COMPANY  H  OFFICERS  at  CRIPPLE  CREEK

Nicholas Fletcher Hitchcock   29   (1833 - 1891)  Born in Perry Co, OH;  His parents were John and Rosannah Hitchcock;  He married Jemima Angle in 1853 in Hocking Co, OH;  In 1860, Nicholas worked as a Common School Teacher in Perry Co (in the picturesque-sounding community of Monday Creek);  He mustered in as Capt of Co H from the outset of the company;  His brother-in-law, Hugh Ferguson, was also an officer in Co H;  He was promoted to Major in Sep 64;  Mustered out 13 Jun 65;  He returned to Perry Co where he was a Farmer for most of the rest of his life;  In 1872, he was Postmaster in Perry Co;  By the late 1880s, he and his family were living in Johnson Co, NB;  He filed for an Invalid's Pension from Nebraska in 1889;  The 1890 Census-taker noted that he suffered from Feeble Mindedness;  He died and was buried in Sterling Co in 1891  

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George W. Ritchey  24  (1838 - 1900)  He was born in OH, probably in Perry Co, the son of Thomas and Harriet Ritchey;  Thomas was a Farmer in Perry Co;  George mustered into the 90th OH on 26 Aug 62 as 1 Sgt;  Was promoted to 1 Lt on 2 Dec 62 (but was never mustered into that rank);  He resigned 20 Jul 63;  I am not sure why;  He later enlisted in Co H of the 160 Regiment of the OH National Guard as a Capt;  By 1870, he was a Farmer in Missouri, where he would live for roughly the next 20 years;  He married Lucinda Josephine ("Josie") Bullard in 1874 in Sangamon Co, IL;  In 1880, he and Josie were living in Cooper Co, MO, where he was an Agent in a Land Office;  He filed for an Invalid's Pension in 1890 from Kansas; At some point, he served in Co I of the 14th KS--perhaps a National Guard unit;  In 1899, he was suffering from Senile Dementia and entered the Disabled Soldiers' Home in Leavenworth, KS;  At the time, he was described as being 5' 11", with gray eyes and gray hair, His complexion is listed as "Bernette", but I think this means "Brunette";  He was a Protestant, and able to read and write;  His occupation was listed as Clerk;  He died in the Soldiers' Home in 1900, and was buried there  

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William J. Webb  22  (1840 - 1914)  He was born in OH to Jonathan and Polly Webb;  He mustered in as 2 Lt of Co E, but he transferred to Co H as 1 Lt on 15 May 63--meaning he started as 1 Lt  just over 2 months before George Ritchey resigned (Did this create some animosity or, at least, did this situation result from some kind of strife in Co H?);  He was appointed Regimental Quartermaster on 18 Apr 65, but apparently continued to serve as 1 Lt of Co H;  He left both posts on 7 Jun 65 and was mustered out with the rest of Co H on 13 Jun;  Was he on furlough during that last week?;  He married Mary Jane Mathews in 1862 in Trumbull Co, OH, so he must have received at least one furlough during the War;  He spent the rest of his life after he returned home working as a Farmer in Ashtabula Co, OH;  He is buried there in the Colebrook Cemetery  

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Hugh L. Ferguson  26  (1835 - 1910)   Born in Perry Co, OH, he was the son of Daniel and Louisiana Ferguson; Before the War, he attended Dennison Univ and Ohio Univ at Athens, but was unable to complete his studies, due to the War;  He married Susannah Hitchcock, the younger sister of Capt Hitchcock in the bio at the top of this page;   He was mustered into Co H as 1 Sgt on 26 Aug 62;  He was promoted to 2 Lt on 1 Feb 63, but he was never mustered into this rank;  He was promoted to 1 Lt of Co F on 24 Sep 64 and mustered out with Co H on 13 Jun 65;  He returned to school, this time attending the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery, graduating as an Allopathic Physician in 1869;  He practiced medicine in Franklin Co, OH for over 35 years;  He moved to Madison Co, OH, living with one of his sons, after his wife's death, and practiced his profession for four more years until his death in 1910;  He was an active member of St. John's Evangelical Church;  He was buried in the Maple Hill Cemetery in Fairfield Co, next to his wife, Susannah     

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    CORPORALS  and  SERGEANTS  of  Co.  H  at  CRIPPLE  CREEK

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???Adcock, Henry  25  (1838 - )   He mustered in as a Cpl on 26 Aug 62;  He was discharged from the Army while he was in hospital at Camp Chase, OH on 10 Apr 63--was he ever at Camp Cripple Creek?

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Bateman, John C.  20  (1843 - )   Was mustered in as a Cpl on 26 Aug 62;  He would later be promoted to the rank of Sgt Major on 3 Feb 64  

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Black, William  28  (1835 - )  Was he related to Pvt Osias H. Black listed below?;  Mustered in as a Pvt;  Made a Cpl on 15 Feb 63;  He would be reduced back to a Pvt on 28 Feb 65;  Mustered out 13 Jun 65

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Gordon, Bazil   42  (1821 - )   He mustered into Co H as a Cpl and maintained that rank until he mustered out with the men of the Company;

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Harris, Samuel*  28  (1835 - 1864)   He mustered into the 90th OH on 26 Aug 62 as a Pvt, but was appointed Cpl on 14 Jan 63'  He was wounded on 15 Dec 1864 at the Battle of Nashville and died the next day;

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Holliday, James J.  26  (1837 - )  He mustered in on 26 Aug 62 as a Cpl;  He received a Medical Discharge from Chicago on 22  Feb 65;  

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Lyons, Thomas W.  19  (1844 - )   He mustered in as a Cpl on 26 Aug 62 and remained in that rank until he mustered out on 13 Jun 65

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Mains, Thomas Selby 35  (1828 - 1907)  The son of John G and Hannah Mains, he was born and lived all of his life before and after the War in Perry Co, OH as a Farmer;  He married Sarah Hazelton in Perry Co in 1851 and they had 4 children before her death in 1862;  He mustered into the 90 OH as a Sgt in Aug 62 and mustered out with his comrades on 13 Jun 65;  He married Catharine Richter in 1865 and had one child with her;  He filed a Petition for an Invalid's Pension in 1887;  Catharine died in 1894;  In 1900, his youngest child, took care of her father until his death in 1907;  He was buried in the Maplewood Cemetery 

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Smith, William J.  32  (1831 - )   He mustered in on 26 Aug 62 as a Pvt;  He was promoted to the rank of Sgt (skipping the rank of Cpl!) on 19 Jun 63;  He mustered out with the Company on 13 Jun 65  

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Tharp, David A.  18  (1844 - 1912)   Born In OH to David Amos and Bethany Tharp;  He and his family lived in Perry Co, OH in 1850 and 1860;  They were Farmers;  He mustered into the 90 OH on 26 Aug 62 as a Pvt;  He was promoted to Cpl on 15 Feb 63;  He would make Sgt on 15 Jan 65 and muster out on 13 Jun 65;  He married Sarah E. Sanders in 1867;  After his marriage, he continued to live in Perry Co and would remain there for the rest of his life;  In 1870, his occupation was listed as Farmer;  In 1880, his occupation was given as Engineer;  In 1890, he applied for an Invalid's Pension;  In 1900, his occupation was given as Coal Miner and in 1910, it was given as Carpenter in a Coal Mine;  He died in 1910 in Perry Co and was buried in the Springer Cemetery;  His Widow filed for her Pension within a week of her husband's death  

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Turner, Thomas  21  (1842 - )  He mustered in as a Cpl on 26 Aug 62;  He was promoted to Sgt on 14 Jan 63;  He would be made 1 Sgt on 12 Oct 64;  He would go on to be named 2 Lt on 30 May 65, before mustering out on 13 Jun 65 

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Wells, John M.  21  (1841 - 1908)  Born in PA to John and Elizabeth Wells;  By 1850, the Wells Family were living in Perry Co, OH;  They were Farmers;  He mustered into the 90th OH on 26 Aug 62 as a Cpl;  He was promoted to Sgt on 1 Jan 65;  He mustered out on 13 Jun 65,  He returned to OH, but he never married;  In 1880, he was living in Warren Co, OH and working as a Laborer;  He filed for an Invalid's Pension in 1888;  He was still living in Warren Co in 1900;  He died in 1908 and is buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Perry Co   

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               OTHER  PERSONNEL   from  Co.  H  at   CRIPPLE  CREEK  

Brashears, Caleb     22  (1841 - )  He mustered in as a Musician on 26 Aug 62 and he mustered out on 13 Jun 65 

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           MEN OF COMPANY H WHO WERE NOT AT CAMP CRIPPLE CREEK

         DIED                            GONE                  PRISONER               IN HOSPITAL            NOT YET

                                           HOME                    OF WAR                                                 RECRUITED

Baird, Samuel M.

Chilcote, Henry C.

Edington, Perry A. (Cpl.)

Melick, Lyman

Reelhorn, Jesse

Speaks, James F.

Tracy, John W.

Whitmore, Henry

Bugh, Bernard

Freeman, Jacob (1 Lt)

Chaney, Jared* -- Was

   exchanged on 1 Feb 63;

   Died at Annapolis, MD

   8 Feb 63

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Ashbaugh, Robert (Sgt) --

   Discharged from Camp

   Dennison on 6 Jan 63

???Barnes, Caleb (Cpl)* --

   Would die in Hosp in

   Nashville on 27 Jan 63

???Chilcote, William H.* --

   Would die in Nashville hosp

   on 23 Jan 63

???Guffey, Eli* -- Would die in

   hosp in Nashville on 31 Jan 

   63

???Hadley,  Henry H. -- Would

   be disch from the service

   from a Nashville hosp on

   21 Jan 63

???Juniper, Absalom* -- Would

   die in Nashville (hosp)

   on 2 Feb 63  

Potts, Isaiah J.* -- Died in hosp

   in Nashville on 13 Jan 63 

Selby, John N. (2 Lt) -- 

   Suffered GSW at Stones

   River and Medically

   Discharged on 27 Jan 63

Spicer, William H. -- Disch

   from the service from a

   Nashville hosp on 6 Jan 63

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