James M. Pavey was born July 17, 1842 in Washington County, Indiana to Joseph Anderson (he went by Anderson) and Penina A. (Beaman) Pavey. Older siblings were John (born 1816), Samuel (born 1820), Mary (born 1821), Jesse O. (born 1822), Rebecca (born 1824), Sarah (born 1828), Anderson (born 1831), Barbara A. (born 1835), and Emily (born 1837). He had at least one younger sibling, Margaret Ellen (born 1845).
James grew up on a farm in the Posey Township of Washington County, Indiana. On October 23, 1861, at the age of 19, he entered the Civil War, enlisting with Company "K" 40th Regiment of the Indiana Volunteers at Thorntown, Boone County, Indiana. In January or February of 1862, near Lebanon, Kentucky, he was helping carry straw to camp for bedding. According to military records, he "gave out" and was carried to camp for a quarter of a mile or more by four comrades. He had a serious rupture, but there is no record of him receiving any medical care.
On November 25, 1863, under General Thomas in the 14th Army Corps, he was one of the men who charged Missionary Ridge near Chattanooga, Tennessee. This battle won the Union Armies a base from which they could move into Georgia and Alabama and split the eastern Confederacy in two. General Thomas' army was anxious to redeem an earlier defeat and swept up Missionary Ridge without orders and the successful charge ended the battle within an hour. James was knocked down by the concussion of a shell and also wounded in the thigh. He was left for a time, supposed to be dead on the field. This experience left him with little hearing in his right ear and he suffered with headaches.
James had enlisted for three years and in February of 1864, in Louden, Tennessee, he re-enlisted under provision G.O. No. 191 series 1863 from the War Department. He was termed a Veteran Volunteer.
On the 23rd of September, 1864, he was detailed in the Ambulance Corps and his muster rolls showed him absent from call and explained why. On the 12th of June, 1865, he was promoted to Corporal and continued to serve with the Ambulance Corps until his discharge. In August of 1865 he was listed as a straggler and reported voluntarily to the U.S. Army Post Hospital in Cairo, Illinois. He was discharged in Texana, Texas on December 3, 1865.
After his discharge, he returned to Indiana and went back to farming. He married Elmira Small on April 8, 1869. Children include William Henry, born December 20, 1869; Joseph Anderson, born January 11, 1871, and Cora E., born March 28, 1875; all born in Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana. His wife, Elmira Small died July 15, 1877. After Elmira's death, Joseph and Cora stayed with relatives, mostly with Elmira's brother, Thomas M. Small.
James moved to Colorado where he met his 2nd wife, marrying Sarah Ellen Derickson at Rosita, Custer County, Colorado on May 19, 1886. James and Sarah had a baby girl, Sadie Ellen, born August 3, 1893.
James died at his home the evening of December 4, 1901 at Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado. His lodge conducted the funeral and he was laid to rest in the Veterans Cemetery, Orchard Mesa, Mesa County, Colorado.
James grew up on a farm in the Posey Township of Washington County, Indiana. On October 23, 1861, at the age of 19, he entered the Civil War, enlisting with Company "K" 40th Regiment of the Indiana Volunteers at Thorntown, Boone County, Indiana. In January or February of 1862, near Lebanon, Kentucky, he was helping carry straw to camp for bedding. According to military records, he "gave out" and was carried to camp for a quarter of a mile or more by four comrades. He had a serious rupture, but there is no record of him receiving any medical care.
On November 25, 1863, under General Thomas in the 14th Army Corps, he was one of the men who charged Missionary Ridge near Chattanooga, Tennessee. This battle won the Union Armies a base from which they could move into Georgia and Alabama and split the eastern Confederacy in two. General Thomas' army was anxious to redeem an earlier defeat and swept up Missionary Ridge without orders and the successful charge ended the battle within an hour. James was knocked down by the concussion of a shell and also wounded in the thigh. He was left for a time, supposed to be dead on the field. This experience left him with little hearing in his right ear and he suffered with headaches.
James had enlisted for three years and in February of 1864, in Louden, Tennessee, he re-enlisted under provision G.O. No. 191 series 1863 from the War Department. He was termed a Veteran Volunteer.
On the 23rd of September, 1864, he was detailed in the Ambulance Corps and his muster rolls showed him absent from call and explained why. On the 12th of June, 1865, he was promoted to Corporal and continued to serve with the Ambulance Corps until his discharge. In August of 1865 he was listed as a straggler and reported voluntarily to the U.S. Army Post Hospital in Cairo, Illinois. He was discharged in Texana, Texas on December 3, 1865.
After his discharge, he returned to Indiana and went back to farming. He married Elmira Small on April 8, 1869. Children include William Henry, born December 20, 1869; Joseph Anderson, born January 11, 1871, and Cora E., born March 28, 1875; all born in Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana. His wife, Elmira Small died July 15, 1877. After Elmira's death, Joseph and Cora stayed with relatives, mostly with Elmira's brother, Thomas M. Small.
James moved to Colorado where he met his 2nd wife, marrying Sarah Ellen Derickson at Rosita, Custer County, Colorado on May 19, 1886. James and Sarah had a baby girl, Sadie Ellen, born August 3, 1893.
James died at his home the evening of December 4, 1901 at Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado. His lodge conducted the funeral and he was laid to rest in the Veterans Cemetery, Orchard Mesa, Mesa County, Colorado.
James M. Pavey was born July 17, 1842 in Washington County, Indiana to Joseph Anderson (he went by Anderson) and Penina A. (Beaman) Pavey. Older siblings were John (born 1816), Samuel (born 1820), Mary (born 1821), Jesse O. (born 1822), Rebecca (born 1824), Sarah (born 1828), Anderson (born 1831), Barbara A. (born 1835), and Emily (born 1837). He had at least one younger sibling, Margaret Ellen (born 1845).
James grew up on a farm in the Posey Township of Washington County, Indiana. On October 23, 1861, at the age of 19, he entered the Civil War, enlisting with Company "K" 40th Regiment of the Indiana Volunteers at Thorntown, Boone County, Indiana. In January or February of 1862, near Lebanon, Kentucky, he was helping carry straw to camp for bedding. According to military records, he "gave out" and was carried to camp for a quarter of a mile or more by four comrades. He had a serious rupture, but there is no record of him receiving any medical care.
On November 25, 1863, under General Thomas in the 14th Army Corps, he was one of the men who charged Missionary Ridge near Chattanooga, Tennessee. This battle won the Union Armies a base from which they could move into Georgia and Alabama and split the eastern Confederacy in two. General Thomas' army was anxious to redeem an earlier defeat and swept up Missionary Ridge without orders and the successful charge ended the battle within an hour. James was knocked down by the concussion of a shell and also wounded in the thigh. He was left for a time, supposed to be dead on the field. This experience left him with little hearing in his right ear and he suffered with headaches.
James had enlisted for three years and in February of 1864, in Louden, Tennessee, he re-enlisted under provision G.O. No. 191 series 1863 from the War Department. He was termed a Veteran Volunteer.
On the 23rd of September, 1864, he was detailed in the Ambulance Corps and his muster rolls showed him absent from call and explained why. On the 12th of June, 1865, he was promoted to Corporal and continued to serve with the Ambulance Corps until his discharge. In August of 1865 he was listed as a straggler and reported voluntarily to the U.S. Army Post Hospital in Cairo, Illinois. He was discharged in Texana, Texas on December 3, 1865.
After his discharge, he returned to Indiana and went back to farming. He married Elmira Small on April 8, 1869. Children include William Henry, born December 20, 1869; Joseph Anderson, born January 11, 1871, and Cora E., born March 28, 1875; all born in Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana. His wife, Elmira Small died July 15, 1877. After Elmira's death, Joseph and Cora stayed with relatives, mostly with Elmira's brother, Thomas M. Small.
James moved to Colorado where he met his 2nd wife, marrying Sarah Ellen Derickson at Rosita, Custer County, Colorado on May 19, 1886. James and Sarah had a baby girl, Sadie Ellen, born August 3, 1893.
James died at his home the evening of December 4, 1901 at Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado. His lodge conducted the funeral and he was laid to rest in the Veterans Cemetery, Orchard Mesa, Mesa County, Colorado.
James grew up on a farm in the Posey Township of Washington County, Indiana. On October 23, 1861, at the age of 19, he entered the Civil War, enlisting with Company "K" 40th Regiment of the Indiana Volunteers at Thorntown, Boone County, Indiana. In January or February of 1862, near Lebanon, Kentucky, he was helping carry straw to camp for bedding. According to military records, he "gave out" and was carried to camp for a quarter of a mile or more by four comrades. He had a serious rupture, but there is no record of him receiving any medical care.
On November 25, 1863, under General Thomas in the 14th Army Corps, he was one of the men who charged Missionary Ridge near Chattanooga, Tennessee. This battle won the Union Armies a base from which they could move into Georgia and Alabama and split the eastern Confederacy in two. General Thomas' army was anxious to redeem an earlier defeat and swept up Missionary Ridge without orders and the successful charge ended the battle within an hour. James was knocked down by the concussion of a shell and also wounded in the thigh. He was left for a time, supposed to be dead on the field. This experience left him with little hearing in his right ear and he suffered with headaches.
James had enlisted for three years and in February of 1864, in Louden, Tennessee, he re-enlisted under provision G.O. No. 191 series 1863 from the War Department. He was termed a Veteran Volunteer.
On the 23rd of September, 1864, he was detailed in the Ambulance Corps and his muster rolls showed him absent from call and explained why. On the 12th of June, 1865, he was promoted to Corporal and continued to serve with the Ambulance Corps until his discharge. In August of 1865 he was listed as a straggler and reported voluntarily to the U.S. Army Post Hospital in Cairo, Illinois. He was discharged in Texana, Texas on December 3, 1865.
After his discharge, he returned to Indiana and went back to farming. He married Elmira Small on April 8, 1869. Children include William Henry, born December 20, 1869; Joseph Anderson, born January 11, 1871, and Cora E., born March 28, 1875; all born in Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana. His wife, Elmira Small died July 15, 1877. After Elmira's death, Joseph and Cora stayed with relatives, mostly with Elmira's brother, Thomas M. Small.
James moved to Colorado where he met his 2nd wife, marrying Sarah Ellen Derickson at Rosita, Custer County, Colorado on May 19, 1886. James and Sarah had a baby girl, Sadie Ellen, born August 3, 1893.
James died at his home the evening of December 4, 1901 at Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado. His lodge conducted the funeral and he was laid to rest in the Veterans Cemetery, Orchard Mesa, Mesa County, Colorado.
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