James Ashbaugh was born Dec. 21, 1840 to parents Jacob Ashbaugh (1815-1869) and Cassandra Overstreet (1821-188_). His known siblings include: Nancy Jane (b. 1845), Thomas Benton (1848-1872), Alonzo (b. 1855), and Mary E. (b. 1857); In 1860, Ashbaugh is enumerated in the U.S. Census as farmer from Bean Blossom Twp., Monroe Co., IN (P.O. – Stinesville).
He enlisted in Co. G, 38TH IND INF on Sept. 18, 1861 along with his 1st cousin Joseph Aquila Ashbaugh. Less than three months into his army service, James was stricken ill by the onslaught of contagions and pathogens that plagued Camp Nevin, KY during the winter of 1861-62. He passed away from "remittent fever" in the regimental hospital on Dec. 3, 1861 under the supervision of Thirty-eighth Indiana Surgeon William A. Clapp. James's mother Cassandra applied for a federal pension on June 29, 1886 (app. #341,519; cert. #240,761 – Indiana).
He enlisted in Co. G, 38TH IND INF on Sept. 18, 1861 along with his 1st cousin Joseph Aquila Ashbaugh. Less than three months into his army service, James was stricken ill by the onslaught of contagions and pathogens that plagued Camp Nevin, KY during the winter of 1861-62. He passed away from "remittent fever" in the regimental hospital on Dec. 3, 1861 under the supervision of Thirty-eighth Indiana Surgeon William A. Clapp. James's mother Cassandra applied for a federal pension on June 29, 1886 (app. #341,519; cert. #240,761 – Indiana).
James Ashbaugh was born Dec. 21, 1840 to parents Jacob Ashbaugh (1815-1869) and Cassandra Overstreet (1821-188_). His known siblings include: Nancy Jane (b. 1845), Thomas Benton (1848-1872), Alonzo (b. 1855), and Mary E. (b. 1857); In 1860, Ashbaugh is enumerated in the U.S. Census as farmer from Bean Blossom Twp., Monroe Co., IN (P.O. – Stinesville).
He enlisted in Co. G, 38TH IND INF on Sept. 18, 1861 along with his 1st cousin Joseph Aquila Ashbaugh. Less than three months into his army service, James was stricken ill by the onslaught of contagions and pathogens that plagued Camp Nevin, KY during the winter of 1861-62. He passed away from "remittent fever" in the regimental hospital on Dec. 3, 1861 under the supervision of Thirty-eighth Indiana Surgeon William A. Clapp. James's mother Cassandra applied for a federal pension on June 29, 1886 (app. #341,519; cert. #240,761 – Indiana).
He enlisted in Co. G, 38TH IND INF on Sept. 18, 1861 along with his 1st cousin Joseph Aquila Ashbaugh. Less than three months into his army service, James was stricken ill by the onslaught of contagions and pathogens that plagued Camp Nevin, KY during the winter of 1861-62. He passed away from "remittent fever" in the regimental hospital on Dec. 3, 1861 under the supervision of Thirty-eighth Indiana Surgeon William A. Clapp. James's mother Cassandra applied for a federal pension on June 29, 1886 (app. #341,519; cert. #240,761 – Indiana).
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