Officers of Company G - 93rd Indiana Infantry
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Researching the Officers of Company G
My great-great-grandfather joined the 93rd Indiana Infantry, Company G during the Civil War. I was curious about the officers that he served under and applied my librarian skills to researching the topic. Here's what I was able to find.
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Eventually I hope to have enough about Abraham Bates Tower and his Civil War experience to write a book about his life. This and other web pages on Squidoo document my discoveries.
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Contents at a Glance
- Captain Jerome Spilman
- History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry C...
- First Lieutenant Campbell Welch
- First Lieutenant Narcissus J. Mennier
- Examples of What Researchers Can Find in...
- First Lieutenant Reuben F. Bates
- Books to Help Searching for a Civil War...
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Captain Jerome Spilman
Top Officer in Company G, 93rd Indiana Infantry
Jerome Spilman of Canuelton raised the volunteers for Company G in Southern Indiana. He became the captain of the company. He was commissioned 28 August 1862 and the date of muster was 28 September 1862. The company that he raised, Company G, fought during the Battle of Nashville, and helped in the capture of Mobile. He finished the war with the company and was mustered out at that time.
Before the war, he started a select school in the Lutheran Church in the fall of 1856 according to the HISTORY of WARRICK, SPENCER and PERRY COUNTIES, INDIANA. It was published by Goodspeed Brothers in Chicago 1885, p.711.
He left Indiana to preach in Nebraska where he also was married.
He applied for a government pension for a gun shot wound to his right wrist. He received $20 a month starting on April of 1874 while he was living in Georgia.
Before the war, he started a select school in the Lutheran Church in the fall of 1856 according to the HISTORY of WARRICK, SPENCER and PERRY COUNTIES, INDIANA. It was published by Goodspeed Brothers in Chicago 1885, p.711.
He left Indiana to preach in Nebraska where he also was married.
He applied for a government pension for a gun shot wound to his right wrist. He received $20 a month starting on April of 1874 while he was living in Georgia.
- Civil War Days & Those Surnames: 4/10/11 - 4/17/11
- Record of his Civil War pension.
- RootsWeb: SPILMAN-L SPILMAN Notes - Part 8a
- Details of Spilman's life.
- Chaplain Jerome Spillman
- Story of the Civil War service of Chaplain Jerome Spillman who gave up his commission of clergyman with the Fifth Iowa Cavalry to return to Indiana to raise the volunteer company and serve as its officer.
This page has a photo of Jerome Spilman.
Source: scriptoriumnovum.com via Virginia on Pinterest
- A History of Nebraska Methodism
- Apparently Spillman was noted for rousing revivals that brought in lots of new members. Read all about it on this page.
History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana
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Perry County later became Crawford County.
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First Lieutenant Campbell Welch
of Company G, 93rd Indiana Infantry
Campbell Ball Welch, born May 07, 1825. His occupation was listed as "farmer."
- Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: Ancestors of Linda Marlene Welch
- It gives the middle name and birthdate for Campbell Welch.
First Lieutenant Narcissus J. Mennier
of Company G, 93rd Indiana Infantry
I'm finding three variations on his last name: Mennier, Menier, and Meunier.
- Indiana Officers Captured
- First Lieutenant Narcissus J. Mennier was captured 13-Aug-64 at Salem, MS
- 1860 Indiana Census for Narcissus J. Mennier
- Narcissus J. Menier is listed as age 21, living in Leopold, Indiana and working as a laborer. He was born in Belgium. (the census spells his last name with only one "n")
Right above his name is John J. and Mary Josephine Menier (ages 56 and 44). It is likely that these are his parents and he is living with them. There are 6 younger children listed after Narcissus (ages 2 to 14). No occupation was listed for John J. Menier. - Belgiums in the Civil War - Narcisse MEUNIER
- This gives quite a bit of detail, including a physical description, tells of his marriage, children, and death from residual illnesses from being in Andersonville. Narcisse died of internal cancer four months before the birth of his 4th child. He became a teacher after the war.
He was captured at Brice's Crossroads, the same as my great-great-grandfather, Abraham Bates Tower.
Examples of What Researchers Can Find in Libraries about Civil War Ancestors
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First Lieutenant Reuben F. Bates
of Company G, the 93rd Indiana Infantry
I've see the first name spelled Reuben and also Ruben.
Reuben Bates' residence when he enlisted was Troy, Indiana. His date of muster was May 2, 1864.
Reuben Bates' residence when he enlisted was Troy, Indiana. His date of muster was May 2, 1864.
- Indiana - Belgiums in the Civil War
- Here's where I found the above quotation for Ruben Bates.
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marsha32 Feb 16, 2012 @ 11:29 pm | delete
- aaahhh...a history buff!
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veryirie
Feb 16, 2012 @ 3:06 pm | delete
- I'm fascinated with the information you are able to uncover about those long ago days in history....the Civil War. Someday I hope to do some more ancestral searching and all the resources you've provided will make a good start.
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Upon-Request Feb 15, 2012 @ 10:42 pm | delete
- How cool that you were able to uncover all these historic treasures.
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scarlettohairy Feb 15, 2012 @ 10:27 pm | delete
- Wow, you are developing a huge amount of Civil War information. I want to read your book!
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nancycarol
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- The Civil War is one of my favorite eras to read about...and this really hits me because it's about my state of Indiana. These are terrific lenses on the Civil War, Virginia, and thank you for sharing them.
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- People are only dead when they are forgotten
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- Great lens! I have been tracing my ancestors too. It is a great journey.
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