LAWRENCE COUNTY OHIO - Men in The Civil War *********************************************************************** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *********************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sharon Milich Kouns & Peggy Wells historical@wwd.net To see an update on these pages go to the Lawrence Co. Register at http://www.wwd.net/user/historical/ August 3, 1997 *********************************************************************** "NARROW ESCAPES" SOME EXCITING WAR EXPERIENCES IRONTON REGISTER Ironton, Ohio By Sheri K. Pettit In late 1886 the Ironton Register sent a reporter out to interview Civil War Veterans about their most narrow escapes this continued for almost 91 consecutive weeks, only one article is missing due to the fact the paper was missing its' last page when microfilmed. A few weeks have two interviews. Date of Veteran Article Sequence Title of Article Unit November 18, 1886 #1 Mayor Corns 2ndVa/WVA Cav. November 25, 1886 #2 Henry Pancake 5th WVA Inf. December 2, 1886 #3 Gen. Enochs 5th WVA/Crossland 91st December 9, 1886 #4 Charles Shelton 2nd Va/ WVA December 16,1886 #5 Col. Weddle 1st WVA December Lt. Signal Corp. 23,1886 #6 Col. George N. Gray Mississippi Gunboat December Battery L. 1st Ohio 30,1886 #7 Ben Butterfield Artillery January 6, Major McMahon 1887 #8 "The Last Shot" 2nd WVA Cav. January 13, "How Pickett was 1887 #9 Captured" Co. F 1st Va/WV Cav Co. D January 20, "How Henry Adams was 1887 #10 Captured" Batt. B 1st WV L. A. January "In Rifle Pits" 27,1887 #11 John E. Stewart Co. G 53 OVI February "Grape(s)Shot in the 3,1887 #12 Frying Pan" Co.G 23rd OVI John Wilson February "Badly Shot but not 10,1887 #13 Hurt" Co.H 56 OH H. W. "Wash" Dewitt February "Jim Jenkins and His 10,1887 #13 Shell" Co.H 91st OVI February 17,1887 #14 Sam Vanhorn's Exp. Batt.B 1st WV L.A. February 24,1887 #15 Jas. Defoe's Co.H 5th WVA Inf. Andrew Pancake's Close March 3, 1887 #16 Call 45 Ky Inf. Harvey Mounts Co. G 53 OVI "Another Man Shot in March 10, 1887 #17 Frying Pan" Co. C 5th WV Isaac Arbaugh March 17,1887 #18 "How CC Bowen Ê Manuevered His Force" March 25,1887 #19 C.H.D. Smithley Ê "Spy Mission" "Two Narrows Escapes in Ê March 31,1887 #20 One" 7th WV Cav. Mr. Hinds Chris Woolberts 2nd VA/WV Inf.* Peter Kingrey April 7, 1887 #21 " Who Killed Gen Co. G 53 OVI Johnson" April 7, 1887 #21 Israel Miller CO. E 5th WVA "Saving the Milk" John Slater April 14, 1887 #22 "Army Teamster's Awful Ê Peril" April 21,1887 #23 Henry Miller 173rd Ohio George Connor-Rebel 25th Va Col. April 21,1887 #23 Soldier Hickenbottom's Early (The Other Side) Brigade April 28,1887 #24 Henderson Griffith Ê " The Awful Battery" May 5,1887 #25 Andy Boggs Ê "Battle of Stone River" May 12,1887 #26 Major Jerry Davidson Ê May 19,1887 #27 Capt. W. E. Rowe 5th WV Inf. May 26, 1887 #28 Capt. J.W. Slater 18th Ohio June 2,1887 #29 David G. Cooper Co. H 6th O Cav. June 9,1887 #30 Capt. T. W. Rose Co.9** 91st OVI June 16,1887 #31 Thomas Ackerson 5th WV Inf. June 23, 1887 #32 George Kiskadden 2nd Va/ WV Cav. June 30, 1887 #33 Israel Cross 6th O Cav. July 7,1887 #34 Alex Baldwin 39th Ky Co B. July 14,1887 #35 Col. Betts Guthrie Grays USA [6th Ohio] July 21, 1887 #36 Philip Riter CO. G 2nd Va/WVA Cav. July 28, 1887 #37 Thomas Charlton Co. H 5th WV August 4,1887 #38 Thomas Charlton Co. H 5th WV Cont'd August 11,1887 #39 Maj. Ollum Co. A 2nd WV Cav. August 18, James Brammer 1887 #40 Frank Brammer Battery L 1st Ohio August 25,1887 #41 Mark King & his Co. G 2nd WVA Inf. Canteens September 1,1887 #42 Missing Ê September 8, 1887 #43 John L. Rogers Co. G 4th Oh Cav. September 15, 1887 #44 John T. Jones 5th WV Infantry September 22,1887 #45 M.J. Cullen Battery B 1st Va/ WV September 29, 1887 #46 Henry D. McKnight 188th Ohio October 6, 1887 #47 Rev. Howell G. Hopkins 2nd Va/WV October 13, 1887 #48 Dr. Jonah Morris Ê October 20, 1887 #49 Guy Rowe Ê October 27, 1887 #50 Col. W. H. Raynor 56th Ohio November 3, 1887 #51 Joe Turley 6th Ohio November 10, 1887 # 52 Capt. I. B. Murdock Ê November 17, 1887 #53 Brady Steece Co. H. 91st OVI November 24, 1887 #54 Capt. Jack Emmons Ê December 1, "Pierpont Guards- 1887 #55 J.Q. Belville Wheeling" December 8, 1887 #56 Wm. G. Lambert Co. H. 6th Ohio Cav. December 15, 1887 #57 Samuel G. Sporling Co.G 4th Ohio Cav. Jos. A. Lesage December "From Hanover, Pa. To 22,1887 #58 Hagerstown, Md." Co. G. 1st WV Cav. June 30-July 6,1863 December 29, 1887 #59 Cyrus Palmer 22nd Ky Reg. Co. G January 5, 1888 #60 Henry Woodfin 4th U.S. Cav January 12, 1888 #61 E. N. Sanders Co. B 2nd Va./WV January 19, 1888 #62 J.C. Bingham 56th Ohio Co. D January 26,1888 #63 Capt. L. D. Markin Co. C 5th WV Inf. February 2, 1888 #64 D. T. Miles Co. B 6th Ohio February 9, 1888 #65 Levi Henry Co. A 5th WV Inf. February 16, 1888 #66 Mr. John Phillips 33rd Ohio February 23, 1888 #67 Anderson Rutledge 7th WV Cav March 1,1888 #68 W. D. Wilson 1st WV Inf. March 8, 1888 #69 Ulysses Hamlin 6th Ohio Cav. Co. H March 15, 1888 #70 Thomas Hamilton 6th Ohio Cav. Co. H March 22, 1888 #71 Thomas James 2nd WV Cav. March 29, 1888 #72 James Chambers 5th WV Inf. Co. K April 5, 1888 #73 Thomas Winters Co. G. 1st WV April 12, 1888 #74 John H. Johnson Co. E 14th Ky April 19,1888 #75 Joshua Ashcraft 2nd WV Inf. Co. C April 26,1888 #76 John Means Ê (of Ashland Ky.) May 3,1888 #77 Hugh Willis 5th WV Inf. Co. C May 10, 1888 #78 W. S. Merrill Co. K 2nd WV May 17, 1888 #79 John A. Jones 36th Ohio May 24, 1888 #80 Charles Tomer 14th Ky Inf. May 31, 1888 #81 Henry C. Boyer 173 Ohio June 7, 1888 #82 Thomas Baker 2nd Ohio Cav. June 14 1888 #83 Frank Fox 50th Ohio June 21, 1888 #84 James Roberts Co. C. 4th Ohio Cav. June 28,1888 #85 Daniel Woolum Co. H 9th WV Inf. July 5, 1888 #86 Capt. A. J. Brattin [9th WV. Inf.] July 26,1888 #87 Frank Fullerton Co. B 5th WV Inf. Judge Joseph J. O'Neill August 2, 1888 #88 Ê of Lebanon, Ohio August 9, 1889 #89 Capt. S. N. Misner 52nd Ohio, 15th Army Corps August 16,1888 #90 Martin Slaughter Co .I 5th WV September 13, 1888 #91 Thomas Gilruth First Ohio L.A. Batt.F *He was a member of Cav. not the Inf. * The article did say Co. 9 obviously a typo [ ] Means added by the author