Index to Civil War Experiences Reported in the Ironton Register

Transcribed and Donated by Jo Ann Scott

Some exciting war experiences related by Civil War veterans to reporters of the Ironton Register in the 1880s. Includes many stories of veterans who served in West Virginia units and how they escapted death.

Courtesy of the Lawrence County(Ohio) Register

Date of Article Sequence Veteran Unit
November 18, 1886 #1 Mayor Corns 2ndVa/WVA Cav.
November 25, 1886 #2 Henry Pancake 5th WVA Inf.
December 2, 1886 #3 Gen. Enochs 5th WVA/Crossland 91st
December 9, 1886 #4 Charles Shelton 2nd Va/ WVA
December 16,1886 #5 Col. Weddle 1st WVA
December 23,1886 #6 Col. George N. Gray Lt. Signal Corp. Mississippi Gunboat
December 30,1886 #7 Ben Butterfield Battery L. 1st Ohio Artillery
January 6, 1887 #8 Major McMahon
"The Last Shot"		 2nd WVA Cav.
January 13, 1887 #9 E. P. Steed's "How Pickett was Captured" Co. F 1st Va/WV Cav Co. D
January 20, 1887 #10 "How Henry Adams was Captured" Batt. B 1st WV L. A.
January 27,1887 #11 "In Rifle Pits"
John E. Stewart		 Co. G 53 OVI
February 3,1887 #12 "Grape(s)Shot in the Frying Pan"
John Wilson		 Co.G 23rd OVI
February 3,1887 #12 "Jim Jenkins and His Shell" Co.H 91st OVI
February 10,1887 #13 "Badly Shot but not Hurt"
H. W. "Wash" Dewitt		 Co.H 56 OH
February 17,1887 #14 Sam Vanhorn's Exp. Batt.B 1st WV L.A.
February 24,1887 #15 Jas. DeFoe's Experience
Co.H 5th WVA Inf.		  
March 3, 1887 #16 Andrew Pancake's Close Call
Harvey Mounts		 45 Ky Inf.
March 10, 1887 #17 "Another Man Shot in Frying Pan"
Isaac Arbaugh		 Co. C 5th WV
March 17,1887 #18 "How CC Bowen Manuevered His Force"  
March 25,1887 #19 C.H.D. Sixthly
"Spy Mission"		  
March 31,1887 #20 "Two Narrows Escapes in One"
Mr. Hinds		 7th WV Cav.
    Chris Woolberts 2nd VA/WV Inf.*
April 7, 1887 #21 Peter Kingrey Co. G 53 OVI
    " Who Killed Gen Johnson"  
April 7, 1887 #21 Israel Miller CO. E 5th WVA
    "Saving the Milk"  
April 14, 1887 #22 John Slater  
    "Army Teamster's Awful Peril"  
April 21,1887 #23 Henry Miller 173rd Ohio
April 21,1887 #23 Leo Ebert 25th Va Col. Hickenbottom's Early Brigade
    Ironton's Narrow Escape  
April 28,1887 #24 Henderson Griffith  
    "The Awful Battery"  
May 5,1887 #25 Andy Boggs  
    "Battle of Stone River"  
May 12,1887 #26 Major Jerry Davidson  
May 19,1887 #27 Capt. W. E. Rowe 5th WV Inf.
May 26, 1887 #28 Capt. J.W. Slater 18th Ohio
June 2,1887 #29 David G. Cooper Co. H 6th O Cav.
June 9,1887 #30 Capt. T. W. Rose Co. D 91st OVI
June 16,1887 #31 Thomas Ackerson 5th WV Inf.
June 23, 1887 #32 George Kiskadden 2nd Va/ WV Cav.
June 30, 1887 #33 Israel Cross 6th O Cav.
July 7,1887 #34 Alex Baldwin 39th Ky Co B.
July 14,1887 #35 Col. Betts Guthrie Grays USA [6th Ohio]
July 21, 1887 #36 Philip Riter CO. G 2nd Va/WVA Cav.
July 28, 1887 #37 Thomas Charlton Co. H 5th WV
August 4,1887 #38 Thomas Charlton Co. H 5th WV
    Cont'd  
August 11,1887 #39 Maj. Ollum Co. A 2nd WV Cav.
August 18, 1887 #40 James Brammer Battery L 1st Ohio
    Frank Brammer  
August 25,1887 #41 Mark King & his Canteens Co. G 2nd WVA Inf.
September 1,1887 #42 Joshua Kite 2nd VA Cav
September 8, 1887 #43 John L. Rogers Co. G 4th Oh Cav.
September 15, 1887 #44 John T. Jones 5th WV Infantry
September 22,1887 #45 M.J. Cullen Battery B 1st Va/ WV
September 29, 1887 #46 Henry D. McKnight 188th Ohio
October 6, 1887 #47 Rev. Howell G. Hopkins 2nd Va/WV
October 13, 1887 #48 Dr. Jonah Morris  
October 20, 1887 #49 Guy Rowe  
October 27, 1887 #50 Col. W. H. Raynor 56th Ohio
November 3, 1887 #51 Joe Turley 6th Ohio
November 10, 1887 # 52 Capt. I. B. Murdock 2nd VA Cav
November 17, 1887 #53 Brady Steece Co. H. 91st OVI
November 24, 1887 #54 Capt. Jack Emmons  
December 1, 1887 #55 J.Q. Belville "Pierpont Guards- Wheeling"
December 8, 1887 #56 Wm. G. Lambert Co. H. 6th Ohio Cav.
December 15, 1887 #57 Samuel G. Sparling Co.G 4th Ohio Cav.
December 22,1887 #58 Jos. A. Lesage Co. G. 1st WV Cav.
    "From Hanover, Pa. To Hagerstown, Md."  
    June 30-July 6,1863  
December 29, 1887 #59 Cyrus Palmer 22nd Ky Reg. Co. G
January 5, 1888 #60 Henry Woodfin 4th U.S. Cav
January 12, 1888 #61 E. N. Sanders Co. B 2nd Va./WV
January 19, 1888 #62 J.C. Bingham 56th Ohio Co. D
January 26,1888 #63 Capt. L. D. Markin Co. C 5th WV Inf.
February 2, 1888 #64 D. T. Miles Co. B 6th Ohio
February 9, 1888 #65 Levi Henry A 5th WV Inf.
February 16, 1888 #66 Mr. John Phillips 33rd Ohio
February 23, 1888 #67 Anderson Rutledge 7th WV Cav
March 1,1888 #68 W. D. Wilson 1st WV Inf.
March 8, 1888 #69 Ulysses Hamlin 6th Ohio Cav. Co. H
March 15, 1888 #70 Thomas Hamilton 6th Ohio Cav. Co. H
March 22, 1888 #71 Thomas James 2nd WV Cav.
March 29, 1888 #72 James Chambers 5th WV Inf. Co. K
April 5, 1888 #73 Thomas Winters Co. G. 1st WV
April 12, 1888 #74 John H. Johnson Co. E 14th Ky
April 19,1888 #75 Joshua Ashcraft 2nd WV Inf. Co. C
April 26,1888 #76 Gen. John McCausland, CS Related by John Means
May 3,1888 #77 Hugh Willis 5th WV Inf. Co. C
May 10, 1888 #78 W. S. Merrill Co. K 2nd WV
May 17, 1888 #79 John A. Jones 36th Ohio
May 24, 1888 #80 Charles Tomer 14th Ky Inf.
May 31, 1888 #81 Henry C. Boyer 173 Ohio
June 7, 1888 #82 Thomas Baker 2nd Ohio Cav.
June 14 1888 #83 Frank Fox 50th Ohio
June 21, 1888 #84 James Roberts Co. C. 4th Ohio Cav.
June 28,1888 #85 Daniel Woolum Co. H 9th WV Inf.
July 5, 1888 #86 Capt. A. J. Brattin [9th WV. Inf.]
July 26,1888 #87 Frank Fullerton Co. B 5th WV Inf.
August 2, 1888 #88 Judge Joseph J. O'Neill  
    of Lebanon, Ohio  
August 9, 1889 #89 Capt. S. N. Misner 52nd Ohio, 15th Army Corps
August 16,1888 #90 Martin Slaughter Co .I 5th WV
September 13, 1888 #91 Thomas Gilruth First Ohio L.A. Batt.F
*He was a member of Cav. not the Inf.      
* The article did say Co. 9 obviously a typo      
[ ] Means added by the author      
       
April 7, 1887 #21 Israel Miller CO. E 5th WVA
    "Saving the Milk"  
April 14, 1887 #22 John Slater  
    "Army Teamster's Awful Peril"  
April 21,1887 #23 Henry Miller 173rd Ohio
April 21,1887 #23 Leo Ebert 25th Va Col. Hickenbottom's Early Brigade
    Ironton's Narrow Escape  
April 28,1887 #24 Henderson Griffith  
    "The Awful Battery"  
May 5,1887 #25 Andy Boggs  
    "Battle of Stone River"  
May 12,1887 #26 Major Jerry Davidson  
May 19,1887 #27 Capt. W. E. Rowe 5th WV Inf.
May 26, 1887 #28 Capt. J.W. Slater 18th Ohio
June 2,1887 #29 David G. Cooper Co. H 6th O Cav.
June 9,1887 #30 Capt. T. W. Rose Co. D 91st OVI
June 16,1887 #31 Thomas Ackerson 5th WV Inf.
June 23, 1887 #32 George Kiskadden 2nd Va/ WV Cav.
June 30, 1887 #33 Israel Cross 6th O Cav.
July 7,1887 #34 Alex Baldwin 39th Ky Co B.
July 14,1887 #35 Col. Betts Guthrie Grays USA [6th Ohio]
July 21, 1887 #36 Philip Riter CO. G 2nd Va/WVA Cav.
July 28, 1887 #37 Thomas Charlton Co. H 5th WV
August 4,1887 #38 Thomas Charlton Co. H 5th WV
    Cont'd  
August 11,1887 #39 Maj. Ollum Co. A 2nd WV Cav.
August 18, 1887 #40 James Brammer Battery L 1st Ohio
    Frank Brammer  
August 25,1887 #41 Mark King & his Canteens Co. G 2nd WVA Inf.
September 1,1887 #42 Joshua Kite 2nd VA Cav
September 8, 1887 #43 John L. Rogers Co. G 4th Oh Cav.
September 15, 1887 #44 John T. Jones 5th WV Infantry
September 22,1887 #45 M.J. Cullen Battery B 1st Va/ WV
September 29, 1887 #46 Henry D. McKnight 188th Ohio
October 6, 1887 #47 Rev. Howell G. Hopkins 2nd Va/WV
October 13, 1887 #48 Dr. Jonah Morris  
October 20, 1887 #49 Guy Rowe  
October 27, 1887 #50 Col. W. H. Raynor 56th Ohio
November 3, 1887 #51 Joe Turley 6th Ohio
November 10, 1887 # 52 Capt. I. B. Murdock 2nd VA Cav
November 17, 1887 #53 Brady Steece Co. H. 91st OVI
November 24, 1887 #54 Capt. Jack Emmons  
December 1, 1887 #55 J.Q. Belville "Pierpont Guards- Wheeling"
December 8, 1887 #56 Wm. G. Lambert Co. H. 6th Ohio Cav.
December 15, 1887 #57 Samuel G. Sparling Co.G 4th Ohio Cav.
December 22,1887 #58 Jos. A. Lesage Co. G. 1st WV Cav.
    "From Hanover, Pa. To Hagerstown, Md."  
    June 30-July 6,1863  
December 29, 1887 #59 Cyrus Palmer 22nd Ky Reg. Co. G
January 5, 1888 #60 Henry Woodfin 4th U.S. Cav
January 12, 1888 #61 E. N. Sanders Co. B 2nd Va./WV
January 19, 1888 #62 J.C. Bingham 56th Ohio Co. D
January 26,1888 #63 Capt. L. D. Markin Co. C 5th WV Inf.
February 2, 1888 #64 D. T. Miles Co. B 6th Ohio
February 9, 1888 #65 Levi Henry A 5th WV Inf.
February 16, 1888 #66 Mr. John Phillips 33rd Ohio
February 23, 1888 #67 Anderson Rutledge 7th WV Cav
March 1,1888 #68 W. D. Wilson 1st WV Inf.
March 8, 1888 #69 Ulysses Hamlin 6th Ohio Cav. Co. H
March 15, 1888 #70 Thomas Hamilton 6th Ohio Cav. Co. H
March 22, 1888 #71 Thomas James 2nd WV Cav.
March 29, 1888 #72 James Chambers 5th WV Inf. Co. K
April 5, 1888 #73 Thomas Winters Co. G. 1st WV
April 12, 1888 #74 John H. Johnson Co. E 14th Ky
April 19,1888 #75 Joshua Ashcraft 2nd WV Inf. Co. C
April 26,1888 #76 Gen. John McCausland, CS Related by John Means
May 3,1888 #77 Hugh Willis 5th WV Inf. Co. C
May 10, 1888 #78 W. S. Merrill Co. K 2nd WV
May 17, 1888 #79 John A. Jones 36th Ohio
May 24, 1888 #80 Charles Tomer 14th Ky Inf.
May 31, 1888 #81 Henry C. Boyer 173 Ohio
June 7, 1888 #82 Thomas Baker 2nd Ohio Cav.
June 14 1888 #83 Frank Fox 50th Ohio
June 21, 1888 #84 James Roberts Co. C. 4th Ohio Cav.
June 28,1888 #85 Daniel Woolum Co. H 9th WV Inf.
July 5, 1888 #86 Capt. A. J. Brattin [9th WV. Inf.]
July 26,1888 #87 Frank Fullerton Co. B 5th WV Inf.
August 2, 1888 #88 Judge Joseph J. O'Neill  
    of Lebanon, Ohio  
August 9, 1889 #89 Capt. S. N. Misner 52nd Ohio, 15th Army Corps
August 16,1888 #90 Martin Slaughter Co .I 5th WV
September 13, 1888 #91 Thomas Gilruth First Ohio L.A. Batt.F

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