Civil War

Ashby, George A.

Family Line: Ashby, Uncle

Unit: 72nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Company G

Rank: Private

Ashby, William R.

Family Line: Ashby, Uncle

Unit: 72nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Company E

Rank: Sergeant

Dates of Service: July 19, 1862 to December 27, 1862.

Description: Died of typhoid during service.

Brooks, Samuel

Family Line: Klinefelter, Uncle

Unit: Army

Carson, William H.

Family Line: Thomas, Uncle

Unit: 1st Missouri Cavalry

Rank: Private

Conner, Benjamin F.

Family Line: Conner, Uncle

Unit: 32nd Illinois Infantry, Company I

Rank: Private

Dates:  – Dec 31, 1864

Conner, John M.

Family Line: Conner, Uncle

Unit: 19th Kentucky Infantry, Company H

Rank: Musician 2nd Class, Sergeant

Conner, Willis Alexander

Family Line: Conner, Direct Ancestor

Unit: 133 Illinois Infantry, Company C

Rank: Private

Dates of Service: May 31, 1864 – September 24, 1864

Description: Measles settled on lungs.

Unit: 152nd Illinois Infantry, Company I

Rank: Private

Dates of service: February 15, 1865 – September 11, 1865

Unit: 19th Kansas Volunteer Calvary, Company G

Service Dates: October 18, 1868 – April 18, 1869

Description: Served in Western Kansas under Col. Crawford

Crawford, Alfred W.

Family Line: Pellett, Uncle

Unit: 23rd Ohio Infantry, Company H, Company F

Rank: Corporal

Dates of Service: October 14, 1861 – October 14, 1864

Crawford, Croco Henry

Family Line: Pellett, Cousin

Unit: 102nd Ohio Volunteers, Company A

Rank: Corporal (Mar 16, 1863)

Dates of Service: July 30, 1862 – June 6, 1865

Description: In September 1864, he was assigned to a group that was to assist Ft. Henderson, which was under attack.  The fort surprisingly surrendered and General Forrest then attacked the group the Croco was in.  Many of the men surrendered. However, Croco escaped despite having a wounded knee.

Crawford, Cyrus

Family Line: Pellett, Uncle

Unit: 166th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company A

Rank: Private

Dates of Service: May 13, 1864 – September 9, 1864

Crawford, Ezra

Family Line: Pellett, Uncle

Unit: 102nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company A

Rank: Corporal, Sergeant (February 22, 1863)

Dates of Service: August 11, 1862 – May 20, 1865

Description: In September 1864, he was assigned to a group that was to assist Ft. Henderson, which was under attack.  The fort surprisingly surrendered and General Forrest then attacked the group the Ezra was in.  Ezra was sent to Cahaba Prison.  Then, on April 27, 1865, he survived the explosion of the steamship Sultana near Memphis, Tennennesse.

Crawford, John M.

Family Line: Pellett, Cousin

Unit: 166th Ohio Infantry, Company A

Crawford, Lewis Henry

Family Line: Pellett, Cousin

Unit: 166th Ohio Infantry, Company A

Dates of Service: 1864

Donaldson, John Marshall

Family Line: Thomas, Uncle

Unit: Missouri Engineers, Union Army

Dates of Service: December 13, 1861 –

Doolittle, Ormas R.

Family Line: Ellis, Spouse of Aunt

Unit: 13th Indiana Cavalry, Company G (Union Army)

Rank: Private

Dates of Service: March 9, 1864 – November 18, 1865

Fortney, John H.

Family Line: Thomson, Spouse of Aunt

Unit: Wisconsin 31st Infantry Regiment

Rank: Corporal

Dates of Service: Aug 20, 1862 – June 20, 1865

Description: Public Information Officer

Johnson, Eleazer “Ail” W.

Family Line: Peelle, Uncle

Unit: 63rd Illinois Infantry Company A

Rank: Private

Date of Enlistment Dec 1, 1861

Dates of Service: Apr 1, 1862 to Oct 12, 1862

Discharge: Discharged for disease of the throat.

Description: Member of G.A.R.

Kirkpatrick, John

Family Line: Ellis, Spouse of Aunt

Unit: Union Army

Dates of Service: 1860 – 1865

Description: Slipped away from British Navy to join the U.S. Army before the start of the Civil War. Was wounded twice during the war.

Klinefelter, George Jesse

Family Line: Klinefelter, Sibling of Direct Ancestor

Unit: 28th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company F

Rank: Private

Dates of service: Feb 1, 1865 – June 15, 1865