William Clark was my great great grandfather on my mother's side. He was born in Pennsylvania and moved west to find his own farmland. He and his wife, Catherine Ann Keller Clark had nine children. William had met her, courted, and then married her in Allen County, Ohio before moving westward into Hoaglin Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, where they and certain of their children are buried.
In the late 1800s, his father, Mark Clark, Junior, and his grandfather, Mark Clark, Senior, had emigrated to Pennsylvania from Ireland (perhaps County Meath). His father had married Ann Stockman, a Pennsylvanian woman, and had settled to raise his family in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
William was 39 years old when he enlisted for one year's service in Company C of the 192d Infantry Regiment, 09 Mar 1865 to fight for the Union in the Civil War. His regiment mustered at Camp Chase, Ohio, trained for a time, reported for duty at Harpers Ferry and then performed picket duty along the Shenandoah River until it was sent to Winchester, Virginia and mustered out of service (as a unit) 01 Sep 1865. They participated in no battles and they only lost one enlistedman to enemy fire and 26 to accident and disease.
I know that he had his fill of marching and drilling because his unit was known for its "discipline and drill." However, because he was a Carpenter by trade, he was placed on detached duty from his regiment with the Pioneer Corps, which was a provisional unit of the best craftsmen and soldiers to work as what we now know as Combat Engineers -- rebuilding bridges damaged by the enemy; improving roads; and fighting as a reserve force as required by the tactical situation. They were promised extra pay but it's unlikely that anybody serving in this capacity actually received it.
In fact, William served about six months of his original enlistment (due to the mustering out of his entire unit at the end of the War) and had not been paid the entire time. He drew $66.66, about $11 per month -- minus six dollars because he retained his Springfield rifle and accoutraments. The real reward came in the form of a deposit by General Order for $380.00 (late War bounty for his enlistment).
William moved his family west to Hoaglin Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, where he farmed until his death in 1888. He never drew a pension, but in 1890, Catherine applied for and received a widow's pension until her death in 1916.
In the late 1800s, his father, Mark Clark, Junior, and his grandfather, Mark Clark, Senior, had emigrated to Pennsylvania from Ireland (perhaps County Meath). His father had married Ann Stockman, a Pennsylvanian woman, and had settled to raise his family in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
William was 39 years old when he enlisted for one year's service in Company C of the 192d Infantry Regiment, 09 Mar 1865 to fight for the Union in the Civil War. His regiment mustered at Camp Chase, Ohio, trained for a time, reported for duty at Harpers Ferry and then performed picket duty along the Shenandoah River until it was sent to Winchester, Virginia and mustered out of service (as a unit) 01 Sep 1865. They participated in no battles and they only lost one enlistedman to enemy fire and 26 to accident and disease.
I know that he had his fill of marching and drilling because his unit was known for its "discipline and drill." However, because he was a Carpenter by trade, he was placed on detached duty from his regiment with the Pioneer Corps, which was a provisional unit of the best craftsmen and soldiers to work as what we now know as Combat Engineers -- rebuilding bridges damaged by the enemy; improving roads; and fighting as a reserve force as required by the tactical situation. They were promised extra pay but it's unlikely that anybody serving in this capacity actually received it.
In fact, William served about six months of his original enlistment (due to the mustering out of his entire unit at the end of the War) and had not been paid the entire time. He drew $66.66, about $11 per month -- minus six dollars because he retained his Springfield rifle and accoutraments. The real reward came in the form of a deposit by General Order for $380.00 (late War bounty for his enlistment).
William moved his family west to Hoaglin Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, where he farmed until his death in 1888. He never drew a pension, but in 1890, Catherine applied for and received a widow's pension until her death in 1916.
William Clark was my great great grandfather on my mother's side. He was born in Pennsylvania and moved west to find his own farmland. He and his wife, Catherine Ann Keller Clark had nine children. William had met her, courted, and then married her in Allen County, Ohio before moving westward into Hoaglin Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, where they and certain of their children are buried.
In the late 1800s, his father, Mark Clark, Junior, and his grandfather, Mark Clark, Senior, had emigrated to Pennsylvania from Ireland (perhaps County Meath). His father had married Ann Stockman, a Pennsylvanian woman, and had settled to raise his family in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
William was 39 years old when he enlisted for one year's service in Company C of the 192d Infantry Regiment, 09 Mar 1865 to fight for the Union in the Civil War. His regiment mustered at Camp Chase, Ohio, trained for a time, reported for duty at Harpers Ferry and then performed picket duty along the Shenandoah River until it was sent to Winchester, Virginia and mustered out of service (as a unit) 01 Sep 1865. They participated in no battles and they only lost one enlistedman to enemy fire and 26 to accident and disease.
I know that he had his fill of marching and drilling because his unit was known for its "discipline and drill." However, because he was a Carpenter by trade, he was placed on detached duty from his regiment with the Pioneer Corps, which was a provisional unit of the best craftsmen and soldiers to work as what we now know as Combat Engineers -- rebuilding bridges damaged by the enemy; improving roads; and fighting as a reserve force as required by the tactical situation. They were promised extra pay but it's unlikely that anybody serving in this capacity actually received it.
In fact, William served about six months of his original enlistment (due to the mustering out of his entire unit at the end of the War) and had not been paid the entire time. He drew $66.66, about $11 per month -- minus six dollars because he retained his Springfield rifle and accoutraments. The real reward came in the form of a deposit by General Order for $380.00 (late War bounty for his enlistment).
William moved his family west to Hoaglin Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, where he farmed until his death in 1888. He never drew a pension, but in 1890, Catherine applied for and received a widow's pension until her death in 1916.
In the late 1800s, his father, Mark Clark, Junior, and his grandfather, Mark Clark, Senior, had emigrated to Pennsylvania from Ireland (perhaps County Meath). His father had married Ann Stockman, a Pennsylvanian woman, and had settled to raise his family in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
William was 39 years old when he enlisted for one year's service in Company C of the 192d Infantry Regiment, 09 Mar 1865 to fight for the Union in the Civil War. His regiment mustered at Camp Chase, Ohio, trained for a time, reported for duty at Harpers Ferry and then performed picket duty along the Shenandoah River until it was sent to Winchester, Virginia and mustered out of service (as a unit) 01 Sep 1865. They participated in no battles and they only lost one enlistedman to enemy fire and 26 to accident and disease.
I know that he had his fill of marching and drilling because his unit was known for its "discipline and drill." However, because he was a Carpenter by trade, he was placed on detached duty from his regiment with the Pioneer Corps, which was a provisional unit of the best craftsmen and soldiers to work as what we now know as Combat Engineers -- rebuilding bridges damaged by the enemy; improving roads; and fighting as a reserve force as required by the tactical situation. They were promised extra pay but it's unlikely that anybody serving in this capacity actually received it.
In fact, William served about six months of his original enlistment (due to the mustering out of his entire unit at the end of the War) and had not been paid the entire time. He drew $66.66, about $11 per month -- minus six dollars because he retained his Springfield rifle and accoutraments. The real reward came in the form of a deposit by General Order for $380.00 (late War bounty for his enlistment).
William moved his family west to Hoaglin Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, where he farmed until his death in 1888. He never drew a pension, but in 1890, Catherine applied for and received a widow's pension until her death in 1916.
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"CLARK, Wm. d27 Feb 1888 62y 8m 2d" and on the second line, "[GAR Pvt Co C 192 Reg OVI]"
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