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Name: Barry J. Dunn
From: Crooksville, Harrison Twp, Perry Co, OH
E-mail: john_town1@yahoo.com
Name: Barry J. Dunn
From: Crooksville, Harrison Twp, Perry Co, OH
E-mail: john_town1@yahoo.com
Comments:
I grew up Crooksville. John A. Young is my grandmother's grandfather and he served the entire time of the 78th OVI action. I've acquired his military service records. He's buried @ Crooksville Cemetery.
I grew up Crooksville. John A. Young is my grandmother's grandfather and he served the entire time of the 78th OVI action. I've acquired his military service records. He's buried @ Crooksville Cemetery.
Added: January 13, 2013
Name: Shirley Purdy
E-mail: purdy_shirley@hotmail.com
As a child, I remember my mother always attending meetings of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War. She marched in parades, wore banners and ribbons on her dress, and sometimes traveled to Columbus or Cleveland for a gathering. I was too young to really ask questions or know what it was all about, but I do remember her talking about her grandpa being with Sherman in the March to the Sea. She also was interested in visiting Civil War battlefields and I was fortunate to have been to most east of the Mississippi before ending up in Gettysburg, PA as a freshman at Gettysburg College.
Now I live with my husband and children in Gettysburg immersed in everything Civil War. As we approach the 150th Anniversary of the Battle, my church – The Memorial Church of the Prince of Peace Episcopal – is also celebrating our 125th of the laying of our cornerstone as the only church built as a memorial to the Battle of Gettysburg. We are compiling a booklet of members’ relatives who fought in the Civil War and, finally, I am looking for definite information about my great-grandfather, Michael Hetsler, who fought with the Ohio 78th Regiment.
I have learned quite a bit about the regiment through your website and others, but I cannot find the exact dates of HIS service with the 78th. Can anyone help me?
Admin reply: Thanks, Shirley, for your post on 78ohio.org. I apologize for the delay in getting back to you, but I've been doing major updates to the site, and I've gotten a little behind. If you'll reply to this message, I'll try to look up and find any additional information on your ancestor that I can. -- Carl J. Denbow, 78ohio.org webmaster.