Civil War veteran; he enlisted for the Union as a Private in Company L, 6th Indiana Calvary on June 23, 1863. He was born at Hillsboro, Wayne County, Indiana and was the son of Jacob Addleman and Mahala Starbuck.
He was a resident of Hillsboro at the time he enlisted and was a farmer before the war. He was in the battle of Franklin, Tennessee, in which he "had his horse shot under him." After the battle, he was on detached duty for a time, and then rejoined his regiment.
He mustered out of Company L on September 15, 1865 at Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He married Matilda Jane Courtney and they had *seven children who were all born in Wayne County. His son, John Flavius Addleman, would grow up to fight in the Spanish-American war.
He died in Franklin township, Wayne County, Indiana, his wife having preceded him in death by about 18 months.
Afterword
Pvt. Addleman descended from a family with a strong military tradition. His grandfather, William Addleman, and great grandfather, John (Hans) Michael Addleman were in the Revolutionary War. He had three great uncles (all of William's brothers) who were also in the Revolutionary War. During the Civil War, two of his brothers and four cousins enlisted for the Union:
Cpl. John S. Addleman - brother, killed at the Battle of Kenesaw Mountain on June 27, 1864.
Sgt. Andrew J. Addleman - brother, died of disease on Jan. 12, 1862.
Pvt. Jacob Addleman - cousin, died of disease on Dec. 19, 1862.
Pvt. Joseph Addleman - cousin, killed at the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862.
Pvt. John H. Addleman - cousin, survived the war.
Cpl. William O. Addleman, Jr. - cousin, survived the war. Served in Co. I, 147th Indiana Infantry.
-Biography by C. K. Coffin
Sources:
Addleman, Bob. "John Addleman Family - German Immigrants to Pennsylvania" web site.
http://johnaddleman.bobaddleman.com
Young, Andrew W. Wayne County, Indiana, From Its First Settlement to the Present Time; Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co. (1872), page 218.
*In addition to the children listed under Family Links, two more daughters were born; currently, their burial locations are unknown:
Mary M. born March 5, 1878 in Wayne Co., IN; died Feb. 1906; married Otis Saxton on May 15, 1897.
Ethel E., born Dec. 26, 1880 in Wayne Co., IN; died Dec 21, 1947 in Hollansburg, Ohio; married Chester Williams on Feb. 7, 1904.
He was a resident of Hillsboro at the time he enlisted and was a farmer before the war. He was in the battle of Franklin, Tennessee, in which he "had his horse shot under him." After the battle, he was on detached duty for a time, and then rejoined his regiment.
He mustered out of Company L on September 15, 1865 at Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He married Matilda Jane Courtney and they had *seven children who were all born in Wayne County. His son, John Flavius Addleman, would grow up to fight in the Spanish-American war.
He died in Franklin township, Wayne County, Indiana, his wife having preceded him in death by about 18 months.
Afterword
Pvt. Addleman descended from a family with a strong military tradition. His grandfather, William Addleman, and great grandfather, John (Hans) Michael Addleman were in the Revolutionary War. He had three great uncles (all of William's brothers) who were also in the Revolutionary War. During the Civil War, two of his brothers and four cousins enlisted for the Union:
Cpl. John S. Addleman - brother, killed at the Battle of Kenesaw Mountain on June 27, 1864.
Sgt. Andrew J. Addleman - brother, died of disease on Jan. 12, 1862.
Pvt. Jacob Addleman - cousin, died of disease on Dec. 19, 1862.
Pvt. Joseph Addleman - cousin, killed at the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862.
Pvt. John H. Addleman - cousin, survived the war.
Cpl. William O. Addleman, Jr. - cousin, survived the war. Served in Co. I, 147th Indiana Infantry.
-Biography by C. K. Coffin
Sources:
Addleman, Bob. "John Addleman Family - German Immigrants to Pennsylvania" web site.
http://johnaddleman.bobaddleman.com
Young, Andrew W. Wayne County, Indiana, From Its First Settlement to the Present Time; Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co. (1872), page 218.
*In addition to the children listed under Family Links, two more daughters were born; currently, their burial locations are unknown:
Mary M. born March 5, 1878 in Wayne Co., IN; died Feb. 1906; married Otis Saxton on May 15, 1897.
Ethel E., born Dec. 26, 1880 in Wayne Co., IN; died Dec 21, 1947 in Hollansburg, Ohio; married Chester Williams on Feb. 7, 1904.
Civil War veteran; he enlisted for the Union as a Private in Company L, 6th Indiana Calvary on June 23, 1863. He was born at Hillsboro, Wayne County, Indiana and was the son of Jacob Addleman and Mahala Starbuck.
He was a resident of Hillsboro at the time he enlisted and was a farmer before the war. He was in the battle of Franklin, Tennessee, in which he "had his horse shot under him." After the battle, he was on detached duty for a time, and then rejoined his regiment.
He mustered out of Company L on September 15, 1865 at Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He married Matilda Jane Courtney and they had *seven children who were all born in Wayne County. His son, John Flavius Addleman, would grow up to fight in the Spanish-American war.
He died in Franklin township, Wayne County, Indiana, his wife having preceded him in death by about 18 months.
Afterword
Pvt. Addleman descended from a family with a strong military tradition. His grandfather, William Addleman, and great grandfather, John (Hans) Michael Addleman were in the Revolutionary War. He had three great uncles (all of William's brothers) who were also in the Revolutionary War. During the Civil War, two of his brothers and four cousins enlisted for the Union:
Cpl. John S. Addleman - brother, killed at the Battle of Kenesaw Mountain on June 27, 1864.
Sgt. Andrew J. Addleman - brother, died of disease on Jan. 12, 1862.
Pvt. Jacob Addleman - cousin, died of disease on Dec. 19, 1862.
Pvt. Joseph Addleman - cousin, killed at the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862.
Pvt. John H. Addleman - cousin, survived the war.
Cpl. William O. Addleman, Jr. - cousin, survived the war. Served in Co. I, 147th Indiana Infantry.
-Biography by C. K. Coffin
Sources:
Addleman, Bob. "John Addleman Family - German Immigrants to Pennsylvania" web site.
http://johnaddleman.bobaddleman.com
Young, Andrew W. Wayne County, Indiana, From Its First Settlement to the Present Time; Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co. (1872), page 218.
*In addition to the children listed under Family Links, two more daughters were born; currently, their burial locations are unknown:
Mary M. born March 5, 1878 in Wayne Co., IN; died Feb. 1906; married Otis Saxton on May 15, 1897.
Ethel E., born Dec. 26, 1880 in Wayne Co., IN; died Dec 21, 1947 in Hollansburg, Ohio; married Chester Williams on Feb. 7, 1904.
He was a resident of Hillsboro at the time he enlisted and was a farmer before the war. He was in the battle of Franklin, Tennessee, in which he "had his horse shot under him." After the battle, he was on detached duty for a time, and then rejoined his regiment.
He mustered out of Company L on September 15, 1865 at Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He married Matilda Jane Courtney and they had *seven children who were all born in Wayne County. His son, John Flavius Addleman, would grow up to fight in the Spanish-American war.
He died in Franklin township, Wayne County, Indiana, his wife having preceded him in death by about 18 months.
Afterword
Pvt. Addleman descended from a family with a strong military tradition. His grandfather, William Addleman, and great grandfather, John (Hans) Michael Addleman were in the Revolutionary War. He had three great uncles (all of William's brothers) who were also in the Revolutionary War. During the Civil War, two of his brothers and four cousins enlisted for the Union:
Cpl. John S. Addleman - brother, killed at the Battle of Kenesaw Mountain on June 27, 1864.
Sgt. Andrew J. Addleman - brother, died of disease on Jan. 12, 1862.
Pvt. Jacob Addleman - cousin, died of disease on Dec. 19, 1862.
Pvt. Joseph Addleman - cousin, killed at the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862.
Pvt. John H. Addleman - cousin, survived the war.
Cpl. William O. Addleman, Jr. - cousin, survived the war. Served in Co. I, 147th Indiana Infantry.
-Biography by C. K. Coffin
Sources:
Addleman, Bob. "John Addleman Family - German Immigrants to Pennsylvania" web site.
http://johnaddleman.bobaddleman.com
Young, Andrew W. Wayne County, Indiana, From Its First Settlement to the Present Time; Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co. (1872), page 218.
*In addition to the children listed under Family Links, two more daughters were born; currently, their burial locations are unknown:
Mary M. born March 5, 1878 in Wayne Co., IN; died Feb. 1906; married Otis Saxton on May 15, 1897.
Ethel E., born Dec. 26, 1880 in Wayne Co., IN; died Dec 21, 1947 in Hollansburg, Ohio; married Chester Williams on Feb. 7, 1904.
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