Taken from the History of the Sixth Indiana Regiment, in the Three Month's Campaign in
 Western Virgina. By A.J. Grayson
 

Levi S. Meads, son of Thomas Elliott Meeds and Susan W.
 Allen Meads. Levi Died in the Civil War, he enlisted 14 October 1861
 in Indiana 6 Indiana Infantry Company E. Date of death
 or circumstances is unknown. He was born in 1842 in Daviess County and lived
 there his whole life.
 (donated by Donna Tauber)

Tolson, George William. Born in 1842 in Pennsylvania.Served in the Civil War Co. E 6th Regiment Indiana Volunteers.
 He joined in 1861. Tolson fought at Gettysburg, he was captured
 and put in Lilly Prison. He died in 1928 Washington, Daviess Co. Indiana.
 A picture of the regiment is located at the soldiers and sailors monument on the circle in Indianapolis.
 Submitted by Karmen Hatchett at KarmenH@aol.com

William Milton Taylor b July 22, 1830 Pulaski or Rock Castle Ky d April 26, 1907 Madison Township,
 Daviess Co. Ind. married Mary Ann Cook, they are buried in Walnut Hill Cem., Odon, Ind. He has a
 military marker, hers is unmarked. His father was John Taylor, his mother Mary Woodall. His military
 records show him in the Union Army in the Indiana Volunteers, 6th Reg. Co C. in 1861, his records
 are on film roll #76 M 540 records 709 of the adj general offices 1780-1917 record group 94.
 He was listed as a mteamster under Capt Griffin, he went to Grafton W. Va. May 30, 1861 under
 Kelly's Command, he is listed as a private going in and coming out of service.
 Submitted by gggrandaughter Cynthia Frederick mouse142@hotmail.com


Company E 


 
Eli Dougherty
 James H Dougherty
 Allen Dougherty
 

 

  Richard Bradford, son of John and Frances (Fanny) Bradford,disability on 02 June 1862 died in 1862 at the age of 24 while serving as a Pvt. of Co. E., 6th Regiment,
 Indiana Volunteers.
 The Bradfords resided in Daviess County.
 

 George H Bradford, Claimed Residence in Daviess County. 14 October 1861 Private, Served Indiana Enlisted E Co. 6th Inf Reg. IN. George died disease at Washington, IN on 07 November 1862.
 George was the son of William and Freelove Osman Bradford, b. 1843 in Daviess County
 

 John W. WeaverServed in the 6th IN, and is buried in Civil War Cem in Greendale In.
 

 ELI DOUGHERTY, Company E, 6th Indiana Infantry. Civil War, Union Army, 6 Indiana Infantry, Volunteered on 12 September 1861 mustering in at Washington, Indiana, discharged 22 September 1864 at Indianapolis by reason of Expiration of term of service, mustering out at Chattanooga TN. At enlistment was 18 yrs old, 5'11, light complexion, blue eyes, light hair, farmer. Civil War Pension records state "Steele-Private-Co E-6th Indiana-6 children under 16. Health injured by disease contracted while in service in winter 1861, at Mulfordville, Kentucky. Information of brain or spinal infection."
 Submitted by:Debra Dougherty Martinsville, Indiana DJD434@RTCCOM.NET
 

 ALLEN DOUGHERTY, Company E, 6th Indiana Infantry. Served the Union in the Civil War. Enlisted 29 October 1861 in E Company 6th Regiment of Indiana. Mustered out at Chattanooga, TN on 22 September 1864. Civil War Pension records state "Bogard-Corporal-Company E-6th Indiana-4 children under 16. Wounded in left leg at Lookout Mountain. Ruptured on left side in 1862. Eyes injured by measles."
 Submitted by:Debra Dougherty Martinsville, Indiana DJD434@RTCCOM.NET
 

 




7th Indiana


 
Jabez A Bradford  Claimed Residence in Daviess County . Was listed, 08 Jan 1864 as a Private, Served Indiana Enlisted  U Co. 7th Inf Reg. IN  Source: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana. Abbreviation: INRoster Published by Holloway on 1865-66. His full name was Jabez Archibald Bradford, the son of William and Freelove (Osmon)Bradford 
 Donated by: Linda Miller" 

 


10th Indiana 

 
William McIntire Photo, was born ca. 1847 in Daviess County, IN (son of John McIntire and Hannah Cannon McIntire), died of tuberculosis on 24 Jun 1897, and buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Washington, Daviess County, Indiana.
 Below is the best possible transcription of William McIntire's discharge paper from the Civil War:
 To All Whom It May Concern: Know ye that William McIntire, a Private of Captain Ashbury H. Alexander's Company F, 10th Regiment of Indiana Cavalry Volunteers, who was enrolled on the seventh day of December one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, to serve three years or during the war, is hereby discharged from the service of the United States this thirty-first day of August, 1865, at Vicksburg (unreadable) by reason of (unreadable). No objection to his being re-enlisted is known to exist.* Said William McIntire was born in Davis (sic) County in the state of Indiana, is eighteen years of age, five feet six 1/4 inches high, dark complexion, dark eyes, dark hair, and by occupation, when enrolled, a farmer.
 *This sentence will be erased should there be anything in the conduct or physical condition of the soldier rendering him unfit for the Army. A.G.O. No. 99
 /s/ James H. Landers (?), Capt. 8th NHV (?), Commanding the Reg't., Dept. of Miss.
 /s/ Ashbury H. Alexander, Captain, Company F, 10th Ind. Cavalry.
 William McIntire's widow, Louisa McIntire, received a pension, as follows:
 No. 452,304, United States of America, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions
 It is hereby certified that in conformity with the laws of the United States, Louisa McIntire, widow of William McIntire, who was a private, Co. F., 10th Reg't., Indiana Volunteer Cavalry, is entitled to a pension at the rate of eight dollars a month, to commence on the twenty-fourth day of June 1897, and to continue during her widowhood, unless she shall forfeit her right thereto. And she is also entitled to two dollars per month additional for each of the following named children while living and under the age of sixteen years: Lula - June 24, 1897-August 26, 1907; Minta, June 24, 1897-February 6, 1909; Olive - June 24, 1897-May 18, 1912. Given at the Department of Interior this twenty-eighth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and twenty-second.
 /s/ Cornelius Newton Bliss, Secretary of the Interior
 /s/ H. Clay Evans (?), Commissioner of Pensions

 He died of tuberculosis 24 Jun 1897 in Daviess County
 Donated by Carol Bowman" 

 



13th Indiana


 
John Harmon McCracken, born 4 Jun 1836, Daviess County, Indiana;
 died 3 Nov 1910; 5'10", dark complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, farmer by
 trade. Enrolled as a private on 26 Dec 1864, Evansville, Indiana,
 Company D, 13th Regiment. Honorably discharged 5 Sep 1865 at Goldsboro,
 North Carolina. Disabled by chronic diarrhea, rheumatism and frozen feet
 Apr/May 1865, Wilmington, North Carolina and pensioned until his death.
 His widow, Delana Hill McCracken, applied for and received a widow's
 pension.
 

 

 Samuel P. Gilley, born ca 1841, Daviess County, Indiana; died 28 Oct
 1892; 5'9 1/2", fair complexion, dark hair, blue eyes, farmer by trade,
 nephew of Ebenezer P. Gilley who served with Company E, 18th regiment and
 brother of Elisha Leroy Gilley who served in Company D, 80th Regiment.
 Samuel was drafted at his residence, Reeve Township, Daviess County,
 Indiana to serve one year; enlisted 21 Dec 1864, Evansville, musted in
 Evansville, 21 Dec 1864.  Private, Company G, 13th Regiment, Indiana
 Infantry.  Certificate of disability for discharge; discharged 6 April
 1865, Indianapolis, Indiana, by reason of partial loss of vision of left
 eye.
 

 

 Samuel Cornett, He was a Musician and Private it the 13th Reg. IN, Company
 G. Samuel was on the roll from January 1865 to August 31, 1865. He was mustered
 out at Goldsboro, NC on Sept. 5, 1865. He was married to Eliza A. Burton. Eliza
 claimed he contracted disease of the throat and lungs as was discharged. Samuel
 died near Cornettsville, IN on Mar. 3, 1879. Eliza was paid a pension of $25.00
 per month until her death on July 29, 1919.
 Submitted by: Mary Cornett Hoffman )
 

 




18th Indiana


 
Augustine W Bigham (b 2 May 1835 Altoona, PA; d 25 Jul 1893 Montgomery, Daviess Co, IN)
 From Civil War Muster Rolls
 Bigham Augustine W. . Corps.
 18 Ind. Inf. 1906
 Union
 Pension Application
 Soldier: Augustine W Bigham
 Service: E 18 Ind Inf, A 5 V.R.C.
 Widow: Bigham, Susan M
 Date of Application:
 Invalid: 14 Mar 1892, appl#442766, cert#284302, state IN
 Widow: 5 Aug 1893, appl#580927, cert#392983, state IN
 From "Biographies" site:
 "Among the affidavits filed in the legal proceedings for the guardianship and pension of Alexander Robertson is testimony of Dr. Augustin W. Bingham, "a resident of Daviess County...who declares that he attended Alexander Robinson deceased, who was a private in Company E of the 18th Regiment during his last sickness. ..... Dr. A.W. Bingham acting assistant surgeon at post at Warsaw, Missouri testifies that the disease was contracted in the line of duty and that deceased was taken sick of erysipelas and sent to hospital where he died."
 Submitted by Carol Bogue)
 


 Gilley, Ebenezer P., born 16 Jun 1821 Daviess County, Indiana; died
 27 July 1898, Daviess County, Indiana; 5'7", light complexion, blue eyes,
 brown hair, farmer by trade; uncle of Samuel P. Gilley who served with
 Company G of the 13th Regiment. Ebenezer enlisted on 14 July 1861, in
 Mt. Pleasant, to serve 3 years; mustered in 16 August 1861, Indianapolis,
 Indiana. Private, Captain Bryant's Co., Company E., 18th Regiment,
 Indiana Volunteers. Discharged 9 May 1862 at Benton Barracks Missouri;
 Certificate of Disability for Discharge, #94,538, discharged for chronic
 rheumatism and dropsey having done no duty since the first day of January
 1862.
 

 

 William Gold, born ca 1823, Indiana; died 23 May 1863 at the seige
 of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Enrolled 16 August 1861 in Indianapolis,
 Indiana, in Company E, 18th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry to serve
 as a private for 3 years. Widow, Susan Webber Gold, pensioned beginning
 25 July 1866 after she was left with 6 children, the last child being
 born three months after William Gold's death in the Civil War.
 

 

 Alexander Robertson was born December 29, 1830 according to his family Bible.
 He was born in Indiana. He married Martha Jane Gold in Martin Co., Indiana on
 16 Mar 1851. His war records describe him as being six feet tall.
 Alexander Robertson was a farmer in Daviess Co., Indiana until the time he was
 mustered into Company E, 18th Regiment of the Indiana Volunteers in the Civil
 War. He entered the service of the Union on 16 Aug 1861 at Indianapolis,
 Indiana along with John Gold Jr. and William Gold. Records show he was given
 a bayonet, belt, musket and strap as his equipment.
 Alexander died 5 December 1861 at St. Louis of measles. He probably never
 saw his last daughter before he died.
 

 

 Capt. Silas A. Wadsworth, was a blacksmith and he was listed in the 1850 Census and the 1860
 Census as residing in Van Buren Twp., Daviess Co., IN. Born 1 December 1824
 in Orange Co., IN to Thomas and Nancy Skaggs Wadsworth, Died 19 September 1864
 Winchester, Frederick Co., VA. Married 14 January 1847 to Margaret Rasor in
 Raglesville, Daviess Co., IN. Survived by children William J., Thomas, Hester
 Ann, Leroy, and Mary Alice. Predeceased by Unknown and Alice.
 Silas served as a Captain in Co. E, 18th Regiment, Indiana Infantry
 Volunteers. He enlisted July 4, 1861. He led his men through many battles
 during the three years of his command. He was shot in the head and killed at
 the Battle of Winchester, near Winchester, VA on September 19, 1864 aged 37y
 9m 19d. He was buried in Raglesville Cemetery, Raglesville, Daviess Co., IN.
 His tombstone reads:
 "My loving wife weep not for me
 Neither lament nor moan
 For I shall with my Jesus be
 While you are left alone"

 

20th Indiana


 
Albert M. Cross Daviess Co., Indiana
 Occupation: In 1850 census he listed Wagon Builder as occu.
 In 1860 he was a farmer.

 Service Record:
 Enlisted as a Private on 14 December 1862
 Enlisted in 20th Light Artillery Regiment Indiana on 14 December 1862. Mustered out on 28 June 1865 in Indianapolis, IN
 Sources:
 Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana.
 (INRoster) Published in 1865-66 by Holloway

 



24th Indiana


 
John E. Redmond
 From "The Middleton Report"
 Rank: Serg. Company: D Regiment: 24 IND.
 Servcie: INF.
 Musician UNION
 Residence at time of enlistment: Davies County
 Enlisted : July 31,1861
 Mustered out : Aug. 16,1862
 Died: Dec. 19,1921
 Buried : Mt.Hope Cem., Logansport,IN.
 Submitted by: Deborah Loe Link,debloe@usa.net)
 

 

 BENJAMIN J. SUMMERSSee the 67th Indiana
 

 Fielding Colbert, Sr.
 He served in the war against Mexico & later when the Civil
 War broke out. He enlisted in Company D, 24th regiment, Indiana volunteers.
 He was a member of the G.A.R
 

 Tucker, John W.
 Tucker served in Company C, 24th Regiment Indiana Volunteers and he was from Daviess County Indiana. While in the service he contracted measles, that caused lung problems. After his death, his wife Susan applied for and received a widows pension because the illness that he had contracted while in the service resulted in a life-long problem with his lungs. John is buried in the Mt. Olivet Cemetary in Veale Twp, Daviess County Indiana.
 

 Fabian Summers, born in Loogootee, Indiana, March 16, 1847 and spent his youth in Daviess County. Fabian was single, farmer, 18 years of age with blue eyes, dark hair, dark complexion and 5 feet 4 inches in height. He was mustered into Company I, 24th Regiment, March 15, 1864 at Indianapolis and December 10, 1864 was transferred to Company E Reorganized He contracted rheumatism around October 1864 while in Louisiana and in September of 1865 at Galveston, Texas he had a severe attack of Dengue or Breakbone Fever. Fabian was mustered out November 16, 1865 at Galveston. In 1889 he applied for pension which he received until death April 20, 1906 in East St. Louis, Illinois. He lived in Washington, Indiana and became active in politics during the 1890's. His wife Harriet Ann Bramble Summers continued to receive a pension until her death October 21, 1937 in Kansas City, Missouri. Fabian is buried in St. John Cemetery, Loogootee, Indiana.
 rustwood@midwest.net

 Nathaniel (Anthanas) Summers, born in Martin County in 1846. He was a blacksmith and 18 years of age was given upon enlistment but actually, he was only 15 years old. He had light hair, blue eyes and a light complexion, standing 5 feet 6 inches tall. Nathaniel was the older brother of Fabian Summers who later served in the same regiment. He enlisted as a Pvt. in Company I, 24th Regiment Indiana Infantry for a period of three years and was mustered in July 31, 1861 at Vincennes. In September of 1861, while at Corondolet, Missouri, Nathaniel contracted measles and after recovering he returned to the regiment. The regiment moved around in Missouri and by April 1862 were in Tennessee participating in the Battle of Shiloh. Nathaniel referred to this first winter as the hardest time of the war. "The regiment did hard marching; the weather was cold; we were at times without tents and wood." These experiences left him with asthma. He remained with the regiment and reenlisted immediately after discharge. December 10, 1864 he was transferred to Company E Reorganized. Nathaniel was wounded in the left leg below the knee at Fort Blakely, Alabama around the 8th of April, 1865. The wound was not too serious and he was treated by the regimental surgeon in camp. Nathaniel was promoted to Corporal, September 15, 1865 and was discharged at Galveston, Texas, November 15, 1865 with the entire regiment.Following the war, Nathaniel returned to Daviess County and married Mary Caroline Bramble. He applied for pension in 1877. They remained in the area until sometime after 1880 when the family removed to Arkansas. The place and exact date of death is not known but it was around 1900. Caroline died between 1884 and 1897. rustwood@midwest.net

 

 


26th Indiana



 
Michael Wilkey was in Co H 26th reg. Ind. Vol.
 Inf. He was born 1845 and died in 1914. This information is from his grave stone at Concord Cemetery, Daviess Co.
 

 Marshall M Cunningham, He was with the B C. 26th Inf
 Reg Indiana, Marshall died on 9 april 1862 . He was a resident of plainville, Daviess co,
 Indiana at the time of his death. Marshall enlisted 30 aug 1861. As reported by the adjutant general of the state of Indiana.
 Marshall M. Cunningham was listed in the 1860 Gibson co, IN census along with wife Nancy (Adams) Cunningham.Also listed were his children: William H., Joseph P., Perry, George and Charles.
 Donated by: Janet Sutter, email LINDY3315@aol.com

 



27th Indiana
27th Regiment Infantry, all from Daviess Co. They are as follows