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Captain Henry Gilbert
Captain Benjamin Ewers*
Captain George Rings*
1st Lt Orrin Doughton
2nd Lt Harlan Bates
1st Sgt Charles Betts
1st Sgt Turner Wynn
Sgt George Barkdoll*
Solomon Staner
Watson Webb*
Richard Ewers
John Kinnaman
Stewart Shorthill
Cyrus Smith
Corp Edmond Carpenter
Sidney Derby*
Henry Williams
George Mondy
Edward Tule
George Ely
Joseph Ely
Rezin Combs*
Samuel Miller
Horatio Towney (Tawney)
Levi Spangler*
John Huyck
Musician Merideth Doty
William Staugh*
Wagoner Joseph Strock*
Privates
Amsbaugh* Adam Badger Charles Bailey Webster Bailey William Baldwin Ambrose Benson Joseph Bohner* Jacob Bohner* John Bostater* George Bostater John Bradic* Issac Burns David Burnett Thomas Chichester*Cyrus Clark Chauncy Combs John Combs* Willard Connelly* James Connell William J Coon William Copeland William Crawford Samuel Davidson* William Dilworth John Downs Charles Dunscomb Andrew Fewlass Jacob Forester Amasa Folk Aaron Garris John Gish Abner Greek Samuel Halm John Hart* George Hardinger Daniel Haynes Horace Hershner Henry Hess Eli Hoops Alpheus Johnson Eli Keith David Kinney John Koons Joseph Lee John Lightfoot* John McCarty John C McCoy John H Moss* Ross Miller Hiram Munson* Justice Peters Emanuel Proctor Henry Phillips Alpheus Raub Solomon Rezean Jacob Richards Frank Rittenhour*Daniel Shaffer Heslip Smith* Benjamin Smith Eli Smith Jonus Smtih Richard Stedman Alanson Steinbaugh John Talley Jackson Traxler* Hugh Traxler Samuel Wallace Lockwood Webb John Will Daniel Wineland* Samuel Wirrick Washington Woodworth Henry
On July 29, 1862, Horatio George Tawney enlisted in Company C, One Hundredth Ohio Infantry, and was assigned to the Twenty-third Army Corps. In 1864 he was promoted from the ranks to be corporal, in which capacity he continued until he was honorably discharged. For some months during the war he was held a prisoner by the Confederates. September 8, 1863, while in Tennessee, he was captured by General Jackson's men, and from that time until March 13, 1864, he was held at Libby prison and Belle Isle. Finally he was exchanged and returned to his command. Among the battles in which he took part were those at Franklin, Nashville, Altanta, Columbia, Limestone Station, Town Creek and the various engagements of the Atlanta campaign. His was honorably discharged July 2, 1865. His brother Francis James served in Company E, Thirty-eighth Ohio Infantry, and their uncle, Abraham, who served in an Indiana regiment, died of wounds received in battle. HORATIO TAWNEY, farmer, P. O. Princeton, was born in Richland County, Ohio, June 7, 1834, and fourteen years later removed to Williams County, Ohio, where he followed farming pursuits and also learned the trade of carpenter with his brother. He enlisted in Company C, One Hundredth Ohio Infantry, and was mustered into service August 2, 1862. He was taken prisoner at Limestone Station, Tennessee, on September 8, 1863, and held until March 14, 1864. He was mustered out June 20, 1865. In December of 1865 he came to Franklin County and purchased his present farm in Ohio Township. He has 100 acres, all well improved, on which there is a good orchard of some three acres; also raises considerable stock. Mr. Tawney does considerable work in building, etc. through the country, three of his sons attending to the farm and stock. He served one term as Trustee of the Township some ten years ago. He was married in Williams County, Ohio, to Elizabeth A. Steinbaugh. They have eleven children, nine of whom were born in Kansas. Mr. T. is a member of the G. A. R. Post, Princeton, No. 111. The address to view a photo of him and his gravestone visit http://home.earthlink.net/~robtaw/genealogy/hgest.html
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