Son of Andrew Jackson and Elizabeth Ann (Clark) Clingan.
Enlisted in Co. K, 26th Ohio Volunteer Infantry on February 21, 1863 at Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Pension records of his father stated that Alonzo volunteered to take his father's place after his father became disabled at the Battle of Stone River. Captured at the Battle of Chickamauga, 19 Sep 1864, and sent to Andersonville Prison in Sumter County, Georgia where he starved to death. Interred in grave no. 11641 in Section H. National Archives file no. M28745.
DEATHS AT ANDERSONVILLE
The "Cincinnati Commercial" of last Saturday published a list of Ohio soldiers deceased at Andersonville, Georgia, up to February last. We give below the names of those who were in companies raised in Madison county:
26th O.V.I. - A. P. Clingham, Co. K.
95th O.V.I. - Joseph Cartzdafner, Co. B.
113th O.V.I. - Wm. H. Hunt - Co. G.
P. Goffy - Co. G.
Corporal F. Peterson, Co. G.
Persons desiring information as to when these soldiers died can obtain it by enclosing a remuneration sufficient to pay cost of writing and addressing Solon Hyde, Rushville, Ohio.
(Copied from the Madison County Democrat, Thursday, May 4, 1865).
LETTERS-Following are two letters written by Alonzo to his sisters in Summerford, Madison County, Ohio, while he was serving in Co K, 26th Ohio Infantry. These letters were written shortly before he was captured at the Battle of Chickamauga.
Tennessee
Camp near Murfreesboro
Wednesday, May the 6th /63
Dear Sisters,
I take this opportunity this rainy afternoon of writing you a few lines to let you know how we are getting along here. I still keep my health and all of the boys in the company are well at present.
It has been raining for the two last days and nights and still raining and not much liklyhood of clearing off very soon. Nothing of any consequence has happened since I wrote to Laura. It is the same thing over every day. It is picket, drill or some kind of fatigue duty every day, but still I would be satisfied if they would put down those traitors in the north and hurry and whip the rebbels here and close the war.
Laura, I received your letter yesterday and was glad to hear from you. You wanted to know whether I knew John Philips. I know him and a better fellow I would not want to be with. He is a first rate clever fellow. I have not seen him out of humer since I have been here.
I am sorrow to hear of Will Simpkins death.
My love to you and Mary and all of the folks at home. My respects to Mrs. and Mr. Rayburn.
Your brother, Alonzo Clingan.
Camp 26th regt. O.V.I.
Hillsborough Tenn.
August 10th 1863
Dear Sister,
I received your kind and welcome letter. I hope you had a good time at Springfield on the fourth of July.
It was a very dry fourth to me for I was pretty sick at that time. There was nothing going on here but the firing of a few canon.
We are encamped in a very nice place at present. It is in a big woods about six miles from the mountains. There is large oak trees which affords a nice shade. We have plenty of good water and a nice little stream running close to camp which we have to bathe and wash our clothes in, but alas we have to leave it all and take a long march over the mountains on Wednesday morning.
The weather is very warm at present and the roads dusty, so it will be very hard marching. We intend to march over the mountains into east Tennissee.
We may have a little fighting to do before we get through. I will write to you when we get through and let you know how we got along.
Tell Eli Campbell that James is well and all right. Tell Laura I want her to write to me.
Mary, give the receipt you find in this to Mother and tell her to go or send to the London Treasurer and get forty ($40.00) dollars sent by me with the state agent and if she need any to use it and loan the rest to some good person. If she cannot lend it, to put it away in my trunk.
Give my respects to Mrs. and Mr. Rayburn.
My love to you all. You must answer this. Direct your letters to
A. P. Clingan
Co K 26th Regt O.V.I.
Murfresboro, Tenn.
Enlisted in Co. K, 26th Ohio Volunteer Infantry on February 21, 1863 at Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Pension records of his father stated that Alonzo volunteered to take his father's place after his father became disabled at the Battle of Stone River. Captured at the Battle of Chickamauga, 19 Sep 1864, and sent to Andersonville Prison in Sumter County, Georgia where he starved to death. Interred in grave no. 11641 in Section H. National Archives file no. M28745.
DEATHS AT ANDERSONVILLE
The "Cincinnati Commercial" of last Saturday published a list of Ohio soldiers deceased at Andersonville, Georgia, up to February last. We give below the names of those who were in companies raised in Madison county:
26th O.V.I. - A. P. Clingham, Co. K.
95th O.V.I. - Joseph Cartzdafner, Co. B.
113th O.V.I. - Wm. H. Hunt - Co. G.
P. Goffy - Co. G.
Corporal F. Peterson, Co. G.
Persons desiring information as to when these soldiers died can obtain it by enclosing a remuneration sufficient to pay cost of writing and addressing Solon Hyde, Rushville, Ohio.
(Copied from the Madison County Democrat, Thursday, May 4, 1865).
LETTERS-Following are two letters written by Alonzo to his sisters in Summerford, Madison County, Ohio, while he was serving in Co K, 26th Ohio Infantry. These letters were written shortly before he was captured at the Battle of Chickamauga.
Tennessee
Camp near Murfreesboro
Wednesday, May the 6th /63
Dear Sisters,
I take this opportunity this rainy afternoon of writing you a few lines to let you know how we are getting along here. I still keep my health and all of the boys in the company are well at present.
It has been raining for the two last days and nights and still raining and not much liklyhood of clearing off very soon. Nothing of any consequence has happened since I wrote to Laura. It is the same thing over every day. It is picket, drill or some kind of fatigue duty every day, but still I would be satisfied if they would put down those traitors in the north and hurry and whip the rebbels here and close the war.
Laura, I received your letter yesterday and was glad to hear from you. You wanted to know whether I knew John Philips. I know him and a better fellow I would not want to be with. He is a first rate clever fellow. I have not seen him out of humer since I have been here.
I am sorrow to hear of Will Simpkins death.
My love to you and Mary and all of the folks at home. My respects to Mrs. and Mr. Rayburn.
Your brother, Alonzo Clingan.
Camp 26th regt. O.V.I.
Hillsborough Tenn.
August 10th 1863
Dear Sister,
I received your kind and welcome letter. I hope you had a good time at Springfield on the fourth of July.
It was a very dry fourth to me for I was pretty sick at that time. There was nothing going on here but the firing of a few canon.
We are encamped in a very nice place at present. It is in a big woods about six miles from the mountains. There is large oak trees which affords a nice shade. We have plenty of good water and a nice little stream running close to camp which we have to bathe and wash our clothes in, but alas we have to leave it all and take a long march over the mountains on Wednesday morning.
The weather is very warm at present and the roads dusty, so it will be very hard marching. We intend to march over the mountains into east Tennissee.
We may have a little fighting to do before we get through. I will write to you when we get through and let you know how we got along.
Tell Eli Campbell that James is well and all right. Tell Laura I want her to write to me.
Mary, give the receipt you find in this to Mother and tell her to go or send to the London Treasurer and get forty ($40.00) dollars sent by me with the state agent and if she need any to use it and loan the rest to some good person. If she cannot lend it, to put it away in my trunk.
Give my respects to Mrs. and Mr. Rayburn.
My love to you all. You must answer this. Direct your letters to
A. P. Clingan
Co K 26th Regt O.V.I.
Murfresboro, Tenn.
Son of Andrew Jackson and Elizabeth Ann (Clark) Clingan.
Enlisted in Co. K, 26th Ohio Volunteer Infantry on February 21, 1863 at Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Pension records of his father stated that Alonzo volunteered to take his father's place after his father became disabled at the Battle of Stone River. Captured at the Battle of Chickamauga, 19 Sep 1864, and sent to Andersonville Prison in Sumter County, Georgia where he starved to death. Interred in grave no. 11641 in Section H. National Archives file no. M28745.
DEATHS AT ANDERSONVILLE
The "Cincinnati Commercial" of last Saturday published a list of Ohio soldiers deceased at Andersonville, Georgia, up to February last. We give below the names of those who were in companies raised in Madison county:
26th O.V.I. - A. P. Clingham, Co. K.
95th O.V.I. - Joseph Cartzdafner, Co. B.
113th O.V.I. - Wm. H. Hunt - Co. G.
P. Goffy - Co. G.
Corporal F. Peterson, Co. G.
Persons desiring information as to when these soldiers died can obtain it by enclosing a remuneration sufficient to pay cost of writing and addressing Solon Hyde, Rushville, Ohio.
(Copied from the Madison County Democrat, Thursday, May 4, 1865).
LETTERS-Following are two letters written by Alonzo to his sisters in Summerford, Madison County, Ohio, while he was serving in Co K, 26th Ohio Infantry. These letters were written shortly before he was captured at the Battle of Chickamauga.
Tennessee
Camp near Murfreesboro
Wednesday, May the 6th /63
Dear Sisters,
I take this opportunity this rainy afternoon of writing you a few lines to let you know how we are getting along here. I still keep my health and all of the boys in the company are well at present.
It has been raining for the two last days and nights and still raining and not much liklyhood of clearing off very soon. Nothing of any consequence has happened since I wrote to Laura. It is the same thing over every day. It is picket, drill or some kind of fatigue duty every day, but still I would be satisfied if they would put down those traitors in the north and hurry and whip the rebbels here and close the war.
Laura, I received your letter yesterday and was glad to hear from you. You wanted to know whether I knew John Philips. I know him and a better fellow I would not want to be with. He is a first rate clever fellow. I have not seen him out of humer since I have been here.
I am sorrow to hear of Will Simpkins death.
My love to you and Mary and all of the folks at home. My respects to Mrs. and Mr. Rayburn.
Your brother, Alonzo Clingan.
Camp 26th regt. O.V.I.
Hillsborough Tenn.
August 10th 1863
Dear Sister,
I received your kind and welcome letter. I hope you had a good time at Springfield on the fourth of July.
It was a very dry fourth to me for I was pretty sick at that time. There was nothing going on here but the firing of a few canon.
We are encamped in a very nice place at present. It is in a big woods about six miles from the mountains. There is large oak trees which affords a nice shade. We have plenty of good water and a nice little stream running close to camp which we have to bathe and wash our clothes in, but alas we have to leave it all and take a long march over the mountains on Wednesday morning.
The weather is very warm at present and the roads dusty, so it will be very hard marching. We intend to march over the mountains into east Tennissee.
We may have a little fighting to do before we get through. I will write to you when we get through and let you know how we got along.
Tell Eli Campbell that James is well and all right. Tell Laura I want her to write to me.
Mary, give the receipt you find in this to Mother and tell her to go or send to the London Treasurer and get forty ($40.00) dollars sent by me with the state agent and if she need any to use it and loan the rest to some good person. If she cannot lend it, to put it away in my trunk.
Give my respects to Mrs. and Mr. Rayburn.
My love to you all. You must answer this. Direct your letters to
A. P. Clingan
Co K 26th Regt O.V.I.
Murfresboro, Tenn.
Enlisted in Co. K, 26th Ohio Volunteer Infantry on February 21, 1863 at Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Pension records of his father stated that Alonzo volunteered to take his father's place after his father became disabled at the Battle of Stone River. Captured at the Battle of Chickamauga, 19 Sep 1864, and sent to Andersonville Prison in Sumter County, Georgia where he starved to death. Interred in grave no. 11641 in Section H. National Archives file no. M28745.
DEATHS AT ANDERSONVILLE
The "Cincinnati Commercial" of last Saturday published a list of Ohio soldiers deceased at Andersonville, Georgia, up to February last. We give below the names of those who were in companies raised in Madison county:
26th O.V.I. - A. P. Clingham, Co. K.
95th O.V.I. - Joseph Cartzdafner, Co. B.
113th O.V.I. - Wm. H. Hunt - Co. G.
P. Goffy - Co. G.
Corporal F. Peterson, Co. G.
Persons desiring information as to when these soldiers died can obtain it by enclosing a remuneration sufficient to pay cost of writing and addressing Solon Hyde, Rushville, Ohio.
(Copied from the Madison County Democrat, Thursday, May 4, 1865).
LETTERS-Following are two letters written by Alonzo to his sisters in Summerford, Madison County, Ohio, while he was serving in Co K, 26th Ohio Infantry. These letters were written shortly before he was captured at the Battle of Chickamauga.
Tennessee
Camp near Murfreesboro
Wednesday, May the 6th /63
Dear Sisters,
I take this opportunity this rainy afternoon of writing you a few lines to let you know how we are getting along here. I still keep my health and all of the boys in the company are well at present.
It has been raining for the two last days and nights and still raining and not much liklyhood of clearing off very soon. Nothing of any consequence has happened since I wrote to Laura. It is the same thing over every day. It is picket, drill or some kind of fatigue duty every day, but still I would be satisfied if they would put down those traitors in the north and hurry and whip the rebbels here and close the war.
Laura, I received your letter yesterday and was glad to hear from you. You wanted to know whether I knew John Philips. I know him and a better fellow I would not want to be with. He is a first rate clever fellow. I have not seen him out of humer since I have been here.
I am sorrow to hear of Will Simpkins death.
My love to you and Mary and all of the folks at home. My respects to Mrs. and Mr. Rayburn.
Your brother, Alonzo Clingan.
Camp 26th regt. O.V.I.
Hillsborough Tenn.
August 10th 1863
Dear Sister,
I received your kind and welcome letter. I hope you had a good time at Springfield on the fourth of July.
It was a very dry fourth to me for I was pretty sick at that time. There was nothing going on here but the firing of a few canon.
We are encamped in a very nice place at present. It is in a big woods about six miles from the mountains. There is large oak trees which affords a nice shade. We have plenty of good water and a nice little stream running close to camp which we have to bathe and wash our clothes in, but alas we have to leave it all and take a long march over the mountains on Wednesday morning.
The weather is very warm at present and the roads dusty, so it will be very hard marching. We intend to march over the mountains into east Tennissee.
We may have a little fighting to do before we get through. I will write to you when we get through and let you know how we got along.
Tell Eli Campbell that James is well and all right. Tell Laura I want her to write to me.
Mary, give the receipt you find in this to Mother and tell her to go or send to the London Treasurer and get forty ($40.00) dollars sent by me with the state agent and if she need any to use it and loan the rest to some good person. If she cannot lend it, to put it away in my trunk.
Give my respects to Mrs. and Mr. Rayburn.
My love to you all. You must answer this. Direct your letters to
A. P. Clingan
Co K 26th Regt O.V.I.
Murfresboro, Tenn.
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