| Birth: | unknown | | Death: | Apr. 27, 1865
Memphis
Shelby County
Tennessee, USA | 
Corporal Bierly enlisted as a private in Co. E, 102nd OVI, on 12 August 1862 at age 17. He was promoted to corporal on 1 June 1864. On 24 September 1864, while the regiment was stationed in garrison at Decatur, AL, Bierly was assigned to a detachment sent in relief of Ft. Henderson at nearby Athens, AL, which was under siege by rebel cavalry under the command of CSA Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest. After detraining, the detachment began fighting to gain the fort, and had made good progress, when the fort was unexpectedly surrendered by its commander. Forrest then forced the relief detachment to surrender as well. Bierly was sent to Cahaba Prison until exchanged on 22 April 1865. He was killed, while on his way home, by the explosion and fire aboard the steamer Sultana north of Memphis, TN. His body was never identified. Unidentified victims of the disaster were all eventually buried in this cemetery, so this is his likely final resting place.
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Memphis National Cemetery
Memphis
Shelby County
Tennessee, USA
Plot: UNKNOWN |
Created by: lanterns2
Record added: Nov 10, 2010
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