Regiment Name 20 Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
Side Union
Company
Soldier's Rank_In Sgt.
Soldier's Rank_Out 1 Lt.
Organized at Indianapolis, Ind., and mustered in September 19, 1862. Mustered out June 28, 1865.
WILLIAM J. ALLEN, only son of John W. and Fannie J. (Clark) Allen, was born September 8, 1836, in Putnam County, Ind. He was
reared on a farm in Perry Township, Monroe County, Ind., whither he came with his parents when but three months old. In September, 1850, he entered the State University, and remained until the death of his father September 8, 1852. In April, 1853, he came to Bloomington with his mother, and entered the employ of W.O. Fee, a dry goods merchant, with whom he remained for nearly a year. March 13, 1854, he went to California, where he mined until the spring of 1857, when he returned to Bloomington. Removing thence to Iowa, he remained a short time. In September, 1857, he was married to Harriet L. Swearingen, daughter of Charles and Harriet Swearingen, residents of Monroe County. They had three children - John C., Fannie C. and Joseph H. His wife died on November 1865, and in July following he was married to Eliza J. Allen, daughter of Robert N, and Elizabeth Allen, of Greencastle, Ind. The have six children - Robert N., Eliza L., Mary M., William D., Eva O. and Arthur G. He farmed after his first marriage until the war broke out in 1862, and then enlisted in Company A, Fifty-fourth Indiana Light Artillery, serving for three years, taking part in the battles at Atlanta, Jonesboro and Nashville, and on July 5, 1865, received an honorable discharge. Returning to Bloomington, he he(sic) was engaged in the stove and tinware business with M.E. Benegar, afterwards with Samuel Osborn, until 1870, when he purchased the whole stock, and at present does a lucrative business in stoves, tin and hardware, also agricultural implements, and all kinds of building material. Mr. Allen is a member of the United Presbyterian Church, and politically he is a Republican.
[Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical; Charles Blanchard, Editor; F.A. Battey & Co., Publishers, 1884; p. 550-551]
Regiment Name 20 Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
Side Union
Company
Soldier's Rank_In Sgt.
Soldier's Rank_Out 1 Lt.
Organized at Indianapolis, Ind., and mustered in September 19, 1862. Mustered out June 28, 1865.
WILLIAM J. ALLEN, only son of John W. and Fannie J. (Clark) Allen, was born September 8, 1836, in Putnam County, Ind. He was
reared on a farm in Perry Township, Monroe County, Ind., whither he came with his parents when but three months old. In September, 1850, he entered the State University, and remained until the death of his father September 8, 1852. In April, 1853, he came to Bloomington with his mother, and entered the employ of W.O. Fee, a dry goods merchant, with whom he remained for nearly a year. March 13, 1854, he went to California, where he mined until the spring of 1857, when he returned to Bloomington. Removing thence to Iowa, he remained a short time. In September, 1857, he was married to Harriet L. Swearingen, daughter of Charles and Harriet Swearingen, residents of Monroe County. They had three children - John C., Fannie C. and Joseph H. His wife died on November 1865, and in July following he was married to Eliza J. Allen, daughter of Robert N, and Elizabeth Allen, of Greencastle, Ind. The have six children - Robert N., Eliza L., Mary M., William D., Eva O. and Arthur G. He farmed after his first marriage until the war broke out in 1862, and then enlisted in Company A, Fifty-fourth Indiana Light Artillery, serving for three years, taking part in the battles at Atlanta, Jonesboro and Nashville, and on July 5, 1865, received an honorable discharge. Returning to Bloomington, he he(sic) was engaged in the stove and tinware business with M.E. Benegar, afterwards with Samuel Osborn, until 1870, when he purchased the whole stock, and at present does a lucrative business in stoves, tin and hardware, also agricultural implements, and all kinds of building material. Mr. Allen is a member of the United Presbyterian Church, and politically he is a Republican.
[Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical; Charles Blanchard, Editor; F.A. Battey & Co., Publishers, 1884; p. 550-551]
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