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COMPANY E.
The recruiting of this company was commenced about the
1st of November, 1861, by Rev. Thomas M. Stevenson,
and others for the 78th Regiment, then being formed at
Zanesville, which was afterward organized with M. D.
Leggett, colonel. Dr. J. S. Reeves went
as sur-
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geon to the regiment, and remained in the service until
the regiment was mustered out.
On the 23d of December, 1861, the company met and
elected Thomas M. Stevenson, Captain; W. W.
McCarty, first and Cyrus M. Roberts, second
lieutenants; A. W. Stewart, first orderly; Dr.
E. G. Coulson, steward of the hospital.
The company went into camp on the 25th of December with
ninety-four as strong, brave and reliable men as ever
left the county. Captain Stevenson had for
a number of years been superintendent of the public
schools of McConnelsville, and had the summer previous
been licensed to preach. Lieutenant McCarty
had long been a resident of McConelsville, and had
filled many of the principal offices of the county,
which made him well acquainted in the county and gave
him an influence that caused many worthy men to rally
for the defense of liberty and the flag.
Lieutenant Roberts had long been engaged in
merchandising, and, being a young man of good character,
influenced many young men to imitate his example and lay
down all that was dear upon their country's altar.
No company in the regiment did more efficient service,
and none suffered more upon the field of battle or from
hardship and exposure.
On the 11th of February, 1862, the regiment left for
Fort Donelson, where it arrived on the 15th and took
position on the field of battle too late to take part in
the action yet in time to take charge of the rebel
prisoners.
With the regiment we might follow Company E through its
devious weary marches and battles, and cite the
involuntary tests of some of its members of the luxuries
of southern boarding houses, but this has been lucidly
written in the “History of the 78th Regiment,” from its
“muster in” to its “muster out,” by Rev. T. M.
Stevenson, who was first captain of the company and
afterward chaplain of the regiment, in which he says “no
company has done more efficient service, none suffered
more upon the field of battle or from hardship and
exposure,” and a repetition here would be unnecessary.
But two items not given may be of interest. After
the evacuation of Corinth by the rebels, Colonel
Leggett was sent to Jackson, Tennessee, occupied by
a force of rebels, who were driven out, and C. M.
Roberts raised the stripes and stars on the same
pole on which had been raised the first rebel flag in
Tennessee.
On the march of the regiment to Rosswell factories, on
the Chattahoochie River, on the 16th of July, 1864,
while walking through a clump of bushes, Surgeon
Reeves was accosted by a citizen of the country,
with a request for a federal surgeon to administer
medical aid to his sick daughter. The doctor at
first objected, but on a second thought concluded to go
with the man who took him down the valley to a cave,
where he found about two hundred Union refugees hiding
from the persecution of the rebel authorities.
The following were commissioned and assigned to other
companies: Sergeant A. A. Adair to captain;
Sergeant Martin Durant to second lieutenant;
Sergeant John Kennedy to second
lieutenant, Sergeant James Farich
to second lieutenant. The latter refused to
be mustered as lieutenant, preferring to carry the
colors which he had borne in so many battles.
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COMPANY E, 78TH
REGIMENT O. V. I.
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OFFICERS. |
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Captain Thomas M. Stevenson, |
e. Oct. 29, 1861; res. Feb. 14, 1863; com.
as chaplain Feb. 20, 1863. |
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First Lieutenant, William W. McCarty, |
e. Oct. 31, 1861; pro. to captain Mar. 7,
1862; dis. May 26, 1865. |
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First Lieutenant, Archibald W. Stewart, |
entered service as a private Nov. 15, 1861;
pro. to sergt. Dec. 23, 1861; pro. to second
lieut. Feb. 15, 1863; to first lieut. Jan.
14, 1865; detailed as aid-de-camp on staff
of General Leggett, on which he
served until the close of the war. |
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Second Lieutenant, Cyrus M. Roberts, |
e. Oct. 31, 1861; pro. to first lieut. Mar.
16, 1863, to captain Jan. 1, 1865; retained
in service. |
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Second Lieutenant, Alexander V. P. Hagar, |
e. as sergt. Oct. 30, 1861; pro. to second
lieut. Jan. 20, 1865. |
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SERGEANTS.
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Joseph L. Brown, |
e. Dec. 5, 1861; vet; e. Dec. 18, 1863; pro.
to corpl. Dec. 18, 1863; to sergt. June 1,
1865; to firt sergt. June 11, 1865; m. o. w.
c. |
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William H. Townsend, |
e. as corpl. Dec. 13, 1861; vet.; e. as
sergt. Jan. 5, 1864; absent on furlough, at
m. o. |
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James R. Earich, |
e. as private Dec. 21, 1861; vet.; e. as
sergt. Ja. 5, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
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Harvey Davis, |
e. as private Dec. 21, 1861; vet.; as sergt.
Jan. 5, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
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Samuel M. Cramblett, |
e. as private Dec. 7, 1861; vet.; e. as
sergt. Dec. 18, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
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CORPORALS.
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Eli W. Coulson, |
e. as private; vet.; e. as corpl. Jan. 5,
1864; absent on furlough at m. o. |
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Benjamin A. Wiley, |
e. as private Jan. 7, 1864; pro. to corpl.
Jan. 2, 1865; m. o. w. c. |
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John Davis, |
e. Oct. 7, 1863; pro. to corpl. Jan. 2,
1865; m. o. w. c. |
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William Stoneburner, |
e. as private Dec. 17, 1861; vet.; e. Dec.
18, 1863; pro. to corpl. June 1, 1865; m. o.
w. c. |
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James p. Hartsell, |
e. as private; vet.; e. Jan. 5, 1864; pro.
to corpl. June 1, 1865. |
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Ridgeley, |
e. as provate Jan. 4, 1864; pro. to corpl.
June 1, 1865. |
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Fletcher L. Bunn, |
e. as private Mar. 28, 1864; pro. to corpl.
Jne 1, 1865. |
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William l. Brown, |
e. as private Dec. 7, 1861; vet; e. Dec.
1863; pro. to corpl. June 1, 1865; m. o w.
c. |
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William J. George, |
e. as private, Dec. 21, 1861; vet.; e. as
musician, Jan. 5, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
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Philip J. George, |
vet.; e. as musician Jan. 5, 1864; m. o. w.
c. |
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PRIVATES.
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Brogan, James, |
e. Sept. 21, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
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Coulson, William G. S., |
e. Jan. 7, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
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Christman, Daniel, |
e. Dec. 4, 1861; vet.; e. Jan. 6, 1864; m.
o. w. c. |
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Christman, William D., |
e. Dec. 5, 1861; vet.; e. Dec. 18, 1863; m.
o. w. c. |
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Carver, John S., |
e. Jan. 5, 1864; absent on furlough at m. o. |
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Coffee, Louis, |
e. Dec. 2, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
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Cochran, Samuel, |
e. Oct. 10, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
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Donahue, Morris, |
e. Oct. 6, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
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Drake, H. H., |
e. Dec. 12, 1861; Co. E, 78th; dis. Sept.
26, 1862. |
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Durant, George, |
e. Jan. 6, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
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Durant, John, |
e. Jan. 8, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
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Dozer, Benjamin F., |
e. Feb. 26, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
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Ferguson, Elisha, |
e. Oct. 8, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
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Gallion, George W., |
e. Dec. 7, 1861; vet.; e. Jan. 5, 1864; m.
o. w. c. |
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Glassford, Fred., |
e. Jan. 4, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
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Gilpin, Daniel, |
e. Oct. 18, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
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Hays, John W., |
e. Dec. 7, 1861; vet., e. Dec. 18, 1863, m.
o. w. e. |
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Hersch, William F., |
e. Feb. 25, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
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Jones, Reason, |
e. Nov. 15, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
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Kirby, John R., |
e. Feb. 22, 1865; m. o. w. c. |
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Longstreth, Thomas,
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e. Oct. 12, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
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McElroy, John, |
e. Nov. 16, 1863; absent on furlough on m.
o. |
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Martin, Thomas, |
e. Feb. 19, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
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Matson, Alvertus, |
e. Feb. 22, 1865; absent at m. o. |
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Morrison, Matthias, |
e. Dc. 26, 1861; vet.; e. Jan. 5, 1864; sick
at m. o.; dis. Jan. 5, 1865, at Camp Chase. |
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Pletcher, Noah, |
e. Dec. 21, 1861; vet.; e. Jan. 5, 1864; m.
o. w. c. |
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Pletcher, Nicholas, |
e. Dec. 17, 1861; dis. for disa. Sept. 1862;
re-e. Sept. 1863, 1st regt. O. H. A.; dis. |
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Pletcher, Jno. W., |
e. Dec. 21, 1861; vet.; e. Jan. 5, 1864;
sick at m. o. |
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Price, Othello, |
e. Feb. 24, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
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Penrose, Austin, |
e. Feb. 16, 1865; m. o. w. c. |
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Quinn, Henry, |
e. Dec. 28, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
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Rainey, Jonathan, |
e. Feb. 22, 1765; m. o. w. c. |
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| Sutton,
William, |
e. Oct. 14, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
| Sowders,
Jacob A., |
e. Feb. 26, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
| Shook,
William J., |
e. ____ 7, 1861; detailed as ambulance
driver; vet.; e. Jan. 5, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
| Stevens,
Elwood, |
e. Feb. 17, 1865; m. o. w. c. |
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Tow, Joseph, |
e. Oct. 6, 1864. |
| Van Horn,
John W., |
e. Dec. 14, 1864; vet.; e. Jan. 5, 1864; m.
o. w. c. |
| Walters,
John A., |
e. Oct. 7, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
| Wallace,
Wilkes, P., |
e. Oct. 14, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
| Whitcraft,
John R., |
e. Mar. 6, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
| Wood,
Charles P., |
Mar. 16, 1865; m. o. w. c. |
| Williams,
John, |
e. Mar. 16, 1865; m. o. w. c. |
| Young,
John, |
e. Dec. 25, 1861; vet.; e. Jan. 5, 1864;
absent on furlough at m. o. |
The following names appear on muster-in roll and are
not found on the muster-out roll.
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Sergeant George J. Chappelear, |
e. Nov. 82, 1862;
dis. in 1862 on surg. cert. of disa. |
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Sergeant Charles W. Brown, |
e. Dec. 3, 1861; died at
Shiloh in 1862. |
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Sergeant Jasper S. Laughlin, |
e. Nov. 2, 1861; died in
service. |
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Corporal Robert F. Chandler,
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e. Nov. 20, 1861; died in
service. |
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Corporal George R. McCarty, |
e. Dec. 21, 1862; absent
at m. o. |
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Corporal Jacob Bush, |
e. Dec. 17, 1861. |
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Corporal William H. Sopher, |
e. Dec. 4, 1861; died in
service. |
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Corporal Abram Wood, |
e. Dec. 4, 1861; dis. in
1862 on surg. cert. of disa. |
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Corporal Jordan M. Malar,
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e. Nov. 28, 1861; dis. in
1862 on surg. cert. of disa. |
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PRIVATES.
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| Ammon,
George W., |
e. Dec. 12, 1861; dis.
Sept. 23, 1862, at Columbus, O., on surg.
cert. of disa. |
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Alexander, Thompson, |
e. Dec. 17, 1861; dis. on
surg. cert. of disa. |
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Bailey, Benjamin F., |
e. Nov. 20, 1861; died of
wounds received at Vicksburg, Miss. |
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Bailey, James M., |
e. Nov. 26, 1861; m. o.
w. c. |
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Bailey, Christian, |
e. Dec. 19, 1861; m. o.
w. e. |
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Bailey, David, |
e. Dec. 19, 1861; m. o.
w. c. |
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Bailey, Sylvester, |
e. Dec. 19, 1861; m. o.
w. c. |
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Beisaker, Jacob, |
e. Dec. 19, 1861; m. o.
w. c. |
| Boyd,
Cyrus, |
e. Dec. 4, 1861; m. o. w.
c. |
| Bunn,
Fletcher F., |
e. Dec. 7, 1861; dis. by
re-e. Apr. 1, 1864. |
| Bush,
Hiram H., |
e. Dec. 19, 1861; killed
in battle at Atlanta, Ga., July 22,
1864. |
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Coulson, Eli W., |
e. Nov. 26, 1861; m. o.
w. c. |
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Coulson, Eli G., |
e. Nov. 14, 1861; m. o.
w. c. |
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Coffee, Louis, |
e. Dec. 4, 1861. |
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Clawson, John, |
e. Dec. 16, 1861; dis. on
surg. cert. of disa. |
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Chappelear, William A., |
e. Dec. 9, 1861; dis. on
surg. cert. of disa. |
| Davis,
John, |
e. Nov. 29, 1861. |
| Drake,
Henry H., |
e. Dec. 12, 1861. |
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Durant, Martin, |
e. Dec. 21, 1861; pro. to
second lieut. |
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Fuller, Chester M., |
e. Dec. 7, 1861. |
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Glassford, Fred., |
e. Nov. 21, 1861. |
| Grubb,
Rasselas, |
e. Nov. 21, 1861 |
| Harnes,
Robert, |
killed Nov. 25, 1863. |
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Harris, George W., |
e. Dec. 3, 1861; killed
at Lovejoy's Station while in picket
line. |
| Hann,
David P., |
e. Dec. 12, 1861. |
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Heller, William, |
e. Jan. 3, 1862. |
| Kirby,
John R., |
Nov. 21, 1861. |
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Kennedy, John, |
e. Dec. 21, 1861. |
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Keller, John, |
e. Dec. 25, 1861; dis. at
Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 1863. |
| Koon,
Sylvester, |
e. Dec. 30, 1861. |
| Lees,
Elisha, |
e. Dec. 12, 1861. |
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Landerman,
William, |
e. Dec. 17, 1861. |
| Moore,
James W., |
e. Nov. 20, 186; vet.; e.
Apr. 1, 1864. |
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Maullar, George
W., |
e. Nov. 29, 1861. |
| Monks,
Albert, |
e. Dec. 4, 1861. |
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Murphy, William, |
e. Dec. 9, 1861. |
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McElroy, John, |
`e. Nov. 25, 1861; died
in Vicksburg, Miss., in 1863. |
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McCarty, Arthur W., |
e. Dec. 3, 1861 |
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Porter, James D., |
e. Dec. 12, 1861. |
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Pletcher,
Nicholas, |
e. Dec. 21, 1861. |
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Rivers, Ethelbert D., |
e. Dec. 6, 1861. |
| Shutt,
Samuel H., |
e. Nov. 20, 1861. |
| Smith,
John C., |
e. Nov. 26, 1861. |
| Sopher,
John D., |
e. Nov. 23, 1861; died in
service. |
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Sowers, Job P., |
e. Dec. 4, 1861. |
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Southard, Samuel, |
e. Dec. 17, 1861. |
| Swope,
Henry, |
e. Dec. 21, 1863. |
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Thompson, John, |
e. Dec. 6, 1861. |
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Thompson, John W., |
e. Dec. 17, 1861; died in
service. |
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| Tompkins,
Benjamin, |
e. Dec. 5, 1861. |
| Turner,
Alonzo, |
e. Dec. 12, 1861; killed in battle of
Atlanta, July 22, 1864. |
| Williams,
Luther C., |
e. Nov. 17, 1861; dis. on surg. cert. |
| Wiseman,
Caleb M., |
e. Nov. 26, 1861; died in service. |
| Wade,
William S., |
e. Nov. 25, 1861; dis. at Columbus, O., on
surg. cert. |
| Walraven,
Charles, |
e. Dec. 4, 1861. |
| Whitaker,
John H., |
e. Dec. 16, 1861; dis. at Columbus on surg.
cert. |
| Woodward,
Samuel S., |
e. Dec. 19, 1861. |
NAMES OF A
DETACHMENT.
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John C. Russel, |
e. as corpl. Aug. 3, 1862; wo. at Champion
Hills, Miss., May 16, 1863. |
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John Switser,
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e. Sept. 1, 1862; absent at m. o. |
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Alexander Earich |
e. Aug. 22, 1862; m. o. w. c. |
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Jacob L. Matson, |
e. Aug. 30, 1862; m. o. w. c. |
PRIVATES.
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Brown, Benjamin, |
e. Aug. 30, 1862; dis. June 1, 1865, at
Washington, D. C. |
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Brown, John C., |
e. Sept. 2, 1862; dis. June 1, 1865, at
Washington D. C. |
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Bush, Leonard J., |
e. Aug. 22, 1862, dis. June 1, 1864, at
Washington, D. C. |
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Coulson, George S., |
e. Aug. 30, 1862; wo. at Champion Hills, May
16, 1863; dis. at Washington, D C., June 1,
1865. |
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Davis, Martin, |
e. Aug. 30, 1862; dis. June 1, 1865, at
Washington, D. C. |
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Allard, Jonathan, |
e. Oct. 26, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at
Washington, D. C. |
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Aldrich, Theodore, |
e Sept. 26, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at
Washington, D. C. |
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Benton, Orlando F., |
e. Sept.23, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at
Washington, D. C. |
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Bustator, Mathias, |
e. Sept. 23, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at
Washington, D. C. |
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Copsey, Martin, |
e. Sept. 23, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at
Washington, D. C. |
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Colen, James, |
e. Sept. 29, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at
Washington, D. C. |
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Decissus, Christian, |
e. Oct. 14, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at
Washington, D. C. |
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Emrich, Peter,
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e. Sept. 23, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at
Washington, D. C. |
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Friar, Samuel L., |
e. Sept. 23, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at
Washington, D. C. |
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Fishbaugh, Louis, |
e. Sept. 23, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at
Washington, D. C. |
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Fetter, John, |
e. Sept. 23, 1864; absent in hospital at
Alexandria, Va., at m. o. c. |
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Jones, Jacob A., |
e. Sept. 23, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at
Washington, D. C. |
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Keafer, Adam, |
e. Sept. 23, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at
Washington, D. C. |
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Linder, Michael, |
e. Sept. 23, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at
Washington, D. C. |
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Omer, Reuben, |
e. Sept. 28, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at
Washington, D. C. |
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Pletcher, Israel, |
e. Oct. 19, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at
Washington, D. C. |
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Rhodes, Ira, |
e. Oct. 19, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at
Washington, D. C. |
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Rosser, William G., |
e. Oct. 19, 1864; absent in hospital,
Alexandria, Va., at m. o c. |
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Stoneburner, Gilman, |
e. Oct. 19, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at
Washington, D. C. |
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Stunnaberry, Absalom, |
e. Sept. 23, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at
Washington, D. C. |
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Stemler, David, |
e. Oct. 13, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at
Washington, D. C. |
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Sloan, James,
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e. Oct. 19, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at
Washington, D. C. |
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Smith, David, |
e. Oct. 19, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at
Washington, D. C. |
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Taylo, Thomas, |
e. Oct. 19, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at
Washington, D. C. |
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Wright, Daid, |
Sept. 28, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at
Washington, D. C. |
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Swingle, Nicholas, |
e. Mar. 18, 1864, Zanesville; absent in
hospital June 12, 1864. |
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Wm. H. Dozer, |
formerly Co. E. 78th regt.; transferred to
vet. reserve corps, adn assigned to Co. H,
6th regt., vet reserve corps; died in post
hospital, Johnson's Island, O., Mar. 23,
1865. |
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Thomas Harter, |
killed in battle July 22, 1864; at Atlanta,
Ga. |
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William Smith, |
e. in 1863; dis. by reason of wo. ree. July
22, 1864, at Atlanta, Ga. |
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Robert Moore, |
e. 1863; dis. by reason of wo. rec. July 22,
1864, at Atlanta, Ga. |
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George H. Coulson, |
e. Jan., 1864, died of wo. rec. in battle
July 22, 1864, at Atlanta, Ga. |
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Asa Massey, |
e. Aug., 1862; died in service, Lake
Providence, La. |
Company D of
the 78th not being exclusively recruited in Morgan
County, is omitted in the numbering of the companies.
Yet it is proper to state that the company was raised in
the vicinity of Rockville, Muskingum County, and Bloom
Township, Morgan County.
E. Hilles Talley, son of W. K. Talley.
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of Muskingum County, was elected captain, and with his
company and regiment left Zanesville on Feb. 11, 1862.
After leaving Fort Donelson, about the middle of March,
Captain Talley was taken sick and removed
to the hospital at Savannah, Tenn., where he died Apr.
1, 1862, in the vigor of his young manhood, the first of
his regiment sacrificed
to the cause he had espoused.
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