CASE-Marvin T. - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Marvin T. CASE, physician and surgeon, Attica, was born in Walworth County, Wisconsin, June 18, 1843. He was raised a farmer, and obtained his education in the common schools of his native place, and at the graded school at Gowanda, New York. He was enrolled as a private August 15, 1862, in Co. D, 86th Ind. Vols., and bore a share in all the battles in which his regiment was engaged. He was in the supporting column and under fire at Perryville, but did not exchange shots with the enemy. The next engagement was Laurel Hill, and after that Stone River. In the latter the 86th lost about 200 in killed, wounded and missing out of 460 that went into action. A reconnaissance to Crawfish Springs brought on a small engagement in which he participated. He fought next at Chickamauga and Mission Ridge; the 86th and 79th Indiana regiments were the first to plant the stars and stripes on the ridge in the advance from Orchard Knob on the last day of the battle. He hen marched to the relief of Knoxville, and spent the winter of 1864 - 5 in East Tennessee. The following summer he was on the Atlanta campaign, and engaged at Rocky Face Ridge, Cassville, Kingston, New Hope Church, Pine Mountain, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, Jonesborough, Lovejoy Station, and following Hood back to Tennessee, fought at Columbus, Spring Hill, Franklin and Nashville. He was mustered out as orderly sergeant at Nashville June 6, and disbanded at Indianapolis June 12, 1865. Besides the service mentioned he also did the usual amount of marching and skirmishing, and did not miss a day's duty in the whole period. He now engaged in farming and teaching, and in 1867 was elected school examiner for Warren county. He held this position eighteen months, and in 1868 entered the University of Michigan, receiving the following year the degree of pharMaceutical chemist, and on March 30, 1870, graduated from the medical school of that institution. He immediately located in Attica in partnership with his old preceptor, Dr. Joseph JONES. After the expiration of two years his partner removed to Indianapolis, and the doctor has retained the large practice of the firm. He was married November 16, 1870, to Miss Mary E., daughter of Rev. John B. DeMotte, of the Northwest Indiana conference. They have had four children: Jessie, Clarence, Ethel, and Lauren. The third died in infancy. In 1875 the doctor was appointed county superintendent of schools, and filled the office a year and a half, and in 1877 was elected school trustee of Attica, his term having just expired. He is an Odd-Fellow and republican. Both he and his wife are communicants in the Methodist Episcopal church. The doctor's father was a member of the convention which framed the constitution of Wisconsin when it was admitted into the Union as a state.