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PVT Josiah Kesler

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PVT Josiah Kesler

Birth
Elida, Allen County, Ohio, USA
Death
26 Jan 1865 (aged 30)
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Elida, Allen County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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Husband of Susannah (Steman) Kesler Holmes. They married in 1856

Died from disease during the Civil War

179th Ohio Infantry
Company H

Records indicate that a military stone was sent to this cemetery, but others indicate that he is buried in the Nashville National Cemetery. One may be a centotaph. Appears that the stone in this cemetery was contracted in 1883.

See grave #30942649 in Nashville

Josiah Kesler
in the U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

Name: Josiah Kesler
Enlistment Age: 29
Birth Date: abt 1835
Enlistment Date: 24 Sep 1864
Enlistment Rank: Private
Muster Date: 28 Sep 1864
Muster Place: Ohio
Muster Company: H
Muster Regiment: 179th Infantry
Muster Regiment Type: Infantry
Muster Information: Enlisted
Muster Out Date: 26 Jan 1865
Muster Out Place: Nashville, Tennessee
Muster Out Information: died disease
Side of War: Union
Survived War?: No
Burial Place: Nashville, Tennessee
Cemetery: Nashville National Cemetery
Title: Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio; Roll of Honor of Ohio SoldiersBirth 13 Apr 1834, Elida, Allen Co., OH; death 26 Jan 1865, Post Hospital, Nashville, TN. He enlisted 24 Sep 1863. His wife was Susannah L. Stemen.
Husband of Susannah (Steman) Kesler Holmes. They married in 1856

Died from disease during the Civil War

179th Ohio Infantry
Company H

Records indicate that a military stone was sent to this cemetery, but others indicate that he is buried in the Nashville National Cemetery. One may be a centotaph. Appears that the stone in this cemetery was contracted in 1883.

See grave #30942649 in Nashville

Josiah Kesler
in the U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

Name: Josiah Kesler
Enlistment Age: 29
Birth Date: abt 1835
Enlistment Date: 24 Sep 1864
Enlistment Rank: Private
Muster Date: 28 Sep 1864
Muster Place: Ohio
Muster Company: H
Muster Regiment: 179th Infantry
Muster Regiment Type: Infantry
Muster Information: Enlisted
Muster Out Date: 26 Jan 1865
Muster Out Place: Nashville, Tennessee
Muster Out Information: died disease
Side of War: Union
Survived War?: No
Burial Place: Nashville, Tennessee
Cemetery: Nashville National Cemetery
Title: Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio; Roll of Honor of Ohio SoldiersBirth 13 Apr 1834, Elida, Allen Co., OH; death 26 Jan 1865, Post Hospital, Nashville, TN. He enlisted 24 Sep 1863. His wife was Susannah L. Stemen.

Gravesite Details

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