Bureau County IL Archives Obituaries.....Kitterman, Jasper Newton 1930 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Terasa pcuser@horizon.hit.net July 1998 Pekin, Illinois--October 2, 1930 SHERMAN VET IS DEAD HERE--Jasper Kitterman In The Famous March, Atlanta to Sea Funeral services for Jasper Newton Kitterman will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Methodist church at Bradford in charge of the Odd Fellows and at the Bradford cemetery with the American Legion in charge. Jasper Newton Kitterman, son of John Kitterman, was born in Bureau county, Illinois, March 23, 1844 and passed away at the home of his son, Roscoe Kitterman, at 7:15 o'clock Friday evening, being at the time of his death of the age of 86 years, 6 months and 10 days. He enlisted in the Union Army, February 2, 1864, at Princeton, Illinois with Company I, 93rd., Illinois Volunteer Infantry and was engaged in the battle at Alltoona, Ga., October 5, 1864. In this battle he was wounded in the breast. The most important part of his service while in the army was from Chattanooga, Tenn., to Alltoona, Ga., where he was one of 1, 400 who so nobly defended Alltoona on October 1, 1864, against attack of Rebel General French with his entire division. It was there the song originated, " Hold the Fort For I an Coming." From Alltoona he went to Atlanta and from there to the sea with Sherman from Savannah through the Carolines, witnessed the surrender of Johnson at Raleigh, N.C., marched from there via Richmond and Petersburg to Washington, D.C.; was in the grand review and went from Washington to Louisville, Ky., where he remained until mustered out of the services. He was in all the engagements that the 93rd. was in during the long march. He was mustered out of service in July 1865. On December 3, 1866, he was married to Phylinda C. Mix. To this union 11 children were born, 6 of whom together with the wife and mother preceded him in death. Three sons, John of Chester, Iowa, Jasper W. of Bradford, Ill.; Roscoe of Pekin and two daughters, Mrs. Iva Bottin, Elmhurst, Ill., and Mrs. Mable Schember of Pekin, survives. He is also survived by 18 grandchildren and 28 great grand children. He was a member of the G. A. R. and the Odd Fellows at Bradford. The body was removed to the Lohnes Funeral home where friends may call until they leave Tuesday for Bradford. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/bureau/obits/k/kittermanjn.txt File size: 3 Kb