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DAVID A. WARD,
Present at Cross Lanes, Winchester, Port Republic and Cedar Mountain; detailed as teamster in the ordnance train of the 12th A. C., in Dec., 1862, in which capacity he served during the most of the remainder of his service; on the field, with ammunition, at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg; present through the Tennessee and Georgia campaigns; discharged at Cleveland, Ohio, July 6, 186-1; afterwards re-enlisted in the 198th P. V. I .; discharged, and now farming in Illinois.
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FREDERICK A. WARNER,
A Sophomore in Oberlin College; present in the battles of Cross Lanes and Winchester. In the latter engagement he lost his right elbow joint, by a gun shot; discharged on account of this wound, July 2, 1862; now engaged in business.
LEROY G. WARREN,
An Alumnus of Oberlin College, and member of the Theo- logical Department; taken prisoner of war at Cross Lanes, and spent nine months in the hands of the rebels at Rich- mond, New Orleans, and Salisbury ; paroled and exchanged; discharged, July 22, 1862; now married, and a minister of the Gospel.
WILLARD W. WHEELER,
A Sophomore in Oberlin College; captured at Cross Lanes; nine months in the hands of the enemy at Richmond, New Orleans, and Salisbury; paroled, and exchanged; discharged, June 23, 1862.
THEODORE WILDER,
A Freshman in Oberlin College; maintained his place in the ranks to the close of his service; present in the battles 'of Winchester, Port Republic, and Cedar Mountain; in the latter engagement, received an undesirable gun shot, which had the virtue of causing his discharge, Oct. 20, 1862; graduated in the Class of '65.
RICHARD WINSOR.
Escaped safely from the battle of Cross Lanes, but received · a severe wound in the right elbow at the battle of Win- chester, for which he was discharged, Nov. 25, 1862; now pursuing his Collegiate studies at Oberlin.
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OLIVER WISE,
· A Sophomore in Oberlin College; engaged in the battles of Cross Lanes, Winchester, Port Republic, Cedar Moun- tain, Chancellorsville, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, and Ringgold; wounded in the battles of Cedar Mountain and Chancellorsville; taken prisoner at Bristoe Station, Aug. 31, 1862; soon after, paroled and exchanged; returned to duty at Dumfries, Va., Feb. 12, 1863; by order of Gen. Geary, Dec. 27, 1863, detailed as Clerk in the office of the Inspector General, in which capacity he served until he was mustered out of the service, July 6, 1864, at Cleveland, Ohio.
WILLIAM H. WOOD,
Present with the company until he was transferred to Battery I, 1st O. V. A., at Charleston, Va., Dec. 1, 1861. In the Artillery Service he lost an arm in battle, and was discharged.
WILLIAM WOODMANSEE,
Took an active part in the battles of Cross Lanes, Win- chester, and Port Republic; detailed as teamster, July 30, 1862, and served in this capacity until December, when he was relieved and detailed in the Q. M. Department, where he served until April, 1863; detailed in the ordnance train about May 1, 1863; furnished ammunition on the field at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg; relieved in July, 1863; detailed again in the ordnance train, Jan. 2, 1864, and was present with it at the battles of Rocky-Faced Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; did not lose the rank of private, nor was wounded in the whole service; discharged, July 6, 1864; now pursuing his Collegiate course.
ORLANDO HI. WORCESTER,
Safely escaped from Cross Lanes, and was mortally wound -.
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ed in the battle of Winchester, by a gun shot through the ankle: died in the hospital, at Winchester, April 15, 1862, and remains brought home for burial.
The following is the record of the recruits who joined the Company at Charleston, W. Va., and were mustered into the service by Col. Tyler, November 4, 1861 :
HARLAN B. COCHRAN,
Promoted to Corporal soon after he-entered the service; present in the battle of Winchester; captured in May, 1862, near Winchester, at the time of Gen. Banks' retreat from the valley; exchanged and discharged for disability, at Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 18, 1862; re-enlisted as First Ser- geant in the Seventh Michigan Cavalry, and was killed in a skirmish near Falling Waters, Md., soon after the battle of Gettysburg.
HENRY FAIRCHILD,
Appointed Corporal, Feb. 25, 1863, and Sergeant, Nov. 1, 1863; took part in the battles of Winchester, Port Repub- lic, Cedar Mountain, Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Get- tysburg; bruised in the breast at Cedar Mountain, by a spent bullet, causing him to bleed not very freely for his country, and leaving a scar, which he thinks may, in time, be entirely obliterated; wounded at Gettysburg, by a 20- pound shell, which struck him in the shoulder and side of the head, while asleep on the field, rendering him insensi- ble for eight days; taken to Walnut Street Hospital, Har- risburg, Pa., July 22, and in September, was transferred to Cleveland, Ohio; discharged; now working on the farm at his home in Brownhelm, Ohio.
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THE RECORD. CHARLES FAY KING,
Participated in the battles of Winchester, Port Republic, · Cedar Mountain, Antietam, Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Mission Ridge, and Ringgold; killed in the last-mentioned battle.
DANIEL D. KINGSBURY,
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Present in the battles of Winchester; Port Republic, and Antietam, while a member of Co. C. In the battle of Win- chester, he was wounded by a piece of canister, lodging in his shoulder, discharged, Oct. 30, 1862, to enlist in Co. A., U. S. Engineers. With this company, he was constantly with the Army of the Potomac until his discharge, Sept. 28, 1864, being present at the laying of the pontoons at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville; in the battle of the Wilderness, and engaged in the sieges at Petersburg and Richmond.
HARRISON LEWIS,
Present in the battles of Winchester, and Port Republic ; sent sick to the hospital at Alexandria, Va., July 25, 1862, and soon recovered to be able to do hospital duty; after- wards took the Typhoid Fever, and died at the same place, Dec. 5, 1862.
JOSEPH J. MASSEY,
Sent sick to the hospital at Cumberland, Md., about March 1; detailed for duty'in April, and discharged at Winchester, Va., in May, 1862.
WILLIAM H. PELTON,
Present in the battles of Winchester, Port Republic, (where he was wounded in the leg,) Cedar Mountain, Antietam, Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain,
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Mission Ridge, and Ringgold, in which engagement he lost his left arm; discharged, Jan. 21, 1864; completed a com- mercial course in 1865, and is now engaged in mercantile business.
ORLANDO RICHMOND,
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Present in the battles of Winchester, Port Republic, and Cedar Mountain; taken siek with the camp complaint, in August, 1862, and in the Autumn was sent home; dis- charged at Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 24, 1863, and died of the same disease in March, 1863.
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WARREN F. RICHMOND,
Engaged in the battles of Port Republic, and Cedar Moun- tain, in which action he was killed and left on the field.
EDWARD P. SHEPARD,
Killed by a rifle ball through the heart at Cedar Mountain, and body left on the field.
LEONARD G. WILDER,
Took part in the battles of Port Republic and Cedar Mountain, after whieli, from failure of health, he went into the hospital at Alexandria, Va., where he did light duty until he was transferred to the Invalid Corps, Feb. 15, 1864, per General Order No .. 53, War Department.
JOHN WILFORD,
Present in the battles of Winchester, Port Republic, Cedar Mountain, Antietam, Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Gettys- burg, Rocky-Faced Ridge, and Dallas ; served out his time of enlistment in the 5th O. V. I., and afterwards re-enlisted in the 182d O. V. I.
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The two following men joined the Company in April and May, 1862, respectively.
EDWARD E. KELSEY,
Immediately detailed in the regimental band, where he served until it was discharged in July, 1862, when he was detailed as bugler; detailed to do duty in the hospital at Sharpsburg, Md., Sept. 17, 1862; soon after, transferred to Smoketown, Md., and in June, 1863, transferred to hospital department at Annapolis, Md., as Assistant Steward; dis- charged, March 19, 1864, by order of Secretary of War, G. O. No. 122, War Department, in order to enlist as Hos- pital Steward in the regular U. S. Service.
JEREMIAH REEVE,
Nearly present in the battle of Port Republic, and fully so at Chancellorsville ; furloughed in June, 1863, and, staying over the proper time, was arrested as a deserter on his return; served his time out under arrest, His whereabouts now not definitely known.
The numerous marches, exposures and battles of the Seventh Regiment, had so reduced its numbers that, in the Summer of 1862, active measures were taken to fill it to a size sufficient to enable it to retain its organization. Thir- ty-two recruits were obtained for Co. C, who were mustered into the service in September, and reached the Company at Harpers Ferry, October 11, 1862.
The following is their record :
A. C. ARMSTRONG,
Never was with the Company; discharged for disability, at Columbus, Ohio, March 10, 1863.
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WILLIAM H. BAIRD,
Taken prisoner of War, while the regiment was on a reconnoisance near Harpers Ferry, Va., Nov. 25, 1862; paroled and exchanged; soon afterwards, discharged for disability.
WILLIAM O. BARNS,
Took part in the battles of Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, and woun- ded in the elbow at Ringgold; served his time out in the 5th O. V. I., and was discharged, June 20, 1865.
JAMES C. BARTLETT,
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Present in the battles of Dumfries and Chancellorsville; sent to the hospital, in Baltimore, June 25, 1863, where he remained about a year, and was afterwards transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps.
FREEMAN BUNKER,
Engaged in the battles of Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Get- tysburg, Rocky-Faced Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; served his time out in the 5th O. V. I .; discharged, June 20, 1865.
JOSEPH CLEVERTON,
Took part in the battles of Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, and Ringgold, where he received a severe wound in the arm, for which he was dis- charged, March 15, 1865.
HOWARD COLLINS,
Detailed in the Pioneer Corps of the Ist Brigado, 2d Divi- sion, 12th Army Corps, in Jan., 1863; served in this
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capacity until Co. C was discharged, and afterwards served his time out in the 5th O. V. I .; present in the battles of Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, and Ringgold.
ALFRED T. DANN,
Participated in the battles of Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Rocky-Faced Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; com- pleted his term of service with the 5th O. V. I., and was discharged, June 20, 1865.
JOSEPH L. FISH,
Present in the battles of Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Get- tysburg, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, and Ringgold, in which battle he was killed, Nov. 27, 1863.
JOHN FINNERAN,
Escaped safely from Dumfries and Chancellorsville, but received a wound in the hand at Gettysburg, at which place he remained in the hospital until about Jan., 1864, when he was discharged for disability.
FRANKLIN M. FORBES,
Present most of the time of his service in various hospi- tals, but served two or three months, from Dec. 20, 1862, . at Dumfries, as Provost Guard, and went out on the At- lanta campaign, taking active part in the battle of Resaca.
NICHOLAS GAFFET,
Discharged on account of old age, at Dumfries, Va., Feb. 18, 1863.
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SILAS GLEASON,
Present in the battles of Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Get- tysburg, Mission Ridge, and Ringgold; served his time out in the 5th O. V. I .; discharged, June 20, 1865. .
WILLIAM GRANT,
Participated 'in the battles of Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Rocky-Faced Ridge, and Resaca. In the latter part of the service he was detailed in the Regimental Drum Corps; served in the 5th O. V. I. until Jan. 1, 1865, when he was transferred to the V. R. C.
PHILLIP GRIGSBY,
Lost his right foot and ankle in the battle at Dumfries, and was discharged at Washington, Aug. 17, 1863.
OWEN HICKS,
Took an active part in the battle of Dumfries; detailed as field Musician, in April, 1863, but took his musket and entered into the battle at Chancellorsville; on the field at Gettysburg; detailed as drummer in the Brigade Brass Band, Jan. 24, 1864, and was present in it on the Atlanta campaign, in the battles of Rocky-Faced Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; served out his time in the 5th O. V. I., in which regiment he was promoted to Sergeant in Co. B, June 20, 1865, on which day he was discharged.
JOHN LOWRY,
Present at Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, Ringgold, Rocky-Faced Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; served the rest of his time after Co. C was mustered out, in the 5th O. V. I., where he was pro- moted to Sergeant in Co. B, on the day of his discharge, June 20, 1865,
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THE RECORD. JOSEPH MCCARREN,
Took part in the battle at Dumfries; under fire with the wagon train at Chancellorsville, and mortally wounded at Gettysburg; died, July 22, 1863.
LEVÍ MYERS,
Participated in the battles of Dumfries and Gettysburg; died with Small Pox, in the hospital at Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 21, 1863.
JAMES T. MYERS,
Present in the action at Dumfries; detailed as fifer, April 1, 1863; served out his time in the 5th O. V. I .; discharged, June 20, 1865.
JOHN B. PHILLIPS,
Present in the battles of Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Get- tysburg, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, and Ringgold, in which action he received a severe wound below the knee, for which he was discharged in Aug., 1864, at Cleve- land, Ohio.
WILLIAM PROCTOR,
Took active part in the battles of Dumfries, Chancellors- ville, and Gettysburg; detailed in the ambulance corps in October, 1863, and served in this capacity at Ringgold and until March 14, 1864, when he received a sick furlough to Cleveland, Ohio; transferred to V. R. C., Dec. 1, 1864.
TRUE RAND,
Detailed as company pioneer in Nov. 1862; sent to the hospital, in Alexandria, in June, 1863; reported "under arrest for straggling, Aug. 9, 1863," and detained at Balti.
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more; found the company about December of the same year, and was with it during the Atlanta campaign; after Co. C was mustered out of the service, transferred to the 5th O. V. I., and was mortally wounded before Kennesaw Mountain; died in the hospital at Jefferson, Ind.
JAMES W. RAYMOND,
Appointed Corporal, Nov. 1, 1862, and afterwards detailed as Q. M. Sergeant; present in the battles of Dumfries, Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, and Ring- gold, in which action he was severely wounded in the thigh, captured, and retaken; afterwards promoted to Ist Lieutenant, and Regimental Quarter-Master of the 177th O. V. I., and subsequently to Captain, and Assistant Q. M.
BENJAMIN SEVEY,
Discharged, February 5, 1863, for disability.
MITCHELL H. SHELDON,
Detailed as Clerk at Head Quarters of the 2d Division 12th A. C., in April, 1863, and served until the regiment went South; took an active part in the battles of Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, and Ringgold, where he was wounded in the right shoulder, by a musket ball; trans- ferred to the 5th Ohio Veterans, June 10, 1864; promoted to Sergeant of Co. B, of that regiment, and discharged, June 20, 1865.
MARVIN C. STONE,
Present at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and severely wounded by a musket ball through the spine, below the shoulders, in the battle of Lookout Mountain; transferred to the V. R. C., Dec. 1, 1864, and discharged, Aug. 7, 1865.
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THE RECORD. JOSEPH M. STOWE,
Came to the company at Dumfries, Jan. 2, 1863; present at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg; served his time out in the 5th O. V. I.
THOMAS SWEET,
Present in the battles of Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Look- out Mountain, Mission Ridge, and mortally wounded at Ringgold, by a gun shot through the thigh; died on the road to the hospital at Chattanooga, Nov. 30, 1863.
R. C. VAN ORMAN,
Not much with the company; discharged for disability, at Camp Dennison, Ohio, Feb. 15, 1864,
CHARLES E. WALL,
Engaged in the battles of Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Get- tysburg, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, and killed in the battle of Ringgold, Nov. 27, 1863.
DANIEL P. WOOD,
Present at the battles of Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Get- tysburg, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge; and killed in the battle of Ringgold, Nov. 27, 1863.
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The whole number of names on the three-months and three-years rolls, is 179. The number on the three-years roll, is 148. The Company marched 2400 miles, and travelled by Rail and Steamers 4800 miles. It encamped 194 times. Thirty-one men lost their lives by battle, seven by disease, and one was drowned.
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