Civil War Veteran.
Residence Kokomo, IN;
Enlisted on 4/22/1861 as a Private.
On 4/22/1861 he mustered into "D" Co. 6th Indiana Infantry.
He was Mustered Out on 8/2/1861 at Indianapolis, Indiana.
Enlisted on 12/14/1861 as a Sergeant.
On 12/14/1861 he mustered into "D" Co. 51st Indiana Infantry.
He was discharged on 3/24/1865.
He was listed as:
* POW 5/3/1863 Rome, GA (Confined at Macon, GA & Columbia, SC)
Promotions:
* 1st Lieut 4/30/1862
Portrait and Biographical Record of Dickinson, Saline, McPherson and Marion Counties, Kansas (1893)
Evan E Sharp, a merchant of Gypsum City, Saline County, claims Pennsylvania as the State of his nativity. He was born in Lancaster County, October 18, 1837. His father was Joseph D. Sharp, and his mother before Marriage was Mary Anderson. When our subject was an infant his parents bade good-bye to their home in the East and went across the mountains in a wagon to Ohio, settling in Miami County. There they lived but a short time, when they removed to Cincinnati. Their next place of residence was in Warren County, where they remained two years, and on the expiration of that period they went to Howard County, Ind., locating on a farm near Kokomo.
Here our subject grew to manhood and made his home until the breaking out of the late war. Responding to the first call for troops, he enlisted in April, 1861, in Company D, Sixth Indiana Infantry, which was the first organized in the State. In that regiment he served for three months and then reenlisted in Company D, Fifty-first Indiana Infantry, in which he served until the close of the war. While his company was engaged in making a raid near Rome, Ga,, under the direction of the late Col. A. D. Straight, Mr. Sharp was taken prisoner, and was held a captive for twenty-two months. He was one of the unfortunate soldiers who suffered confinement in Libby Prison, being there incarcerated for about a year. He then was transferred to the prison at Macon, Ga., where he remained about two months, when he was removed to the prison in Charleston, S. C. Here he was a prisoner for about three months, when he was returned to Macon, Ga. While there he succeeded in making his escape, in company with two other officers, while being transferred to Salisbury, N. C. They gained their freedom by jumping from a train, during a severe storm in the night. They landed in a ditch about fifteen feet deep, and though the train was stopped and a thorough search made for the missing men, they were not found and afterward succeeded in joining Sherman's army. At the battle of Pittsburg Landing, Mr. Sharp was commissioned First Lieutenant and acted as Captain of his company while the Captain was on detached duty. At the close of the war, he left the army with his health much impaired and returned to Howard County, Ind., but only remained there a short time.
Going to Kansas City in 1866, Mr. Sharp entered the mercantile business, which he, continued until 1872. At this time, he sold out his business and went to New York City, where he carried on the publishing business for a couple of years. His father having died, lie returned to his old home in Howard, County, Ind., and carried on agricultural pursuits for five years. His health failing, he then came to Kansas in 1878, locating in Saline County, in 1879. Here he carried on the loan and brokerage business for some seven years. On the expiration of that period he came to Gypsum Valley and settled in Gypsum City in 1890, establishing a loan and mercantile business.
Mr. Sharp has been twice married, his first wife being Miss Jennie Baldwin, who died in Hutchinson, Kan., after a short married life of only six weeks. His second wife was Mrs. Belle Robinson and she died in Chico just four days after her marriage.
Mr. Sharp owns a fine farm of nearly five hundred acres in Eureka Township, beside considerable valuable property in Gypsum City. He has never been an office-seeker but has always been distinguished for the part he has taken in the promotion of all local improvements. He also takes a commendable interest in all religious and educational matters. The Veteran League of Salina, Bridge Post No. 131, G. A. R., numbers him among its members. His army record is one of which he may well be proud and shows him to have been one of our Union's bravest defenders, and the hardships he endured and the experiences through which he passed were borne with the true fortitude of a loyal soldier. His success in life has been most marked and his prosperity has been the result of his own industrious efforts. He is one of the most substantial citizens of the community and one of the most influential men as well. His sterling worth is recognized in the high regard in which he is held by all.
Residence Kokomo, IN;
Enlisted on 4/22/1861 as a Private.
On 4/22/1861 he mustered into "D" Co. 6th Indiana Infantry.
He was Mustered Out on 8/2/1861 at Indianapolis, Indiana.
Enlisted on 12/14/1861 as a Sergeant.
On 12/14/1861 he mustered into "D" Co. 51st Indiana Infantry.
He was discharged on 3/24/1865.
He was listed as:
* POW 5/3/1863 Rome, GA (Confined at Macon, GA & Columbia, SC)
Promotions:
* 1st Lieut 4/30/1862
Portrait and Biographical Record of Dickinson, Saline, McPherson and Marion Counties, Kansas (1893)
Evan E Sharp, a merchant of Gypsum City, Saline County, claims Pennsylvania as the State of his nativity. He was born in Lancaster County, October 18, 1837. His father was Joseph D. Sharp, and his mother before Marriage was Mary Anderson. When our subject was an infant his parents bade good-bye to their home in the East and went across the mountains in a wagon to Ohio, settling in Miami County. There they lived but a short time, when they removed to Cincinnati. Their next place of residence was in Warren County, where they remained two years, and on the expiration of that period they went to Howard County, Ind., locating on a farm near Kokomo.
Here our subject grew to manhood and made his home until the breaking out of the late war. Responding to the first call for troops, he enlisted in April, 1861, in Company D, Sixth Indiana Infantry, which was the first organized in the State. In that regiment he served for three months and then reenlisted in Company D, Fifty-first Indiana Infantry, in which he served until the close of the war. While his company was engaged in making a raid near Rome, Ga,, under the direction of the late Col. A. D. Straight, Mr. Sharp was taken prisoner, and was held a captive for twenty-two months. He was one of the unfortunate soldiers who suffered confinement in Libby Prison, being there incarcerated for about a year. He then was transferred to the prison at Macon, Ga., where he remained about two months, when he was removed to the prison in Charleston, S. C. Here he was a prisoner for about three months, when he was returned to Macon, Ga. While there he succeeded in making his escape, in company with two other officers, while being transferred to Salisbury, N. C. They gained their freedom by jumping from a train, during a severe storm in the night. They landed in a ditch about fifteen feet deep, and though the train was stopped and a thorough search made for the missing men, they were not found and afterward succeeded in joining Sherman's army. At the battle of Pittsburg Landing, Mr. Sharp was commissioned First Lieutenant and acted as Captain of his company while the Captain was on detached duty. At the close of the war, he left the army with his health much impaired and returned to Howard County, Ind., but only remained there a short time.
Going to Kansas City in 1866, Mr. Sharp entered the mercantile business, which he, continued until 1872. At this time, he sold out his business and went to New York City, where he carried on the publishing business for a couple of years. His father having died, lie returned to his old home in Howard, County, Ind., and carried on agricultural pursuits for five years. His health failing, he then came to Kansas in 1878, locating in Saline County, in 1879. Here he carried on the loan and brokerage business for some seven years. On the expiration of that period he came to Gypsum Valley and settled in Gypsum City in 1890, establishing a loan and mercantile business.
Mr. Sharp has been twice married, his first wife being Miss Jennie Baldwin, who died in Hutchinson, Kan., after a short married life of only six weeks. His second wife was Mrs. Belle Robinson and she died in Chico just four days after her marriage.
Mr. Sharp owns a fine farm of nearly five hundred acres in Eureka Township, beside considerable valuable property in Gypsum City. He has never been an office-seeker but has always been distinguished for the part he has taken in the promotion of all local improvements. He also takes a commendable interest in all religious and educational matters. The Veteran League of Salina, Bridge Post No. 131, G. A. R., numbers him among its members. His army record is one of which he may well be proud and shows him to have been one of our Union's bravest defenders, and the hardships he endured and the experiences through which he passed were borne with the true fortitude of a loyal soldier. His success in life has been most marked and his prosperity has been the result of his own industrious efforts. He is one of the most substantial citizens of the community and one of the most influential men as well. His sterling worth is recognized in the high regard in which he is held by all.
Civil War Veteran.
Residence Kokomo, IN;
Enlisted on 4/22/1861 as a Private.
On 4/22/1861 he mustered into "D" Co. 6th Indiana Infantry.
He was Mustered Out on 8/2/1861 at Indianapolis, Indiana.
Enlisted on 12/14/1861 as a Sergeant.
On 12/14/1861 he mustered into "D" Co. 51st Indiana Infantry.
He was discharged on 3/24/1865.
He was listed as:
* POW 5/3/1863 Rome, GA (Confined at Macon, GA & Columbia, SC)
Promotions:
* 1st Lieut 4/30/1862
Portrait and Biographical Record of Dickinson, Saline, McPherson and Marion Counties, Kansas (1893)
Evan E Sharp, a merchant of Gypsum City, Saline County, claims Pennsylvania as the State of his nativity. He was born in Lancaster County, October 18, 1837. His father was Joseph D. Sharp, and his mother before Marriage was Mary Anderson. When our subject was an infant his parents bade good-bye to their home in the East and went across the mountains in a wagon to Ohio, settling in Miami County. There they lived but a short time, when they removed to Cincinnati. Their next place of residence was in Warren County, where they remained two years, and on the expiration of that period they went to Howard County, Ind., locating on a farm near Kokomo.
Here our subject grew to manhood and made his home until the breaking out of the late war. Responding to the first call for troops, he enlisted in April, 1861, in Company D, Sixth Indiana Infantry, which was the first organized in the State. In that regiment he served for three months and then reenlisted in Company D, Fifty-first Indiana Infantry, in which he served until the close of the war. While his company was engaged in making a raid near Rome, Ga,, under the direction of the late Col. A. D. Straight, Mr. Sharp was taken prisoner, and was held a captive for twenty-two months. He was one of the unfortunate soldiers who suffered confinement in Libby Prison, being there incarcerated for about a year. He then was transferred to the prison at Macon, Ga., where he remained about two months, when he was removed to the prison in Charleston, S. C. Here he was a prisoner for about three months, when he was returned to Macon, Ga. While there he succeeded in making his escape, in company with two other officers, while being transferred to Salisbury, N. C. They gained their freedom by jumping from a train, during a severe storm in the night. They landed in a ditch about fifteen feet deep, and though the train was stopped and a thorough search made for the missing men, they were not found and afterward succeeded in joining Sherman's army. At the battle of Pittsburg Landing, Mr. Sharp was commissioned First Lieutenant and acted as Captain of his company while the Captain was on detached duty. At the close of the war, he left the army with his health much impaired and returned to Howard County, Ind., but only remained there a short time.
Going to Kansas City in 1866, Mr. Sharp entered the mercantile business, which he, continued until 1872. At this time, he sold out his business and went to New York City, where he carried on the publishing business for a couple of years. His father having died, lie returned to his old home in Howard, County, Ind., and carried on agricultural pursuits for five years. His health failing, he then came to Kansas in 1878, locating in Saline County, in 1879. Here he carried on the loan and brokerage business for some seven years. On the expiration of that period he came to Gypsum Valley and settled in Gypsum City in 1890, establishing a loan and mercantile business.
Mr. Sharp has been twice married, his first wife being Miss Jennie Baldwin, who died in Hutchinson, Kan., after a short married life of only six weeks. His second wife was Mrs. Belle Robinson and she died in Chico just four days after her marriage.
Mr. Sharp owns a fine farm of nearly five hundred acres in Eureka Township, beside considerable valuable property in Gypsum City. He has never been an office-seeker but has always been distinguished for the part he has taken in the promotion of all local improvements. He also takes a commendable interest in all religious and educational matters. The Veteran League of Salina, Bridge Post No. 131, G. A. R., numbers him among its members. His army record is one of which he may well be proud and shows him to have been one of our Union's bravest defenders, and the hardships he endured and the experiences through which he passed were borne with the true fortitude of a loyal soldier. His success in life has been most marked and his prosperity has been the result of his own industrious efforts. He is one of the most substantial citizens of the community and one of the most influential men as well. His sterling worth is recognized in the high regard in which he is held by all.
Residence Kokomo, IN;
Enlisted on 4/22/1861 as a Private.
On 4/22/1861 he mustered into "D" Co. 6th Indiana Infantry.
He was Mustered Out on 8/2/1861 at Indianapolis, Indiana.
Enlisted on 12/14/1861 as a Sergeant.
On 12/14/1861 he mustered into "D" Co. 51st Indiana Infantry.
He was discharged on 3/24/1865.
He was listed as:
* POW 5/3/1863 Rome, GA (Confined at Macon, GA & Columbia, SC)
Promotions:
* 1st Lieut 4/30/1862
Portrait and Biographical Record of Dickinson, Saline, McPherson and Marion Counties, Kansas (1893)
Evan E Sharp, a merchant of Gypsum City, Saline County, claims Pennsylvania as the State of his nativity. He was born in Lancaster County, October 18, 1837. His father was Joseph D. Sharp, and his mother before Marriage was Mary Anderson. When our subject was an infant his parents bade good-bye to their home in the East and went across the mountains in a wagon to Ohio, settling in Miami County. There they lived but a short time, when they removed to Cincinnati. Their next place of residence was in Warren County, where they remained two years, and on the expiration of that period they went to Howard County, Ind., locating on a farm near Kokomo.
Here our subject grew to manhood and made his home until the breaking out of the late war. Responding to the first call for troops, he enlisted in April, 1861, in Company D, Sixth Indiana Infantry, which was the first organized in the State. In that regiment he served for three months and then reenlisted in Company D, Fifty-first Indiana Infantry, in which he served until the close of the war. While his company was engaged in making a raid near Rome, Ga,, under the direction of the late Col. A. D. Straight, Mr. Sharp was taken prisoner, and was held a captive for twenty-two months. He was one of the unfortunate soldiers who suffered confinement in Libby Prison, being there incarcerated for about a year. He then was transferred to the prison at Macon, Ga., where he remained about two months, when he was removed to the prison in Charleston, S. C. Here he was a prisoner for about three months, when he was returned to Macon, Ga. While there he succeeded in making his escape, in company with two other officers, while being transferred to Salisbury, N. C. They gained their freedom by jumping from a train, during a severe storm in the night. They landed in a ditch about fifteen feet deep, and though the train was stopped and a thorough search made for the missing men, they were not found and afterward succeeded in joining Sherman's army. At the battle of Pittsburg Landing, Mr. Sharp was commissioned First Lieutenant and acted as Captain of his company while the Captain was on detached duty. At the close of the war, he left the army with his health much impaired and returned to Howard County, Ind., but only remained there a short time.
Going to Kansas City in 1866, Mr. Sharp entered the mercantile business, which he, continued until 1872. At this time, he sold out his business and went to New York City, where he carried on the publishing business for a couple of years. His father having died, lie returned to his old home in Howard, County, Ind., and carried on agricultural pursuits for five years. His health failing, he then came to Kansas in 1878, locating in Saline County, in 1879. Here he carried on the loan and brokerage business for some seven years. On the expiration of that period he came to Gypsum Valley and settled in Gypsum City in 1890, establishing a loan and mercantile business.
Mr. Sharp has been twice married, his first wife being Miss Jennie Baldwin, who died in Hutchinson, Kan., after a short married life of only six weeks. His second wife was Mrs. Belle Robinson and she died in Chico just four days after her marriage.
Mr. Sharp owns a fine farm of nearly five hundred acres in Eureka Township, beside considerable valuable property in Gypsum City. He has never been an office-seeker but has always been distinguished for the part he has taken in the promotion of all local improvements. He also takes a commendable interest in all religious and educational matters. The Veteran League of Salina, Bridge Post No. 131, G. A. R., numbers him among its members. His army record is one of which he may well be proud and shows him to have been one of our Union's bravest defenders, and the hardships he endured and the experiences through which he passed were borne with the true fortitude of a loyal soldier. His success in life has been most marked and his prosperity has been the result of his own industrious efforts. He is one of the most substantial citizens of the community and one of the most influential men as well. His sterling worth is recognized in the high regard in which he is held by all.
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