Resident of Montgomery Co.
Mustered June 14, 1861.
Sergt. 20 Mar 1863.
Died Nov. 26, 1863, of wounds received at Mission Ridge.
-Indiana AG
BOWERS, SOL
SERGEANT INFANTRY
CIVIL WAR
BURIED AT: SECTION A SITE 419
-VA grave locator∼Solomon S. Bowers was 18 years old when he enlisted on 8/25/1861 as a Private. On 8/25/1861 he mustered into "K" Co. OH 14th Infantry . He was Killed on 9/19/1863 at Chickamauga, GA Promotions: Corpl: Buried: National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN.
He was art of 4-member Bowers clan from Putnam County, OH--all four of whom perished during the Civil War. William H and Solomon S were brothers (Almeda Buck was their sister per Ancestry), 1st cousins of Stephen and Francis Bowers who were brothers.
The 4 Bowers in Co K of the 14th OH are. 1. Francis M. Bowers, 19 in 1861. 2. Solomon S. Bowers, 18 in 1861. 3. Stephen Bowers, 35 in 1861. 4. William H. Bowers, 24 in 1861.
Resident of Montgomery Co.
Mustered June 14, 1861.
Sergt. 20 Mar 1863.
Died Nov. 26, 1863, of wounds received at Mission Ridge.
-Indiana AG
BOWERS, SOL
SERGEANT INFANTRY
CIVIL WAR
BURIED AT: SECTION A SITE 419
-VA grave locator∼Solomon S. Bowers was 18 years old when he enlisted on 8/25/1861 as a Private. On 8/25/1861 he mustered into "K" Co. OH 14th Infantry . He was Killed on 9/19/1863 at Chickamauga, GA Promotions: Corpl: Buried: National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN.
He was art of 4-member Bowers clan from Putnam County, OH--all four of whom perished during the Civil War. William H and Solomon S were brothers (Almeda Buck was their sister per Ancestry), 1st cousins of Stephen and Francis Bowers who were brothers.
The 4 Bowers in Co K of the 14th OH are. 1. Francis M. Bowers, 19 in 1861. 2. Solomon S. Bowers, 18 in 1861. 3. Stephen Bowers, 35 in 1861. 4. William H. Bowers, 24 in 1861.
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