Biographical Sketch of Capt. S. H. Epley, Greene County, Missouri, Springfield >From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883. ********************************************************************** This gentleman was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, November 15, 1843 and is a son of George W. and Catherine Epley. When about two years of age his parents moved to Marion, Ohio where his father died and he learned the carpenter's trade. In April, 1861 he enlisted in Company K 4th Ohio Infantry, as a private and served three years with that comp- any. He was promoted to second lieutenant, and after a successful en- gagement against Colonel Ashby he was promoted to the captaincy of his company, and served with that rank until the war closed. He was in the "Gibraltar Brigade," and was wounded five times, three times severly, viz.: by a sabre cut in the head at Rappahannock, and left for dead; he next received a severe bayonet thrust while charging a North Carolina brigade who were behind a stone wall at Gettysburg; and was shot in the knee in front of Richmond, and nearly died from lockjaw. After the war he returned to Marion, Ohio and in the spring of 1866 went to Mansfield, Ohio but in the fall of the same year he came to St. Louis and followed his trade until 1879. He then came to Springfield and engaged in con- tracting and building. Captain Epley was married October 26, 1878 to Miss Rebecca, daughter of Enoch and Emily Harris, of St. Louis. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and G. A. R. societies. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================