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Ohio Memorial

Ohio's Memorial to her soldiers who died at Andersonville, Georgia.

Members of the Fourteenth Ohio
Who Were Prisoners of War









The men of the Fourteenth who were captured during the war suffered various fates. For some, their captivity was an unpleasant but short-lived experience. For others, captivity meant suffering and privation and, in extreme instances, death.





Insignia of the Ex-Prisoners of War Organization

INSIGNIA OF THE
UNION
EX-PRISONERS
OF WAR
ORGANIZATION





On November 3, 1879, a meeting of Union Ex-Prisoners of War, chiefly residents, was held at Toledo, for the purpose of effecting a permanent organization with a view to social advantages and to the promotion of such other interests common to them as occasions might favor. The result was the institution of the Union Ex-Prisoners of War Association of Toledo.



Cemetery at Chickamauga




The list of names on this page, of men of the 14th Ohio who were Prisoners of War, comes from the official regimental rosters as well as a list of members of the above-named organization.



Insignia of the Ex-Prisoners of War Organization

BONNER, F. C.
Private, Company A. Captured at Atlanta, Georgia on July 22, 1864.

BRUBAKER, GEORGE
Private, Company D. Died as a prisoner of war; possibly same person as G. Brubecker who died as a prisoner of war on October 22, 1863 and reported to be buried at Atlanta, GA.

CHURCH, GEORGE C.
Sergeant, Company C. Captured at Chickamauga, September 20th; died in prison on August 18, 1864.

CONARD, JOHN Q. A.
Captured at Chickamauga, September 19th; died in prison on July 14, 1864.

FARNNANT, E.
Private, Company G. Died a prisoner of war October 15, 1863. Buried at Atlanta, Georgia.

FORSYTH, GEORGE DUNCAN.
Enlisted in 3 mos. regt.; Re-enlisted in 100th OVI, captured at Limestone Station, Tenn. on September 8, 1863. Was shot and killed at Libby Prison.

FRANKHOUSE, PHILIP.
Wagoner, Company D. Captured February 29, 1865.

GAUNT, WILLIAM.
Corporal, Company I. Captured at Chickamauga, September 19th. Died July 12, 1864.

GLENN, ANDREW
Private, Company A. Captured at Chickamauga on September 19, 1863.

GORDON, GEORGE.
Private, Company G. Captured Aug 6, 1864 - no further record.

HALBERT, OTTO.
Private, Company H. Captured at Chickamauga, September 19th; died in prison on July 2, 1864.

HARBAUER, JACOB.
Private, Company A. Captured at Chickamauga, September 19th. No further record.

HILL, ALFRED R.
Company I, 14th Ohio -- 3 months service. Corporal, Company F, 100th OVI. Captured at Limestone Station, Tennessee on September 8, 1863.

HOLTZELL, JACOB.
Private, Company E. Mortally wounded September 19, 1863 at Chickamauga. Died a prisoner of war on December 4, 1863.

LUTZ, MICHAEL.
Corporal, Company C. Captured at Chickamauga, September 20th; died in prison July 18, 1864.

MORRIS, GEORGE R.
Corporal, Company C. Captured at Atlanta, Georgia on July 22, 1864.

MENHENNICK, JAMES B.
Private, Company A. Captured at Franklin, Tennessee on November 30, 1864.

NICHOLSON, ARCHIBOLD.
Private, Company F. Died December 24, 1863 at Danville, VA.
Mortally wounded and captured September 19 at Chickamauga; died a prisoner of war in Danville, VA prison.

POND, BENJAMIN F.
Private, Company G. Died October 22, 1863. Mortally wounded September 19 at Chickamauga; died a prisoner of war.

PRESTON, ESSELTINE.
Private, Company E.
Prisoner of war. Died at home February 15, 1865 of disease contracted while in rebel prison.

REED, ANSON A.
Corporal, Company I. Captured at Atlanta, Georgia on July 22, 1864.

ROYER, W.
Died a prisoner of war on June 9, 1864.

SCOTT, MATTHEW.
Corporal, Company I. Captured at Chattanooga, Tennessee on August 20, 1863.

SEAMSE, WILLIAM.
Private, Company H. Captured at Chickamauga, September 19th; died in prison on May 17, 1864.

SLY, EDWIN.
Sergeant, Company I. Captured at Chickamauga on September 20, 1863.

SPEIGLE, FREDERICK.
Private, Company D. Captured at Chickamauga, September 19th; died in prison on August 11, 1864.

TURNER, H.
Died a prisoner of war on May 11, 1862.

VAN FLEET, HENRY C.
Private, Company I. Captured at Atlanta, Georgia on July 22, 1864.

VANNAN, JOSEPH.
Private, Company C. Captured at Chickamauga, September 19th.

WALDRON, HENRY L.
Private, Company A. Captured at Chickamauga on September 20th; died in prison on October 16, 1864.

WICKHAM, JAMES.
Private, Company H. Captured at Chickamauga on September 19th; died at Andersonville on November 16, 1864.

ZIRGEN, JOHN.
Private, Company A. Captured at Chickamauga, September 20th; died in Danville, Va. prison on January 12, 1864.

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