Floyd County IN Archives Biographies.....Grose, Lieut. Wm. V.  August 8, 1842 - 
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Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen   Vol. II
H.H. Hardesty, Publisher
N.Y., Toledo, Chicago
1893

P. 1195  (photo)
Lieut. Wm. V. Grose is a son of Solomon and Naomi (Miller) Grose, parents long 
ago deceased, and was born in Harrison county, Ind., Aug. 8, 1842. He came to 
Floyd 

county, Ind., in 1849 and was united in wedlock May 1, 1881, in this county in 
Bell Brown who was born in Harrison county, Ind., June 9, 1854. Her father, 
Goldsmith Brown 

is deceased, as is also her mother, Sarah (French) Brown. By this marriage 
there are two children, their births occurring in the order named – Mary E. 
and Charles A. By a 

former marriage occurring July 1, 1866, to Miss Charlotte Elliott, daughter of 
John and Caroline Elliott, seven children were born in the order here given: 
Carrie N., John K., 

Wm. E., Joseph R., Eddie, Etta and Geo. A., the latter two deceased. Mrs. 
Grose died Feb. 9, 1881. Our subject was a brickmaker and was 19 years of age 
when he 

enlisted during the first year of the war at New Albany, Ind. He was enrolled 
September, 1861, as a private in Co. K, 49th Ind.V.I., 13th A.C., and was 
subsequently 

promoted to 2nd Lieut. and 1st. Lieut.  He was never wounded or in hospital 
but was furloughed for thirty days in the winter of 1862 from New Orleans, 
La., and returned to 

Berwick City at the end of time. Rejoining his command he was constantly on 
duty with it, taking part in the battles of Tazwell, Chickasaw Bluffs, 
Arkansas Post, Grand 

Gulf, Muldro Hill, Champion Hill, Black River, Vicksburg, Jackson, Siege of 
Vicksburg, and several others. His service ended with his resignation, March 
24, 1864, at 

Indianola, Tex.  His father, Solomon Grose, served in Co. A,  4th Ky. Cav., 
and was killed in 1864 at Calhoun, Ga., in a skirmish. His brother, Nathan 
belonged to Co. A., 4th 

Ky. Cav.  He also had two uncles in service, Sidney Miller in 12th Mo. Cav., 
and Jefferson Miller in same Regt., lost an arm in 1862. A third uncle, Wm. 
Grose served in 66th 

Ind. V. I., and was wounded at Richmond. He also had three cousins in service, 
William, Henry and James. Gen. Grose of Indiana is a relative of the subject 
of this sketch. 

Comrade Grose is agent for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., and his 
address is New Albany, Ind. 


Additional Comments:
I came across the photocopied pages in a file at the public
library in New Albany. I have never been able to locate an
original copy of the book.



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