Entered service 10 Sep 1861, age 25.
Veteran.
Killed in action by gun shot near Dallas, Ga.,
May 31, 1864.
-Ohio Roster Roll of Honor
REST, UNKNOWN
US ARMY
CIVIL WAR
BURIED AT: SECTION G SITE 7351
-VA grave locator
Headboard was partially legible.
Originally read as ----rest, regiment Ohio. Buried as unknown. He was buried near George Myers, 21st Ohio Infantry, who died the same day.
James Forrest's widow, Anna Muir Forrest, filed for pension Sep 11, 1864. She stated her age as 20 year old in 1864 and was a resident of Wood County, Ohio. Post Office: Scotch Ridge. She remarried in 1872 to William F Ford.
Entered service 10 Sep 1861, age 25.
Veteran.
Killed in action by gun shot near Dallas, Ga.,
May 31, 1864.
-Ohio Roster Roll of Honor
REST, UNKNOWN
US ARMY
CIVIL WAR
BURIED AT: SECTION G SITE 7351
-VA grave locator
Headboard was partially legible.
Originally read as ----rest, regiment Ohio. Buried as unknown. He was buried near George Myers, 21st Ohio Infantry, who died the same day.
James Forrest's widow, Anna Muir Forrest, filed for pension Sep 11, 1864. She stated her age as 20 year old in 1864 and was a resident of Wood County, Ohio. Post Office: Scotch Ridge. She remarried in 1872 to William F Ford.
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