Johnson-Linn County KS Archives Biographies.....Warner, E. D. 1834 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 October 10, 2008, 11:20 pm Author: Ed Blair (1915) E. D. Warner, a veteran of the Civil war and Kansas pioneer, now living retired at Olathe, is a native of the Empire State. He was born at Schoharie, Schoharie county, New York, September 16, 1834, a son of Peter and Amanda (Smith) Warner, natives of New York, the former a descendant of German ancestors and the latter of New England stock. The family removed to Delaware county in the thirties, when E. D. was a child. In 1847 they removed to Bradford county, Pennsylvania, settling near Rome, where they both died. The father was ninety-two years old, and the mother eighty-four, and their remains are buried in a private cemetery at Litchfield, Pa. They were the parents of five children, as follows: Mathias, served in the United States navy during the Civil war. He was a machinist and spent his life at Susquehanna, Pa.; Betsey, married John Hubbell, of Waverly, N. Y., and they are both deceased; John spent his life in Windham township, Bradford county, Pennsylvania. He served in a Pennsylvania regiment in the Civil war; Oscar served in the Fourth regiment, New York infantry, in the Civil war, and was a member of the Seventh United States cavalry and was killed in the Custer massacre at Little Big Horn, Mont., and E. D., the subject of this sketch. E. D. Warner received a common school education,, attending school in Delaware county, New York, and Bradford county, Pennsylvania, and later attended the Nichols Academy, Nichols, N. Y., and was working at the carpenter's trade when the Civil war broke out. He responded to the first call for volunteers and on April 1, 1861, enlisted at Montrose, Pa., to serve three months and was mustered into the United States service at Harrisburg, Pa., April 23, 1861. He was assigned to Company K, Sixth Pennsylvania Reserves, and that organization later became the Thirty-fifth regiment, Pennsylvania infantry, and was commanded by Col. Wallace Ricketts. The organization was completed at Camp Curtain, near Harrisburg, June. 22, 1861, however, they remained there for drill purposes, guard duty, etc., until July 12, 1861, when they were fully equipped and marched to Greencastle, Pa., and resumed drill at Camp Biddle. On the twenty-second day of July they marched to Washington, D. C., and were engaged for a time in performing guard duty in the vicinity of the capitol. Mr. "Warner was discharged on account of disability at Washington, August 2, 1861. He was very sick and the surgeon did not expect him to live. He returned to his Pennsylvania home and in the next few months recovered his health, and on November 1, 1861, enlisted at Elmira, N. Y., in Company H, Tenth regiment, New York cavalry. He left Elmira, December 24, 1861, and was sent to Gettysburg, Pa., and was in that vicinity until March, 1862, and was later transferred to the Twenty-second army corps on the defense of Washington. His regiment was attached to Kilpatrick's brigade. They were at the battle of Leesburg, Germantown, Rappahannock Station, Stoneman's raid, Louisa Court House, Beverly Ford, Brandy Station, Aldie, Middleburg, Upperville, Gettysburg, Shepherdstown, Sulphur Springs, Auburn, Breatal Station, Mine Run, Ely's Ford, Morrisonville, Tod's Tavern, Wilderuess, Spottsylvania, Sheridan's Raid near Richmond; Howe's Shop, Trevillion Station, King and Queen Court House, Siege of Petersburg, Deep Bottom, Lee's Mills, Ream's Station, Weldon railroad, Stony Creek. Hatch's Run, Dinwiddie Court House, Sailor's Creek, Farmville and Appomattox Court House, and a number of minor engagements, skirmishes, raids and expeditions. During its service Mr. Warner's regiment lost 595 officers and men, killed, wounded and missing. Mr. Warner was captured at Second Bull Run, August 30, 1862, and paroled on the field and sent to the parole camp at Annapolis, Md., where he was later exchanged and returned to his regiment. He had many narrow escapes but was never seriously wounded. A bullet grazed his hand in the engagement at Louisa Court House. When he was taken prisoner he was on detail scout duty, and ambushed in the night near Sulphur Springs. The curb chain broke on his bridle and he was unable to control his horse, which went straight through between the two lines of battle but Mr. Warner succeeded in making his escape and took a prisoner back to the Union lines. The Confederate prisoner whom he captured was a major in a Virginia regiment. After the prisoner was disarmed a Union sergeant made an attempt to kill him, his bullet just grazing the prisoner's neck. Mr. Warner protected his prisoner and came within an ace of killing the sergeant. Mr. Warner reported the affair to General Kilpatrick later and the General told him he should have killed the sergeant, but the sergeant was drowned later. Mr. Warner was discharged November 28, 1864, by reason of the expiration of his term of enlistment. He returned to Bradford county and joined his wife who had resided there while he was in the army. He then went to Rochester, Minn., and that fall bought a farm in Steel county and engaged in farming and remained there about seven years, when he removed to Nevada, Mo., and later to Lacygne, Linn county, Kansas, where he remained five years, when he went to Bates county, Missouri, and operated a coal mine. After operating there for twelve years he sold his mines and 183 acres of coal land to the railroad company, and in December, 1889, came to Olathe and conducted a coal and feed business until 1900 when he sold out, and since that time has not been actively engaged in any business. He is a stockholder in the Grange store and the Patrons Bank and owns considerable property in Kansas City, Mo. Mr. Warner was married February 6, 1856, to Miss Nancy M. Kenyon,. at Owego, N. Y. She is a native of Bradford county, Pennsylvania, and was born at Kenyon Hill, her parents being very early settlers in that locality. To Mr. and Mrs. Warner have been born two children, Elnora, married James Oldfield, of Lacygne, Kan., and she is now deceased, and Eugene, an employe of the Union Pacific railroad, at Argentine, Kan. Mr. Warner is a Republican, and for years was active in the councils of his party. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, Franklin Post No. 68, and his wife is a member of the Women's Relief Corps. Mr. Warner is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Mr. and Mrs. Warner are members of the Presbyterian church. They reside in a cosy home at No. 317 North Cherry Street, where they are highly respected and have many friends. Mrs. Warner has been a true helpmate and partner in every particular, and did her part nobly and well in times of war as well as peace. During the Civil war, when Mr. Warner was in the army, she was serving her country by maintaining the home. She conducted the home farm in Bradford county, Pennsylvania, and cared for their two children. Women of that type are no less patriotic than their husbands, fathers or sons, who were in the line of action during the days when the clouds of war hung low over the land. Additional Comments: Extracted from: HISTORY OF Johnson County Kansas BY ED BLAIR AUTHOR OF Kansas Zephyrs, Sunflower Sittings and Other Poems and Sketches IN ONE VOLUME ILLUSTRATED STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY LAWRENCE, KANSAS 1915 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/johnson/bios/warner242nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ksfiles/ File size: 7.8 Kb