List of Deaths of
Soldiers from Company H, 6th Ohio Cavalry, Organized at Ironton, O.,
1861.
Submitted by
Jean
Griesan
George M. Booth was killed at
Mount Jackson, Va., in a saber charge, June 16th, 1862.
James Adams was taken prisoner
15th of August, 1863. Supposed to be dead.
Augustin S. Reckard was killed in
a saber charge at Aldie, Va., 17th of June, 1863.
Thomas Lambert died in the
Hospital at Washington, D. C., 30th of June, 1863.
Henry C. Gillett was discharged
9th of December, 1863, and died at home. Date unknown.
James Sperry died at City Point,
Va., October 7th, 1864. His body was sent home to his friends and was
buried with the honors of war.
Rufus C. Stewart was discharged
and died at home 29th of March, 1862.
Wilson S. Bruce was wounded in a
saber charge at Aldie, Va.,17th of June, 1863, died 22d, same month.
Moses A. Fruman, Sr., was wounded
at Upperville, Va. - date unknown - died January, 1864.
George L. Byard died from a wound
received while on picket, 11th of Sept., 1864.
John Ward died in Hospital at City
Point, Va., 26th of October, 1864.
Richard Bagby died at the same
place, 18th November, 1864.
Henry Bradford died 21st of April,
1863.
Charles Boggs, discharged 16th
July, 1862, died at home. Date unknown.
Francis M. Pritchard, taken
prisoner 29th of September, 1864, supposed to be killed.
John Thomas died 17th of April,
1863.
James Thomas died 20th of Nov.,
1863.
Wm. Lambert was killed at
Dinwiddie C. H., Va., 31st March, 1865. He was buried on the field,
but was afterward removed and buried in the cemetery at Petersburg,
Va., He was the last man that was killed from this county.
Lieut. Commander T. Steece, U.
S. N., entered the service at the commencement of the war as a
midshipmen, rose to the command of the man of war,
De Sota,
at the age of twenty-five, died of yellow fever off Key West, July 5th
1864, and was buried in the Ocean. At the time of his death he was
president of the Temperance and Christian Association, of the Atlantic
Squadron.
Ironton Journal, Wednesday, June 2,
1869
