Mahoning County OhArchives History .....Civil War Dead Of Canfield, Mahoning Co. OH 1862-1865 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jennifer L. Neff ffen@zoominternet.net May 30, 2006, 11:37 am Book Title: Canfield Weekly Herald, Sat, 12 Aug 1865 P. 3:2 Civil War Dead of Canfield, Mahoning Co. OH IN TOTAL, 19 CANFIELD MEN LOST THEIR LIVES OUT OF 109 WHO SERVED IN THE CIVIL WAR BLOUNT, Robert BOUGHTON, Horace BUNNELL, Horace Dillard BUNNELL, Reuben BUTT, Cornelius BUZZARD, Adam DEAN, Benjamin FLACK, James GALBREATH, John HARDMAN, Nathan HARROFF, Sylvester HUNT, Alfred INFIELD, Cornelius JONES, Isaac LEHMAN, George SCHUSTER, Peter TRUESDALE, Henry E. WILSON, Isaac YOUNG, John Canfield Weekly Herald, Sat, 12 Aug 1865 p. 3:2 By Dr. Jackson Truesdale Dr. Truesdale, a well-known Canfield historian, wrote articles, most commonly called “Scraps of History”, for publishing in the Mahoning Dispatch from 1897- 1907. [Some were republished in the 1930's and '40's, but they are not as accurate as the originals.] Truesdale was born in September of 1820 and he died 1 July 1910, almost 90 years old. It was a very sad time for Dr. Truesdale, when his 18-year-old son, Henry, was captured and died in the infamous Andersonville Prison during the Civil War. CIVIL WAR DEAD OF CANFIELD, MAHONING CO. OH Canfield Weekly Herald, Sat, 12 Aug 1865 p. 3:2 By Dr. Jackson Truesdale Major Weeks – it was stated in the last Harold that 107 soldiers, nearly all of them young men of Canfield township, were engaged in the late civil strife, that has cost this nation so much of blood, tears and treasures. Two more names should have been included in the list, those of Jacob Hoffman and John F. Carnerop, making in all, if our list is correct 109. All of them, with the exception of two, were volunteers. So far as is known, at present, 19 of these have been killed in battle, or died of wounds received of diseases contracted in the service. I propose to furnish the briefest possible notice of each of those noblemen. Brief must be, rather than trespass too much upon your columns, and imperfect for the want of proper data, I have been unable to obtain. J. Truesdale Peter Schuster, son of Peter Schuster, in the South East part of the township, was among the first to volunteer from Canfield, and the first to fall a victim to disease at Cheat Mountain, Va. Oct. 9th 1862. He was a member of Co. H 24th Regt. O.V.I. Isaac Jones, of the southeast part of the township, also a member of Co. B 24th Regt., died of disease in some hospital in West Virginia in 1862, but the place and date of his death is unknown to the writer. Adam Buzzard Co. A. 125th O.V.I. volunteers, from the same part of the township as the preceding ones. He served with his Regt. In Kentucky and Tennessee, in one of which state he died of disease, date not known. James Flack, a native of Ireland, went out in Co. A 125th Regt. He was an honest, quiet, and good man, volunteering from a sense of duty, and because he loved the land of his adoption. Nothing very reliable is known of his fate. He with his Regt. Was in the terrible fight of Chickamauga, where he was no doubt killed, and now fills an unknown grave on that memorable field. Note: From another Canfield Weekly Herald listing: 11 Oct 1864 FLACK, James – Near Atlanta GA, missing, believed killed Stone River, Co A 125 OVI Reuben Bunnell, Co. A. 125th O.V.I. went out in Aug. 1862, yielding up his precious life at the bloody fight of Mission Ridge, Nov. 25th, 1863, aged 32 years. Note: Canfield Village Cemetery, Section A, Row 1 – Reuben Bunnell ca1831 - 25 Nov 1863 at 32y Horace Dillon Bunnell, same company and regiment as above, died in Louisville hospital, May 22nd, 1863. Reuben and Horace were promising young men, both of whom were sons of our fellow townsman, Charles A. Bunnell and wife. This aged couple deserves a large share of sympathy, as their bereavement is truly very great. Note: Canfield Village Cemetery, Section A, Row 1 – Horace Dillon Bunnell ca 1842 - 22 May 1863 at 21y Isaac Wilson, son of Wm. Wilson, of Canfield enlisted in Co. A. 125th Regt., was wounded near or at Dalton, Ga. Of which wound he shortly afterwards died, aged 27 years. Cornelius Infield, son of John Infield, Co. A 125th OVI was killed in some fight in the South, but which one I have been unable to learn. Sylvester Harroff was also killed in some fight in the South having his eyes shot out. I have made inquiry for fuller details of the history of this young man, but no one seems to know much about him. Robert Blount, a native of Wales, and a member of the 25th Ohio Battery, served in Arkansas. Returning home on sick leave absence, he died on the way. George Lehman, Co. E 19th Regt., died in a hospital at Nashville, Dec. 29, 1862, aged 37 years. Horace Boughton, son of Chas. F. Boughton, of Co. H 105th OVI, was killed instantly at the battle of Perrysville, Oct. 8th, 1862. Horace was a noble boy, respected by all who knew him. He sleeps in peace in our village graveyard. Also by Dr. Jackson Truesdale in Scraps of History, Fri, 26 Nov 1897 Horace, when a young man of 18, volunteered in 1862 and went to the front where he was killed within two months after his enlistment at the battle of Perrysville, Ky., Oct. 8, ’62. We find in the Boughton genealogy referred to at the beginning of this sketch a note from which we quote in part. ‘Horace Boughton was a young man of great promise. His body was brought home for burial and was the first soldier’s funeral in Canfield. The artillery, cavalry and infantry services were represented, muffled drums and soldiers with reversed arms made an imposing array, while a large attendance of citizens and friends evinced the great respect that was felt for him.’” Note: Canfield Village Cemetery, Section C, Row 3 – Horace Boughton 1844-1862 at 18ys Benj. Dean, son of Hiram Dean, Co. H 105th OVI, of whom all his comrades have a word of praise for his soldierly conduct, died at Murfreesboro, Tenn., May 13th, 1863, aged 32 years. His remains lie quietly near the old homestead. Note: First interred at Stone Creek and brought home for final rest at Dean Hill Cemetery, Section 1 Row 3 - Canfield Tp, Mahoning Co. OH – Benjamin Dean 12 Mar 1831 to 12 May 1864 at 33y 1m 26d John Young, Co. H. 105th Ohio, after being in service more than two years, died of disease in a Washington Hospital. His remains were brought home, and interred near those of his parents who had but recently preceded him to the Spirit Land. Note: Canfield Village Cemetery, Section A, Row 2 – John Young ca 1839 to 6 Apr 1865 at 26ys Alfred Hunt, son of Horace Hunt, Co. H 105th Ohio, was instantly killed by a shell in front of Atlanta, August 5th, 1864, aged 22 years. Alfred was a good soldier, and nobly died in the discharge of his duty. Note: Canfield Village Cemetery, Section C, Row 2 – Alfred A. Hunt ca 1841 to 5 Aug 1864 at 23ys Nathan Hardman, also of Co. H 105th Ohio, died a soldier’s death at the hard fought battle of Perryville, Oct. 8th, 1862. Nathan will long be remembered among his numerous friends in Canfield. Cornelius Butt, son of Henry Butt of this place, a member of Co. H 10th OVC, died of chronic diarrhea, at the grand field hospital at Murfreesboro, Tenn., aged 27 years, leaving a young widow and tender parents to mourn his death. Serg. John Galbreath, Co. M 6th O.V.C. was captured during an engagement in Va. last summer, whilst nobly assisting a wounded officer off the field of battle. He was sent to that den of indescribable horrors, Andersonville, where he died in July or August, 1864. Note: From another Canfield Weekly Herald listing: 23 Mar 1865 GALBRAITH, Mr. A.M. – Canfield, 21 Mar, 55y, b. Somerset Co. PA came here in boyhood, UP Ch in Poland, recently had word of death of son in rebel prison Henry E. Truesdale, Co. E 2nd Ohio Cavalry was captured near Richmond, Va., June 1st, 1864, and after enduring untold suffering for eight long months, the dear boy died at Andersonville Feb. 5th 1865. Of the many who enlisted from Canfield in the 2nd OVC, it seems that Henry is the only one never to return. Note: Canfield Village Cemetery, Section B, Row 7, Canfield, Mahoning Co. OH – Henry E. Truesdale July 1846 to 5 Feb 1865 at 18y 7m Note: From another Canfield Weekly Herald listing: 25 May 1865 TRUESDALE, Eddie, 16i, son of J. and L.A., 3m [Eddie was also son of Dr. Jackson Truesdale and half-brother of Henry E. Truesdale. Eddie was also buried in Canfield Village Cemetery, Section B, Row 7.] Killed, and died of wounds 8 Died of disease and in prison 11 Total 19 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/mahoning/history/other/civilwar46ms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ohfiles/ File size: 9.1 Kb