Private Co I 11th Illinois Cavalry
Private Co B 78th Illinois Infantry
JAMES WILLIAM MAYFIELD, 1840 - 1886
James W. Mayfield, eldest son of Uriah and Mary Jane Grimes Mayfield, was born on Sunday, January 21, 1840 at Quincy, in Adams County, Illinois and died on Friday, December 10, 1886, at his home in Ursa, Adams County, Illinois.
Uriah and Mary Mayfield's son James William Mayfield, was a celebrated Veteran of the Civil War, he died on december 10, 1886 as a result of wounds he received during the battle of Chickamauga in 1863. In this battle he lost his right arm above the elbow and also suffered a musket shot to his chest, the ball lodged in his lung where it remained for the rest of his life causing him to hemorrhage from time to time. As there was not many jobs open in a farming community to men with only one arm, after the war he soon became the Telegraph Operator and later accepted the position of Station Agent for the CB&Q Railroad at the Ursa Junction in Adams County. His grandson Logan Mayfield was an engineer for the CB&Q Railroad for over 40 years and many of his uncles, as well as cousins, also had careers with the CB&Q and the Wabash Railroads that came through this area of Adams County Illinois. James soon became quite well to do, married, had children and according to Williams & Phelps History of Adams County, was able to acquire many well improved and valuable properties in the Ursa Township area, but in spite of all his good fortune, the injuries he received during the war some 20 years prior, finally caught up with him and it was a hemorrhage caused by the musket ball in his chest that ended his life on December 10, 1886 at age 47.
He was the the eldest of the two Mayfield boys and enlisted two days after his brother, Henry C. on the 11th of August 1862. They both served in the same Company B, of the 78th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry, although James was later temporarily assigned to Co D, of the 78th Illinois in April of 1863. [On the Muster and Descriptive Roll of Co B, 78th IL Vol. Inf Reg. James' hair color is listed as brown, his eye color is listed as black and his complexion is listed as dark, no height or weight for him is listed].
While a member of Company D, of the 78th Illinois encamped at Franklin, Tennessee in April of 1863, James drafted a letter to the Governor of Illinois, petitioning him for the position of 2nd Lt. of Company B, 78th Reg. Illinois Volunteers. The contents of this letter are as follows:
April
the
30th 1863
Franklin Tenn
Govenor Sir
Will a recommendation from the field and staff Officers of the seventy-eighth Regt of Ill
Vol secure for me the office of second Lieut of Co. B. made vacant by the resignation of
Lieut. D. M. Taylor.
{signed} James W. Mayfield
Temporarily attached to Co D, 78th Regt Ill Vol Inftry Franklin, Tennessee.
{signed} James W. Mayfield
Some ten years later, James W. Mayfield married Sarah Eva Meltebarger, daughter of Jacob and Sarah E. Poling Meltebarger, on December 18, 1873, at Quincy, in Adams County, Illinois. He and Sarah had four children; Charles, Ora, Mary and Logan, and remained married until his death in December of 1886. Sometime after James' death, Sarah was remarried to Frank Neff but they were later divorced. Sarah Eva died in January of 1929 and is buried in the Greenmount Cemetery at Quincy, in Adams County, Illinois.
Private Co B 78th Illinois Infantry
JAMES WILLIAM MAYFIELD, 1840 - 1886
James W. Mayfield, eldest son of Uriah and Mary Jane Grimes Mayfield, was born on Sunday, January 21, 1840 at Quincy, in Adams County, Illinois and died on Friday, December 10, 1886, at his home in Ursa, Adams County, Illinois.
Uriah and Mary Mayfield's son James William Mayfield, was a celebrated Veteran of the Civil War, he died on december 10, 1886 as a result of wounds he received during the battle of Chickamauga in 1863. In this battle he lost his right arm above the elbow and also suffered a musket shot to his chest, the ball lodged in his lung where it remained for the rest of his life causing him to hemorrhage from time to time. As there was not many jobs open in a farming community to men with only one arm, after the war he soon became the Telegraph Operator and later accepted the position of Station Agent for the CB&Q Railroad at the Ursa Junction in Adams County. His grandson Logan Mayfield was an engineer for the CB&Q Railroad for over 40 years and many of his uncles, as well as cousins, also had careers with the CB&Q and the Wabash Railroads that came through this area of Adams County Illinois. James soon became quite well to do, married, had children and according to Williams & Phelps History of Adams County, was able to acquire many well improved and valuable properties in the Ursa Township area, but in spite of all his good fortune, the injuries he received during the war some 20 years prior, finally caught up with him and it was a hemorrhage caused by the musket ball in his chest that ended his life on December 10, 1886 at age 47.
He was the the eldest of the two Mayfield boys and enlisted two days after his brother, Henry C. on the 11th of August 1862. They both served in the same Company B, of the 78th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry, although James was later temporarily assigned to Co D, of the 78th Illinois in April of 1863. [On the Muster and Descriptive Roll of Co B, 78th IL Vol. Inf Reg. James' hair color is listed as brown, his eye color is listed as black and his complexion is listed as dark, no height or weight for him is listed].
While a member of Company D, of the 78th Illinois encamped at Franklin, Tennessee in April of 1863, James drafted a letter to the Governor of Illinois, petitioning him for the position of 2nd Lt. of Company B, 78th Reg. Illinois Volunteers. The contents of this letter are as follows:
April
the
30th 1863
Franklin Tenn
Govenor Sir
Will a recommendation from the field and staff Officers of the seventy-eighth Regt of Ill
Vol secure for me the office of second Lieut of Co. B. made vacant by the resignation of
Lieut. D. M. Taylor.
{signed} James W. Mayfield
Temporarily attached to Co D, 78th Regt Ill Vol Inftry Franklin, Tennessee.
{signed} James W. Mayfield
Some ten years later, James W. Mayfield married Sarah Eva Meltebarger, daughter of Jacob and Sarah E. Poling Meltebarger, on December 18, 1873, at Quincy, in Adams County, Illinois. He and Sarah had four children; Charles, Ora, Mary and Logan, and remained married until his death in December of 1886. Sometime after James' death, Sarah was remarried to Frank Neff but they were later divorced. Sarah Eva died in January of 1929 and is buried in the Greenmount Cemetery at Quincy, in Adams County, Illinois.
Private Co I 11th Illinois Cavalry
Private Co B 78th Illinois Infantry
JAMES WILLIAM MAYFIELD, 1840 - 1886
James W. Mayfield, eldest son of Uriah and Mary Jane Grimes Mayfield, was born on Sunday, January 21, 1840 at Quincy, in Adams County, Illinois and died on Friday, December 10, 1886, at his home in Ursa, Adams County, Illinois.
Uriah and Mary Mayfield's son James William Mayfield, was a celebrated Veteran of the Civil War, he died on december 10, 1886 as a result of wounds he received during the battle of Chickamauga in 1863. In this battle he lost his right arm above the elbow and also suffered a musket shot to his chest, the ball lodged in his lung where it remained for the rest of his life causing him to hemorrhage from time to time. As there was not many jobs open in a farming community to men with only one arm, after the war he soon became the Telegraph Operator and later accepted the position of Station Agent for the CB&Q Railroad at the Ursa Junction in Adams County. His grandson Logan Mayfield was an engineer for the CB&Q Railroad for over 40 years and many of his uncles, as well as cousins, also had careers with the CB&Q and the Wabash Railroads that came through this area of Adams County Illinois. James soon became quite well to do, married, had children and according to Williams & Phelps History of Adams County, was able to acquire many well improved and valuable properties in the Ursa Township area, but in spite of all his good fortune, the injuries he received during the war some 20 years prior, finally caught up with him and it was a hemorrhage caused by the musket ball in his chest that ended his life on December 10, 1886 at age 47.
He was the the eldest of the two Mayfield boys and enlisted two days after his brother, Henry C. on the 11th of August 1862. They both served in the same Company B, of the 78th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry, although James was later temporarily assigned to Co D, of the 78th Illinois in April of 1863. [On the Muster and Descriptive Roll of Co B, 78th IL Vol. Inf Reg. James' hair color is listed as brown, his eye color is listed as black and his complexion is listed as dark, no height or weight for him is listed].
While a member of Company D, of the 78th Illinois encamped at Franklin, Tennessee in April of 1863, James drafted a letter to the Governor of Illinois, petitioning him for the position of 2nd Lt. of Company B, 78th Reg. Illinois Volunteers. The contents of this letter are as follows:
April
the
30th 1863
Franklin Tenn
Govenor Sir
Will a recommendation from the field and staff Officers of the seventy-eighth Regt of Ill
Vol secure for me the office of second Lieut of Co. B. made vacant by the resignation of
Lieut. D. M. Taylor.
{signed} James W. Mayfield
Temporarily attached to Co D, 78th Regt Ill Vol Inftry Franklin, Tennessee.
{signed} James W. Mayfield
Some ten years later, James W. Mayfield married Sarah Eva Meltebarger, daughter of Jacob and Sarah E. Poling Meltebarger, on December 18, 1873, at Quincy, in Adams County, Illinois. He and Sarah had four children; Charles, Ora, Mary and Logan, and remained married until his death in December of 1886. Sometime after James' death, Sarah was remarried to Frank Neff but they were later divorced. Sarah Eva died in January of 1929 and is buried in the Greenmount Cemetery at Quincy, in Adams County, Illinois.
Private Co B 78th Illinois Infantry
JAMES WILLIAM MAYFIELD, 1840 - 1886
James W. Mayfield, eldest son of Uriah and Mary Jane Grimes Mayfield, was born on Sunday, January 21, 1840 at Quincy, in Adams County, Illinois and died on Friday, December 10, 1886, at his home in Ursa, Adams County, Illinois.
Uriah and Mary Mayfield's son James William Mayfield, was a celebrated Veteran of the Civil War, he died on december 10, 1886 as a result of wounds he received during the battle of Chickamauga in 1863. In this battle he lost his right arm above the elbow and also suffered a musket shot to his chest, the ball lodged in his lung where it remained for the rest of his life causing him to hemorrhage from time to time. As there was not many jobs open in a farming community to men with only one arm, after the war he soon became the Telegraph Operator and later accepted the position of Station Agent for the CB&Q Railroad at the Ursa Junction in Adams County. His grandson Logan Mayfield was an engineer for the CB&Q Railroad for over 40 years and many of his uncles, as well as cousins, also had careers with the CB&Q and the Wabash Railroads that came through this area of Adams County Illinois. James soon became quite well to do, married, had children and according to Williams & Phelps History of Adams County, was able to acquire many well improved and valuable properties in the Ursa Township area, but in spite of all his good fortune, the injuries he received during the war some 20 years prior, finally caught up with him and it was a hemorrhage caused by the musket ball in his chest that ended his life on December 10, 1886 at age 47.
He was the the eldest of the two Mayfield boys and enlisted two days after his brother, Henry C. on the 11th of August 1862. They both served in the same Company B, of the 78th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry, although James was later temporarily assigned to Co D, of the 78th Illinois in April of 1863. [On the Muster and Descriptive Roll of Co B, 78th IL Vol. Inf Reg. James' hair color is listed as brown, his eye color is listed as black and his complexion is listed as dark, no height or weight for him is listed].
While a member of Company D, of the 78th Illinois encamped at Franklin, Tennessee in April of 1863, James drafted a letter to the Governor of Illinois, petitioning him for the position of 2nd Lt. of Company B, 78th Reg. Illinois Volunteers. The contents of this letter are as follows:
April
the
30th 1863
Franklin Tenn
Govenor Sir
Will a recommendation from the field and staff Officers of the seventy-eighth Regt of Ill
Vol secure for me the office of second Lieut of Co. B. made vacant by the resignation of
Lieut. D. M. Taylor.
{signed} James W. Mayfield
Temporarily attached to Co D, 78th Regt Ill Vol Inftry Franklin, Tennessee.
{signed} James W. Mayfield
Some ten years later, James W. Mayfield married Sarah Eva Meltebarger, daughter of Jacob and Sarah E. Poling Meltebarger, on December 18, 1873, at Quincy, in Adams County, Illinois. He and Sarah had four children; Charles, Ora, Mary and Logan, and remained married until his death in December of 1886. Sometime after James' death, Sarah was remarried to Frank Neff but they were later divorced. Sarah Eva died in January of 1929 and is buried in the Greenmount Cemetery at Quincy, in Adams County, Illinois.
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