Civil War Uncles & Step-Fathers

19 Union Veterans; 11 Confederate Veterans

This is a partial list of Tad's uncles by marriage (husband's of Tad's aunts) and
step-fathers (additional husband's of Tad's female ancestors) who fought for either side during the Civil War.

Since 1997, I have been a member of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, a patriotic, educational organization, composed of descendants of Union veterans. I am Past Commander of the Phil Sheridan Camp No. 4 of San José, California, and Past Commander & current Councilman and Signals Officer of the Department of California and Pacific. I have also served on the National Committee on History.

Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW)

Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV)

UNCLE UNIT RELATION NOTES

USA BENNETT, William Monroe 23rd Indiana Infantry, Co. F Husband of aunt Sina E. Arbuckle Enlisted & mustered in 2 Nov 1864 as a Private; mustered out 23 Jul 1865 at Louisville KY.

USA CAMPBELL, Lawrence P. 51st Indiana Infantry, Co. G Step 4 x great grandfather (husband of Rachel Hutton) & son of aunt Elizabeth (Parsons) Campbell Enlisted & mustered in 4 Dec 1861 as Private; discharged for disability 6 Feb 1863.

CSA CARDIN, William Lee 15th Northwest Arkansas Infantry, Emergency Co. I Husband of aunt Locky M. Mitchell Private, enlisted 23 Feb 1862 at Boston Mountain AR for 30 days, unless sooner discharged. Captured 8 Mar 1862 at Pea Ridge AR. Reenlisted 20 Jun 1862 at Priceville MS. Captured 4 Jul 1863 and paroled 8 Jul 1863 at Vicksburg MS

CSA CLAYTON, Charles Turner 14th Texas Cavalry, Co. H Husband of aunt Talitha A. Hammons Sergeant; Wounded & taken prisoner at Chickamauga GA, 19 Sep 1863, & spent remainder of war at Camp Douglas, Chicago IL.

USA COLE, Martin 24th Michigan Infantry, Co. K Husband of aunt Eliza Foster Private; enlisted 9 Aug 1862 at Detroit MI; mustered in 14 Aug 1862; mustered out 30 Jun 1865 at Detroit MI. Part of the famed "Iron Brigade".

USA CORN, William 140th Indiana Infantry, Co. G Husband of aunt Mary Z. Purvis Enlisted & mustered in on 10 Oct 1864 as a Private; died of disease 24 Jun 1865 at Smithville NC.

USA CRITCHETTE, Jonathan 100th Indiana Infantry, Co. A Husband of aunt Amelia Morr Enlisted & mustered in 9 Aug 1862 as a Private; mustered out 8 Jun 1865 at Washington, DC.

USA CHAPIN, Day L. 116th New York Infantry, Co. D Step 3 x great grandfather (husband of Sarah Amelia Duryee) Private; enlisted 11 Aug 1862 at Buffalo NY; mustered in 3 Sep 1862; mustered out 8 Jun 1865 at Washington DC.

CSA EADS, Stephen N. 25th Virginia Cavalry, Co. G Husband of aunt Martha H. Forbis Enlisted & mustered in 27 Sep 1862 at Rose Hill VA as Corporal; listed as: detailed 20 Aug 1863 (place not stated); detailed 15 Dec 1863 (place not stated); on rolls 15 Apr 1864 (place not stated); dropped from rolls 1 Aug 1864. Filed claim for horse June 1904.

CSA FINGER, Henry M. 11th (Holman's) Tennessee Cavalry, Co. H Husband of aunt Mary AnnHammons

CSA GENTRY, Dr. John B. 4th Kentucky Infantry, Co. E
6th Kentucky Infantry, Co. K
Husband of aunt Sally Owsley King

USA HAWKINS, Charles S. 93rd Indiana Infantry, Co. D Husband of aunt Nancy C. Purvis Enlisted & mustered in 17 Aug 1862 as a Private; mustered out on 10 Aug 1865 at Memphis TN.

USA HILL, Cyrus 33rd Indiana Infantry, Co. G Possible husband of aunt Hannah Dupler (further research required) Private; enlisted & mustered in as a substitute 3 Mar 1865; mustered out 21 Jul 1865 at Louisville KY.

CSA HOWARD, Pleasant 4th Tennessee Cavalry (Murray's), Co. F Husband of aunt Abigail Wright Private; enlisted 10 Aug 1861 at Camp McGinnis, Overton Co TN for 12 mos.

USA IRVIN, Samuel C. 19th Illinois Infantry, Co. I Husband of aunt Ninetta M. Wolf Enlisted & mustered in 17 Jun 1861 as a Private; discharged for disability 14 Jun 1862 (place not stated).

CSA JACKSON, John M. 14th Texas Cavalry, Co. H step 3 x great-grandfather (husband of Rebecca E. Hammons) 2nd Bugler; died at Corinth, MS; buried Holly Springs, MS Confederate Cemetery. His widow later married Union veteran Alexander Oakes, by whom she became Tad's direct ancestor.

USA LIFORD, George W. 9th Tennessee Cavalry, Co. B Husband of aunt Elizabeth Campbell

USA LONG, Harrison S. 100th Indiana Infantry, Co. A Husband of aunt Mary Frances Draggoo Private; enlisted & mustered in 9 Aug 1862; mustered out 8 Jun 1865 at Washington, DC

USA LONG, Jeremiah F. 99th Indiana Infantry, Co. I Husband of aunt Mary Z. Purvis Enlisted & mustered in 15 Aug 1862 as a Private; mustered out 15 Jun 1865 (place not stated).

CSA MARTIN, James 15th Northwest Arkansas Infantry, Emergency Co. I Husband of aunt Nancy E. Mitchell Private, enlisted 23 Feb 1862 at Boston Mountain AR for 30 days, unless sooner discharged.

CSA MATHIS, Merritt 15th Texas Cavalry, Co. G Husband of aunt Martha M. Hammons

USA RAMEY, John Sidney 47th Indiana Infantry, Co. I Husband of aunt Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Campbell Private; Enlisted & mustered in 3 Mar 1864; mustered out 6 Jun 1865.

USA RUMBAUGH, John M. 67th Pennsylvania Infantry, Co. H Husband of aunt Mary Robinson Private; enlisted & mustered in 9 Oct 1862. Taken POW at Winchester VA on 15 Jun 1863, returned to regiment 5 Oct 1863. Injured while removing wounded soldiers from the battlefield at Spotsylvania VA in May 1864. Mustered out 14 Jul 1865 at Washington DC.

USA SECREST, Oliver 84th Indiana Infantry, Co. C Husband of aunt Maggie Sloop Enlisted & mustered in 11 Aug 1862 as a Private; transferred out 30 Sep 1863 into the Veteran Reserve Corps. Date and method of discharge not given.

USA SINGLETON, Robert H. 19th Kentucky Infantry, Field & Staff Husband of aunt Sarah M. Forbis Enlisted 18 Oct 1861 at Harrodsburg KY as a Hospital Steward; mustered in 2 Jan 1862; died of disease 30 Jul 1863 in hospital at St. Louis MO.

USA SMITH, Dudley M. 23rd Indiana Infantry, Co. F Husband of aunt Martha J. Purvis Enlisted & mustered in 2 Nov 1864 as a Private; mustered out 23 Jul 1865 at Louisville KY.

USA STEDELIN, Joseph L. 136th Illinois Infantry, Co. D Husband of aunt Anna B. Sloop Enlisted & commissioned on 1 Jun 1864 as a 2nd Lieutenant. Mustered out 22 Oct 1864.

USA STUBBELFIELD, James Jacob 12th Kansas Infantry, Co. E Step 3 x great grandfather (husband of Sarah Amelia Duryee) Enlisted 6 Sep 1862 at Lawrence KS; mustered in 26 Sep 1862 at Pavla KS; honorably discharged 30 Jun 1865 at Little Rock AR due to expiration of term of service.

CSA TOLBERT, Davis 47th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, Co. B

26th Virginia Cavalry, Co. H
Husband of aunt Elizabeth Campbell Private; enlisted & mustered in 26 Sep 1863 in Floyd Co VA into Aldredge's Company, 47th Battalion Virginia Cavalry; transferred to Company B on 26 Sep 1863; promoted to 3rd Sergeant 1 Apr 1864; transferred to Co. H, 26th Virginia Cavalry on 2 Feb 1865; paroled 12 Jun 1865 at Charleston WV. Applied for a Confederate pension in Claiborne Co., TN

CSA WAITES, Joseph C. 29th Texas Cavalry, Co. B Husband of aunt Margaret Hammons Lieutenant. Also served in the Mexican War.

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UNCLE	UNIT	RELATION	NOTES
BENNETT, William Monroe	23rd Indiana Infantry, Co. F	Husband of aunt Sina E. Arbuckle	Enlisted & mustered in 2 Nov 1864 as a Private; mustered out 23 Jul 1865 at Louisville KY.
CAMPBELL, Lawrence P.	51st Indiana Infantry, Co. G	Step 4 x great grandfather (husband of Rachel Hutton) & son of aunt Elizabeth (Parsons) Campbell	Enlisted & mustered in 4 Dec 1861 as Private; discharged for disability 6 Feb 1863.
CARDIN, William Lee	15th Northwest Arkansas Infantry, Emergency Co. I	Husband of aunt Locky M. Mitchell	Private, enlisted 23 Feb 1862 at Boston Mountain AR for 30 days, unless sooner discharged. Captured 8 Mar 1862 at Pea Ridge AR. Reenlisted 20 Jun 1862 at Priceville MS. Captured 4 Jul 1863 and paroled 8 Jul 1863 at Vicksburg MS
CLAYTON, Charles Turner	14th Texas Cavalry, Co. H	Husband of aunt Talitha A. Hammons	Sergeant; Wounded & taken prisoner at Chickamauga GA, 19 Sep 1863, & spent remainder of war at Camp Douglas, Chicago IL.
COLE, Martin	24th Michigan Infantry, Co. K	Husband of aunt Eliza Foster	Private; enlisted 9 Aug 1862 at Detroit MI; mustered in 14 Aug 1862; mustered out 30 Jun 1865 at Detroit MI. Part of the famed "Iron Brigade".
CORN, William	140th Indiana Infantry, Co. G	Husband of aunt Mary Z. Purvis	Enlisted & mustered in on 10 Oct 1864 as a Private; died of disease 24 Jun 1865 at Smithville NC.
CRITCHETTE, Jonathan	100th Indiana Infantry, Co. A	Husband of aunt Amelia Morr	Enlisted & mustered in 9 Aug 1862 as a Private; mustered out 8 Jun 1865 at Washington, DC.
CHAPIN, Day L.	116th New York Infantry, Co. D	Step 3 x great grandfather (husband of Sarah Amelia Duryee)	Private; enlisted 11 Aug 1862 at Buffalo NY; mustered in 3 Sep 1862; mustered out 8 Jun 1865 at Washington DC.
EADS, Stephen N.	25th Virginia Cavalry, Co. G	Husband of aunt Martha H. Forbis	Enlisted & mustered in 27 Sep 1862 at Rose Hill VA as Corporal; listed as: detailed 20 Aug 1863 (place not stated); detailed 15 Dec 1863 (place not stated); on rolls 15 Apr 1864 (place not stated); dropped from rolls 1 Aug 1864. Filed claim for horse June 1904.
FINGER, Henry M.	11th (Holman's) Tennessee Cavalry, Co. H	Husband of aunt Mary AnnHammons
GENTRY, Dr. John B.	4th Kentucky Infantry, Co. E 6th Kentucky Infantry, Co. K	Husband of aunt Sally Owsley King
HAWKINS, Charles S.	93rd Indiana Infantry, Co. D	Husband of aunt Nancy C. Purvis	Enlisted & mustered in 17 Aug 1862 as a Private; mustered out on 10 Aug 1865 at Memphis TN.
HILL, Cyrus	33rd Indiana Infantry, Co. G	Possible husband of aunt Hannah Dupler (further research required)	Private; enlisted & mustered in as a substitute 3 Mar 1865; mustered out 21 Jul 1865 at Louisville KY.
HOWARD, Pleasant	4th Tennessee Cavalry (Murray's), Co. F	Husband of aunt Abigail Wright	Private; enlisted 10 Aug 1861 at Camp McGinnis, Overton Co TN for 12 mos.
IRVIN, Samuel C.	19th Illinois Infantry, Co. I	Husband of aunt Ninetta M. Wolf	Enlisted & mustered in 17 Jun 1861 as a Private; discharged for disability 14 Jun 1862 (place not stated).
JACKSON, John M.	14th Texas Cavalry, Co. H	step 3 x great-grandfather (husband of Rebecca E. Hammons)	2nd Bugler; died at Corinth, MS; buried Holly Springs, MS Confederate Cemetery. His widow later married Union veteran Alexander Oakes, by whom she became Tad's direct ancestor.
LIFORD, George W.	9th Tennessee Cavalry, Co. B	Husband of aunt Elizabeth Campbell
LONG, Harrison S.	100th Indiana Infantry, Co. A	Husband of aunt Mary Frances Draggoo	Private; enlisted & mustered in 9 Aug 1862; mustered out 8 Jun 1865 at Washington, DC
LONG, Jeremiah F.	99th Indiana Infantry, Co. I	Husband of aunt Mary Z. Purvis	Enlisted & mustered in 15 Aug 1862 as a Private; mustered out 15 Jun 1865 (place not stated).
MARTIN, James	15th Northwest Arkansas Infantry, Emergency Co. I	Husband of aunt Nancy E. Mitchell	Private, enlisted 23 Feb 1862 at Boston Mountain AR for 30 days, unless sooner discharged.
MATHIS, Merritt	15th Texas Cavalry, Co. G	Husband of aunt Martha M. Hammons
RAMEY, John Sidney	47th Indiana Infantry, Co. I	Husband of aunt Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Campbell	Private; Enlisted & mustered in 3 Mar 1864; mustered out 6 Jun 1865.
RUMBAUGH, John M.	67th Pennsylvania Infantry, Co. H	Husband of aunt Mary Robinson	Private; enlisted & mustered in 9 Oct 1862. Taken POW at Winchester VA on 15 Jun 1863, returned to regiment 5 Oct 1863. Injured while removing wounded soldiers from the battlefield at Spotsylvania VA in May 1864. Mustered out 14 Jul 1865 at Washington DC.
SECREST, Oliver	84th Indiana Infantry, Co. C	Husband of aunt Maggie Sloop	Enlisted & mustered in 11 Aug 1862 as a Private; transferred out 30 Sep 1863 into the Veteran Reserve Corps. Date and method of discharge not given.
SINGLETON, Robert H.	19th Kentucky Infantry, Field & Staff	Husband of aunt Sarah M. Forbis	Enlisted 18 Oct 1861 at Harrodsburg KY as a Hospital Steward; mustered in 2 Jan 1862; died of disease 30 Jul 1863 in hospital at St. Louis MO.
SMITH, Dudley M.	23rd Indiana Infantry, Co. F	Husband of aunt Martha J. Purvis	Enlisted & mustered in 2 Nov 1864 as a Private; mustered out 23 Jul 1865 at Louisville KY.
STEDELIN, Joseph L.	136th Illinois Infantry, Co. D	Husband of aunt Anna B. Sloop	Enlisted & commissioned on 1 Jun 1864 as a 2nd Lieutenant. Mustered out 22 Oct 1864.
STUBBELFIELD, James Jacob	12th Kansas Infantry, Co. E	Step 3 x great grandfather (husband of Sarah Amelia Duryee)	Enlisted 6 Sep 1862 at Lawrence KS; mustered in 26 Sep 1862 at Pavla KS; honorably discharged 30 Jun 1865 at Little Rock AR due to expiration of term of service.
TOLBERT, Davis	47th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, Co. B 26th Virginia Cavalry, Co. H	Husband of aunt Elizabeth Campbell	Private; enlisted & mustered in 26 Sep 1863 in Floyd Co VA into Aldredge's Company, 47th Battalion Virginia Cavalry; transferred to Company B on 26 Sep 1863; promoted to 3rd Sergeant 1 Apr 1864; transferred to Co. H, 26th Virginia Cavalry on 2 Feb 1865; paroled 12 Jun 1865 at Charleston WV. Applied for a Confederate pension in Claiborne Co., TN
WAITES, Joseph C.	29th Texas Cavalry, Co. B	Husband of aunt Margaret Hammons	Lieutenant. Also served in the Mexican War.