He was, before the Civil War, a cooper. According to the History of Michigan Regiments in the War Between the States: He enlisted in company K, 23rd Michigan Volunteer Infantry, U.S. Army, as Sergeant, Aug. 6, 1862, at Flint, for 3 years, age 35. Mustered Sept. 12, 1862. Died of disease at Wilmington, N.C., April 1, 1865. Sgt. Owen saw action in the Battle of Resaca, GA, the assault on Kennesaw Mountain, GA, the battle and siege of Atlanta, GA, with General Sherman, the battles of Franklin and Nashville, TN, and, finally, the capture of Wilmington, NC, where he died. He is buried in the National Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C. He was the husband of Margaret Brayman Owen Hoyer and the father of Anna Elizabeth Owen Hall Decker.
Unfortunately, Sgt. Owen's grave marker was removed from the ground and laid on its back by the caretakers of Wilmington National Cemetery in spring 2009. There are apparently mature trees and roots shifting many markers and, to keep the burial marking accurate, the caretakers decided to lay the markers over the graves. It is hoped that they will be placed in the ground again soon.
Update: As the latest photo shows, the marker is thankfully now reset upright.
Unfortunately, Sgt. Owen's grave marker was removed from the ground and laid on its back by the caretakers of Wilmington National Cemetery in spring 2009. There are apparently mature trees and roots shifting many markers and, to keep the burial marking accurate, the caretakers decided to lay the markers over the graves. It is hoped that they will be placed in the ground again soon.
Update: As the latest photo shows, the marker is thankfully now reset upright.
He was, before the Civil War, a cooper. According to the History of Michigan Regiments in the War Between the States: He enlisted in company K, 23rd Michigan Volunteer Infantry, U.S. Army, as Sergeant, Aug. 6, 1862, at Flint, for 3 years, age 35. Mustered Sept. 12, 1862. Died of disease at Wilmington, N.C., April 1, 1865. Sgt. Owen saw action in the Battle of Resaca, GA, the assault on Kennesaw Mountain, GA, the battle and siege of Atlanta, GA, with General Sherman, the battles of Franklin and Nashville, TN, and, finally, the capture of Wilmington, NC, where he died. He is buried in the National Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C. He was the husband of Margaret Brayman Owen Hoyer and the father of Anna Elizabeth Owen Hall Decker.
Unfortunately, Sgt. Owen's grave marker was removed from the ground and laid on its back by the caretakers of Wilmington National Cemetery in spring 2009. There are apparently mature trees and roots shifting many markers and, to keep the burial marking accurate, the caretakers decided to lay the markers over the graves. It is hoped that they will be placed in the ground again soon.
Update: As the latest photo shows, the marker is thankfully now reset upright.
Unfortunately, Sgt. Owen's grave marker was removed from the ground and laid on its back by the caretakers of Wilmington National Cemetery in spring 2009. There are apparently mature trees and roots shifting many markers and, to keep the burial marking accurate, the caretakers decided to lay the markers over the graves. It is hoped that they will be placed in the ground again soon.
Update: As the latest photo shows, the marker is thankfully now reset upright.
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1698 SGT. J. A. OWEN MICH.
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