Hazard's history of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906, Military Edition, Volume I; George Hazzard, Author and Publisher, New Castle, Indiana, 1904, page 608
JOHN FRANKLIN CHENOWETH
LOST
Stephen K. Chenoweth came to Henry County from Ohio and Casandra Perfect came, with her parents, from Marion County, West Virginia. Both settled in Prairie Township, Henry County, where they were married February 11, 1841, the ceremony being performed by William H. Williams, a Justice of the Peace.
They were the parents of five children, two boys and three girls. When the Civil War began, John Franklin Chenoweth, the oldest son, born January 5, 1844, enlisted in Company F, 57th Indiana Infantry, and was mustered into the service of the United States, as a private, November 18, 1861. He was a faithful soldier, veteranized with the regiment and came home on veteran furlough, this being his first visit to his parents, at the old home, since his enlistment in the army. He was slightly wounded in the Atlanta Campaign.
At the battle of Franklin, Tennessee, November 30, 1864, he was captured and taken to Cahaha Prison, Alabama, where he remained a prisoner until March, 1865, when he was released. With others of his comrades, he was sent to Vicksburg, Mississippi, and there going on board the Sultana, became one of the more than seventeen hundred victims of the explosion of the boilers of that vessel. His body was never recovered.
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John Franklin Chenoweth, the eldest child of Casander Perfect and Stephen Chenoweth, enlisted in the Union Army at the age of 17, on November 4th, 1861, at Middletown, Indiana. He mustered into Company F, 57th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry as a Private. He fought at Shiloh, Corinth, Stone River and Mission Ridge. In battles at Stone Face and Resaca, Georgia, he was twice wounded. At the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee, on November 30, 1864, he was captured and imprisoned for the remainder of the war at Cahaba prison, Alabama. Surviving this and being freed at war's end, he found himself aboard the overloaded steamship Sultana with 2,000 other veterans returning home up the Mississippi River. At 2 o'clock on the morning of April 26th, the boiler of the ship exploded, killing 1,500 passengers, including the unfortunate John. This stands today as the worst maritime disaster in U. S. history.
JOHN FRANKLIN CHENOWETH
LOST
Stephen K. Chenoweth came to Henry County from Ohio and Casandra Perfect came, with her parents, from Marion County, West Virginia. Both settled in Prairie Township, Henry County, where they were married February 11, 1841, the ceremony being performed by William H. Williams, a Justice of the Peace.
They were the parents of five children, two boys and three girls. When the Civil War began, John Franklin Chenoweth, the oldest son, born January 5, 1844, enlisted in Company F, 57th Indiana Infantry, and was mustered into the service of the United States, as a private, November 18, 1861. He was a faithful soldier, veteranized with the regiment and came home on veteran furlough, this being his first visit to his parents, at the old home, since his enlistment in the army. He was slightly wounded in the Atlanta Campaign.
At the battle of Franklin, Tennessee, November 30, 1864, he was captured and taken to Cahaha Prison, Alabama, where he remained a prisoner until March, 1865, when he was released. With others of his comrades, he was sent to Vicksburg, Mississippi, and there going on board the Sultana, became one of the more than seventeen hundred victims of the explosion of the boilers of that vessel. His body was never recovered.
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John Franklin Chenoweth, the eldest child of Casander Perfect and Stephen Chenoweth, enlisted in the Union Army at the age of 17, on November 4th, 1861, at Middletown, Indiana. He mustered into Company F, 57th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry as a Private. He fought at Shiloh, Corinth, Stone River and Mission Ridge. In battles at Stone Face and Resaca, Georgia, he was twice wounded. At the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee, on November 30, 1864, he was captured and imprisoned for the remainder of the war at Cahaba prison, Alabama. Surviving this and being freed at war's end, he found himself aboard the overloaded steamship Sultana with 2,000 other veterans returning home up the Mississippi River. At 2 o'clock on the morning of April 26th, the boiler of the ship exploded, killing 1,500 passengers, including the unfortunate John. This stands today as the worst maritime disaster in U. S. history.
Hazard's history of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906, Military Edition, Volume I; George Hazzard, Author and Publisher, New Castle, Indiana, 1904, page 608
JOHN FRANKLIN CHENOWETH
LOST
Stephen K. Chenoweth came to Henry County from Ohio and Casandra Perfect came, with her parents, from Marion County, West Virginia. Both settled in Prairie Township, Henry County, where they were married February 11, 1841, the ceremony being performed by William H. Williams, a Justice of the Peace.
They were the parents of five children, two boys and three girls. When the Civil War began, John Franklin Chenoweth, the oldest son, born January 5, 1844, enlisted in Company F, 57th Indiana Infantry, and was mustered into the service of the United States, as a private, November 18, 1861. He was a faithful soldier, veteranized with the regiment and came home on veteran furlough, this being his first visit to his parents, at the old home, since his enlistment in the army. He was slightly wounded in the Atlanta Campaign.
At the battle of Franklin, Tennessee, November 30, 1864, he was captured and taken to Cahaha Prison, Alabama, where he remained a prisoner until March, 1865, when he was released. With others of his comrades, he was sent to Vicksburg, Mississippi, and there going on board the Sultana, became one of the more than seventeen hundred victims of the explosion of the boilers of that vessel. His body was never recovered.
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John Franklin Chenoweth, the eldest child of Casander Perfect and Stephen Chenoweth, enlisted in the Union Army at the age of 17, on November 4th, 1861, at Middletown, Indiana. He mustered into Company F, 57th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry as a Private. He fought at Shiloh, Corinth, Stone River and Mission Ridge. In battles at Stone Face and Resaca, Georgia, he was twice wounded. At the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee, on November 30, 1864, he was captured and imprisoned for the remainder of the war at Cahaba prison, Alabama. Surviving this and being freed at war's end, he found himself aboard the overloaded steamship Sultana with 2,000 other veterans returning home up the Mississippi River. At 2 o'clock on the morning of April 26th, the boiler of the ship exploded, killing 1,500 passengers, including the unfortunate John. This stands today as the worst maritime disaster in U. S. history.
JOHN FRANKLIN CHENOWETH
LOST
Stephen K. Chenoweth came to Henry County from Ohio and Casandra Perfect came, with her parents, from Marion County, West Virginia. Both settled in Prairie Township, Henry County, where they were married February 11, 1841, the ceremony being performed by William H. Williams, a Justice of the Peace.
They were the parents of five children, two boys and three girls. When the Civil War began, John Franklin Chenoweth, the oldest son, born January 5, 1844, enlisted in Company F, 57th Indiana Infantry, and was mustered into the service of the United States, as a private, November 18, 1861. He was a faithful soldier, veteranized with the regiment and came home on veteran furlough, this being his first visit to his parents, at the old home, since his enlistment in the army. He was slightly wounded in the Atlanta Campaign.
At the battle of Franklin, Tennessee, November 30, 1864, he was captured and taken to Cahaha Prison, Alabama, where he remained a prisoner until March, 1865, when he was released. With others of his comrades, he was sent to Vicksburg, Mississippi, and there going on board the Sultana, became one of the more than seventeen hundred victims of the explosion of the boilers of that vessel. His body was never recovered.
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John Franklin Chenoweth, the eldest child of Casander Perfect and Stephen Chenoweth, enlisted in the Union Army at the age of 17, on November 4th, 1861, at Middletown, Indiana. He mustered into Company F, 57th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry as a Private. He fought at Shiloh, Corinth, Stone River and Mission Ridge. In battles at Stone Face and Resaca, Georgia, he was twice wounded. At the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee, on November 30, 1864, he was captured and imprisoned for the remainder of the war at Cahaba prison, Alabama. Surviving this and being freed at war's end, he found himself aboard the overloaded steamship Sultana with 2,000 other veterans returning home up the Mississippi River. At 2 o'clock on the morning of April 26th, the boiler of the ship exploded, killing 1,500 passengers, including the unfortunate John. This stands today as the worst maritime disaster in U. S. history.
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