67^th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment

Soldiers of the 67th Ohio

Officers and Regimental Staff

• Alvin C. Voris, Lieutenant Colonel.

Company A

• John A. Smith, reference: http://www.umich.edu/~bhl/bhl/mhchome/reaccess.htm
• George Barnes, Private, died February 16, 1865. Buried in City Point National Cemetery, Hopewell, Virginia. Section B, grave 2596.
• E. Edwards, Private, born 1834 in New York, enlisted October 1862, discharged March 16, 1865.

Company B

• Elijah Whitmore (1861-1864)(Corporal, promoted to 2nd Lieutenant)
• J. Colton, Private, died July 19, 1864. Buried in City Point National Cemetery, Hopewell, Virginia. Section B, grave 1037.
• Francis Eten, Private. Buried in City Point National Cemetery, Hopewell, Virginia. Section B, grave 2086.
• Isaac G. Rideout, rank unknown.
• E. Henry Cowles, private, age 23; enlisted Dec. 13, 1861, for 3 years; discharged Aug. 10, 1865, at Louisa C. H., Va., on surgeon's certificate of disability.
• John Cowles, corporal, age 32; enlisted Dec. 14, 1861, for 3 years; appointed corporal March 1, 1864; mustered out with company, Dec. 7, 1865.
• Joseph Cantell, died January 7, 1865. "a man in Co.B by the name of Joseph Cantell died in his bunk without any one knowing it" From Hiram Ketchum's diary.

Company C

• L. Roff, Private, died 27 July 1864. Buried in City Point National Cemetery, Hopewell, Virginia. Section A, grave 1302.
• Henry Isely, rank unknown. Letter written by him to his brother Christian H. Isely is the reference for this soldier. Found at http://www.twsu.edu/~scwww/88-31-b.html
• Casper Kempf
      Was born in Germany, Sept. 14, 1868, and in 1870 he settled in DeKalb county, Ind., where he now resides. He is the son of Andrew and Catherine (Kimball) Kempf, the father dying in 1888, and the mother in 1837. In Holmes county, Ohio, he was united in marriage March 29, 1829, to Catherine Voghtman, born in Germany, June 20, 1837. They have eight children, Mary M., William A., Anna, Andrew, John H., Carl F., Henry and Sopha. His wife's parents are Henry and Catherine (Auble) Voghtman, both now deceased. The subject of our sketch was farming in Williams county when he enlisted as a private in Co. C, 67th O. V.I., 1st Brig,. 1st Div., 24th A.C. He was 35 years of age when he joined the ranks at Toledo, Ohio, in Sept., 1864; he participated in the battles of Petersburg, Appomattox, C.H., Farmville and Louis C.H. He was honorably discharged at Richmond, Va., June 20, 1865. Our comrade draws a pension; he is a farmer and his address is Hudson, Ind.

Company D

• Frank L. Stachel, Sergeant, Buried in City Point National Cemetery, Hopewell, Virginia. Section B, grave 2869.
• Tunis Brower, rank unknown, reference: http://www.bestweb.net/~hello/civa-m.html
• D. Rister, (Private) died 13 October 1864, buried Fort Harrison National Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. Section B, grave 214.

Company E

• E.S. Platt, Captain.
• Robert McMurray, Private, promoted to Sergeant, then First Sergeant, then Lieutenant, and finally Captain. More information located at http://www.phillipsplace.net/genealogy/ps01/ps01_446.html
• Jacob Hanson, Private, died 1864. Buried in City Point National Cemetery, Hopewell, Virginia. Section B, grave 1690.
• John H. McElroy (18 October 1837-25 February 1918) buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Company F

• H.J. Jones (SGT) died OCT 7 1864 buried at Fort Harrison National Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, Section C grave 345.
• J.M. Gray, Sergeant, buried Ball Hill Cemetery, Villenova, New York.
• John Bartley Struble, served 1 year 10 months, honorably discharged. Enlisted 8 March, 1864. Wounded in action by a gunshot to the hip 2 April 1865. Discharged 17 December, 1865

        Obituary: A shock of surprise and regret swept through the village of Shepherd and surrounding country when news of the death of "Bart" Struble was received from Detroit where he had gone on a visit to his son, Allen. Deceased was a son of William and Mary Struble, and was born January 2, 1846, in Knox county, Ohio, and died October 26, 1916. Mr. Struble was married in Mount Pleasant October 1, l87l, to Mary Oberlin and she, with their four children, survives him. His death was the first break in the family ties in forty-five years. Mr. Struble was township clerk of Coe at the time of his death, which office he had held eight years. He also acted as supervisor for a term of years, been postmaster for eight years and commander of Shepherd G.A.R. Mr. Struble served in the civil war a year and ten months in Co. F, 67th Ohio Vol, being honorably discharged. Wa-bu-no Post of the Mt. Pleasant G.A.R. officiated with the Grand Army honors at his burial. The funeral was held Tuesday at the Methodist church in Shepherd, Rev. Kimberling officiating. Mr. Struble's children are: Mrs. Clara Adams of Owooso, Allen J. of Detroit, Arthur E. of Marion and Arlie at home. Relatives who came from away to the funeral were: Frank L. Struble of Chicago, James P. Struble of Trout Creek, Carl Conway and wife of Birch Run, J.A. and U.S. Struble and Mrs. Wayne Fosgett of Mt. Pleasant.

• James D. Fisher (Private) 1862-1863
  James D. Fisher was born c.1835, probably in Huron County, Ohio; married Hannah Stevens on 18 June 1854, in Huron County, Ohio. They moved to Fulton County, Ohio sometime between 1857 and 1860. On 23 October 1862, James enlisted in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry in Toledo, Ohio, and served in the 67th Regiment, Co. F, until 26 July 1863, when he died of Typhoid fever in the hospital at Morris Island, South Carolina. He is buried in the cemetery there. Nathaniel Fisher, his father, was born in Monaghan, Ireland, c.1815, and married Mary Knapp, born in New York, 1818 on 1 January 1835 in Huron County, Ohio. James D. was their oldest child.

Company G

• S.W. Matson, Ordnance Sergeant, died 10 May, 1864. Buried in City Point National Cemetery, Hopewell, Virginia. Section B, grave 1534.
• T. Newcom, Private, died 21 July, 1864. Buried in City Point National Cemetery, Hopewell, Virginia. Section B, grave 1872.
• H. Hoffman, Private, died 27 October, 1864. Buried in City Point National Cemetery, Hopewell, Virginia. Section B, grave 2822.
• Greenbury Murdock, rank unknown, buried Girard Cemetery, Girard, Kansas.
• Hiram Ketcham
• George Howard, Private.
• William Parcells
• P. McGee, rank unknown, died October 1864, buried at Fort Harrison National Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. Section C, grave 261.
• A. Winter, Private, died 8 April, 1865. Buried in City Point National Cemetery, Hopewell, Virginia. Section B, grave 1256.

Company H

Company I

• Calvin Coss, Private, Lived Feb 7, 1834-Feb 4, 1895 Buried at Nashville Cemetery, Nashville, Barton County, Missouri. Check this website out for more information: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mocivwar/Barton.html
• W.O. Griffin, Private, died 4 April 1865. Buried in City Point National Cemetery, Hopewell, Virginia. Section A, grave 1075.
• Charles A. Hibbard 1862-1865(Rank Unknown) More info Needed!
• Samuel Borton Entered service August 13, 1862 for 3 years. Mustered out June 21, 1864 at Richmond, Virginia.
• Simeon Borton Entered service August 13, 1862 for 3 years. Killed in action on May 10, 1864, at Chester Station, Virginia. Buried at Hampton, Virginia.

Company J

• Silas Borton

Company K

• William Francis Chambers, rank unknown, served November 1, 1864 to September, 1865. Transferred to Company E on October 1, 1865. Lived 1836-1917.
• Julius Henry Derek Behme 1862-1865 (Private) discharged, end of the war.
• Anton Behme 1861-1863 (Corporal)transferred to Veterans Reserve Corps
• Frederick Behme 1861-1862 (Private) Died of measles
• C. Hooder, Private, died 14 March 1865. Buried in City Point National Cemetery, Hopewell, Virginia. Section A, grave 1305.

Unknown Company (more data needed)

• Emanuel B Row was born in Coshocton Co, OH 26 March 1841, and died 22 April 1931 in South Bend, Saint Joseph Co, IN, at age 90. His body was interred date unknown in Hoopeston, Vermilion Co, IL. He married Susannah Longenecker, and (2nd) Ella Marston. Enlisted as a volunteer for three months at the opening of the Civil War. Re-enlisted for a three year period in the famous 67th Ohio Infantry, serving until the end of the war. Spent eight months of that time in the Andersonville Prison. Buried at Flora Hills Cemetery.
• Andrew Jackson Linville, rank unknown, wounded 1 April 1865. Married Nancy Stowers and (2nd) Elizabeth Hess.
• William F. Outland, rank unknown, author of an article about the attack on Fort Gregg, published in the National Tribune on April 7, 1904.
• James Pulver, married Emily Coss. (Rootsweb Post by Mike Kibbler.)
• Robert Fairchild, born 1831 in New York, died in North Carolina of a fever. (Prob 1863) Rootsweb post by Nancy Nearing.
• Thomas H. Morris, Sergeant. Posting by Noraleen A. Young.
• Jesse Rice, Private, buried at Glendale National Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. Section C, grave 101

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