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Private Joshua Oliver
86th Ohio Infantry
2nd Ohio Heavy Artillery
2nd Minnesota Cavalry
USA
Joshua Oliver enlisted at age 18 as a private in Company F, 86th Ohio Infantry, on May 28, 1862 and mustered out at Camp Chase, Ohio on Sept. 25, 1862. At 19 years old, he enlisted again as a private in Company I, 1st Ohio Heavy Artillery on June 23, 1863. He mustered out sometime during 1864. At 21, enlisted as a private in Company I, 2nd Minnesota Cavalry on May 9, 1864. He mustered out on November 22, 1865 at Nashville, TN. He survivied the war and settled in the Dakota territories.
G-G-Grandfather of Robert W. Hughes
G-G-G-Grandfather of Kieran Hughes
Peter Waymire
135th Indiana Infantry
Company H
USA
Peter Waymire served for 100 days and spent enlistment at Nashville, TN and Stephens, AL. His rank is unknown.
G-G-Grandfather of Jimmy Oswalt
Private John Ross Hooks
53rd Alabama Partisan Rangers
Company E
CSA
John Ross Hooks was a private in Company E, 53rd Alabama Partisan Rangers. Better known as Hannon's Partisan Rangers, they participated in more than 85 engagements during the war. Pictured with John is his wife Mary Ann.
G-G-G-Grandfather of Jimmy Oswalt
Captain William Halon
125the New York Infantry
USA
G-G-Grandfather of Aimee Harmon
George Marquet and his wife Mary Doherty
128th New York Infantry
USA
G-G-Grandparents of Aimee Harmon
Private Francis Marion Hesterly
19th Georgia Infantry
Company A
CSA
Born September 29, 1836 and died on May 13, 1915. Francis, along with his brother Thomas, enlisted in Company A of the 19th Georgia Infantry on June 11, 1861. This company was raised in Fulton County and was called the "Georgia Volunteers". They spent the winter of 1861-1862 in garrison duty at Manassas Junction. In the spring of '62, they joined a brigade at Yorktown, VA under the command of John Bell Hood. During the Peninsula Campaign, the 19th fought at West Point, Seven Pines, Mechanicsville, Gaines' Mill, Frazier's Farm,and Malvern Hill. When Hood rose to division command, James Jay Archer assumed command of their brigade now in AP Hill's "Light Division". The brigade lost heavily at Cedar Mountain, Second Manassas, Antietam, and Fredericksburg. The regiment's colors were captured at Fredericksburg during the temporary Federal breakthrough south of Marye's Heights. Francis was captured either sometime during the Peninsula Campaign or at Cedar Mountain and was paroled from Ft. Monroe, VA on September 1, 1862. He rejoined his regiment before Antietam. In early 1863, the 19th was transfered to Alfred Colquitt's Brigade. After Chancellorsville, this brigade was sent to Charleston to take part in the defense of the city. In February of 1864, they fought at Olustee, FL. In May of 1864, their brigade found itself back in Virginia. It took part in the fighting at Drewry's Bluff, Cold Harbor, and the defense of Petersburg. Ordered to North Carolina to help stem the advance of Sherman, their last fight was at Bentonville, NC. Francis was captured on the last day of this battle, March 21, 1865. He was taken to New Bern, NC and sent by ship to Hart's Island, NY arriving there on April 10, 1865. He was released June 15 and from there - walked home to Georgia. He was a "railroad man" before and after the war.
G-G-G-Grandfather of Gene Harmon
G-G-G-G-Grandfather of Brent Harmon
Private Thomas B. Hesterly
19th Georgia Infantry
Company A
CSA
Born in 1843, Thomas enlisted in Company A of the 19th Georgia Infantry along with his brother, Francis, on June 11, 1861. This company was raised in Fulton County and was called the "Georgia Volunteers". Thomas never saw any action. He was discharged on February 1,1862 after suffering a fractured leg and ankle joint in a train accident. The injury required surgery.
G-G-G-Uncle of Gene Harmon
G-G-G-G-Uncle of Brent Harmon
Corporal Stephen Pollard
7th Confederate Cavalry, Co B
40th Georgia Infanty, Co G?
CSA
Stephen was born in Fayette, Carroll County, GA on August 19, 1829 and married Mary A. Vines on July 27, 1850. He enlisted in June 1862 in Carroll County with the 7th Confederate Cavalry, Company B, also known as "Claiborne's Regimental Partisan Rangers/7th Regimental Confederate Partisan Rangers). In March 1863, he transfered to Company L. Sometime between September and October of 1863, he was promoted to corporal.
He was a member of this cavalry unit until April 29, 1864 when he was given leave to go home for another horse after losing his the day before. In July, he also received a letter from his wife stating their house had burned down. On bounty rolls from April to October of 1864, he is marked as "not entitled to bounty" due to his absence. This may be in part due to him not being able to rejoin his regiment which was disbanded in July with remnants being integrated into the 10th Confederate Cavalry.
Family legend states
he was not able to rejoin his cavalry command and therefore enlisted in Company G, 40th Georgia Infantry and that he served with this unit until surrendering in April 1865 at Raleigh-Durham, NC. However, though no record has been found of this enlistment, he was with a unit somewhere because he was issued clothing in the 3rd quarter of 1864 by the Confederate army.
He died at the age of 70 in Temple, Haralson County, GA on October 24, 1899. His widow lived until 1904.
G-G-G-Grandfather of Gene Harmon
G-G-G-G-Grandfather of Brent Harmon