Civil War, Co. K, 32 ILL Inf
James was the son of James (John) and Clarissa Clark Bostic and husband of Margaret Wilson Carpenter Bostic (married Mar 9, 1865 in Jasper, IL). John and Margaret and two daughters: Ida L. Bostic and Sarah Ophie Bostic and three sons: William Bostic, Robert Allen Bostic and Victor Avery Bostic.
James was mustered in from New Liberty, IL on Dec. 31, 1861 and mustered out on Oct. 30 1864. He was a Civil War Veteran, Serving in Co. K,32 ILL Inf.
He saw action at;
Pittsburg Landing, Tenn.
Battle of Shiloh, Tenn.
Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss.
March to Memphis, Tenn., via Grand Junction, LaGrange, Holly Springs, Moscow and Germantown
Battle of Metamora, or Hatchie River
Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign
Siege of Vicksburg, Miss.
Siege of Jackson, Miss.
Reconnoissance to Pearl River, Miss.
Expedition to Harrisonburg and capture of Fort Beauregard
Meridian Campaign (Miss.)
Bird's Point, to Clifton, Tenn., and march to Ackworth, Ga., via Huntsville and Decatur, Ala., and Rome, Ga.,
Assault on Kenesaw Mountain
Nickajack Creek
Chattahoochie River
Kenesaw Water Tank
Regiment lost during service 8 Officers and 90 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 168 Enlisted men by disease. Total 268.
His Brothers:
1.) Ebenezer Bostick, died in action in the March to Nashville, Tenn. on Nov. 9, 1862.
2.) Linza A. Bostic Served to the end of the war, re-enlisting on Jan. 18, 1864, Mustered Out June 27, 1865.
3.) Richard Bostic served from Sept. 3, 1862 to June 27, 1865
4.) John T. Bostic serrved from August 1861 to Oct. 13, 1863 and was disharged due to being disabled at the Siege of Chattanooga.
News Items from the Newton Press:
At the Olney reunion a gold medal was given to Clarrissa Bostick of Willow Hill, the mother present who had the most sons in the war of rebellion. Mrs. Bostick sent five sons to the field, viz: Richard Bostic, Co. I, 98 Ill.; J. L. Bostick, Co. K, 32 Ill.; L. A. Bostick, Co. K, 38th Ill.; Ebenezer Bostick, Co. I, 98 Ill.; and J. T. Bostick, Co. K, 38 Ill.
James was the son of James (John) and Clarissa Clark Bostic and husband of Margaret Wilson Carpenter Bostic (married Mar 9, 1865 in Jasper, IL). John and Margaret and two daughters: Ida L. Bostic and Sarah Ophie Bostic and three sons: William Bostic, Robert Allen Bostic and Victor Avery Bostic.
James was mustered in from New Liberty, IL on Dec. 31, 1861 and mustered out on Oct. 30 1864. He was a Civil War Veteran, Serving in Co. K,32 ILL Inf.
He saw action at;
Pittsburg Landing, Tenn.
Battle of Shiloh, Tenn.
Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss.
March to Memphis, Tenn., via Grand Junction, LaGrange, Holly Springs, Moscow and Germantown
Battle of Metamora, or Hatchie River
Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign
Siege of Vicksburg, Miss.
Siege of Jackson, Miss.
Reconnoissance to Pearl River, Miss.
Expedition to Harrisonburg and capture of Fort Beauregard
Meridian Campaign (Miss.)
Bird's Point, to Clifton, Tenn., and march to Ackworth, Ga., via Huntsville and Decatur, Ala., and Rome, Ga.,
Assault on Kenesaw Mountain
Nickajack Creek
Chattahoochie River
Kenesaw Water Tank
Regiment lost during service 8 Officers and 90 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 168 Enlisted men by disease. Total 268.
His Brothers:
1.) Ebenezer Bostick, died in action in the March to Nashville, Tenn. on Nov. 9, 1862.
2.) Linza A. Bostic Served to the end of the war, re-enlisting on Jan. 18, 1864, Mustered Out June 27, 1865.
3.) Richard Bostic served from Sept. 3, 1862 to June 27, 1865
4.) John T. Bostic serrved from August 1861 to Oct. 13, 1863 and was disharged due to being disabled at the Siege of Chattanooga.
News Items from the Newton Press:
At the Olney reunion a gold medal was given to Clarrissa Bostick of Willow Hill, the mother present who had the most sons in the war of rebellion. Mrs. Bostick sent five sons to the field, viz: Richard Bostic, Co. I, 98 Ill.; J. L. Bostick, Co. K, 32 Ill.; L. A. Bostick, Co. K, 38th Ill.; Ebenezer Bostick, Co. I, 98 Ill.; and J. T. Bostick, Co. K, 38 Ill.
Civil War, Co. K, 32 ILL Inf
James was the son of James (John) and Clarissa Clark Bostic and husband of Margaret Wilson Carpenter Bostic (married Mar 9, 1865 in Jasper, IL). John and Margaret and two daughters: Ida L. Bostic and Sarah Ophie Bostic and three sons: William Bostic, Robert Allen Bostic and Victor Avery Bostic.
James was mustered in from New Liberty, IL on Dec. 31, 1861 and mustered out on Oct. 30 1864. He was a Civil War Veteran, Serving in Co. K,32 ILL Inf.
He saw action at;
Pittsburg Landing, Tenn.
Battle of Shiloh, Tenn.
Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss.
March to Memphis, Tenn., via Grand Junction, LaGrange, Holly Springs, Moscow and Germantown
Battle of Metamora, or Hatchie River
Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign
Siege of Vicksburg, Miss.
Siege of Jackson, Miss.
Reconnoissance to Pearl River, Miss.
Expedition to Harrisonburg and capture of Fort Beauregard
Meridian Campaign (Miss.)
Bird's Point, to Clifton, Tenn., and march to Ackworth, Ga., via Huntsville and Decatur, Ala., and Rome, Ga.,
Assault on Kenesaw Mountain
Nickajack Creek
Chattahoochie River
Kenesaw Water Tank
Regiment lost during service 8 Officers and 90 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 168 Enlisted men by disease. Total 268.
His Brothers:
1.) Ebenezer Bostick, died in action in the March to Nashville, Tenn. on Nov. 9, 1862.
2.) Linza A. Bostic Served to the end of the war, re-enlisting on Jan. 18, 1864, Mustered Out June 27, 1865.
3.) Richard Bostic served from Sept. 3, 1862 to June 27, 1865
4.) John T. Bostic serrved from August 1861 to Oct. 13, 1863 and was disharged due to being disabled at the Siege of Chattanooga.
News Items from the Newton Press:
At the Olney reunion a gold medal was given to Clarrissa Bostick of Willow Hill, the mother present who had the most sons in the war of rebellion. Mrs. Bostick sent five sons to the field, viz: Richard Bostic, Co. I, 98 Ill.; J. L. Bostick, Co. K, 32 Ill.; L. A. Bostick, Co. K, 38th Ill.; Ebenezer Bostick, Co. I, 98 Ill.; and J. T. Bostick, Co. K, 38 Ill.
James was the son of James (John) and Clarissa Clark Bostic and husband of Margaret Wilson Carpenter Bostic (married Mar 9, 1865 in Jasper, IL). John and Margaret and two daughters: Ida L. Bostic and Sarah Ophie Bostic and three sons: William Bostic, Robert Allen Bostic and Victor Avery Bostic.
James was mustered in from New Liberty, IL on Dec. 31, 1861 and mustered out on Oct. 30 1864. He was a Civil War Veteran, Serving in Co. K,32 ILL Inf.
He saw action at;
Pittsburg Landing, Tenn.
Battle of Shiloh, Tenn.
Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss.
March to Memphis, Tenn., via Grand Junction, LaGrange, Holly Springs, Moscow and Germantown
Battle of Metamora, or Hatchie River
Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign
Siege of Vicksburg, Miss.
Siege of Jackson, Miss.
Reconnoissance to Pearl River, Miss.
Expedition to Harrisonburg and capture of Fort Beauregard
Meridian Campaign (Miss.)
Bird's Point, to Clifton, Tenn., and march to Ackworth, Ga., via Huntsville and Decatur, Ala., and Rome, Ga.,
Assault on Kenesaw Mountain
Nickajack Creek
Chattahoochie River
Kenesaw Water Tank
Regiment lost during service 8 Officers and 90 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 168 Enlisted men by disease. Total 268.
His Brothers:
1.) Ebenezer Bostick, died in action in the March to Nashville, Tenn. on Nov. 9, 1862.
2.) Linza A. Bostic Served to the end of the war, re-enlisting on Jan. 18, 1864, Mustered Out June 27, 1865.
3.) Richard Bostic served from Sept. 3, 1862 to June 27, 1865
4.) John T. Bostic serrved from August 1861 to Oct. 13, 1863 and was disharged due to being disabled at the Siege of Chattanooga.
News Items from the Newton Press:
At the Olney reunion a gold medal was given to Clarrissa Bostick of Willow Hill, the mother present who had the most sons in the war of rebellion. Mrs. Bostick sent five sons to the field, viz: Richard Bostic, Co. I, 98 Ill.; J. L. Bostick, Co. K, 32 Ill.; L. A. Bostick, Co. K, 38th Ill.; Ebenezer Bostick, Co. I, 98 Ill.; and J. T. Bostick, Co. K, 38 Ill.
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