Portage County OhArchives Biographies.....Micle, William B. October 13, 1844 - January 28, 1926
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Author: "History of Portage County, Ohio" Published by Warner, Beers and Co., Chicago 1885

WILLIAM B. MICLE, long a respected resident of Aurora township, Portage 
County, Ohio, and for three years a soldier of the Civil War, was born in 
Pottsdam, Saint Lawrence County, N.Y., a son of Benjamin W. and Mary (Haggett) 
Micle, who were of French descent and had a family of four children, vis: 
Malinda, Emma, George and William B. The family early came to Ohio, but the 
parents some years afterward returned to the state of New York, where the 
father passed the remainder of his life and died at about the age of forty-
five years.
       William B. Micle, when about nine years old, was brought to Aurora 
township by his parents, recieved a good common-school education, and was 
reared a farmer. October 7, 1861, he enlisted, at Streetsboro, in company F, 
Forty-second Ohio volunteer infantry, and served until honorably discharged, 
November 19, 1864, at Columbus, Ohio. He fought in seven rebel states during 
this period - Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, 
Louisiana and Arkansas - and among other battles in which he took part were 
those of Middle Creek, Chickasaw Heights, Fort Hinman, Port Gibson, Raymond, 
Champion Hill, Black River Bridge and Vicksburg, and was, besides, in several 
severe skirmishes, but passed through all without a wound, although several 
rifle balls passed through his clothing. Mr. Micle is of small stature, being 
but five feet, three inches in height, and weighing but 137 pounds, yet he 
endured the long marches better than the large men, many of whom fell in the 
ranks from fatigue. His hardest march was with Gen. Morgan, from Cumberland 
Gap to the Ohio river, a distance of 237 miles, many skirmishes occuring on 
the way. The troops were without regular rations and subsided on the forage of 
a very poor country. The rebels captured all the stragglers, and blockaded all 
the roads and when the troops reached the Ohio river, they were dirty, ragged, 
shoeless and hungry, a little green corn having sustained Mr. Micle through 
the march. On two occasions he marched with his company 700 miles, and while 
many a robust soldier fell exhausted, Mr. Micle came through intact. He was 
not in the hospital, excepting about three weeks in the early part of his 
service, when he was suffering from measles, although for four months during 
the latter part of his term, he suffered from chronic diarrhea, yet did not 
leave his company,
           Mr. Micle was united in marriage, January 14, 1869 at Shalersville, 
Portage County with Miss Margaret J. English, who was born at Newcastle-on-
Tyne, England, in 1851, daughter of John and Martha (Pyburn) English. John 
English came to America shortly after the birth of his daughter, Margaret J. 
and settled in Shalersville, where he engaged in saw-milling. His children 
were seven in number, and were named Eliza, Martha, Elizabeth, Hattie, 
Margaret J., Joseph and John and of these, Joseph was in the three month 
service in the late war. Mr. English departed this life in Shalersville at the 
age of sixty-four years, a respected citizen and an industrious, temperate, 
honest man. To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Micle, have been born the following 
named children: John, Henry, Eugene, Arthur, Harry, Maud and Maggie.  Since 
the war Mr. Micle has been much disabled and for a year at a time has been 
unable to do any work. Generally, he has engaged in teaming in Shalersville, 
Ravenna, Newburg and Aurora, having lived in the last named place since 1884. 
Mr. and Mrs. Micle are constant members of the Disciple Church, and in 
politics, Mr. Micle is independant, voting for the candidate he deems to be 
best fitted for office. He is a quiet, unassuming, honest man, and is held in 
great respect in the community in which he lives.

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