Military record of Jacob Bittle, Civil War, Miami Co. KS

Submitted by David Morgan dmorgan@efn.org

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Jacob and Mary Marina (Berryhill) Bittle lived in Blue Township, Jackson
County, Missouri, after their marriage. After 1860, Jacob and Mary moved
to Paola, Miami County, Kansas. Jacob Bittle entered the Civil War and
fought on the side of the Union Army. Following is information from his
enlistment and discharge papers:

Volunteer Enlistment

                State of                                        County of
                Kansas                                  Leavenworth

I, JACOB BITTLE, born in Washington Co. in the State of Virginia, aged FORTY
FIVE years, and by occupation a farmer, DO HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE to have
volunteered this Sixteenth day of Sept 1863, to serve as a SOLDIER, in the
ARMY
OF THE UNITED STATES, for the period of THREE YEARS, unless sooner
discharged by
proper authority: Do also accept such bounty, pay, rations and clothing, as
are,
or may be established by law for volunteers.
        And I, JACOB BITTLE do solemnly swear that I will bear true faith
and
allegiance to the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and that I will serve them
honestly
and faithfully against all their enemies or opposers whomsoever; and that I
will
observe and obey the orders of the President of the United States, and the
orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the Rules and
Articles of
War.

Sworn and Subscribed to, at Leavenworth City this Sixteenth day of Sept
1863:
JACOB BITTLE (signature)
Before Lt. S. W. Greer, Recruiting Officer, for the Fifteenth Kan. Cav.

I certify, on Honor, that I have minutely inspected the Volunteer, JACOB
BITTLE
previously to his enlistment, and that he was entirely sober when enlisted:
that, to best of my judgement and belief, he is of lawful age; and that in
accepting him as duly qualified to perform the duties of an able bodied
soldier,
I have strictly observed the Regulations which govern the Recruiting
Service.
This soldier has BLEW  eyes, DARK hair, DARK complexion, is FIVE feet EIGHT
inches high.

Fifteenth Regiment of Kansas Cavalry Volunteers.
                                                        Lt. S W Greer,
                                                        Recruiting Officer

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ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES

Certificate of Disability for Discharge

PRIVATE JACOB BITTLE, of Captain A W GREER'S Company "I", of the FIFTEENTH
KANSAS Regiment of United States VOLS CAV., was enlisted by Luit S W Greer
of
the 15th Kans Regiment of Vols Cav, at Leavenworth Kansas, on the Sixteenth
day
of September 1863, to serve three years; he was born in Washington in the
State
of Virginia, is Forty Four years of age, Five Feet Eight inches high, Dark
complexion, Blue eyes, Dark hair, and by occupation when enlisted a Farmer.
During the last two month said soldier has been unfit for duty 60 days.

This soldier came to the hospital with acute Rheumatism & Inflamation of the
Conjunction of both Eyes. - Both brought on by Exposure while marching to
Humboldt, Kansas. - in the month of June 1865.
Station: Post Hospital Fort Scott Kansas
Date August 23rd 1865                           S. G. Armstrong
                                                        Surgeon 48th Wes V.
I.
                                                In charge of Post Hospital

Discharged this TWENTY NINTH day of SEPTEMBER 1865, at Laurence, Kansas
                                                W F Cloud, Col 15th K.V.C.
                                                Commanding the Regt.
Soldiers address: Paola, Miami County, Kansas

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The Story of John Berryhill and Elizabeth Derrisaw and Their Descendants

This is an unpublished manuscript done by Thelma Nolen Cornfeld before
her death in 1996. Her daughter Barbara gave me permission to put her
research online.

David Morgan