Vinton County OhArchives News.....Our Dead Heroes April 28, 1904
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Vinton County Republican Newspaper April 28, 1904
Transcribed from  The Vinton County Republican April 28,1904

"OUR DEAD HEROES"

"The Sons of Vinton County Who Were Killed in Battle During the Great War
for the Union"

During the great civil war from 1861-1865, Vinton county sent nearly 1,400
men into the field.
So far as we have been able to get the record, sixty one of them were
killed in battle. We include in this list those who were mortally wounded.
We should be glad to have any mistakes in the list corrected ot to add any
names which are omitted. It is difficult after forty years time to get at
the facts with regard to individual cases, but we have done the best that we
could.

It is not nearing the time of year when we have a day set apart to honor the
memory of those who died for their country and we want to put these sixty
one names before our readers. Read them over and then preserve this paper.
Lay it away for your children that the names of the heroic dead of Vinton
County may not perish from their memory.

Co B. 18th Ohio Infantry

This company enlisted in August 1861, and was led into the field by:
Captain Ashbel Fenton,
1st Lieutentant George W. Dunkle
2nd Lieutentant Homer C. Jones
By the death of the otehrs, Lieutentant Jones was promoted to captain and he
was the only one of the three who returned. Fenton was mortally wouded and
Dunkle died of disease. The following members of the company lost their
lives in battle.
Killed at the battle of Stone River:
Captain Ashbel Fenton,
Robert T. Wakefield
James Bussard,
Niles Bowen,
Artemus M. Ball,
Leroy S. Barcroft,
Eminens Wyant.
Killed at the battle of Davis Cross Roads on September 11, 1863
Stephen W. Chapman
Davis B. Carpenter

Company H 18th Infantry

This company enlisted in September 1861 and was officered by
Captain William L. Edmiston
1st Lieutentant Pearly G. Brown
2nd Lieutentant William H. Baird

Killed at the battle of Stone River
George Call,
William Franklin
Cheney S. Simmons
Killed at the battle of Chickamauga:
Jacob Meek

36th Ohio Infantry

Winfield Scott Morris of Company B was killed at Cabellton, West Virginia on
July 24, 1864
Robert W. Thorn of Company H was killed at Lexington, Virginia on July 11,
1864

Company I 75th Ohio

This is the company commanded by Captain William J. Rannells and was in the
army of the Potomac. It lost in battle the following:

Killed at the battle of Gettysburg,
Norman McKibben
Philemon Button
James Hill

Killed at the battle of Freeman's Ford August 28, 1864
Washington Burnett
William Earnheart

Killed at the battle of McDowell on May 8, 1862
Leonidas Fouch
Joseph Holsitter

Killed at the battle of Chancellorsville May 2, 1863
Edward S. Sweeney


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