Crossville Chronicle December 11, 1930
Crossville has two veterans of the War Between the States who are enjoying unusual health for men of their years, and who went through much of the hardships of that lamented period. They are Edward L Lemert and Matthew K Knox, both familiar figures on the streets of Crossville and well known to many over the county. The Chronicle feels that some information about these 2 men would prove of interest to our readers.
Edward L Lemert enlisted in the Civil War in September, 1861 at Hiram, Portage County, Ohio, where he was attending Hiram Electric Institute, of which James A Garfield was Principal. As is remembered, Garfield later became President of the United States and was shot July 4 during his term of office by Charles Geteau when in the B & O depot waiting for a train.
Garfield had, just previous to the date of enlistment of Lemert, been appointed Colonel and was soliciting for enlistments for service in the Civil War, which was assuming formidable proportions. Mr. Lemert, with numerous other students, enrolled as a member of Company A 42nd Ohio Infantry. The 42nd was organized at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio with Garfield as Colonel, and, after thorough training, was assigned to active service with several other regiments in the Big Sandy Valley in Kentucky, to drive out the Confederate force of Humphrey Marshall.
After the Battle of Middle Creek, January 10, 1861, and a winter campaign, the valley was cleared of Confederate forces and the 42nd became a part of the Union Army that took Cumberland Gap July 1862.
The Confederate General Bragg, in September 1862, invaded central Kentucky and cut off supplies for General Morgan's forces at Cumberland Gap and he escaped with his entire force, which included 6 Tennessee regiments, through the mountainous country of eastern Kentucky.
After a brief campaign in West Virginia and the taking over of the Kanawha Valley by the Union forces, the 42nd Ohio was transferred to the Mississippi Valley and became a part of the 13th Army Corps and spent the remainder of its term of service in numerous battles in the Mississippi valley.
In one battle, that of Champion Hill, Mr. Lemert narrowly escaped death, being struck 3 times by the fire from the Confederate lines. He, with many other wounded men, both Union and Confederate, were left on the field of battle in vacant buildings and later taken in charge by the Confederates after the Union forces has proceeded with their attack on Vicksburg. Later the Union wounded were paroled, and under a flag of truce, removed to Union hospitals. After recovering from wounds, they were sent to parole camp at Camp Chase, Ohio until duly exchanged. Those not discharged for total disability were returned to their regiments.
Mr. Lemert, having been a member of the penmanship class of Prof. Path R Spencer - the originator of the Spencerian system of penmanship - and writing a fair hand and all Army records and orders then being made with pen and ink, he found service at corps and brigade headquarters for nearly all the remainder of his service after return from parole camp, and was thereby relieved of much wearisome service.
For 40 years Mr Lemert was a farmer and farmed a few years after he came here from Kansas some 15 years ago. He is now 85 years of age, remarkably strong and active for his years. He is a Federal pensioner. He is a man of excellent character and enjoys the respect and confidence of all who know him.
Crossville Chronicle August 17, 1933
Edward L Lemert died Monday evening, August 14 at 9:15 p.m. due to advanced age. He had been in his usual health, but a few days before he had a slight heart disturbance and had to be helped from near the public square to his home. He rallied quickly from that and suffered no other disturbance until the final summons came.
Mr Lemert was born in Knox county, Ohio in 1845. He attended Hiram Academy, now College, of Hiram, Ohio. At the beginning of the Civil War, he enlisted in a company organized by the student of the academy under James A Garfield, known as the 42nd Ohio Infantry, serving through the war.
He was married in 1870 to Miss Harriet VanVorhis. In 1875 they moved to Ann Arbor, Mi where he took a course in law, receiving his degree, and practiced law in Marshalltown, Iowa. They and their 4 children moved from Kansas to Tennessee in 1912.
In the summer of 1917 they sent 2 sons, Milo and Nathan, to France where one - Milo - made the supreme sacrifice in the Battle of Bellecourt. After the war, Mr and Mrs Lemert made their home in California for 4 years with their son Nathan, and then returned to Tenneseee to make their home in north Crossville near that of their daughter, Mrs James Smith. About 2 years ago, Mrs Smith and Mr and Mrs Lemert moved to South Boadway where they have since resided.
His wife passed away January 1 at the age of 83. He is survived by 3 sons: B D, Columbia, Missouri; Nathan, Buena Park, Ca; E C, Whittier, Ca; 2 daughters, Mrs James Smith, Crossville; Mrs George Green, Oklahoma City, Ok.
Funeral services will be held at the Smith home this morning (Thursday) at 10 a.m. with Judge C E Snodgrass officiating. Burial will be in the family lot in the City cemetery beside his wife and son, Milo.
Crossville has two veterans of the War Between the States who are enjoying unusual health for men of their years, and who went through much of the hardships of that lamented period. They are Edward L Lemert and Matthew K Knox, both familiar figures on the streets of Crossville and well known to many over the county. The Chronicle feels that some information about these 2 men would prove of interest to our readers.
Edward L Lemert enlisted in the Civil War in September, 1861 at Hiram, Portage County, Ohio, where he was attending Hiram Electric Institute, of which James A Garfield was Principal. As is remembered, Garfield later became President of the United States and was shot July 4 during his term of office by Charles Geteau when in the B & O depot waiting for a train.
Garfield had, just previous to the date of enlistment of Lemert, been appointed Colonel and was soliciting for enlistments for service in the Civil War, which was assuming formidable proportions. Mr. Lemert, with numerous other students, enrolled as a member of Company A 42nd Ohio Infantry. The 42nd was organized at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio with Garfield as Colonel, and, after thorough training, was assigned to active service with several other regiments in the Big Sandy Valley in Kentucky, to drive out the Confederate force of Humphrey Marshall.
After the Battle of Middle Creek, January 10, 1861, and a winter campaign, the valley was cleared of Confederate forces and the 42nd became a part of the Union Army that took Cumberland Gap July 1862.
The Confederate General Bragg, in September 1862, invaded central Kentucky and cut off supplies for General Morgan's forces at Cumberland Gap and he escaped with his entire force, which included 6 Tennessee regiments, through the mountainous country of eastern Kentucky.
After a brief campaign in West Virginia and the taking over of the Kanawha Valley by the Union forces, the 42nd Ohio was transferred to the Mississippi Valley and became a part of the 13th Army Corps and spent the remainder of its term of service in numerous battles in the Mississippi valley.
In one battle, that of Champion Hill, Mr. Lemert narrowly escaped death, being struck 3 times by the fire from the Confederate lines. He, with many other wounded men, both Union and Confederate, were left on the field of battle in vacant buildings and later taken in charge by the Confederates after the Union forces has proceeded with their attack on Vicksburg. Later the Union wounded were paroled, and under a flag of truce, removed to Union hospitals. After recovering from wounds, they were sent to parole camp at Camp Chase, Ohio until duly exchanged. Those not discharged for total disability were returned to their regiments.
Mr. Lemert, having been a member of the penmanship class of Prof. Path R Spencer - the originator of the Spencerian system of penmanship - and writing a fair hand and all Army records and orders then being made with pen and ink, he found service at corps and brigade headquarters for nearly all the remainder of his service after return from parole camp, and was thereby relieved of much wearisome service.
For 40 years Mr Lemert was a farmer and farmed a few years after he came here from Kansas some 15 years ago. He is now 85 years of age, remarkably strong and active for his years. He is a Federal pensioner. He is a man of excellent character and enjoys the respect and confidence of all who know him.
Crossville Chronicle August 17, 1933
Edward L Lemert died Monday evening, August 14 at 9:15 p.m. due to advanced age. He had been in his usual health, but a few days before he had a slight heart disturbance and had to be helped from near the public square to his home. He rallied quickly from that and suffered no other disturbance until the final summons came.
Mr Lemert was born in Knox county, Ohio in 1845. He attended Hiram Academy, now College, of Hiram, Ohio. At the beginning of the Civil War, he enlisted in a company organized by the student of the academy under James A Garfield, known as the 42nd Ohio Infantry, serving through the war.
He was married in 1870 to Miss Harriet VanVorhis. In 1875 they moved to Ann Arbor, Mi where he took a course in law, receiving his degree, and practiced law in Marshalltown, Iowa. They and their 4 children moved from Kansas to Tennessee in 1912.
In the summer of 1917 they sent 2 sons, Milo and Nathan, to France where one - Milo - made the supreme sacrifice in the Battle of Bellecourt. After the war, Mr and Mrs Lemert made their home in California for 4 years with their son Nathan, and then returned to Tenneseee to make their home in north Crossville near that of their daughter, Mrs James Smith. About 2 years ago, Mrs Smith and Mr and Mrs Lemert moved to South Boadway where they have since resided.
His wife passed away January 1 at the age of 83. He is survived by 3 sons: B D, Columbia, Missouri; Nathan, Buena Park, Ca; E C, Whittier, Ca; 2 daughters, Mrs James Smith, Crossville; Mrs George Green, Oklahoma City, Ok.
Funeral services will be held at the Smith home this morning (Thursday) at 10 a.m. with Judge C E Snodgrass officiating. Burial will be in the family lot in the City cemetery beside his wife and son, Milo.
Crossville Chronicle December 11, 1930
Crossville has two veterans of the War Between the States who are enjoying unusual health for men of their years, and who went through much of the hardships of that lamented period. They are Edward L Lemert and Matthew K Knox, both familiar figures on the streets of Crossville and well known to many over the county. The Chronicle feels that some information about these 2 men would prove of interest to our readers.
Edward L Lemert enlisted in the Civil War in September, 1861 at Hiram, Portage County, Ohio, where he was attending Hiram Electric Institute, of which James A Garfield was Principal. As is remembered, Garfield later became President of the United States and was shot July 4 during his term of office by Charles Geteau when in the B & O depot waiting for a train.
Garfield had, just previous to the date of enlistment of Lemert, been appointed Colonel and was soliciting for enlistments for service in the Civil War, which was assuming formidable proportions. Mr. Lemert, with numerous other students, enrolled as a member of Company A 42nd Ohio Infantry. The 42nd was organized at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio with Garfield as Colonel, and, after thorough training, was assigned to active service with several other regiments in the Big Sandy Valley in Kentucky, to drive out the Confederate force of Humphrey Marshall.
After the Battle of Middle Creek, January 10, 1861, and a winter campaign, the valley was cleared of Confederate forces and the 42nd became a part of the Union Army that took Cumberland Gap July 1862.
The Confederate General Bragg, in September 1862, invaded central Kentucky and cut off supplies for General Morgan's forces at Cumberland Gap and he escaped with his entire force, which included 6 Tennessee regiments, through the mountainous country of eastern Kentucky.
After a brief campaign in West Virginia and the taking over of the Kanawha Valley by the Union forces, the 42nd Ohio was transferred to the Mississippi Valley and became a part of the 13th Army Corps and spent the remainder of its term of service in numerous battles in the Mississippi valley.
In one battle, that of Champion Hill, Mr. Lemert narrowly escaped death, being struck 3 times by the fire from the Confederate lines. He, with many other wounded men, both Union and Confederate, were left on the field of battle in vacant buildings and later taken in charge by the Confederates after the Union forces has proceeded with their attack on Vicksburg. Later the Union wounded were paroled, and under a flag of truce, removed to Union hospitals. After recovering from wounds, they were sent to parole camp at Camp Chase, Ohio until duly exchanged. Those not discharged for total disability were returned to their regiments.
Mr. Lemert, having been a member of the penmanship class of Prof. Path R Spencer - the originator of the Spencerian system of penmanship - and writing a fair hand and all Army records and orders then being made with pen and ink, he found service at corps and brigade headquarters for nearly all the remainder of his service after return from parole camp, and was thereby relieved of much wearisome service.
For 40 years Mr Lemert was a farmer and farmed a few years after he came here from Kansas some 15 years ago. He is now 85 years of age, remarkably strong and active for his years. He is a Federal pensioner. He is a man of excellent character and enjoys the respect and confidence of all who know him.
Crossville Chronicle August 17, 1933
Edward L Lemert died Monday evening, August 14 at 9:15 p.m. due to advanced age. He had been in his usual health, but a few days before he had a slight heart disturbance and had to be helped from near the public square to his home. He rallied quickly from that and suffered no other disturbance until the final summons came.
Mr Lemert was born in Knox county, Ohio in 1845. He attended Hiram Academy, now College, of Hiram, Ohio. At the beginning of the Civil War, he enlisted in a company organized by the student of the academy under James A Garfield, known as the 42nd Ohio Infantry, serving through the war.
He was married in 1870 to Miss Harriet VanVorhis. In 1875 they moved to Ann Arbor, Mi where he took a course in law, receiving his degree, and practiced law in Marshalltown, Iowa. They and their 4 children moved from Kansas to Tennessee in 1912.
In the summer of 1917 they sent 2 sons, Milo and Nathan, to France where one - Milo - made the supreme sacrifice in the Battle of Bellecourt. After the war, Mr and Mrs Lemert made their home in California for 4 years with their son Nathan, and then returned to Tenneseee to make their home in north Crossville near that of their daughter, Mrs James Smith. About 2 years ago, Mrs Smith and Mr and Mrs Lemert moved to South Boadway where they have since resided.
His wife passed away January 1 at the age of 83. He is survived by 3 sons: B D, Columbia, Missouri; Nathan, Buena Park, Ca; E C, Whittier, Ca; 2 daughters, Mrs James Smith, Crossville; Mrs George Green, Oklahoma City, Ok.
Funeral services will be held at the Smith home this morning (Thursday) at 10 a.m. with Judge C E Snodgrass officiating. Burial will be in the family lot in the City cemetery beside his wife and son, Milo.
Crossville has two veterans of the War Between the States who are enjoying unusual health for men of their years, and who went through much of the hardships of that lamented period. They are Edward L Lemert and Matthew K Knox, both familiar figures on the streets of Crossville and well known to many over the county. The Chronicle feels that some information about these 2 men would prove of interest to our readers.
Edward L Lemert enlisted in the Civil War in September, 1861 at Hiram, Portage County, Ohio, where he was attending Hiram Electric Institute, of which James A Garfield was Principal. As is remembered, Garfield later became President of the United States and was shot July 4 during his term of office by Charles Geteau when in the B & O depot waiting for a train.
Garfield had, just previous to the date of enlistment of Lemert, been appointed Colonel and was soliciting for enlistments for service in the Civil War, which was assuming formidable proportions. Mr. Lemert, with numerous other students, enrolled as a member of Company A 42nd Ohio Infantry. The 42nd was organized at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio with Garfield as Colonel, and, after thorough training, was assigned to active service with several other regiments in the Big Sandy Valley in Kentucky, to drive out the Confederate force of Humphrey Marshall.
After the Battle of Middle Creek, January 10, 1861, and a winter campaign, the valley was cleared of Confederate forces and the 42nd became a part of the Union Army that took Cumberland Gap July 1862.
The Confederate General Bragg, in September 1862, invaded central Kentucky and cut off supplies for General Morgan's forces at Cumberland Gap and he escaped with his entire force, which included 6 Tennessee regiments, through the mountainous country of eastern Kentucky.
After a brief campaign in West Virginia and the taking over of the Kanawha Valley by the Union forces, the 42nd Ohio was transferred to the Mississippi Valley and became a part of the 13th Army Corps and spent the remainder of its term of service in numerous battles in the Mississippi valley.
In one battle, that of Champion Hill, Mr. Lemert narrowly escaped death, being struck 3 times by the fire from the Confederate lines. He, with many other wounded men, both Union and Confederate, were left on the field of battle in vacant buildings and later taken in charge by the Confederates after the Union forces has proceeded with their attack on Vicksburg. Later the Union wounded were paroled, and under a flag of truce, removed to Union hospitals. After recovering from wounds, they were sent to parole camp at Camp Chase, Ohio until duly exchanged. Those not discharged for total disability were returned to their regiments.
Mr. Lemert, having been a member of the penmanship class of Prof. Path R Spencer - the originator of the Spencerian system of penmanship - and writing a fair hand and all Army records and orders then being made with pen and ink, he found service at corps and brigade headquarters for nearly all the remainder of his service after return from parole camp, and was thereby relieved of much wearisome service.
For 40 years Mr Lemert was a farmer and farmed a few years after he came here from Kansas some 15 years ago. He is now 85 years of age, remarkably strong and active for his years. He is a Federal pensioner. He is a man of excellent character and enjoys the respect and confidence of all who know him.
Crossville Chronicle August 17, 1933
Edward L Lemert died Monday evening, August 14 at 9:15 p.m. due to advanced age. He had been in his usual health, but a few days before he had a slight heart disturbance and had to be helped from near the public square to his home. He rallied quickly from that and suffered no other disturbance until the final summons came.
Mr Lemert was born in Knox county, Ohio in 1845. He attended Hiram Academy, now College, of Hiram, Ohio. At the beginning of the Civil War, he enlisted in a company organized by the student of the academy under James A Garfield, known as the 42nd Ohio Infantry, serving through the war.
He was married in 1870 to Miss Harriet VanVorhis. In 1875 they moved to Ann Arbor, Mi where he took a course in law, receiving his degree, and practiced law in Marshalltown, Iowa. They and their 4 children moved from Kansas to Tennessee in 1912.
In the summer of 1917 they sent 2 sons, Milo and Nathan, to France where one - Milo - made the supreme sacrifice in the Battle of Bellecourt. After the war, Mr and Mrs Lemert made their home in California for 4 years with their son Nathan, and then returned to Tenneseee to make their home in north Crossville near that of their daughter, Mrs James Smith. About 2 years ago, Mrs Smith and Mr and Mrs Lemert moved to South Boadway where they have since resided.
His wife passed away January 1 at the age of 83. He is survived by 3 sons: B D, Columbia, Missouri; Nathan, Buena Park, Ca; E C, Whittier, Ca; 2 daughters, Mrs James Smith, Crossville; Mrs George Green, Oklahoma City, Ok.
Funeral services will be held at the Smith home this morning (Thursday) at 10 a.m. with Judge C E Snodgrass officiating. Burial will be in the family lot in the City cemetery beside his wife and son, Milo.
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