Lamme, John F.   32   (1828 - 1908?)  Mustered in on 6 Jun 61 as Cpl in Co C;  Promoted to Sgt (Co C) on 15 Jul 61;  Promoted to 1 Lt (still in Co C) on 22 Jan 62;  Transferred to Co H on 19 Oct 62 as 1 Lt (although one record says he was "in command of the Company" since 1 Sep 62;  Promoted to Capt of Co H (officially) on 21 Dec 62;  On 14 Apr 63, he had arranged to send $500 via express train to his family in Springfield, OH--unfortunately, the train was robbed by Confederate Cavalry and his family faced a sudden financial crisis that was compounded by his wife, Mary Kate, being "very sick" and "not expected to live" --He requested and was granted a Leave of Absence for 15 days on 21 Apr 63  [thankfully, Mary Kate recovered and he was able to arrange their finances for the comfort of her and their two little daughters];  Sent to hospital in Nashville on 16 Aug 63 due to Chronic Diarrhea and granted Sick Leave on 23 Aug 63 for 20 days, due to the same condition;  In Mar (or May?) 64, he was recommended by his superiors Enyart, Hadlock, and Mitchell to serve as Major of one of the new regiments of Colored Troops being organized in Chattanooga--"Capt. Lamme is a good and energetic officer, a strict disciplinarian, and is in ever[y] respect fully qualified to fill the position proposed--He has raised himself from the ranks by his Bravery and good conduct on the fields of Gauley, Shiloh, Corinth, Chaplin Hills and Stone River and we are willing to say he has filled the responsible position of Captain with honor to himself and credit to his Regiment.  We take pleasure in recommending him as a Gentleman, and an Officer of undoubted ability whose services would be a valuable acquisition to the Regiment.  Hoping that this will meet with your approbation and approval.";  He was examined for the position in May 64 and received word (in late Jun 64?) of his appointment as Col of the 178 USCT Regiment (although I am not sure whether he went in first as a Major or a Lt Col and was appointed Col by War's end or if he went in as a Col at the outset)  Mustered out from the 1 KY on 18 Jun 64 and from the 178 USCT on 6 Feb 66;  After the War, he moved to Venango Co, PA with his family (one source I found says he was born in Beaver Co, PA);  He was a Merchant before the War and apparently tried his hand at the Oil Business later in life;  The 1890 Census for Beaver Co, PA lists a John F. Lamme who was a PVT [?] in the 1 KY, who makes reference to having a broken leg during the War, but I don't know when this took place--perhaps in conjunction with his Sick Leave in Aug 63?; Enlisted in 109 USC [should it be the 178 USCT?] Inf Co C; Filed Invalid Pension 1895; [Note: I do not believe the John F. Lamme who died in Tazewell Co, IL in 1903 is OUR John! I believe that our John is the John Lamm1824-1908 who is buried in Butler Co, OH; If so, then he was born in OH and died in Sommerville, Butler co, OH; His wife was Mary K. Macy, whom he married in Butler Co, OH in 1851; He Sold Trees in Clark Co, OH in 1860, was a Farmer in Preble Co, OH in 1870 and 1880, and no ocupation listed in 1900 Butler Co, OH; I will post a photo of this man's headstone]

Fahrenhorst, Christoph Friedrich Wilhelm   21  (1838 - 1883)  Born in Prussia, he came to America around 1848;  Mustered in on 5 Apr 61 as a Pvt, but was promoted to Sgt on 6 Jun 61;  He was apparently wounded quite seriously in the foot during a skirmish near Corinth, MS on 21 May 62, however there is no mention of his being absent (in Hospital or Convalescent Corps during the period from Apr - Aug 62);  Promoted to 1 Lt on 5 Apr 63;  Mustered out on 18 Jun 64  (Who was the 1 Lt of Co H from 21 Dec 62 until 5 Apr 63?);  He applied to AAG Barnes of the Dept of the Missouri for an appointment as an officer on 30 Dec 64--there is no record of his serving after his 3 years in the 1 KY;  He worked as a Porter in CIncinnati in 1860, but spent his life after the War in St. Louis, MO as a Saloon Keeper/Bartender;  He was married in 1871, but I can find no record of his wife's name;  Filed Invalid Pension 1880; He died in St. Louis on 25 Sep 1883 of a Strangulated Inguinal Hernia and is buried in St. Louis

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Hoeke, Louis Henry   24  (1837 - 1885)  Born in Baltimore to German immigrants;  Married Catharina Elizabeth "Lizzie" Schweisinger in Cincinnati on 16 Jan 1861; Mustered in on 6 Jun 61 as a Musician and served as the Drum Major/Principal Musician for the Regiment;  Promoted to 2 Lt on 1 Dec 62;  On 5 Feb 63, Sgt William Busbey of Co C mentions in his diary, "...Lou Houke [sic] presented with a splendid, silver fife by Genl [John T.] Smith [of the 31st IN].  Tonight he gives us a tune."  (Busbey would mention Lou Hoeke's musical abilities many decades later in a newspaper column he wrote--here is the link:  http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH18870101.2.66);  In May 63, while at Cripple Creek, Hoeke requested 48 hours' leave in order to go to Nashville to purchase the proper mouthpieces for their bugles, as well as other musical merchandise to enhance the Regimental Band and Genl Cruft approved the request and passed it up the Chain of Command--it is not known whether his leave was granted, but a subsequent request was made on 20 Jul 63, this one for 15 days to go to Louisville and Cincinnati to purchase "...drums, fifes, etc. for the Regiments of the 1st Brigade."  A cover leter was submitted with his request, asserting,   "...The stock of musical instruments in the Brigade is well nigh exhausted.  We cannot draw any [musical instruments] from the Government, [however, we] have the money to purchase and wish to supply ourselves with good articles.  Lt Hoke [sic] is the only competent man in the Regiment to select what we want.  We therefore ask as an especial favor that he be allowed to go."  and is signed by Lt Col John T. Smith of the 31st IN, Alva Hadlock of the 1 KY, Col Rippey of the 90th OH, and Col Sedgewick of the 2nd KY;  Genl Cruft again gave his approval, adding "The regts of the brigade have several hundred doll[ar]s which they desire to expend in musical instruments for a general field band.  It is desirable that Lt. Hoeke have his leave.";  Unfortunately, the request was returned by Genl Rosecrans on 8 Aug 63, with the note, "...more information is required as to the kind of instruments desired";  Apparently Genl Rosecrans was eventually convinced, since Lt Hoekke is listed as "Absent with Leave" on the Jul/Aug 63 Muster Roll--presumably to purchase band instruments in Louisville and/or Cincinnati;  In Nov 63, he was challenged by a Major Robinson of Cleveland to some sort of musical contest--Hoeke replied that he could not meet the Major in Ohio for the the challenge, but he invited Robinson to come to Chattanooga and engage him there; I don't know if the "play-off" ever took place; Lt Hoeke mustered out on 18 Jun 64 and returned to his wife and children in Cincinnati;  In August 1872, he was charged with the rape of a young woman, Christina Fahner, who was a servant in his house; Hoeke' wife admitted in court that this was the third time such an incident had happened and that she would not live with him again and wanted him prosecuted; the scandal deepened when Hoeke's brother-in-law (Lizzie's brother) offered money ($1700!) to the girl and her guardian to drop the charges; When the guardian refused, Hoeke charged her with being a "medicine-selling woman" since she had sold the Hoeke medicine to cure their child's worms; A decision in the case was to be made on 30 Aug 1872--but I can find no record of what happened to the charge against him, only that the girl, as a minor, could not choose her own guardian [!]; The scandal must not have put a damper on his popularity [was it because he was a policeman?], since all other newpaper reports were complimentary and enthusiastic whenever the Drum Major of the 1st Regiment of the OH National Guard Drum Corps, and his band provided the entertainment at veterans events, picnics for the public, and other occasions--on 19 Jan 82 he was presented with "...a beautiful silver fife, gold mounted and finely chased" by the officers of the 2nd Army Corps, a fife which reportedly cost $1,000 (and $1 in 1882 equals over $23 in current currency!);  He worked at various jobs after the War, including Iron Moulder, Janitor at the Courthouse, and Cincinnati Policeman;  He was buried in the Vine Street Cemetery, but reburied a short time later with great pomp and public acclaim in the Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH; Wife filed for her Pension on 30 Jul 85

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???Anderson, Eli Smith   21   (1843 - 1875)  Born in OH, a younger brother of Daniel R. Anderson, whose bio is below;  Mustered in on 6 Jun 61 as a Cpl;  Reduced to Pvt on 15 Oct 61;  Appointed Cpl again on 31 Aug 62;  Wounded ("slightly") in left arm at Stones River and spent a few months in hospital in Nashville--returned to his Company before Jun 63?;  Mustered out on 18 Jun 64;  Enlisted in Co B 180th OH Infantry on 29 Sep 64 as a Capt and mustered out on 12 Jul 65;  Married Annette (Frances?) McCafferty in Gallia, OH in 1868 and had one child, Norah S. Anderson;  Annette died in 1872 and Eli died a few years later;  Pension for Minor (Norah P. Anderson) filed in 1890 from OH;

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Cahill, Joseph   19  (1842 - <1884>)  Mustered in as 1 Sgt on 6 Jun 61;  Reduced to Sgt on 23 Jul 61;  Reduced to Pvt on 29 Aug 61;  Promoted back to Sgt on 1 Jan 63;  Promoted back to 1 Sgt on 5 Apr 63;  Reduced to Pvt again on 28 Mar 64;  Mustered out on 18 Jun 64;  Was a Col in 23 and 24 Vet Reserves; In 1860 Cincinnati, there is a Joseph Cahill born about 1843 in Ireland living in a Hotel, listed next to an F.P. Cahill, born about 1831 in Ireland, whose job is listed as Hotel Keeper, so if these are the right Cahills, there might be some sort of family connection--although in 1850, there is only a Joseph Cahill, aged 9 and born in Ireland, living in the household of Patrick and Jane Cahill, but not Frank or FP, so they may NOT have been brothers; Joseph's Widow filed for her Pension 14 Jun 1884 

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Coffee, Frank   19  (1842 - 1891)  Born in Memphis, TN;  Mustered in as a Pvt on 6 Jun 61;  He was hospitalized ("Sick")  in Louisville sometime during the period from Apr to Aug 62, but his illness is not specified, nor are the exact dates of his illness;  Promoted to Cpl on 4 Apr 63;  Mustered out on 18 Jun 64;  He married a woman named Susan (one source says her last name was Colliver, another says Busby) and he enlisted in the 54th KY Mounted Infantry on 22 Sep 64 for a year, where he quickly rose from Pvt to Sgt Maj;  He was described as being 5' 8" tall, with a fair compllexion, grey eyes, and light-colored hair;  His peacetime occupation was Farmer, although the source who supplied the information for his Find-A-Grave page lists him as "Dr. Franklin or F. E. Coffee"--was he a medical doctor or a PhD?;  He filed a petition as an Invalid in 1889 from Missouri,  and Sue filed for her Widow's pension in 1891, also from Missouri;  He is buried in Livingston, MO;  His first name is given by other sources as Francis

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Colsher, John Nelson   17  (1843 - 1900)  Born in Boone Co, KY on 12 Dec 43 (so he was not yet 18 when he mustered in on 23 Jun 61 as a Pvt);  Wounded in the right hip at Stones River (one Casualty Sheet says "slightly" and one says "severely"--he was in hospital then in Convalescent Camp in Nashville until 10 Apr 63, so it was probably more than "slightly" but not exactly "severe");  Promoted to Cpl on 4 Apr 63 (in absentia?  Or did they wait until he returned to the Company the following week?);  Taken prisoner at Graysville, GA on 10 Sep 63 and sent to Richmond, VA--thankfully, he was paroled fairly quickly 27 Dec 63 and arrived at Camp Chase, OH on 14 Jan 64;  Unfortunately, he was listed as AWOL on 25 Feb 62, but returned to the Army (of his own accord?) on 3 May 64;  He was sent to the Convalescent Camp in Nashville (his second time there) and mustered out on 18 Jun 64 by telegram;  In 1870, he was Working in a Cooper Shop in Lincoln Co, TN;  Married Maggie Hughes in Lynchburg, Moore Co, TN in 1875;  Filed for an Invalid's Pension 1877; 1880 saw him working in Lynchburg as a Store Keeper, but at some point he moved with his wife and children to Colorado;  He died in Victor, Teller Co, CO;  His name appears variously as Colcher, Colshear, Calshear, etc and his middle initial is incorrectly given as M in the AG's Roll; Maggie filed her Widow's Pension in May 1900 from TN

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Fry, Josiah Mansfield   21  (1838 - 1909)  Born in Wooster, Wayne Co, OH, but his family had moved to a farm in Peru, IN by 1860;  Mustered in on 6 Jun 61 as a Pvt;  Promoted to Cpl on 23 Dec 62;  Mustered out on 18 Jun 64;  Lived in CIncinnati for the rest of his life after the War;  He filled his petition for an Invalid's pension in 1887;  He reported to the official conducting the 1890 Veterans' Census that he suffered from a Wartime wound in his left leg;  In 1900, he listed his occupation as Grocer;  His widow, America (Coghill) Fry, filed for her Widow's pension in 1909;  He was buried in Cincinnati's Spring Grove Cemetery  

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Head, William Joseph  23  (1838 - <1873?>)  Mustered in on 6 Jun 61 as Sgt;  Was absent from Mar/Apr 62 until Nov 62--"sick" at hospital in Nashville--no indication of his illness;  Promoted to Sgt Maj on 1 Mar 63;  He was wounded at Chickamauga on 19/20 Sep 63, but he apparently did not spend any time in hospital;  Mustered out on 18 Jun 64; NOTE: This is NOT the same William Joseph Head who served with the 28 KY Co A, who was born 2 Aug 1839 in Nelson Co, KY, but was married to Annie Bell--he died 5 Jan 1913 in Jeffersonville, IN; Question: Who was William J. Head born circa 1838 in Ireland, who served as a Cpl with the 5 US Vet Vols, Co, H from 2 Apr 64 to 3 Apr 65, because HE died of Phthisis Pulmonalis on 10 Nov 1873 and is bur in Cincinnati's St, Joseph New Cem; I suspect that THIS is our William, but I cannot say for certain

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Hyde, Jesse   29  (1832 - 1908)  Born in OH, the son of Samuel Hyde; Went to Linn Co, Oregon in the early 1850s, as he was a member of the 2nd Oregon Militia, Co C in 1855; Mustered in on 6 Jun 61 as Sgt;  Spent some time sick in hospital in Charleston, VA during mid-61--the Clerk did not always indicate whether a man was absent or present, so he may have only been gone a few days;  Was sent on Detached Service as a Recruiting Officer on 23 Dec 63 until the end of April 64;  Mustered out 18 Jun 64;  He married Ethelinda McNorton in Allegheny Co, PA circa 1864; In 1870, he is a Carpenter-Joiner, living with his wife (Ethelinda) and two sons in Greenwood Co, KS;   Filed for an Invalid's Pension in 1877; In 1880, he is a House Joiner in Adams Co, OH; Arrived in Washington State by 1890, according to Find-A-Grave, although the 1900 Census shows the family in Douglass Co, OR; He died of Senile Dementia and Chronic Diarrhea on 30 Nov 1908 in Black Rock, Moxee Co, Wash--occupation given as House Joiner (although Ethelind is erroneously entered as his mother's name); He was buried in Black Rock Cemetery; Ethelinda filed her Widows' Pension 28 Jan 1908 from Washington

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Leach, James   32  (1829 - )  Mustered in on 6 Jun 61 as a Pvt;  Forfeited 2 months' pay as a result of a General Court Martial in Nov / Dec 61;  Promoted to Cpl on 1 Aug 62;  Mustered out on 18 Jun 64; Filed for an Invalid's Pension 1892

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McCabe, John   22  (1839 - )  Mustered in on 6 Jun 61 as a Cpl;  Promoted to Sgt on 1 Aug 62;  Remained in Murfreesboro (sick in hospital) on 24 Jun 63 when the rest of the Company left Cripple Creek--unspecified illness of short duration, since he was back with the Company for Jul/Aug 63; Mustered out on 18 Jun 64;

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McGinley, Dennis   24  (1837 - )  Mustered in on 6 Jun 61 as a Pvt;  Was sick in hoospital in Bowling Green, KY during the Jan/Feb 62 pay cycle, although he still "reported for duty"--the same thing hapened the next pay cycle (Mar/Apr 62), in that he was sick in hospital, this time in Savannah, TN, but still "reported for duty";  Promoted to Cpl on 21 Dec 62;  Mustered out on 18 Jun 64

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Rafferty, Bernard  22   (1839 - )  Mustered in on 6 Jun 61 as a Cpl;  Promoted to Sgt on 4 Apr 63;  Mustered out on 18 Jun 64

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Shane, John N.   22  (<1838> - 1930)  Mustered in on 6 Jun 61 as a Pvt;  Appointed Cpl on 15 Oct 61;  Promoted to Sgt on 5 Apr 63;  Promoted to 1 Sgt on 28 Mar 64;  Mustered out on 18 Jun 64;  Enlisted with the 54 KY Co K; Filed for an Invalid's Pension in 1896; Family records say he was born in Jun 38 (1900 Census says Jun 32) in KY; Married Matilda Heaverin in 1866 in Bracken Co, KY, and moved with her and their children to Kansas where he was a Farmer until his death in 1930; Died 22 Dec 1930 in Abilene, KS

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Shinkle, Ross Porter   <20>  (1841 - 1917)  Born in Brown Co, OH;  Mustered in on 6 Jun 61 asa Pvt;  Appointed Cpl 15 Oct

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Spencer, George B.   23  (1838 - )  Mustered in on 9 Jul 61 as a Pvt;  Promoted to Cpl on 1 Aug 62;  Daily detail as Color Guard with the Mar/Apr 64 Muster Roll Card;  Mustered out by telegram on 18 Jun 64    

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Haufbauer, George C.   <21>  (<1841> - 1892)  Mustered in on 6 Jun 61 as a Pvt;  Began detached assignment as Drummer in Regimental Band around May/Jun 63;  Mustered out on 18 Jun 64;  Name also appears as Humphbower; He may be the George Humphbower, aged 9, living with George and Salina Humphbower (parents?) and Mary Humphbower (sister?)--all born in Germany--in Campbell Co, KY in 1850; Invalid's Pension filed 1890; Widow's Pension filed, but no date, name, or location; Headstone inscription file lists him as Hamphboner; Died 27 Sep 1892 of Liver Disease and Dropsy and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Cleveland, OH

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Niederman, Ernest   24  (1837 - 1921)  Mustered in on 6 Jun 61 as a Pvt;  Sick in Hospital in Nashville from Apr - Aug 62 Muster Roll Card until finally in Camp (at Cripple Creek) on 10 Apr 63;  Began detached assignment in Regimental Band as Bugler on 6 May 63;  Taken prison at Graysville, GA on 10 Sep 63;  His peacetime occupation was listed as Painter;  Spent several weeks in and out of Howard General Hospital in Richmond beginning on 10 Feb 64 with Variola (Small Pox);  Paroled 8 May 64;  Mustered out 15 Jul 64;  Name variously spelled as Earnest Neederman, Neiderman, etc.;  Probably the Ernest Niederman who was born 31 May 1837 in Switzerland and came to American in 1850 (Naturalized, although some sources say he came to the US in 1860)--if so, he lived most of his life in Cincinnati where he worked as a Dressmaker with (his wife?) Margareth Niederman, then as an Embroiderer (wife named Katherine, whom he had married 1879), as a Health Officer, as a Landscape Painter, and finally as a Cabinet Maker before he died in Cincinnati in 1921; Invalid's Pension filed 1884; Died 14 Dec 1921 in Cincinnati  

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Sparks, Alfred   23   (1837 - 1916)  Born in KY, probably the son of Charles and Mary Sparks;  Mustered in on 9 Jul 61 as a Pvt;  Wounded (severely?) by GSW in hip on 21 May 62 (no explanation);  Appointed  Wagoner for Co H beginning with Sept/Oct 62 Muster Roll;  Detailed as the Division Teamster from 7 Jul 63 until 22 May 64;  Mustered out on 18 Jun 64 by telegram;   Maried Isabelle Sparks circa 1867;  Filed for Invalid's Pension 1876;  Lived Lewis Co, KY in 1870 as a Farmer; Lived in Rowan Co 1880 as a Farmer; Back in Lewis Co in 1890; In 1900, He is a Pensioner living in Mason Co, KY; Same in 1910; Died because of Asthmas and Defective Heart Action on 7 Jun 1916 Fleming Co, KY, according to death certificate, [although the Veterans' Files reflect that he died in in Piper City, Ford Co, IL]; Buried in Oak Ridge Cem in Fleming Co, KY

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