Thomas M. Miner
Residence was not listed; 31 years old.
Enlisted on 8/13/1862 as a Private.
On 8/26/1862 he mustered into "H" Co. OH 90th Infantry
He was discharged for disability on 12/31/1863 at Bridgeport, AL
He was listed as:
Paroled Annapolis, MD
(date not stated)
(Sent to Camp Chase, OH)
POW Stones River, TN
(date not stated)
(Confined at Libby Prison)
Thomas M. Miner was born on March 24, 1831 in Madison Twp., Perry County, OH, the son of Frederick and Jane (Richardson) Miner Sr. He was one of three brothers to serve in the Civil War. On Oct. 22, 1857, in Ilesboro, Hocking County, OH, Thomas married Maletha Ann Ogburn (1838-1918).
At the time of enlistment, Thomas stood 5 feet, 11 inches tall and was considered "a sound able bodied man." While in the service, however, he suffered terribly from chronic diarrhea, hemorrhoids and back problems. He later said this was due to "being over-heated & much exhausted by a forced march from Lexington to Louisville, KY. Adding to his suffering, on New Year's Eve 1862, Thomas was taken prisoner at the Battle of Stone River.
In his own words, he "was sent to Richmond, Va. and nine days in Prison at Libby." Libby Prison, a converted tobacco warehouse built of red brick, was a notoriously filthy and deadly prison, considered one of the Confederacy's worst. Thomas later was released as part of a parole program at a hospital in Annapolis, MD. He then was sent to Camp Chase, OH to recover. Later, in June 1863, he was released and returned to his regiment.
He and his brother Andrew took part in the famous Atlanta Campaign, known today as "Sherman's March to the Sea," which devastated much of Georgia during the Union assault. He was so ill that he was discharged there just before Christmas 1863.
On Oct. 22, 1857, in Ilesboro, Hocking County, OH, Thomas married Maletha Ann Ogburn (1838-1918), sometimes spelled 'Augburn.' he Miners had at least eight children, of whom five lived to adulthood -- Harvey E. Miner, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Lytle, Frederick Miner, G. Wilbur "Will" Miner and Charles W. Miner.
Thomas passed away in Lilly, Cambria County on May 12, 1910.
After eight years as a widow, she died on Feb. 5, 1918. They are buried together beside daughter Lizzie at Lillydale Cemetery in Cambria County, PA.
Source: http://www.minerd.com/bio-miner,_thomasmogburn.htm
Residence was not listed; 31 years old.
Enlisted on 8/13/1862 as a Private.
On 8/26/1862 he mustered into "H" Co. OH 90th Infantry
He was discharged for disability on 12/31/1863 at Bridgeport, AL
He was listed as:
Paroled Annapolis, MD
(date not stated)
(Sent to Camp Chase, OH)
POW Stones River, TN
(date not stated)
(Confined at Libby Prison)
Thomas M. Miner was born on March 24, 1831 in Madison Twp., Perry County, OH, the son of Frederick and Jane (Richardson) Miner Sr. He was one of three brothers to serve in the Civil War. On Oct. 22, 1857, in Ilesboro, Hocking County, OH, Thomas married Maletha Ann Ogburn (1838-1918).
At the time of enlistment, Thomas stood 5 feet, 11 inches tall and was considered "a sound able bodied man." While in the service, however, he suffered terribly from chronic diarrhea, hemorrhoids and back problems. He later said this was due to "being over-heated & much exhausted by a forced march from Lexington to Louisville, KY. Adding to his suffering, on New Year's Eve 1862, Thomas was taken prisoner at the Battle of Stone River.
In his own words, he "was sent to Richmond, Va. and nine days in Prison at Libby." Libby Prison, a converted tobacco warehouse built of red brick, was a notoriously filthy and deadly prison, considered one of the Confederacy's worst. Thomas later was released as part of a parole program at a hospital in Annapolis, MD. He then was sent to Camp Chase, OH to recover. Later, in June 1863, he was released and returned to his regiment.
He and his brother Andrew took part in the famous Atlanta Campaign, known today as "Sherman's March to the Sea," which devastated much of Georgia during the Union assault. He was so ill that he was discharged there just before Christmas 1863.
On Oct. 22, 1857, in Ilesboro, Hocking County, OH, Thomas married Maletha Ann Ogburn (1838-1918), sometimes spelled 'Augburn.' he Miners had at least eight children, of whom five lived to adulthood -- Harvey E. Miner, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Lytle, Frederick Miner, G. Wilbur "Will" Miner and Charles W. Miner.
Thomas passed away in Lilly, Cambria County on May 12, 1910.
After eight years as a widow, she died on Feb. 5, 1918. They are buried together beside daughter Lizzie at Lillydale Cemetery in Cambria County, PA.
Source: http://www.minerd.com/bio-miner,_thomasmogburn.htm
Thomas M. Miner
Residence was not listed; 31 years old.
Enlisted on 8/13/1862 as a Private.
On 8/26/1862 he mustered into "H" Co. OH 90th Infantry
He was discharged for disability on 12/31/1863 at Bridgeport, AL
He was listed as:
Paroled Annapolis, MD
(date not stated)
(Sent to Camp Chase, OH)
POW Stones River, TN
(date not stated)
(Confined at Libby Prison)
Thomas M. Miner was born on March 24, 1831 in Madison Twp., Perry County, OH, the son of Frederick and Jane (Richardson) Miner Sr. He was one of three brothers to serve in the Civil War. On Oct. 22, 1857, in Ilesboro, Hocking County, OH, Thomas married Maletha Ann Ogburn (1838-1918).
At the time of enlistment, Thomas stood 5 feet, 11 inches tall and was considered "a sound able bodied man." While in the service, however, he suffered terribly from chronic diarrhea, hemorrhoids and back problems. He later said this was due to "being over-heated & much exhausted by a forced march from Lexington to Louisville, KY. Adding to his suffering, on New Year's Eve 1862, Thomas was taken prisoner at the Battle of Stone River.
In his own words, he "was sent to Richmond, Va. and nine days in Prison at Libby." Libby Prison, a converted tobacco warehouse built of red brick, was a notoriously filthy and deadly prison, considered one of the Confederacy's worst. Thomas later was released as part of a parole program at a hospital in Annapolis, MD. He then was sent to Camp Chase, OH to recover. Later, in June 1863, he was released and returned to his regiment.
He and his brother Andrew took part in the famous Atlanta Campaign, known today as "Sherman's March to the Sea," which devastated much of Georgia during the Union assault. He was so ill that he was discharged there just before Christmas 1863.
On Oct. 22, 1857, in Ilesboro, Hocking County, OH, Thomas married Maletha Ann Ogburn (1838-1918), sometimes spelled 'Augburn.' he Miners had at least eight children, of whom five lived to adulthood -- Harvey E. Miner, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Lytle, Frederick Miner, G. Wilbur "Will" Miner and Charles W. Miner.
Thomas passed away in Lilly, Cambria County on May 12, 1910.
After eight years as a widow, she died on Feb. 5, 1918. They are buried together beside daughter Lizzie at Lillydale Cemetery in Cambria County, PA.
Source: http://www.minerd.com/bio-miner,_thomasmogburn.htm
Residence was not listed; 31 years old.
Enlisted on 8/13/1862 as a Private.
On 8/26/1862 he mustered into "H" Co. OH 90th Infantry
He was discharged for disability on 12/31/1863 at Bridgeport, AL
He was listed as:
Paroled Annapolis, MD
(date not stated)
(Sent to Camp Chase, OH)
POW Stones River, TN
(date not stated)
(Confined at Libby Prison)
Thomas M. Miner was born on March 24, 1831 in Madison Twp., Perry County, OH, the son of Frederick and Jane (Richardson) Miner Sr. He was one of three brothers to serve in the Civil War. On Oct. 22, 1857, in Ilesboro, Hocking County, OH, Thomas married Maletha Ann Ogburn (1838-1918).
At the time of enlistment, Thomas stood 5 feet, 11 inches tall and was considered "a sound able bodied man." While in the service, however, he suffered terribly from chronic diarrhea, hemorrhoids and back problems. He later said this was due to "being over-heated & much exhausted by a forced march from Lexington to Louisville, KY. Adding to his suffering, on New Year's Eve 1862, Thomas was taken prisoner at the Battle of Stone River.
In his own words, he "was sent to Richmond, Va. and nine days in Prison at Libby." Libby Prison, a converted tobacco warehouse built of red brick, was a notoriously filthy and deadly prison, considered one of the Confederacy's worst. Thomas later was released as part of a parole program at a hospital in Annapolis, MD. He then was sent to Camp Chase, OH to recover. Later, in June 1863, he was released and returned to his regiment.
He and his brother Andrew took part in the famous Atlanta Campaign, known today as "Sherman's March to the Sea," which devastated much of Georgia during the Union assault. He was so ill that he was discharged there just before Christmas 1863.
On Oct. 22, 1857, in Ilesboro, Hocking County, OH, Thomas married Maletha Ann Ogburn (1838-1918), sometimes spelled 'Augburn.' he Miners had at least eight children, of whom five lived to adulthood -- Harvey E. Miner, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Lytle, Frederick Miner, G. Wilbur "Will" Miner and Charles W. Miner.
Thomas passed away in Lilly, Cambria County on May 12, 1910.
After eight years as a widow, she died on Feb. 5, 1918. They are buried together beside daughter Lizzie at Lillydale Cemetery in Cambria County, PA.
Source: http://www.minerd.com/bio-miner,_thomasmogburn.htm
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