Hello out there. Does anyone have any interesting tidbits on the 47th IL. My gr gr grandfather was killed at Corinth, Oct 3 1862. MLB IL-CIVIL-WAR-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > IL-CIVIL-WAR-D Digest Volume 01 : Issue 67 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [IL-CIVIL-WAR] LAYMAN ["SGO Design Studio" <sgo@adweb.net] > #2 Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] LAYMAN ["clarkeh" <clarkeh@msn.com>] > #3 [IL-CIVIL-WAR] Co. F, 86th Illinoi [Terry Wilson <twilson@knox.edu>] > #4 [IL-CIVIL-WAR] Identification Tag [JAOARM@aol.com] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from IL-CIVIL-WAR-D, send a message to > > IL-CIVIL-WAR-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] LAYMAN > Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 19:58:14 -0700 > From: "SGO Design Studio" <sgo@adweb.net> > To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com > > Hello List, > It's been awhile since I last post anything on my GGG Grandfather, so here > goes. Any help, Ideas, suggestions, and / or comments would be appreciated. > > FREDERICK H LAYMAN was born on or around February 16, 1830 in Hannover, > Germany, and on or about 1857, at the age of 27 immigrated to the United > States and settled near Benton, Illinois. > > Said by some: > Spelling of our last name was Americanized (Lehmann, von Lehmann or ?). > Frederick immigrated to this country (USA) with a brother (name unknown). > His father may have served as a high-ranking officer in the Prussian Army. > His father's name may also have been Frederick. > Some say he may have worked on a ship for his passage. > His father may have sent him to the USA to keep him out of the military. > He may have taken an indirect rout via England and then onto the United > States. > > Very little is known of Frederick before his military service in the Civil > War. We have been unable to locate his port of entry, immigration or > naturalization records, and /or any kind of citizenship records. We were > told that an application for citizenship was not needed if one served in the > military, so I may be looking at a dead end. The information we do have is > all based on stories and the information obtained from his Civil War > military records. All I can find is that he was from Hannover. > > Frederick H Layman enlisted in Company "H" 48th Regiment Volunteers Infantry > from White County, IL. on September 10, 1861 at Camp Butler Illinois (Union > Army) under the command of General Asher Goslen. At the time of his > enlistment he lived near or in Carmi, Illinois (White County) and was 32 > years old. According to his enlistment papers he was 5ft 6in tall, his hair > color was black in color, and he had brown eyes and a dark complexion. He > was wounded in the right arm between the elbow and the shoulder in the > battle of Shiloh and saw action at FT. Henry, Ft Donnellson, Siege of > Vicksburg, and lookout Mt.. He developed chronic diarrhea and was discharged > from the service for disability at the rank of corporal. After he was > discharged from the military in 1862 he married his first wife (1) Mary > Charlotte Younginger Abt. 1863 in Poseyville, Indiana. They had two > children, Charles Layman born in 1864, and John Layman born about 1867, who > must have died sometime before 1870. After Mary's death he married (2) Sarah > J. Simpson October 15, 1868 in White County, Illinois. They had no children. > Upon the death of Sarah he married his third wife (3) Mary Downen on October > 01, 1871 in Posey County, Indiana. They had three children named Archibald > Frank Layman, born in 1873, Rachel P. Layman, born 1881, and Caroline E. > Layman, born 1884. An Orphan by the name of Mary Ormsby born in 1873 is > listed as living with them (1870 Federal Census). Fred passed away in 1886 > due to complications attributed to his gunshot wound in the arm. Frederick H > Layman was buried at Knob Prairie Cemetery in Franklin County, IL. > > Mary Charlotte Younginger (unable to find much information) was born around > 1844. Her father was Charles Younginger, and as far as we can gather the > Younginger family emigrated from Germany. Charles owned and operated a > grocery store in Poseyvillie, IN., and may have also worked as a Cooper > (someone who makes wooden barrels or tubs). Nothing is known about her > mother except her name, which was Elizabeth Knight. We do know that she had > at lest one sister who was named Margaret Younginger. It is believed that > Charlotte died during childbirth at the young age of 24. > Children > (`1) Charles Louis Layman married Georgia Ida Puckett > (2) John (?) Layman died in infancy > > Sarah J. Simpson was born in Arkansas in 1830 and was the 2nd wife of Thomas > Henry Sumpter who was a veteran of the 29th Regiment of Illinois Volunteers > and fought along side Fred H Layman at the Battle of Shiloh and was also > wounded. They were married on January 17, 1867. It was only 14 days later > that Thomas Sumpter died of medical complications from injuries received in > the war. Sarah married Frederick H Layman on Oct 15, 1868 and passed away in > 1871. > No Children > > Mary Downen was born in Posey County, IN, and was the daughter of David R > Downen and Mary J South. Mary lived on a farm in Posey County, IN., until > 1851 when she and her family moved to White County, Illinois and settled on > the present family farm on section 31, Burent Prairie Township. Mary Downen > came from a family of 11 children including herself. On Sept. 4, 1909 at the > age of 63, 23 years after the death of her husband Fred, the Illinois > Christian Conference licensed Mary to preach the gospel. Mary Downen Layman > passed away on Jan. 2, 1932 and was laid to rest next to her beloved husband > Fred at Knob Prairie Cemetery. > > Children > (1) Archibald Frank Layman married Minnie McKee > (2) Christopher D Layman died in infancy > (3) Rachel Pressy Layman married Charles E Downs > (4) Caroline E Layman married Charles Haley > > Fred Layman > sgo@adweb.net > www.adweb.net/sgo > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] LAYMAN > Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 20:22:30 -0700 > From: "clarkeh" <clarkeh@msn.com> > To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com > > If you ddo not already know about it, you might find the Civil War Round > Table of Stuttgart to be of interest: > > www.uni-stuttgart.de/ilwam/civil/home.htm > > Clarke Harrison > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "SGO Design Studio" <sgo@adweb.net> > To: <IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 7:58 PM > Subject: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] LAYMAN > > > Hello List, > > It's been awhile since I last post anything on my GGG Grandfather, so here > > goes. Any help, Ideas, suggestions, and / or comments would be > appreciated. > > > > > > FREDERICK H LAYMAN was born on or around February 16, 1830 in Hannover, > > Germany, and on or about 1857, at the age of 27 immigrated to the United > > States and settled near Benton, Illinois. > > > > Said by some: > > Spelling of our last name was Americanized (Lehmann, von Lehmann or ?). > > Frederick immigrated to this country (USA) with a brother (name unknown). > > His father may have served as a high-ranking officer in the Prussian > Army. > > His father's name may also have been Frederick. > > Some say he may have worked on a ship for his passage. > > His father may have sent him to the USA to keep him out of the military. > > He may have taken an indirect rout via England and then onto the United > > States. > > > > Very little is known of Frederick before his military service in the Civil > > War. We have been unable to locate his port of entry, immigration or > > naturalization records, and /or any kind of citizenship records. We were > > told that an application for citizenship was not needed if one served in > the > > military, so I may be looking at a dead end. The information we do have is > > all based on stories and the information obtained from his Civil War > > military records. All I can find is that he was from Hannover. > > > > > > Frederick H Layman enlisted in Company "H" 48th Regiment Volunteers > Infantry > > from White County, IL. on September 10, 1861 at Camp Butler Illinois > (Union > > Army) under the command of General Asher Goslen. At the time of his > > enlistment he lived near or in Carmi, Illinois (White County) and was 32 > > years old. According to his enlistment papers he was 5ft 6in tall, his > hair > > color was black in color, and he had brown eyes and a dark complexion. He > > was wounded in the right arm between the elbow and the shoulder in the > > battle of Shiloh and saw action at FT. Henry, Ft Donnellson, Siege of > > Vicksburg, and lookout Mt.. He developed chronic diarrhea and was > discharged > > from the service for disability at the rank of corporal. After he was > > discharged from the military in 1862 he married his first wife (1) Mary > > Charlotte Younginger Abt. 1863 in Poseyville, Indiana. They had two > > children, Charles Layman born in 1864, and John Layman born about 1867, > who > > must have died sometime before 1870. After Mary's death he married (2) > Sarah > > J. Simpson October 15, 1868 in White County, Illinois. They had no > children. > > Upon the death of Sarah he married his third wife (3) Mary Downen on > October > > 01, 1871 in Posey County, Indiana. They had three children named > Archibald > > Frank Layman, born in 1873, Rachel P. Layman, born 1881, and Caroline E. > > Layman, born 1884. An Orphan by the name of Mary Ormsby born in 1873 is > > listed as living with them (1870 Federal Census). Fred passed away in > 1886 > > due to complications attributed to his gunshot wound in the arm. Frederick > H > > Layman was buried at Knob Prairie Cemetery in Franklin County, IL. > > > > Mary Charlotte Younginger (unable to find much information) was born > around > > 1844. Her father was Charles Younginger, and as far as we can gather the > > Younginger family emigrated from Germany. Charles owned and operated a > > grocery store in Poseyvillie, IN., and may have also worked as a Cooper > > (someone who makes wooden barrels or tubs). Nothing is known about her > > mother except her name, which was Elizabeth Knight. We do know that she > had > > at lest one sister who was named Margaret Younginger. It is believed that > > Charlotte died during childbirth at the young age of 24. > > Children > > (`1) Charles Louis Layman married Georgia Ida Puckett > > (2) John (?) Layman died in infancy > > > > Sarah J. Simpson was born in Arkansas in 1830 and was the 2nd wife of > Thomas > > Henry Sumpter who was a veteran of the 29th Regiment of Illinois > Volunteers > > and fought along side Fred H Layman at the Battle of Shiloh and was also > > wounded. They were married on January 17, 1867. It was only 14 days later > > that Thomas Sumpter died of medical complications from injuries received > in > > the war. Sarah married Frederick H Layman on Oct 15, 1868 and passed away > in > > 1871. > > No Children > > > > Mary Downen was born in Posey County, IN, and was the daughter of David R > > Downen and Mary J South. Mary lived on a farm in Posey County, IN., until > > 1851 when she and her family moved to White County, Illinois and settled > on > > the present family farm on section 31, Burent Prairie Township. Mary > Downen > > came from a family of 11 children including herself. On Sept. 4, 1909 at > the > > age of 63, 23 years after the death of her husband Fred, the Illinois > > Christian Conference licensed Mary to preach the gospel. Mary Downen > Layman > > passed away on Jan. 2, 1932 and was laid to rest next to her beloved > husband > > Fred at Knob Prairie Cemetery. > > > > Children > > (1) Archibald Frank Layman married Minnie McKee > > (2) Christopher D Layman died in infancy > > (3) Rachel Pressy Layman married Charles E Downs > > (4) Caroline E Layman married Charles Haley > > > > Fred Layman > > sgo@adweb.net > > www.adweb.net/sgo > > > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] Co. F, 86th Illinois > Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 09:04:44 -0500 > From: Terry Wilson <twilson@knox.edu> > To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com > > I would like to contact anyone with information on Co. F, 86th Illinois > Infantry. I plan to write a brief history of the company and would like > to find letters, diaries and photographs from any of its members. > Additionally, I'm also looking for biographical information on members > of the company, including burial sites. I would like as well to find > anything on reunions and the post-war careers of the members of the > company. Anyone having any such information or knowing the whereabouts > of such information is invited to contact me through personal e-mail. > Thanks in advance for any help you can give me. > > Terry Wilson > Knox College > Galesburg, Illinois > twilson@knox.edu > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] Identification Tag > Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 15:25:27 EDT > From: JAOARM@aol.com > To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com > > Someone in our local Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Camp located a > "Civil War dog tag" and asked for info on such tags. A good example and info > is given at the following site. Wouldn't you give your eye teeth for one of > these that belonged to your ancestor. John O'Neal, Embreeville, PA > > <A HREF="http://www.bpmlegal.com/76NY/dogtag.html">Click here: Identification Tag of C.H. > Smithhttp://www.bpmlegal.com/76NY/dogtag.html</A>