Family Veterans Who Died in U.S. Civil War
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| Benjamin H. May Private Co. H, 81st Indiana Volunteers Infantry |
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Benjamin H. MAY and Ronald Eugene YATES are 2nd cousins 3 times removed. Daniel Robert ROBERSON & Esther Ada YATES are the grand-uncle & aunt of Benjamin H. MAY. Benjamin H. MAY and Nidrah, Jack & Dale ROBERSON are 2nd cousins 3 times removed. Benjamin H. MAY was born 1844 in Crawford Co, IN, and died 18 DEC 1862 in Nashville, Tennessee. He was the son of 2. John Wesley MAY and 3. Lavina ROBERSON. Benjamin died at age 18 while serving as a private in Co. H, 81st Indiana Volunteers Infantry. He is buried in Nashville National Cemetery, 1420 Gallatin Road, South Madison, TN 37115, Section B Site 6419. You can read his civil war military record at this link. |
| George W. YATES Color Sergeant Co. A 39th Illinois Volunteers Infantry.   |
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George W. YATES is the 2nd great-grand uncle of Ronald Eugene YATES. Esther Ada YATES & Daniel Robert ROBERSON are the aunt & uncle of George W. YATES. George W. YATES and Nidrah, Jack & Dale ROBERSON are 1st cousins 4 times removed. You can read his civil war military record at this link.
George W. YATES was born Abt 1840 in Crawford Co, IN, and died 26 OCT 1864 at an Army Hospital in Annapolis, MD. He was the son of 2. James YATES and 3. Mary Ann BUTLER. He married Eliza J. ROCKWELL 16 JUN 1863. She was born Abt 1846, and died 14 AUG 1870. He was 24 years old when he died. He is buried next to his brother Silas W. Yates in Oakwood Cemetery Wilmington, Illinois. It would appear that the brothers Silas, George and Elias migrated to this community from Crawford County before the Civil War perhaps for coal mine & farming opportunities. |
| John Yates Private Co. K, 38th Indiana Volunteers Infantry. |
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John YATES is the 2nd great-grandfather of Ronald Eugene YATES. Esther Ada YATES and Daniel Robert ROBERSON are the aunt & uncle of John YATES. John YATES and Nidrah, Jack & Dale ROBERSON are 1st cousins 4 times removed. John YATES was born 26 DEC 1825, and died 14 JUL 1864 in Vinings, GA. He was buried in Marietta Georgia National Cemetery. He was the son of 2. James YATES and 3. Mary Ann BUTLER. He married Elizabeth "Bessie" ROBERSON 8 AUG 1847, daughter of Benjamin ROBERSON and Sarah YATES. She was born 25 SEP 1823 in Crawford Co., IN, and died 5 SEP 1906 in Crawford Co., IN. She was buried in Grantsburg Cemetery, Crawford Co. IN. John Yates was "was killed by a tree falling on him while in his tent near the Chattahoochee River North of Atlanta, July 14, 1864" at the age of 39. Captain, James G. Land of Alton, Indiana, completed his final document. You can read his civil war military record at this link. |
| John Winfield YATES Private Co. H, 81st Indiana Volunteers Infantry |
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John Winfield YATES and Ronald Eugene YATES are 2nd cousins 3 times removed. Esther Ada YATES & Daniel Robert ROBERSON are the grand-aunt & uncle of John Winfield YATES. John Winfield YATES and Nidrah, Jack & Dale ROBERSON are 2nd cousins 3 times removed. John Winfield YATES was born 31 JUL 1835 in Indiana Per Census, and died 14 NOV 1862 in an Army Hospital in New Albany, Indiana. He was the son of 2. Tolbert Thompson YATES and 3. Jane MCCRANEY. He married Mahala MAY 9 MAY 1861, daughter of John Wesley MAY and Lavina ROBERSON. She was born JAN 1843 in Indiana, and died Aft 1890. She is the sister of Benjamin H. May. He died at age 27 while serving as a private in Co. H, 81st Indiana Volunteers Infantry. He is buried in Union Chapel-Yates Cemetery in Grantsburg, Indiana near his parents. You can read his civil war military record at this link. |
| Daniel M. ROBERSON 1st Sergt. Co. D, 23rd Indiana Volunteers Infantry. |
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Daniel M. ROBERSON and Ronald Eugene YATES are 2nd cousins 3 times removed. Daniel Robert ROBERSON & Esther Ada YATES are the grandparents of Daniel M. ROBERSON. Daniel M. ROBERSON and Nidrah, Jack & Dale ROBERSON are 1st cousins 3 times removed.
Daniel M. ROBERSON was born 18 MAY 1840 in Indiana, and died 22 MAY 1864. He was the son of 2. George William ROBERSON and 3. Sarah A. KINTNER He was 24 years old when he died. He is buried next to his brothers and parents in the Grant-Roberson Cemetery in Grantsburg. This Cemetery is behind a private residence and accessible from old State Road 37 into Grantsburg, Indiana. Approximately 25 headstones exist. Several Grant names and many Roberson names present. You can read his civil war military record at this link. |
| James F. ROBERSON Private Co. D, 23rd Indiana Volunteers Infantry. |
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James F. ROBERSON and Ronald Eugene YATES are 2nd cousins 3 times removed. Daniel Robert ROBERSON & Esther Ada YATES are the grandparents of James F. ROBERSON. James F. ROBERSON and Nidrah, Jack & Dale ROBERSON are 1st cousins 3 times removed. James F. ROBERSON was born 9 SEP 1836, and died 15 DEC 1862. He was the son of 2. George William ROBERSON and 3. Sarah A. KINTNER. He was 26 years old when he died. He is buried next to his brothers and parents in the Grant-Roberson Cemetery in Grantsburg. This Cemetery is behind a private residence and accessible from old State Road 37 into Grantsburg, Indiana. Approximately 25 headstones exist. Several Grant names and many Roberson names present. |
| William Tipton ROBERSON Corpl Co. D, 23rd Indiana Volunteers Infantry. |
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William Tipton ROBERSON and Ronald Eugene YATES are 2nd cousins 3 times removed. Daniel Robert ROBERSON & Esther Ada YATES are the grandparents of William Tipton ROBERSON. William Tipton ROBERSON and Nidrah, Jack & Dale ROBERSON are 1st cousins 3 times removed.
William Tipton ROBERSON was born 19 MAY 1840 in Crawford Co., IN, and died 12 MAR 1862 in Crawford Co., IN. He was the son of 2. George William ROBERSON and 3. Sarah A. KINTNER. He was 22 years old when he died at home of disease. He is buried next to his brothers and parents in the Grant-Roberson Cemetery in Grantsburg. This Cemetery is behind a private residence and accessible from old State Road 37 into Grantsburg, Indiana. Approximately 25 headstones exist. Several Grant names and many Roberson names present. You can read his civil war military record at this link. |
| Silas S. Breeden Private Co. K, 38th Indiana Volunteers Infantry. |
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Silas S. Breeden and Ronald Eugene YATES are related by marriage to his 1st cousin four times removed, Sarah Roberson, Daughter of George and Frances Roberson We do not know the exact details of his day to day service but we know he served with the familiar Company K, 38th Indiana Volunteers Infantry. We have recently been able to identify that while serving with the 38th he died on August 25, 1863 in Decherd, TN and buried at Stones River National Cemetery about 25 miles east of Nashville. The Civil War dominated life in Decherd during the war years. No major battles were fought in the area, but several skirmishes were fought over control of the railroad and Elk River. In 1863 Federals under Colonel John T. Wilder drove a Confederate force from Decherd and destroyed about 300 yards of the railroad between Decherd and Cowan. From pension records we know that Sarah began a widow's pension starting October 28 1863 through March 1878. This may be the date of her death but this is unknown. |
| William Haymond Griffing Private Co. K & B, 53rd Illinois Volunteers Infantry. |
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William Haymond Griffing is Ronald Eugene YATES's Great Grand Uncle. GRIFFING, WILLIAM H Rank PVT Company K Unit 53 IL US INF Personal Characteristics Residence MORRIS, GRUNDY CO, IL Age 30 Height 5' 10 1/2 Hair DARK Eyes HAZEL Complexion DARK Marital Status MARRIED Occupation FARMER Nativity SHELBY CO, IN.
Service Record Joined When JAN 1, 1862 Joined Where MORRIS, IL Joined By Whom R H ALLISON Period 3 YRS Muster In JAN 1, 1862 Muster In Where OTTAWA, IL; Remarks TRANS TO CO B. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 Name: William H. Griffing Relative: Mother Sarah Griffing. The 53rd Illinois Volunteers Infantry was ordered to St. Louis on March 23, and from St. Louis to Savannah, Tenn. It was engaged in the siege of Corinth, and for meritorious conduct on the skirmish line was furnished with new Springfield rifles. The following October, near the Hatchie river, it en-gaged four times its number of the enemy, who were retreating from the battle of Corinth, and moved steadily forward, holding the bridge and road for over 2 hours until other troops could be crossed and placed in position. The regiment lost in that battle 16 killed and 49 wounded. It there assisted in running a section of artillery (a Missouri battery) up the bluff by hand, placing it within 50 yards of the enemy's line, and supported it while it did splendid work. The regiment participated in the gallant but disastrous charge by Gen. Lauman at Jackson, Miss., on July 12, 1863, going into the fight with 250 men and officers and coming out with but 66. |
| Napoleon Bonaparte Carpenter Private Co. B, 85th New York Volunteers Infantry. |
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Napoleon Bonaparte Carpenter is Ronald Eugene YATES's 3G 1st cousin, born 1837 in New York; died 23 Jul 1864 in Andersonville, Sumter Co., GA; buried in Andersonville Prison, Andersonville, Sumter Co., GA, son of Robert O. Carpenter and Plexania Wood. Andersonville Prisoners of War Surname: Napoleon B. Carpenter Rank: PRIVATE COMPANY: B REGIMENT: 85 State: NY Arm of Service: INFANTRY Death Date: 26 Jul 1864 Cause of Death: DIARRHEA Location of Capture: PLYMOUTH, NC; Most, if not all, of the enlisted men of the 85th who were captured at Plymouth in April, 1864, were sent to Andersonville. Grave: 3977 Notes for Robert O. Carpenter: 1860 United States Federal Census Name: Robert O Carpenter Age in 1860: 46 Birth Year: abt 1814 Birthplace: New York Home in 1860: Naples, Ontario, New York Gender: Male Post Office: Naples Robert O Carpenter 46 Pexana Carpenter 44 Ichabod Carpenter 19 George Carpenter 14 Sarah Carpenter 11 Americus Carpenter 10 Martha Carpenter 8 Robert Carpenter 6 Frances Carpenter 3 Augusto Carpenter 15 |
| Robert Calvin Carpenter Private Co. K, 21st Illinois Volunteers Infantry. |
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Robert Calvin Carpenter is Ronald Eugene YATES's 2G Uncle. The 21st Illinois was known as an unruly group of guys which took some extra effort to mold into a product force of war. Two of my 2G Uncles served in this unit. Abner Griffin Carpenter served until he had his arm blown off by a musket at Kennesaw Mountain. His brother Robert Calvin served until his death February 11, 1863. In September and October 1862 Robert Calvin was working as a teamster for the regiment. At some point he encounters an unknown circumstance which causes him to find himself housed in a jail facility. For some unknown reason he decides to leap from the jail which results in comminuted fractures of both of his legs and he is hospitalized and thereafter expires. U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles Name: Robert C Carpenter Residence: Willow Hill, Illinois Enlistment Date: 6 Nov 1861 Rank at enlistment: Private State Served: Illinois Survived the War? No; Service Record: Enlisted in Company K, Illinois 21st Infantry Regiment on 28 Jun 1861; Died at # 19 General Hospital in Nashville, TN February 11, 1863. |
| William Washington Spicer Private Co. K, 125th Illinois Volunteers Infantry. |
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William Washington Spicer is Ronald Eugene YATES's 3G 1st cousin. Name SPICER, WILLIAM Rank PVT Company K Unit 125 IL US INF Personal Characteristics Residence CATLIN, VERMILION CO, IL Age 28 Height 5' 7 Hair BLACK Eyes GRAY Complexion DARK Marital Status MARRIED Occupation FARMER Nativity GEORGETOWN, IL Service Record Joined When AUG 13, 1862 Joined Where CATLIN, IL Joined By Whom G W COOK Period 3 YRS Muster In SEP 3, 1862 Muster In Where DANVILLE, IL Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out N/A Muster Out Where N/A Muster Out By Whom N/A Remarks DIED DEC 25, 1862 AT GALLATIN TENN. William Washington Spicer, born abt 1835 in IL; died 25 Dec 1862 in Gallatin, TN, daughter of Joseph Spicer and Martha Blakeney. She married on 14 Oct 1852 in Vermilion Co., IL Elizabeth Lovall, born abt 1825 in IL; died 2 Aug 1914. Children of William Washington Spicer and Elizabeth Lovall were as follows: John Webster Spicer, born abt 1856 in IL; died 1920 in Vermilion Co., IL; buried in Forest Park Cemetery Georgetown, Vermilion Co., IL. He married on 21 Aug 1879 in Vermilion Co., IL Laura Alice Savage, born abt 1858 in Vermilion Co., IL; died 1904 in Vermilion Co., IL; buried in Forest Park Cemetery Georgetown, Vermilion Co., IL.; Joseph Spicer, born abt 1858 in Vermilion Co., IL. |