★ Keifer, Joseph Warren

Joseph Warren Keifer​

Born: January 30, 1836

Birthplace: Bethel Township, Clark County, Ohio

Father: Joseph Keifer 1784 – 1850

(Buried: Keifer Cemetery, Clark County, Ohio)​

Mother: Mary Smith 1789 – 1878

(Buried: Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio)​

Wife: Eliza Stout 1834 – 1899

(Buried: Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio)​

Married: March 22, 1860

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Children:

Joseph Warren Keifer Jr. 1861 – 1954​

(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Superior, Nebraska)​

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Horace Charles Keifer 1867 – 1918​

(Buried: Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio)​

Education:

Attended Antioch College​

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Springfield, Ohio​

Civil War Career:

1861: Major of 3rd​ Ohio Infantry Volunteers Regiment​

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1861: Served in Battle of Rich Mountain, West Virginia​

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1861: Participated in Battle of Cheat Mountain, West Virginia​

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1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 3rd​ Ohio Infantry Volunteers Regiment​

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1862 – 1865: Colonel of 110th​ Ohio Infantry Volunteers Regiment​

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1863: Wounded during Second Battle of Winchester, Virginia​

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1863: Served in the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania​

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1863: Participated in Battle of Wrapping Heights, Virginia​

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1863: Assisted with the putting down the riots in New York​

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1864: Wounded in the arm at the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia​

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1864: Brigade Commander Third Battle of Winchester, Virginia​

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1864: Brigade Commander Battle of Fisher's Hill, Virginia​

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1864: Brevetted to the rank of Brigadier General in Union Army​

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1864: Acted as Division Commander at Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia​

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1865: Brigade Commander during breakthrough of Petersburg, Virginia​

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1865: Brigade Commander during Appomattox Campaign in Virginia​

Occupation after War:

Attorney in Springfield, Ohio​

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1866: Declined Lt. Colonel in the United States Army​

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1868 – 1869: Ohio State Senator​

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1871 – 1872: Commander Ohio Department Grand Army of Republic​

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1872 – 1873: Jr. Vice Commander of Grand Army of Republic​

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Trustee of Antioch College​

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1876: Ohio Delegate to Republican Party National Convention​

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1877 – 1885: U.S. Congressman from Ohio​

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1881 – 1883: Speaker of United States House of Representatives​

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1881 – 1883: Congressional Chairman of Rules Committee​

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1884: Unsuccessful Candidate for Reelection as Congressman​

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1885 – 1898: Attorney in Springfield, Ohio​

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1898 – 1899: Major General during Spanish American War​

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1900: Author of Slavery and Four Years of War ​

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1900 – 1901: Commander in Chief, United States Spanish War Veterans

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1903 – 1904: Ohio State Commander of Loyal Legion​

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1905 – 1911: U.S. Congressman from Ohio​

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Attorney, and President of Lagonda National Bank​

Died: April 22, 1932

Place of Death: Springfield, Ohio

Age at time of Death: 96 years old

Burial Place: Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio