Individual Details

Allen V. EDWARDS

(10 Apr 1828 - 12 Aug 1904)

Events

Birth10 Apr 1828Rarden, Scioto Co., OH
Marriage28 Sep 1851Adams Co., OH - Catherine MCCANN
Military1864 - 1865U.S. Army 175th Regiment - Civil War
Death12 Aug 1904Fulton Co., IL

Families

SpouseCatherine MCCANN ( - 1897)
ChildBurris Moore EDWARDS of Ellisville, IL (1853 - 1916)
ChildMorton D. EDWARDS (1858 - 1887)
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ChildGeorge B. EDWARDS (1862 - 1911)
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FatherJesse EDWARDS Jr. (1786 - 1832)
MotherSarah PRATHER (1789 - 1871)
SiblingCatharine EDWARDS (1818 - 1895)
SiblingSamuel EDWARDS (1821 - 1907)
SiblingJohn EDWARDS ( - )
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Notes

Military

Mr. Edwards was mustered into the service at Camp Denison and with his comrades stationed at Columbia, Tenn., where they did guard duty until the return of Hood. They then participated in the battles of Franklin and Nashville, chased the forces of the rebel General across the Tennessee River and returned to Columbia to continue their guard duties until June. Our subject was transferred to the one Hundred and Eighty-ninth Ohio Infantry, Company D, and sent to Huntsville, Ala., where he acted as a guard until his term expired. September 28, 1865, he was mustered out at Nashville and receiving an honorable discharge returned to Ohio to be paid off at Columbus. His hearing was injured by the concussion of a cannon which was fired over his head at Nashville.