Camp cripple creek
tennessee
18 january - 24 june 1863
COMPANY E OFFICERS at CRIPPLE CREEK
George C. Angel* 34 (1830 - 1864) Born in OH to Josiah and Nancy Angel; Married Sarah Baughman in Fairfield Co, OH in
1849; Occupation: Shoe maker; Commissioned as Capt of Co E in Aug 62; He would be promoted to a Full Major of the 90th OH
in Nov 63; He was killed-in-action at the Battle of Kenesaw Mtn near Marietta, GA on 2 Jul 64; Buried Logan Co, OH, leaving a wife
and 6 chidren; (See also his bio on the Field and Staff page); Name given variously as Angel or Angle; Older brother of Sgt. David
Angel, whose bio appears below
Daniel J. Nunnemaker 34 (1828 - 1906) Born in Perry Co, OH to John and Juliann (Statter) Nunnemaker; Served in the
Mexican War for 11 months; Married Malinda Rose in 1851; Original 1 Lt for Company E; Would resign 15 Oct 63; Became Sgt for
Co K of the 58 OH; Lived most of his adult life in Vinton Co OH as a Farmer and Blacksmith, Filed for an Invalid's Pension in 1864;
In 1890, he told the Census taker for the Veterans' Census that he was injured in his left wrist during the War and that he enlisted 5
times; Although he died in Westmoreland Co, PA, he was buried in the Radcliff Cemetery in Vinton Co, OH; He was a first cousin to
Pvt Noah Nunnemaker listed below
William J. Webb 22 (1840 - 1914) Born in OH; Find-A-Grave indicates he was the son of Jonathan and Polly (Owens) Webb;
Lived most of his life as a Farmer or a Laborer in Ashtabula Co, OH; Enlisted as 2 Lt of Company E on 27 Aug 62; Would
transfer to Co H on 15 May 63 as a 1 Lt; Married Mary J Matthews in 1862 in Trumbull Co, OH; Buried in the Colebrook South
Cemetery in Ashtabula
Samuel T. Widener 33 (1829 - )
CORPORALS and SERGEANTS of Co. E at CRIPPLE CREEK
Angel, David* 24 (1838 - 1865) Born in OH, another son of Josiah and Nancy Angel (See bio for George C. Angel, above); Promoted to Sgt; Died 11 Mar 65 at Camp Dennison of Chronic diarrhea; Buried in the Old Logan Cemetery in Hocking Co, OH; Like other men in his family, his civilian occupation was that of a Shoe maker
Bainter, Philip* 24 (1838 - 1864) Born in OH to Elias and Elizabeth (Easter) Bainter; Married Mary E. Chapman in 1859 in Hocking Co, OH; Occupation: Farmer; Mustered into Co E on 7 Aug 62; Would be promoted from Pvt to Cpl on 1 Jun 63; Would be wounded on 21 Jun 64 near Kennesaw Mtn, GA; He died 14 Aug 64 in Nashville, TN and is buried in the National Cemetery there, in Grave J - 14140
Bowers, William James 24 (1838 - 1871) Born in OH; Appointed to 1 Sgt upon his enlistment on 27 Aug 62; He would be discharged by a Surgeon's Certificate on 21 Feb 63--uncertain of the reason (Dysentery? The effects of an injury? I doubt it was a war wound) Returned home to Wyandot Co, OH; Did not marry and apparently did not have an actual profession-- "attending school" at age 33? Farmer, like the other males in his family?--Buried in the Union Church Cemetery in Wyandot Co; He does not appear to have been related to Pvt Abednego Bowers listed below
Goodwin, David C. 19 (1844 - ) Appointed Cpl on; Mustered in and out with the rest of the Company
Guess, Jason 37 (1825 - ) Was named Cpl in Oct 62; Would be wounded at Chickamauga; Mustered out with the rest of
the Company
Johnson, James H. 18 (1844 - ) Promoted from Pvt to Cpl on 1 Jun 63; Would be wounded at Nickajack Creek, GA in Jul 64; Would be appointed Sgt in Jun 65 when he mustered out
Meldron, Thomas 25 (1835 - ) Would move from Cpl to Sgt in Jun 65
Moore, Barrah 25 (1837 - ) Mustered in and out as a Sgt with his with the rest of the Company
Mosure, Aaron W. 24 (1838 - ) Moved from Sgt to 1 Sgt on 22 Feb 63
Rogers, Sylvester I. 22 (1840 - ) Mustered in and out with Company E
Stuckey, Samuel W. 23 (1839 - ) Would move from Sgt of Company E to Maj of the 90th OH on 1 Jan 64; In Dec 1864, he would be appointed Capt of Company C
Trout, Abraham 22 (1840 - 1914) Born in OH; Mustered in as a Cpl with his comrades in Company H, he would be promoted from Cpl to Sgt on 21 Feb 63; He would eventually be named 1 Sgt in Oct 64 and 2 Lt in May 65; He resumed the life of a Farmer after the War; He married Mary Ann Jones in 1868; They moved to Atchison Co, MO by 1870 and would live there about 20 years; Filed an Invalid's Pension Petition in 1883 from NB; At the time of the 1890 Veteran' Census, he was living in Ord, Valley Co, NB, where his primary medical complaint was a hernia (a "rupture") which had plagued him for 28 years--roughly, since 1862; By 1910, they lived in Hall Co, NB; Buried Grand Island, Hall Co, NB
Webb, John Wesley 22 (1840 - 1912) Born in Fayette Co, OH to Byrd and Elizabeth Webb; He served a three-month enlistment from Apr - Aug 61 in the 22 OH, Co F; Mustered in to 90th OH, Company E, on 7 Aug 62; Was a Sgt the whole time the Regiment was at Cripple Creek; Mustered out on 13 Jun 65; Married Mary Jane Bonecutter; Worked as a Farmer in Fayette and Clinton Cos, OH; Admitted to Disabled Soldiers' Home in Dayton, OH in 1898; He was described as being 5' 6" tall, fair complexion, gray eyes, gray hair, Protestant, Able to read and write, and a Shoemaker by trade; He was admitted with a left inguinal hernia, cardiac hypertrophy, and an injury to his left elbow during the War; He lists hiself as being married, but separated from his wife; There is some confusion because his wife, Mary E, files for a Widow's Penion in 1898, but he does not die until 1912. There IS, however, a John W. Webb who was born in 1833 who DID die in 1898; Our Sgt John Webb died of Pulmnary Tuberculosis at the Dayton Soldiers' Home on 6 Jun 1912; He was buried in the National Cemetery on the grounds in Grave 1 - 1- 6, however, there is a cenotaph for him in the family plot of the Maple Grove Cemetery in Clinton Co, OH; He wa apparently NOT related to Lt. Webb listed above
Wright, James W. 19 (1843 - ) He mustered in and out with the 90th OH Company E as a Cpl
OTHER PERSONNEL from Co. E at CRIPPLE CREEK
Randall, Cromwell F. 20 (1841 - 1894) Born in Hocking Co, OH, he was appointed to be a Musician in Co E; Discharged by Surgeon's Certificate of Disability on 2 Jun 63 from Camp Cripple Creek--I do not know what his malady was; Married Lovina Harden in Vinton, OH in 1874; He filed an Invalid Pension Petition in 1879; He worked as a Farmer until his death in 1894 and was buried in the New Plymouth Cemetery in Vinton Co, OH
Wimer, William 20 (1842 - ) Promoted from a Pvt to a Wagoner on 1 Jun 63; Mustered out with the others in the Company
ENLISTED MEN of COMPANY E at CRIPPLE CREEK
Amerine, Andrew 24 (1838 - ) Would be Discharged on a Surgeon's Certificate of Disability on 25 Nov 63 from Columbus, OH; Older brother of Leander in the bio below
Amerine, Leander 19 (1843 - ) Would be Discharged on a Surgeon's Certificate of Disability on 25 Nov 63 from Columbus, OH; Younger brother of Andrew in the bio above
Alpin, Benjamin 18 (1844 - ) Would be captured on 11 Sep 63 at Ringgold, GA; Exchanged and eventually sent to Camp Chase, OH, where he was mustered out
Armstrong, John F.* 19 (1843 - 1864) Born in PA, but grew up in OH; Mustered into 90th OH on 7 Aug 62; Died 16 Nov 64 in hospital in Chattanooga, TN of Dysentery; Buried in Chattanooga National Cemetery in Grave G - 0 - 8282
Baird, William J. 26 (1836 - 1907) Born in OH, the son of William and Isabel Baird of Cincinnati; He worked as a Clerk before the War; Mustered in with the rest of Company E on 27 Aug 62; Mustered out 13 Jun 65; He worked as a Clerk and a Bookkeeper after the War; Lived in Cincinnati for nearly all of his life; Was married to a woman named Martha in 1880, but he was a Widower by 1900; He died in 1907 and is buried in Spring Grove Cemetery. There are two Martha Bairds buried in Spring Grove--I beieve one to be his wife (Mattie Morrison Baird of Carroll Co, OH) and the other is the young daughter of Martha and William Baird
Beagle, Charles* 18 (1844 - 1864) Born in OH, the son of Rosannah Beagle and possibly Chares Beagle in Logan, Hocking Co, OH; He enlisted with the 90th OH, being mustered into Co E on 7 Aug 62; He would die in Logan, Hocking Co, OH on 19 Apr 64 of "General Debility", which makes me think he might have been sent home on a Medical Furlough, during which he died; His mother filed for her Pension in 1865; There is no record of a government headstone for him and it is not known where he was buried, although Logan, OH is the likely place
Beery, Joseph C.* 18 (1844 - 1864) Born in Fairfield Co, OH to Elijah and Susannah Beery; He would be captured near Ringgold, GA on 11 Sept 63; He was sent to Andersonville Prison and died there on 19 Jun 64
Blosser, William 19 (1843 - ) Would transfer to the VRC (5 K) on 9 Jan 64 and muster out with them on 5 Jul 65
Book, Thomas D. 26 (1836 - ) Mustered in with Co D on 27 Aug 62 and mustered out with them on 13 Jun 65
Boucher, Benjamin 18 (1844 - ) Would be wounded at Chickamauga on 19 Sep 63; Mustered out with the rest of his company on 13 Jun 65
Bowden, George 30 (1832 - ) Would be wounded at Chickamauga on 19 Sep 63 and transfer to the VRC; Mustered out with 2 Batt VRC Co 43 on 28 Jun 65 at Camp Dennison, OH
Bower, Abednego 24 (1838 - 1920) Born in Indiana, PA; I don't know what brought him to OH, but he mustered in with the rest of Co E on 27 Aug 62; Mustered out with them on 13 Jun 65; He was Captain of a Boat in 1870 in Columbus, OH; He married Martha E. Evans in 1876 in Columbus; By 1890, he was living in Portland, OR; In Oct 1918, he was a Widower, Occupation: Miller, living in the Sandusky / Erie Co, OH Soldiers' and Sailors' Home; He died here in 1920; Last name varies from Bower, Bowers, Bowen
Brown, Hiram S. 19 (1843 - ) Would be wounded at Resaca on 14 May 64; Mustered out with the rest of his company on 13 Jun 65
Cage, John R. 24 (1838 - ) Mustered in and mustered out with the rest of his company
Call, Nicholas M. 23 (1839 - ) Would be severly wounded 23 Jun 64 at the Battle of Kenesaw Mtn; Mustered out with the rest of Co E on 13 Jun 65
Collins, Joseph 18 (1844 - ) Mustered in and out with the rest of his company; Is he the son of Thomas D Collins in the next bio?
Collins, Thomas D. 40 (1822 - ) Mustered in with the company on 27 Aug 62 and out with them on 13 Jun 65; Is he the father of Joseph Collins in the previous bio?
Crawford, John 21 (1841 - ) Severely wounded at Resaca on 10 May 64; Mustered out with the company on 13 Jun 65
Crow, Samuel B. 18 (1844 - ) Mustered in and out with his company
Frankfother, Alexander 18 (1844 - ) Mustered in with Company E on 27 Aug 62 and out with them on 13
Jun 65
Griffin, James V. 21 (1841 - ) Would transfer to VRC in 64
Guess, Shelton 22 (1840 - ) Would be wounded at The Battle of Kenesaw Mountain on 27 Jun 64; Mustered out with the rest of the company on 13 Jun 65
Hillyer, Handley 23 (1839 - ) Would be wounded at the Battle of Nashville on 15 Dec 64; Mustered out with Company E on 13 Jun 65
???Hooper, George 18 (1844 - ) Discharged from the Army 25 Nov 63 from Hospital in Columbus, OH based upon a Surgeon's Certificate
???Horn, Daniel A.* 18 (1844 - 1863) Died in a Hospital in Nasville, TN on 14 Jun 63; Was he ever at Cripple Creek?
Kull, George 24 (1838 - ) Was wounded at Chickamauga on 19 Sep 63; Mustered out with the Company
Lane, Abraham 24 (1838 - ) Mustered in and out with his Company
Lee, Thomas 27 (1835 - ) Mustered in with his Company and out with them
Leohman, Lewis* 21 (1841 - 1864) Captured at Chickamauga and sent to a Prison in Richmond, VA (Libby?); Died there 1 Feb 64; Was he kin to Andrew Leohman who died right after Stones River?
Lent, Stephen 42 (1820 - ) Mustered in and out with his Company
Luker, Joseph* 19 (1843 - 1864) Would be killed near Nashville on 11 Dec 64; Was he related to David Luker who was medically discharged right before Stones River?
Lutz, Jacob 28 (1834 - ) Mustered in and mustered out with the rest of his Company
Marshall, Joseph 20 (1842 - ) Would be promoted to Cpl on 1 Jun 65; Was he kin to Robert Marshall in the next bio?
Marshall, Robert 22 (1840 - ) Was he kin to Joseph Marshall listed above?; Discharged on a Surgeon's Certificate from Murfreesboro (a hospital?) on 14 Dec 63
Mason, William J. 18 (1844 - ) Mustered in and out with Company E
Mauk, Samuel 40 (1822 - ) Would be wounded at Chickamauga on 19 Sep 63; Discharged on 13 May 64;
Was he the father of William Mauk or any of the other Mauks in Company E?
Mauk, William 20 (1842 - ) Was he related to any of the other Mauks in this Company?; Would be wounded at Resaca, GA on 14 May 64; Would be appointed Cpl on 1 Jan 65; Mustered out with the rest of the men in Company E
Mitchell, James H. 18 (1844 - ) Mustered in and out with Company E
Nunnemaker, Noah 19 (1843 - 1921) Born in Highland Co, OH to Peter John and Catherine (Hammer) Nunnemaker; Wounded at Chickamauga on 19 Sep 63; He still was able to muster out with the rest of the Company; He was a cousin to 1 Lt Daniel Nunnemaker (Both Noah and Daniel J were grandsons of Daniel and Christina (Shue) Nunemaker); Worked as a Farmer and a Sadler, but most of the time as a Carpenter; Went out to Iowa around 1870, but returned to OH; Filed for an Invalid's Pension in 1880; Married Mary C. Durr in 1890; Died in Franklin Co, OH and buried in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Hocking Co; Mary filed for a Widow's Pension in 1921
O'Hare, John W. 19 (1843 - ) Mustered in and out with the rest of the men in his Company
Passmore, Thomas J. 21 (1841 - ) Transferred to Veteran Volunteer Engineering Corps on 7 Aug 64 and mustered out with them
Poland, Samuel W. 18 (1844 - ) Would be appointed CPL on 1 Jun 65
Price, Samuel J. 21 (1841 - ) Discharged (medically?) from Cripple Creek on 24 Mar 63
Saumering, Frederick 19 (1843 - ) Mustered in and out with Company E
Shaw, Jonathan 21 (1841 - ) Mustered in with his Company on 27 Aug 62; Mustered out with his Company on 13 Jun 65
Sherlock, Joseph 18 (1844 - ) Mustered in and out with the rest of his Company
Sherrick, Henry S.* 25 (1837 - 1863) He would be wounded at Chickamauga on 19 Sep 63; He would die 25 Oct 63 in a Chattanooga hospital of his wounds
Shore, John S. 25 (1837 - ) Mustered in and out with Company E
Slay, Edward K. 29 (1833 - ) Would be discharged on 31 Jan 63 in order to enlist in the Mississippi Marine Brigade
Smith, Henry 21 (1841 - ) Would be discharged on 30 Jan 63 in order to enlist in the Mississippi Marine Brigade
Smith, Sylvester J.* 18 (1844 - 1864) Would be appointed Cpl on 20 Jul 64; Would be Killed-in-Action at The Battle of Nashville on 15 Dec 64
Steel, James 27 (1835 - ) Discharged 25 Nov 63 by a Surgeon's Certificate from Columbus, OH
???Stewart, Thomas* 18 (1844 -1863) Thomas Stewart of the 90th OH Co E died 11 Aug 63 at Nashville Gen Hosp of Chronic Diarrhoea and is buried in the Nashville National Cemetery, Gave E-387 ; In the 1850 Census, Thomas Stewart, aged 10, lives in the household of William Stewart, aged 50, in Hocking Co, OH; A family source on Ancestry shows Thomas Stewart, son of Thomas and Mary (Groves) Stewart, b 19 May 1844 in Hocking Co, OH, died 11 Sept 63 in Nashville, TN; I think
Strite, William* 32 (1830 - 1864) Born in OH; Married and lived in Athens Co, OH; Married Rhoda Ann Chadwick in 1852 in Athens Co; Living in Athens Co in 1860; Occupation: Farm Laborer; Died 14 Apr 64 in an Ooltewah, TN Hospital; Buried at the Chattanooga Natl Cemetery, Lot H-10849; Name appears variously as Strite, Straight, Strits, and Strito,
Sweet, Parces 29 (1833 - 1907) Born Mar 1833 in OH; Married Susannah McElvey in 1857 in Hocking Co; He enlisted in the 90th OH on 27 Aug 62; He was wounded 6 Apr 65 near Asheville, NC; Mustered out with the rest of his Company on 13 Jun 65; He lived most of his life in the area around Athens, OH as a Farmer; His first name appears variously as Parces, Perces, Persis, Perseus; He was buried in Roseville Cemetery, Muskingum Co
Tannahill, Josiah 21 (1841 - ) Would be discharged 26 Apr 64 from Camp Dennison, OH by a Surgeon's Certificate of Disability
???Terry, Edward 29 (1833 - ) Discharged from a Nashville Hospital on 22 Jun 63 by a Surgeon's Certificate of Disability
Thompson, George S. 18 (1844 - ) Mustered in, mustered out
Trick, John W. 18 (1844 - ) Mustered in and out with the comrades-in-arms
???Williams, Lafayette 18 (1844 - 1914) [No information on this man was given in the AG's Report] I suspect he was discharged, perhaps for a medical reason, and in May 64, he enlisted with a unit of the OH National Guard--Co I of the 151st OH; I was unable to find out when he was sent home, so it is possible he would have been gone before the 90th OH came to Cripple Creek; He was a Farmer and a Laborer in Athens Co, OH; He married twice--Julia Ann Terry and Abigail Ingmire; His death certificate shows his date of birth as 23 Jan 1844, but I will not add his birthday to the Calendar until I know when he went home from the 90th OH
Woodard, Ward N. 22 (1840 - ) Mustered in and mustered out with his Company
Worthman, Brazilla 21 (1841 - ) Mustered in with Company E on 27 Aug 62; Mustered out with Company E on 13 Jun 65
MEN OF COMPANY E WHO WERE NOT AT CAMP CRIPPLE CREEK
