, Mar. 31, 1864. Died at Newnan, Ga. Mar. 23, 1914.

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

ROBERT F. RIVES.

ROBERT F. RIVES was born on the line between Kentucky and Tennessee, on the 7th of December, 1837 ; his father, Robert Rives, is a native of Warren County, N. C, born December 16, 1803 ; he is a farmer and resides in Lafayette Precinct, Christian Co., Ky. ; he is of Scotch descent. His wife, subject's mother, Rebecca (Vaughan) Rives, was born in Granville County, N. C, and died March 8, 1870, aged sixty-six years. She was the mother of six children, of whom four are now living, Robert F. being the youngest child. He was reared on a farm and received a common school education. At nineteen years of age he engaged as manager of his father's farm in Montgomery County, Tenn. In 1861 he enlisted in the late Civil war, in Company L, Fourteenth Tennessee Cavalry, served through the war, and participated in many cavalry fights.

After Lee's surrender he was captured at Paris, Tenn., but was immediately paroled. After the war he resumed farming in Montgomery County, and in 1874 removed to his present residence, where he has since remained engaged in agricultural pursuits. His farm, " Jordon," contains 600 acres, upon which he makes the raising of wheat and tobacco a specialty.

In 1868 he married Isabella V. Pollard, who died October 19, 1875, leaving four children : Robert Henry, Franklin, Florence Neal and George Pollard. On the 25th of October, 1876, he married Sally E. Moore, a native of Dixon County, Tenn., a daughter of Jordon and Sarah D. (Viser) Moore, be a native of Montgomery County, Tenn., born in 1811, a member of the Tennessee Methodist Conference ; and she a native of Alabama, born in 1818. By this union there are two children: Mary Belle and Jordon Moore. Mr. and Mrs. Rives are members of the Methodist Church ; he is a member of the Casky Grange, and is a Democrat in politics.

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Walden E. Purdy.

Walden E. Purdy.

Birth: Aug., 1840, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
Death: Jan., 1921, Wall Lake, Sac County, Iowa.

Wife: Sarah Ann Pelton Purdy (1842 - 1920).

Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Sac City, Sac County, Iowa.

Walden E. Purdy and Family History.

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The pioneer settlers of Sac county enjoyed one advantage which will never come to the future settlers of this county, and that is cheap land. In the seventies there was plenty of five and ten-dollar land for sale in this county and today there are few. farms which could be bought for less than one hundred and fifty dollars an acre. While the early settlers enjoyed this one advantage they suffered a number of disadvantages, and it is probably true that a farmer today can pay for his land in almost the same length of time which the farmer of thirty years ago could pay for the land at the price at which it was then purchased. The Purdy family were among the early settlers of this county, and is one of the few families in the county who are able to trace their ancestry back through three generations.

The Purdys have traced their family history in the United States back  to the year 1656, when three brothers of the family came from Norway to  America and settled in Vermont. One member of the family, Reverend
William Purdy, settled in Pennsylvania. He became the progenitor of the Purdys who came to Sac county, Iowa. The family have been prominent in many states from the earliest history of the country. Members of the family
fought in the Revolutionary War and also in the War of 1812, while a
number of them were in the Civil War. Rev. William Purdy. a Baptist minister of Pennsylvania, had a son by the name of Peter, who in tum was the father of Marshall. the father of Walden E., whose history is here delineated.

 Walden E. Purdy was born August 14. 1840, in Wayne county. Pennsylvania. and is the son of Marshall and Sally Ann (Rude) Purdy, both of whom are natives of Pennsylvania. Peter Purdy, the father of Rev.  William  Purdy, migrated from Connecticut to Wayne county, Pennsylvania, in 17
92.

Marshall Purdy lived and died in Pennsylvania, dying in Wayne county in
1872. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Purdy were the parents of nine children:
Newman D., Walden E., Elmer N., Mahlon D., Chester, Emeline, Lucinda,
Celeste and Melissa.

Walden E. Purdy was educated in Abbington Academy in Pennsylvania
and in 1861 came to Floyd county, Iowa, from his native state. The next
year he bought eighty acres in this county of his father-in-law, and lived on
it for the next ten years. In 1873 he came to Sac county, where he purchased
ninety-seven acres at five dollars and a half an acre. This land had never
been broken, and, as Mr. Purdy says, “there was nothing but prairie grass and mosquitoes” to be found on the farm. Since purchasing this farm he has
added to his land holdings from time to time, until he now owns one hundred and ninety-four acres in Wall Lake township. His son has forty acres in Jackson township and eighty-seven acres in W all Lake township, making a total of three hundred and forty-one acres in this county.

Mr. Purdy was married March 1 7, 1854, to Sarah A. Pelton, who was born October 23, 1842, in Lake county, Illinois. She is the daughter of Thomas and Lovilla (Graves) Pelton. natives of Tompkins and E Washington
counties, New York, respectively. Thomas Pelton pre-empted his land in
Lake county, Illinois, and at one time had an opportunity to buy land at
Chicago, but refused the opportunity. He did not realize at that time that the
land would become very valuable.

 In 1850 the Pelton family moved to Floyd county, Iowa, where they lived the remainder of their days. Thomas Pelton was born in 1811 and died in 1873. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pelton were the parents of two children, Susan and Sarah, the wife of Mr. Purdy. They also reared one adopted son, Frank. M r. and Mrs. Purdy are the parents of nine children: Mrs. Carrie Platt, of Minnesota; Mrs. May Della Stanzel, of Wall Lake township; Mrs. Nettie Benson, who lives in Texas, near Galveston; Frank. at home; Mrs. Cora McClintock, of South Dakota; Mrs. Grace Jennett, deceased; Clarence, at home; Mrs. Ada Thaw, deceased, and Mrs. Vernie Ellwanger, of Wall Lake, Iowa.

Mr. Purdy is a stanch Democrat and a firm believer in the principles of his party. He and his family are all members of the Baptist church and contribute of their means to its support. Mr. Purdy is a musician of ability
and has reared a family of musicians. At one time the family organized an
orchestra. which was known as the Purdy orchestra. Mr. Purdy has taught
a singing school since coming to this county. He is a vocal teacher of merit
and because of his musical ability has taught vocal music in the Methodist
church. The family has long been recognized as one which is interested in
the development of their community along such lines as would make a community a better place in which to live.

Monday, June 13, 2016

Robert N. Brady.

BRADY, ROBERT N., was born In this State In 1840, in what Is now Fulton County. He was born and raised on a farm which his father owned not far from where Atlanta now Is. Prior to the Civil War, Mr. Brady bought a pair of horses and a pair of mules and with a big wagon of merchandise, started out to trade in live stock and merchandise. He came to this section during the war, and married Miss Ann Marshall, of Berrien County, by whom he had two sons, Samuel H., and John Brady.

When O'Steen's company was organized In Homervllle for service In the Confederate Army, Mr. Brady, together with his brothers, joined this company, serving until 1865. Returning home he opened up a store at Lawton, which he ran until his election as sheriff of Clinch County In 1872.

In this election he defeated James North. Mr. Brady was commissioned January i8th, 1873. In 1874 he was killed by some parties who lived In the vicinity of the Okefinokee Swamp. Mr. Brady had a warrant for a party who lived in the neighborhood of the swamp, and after pursuing his man as far as the Everglades In Florida, captured him and carried him to Live Oak, Fla., and put him in jail, as Clinch County had no jail then.

He returned home on a Friday night and at dinner the next day was called from his table by parties In front of his house, and as he emerged through the door was shot In the chest before he could hardly recognize his assailants. The sheriff's brother, Lewis J. Brady, was at the house at the time, and came out and engaged the crowd who proved to be relatives and confederates of the man whom the sheriff had arrested. Lewis J. Brady was shot in the abdomen and died in a few minutes.

The sheriff lingered after this for three months and six days and died from the effects of the shot in his breast. He could not speak above a whisper from the time he was shot until he died. Thus ended the life of a brave officer of the law, faithful to every trust.

MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY G, 50th REGIMENT
GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
C. S. A.
ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
CLINCH AND ECHOLS COUNTIES
CLINCH VOLUNTEERS.


Brady, Robert N.—Private Mar. 4, 1862. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Paroled. (Born in 1840.)

Pvt Robert N. Brady. Birth: 1840. Death: 1874.

Burial: Prospect Church Cemetery, Du Pont, Clinch County, Georgia.

Saturday, June 11, 2016

Charles N Botts.

Charles N Botts.

Birth: Jan. 6, 1865.
Death: 1947.

Son of Henry Botts and Elizabeth Catherine Gerard. Husband of Anne Marie Ward. Father of John Henry, Maggie Etta, Nora Alice, Fay Anderson, Isabell, and Elon Ward Botts.

Parents: Henry Botz (1817 - 1890), Elizabeth Botts (1819 - 1899).

Wife: Anne Marie Ward Botts (1867 - 1950).

Burial: Sugar Grove Cemetery, Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio.

In 1913 Mr.  Botts was made Marshal of Clinton county Ohio.

To read there family Biographical take this link.

https://archive.org/stream/bub_gb_6dYyAQAAMAAJ#page/n420/mode/1up

Sheriff of Wyoming 1913

This information comes from the Official Directory of Wyoming. 1913.

Albany County—County Seat, Laramie.
Sheriff Stephen W. Frazer.

Big Horn County—County Seat, Basin.
Sheriff B. F. Wickwire.

Carbon County—County Seat, Rawlins.
Sheriff Rubie Rivera.

Converse County—County Seat-, Doug----.
Sheriff Albert W. Payton.

Fremont County—County Seat, Lander.
Sheriff William G. Johnson.

Goshen County—County Seat, Torrington.
Sheriff M. A. Hayes.

Campbell County—County Seat, Gillette.
Sheriff L. G. Butler.

Converse County—County Seat, Douglas. .
Sheriff Albert W. Payton.

Lincoln County—County Seat, Kemmerer.
Sheriff S. E. Hansen.

Natrona County—County Seat, Casper.
Sheriff Jesse A. Sheffner.

Niobrara County—County Seat, Lusk.
Sheriff Harry R. Rogers.

Park County—County Seat, Cody.
Sheriff Henry Dahlera.

Platte County—County Seat, Wheatland.
Sheriff Owen Carroll.

Sheridan County—County Seat, Sheridan.
Sheriff Russ M. Hoop.

Sweetwater County—County Seat, Green River.
Sheriff Matt McCourt.

Uinta County—County Seat, Evanston.
Sheriff William R. Liowham.

Washkakie County—County Seat, Worland.
Sheriff Alti Pendergraft.

Crook County—County Seat, Sundance.
Sheriff John M. Thorn.

Fremont County—County Seat, Lander.
Sheriff William G. Johnson.

Hot Springs County, County Seat, Thermopolis.
Sheriff Scott Hazen.

Johnson County—County Seat, Buffalo.
Sheriff Frank Smith.

Lincoln County—County Seat.
Sheriff Frank B. Roach.

Lincoln County—County Seat, Kemmerer.
Sheriff S. E. Hansen.

Natrona County—County Seat, Casper.
Sheriff Jesse A. Sheffner.

Niobrara County—County Seat, Lusk.
Sheriff Harry R. Rogers.

Park County—County Seat, Cody.
Sheriff Henry Dahlera.

Platte County—County Seat, Wheatland.
Sheriff Owen Carroll.

Sheridan County—County Seat, Sheridan.
Sheriff Russ M. Hoop.

Sweetwater County—County Seat, Green River.
Sheriff Matt McCourt.

Uinta County—County Seat, Evanston.
Sheriff William R. Liowham.

Washkakie County—County Seat, Worland.
Sheriff Alti Pendergraft.

Weston County—County Seat, Newcastle.
Sheriff R. B. Hackney.

Friday, June 10, 2016

Shepard G, Pryor.

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Captain Shepard G, Pryor entered the service as second sergeant in the Muckalee Guards, Company A, Twelfth Georgia Regiment, and was promoted successively until he became captain on the 8th of May, 1862.  He was elected sheriff of Sumter county, Ga., and resigned his commission as captain in June, 1864, to accept the position tendered by his county. He was a brave and efficient officer and commanded the confidence and respect of every member of his company. He died in Sumter county after the surrender.

Doles-Cook Brigade.

MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY A, 12th REGIMENT
GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA
C. S. A.
SUMTER COUNTY, GEORGIA
("MUCKALEE GUARDS")


Pryor, Shepard Green—2d Sergeant June 15, 1861. Elected Jr.  2d Lieutenant Feb. 6, 1862; 1st Lieutenant Apr. 10, 1862; Captain May 8, 1862. Wounded in Virginia Oct. 12, 1863. Resigned  Feb. 10, 1864.

Capt Shepherd Green Pryor.

Birth: Dec. 7, 1828.
Death: May 2, 1911.

Parents: Robert Pryor, Lucinda Scrutchin Pryor (1811 - ____).

Wife: Penelope E Tyson Pryor (1834 - 1915).

Children: Ada Pryor Usry (1855 - 1926), Shepherd Green Pryor (1861 - 1952), Wilson Pryor (1865 - 1866), Minnie Pryor Wilson (1867 - 1936), Guy S. Pryor (1874 - 1948), Laura Pryor (1878 - 1882).

Burial: DeSoto Cemetery, Desoto, Sumter County, Georgia.

Thursday, June 09, 2016

Joseph Erskine Annis.

Joseph Erskine Annis.

Birth: Jun. 1, 1830, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Death: Aug. 13, 1879, Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts.

Civil War Union Army veteran. Private, Co. B, 40th Massachusetts Infantry.

Danver's Soldiers.

Annis, Joseph E., mustered in Aug. 22, 1862, 40th Inf., Co. B, private, §125 bounty, discharged Feb. 25, 1863, served 6 mos., cause of  discharge, disability; died at Danvers.

Massachusetts State Records.

Annis, Joseph E. — Priv. — Res. Danvers; 32; shoemaker; enl. Aug. 13, 1862; must. Aug. 22, 1862; disch. Feb. 25, 1863, for disability. See Co. "A" 18th Mass. Inf.; and Co. "F" 22d Mass. Inf.

Ann is, Joseph E. — Priv. — Res. South Danvers; 31; shoemaker; enl. Sept. 30, 1861; must. Oct. 12, 1861; disch. for disability, April 15, 1862, at Georgetown, D. C. See Co. "B", 40th Mass. Inf.; and Co. "F" 22d Mass. Inf.

Annis, Joseph E. — Priv. — Res. Danvers; 33; shoemaker; draft. and must. Aug. 31, 1863; deserted April 20, 1864, Beverly Ford, Va.; arrested Aug. 17, 1865; dishonorably diach. Nov. 29, 1865. See Co. "A" 18th Mass. Inf.; and Co. "B" 40th Mass. Inf

Husband of Harriet Margaret Wilkins. Son of Mark C. and Angelina Woodward Annis.

Burial: Putnamville Burial Ground, Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts.

Robert M Bisel.

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Robert M Bisel.

Birth: unknown.
Death: May 2, 1863, Virginia.

Captain, Co. K, 4th Ga Regt. Burial: Body lost or destroyed Specifically, KIA Batle of Chancellorsville, Va.

Doles-Cook Brigade.

BISEL, ROBERT M, Second Sergeant, April 27, 1861. Promoted Second Lieutenant April 27, 1862; First Lieutenant, July 1, 1862; Captain, October, 1862. Killed at Chancellorsville, Va.

Georgia State Record. 

MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY K, 4th REGIMENT
GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA
C. S. A.
SUMTER COUNTY, GEORGIA
"SUMTER LIGHT GUARDS"


Bisel, Robert M., 3d Sergeant Apr. 27, 1861. Appointed 2d Sergeant May 10, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant Apr. 28, 1862; 1st Lieutenant July 12, 1862; Captain Sept. 24, 1862. Killed at Chancellorsville, Va. May 2,1863.

Wednesday, June 08, 2016

James Starling Goble.

James Starling Goble.

Birth: Nov. 8, 1826,North Carolina.
Death: Jun. 15, 1907, Gilmer County, Georgia.

Wife: Nancy Mae Langley Goble (1824 - 1914).

Children: Rebecca Ann Goble Blankenship (1847 - 1924), Mary Ann Goble Quarles (1852 - 1910), John William Sylvester Goble (1872 - 1936).

Burial: Ridgeway Baptist Church Cemetery, Ellijay, Gilmer County,

Civil War Vet.

MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY A, 37th REGIMENT
GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ARMY OF TENNESSEE
C. S. A.
MURRAY COUNTY, GEORGIA

Georgia. Goble, James S.—Private Feb. 1, 1864. Captured in Gilmer County, Ga. and sent to Louisville, Ky., where he took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and was released to remain north of Ohio River during war, July 16, 1864.

Wyatt Hawkins Bullock.

Wyatt Hawkins Bullock.

Birth: unknown.
Death: Jan. 4, 1899, Madison County, Georgia..

Children: George Thomas Bullock (1875 - 1922), Robert H Bullock (1885 - 1954).

Burial: Thompson Burroughs, Colbert, Madison County, Georgia.

Civil War Vet.

MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY A, 16TH REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA C. S. A. MADISON COUNTY, GEORGIA MADISON COUNTY GREYS.

Bullock, Wyatt Hawkins—Private June 18, 1862. Captured at Knoxville, Tenn. Dec. 3, 1863. Transferred from Rock Island, 1ll. for exchange Mar. 2, 1865. Captured and paroled, Athens, Ga. May 8,1865. 

Tuesday, June 07, 2016

LANSON E. ALDRICH, Vermont.

LANSON E. ALDRICH

 Born in Franconia, N. H. Had resided in St. Johnsbury two  or three years before the war,—a blacksmith, and for a portion of  this time in the employ of S. B. Marston. Age 25 years. Enlisted in Co. A, nth Regiment, August 6, 1862, and was mustered into United States service as a private, Sept. 1, 1862. Promoted Corporal, Sept. 10, 1862, and Sergeant, January 23, 1864.

 Taken prisoner in the action on Veldon railroad, south of Petersburg, Va., June 23, 1864. Imprisoned for a few days at Richmond and then taken to Andersonville, Ga., where he died of diarrhoea, Qct. 8, 1864, and was buried in grave No. 10,664.

 The United States Government has caused head boards to be erected at the head of each grave in the Andersonville Cemetery, and when known the soldier's name has been marked upon it, with number, date of death, and his regiment and company. Aldrich's grave is thus marked upon the board at its head.  Members of Company A say Aldrich was with his regiment in all the
battles it had engaged in prior to the time he was captured.
United States bounty, $100.

 The name of Sergeant Aldrich is not only the first on the
Record, but the first in alphabetical order of the St. Johnsbury
soldiers who died at Andersonville. For the information of the
friends of the large number of our heroes buried there the annexed description of the place where they sleep is given, together with an account of the manner in which the rebels kept the death  register, and of its preservation.

 The rebels detailed Union prisoners to bury the dead. Eugene Alexander, a prisoner from St. Albans, Vt., was one of the number thus engaged. In a letter he describes the manner of interment thus: "Buried in long trenches, three feet deep, one hundred bodies in a trench. A pine slab was laid across the trench directly over each body, and resting on the shoulders, one foot high on each side, and the earth then thrown over them."

 The dead were buried without coffins, and usually with scanty  clothing; close together, with only about twelve inches of space for each body.

Sunday, June 05, 2016

Albert J Ratliff.

Albert J Ratliff.

Birth: 1845.
Death: Mar., 1866.

Civil War Soldier - African-American. Ratliff,

Albert J. Enlisted in company F, First Colored Infantry, Nov. 18, 1863, at Ypsilanti, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered Nov. 18, 1863. Discharged for disability at Detroit, Mich., Sept. 1, 1864.

Burial: Elmwood Cemetery Detroit Wayne County Michigan

Saturday, June 04, 2016

Names of Michigan First Colored Infantry.

This is the last names of the First Michigan Colored Infantry.  I have picked the last name from each letter of the alphabet, there will be many  names of the same last  name only the first names will change.

A.

Artis, Archy. Enlisted in company G, First Colored Infantry, March 4, 1864,
- at Port Huron, for 3 years, age 23. Mustered March 9, 1864. Dis charged for disability at Beaufort, S. C., May 29, 1865.

 Artis, Eziah H. Drafted for I year from Calvin, Cass County, age 23. Mustered Sept. 23, 1864. Assigned to company K, First Colored Infantry.
Joined regiment at Beaufort, S. C., Nov. 15, 1864. Died of disease at
Beaufort, S. C., July 4, 1865.

 Artis, George. Enlisted in company D, First Colored Infantry, Nov. 5,
1863, at Calvin, for 3 years, age 24. Mustered Nov. 18, 1863. Mustered
out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Artis, Kinchen. Enlisted in company H, First Colored Infantry, Dec. 19,
1863, at Battle Creek, for 3 years, age 37. Mustered Jan. 4, 1864. Corporal May 10, 1864. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Artis, Levi. Enlisted in company K, First Colored Infantry, Feb. 2, 1864, at
Detroit, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered Feb. 2, 1864. Died of disease at
Detroit, Mich., Feb. 24, 1864.

 Artis, Mathew. Enlisted in company B, First Colored Infantry, as Corporal,
Oct. 7, 1863, at Calvin, for 3 years, age 27. Mustered Oct. 23, 1863.
Died at Detroit, Mich., April Io, 1864. Buried at Detroit, Mich.

B.

Butler, Charles. Enlisted in company A, First Colored Infantry, Sept. 16,
1863, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 19. Mustered Sept. 21, 1863. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Butler, Charles. Enlisted in company I, First Colored Infantry, Jan. 4, 1864,
at Pontiac, for 3 years, age 48. Mustered Jan. 19, 1864. Mustered
out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

Butler, George. Enlisted in company H, First Colored Infantry, March 4,
1864, at Pontiac, for 3 years, age 28. Mustered March 25, 1864. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Butler, Henry. Enlisted in company H, First Colored Infantry, March 18,
1865, at Detroit, for 1 year, age 30. Mustered March 20, 1865. Joined
regiment at Charleston, S. C., April 26, 1865. Mustered out at
Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Butler, James H. Enlisted in unassigned, First Colored Infantry, Oct. Io,
1864, at Kalamazoo, for I year, age 18. Mustered Oct. Io, 1864. Substitute for Henry Bucher, drafted from Kalamazoo. No further record.

 Butler, John E. Enlisted in company B, First Colored Infantry, Feb. 14,
1865, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 32. Mustered Feb. 14, 1865. Substitute for Henry Peters. Joined regiment at Orangeburg, S. C.,  May 31, 1865. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Butler, William A. Enlisted in company A, First Colored Infantry, Feb. 8,
1865, at Jackson, for 3 years, age 37. Mustered Feb. 8, 1865. Substitute for Isaac L. Cook. Joined regiment at Orangeburg, S. C., May 31, 1865. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

Butler, William H. Enlisted in company C, First Colored Infantry, Feb. 17,
1865, at Pontiac, for 3 years, age 40. Mustered Feb. 17, 1865. Substitute for Samuel H. Thurber, drafted from Avon, Oakland County.
Joined regiment at Orangeburg, S. C., May 31, 1865. Absent sick since
July 27, 1865, at muster-out of regiment. No further record.

 Butler, Zachariah. Enlisted in company E, First Colored Infantry, as Corporal, Nov. 29, 1863, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 21. Mustered Dec.
15, 1863. Discharged at Beaufort, S. C., July Io, 1865.

C.

Carter, Charles. Enlisted in company K, First Colored Infantry, April 4,
1865, at Pontiac, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered April 4, 1865. Joined
regiment at Georgetown, S. C., April 26, 1865. Mustered out at
Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Carter, Frank. Enlisted in company A, First Colored Infantry, Sept. 14,
1864, at Pontiac, for 3 years, age 19. Mustered Sept. 14, 1864. Substitute for Francis Hagerman. Joined regiment at Beaufort, S. C.,  Oct. 12, 1864. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Carter, Henry. Enlisted in company K, First Colored Infantry, Feb. 2, 1864, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 19. Mustered Feb. 17, 1864. Died at Beaufort, S. C., March 26, 1865. Buried at Beaufort, S. C.

Carter, James. Enlisted in company H, First Colored Infantry, Jan. 27,
1864, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 19. Mustered Jan. 29, 1864. Deserted at Detroit, Mich., Feb. 17, 1864.

 Carter, James. Enlisted in company K, First Colored Infantry, Jan. 8, 1864,
at Detroit, for 3 years, age 21. Mustered Jan. 9, 1864. Deserted at  Detroit, Mich., Feb. 17, 1864.

 Carter, William H. Enlisted in company F, First Colored Infantry, Nov.  15, 1863, at Ypsilanti, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered Nov. 30, 1863. First Sergeant March 2, 1864. Sergeant Major Aug. 19, 1865. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

D.

Dudley, George A. Enlisted in company G, First Colored Infantry, Dec. 28,
1863, at Grand Haven, for 3 years, age 37. Mustered Jan. 4, 1864. Died
at Beaufort, S. C., July 6, 1864. Buried at Beaufort, S. C.

 Dudley, Greene. Enlisted in company E, First Colored Infantry, March 28,
1865, at Jackson, for I year, age 18. Mustered March 30, 1865. Substitute for Thomas Burkett, drafted from Dexter, Washtenaw County, Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Dudley, Robert. Enlisted in company A, First Colored Infantry, Oct. 8,1863, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 30. Mustered Oct. Io, 1863. Deserted at Detroit, Mich., Nov. Io, 1863.

 Dudley, Thomas. Enlisted in company D, First Colored Infantry, Nov. 13,
1863, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 21. Mustered Nov. 17, 1863. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

E.

Edwards, Alexander. Enlisted in company G, First Colored Infantry, Feb.
27, 1864, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 43. Mustered Feb. 27, 1864. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Edwards, Michael. Enlisted in company D, First Colored Infantry, Feb. 16,
1864, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 40. Mustered Feb. 19, 1864. Deserted
at Orangeburg, S. C., July 1, 1865.

F.

Ford, Andrew. Enlisted in company H, First Colored Infantry, Dec. 28,
1863, at Marshall, for 3 years, age 22. Mustered Jan. 9, 1864. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Ford, Edward. Enlisted in company F, First Colored Infantry, Dec. II,
1863, at Howard, for 3 years, age 39. Mustered Dec. 15, 1863. Died of
disease at Beaufort, S. C., Jan. I4, 1865. Buried at Beaufort, S. C.

 Ford, James H. Enlisted in company B, First Colored Infantry, Aug. 11,
1864, at Kalamazoo, for I year, age 2.I. Mustered Aug. 11, 1864. Joined regiment at Beaufort, S. C., Sept. 24, 1864. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Ford, Jerry. Enlisted in company C, First Colored Infantry, Sept. 2, 1864, at
Jackson, for I year, age 23. Mustered Sept. 2, 1864. Substitute for
William Sanders, of Ann Arbor. Joined regiment at Beaufort, S. C.,
Oct. 22, 1864. Wounded in action at Honey Hill, S. C., Nov. 30, 1864.
Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Ford, William. Enlisted in company C, First Colored Infantry, Feb. 17,
1865, at Kalamazoo, for 3 years, age 24. Mustered Feb. 17, 1865.
Joined regiment at Orangeburg, S. C., May 31, 1865. Mustered out at
Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

G.

Goins, Daniel. Enlisted in company C, First Colored Infantry, Oct. 29,
1863, at Ypsilanti, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered Nov. 23, 1863. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Goins, George H. Enlisted in company B, First Colored Infantry, Oct. 23.
1863, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 22. Mustered Oct. 23, 1863. Corporal July 1, 1865. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Goins, Samuel H. Enlisted in company C, First Colored Infantry, Feb. 16,
1865, at Jackson, for I year, age 20. Mustered Feb. 21, 1865. Joined
regiment at Orangeburg, S. C., May 31, 1865. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Goins, Wesley. Enlisted in company C, First Colored Infantry, Oct. 20,
1863, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 22. Mustered Oct. 22, 1863. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

H.

Hammond, Charles. Enlisted in company G, First Colored Infantry, Sept.
14, 1864, at Jackson, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered Sept. 14, 1864. Joined regiment at Beaufort, S. C., Oct. 12, 1864. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Hammond, Elias M. Enlisted in company G, First Colored Infantry, Feb.
24, 1864, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 30. Mustered March 9, 1864. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Hammond, Lovel. Enlisted in company K, First Colored Infantry, March
6, 1865, at Kalamazoo, for 1 year, age 35. Mustered March 11, 1865. Joined regiment at Georgetown, S. C., April 26, 1865. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Hammond, Rix. Drafted for 3 years, age 31. Mustered Oct. 28, 1863. Assigned to company I, First Colored Infantry. Joined regiment at Oangeburg, S. C., May 31, 1865. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept 30, 1865.

I.

Ingham, David, or Ingraham, Daniel. Enlisted in company H, First Colored
Infantry, Sept. 1, 1864, at Grand Rapids, for I year, age 18. Mustered
Sept. 1, 1864. Joined regiment at Beaufort, S. C., Oct. 23, 1864. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

J.

Jordon, Edward. Enlisted in company I, First Colored Infantry, Jan. I I,
1864, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 28. Mustered Jan. 14, 1864. Dis charged for disability at Beaufort, S. C., July 15, 1865.

 Jordon, George. Enlisted in company I, First Colored Infantry, Jan. I3,
1864, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 17. Mustered Jan. I4, 1864. Died at
Beaufort, S. C., March 8, 1865. Buried at Beaufort, S. C.

K.

King, Cyrus. Enlisted in company G, First Colored Infantry, Sept. 17,
1864, at Erie, for I year, age 36. Mustered Sept. 19, 1864. Joined regiment at Beaufort, S. C., Oct. 26, 1864. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 King, Elijah. Enlisted in company K, First Colored Infantry, Jan. 30, 1864,
at Detroit, for 3 years, age 20. Mustered Feb. 17, 1864. Corporal May 20, 1864. Sergeant June 7, 1865. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

King, Henry. Enlisted in company D, First Colored Infantry, Jan. 3, 1865,
at Detroit, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered Jan. 3, 1865. Joined regi ment at Orangeburg, S. C., May 31, 1865. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 King, Morris. Enlisted in company I, First Colored Infantry, Jan. 5, 1864, at York, for 3 years, age 19. Mustered Jan. 21, 1864. Died at Annapolis, Md., April 14, 1864.

 King, Solomon. Enlisted in company A, First Colored Infantry, as Corporal, Oct. 9, 1863, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 20. Mustered Oct. 17,
1863. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 King, William. Enlisted in company K, First Colored Infantry, Jan. 27,
1864, at Ypsilanti, for 3 years, age 19. Mustered Jan. 29, 1864. Deserted at Detroit, Mich., March Io, 1864.

L.

Lee, John. Enlisted in company K, First Colored Infantry, Jan. 3, 1864,
at Detroit, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered Jan. 14, 1864. Died of dis ease at Hilton Head, S. C., May 9, 1864. Buried at Hilton Head, S. C.

 Lee, or See, Robert. Enlisted in company F, First Colored Infantry, Aug.
27, 1864, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 29. Mustered Sept. 8, 1864. Joined regiment at Beaufort, S. C., Oct. 12, 1864. Missing in action at Statesburg, S. C., April 17, 1865. Returned to regiment May 31, 1865. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Lee, William H.Enlisted in company D, First Colored Infantry, Nov. 9,
1863, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 23. Mustered Nov. 18, 1863. Discharged for disability at Detroit, Mich., June 11, 1864.

M.

Maxwell, Foster H. Enlisted in company D, First Colored Infantry, as Sergeant, Nov. 14, 1863, at Kalamazoo, for 3 years, age 24. Mustered
Nov. 18, 1863. Discharged at Detroit, Mich., Oct. 27, 1865.

 Maxwell, George W. Enlisted in company B, First Colored Infantry, Oct.
Io, 1863, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered Oct. Io, 1863. Corporal Oct. 21, 1864. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Maxwell, Thomas. Enlisted in unassigned, First Colored Infantry, Feb.,
1865, at Berrien, for 1 year, age 37. Mustered Feb. 23, 1865. Discharged at Hart Island, New York Harbor, May 15, 1865.

N.

Newsom, Edward. Enlisted in company H, First Colored Infantry, March
17, 1864, at Sandstone, for 3 years, age 29. Mustered March 26, 1864.
Corporal May 10, 1864. Sergeant Oct. 15, 1864. Mustered out at
Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Newsom, John. Enlisted in company D, First Colored Infantry, Nov. 17,
1863, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 20. Mustered Nov. 18, 1863. Deserted
at Detroit, Mich., Jan. 20, 1864.

 Newsome, Eli. Enlisted in company E, First Colored Infantry, April 1,
1865, at Kalamazoo, for I year, age 16. Mustered April 3, 1865. Joined
regiment at Charleston, S. C., April 26, 1865. Mustered out at Charles-
ton, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865. -

O.

Oliver, Jesse. Enlisted in company F, First Colored Infantry, as Corporal,
Dec. 7, 1863, at Ypsilanti, for 3 years, age 35. Mustered Dec. 22, 1863.
Died at Charleston, S. C., July 6, 1865, of wounds received in action
near Bradford Springs, S. C., April 18, 1865.

 Oliver, John. Enlisted in company F, First Colored Infantry, Dec. 14, 1863,
at Detroit, for 3 years, age 44. Mustered Dec. 15, 1863. Deserted at
Detroit, Mich., Dec., 1863.

P.

Patterson, George W. Enlisted in company G, First Colored Infantry,
March 6, 1865, at Niles, for I year, age 21. Mustered March 14, 1865.
Joined regiment at Georgetown, S. C., April 26, 1865. Mustered out
at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Patterson, John. Enlisted in company G, First Colored Infantry, Dec. 28,
1863, at Sturgis, for 3 years, age 45. Mustered Dec. 30, 1863. Discharged for disability at Beaufort, S. C., Aug. 29, 1864.

 Patterson, Samuel. Enlisted in company B, First Colored Infantry, as First
Sergeant, Oct. 22, 1863, at Kalamazoo, for 3 years, age 21. Mustered
Oct. 23, 1863. Died of disease at Beaufort, S. C., Oct. 11, 1864. Buried
at Beaufort, S. C.

 Patterson, William. Enlisted in company B, First Colored Infantry, Feb. 17.
1864, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 39. Mustered Feb. 20, 1864. Discharged at Beaufort, S. C., June 16, 1865.

Q.

Queen, Augustus. Enlisted in company B, First Colored Infantry, Aug. 30,
1864, at Jackson, for I year, age 18. Mustered Aug. 30, 1864. Joined
regiment at Beaufort, S. C., Sept. 24, 1864. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Queen, Charles F. Enlisted in company B, First Colored Infantry, Oct. 16,
1863, at Summit, for 3 years, age 19. Mustered Oct. 23, 1863. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

R.

Rice, Calvin. Enlisted in company D, First Colored Infantry, Nov. 23, 1863,
at Detroit, for 3 years, age 26. Mustered Nov. 24, 1863. Discharged
for disability at Alexandria, Va., June 5, 1865.

 Rice, James. Enlisted in company D, First Colored Infantry, Nov. 23, 1863,
at Detroit, for 3 years, age 27. Mustered Nov. 24, 1863. Mustered out  at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Rice, Pink. Enlisted in company D, First Colored Infantry, Nov. 23, 1863,
at Detroit, for 3 years, age 25. Mustered Nov. 24, 1863. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Rice, William H. Enlisted in company A, First Colored Infantry, Nov. 3.
1863, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 44. Mustered Nov. 3, 1863. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Rice, Wilson. Enlisted in company D, First Colored Infantry, Nov. 23, 1863, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 34. Mustered Nov. 24, 1863. Died at
Beaufort, S. C., Sept. 14, 1864. Buried at Beaufort, S. C.\

S.

Simmons, Charles. Enlisted in company B, First Colored Infantry, March
27, 1865, at Kalamazoo, for I year, age 17. Mustered March 29, 1865. Joined regiment at Georgetown, S. C., April 26, 1865. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Simmons, Thomas. Enlisted in company I, First Colored Infantry, Jan. 18,
1864, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 26. Mustered Jan. 29, 1864. Deserted at Detroit, Mich., Jan. 28, 1864.

 Simmons, William. Enlisted in company G, First Colored Infantry, Nov.
17, 1863, at Calvin, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered Nov. 17, 1863. Deserted at Detroit, Mich., Feb. 2, 1864.

T.

Tucker, George. Enlisted in company F, First Colored Infantry, Feb. 22,
1864, at Battle Creek, for 3 years, age 23. Mustered March 9, 1864.
Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Tucker, William. Enlisted in company C, First Colored Infantry, Oct. 23,
1863, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 26. Mustered Oct. 23, 1863. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

Tucker, William P. Enlisted in company G, First Infantry, Dec. 31, 1863,
at Detroit, for 3 years, age 22. Mustered Jan. 4, 1864. Corporal Feb. 3, 1865. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

V.

Vick, Hiram. Enlisted in company G, First Colored Infantry, Feb. 9, 1865,
at Jackson, for 3 years, age 20. Mustered Feb. 9, 1865. Substitute for Joseph H. King, of Convis, Calhoun County. Joined regiment at Orangeburg, S. C., May 31, 1865. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Vick, Jonah, or Josiah. Enlisted in company G, First Colored Infantry,
Jan. 6, 1865, at Jackson, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered Jan. 6, 1865.
Substitute for Charles Bradley of Pennfield, Calhoun County. Joined
regiment at Orangeburg, S. C., May 31, 1865. Mustered out at
Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

W.

Walker, Frank. Enlisted in company C, First Colored Infantry, Sept. 16,
1863, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 35. Mustered Sept. 21, 1863. Murdered near Orangeburg, S. C., July 27, 1865.

 Walker, Jacob. Enlisted in company A, First Colored Infantry, Oct. Io,
1863, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 19. Mustered Oct. Io, 1863. Died of
disease at Hilton Head, S. C., June 8, 1864. Buried at Hilton Head,
S. C.

 Walker, Richard. Enlisted in company K, First Colored Infantry, Jan. 14,
1864, at Richmond, for 3 years, age 21. Mustered Jan. 14, 1864. Corporal July 15, 1864. Sergeant March 26, 1865. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Walker, Wilson. Enlisted in company D, First Colored Infantry, Nov. 23,
1863, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 36. Mustered Nov. 24, 1863. Died at
Orangeburg, S. C., July 5, 1865

Y.

Yarbra, Jacob. Enlisted in company D, First Colored Infantry, Nov. 23,
1863, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered Dec. 24, 1863. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.

 Yarbra, Jerry. Enlisted in company D, First Colored Infantry, Nov. 23,
1863, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered Dec. 24, 1863. Died of
disease at Beaufort, S. C., June 25, 1865. Buried at Beaufort, S. C.

 Yarbra, Nelson. Enlisted in company D, First Colored Infantry, Nov. 23,
1863, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 21. Mustered Dec. 24, 1863. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1865.


Thursday, June 02, 2016

Capt Andrew Emery.

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Capt Andrew Emery.

Birth: 1833, Maine.
Death: Jun. 6, 1911, Joliet, Will County, Illinois.

Captain Andrew Emery of Lockport Illinois died at St. Joseph's Hospital, Joliet at 3 o'clock p.m. June 6th. 1911 Andrew Emery was born in the State of Main and when quite a young man came to Lockport Illinois, where he lived for many years. Until the war broke out he was employed as a millwright and carpenter on the Illinois and Michigan Canal. He enlisted in the army April 21st., 1861, on President Lincoln's first call for volunteers, as a private in Capt. N.L. Hawley's Lockport Artillery Company D, 4th. Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, as Sergeant.

In 1863 he was transferred to the 3rd. U.S. Cavalry were he was promoted to Captain and served until 1866, as his regiment was sent to Texas after the close of the war. Captain Emery probably participated in more battles and scrimmages than any man in Will County.

He was married to Alice Williams of North Lockport in 1870 who died in 1872 after the birth of one daughter, Mrs. Mabel Emery, who now resides near San Francisco, California, and who is unable to be present on account of illness. He always made Lockport his home, but in later years spent much time with relatives in the East and near San Francisco, California.

He returned to Lockport this spring from Mobile Alabama. During the great "Debs" railroad strike in 1890 he was appointed by U.S. Marshal John W. Arnold one of his deputies. And rendered valuable service along the line of the Pennsylvania Railroad with one hundred additional deputies under his charge. ... He was 78 years old at the time of his death. Burial: Lockport Cemetery, Lockport, Will County, Illinois.

Wednesday, June 01, 2016

Names of 116tth. U. S. Colored Troops.

Here are the names of the 116th. United States Colored Troops.

All these men started out as privates, then moved within the ranks.
Each company will have a short paragraph tell about each company.
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Company A.

Company A, 116th U.S. C. T., was organized at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, in the month of July, 1864, and mustered into the United States service, for three years, on the 14th day of July, 1864.

1. William Goodwin. Lexington, June 8, 1864. Promoted to Corporal June 20, 1864. Reduced to ranks June 13, 1865.

2. Boon Hayes. Lexington, June 20, 1864. Promoted to Corporal June 19, 1865. Died at White's Ranch, Texas, August 26, 1866, of cholera.

3. Patrick Lewis. Lexington, June 2, 1864. Promoted to Corporal June 17, 1864. Promoted to Sergeant June 19, 1865.

4. James Yeifer. Danville, June 17, 1864. Promoted to Corporal July 4, 1864. Died  January 13, 1865.

Company B.

Company B was organized at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, during the month of July, 1864, and mustered  into the service of the United States on the 14th day of July, 1864.

1. William Allen. Camp Nelson, July 21, 1864. Promoted to Corporal December 29, 1864. Promoted to Sergeant October 24, 1866. Had forty days furlough from October 23, 1866.

2. John Allen. Camp Nelson, July 2d, 1864. Promoted to Sergeant July 14, 1864. Died August 15, 1865, in General Hospital at New Orleans, Louisiana. Was an excellent soldier

3. Taylor Bright. Camp Nelson, July 2, 1864. Appointed Corporal at organization of Company. Promoted to Sergeant September 30, 1864. Reduced to ranks for inefficiency, October 1, 1866. Discharged October 7, 1866, by reason of enlistment in the Regular Army. Was a poor noncommissioned officer.

4. Archy Briars. Camp Nelson, July 2, 1864. Appointed Corporal at organization of Company. Reduced to ranks December 2d, 1864. Deserted While on furlough in fall of 1865.

Company C.

Company “C” was organized at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, early in July, 1864, and did guard duty at Camp Nelson and provost duty at Lexington,
Kentucky.

1. George Branch. Musician. Discharged to re-enlist  in Thirty-ninth Regulars, October 7, 1866.
Camp Nelson, June 28, 1864. Promoted to Sergeant December 22, 1864. Appointed Principal Musician, and transferred to Staff, June 1, 1866.

2. Edward Clay. Lexington, July 1, 1864. Wounded at Dutch Gap; sent to Hospital, and discharged June 18, 1865, for disability.

3. Charles Dorsey. Camp Nelson, June 28, 1864. Appointed Sergeant July 14, 1864; court-martialled for conduct prejudicial to good order, &c.; sentenced to six months’ hard labor in Military Prison, and forfeit ten dollars per month of pay for that time. Discharged November 29, 1865.

4. Joshua Holmes. Camp Nelson, July 1, 1864. Appointed Corporal July 14, 1864; reduced March 16, 1865. Became insane, and sent to Insane Hospital, Washington, D.C., August 9, 1866.

Company D.

Company D was organized at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, during the early part of the summer of 1864, and mustered into the service, as a complete
Company, July 14th, 1864.

1. Samuel Owsley. Lexington, July 5, 1864. Corporal, and deserted because caught stealing.

2. Henry Scruggs. Camp Nelson, July 2, 1864. Appointed Corporal November 30, 164. Reduced June 4, 1865. Apointed again to Corporal February 1, 1866. Reduced for sleeping out of camp October 22, 1866..

3. Henry Thomas. Camp Nelson, June 18, 1864. Appointed Corporal April 30, 1865. Reduced July 4, 1865.

4. Evan Tucker. Camp Nelson, June 12, 1864. Discharged at City Point May 20, 865.

Company E.

Company E was organized and mustered into the service in July, 1864, at Camp Nelson, where it remained doing duty with the regiment until the 13th day of September, 1864.

1. George Cook. Camp Nelson, June 12, 1864. Promoted Corporal, January 14, 1865. Reduced April 1, 1865. Discharged to enlist in Ninth Regular Cavalry, October 12, 1866.

2. John Christopher. Camp Nelson, June 13, 1864. Sergeant from organization. Reduced for disobedience of orders,  January 14, 1865. Promoted Corporal January 27, 1865.

3. William Chaston. London, June 13, 1864. Sentenced by Court Martial to ten days hard labor, and forfeit ten dollars. Discharged to enlist in
Thirty-ninth Regulars, October 7, 1866.

4. Perry Craig. Camp Nelson, June 12, 1864. Corporal from organization. Reduced for being absent without leave, January 27, 1865.

Company F.

Company “F” was organized at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, in July, 1864, under Captain--who commanded until September 8, 1864

1. Joseph Griffey. Camp Nelson, June 28, 1864. Appointed Sergeant at the organization of the Company. Reduced to ranks for incompetency
March 10, 1865.

2. Harvey Garrard. London, June 29, 1864. Appointed Corporal at organization of Company. Died of disease February 28, 1865.

3. Silas Gilbert. Lexington, June 13, 1864. Punished for sleeping on post. Discharged to re-enlist in Regular Army, October 11, 1866.

4. John Wesley Jesse. London, July 15, 1864; Sergeant from organization. Promoted to Sergeant-Major May 1, 1865. Discharged 1865.

Company G.

This Company was organized at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, during the month of July, 1864, by Colonel (now Brevet Brigadier-General) T. D. Sedgwick.

1. Daniel Garnett. Camp Nelson, July 5, 1864. Died at Point of Rocks, Virginia, Febuary 28, 1865, of consumption.

2. Isaac Howard. Camp Nelson, June 28, 1864. Promoted to Corporal February 5, 1865. Reduced October 14, 1865. Died August 14, 1866, of cholera.

3. Monroe Hemmerette. Camp Nelson, June 3, 1864. Appointed Corporal November 17, 1864. Reduced August 16, 1865. Tried by general court martial on charge of exciting mutiny, and sentenced to be confined at hard
labor for six months, with loss of all pay and allowances.

4. Richard Jackson. Camp Nelson, June 28, 1864. Promoted to Corporal October 14, 1865. Died in Texas, August 14, 1866, of cholera.

Company H.

Company “H” was organized and mustered into the United States service on the 12th day of July, 1864, at Camp Nelson, Kentucky.

1. Isham Aldridge. Camp Nelson, July 12, 1864. Discharged to enlist in the Regular Army October 19, 1866.

2. James Brown. Camp Nelson, July 5, 1864. Died of measles August 1, 1864.

3. William Dunn. Camp Nelson, July 5, 1864. Discharged to re-enlist in Regular United States Army October 7, 1866.

Company I.

Company “I” was organized at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, on the 13th day of July, 1864.

1. Harry Burley. Baltimore, Maryland, October 19, 1864. Discharged for disability, March 20, 1865.

2. Robert Caperton. Camp Nelson, July 5, 1864. Promoted to Corporal at organization of Company. Reduced to ranks November 29, 1864. Sentenced to serve the remainder of his time at Dry Tortugas by General Court Martial. Died May 11, 1866.

3. William Coffee. Camp Nelson, July 6, 1864. Promoted Corporal at organization of Company. Discharged for disability, May 3, 1865.

4. Harrison Graham. Camp Nelson, July 12, 1864. Died near Petersburg, Virginia,  April 18, 1865.

Company K.

The Company was organized at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, on the month of July 1864, and mustered into the United States service on the 12th day of
July 1864, at Camp Nelson, Kentucky

1. Thomas Boswell. Camp Nelson, July 12, 1864. In action at Petersburg, Virginia, April 1 and 2, 1865, and others; at the taking of R. E. Lee's Army,
April 9. Promoted from First Sergeant to Sergeant-Major, August 24, 1865.

2. Benjamin Graves. Camp Nelson, July 12, 1864. Died in Texas of fever, July 28, 1865.

3. Alexander Graves. Camp Nelson, July 6, 1864. Died of remittent fever, New Orleans, November 24, 1865.

4. Isaac Smith. Camp Nelson, July 6, 1864. Drowned on the march from White's Ranch, September 18, 1866.






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Monday, May 30, 2016

Cyrus R. Lantz.

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Cyrus R Lantz.

Birth: Aug. 27, 1842.
Death: Jun. 3, 1923.

He served as a private in Co. E 127th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He served eight years as Captain of Co. E 8th Regiment, Pennsylvania National Gaurd. He studied law and in 1869 was admitted to the bar in Lebanon County. Served in Pennsylvania's State Senate from 1881 until 1884. Member of Salem Lutheran Church in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was in its choir for 25 years and served as its leader for about 15 years. He was a member of Sedgwick Post No. 42 Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) and served as its commander for many years until his death. He served as Junior Vice Department Commander of the Pennsylvania Department of the G.A.R. in 1878.

Parents: Tobias Lantz (1794 - 1876).

Wife: Mary A Kauffman Lantz (1842 - 1918).

Sibling: Sarah A Lantz Benson (1836 - 1908), Cyrus R Lantz (1842 - 1923).

Burial: Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Lebanon County,
Pennsylvania.

Sunday, May 29, 2016

Capt George W Pettit.

Capt George W Pettit.

Birth: Jan. 31, 1844, Hoosick, Rensselaer County, New York.
Death: 1910, New York.

Wife's: Margaret E Weir Pettit (1840 - 1874), Jennie M Chisholm Pettit (1847 - ____).

Children: Fred H Pettit (1866 - 1898), Earl G Pettit (1870 - 1895).

Burial: Woodlands Cemetery, Cambridge, Washington County, New York.

The Semi-Weekly Times, Troy, N. Y. Tuesday Afternoon, March 15, 1910.

Capt. George W. Pettit, a well known veteran of this city and for many years a grocer on the East Side, died Sunday afternoon at 2:40 o'clock St his residence on Highland Avenue. He had been ill for several weeks. Mr. Pettit was born at Hoosick January 31, 1844, and lived in his native town .until 1881, when he removed to this city.

When the Civil War broke out he enlisted as a private in Company G, One Hundred and Twenty-fifth New York Volunteers. On May 15, 1882, be was promoted to be Corporal and on February I8, 1884, to Orderly Sergeant. He was made Second Lieutenant September 24, 1884, and First Lieutenant on November 28, 1864. Mr. Pettit acted as Adjutant of the regiment for a time in front of Petersburg and received his final promotion on March 1. 1885, when he was made Captain of Company H.

Captain Pettit participated in the thirty-two battles in which his regiment was engaged, and he returned home with his command ln 1865. Chaplain Ezra D. Simons in his regimental history said of Captain Pettit: He was one of the primmest, bravest little soldiers that ever buckled a sword.

The record made of Captain Pettit's valor and good service, as of the valor and good conduct of other officers and enlisted men, is not an afterthought, penned only In view of this history, but distinct record was made of the courage displayed and the ability and fidelity manifested while yet these were matters of observation." Captain Pettit was brave to a fault end was only too eager to show his devotion to his country on the battlefield.

The men under him loved and trusted him, and would follow him wherever he led them. Captain Pettit was a member of Post Tlbbits, G. A. R., and a Past Commander of the post, and was Treasurer of the One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Regimental Association. Mr. Pettit was a member of the Veteran Boys In Blue Republican Club. Mr. Pettit returned to this city at the close of the war and. with the exception of about two years, had always lived in Troy.

He was for a number of years employed at the factory of Earl A Wilson, and then opened a grocery store at the corner of Pawling and Maple Avenues. He continued In this business for about twenty years and retired about three years ago. Mr. Pettit then removed to Round Lake, and after spending about a year there returned to this city end took up his residence on Highland Avenue.

Captain Pettit had a wide acquaintance and was respected by all who knew him. He was a member of Trinity Methodist Church. The survivors are his widow. who was Miss Jennie M Chisholm, and a daughter Miss Maud Pettit; also a brother David Pettit, and two sisters, Mrs William Sweet and Miss Jennie L, Pettit of Gilman. Ill.

The funeral of Captain Pettit will be held to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock at the residence. The service will be conducted by Rev, Robert L. Thompson of Trinity Methodist Church, assisted by Rev. H. M, Boyce of Schuylerville and Rev. A. I. Clerk of Round Lake. Selections will he sung by a quartette composed of Miss Gertrude E Shacklady, Mrs. Edna Herrich Peck. George W. Reynolds and Herbert G. Vanderpool. The Grand Army funeral service will be held at the residence tonight under the direction of Post Tlbbits. The members of the One Hundred and Twenty-fifth New York Volunteers are invited to attend the service as are the members of other posts. The interment will be at Cambridge.

New York State Records.

PETTTT, GEORGE W.—Age, 18 years. Enrolled, August 13, 1862, at Troy, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. G, August 27,1862; surrendered, September 15,1862, and paroled, September 16, 1862, at Harper's Ferry, Va.; promoted corporal, May 15, 1863; sergeant, October 1, 1863; first sergeant, February 10,1861; mustered in as second lieutenant, Co. E, September 28, 1861; as first lieutenant, Co, G, November 28, 1861; as captain, Co. H, March 1, 1865; mustered out with company, June 5, 1865, near Alexandria, Va.

Commissioned second lieutenant, September 20, 1861, with rank from same date, vice-Lee Churchill promoted; first lieutenant, December 7, 1861, with rank from November 28, 1864, vice Lee Churchill promoted; captain, March 24, 1865, with rank from March 1,1865, vice F. A. Morey mustered out.

Saturday, May 28, 2016

Brice Suffield.

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Brice Suffield.

Birth: Jan. 20, 1839.
Death: Oct. 30, 1910.

Co. K 33 Reg. Ill. Vol. Inf.

Wife: Elisabeth Clegg Suffield (1845 - 1887).

Children: May Suffield (1878 - 1892).

Burial: Spring Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES.
Illinois Civil War Detail Report.

Name: SUFFIELD, BRICE
Rank: PVT.
Company: K.
Unit: 33 IL US INF.

Personal Characteristics.
Residence: BEARDSTOWN, CASS CO, IL.
Age: 25.
Height: 5' 10.
Hair: DARK.
Eyes: GRAY.
Complexion: LIGHT.
Occupation: FARMER.
Nativity: ENGLAND.

Service Record.
Joined When: MAR 30, 1864.
Joined Where: BEARDSTOWN, IL.
Period: 3 YRS.
Muster In: APR 28, 1864.
Muster In Where: SPRINGFIELD, IL.
 Remarks: VETERAN RECRUIT TRAN TO NON COM STAFF AS HOSPITAL STEWARD.

ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES.
Illinois Civil War Detail Report

Name: SUFFIELD, BRICE.
Rank: HOST.
Company: HQ Unit 33 IL US INF.

Personal Characteristics:
Residence: CHANDLERVILLE, CASS CO, IL.
Height: 5' 9.
Hair: LIGHT.
Eyes: GRAY.
Complexion: LIGHT.
Marital Status: SINGLE.
Occupation: FARMER.
Nativity: ENGLAND.

Service Record.
Muster Out: NOV 24, 1865.
Muster Out Where: VICKSBURG, MS.

Regimental Remark. Everyone who had an ache or an illness will remember stanch and kind hearted Brice Suffield, who was the last of our Hospital Stewards.

Edward H. Twining.

Edward Henry Twining.
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Birth: Oct. 3, 1833.
Death: Mar. 20, 1920.

Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut.

ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES.
Illinois Civil War Detail Report.

Name; TWINING, EDWARD H. Rank; PVT. Company; K. Unit; 33rd Illinois US INF.

Personal Characteristics. Residence; JACKSONVILLE, MORGAN CO, IL. Age; 28. Height; 5' 8. Hair; BROWN. Eyes; GRAY. Complexion; FAIR. Marital Status; MARRIED. Occupation; TEACHER. Nativity; LOWELL, MA.

Service Record. Joined When; AUG 21, 1861. Joined Where; SPRINGFIELD, IL. Period; 3 YRS. Muster In; SEP 2, 1861. Muster In Where; CAMP BUTLER, IL. Remarks; PROMOTED CAPTAIN.

ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES. Illinois
Civil War Detail Report.

Name; TWINING, EDWARD H. Rank: CPT. Company; K. Unit; 33 IL US INF.

Personal Characteristics. Residence; JACKSONVILLE, MORGAN CO, IL. Age; 28. Height; 5' 8. Hair; BROWN. Eyes; GRAY. Complexion; FAIR. Marital Status; MARRIED. Occupation; TEACHER. Nativity; MA.

Service Record. Joined When; SEP 23, 1862. Joined Where; NEW ORLEANS, LA. Period; 3 YRS. Muster In; FEB 15, 1864. Muster In Where; NEW ORLEANS, LA. Remarks; PROMOTED ADC BY PRESIDENT SEP 28, 1864.

Edward H. Twining was promoted from private to Captain of Company K in September, 1862, and served until October, 1864, when he resigned to accept commission as Captain A. D. C. on the Staff of Major General J. J. Reynolds. While in the ranks, Twining was noted for his soldierly bearing and strict observance of all duties and formalities required of a soldier. He was a man of superior education, having graduated at Wabash College in 1852, and was afterward a professor in the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale.

In 1866 he was appointed to a professorship in Washington and Jefferson College, Pa., and later was connected with the Universities of Minnesota and Missouri. In 1882 he entered the service of the Government as Engineer under the Mississippi River Commission, which position he still holds. It goes with out saying that Capt. Twining reflected great honor on our regiment, both during and since the war. His ad dress is 2739 Locust street, St. Louis, Mo.

Thursday, May 26, 2016

Benjamin Thomas Cushing.

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Benjamin Thomas Cushing.

Birth: Sep. 10, 1833.
Death: Nov. 4, 1872.

Parents: Benjamin Cushing (1807 - 1882) Nancy Swain Cushing (1812 - 1886).

Wife: Julla E. Jacobs.
Married Oct. 2, 1867.

Siblings: Benjamin Thomas Cushing (1833 - 1872) Pluma V Cushing Maxham (1837 - 1870) Nancy Adelaide Cushing (1847 - 1876) Jason Roscoe Cushing (1852 - 1890).

Burial: City Cemetery Conneaut Ashtabula County Ohio.

Benjamin Thomas Cushing was born in Conneaut, Ohio, September 10. 1839, was educated at Kingsvllle Academy; enlisted in Company G, was appointed sergeant, and was In continuous service as such until Septembers, 1863. when he was wounded in the ankle, during the famous charge of the regiment at Chlckamauga. He remained on the field until the following Saturday, his wound being dressed on Friday for the first time. He was in hospital until June 28. 1864. when he was discharged. He was admitted to the bar and elected Probate Judge of Ashtabula County, in 1868: re-elected in IMP. but resigned before the expiration of his term because of ill health and died of consumption November 4, 1872. at Chat field. Minn. He was a most exemplary man and faithful soldier.

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Horace D Boone .

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Pvt Horace D Boone.

Birth: Apr. 5, 1845.
Death: Jun. 29, 1918.

Co. H 31st, Durell's Ind. Co.; 1864-65.

Parents: Daniel Boone (1799 - 1854),Elizabeth A Bertolette Boone (1816 - 1886).

Wife: Elizabeth Hangen Boone (1853 - 1928).

Children: Elizabeth Hangen Boone.
Christening December 7. 1879.

Burial: Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

John Echols.

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John Echols.

Birth: Mar. 20, 1823.
Death: May 24, 1896.

Wife's: Mary Helen Cochran Echols (1834 - 1922), Mary Jane Caperton Echols (1823 - 1874).

Children: Harriette Echols Miller (1847 - 1899), Edward Echols (1849 - 1914), James Alexander Echols (1851 - 1852), Sarah Ann Echols (1854 - 1856),John Percy Echols (1861 - 1881),Mary Caperton Echols (1867 - 1868).

Burial: Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Staunton City, Virginia.

Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. When Virginia seceded from the Union, he was a Virginia State Legislator attorney and was appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the 27th Virginia. He led his regiment in the First Battle of Bull Run and was in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign. In April 1862, he was commissioned a Brigadier General commander of the Army of Southwest Virginia. In June 1863, he served on the court of inquiry to examine the surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi and led his brigade in the battle at Cold Harbor, November 1863. He took command of the Department of Western Virginia in 1864 and served until he surrendered his corps in Augusta, Georgia at the war‘s end. After the war, he opened a legal practice and was involved in banking and railroads.

Samuel Reuben Robinson.

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Samuel Reuben Robinson.

Birth: Nov. 10, 1847, Antrim, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
Death: Dec. 11, 1904, Antrim, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.

Parents: Reuben Robinson (____ - 1852), ary Sweetser Robinson (____ - 1893).

Wife: Sophia Ellen Hurlin Robinson (1850 - 1938).

Children: Fred W. Robinson (1872 - 1961), Edith May Robinson (1880 - 1880), Carl Howard Robinson (1881 - 1963).

Burial: Maplewood Cemetery, Antrim, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.

New Hampshire State Records.
18th. Infantry, Co. C.

Robinson, Samuel R. Co. C ; b. Antrim ; age 18 ; res. Antrim, cred. Bennington ; enl. Sept. 5, '64, for 1 yr. ; must, in Sept. '64, as Priv. ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Antrim.

Sunday, May 22, 2016

Col Alexander Blair Montgomery.

Col Alexander Blair Montgomery.

Birth: May 19, 1831, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia.
Death: Feb. 2, 1904, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia.

Children: Rosa, Josepene, Blair Montgomery.

Burial: Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia.

3d REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY WRIGHT'S BRIGADE, ANDERSON'S DIVISION ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA C. S. A.

Montgomery, Alexander B.—Elected 1st Lieutenant, Co. D, 1st Regt. Ga. Regulars Mar. 16, 1861. Appointed to temporary rank of Major Aug. 1, 1862. Elected Major, 3d Regt. Ga. Inf. Aug. 5,1862. Wounded, 2d Manassas, Va. Aug. 28, 1862. Relieved as Major Dec. 23, 1862. Elected Lieut. Colonel May 12, 1863; Colonel May 16, 1863. Assigned to duty as Commandant of prisoners, Charleston, S. C. Sept. 15,1864.

Saturday, May 21, 2016

George W. Brister.

George W. Brister.

Birth: Apr. 9, 1829, Mississippi.
Death: Feb. 18, 1901.

Parents: Martha Ann Hickman Brister (1800 - 1879).

Children: Amanda Elizabeth Brister Brown (1862 - 1933).

Siblings: William T. Hickman Brister (1821 - 1904), George W. Brister (1829 - 1901), Jacob B Brister (1831 - 1887), Rose Ann Brister (1832 - 1843), Allie Emmaline Brister (1833 - 1900), Charity Brister (1837 - 1914), Frances Lavicy Brister Nations (1841 - 1918).

Burial: Patroon Cemetery, Patroon, Shelby County, Texas.

Louisiana State Records.

Brister, G. W., Pvt. Co. G. 25th Regt. La. Infty. En. March 15th, 1862. Lisbon, La. Present on Roll to July, 1862. Rolls from Nov., 1862, to Feb., 1863, Absent. Wounded in Battle of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Dec. 31st, 1862.
Rolls from May. 1863, to Aug., 1863, Absent. Wounded at Murfreesboro, Tenn., Dec. 31st, 1862. Left order of Dr. Ware. Roll for Sept. and Oct. 1863, Dropped from the Roll Oct. 1st, 1863. Sent to Hospl. Last heard from in La. Federal Rolls of Prisoners of War, Captured at Murfreesboro, Tenn., Jan. 5th, 1863. Appears on Roll of Prisoners of War at Camp Morton, Ind.,
delivered at City Point, Va., April 12th, 1863, for exchange.

Friday, May 20, 2016

William Stevenson Geren.

William Stevenson Geren.

Birth: Nov. 28, 1836, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
Death: Jul. 22, 1921 Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.

Parents: Abram Geren (1806 - 1851), Elizabeth Scallorn Geren (1808 - 1896).

Wife: Mary Jane Newton Geren (1844 - 1884).

Children: George Ellis Geren (1868 - 1929), William Edward Geren (1873 - 1928), Ella E Geren Knighton (1875 - 1937), Cora Lee Geren (1877 - 1883), Thomas Jefferson Geren (1881 - 1938).

Siblings: Mildred Geren Youngblood (1831 - 1920), John F Geren (1834 - 1861), William Stevenson Geren (1836 - 1921), James Preston Geren (1841 - 1933), Maryann E Geren (1844 - 1917).

Burial: Gilgal Cemetery, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.

Louisiana State Records.

Geren, William S., Pvt. Corpl. Co. G, 8th La. Inf. En. Aug. 6, 1861, Camp Pickens. Present on Rolls to Dec., 1861. Roll for Dec., 1861, to April, 1862. Present. Re-enlisted and mustered in by Capt. Kary at Camp Gladden. Roll for Feb. to June, 1862, Absent, sick since May 11. Rolls from July, 1862, to Aug., 1863, Present. Roll for Aug.11 to 31, 1863, Present. Apptd. Corpl. Aug. 1,1868. Rolls from Oct. to Dec. 1863, Present. Roll for April to Aug. 31, 1864, Absent. Wounded since June 2, 1864. Record copied from Memorial Hall, New Orleans, La., by the War Dept., Washington, D. C.,
June, 1903, occupation farmer, Res. Minden, La., age -, single. Wounded June 3, near Richmond. Went home on furlough and not returned.