Co A 39th Iowa Infantry.
Ayers, Oliver C. Age 26. Residence Winterset, nativity New York. Appointed First Lieutenant Aug. 8, 1862. Mustered Sept. 8, 1862. Killed in action Oct. 5, 1864, Allatoona, Ga. Orig. bur. at Cartersville. Original plot number at National Cemetery, 'HH'. Officer's graves were numbered with letters. His grave is in an Officers' Circle in Section G.
While all the troops engaged in the defense of Allatoona acquitted themselves with high honor, the official reports show that the conduct of the Thirty-ninth Iowa was such as to entitle it to the very highest commendation. General Corse — who was himself an Iowa soldier — says in his report: "Had not the Thirty-ninth Iowa fought with such desperation I would not have been able to get a man back inside' the redoubt. It was their hand-to-hand conflict and stubborn stand that compelled the enemy to pause and re-form his ranks, before undertaking the assault upon the fort." It was while the enemy was preparing for the final assault that the remnants of the Thirty-ninth Iowa and the Seventh Illinois Regiments succeeded in gaining the protection of the fort, from which they continued to pour a destructive fire into the ranks of the enemy. For two hours and a half they had held the enemy at bay, before taking refuge within the fort. The official report of Major J. M. Griffiths, of the Thirty-ninth Iowa states that, after having twice repulsed the greatly superior force of the enemy and suffered heavy loss, the regiment was so reduced in numbers that it was unequal to the task of further holding the enemy in check, and that the remnant of its officers and men then retired to the fort, which they successfully defended against the repeated and persistent onslaughts of their brave and determined foes. The report states that, during the conflict outside the fort, Lieutenant Colonel James Redfield, and Lieutenants Oliver C. Ayers and John P. Jones, of Company A, and Newton P. Wright, of Company E, were killed. After the regiment had retired within the fort, Lieutenant Andrew T. Blodgett, of Company B, was killed. He was one of the four officers of the regiment who succeeded in reaching the fort, and was killed while carrying a message from General Corse to Colonel Rowett. Of the ten commissioned officers on duty with the regiment when it arrived at Allatoona, and who participated in the engagement, five were killed and three were wounded, (two of whom were captured by the enemy,) leaving but three remaining with the regiment at the close of the battle.
-from Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion, Together with Historical Sketches of Volunteer Organizations, 1861-1866, Vol V.
AYERS, O C
DATE OF DEATH: 10/05/1864
BURIED AT: SECTION G SITE 8336
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New York, U.S., State Census, 1865
Residence Place Ulysses, Tompkins, New York, USA
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Stephen Young 41 Head
Jennie Young 35 Wife
Mary Ayers 64 Mother-in-law
Arinda Trembly 11 Boarder
Sara Ann Smith 18 Hired Girl
Oliver C Ayers 29 Brother-in-law
Ayers, Oliver C. Age 26. Residence Winterset, nativity New York. Appointed First Lieutenant Aug. 8, 1862. Mustered Sept. 8, 1862. Killed in action Oct. 5, 1864, Allatoona, Ga. Orig. bur. at Cartersville. Original plot number at National Cemetery, 'HH'. Officer's graves were numbered with letters. His grave is in an Officers' Circle in Section G.
While all the troops engaged in the defense of Allatoona acquitted themselves with high honor, the official reports show that the conduct of the Thirty-ninth Iowa was such as to entitle it to the very highest commendation. General Corse — who was himself an Iowa soldier — says in his report: "Had not the Thirty-ninth Iowa fought with such desperation I would not have been able to get a man back inside' the redoubt. It was their hand-to-hand conflict and stubborn stand that compelled the enemy to pause and re-form his ranks, before undertaking the assault upon the fort." It was while the enemy was preparing for the final assault that the remnants of the Thirty-ninth Iowa and the Seventh Illinois Regiments succeeded in gaining the protection of the fort, from which they continued to pour a destructive fire into the ranks of the enemy. For two hours and a half they had held the enemy at bay, before taking refuge within the fort. The official report of Major J. M. Griffiths, of the Thirty-ninth Iowa states that, after having twice repulsed the greatly superior force of the enemy and suffered heavy loss, the regiment was so reduced in numbers that it was unequal to the task of further holding the enemy in check, and that the remnant of its officers and men then retired to the fort, which they successfully defended against the repeated and persistent onslaughts of their brave and determined foes. The report states that, during the conflict outside the fort, Lieutenant Colonel James Redfield, and Lieutenants Oliver C. Ayers and John P. Jones, of Company A, and Newton P. Wright, of Company E, were killed. After the regiment had retired within the fort, Lieutenant Andrew T. Blodgett, of Company B, was killed. He was one of the four officers of the regiment who succeeded in reaching the fort, and was killed while carrying a message from General Corse to Colonel Rowett. Of the ten commissioned officers on duty with the regiment when it arrived at Allatoona, and who participated in the engagement, five were killed and three were wounded, (two of whom were captured by the enemy,) leaving but three remaining with the regiment at the close of the battle.
-from Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion, Together with Historical Sketches of Volunteer Organizations, 1861-1866, Vol V.
AYERS, O C
DATE OF DEATH: 10/05/1864
BURIED AT: SECTION G SITE 8336
-VA grave locator
New York, U.S., State Census, 1865
Residence Place Ulysses, Tompkins, New York, USA
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Stephen Young 41 Head
Jennie Young 35 Wife
Mary Ayers 64 Mother-in-law
Arinda Trembly 11 Boarder
Sara Ann Smith 18 Hired Girl
Oliver C Ayers 29 Brother-in-law
Co A 39th Iowa Infantry.
Ayers, Oliver C. Age 26. Residence Winterset, nativity New York. Appointed First Lieutenant Aug. 8, 1862. Mustered Sept. 8, 1862. Killed in action Oct. 5, 1864, Allatoona, Ga. Orig. bur. at Cartersville. Original plot number at National Cemetery, 'HH'. Officer's graves were numbered with letters. His grave is in an Officers' Circle in Section G.
While all the troops engaged in the defense of Allatoona acquitted themselves with high honor, the official reports show that the conduct of the Thirty-ninth Iowa was such as to entitle it to the very highest commendation. General Corse — who was himself an Iowa soldier — says in his report: "Had not the Thirty-ninth Iowa fought with such desperation I would not have been able to get a man back inside' the redoubt. It was their hand-to-hand conflict and stubborn stand that compelled the enemy to pause and re-form his ranks, before undertaking the assault upon the fort." It was while the enemy was preparing for the final assault that the remnants of the Thirty-ninth Iowa and the Seventh Illinois Regiments succeeded in gaining the protection of the fort, from which they continued to pour a destructive fire into the ranks of the enemy. For two hours and a half they had held the enemy at bay, before taking refuge within the fort. The official report of Major J. M. Griffiths, of the Thirty-ninth Iowa states that, after having twice repulsed the greatly superior force of the enemy and suffered heavy loss, the regiment was so reduced in numbers that it was unequal to the task of further holding the enemy in check, and that the remnant of its officers and men then retired to the fort, which they successfully defended against the repeated and persistent onslaughts of their brave and determined foes. The report states that, during the conflict outside the fort, Lieutenant Colonel James Redfield, and Lieutenants Oliver C. Ayers and John P. Jones, of Company A, and Newton P. Wright, of Company E, were killed. After the regiment had retired within the fort, Lieutenant Andrew T. Blodgett, of Company B, was killed. He was one of the four officers of the regiment who succeeded in reaching the fort, and was killed while carrying a message from General Corse to Colonel Rowett. Of the ten commissioned officers on duty with the regiment when it arrived at Allatoona, and who participated in the engagement, five were killed and three were wounded, (two of whom were captured by the enemy,) leaving but three remaining with the regiment at the close of the battle.
-from Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion, Together with Historical Sketches of Volunteer Organizations, 1861-1866, Vol V.
AYERS, O C
DATE OF DEATH: 10/05/1864
BURIED AT: SECTION G SITE 8336
-VA grave locator
New York, U.S., State Census, 1865
Residence Place Ulysses, Tompkins, New York, USA
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Stephen Young 41 Head
Jennie Young 35 Wife
Mary Ayers 64 Mother-in-law
Arinda Trembly 11 Boarder
Sara Ann Smith 18 Hired Girl
Oliver C Ayers 29 Brother-in-law
Ayers, Oliver C. Age 26. Residence Winterset, nativity New York. Appointed First Lieutenant Aug. 8, 1862. Mustered Sept. 8, 1862. Killed in action Oct. 5, 1864, Allatoona, Ga. Orig. bur. at Cartersville. Original plot number at National Cemetery, 'HH'. Officer's graves were numbered with letters. His grave is in an Officers' Circle in Section G.
While all the troops engaged in the defense of Allatoona acquitted themselves with high honor, the official reports show that the conduct of the Thirty-ninth Iowa was such as to entitle it to the very highest commendation. General Corse — who was himself an Iowa soldier — says in his report: "Had not the Thirty-ninth Iowa fought with such desperation I would not have been able to get a man back inside' the redoubt. It was their hand-to-hand conflict and stubborn stand that compelled the enemy to pause and re-form his ranks, before undertaking the assault upon the fort." It was while the enemy was preparing for the final assault that the remnants of the Thirty-ninth Iowa and the Seventh Illinois Regiments succeeded in gaining the protection of the fort, from which they continued to pour a destructive fire into the ranks of the enemy. For two hours and a half they had held the enemy at bay, before taking refuge within the fort. The official report of Major J. M. Griffiths, of the Thirty-ninth Iowa states that, after having twice repulsed the greatly superior force of the enemy and suffered heavy loss, the regiment was so reduced in numbers that it was unequal to the task of further holding the enemy in check, and that the remnant of its officers and men then retired to the fort, which they successfully defended against the repeated and persistent onslaughts of their brave and determined foes. The report states that, during the conflict outside the fort, Lieutenant Colonel James Redfield, and Lieutenants Oliver C. Ayers and John P. Jones, of Company A, and Newton P. Wright, of Company E, were killed. After the regiment had retired within the fort, Lieutenant Andrew T. Blodgett, of Company B, was killed. He was one of the four officers of the regiment who succeeded in reaching the fort, and was killed while carrying a message from General Corse to Colonel Rowett. Of the ten commissioned officers on duty with the regiment when it arrived at Allatoona, and who participated in the engagement, five were killed and three were wounded, (two of whom were captured by the enemy,) leaving but three remaining with the regiment at the close of the battle.
-from Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion, Together with Historical Sketches of Volunteer Organizations, 1861-1866, Vol V.
AYERS, O C
DATE OF DEATH: 10/05/1864
BURIED AT: SECTION G SITE 8336
-VA grave locator
New York, U.S., State Census, 1865
Residence Place Ulysses, Tompkins, New York, USA
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Stephen Young 41 Head
Jennie Young 35 Wife
Mary Ayers 64 Mother-in-law
Arinda Trembly 11 Boarder
Sara Ann Smith 18 Hired Girl
Oliver C Ayers 29 Brother-in-law
Family Members
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