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[kershnert]

Ancestor is George Washington Kershner born Aug 8 1835 in Holmes County Ohio. He enlisted at Camp Cleveland March 1st 1864. He was assigned to the 60th OVI on March 18th 1864. He was taken prisoner Aug. 21st 1864 and stayed first night in Petersburg and was transferred to Libby Prison for a few days then, was in Belle Isle for most of the remaining part of the war. On Oct. 6th he was moved to Danville VA, then to Greensboro NC. Have his dairy if this would help. Can't find much about his service or POW status.

 

[amweiner]

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~volker/history/civilwar/bios/60thbiokersh.html
Is this the right person? I sure hope so!

 

[amweiner]

If not, there seem to be quite a few similarities...

 

[East Tennessee Roots]

Ancestor is George Washington Kershner born Aug 8 1835 in Holmes County Ohio. He enlisted at Camp Cleveland March 1st 1864. He was assigned to the 60th OVI on March 18th 1864. He was taken prisoner Aug. 21st 1864 and stayed first night in Petersburg and was transferred to Libby Prison for a few days then, was in Belle Isle for most of the remaining part of the war. On Oct. 6th he was moved to Danville VA, then to Greensboro NC. Have his dairy if this would help. Can't find much about his service or POW status.

George W. Kershner : 27 years old, Enlisted on 2/11/1864 as a Corporal. On 2/26/1864 he mustered into "9th Indpt" Co. OH SharpShooters. Promotions: Sergeant He was discharged on 6/15/1865 at Camp Chase, OH. He also had service in the 38th Ohio Infantry. He enlisted with them on 9/4/1861. He was discharged for disability 5/18/1862 at Corinth, MS. He apparently reenlisted in 1864.

His Pension Index Card :

OHIO
NINTH INDEPENDENT COMPANY SHARPSHOOTERS


Ninth and Tenth Independent Companies Sharpshooters. -
These independent companies were organized at Cleveland, in the
months of Feb. and March, 1864. The 9th was mustered into the
U. S. service on Feb. 26, and the 10th on April 1, at Cleve-
land. They rendezvoused at Camp Taylor, and were temporarily
attached to the 60th Ohio infantry, a three years' regiment
then composed of six companies. They left Camp Taylor for the
field, arriving at Alexandria, Va., on April 24, where they
were assigned to the 2nd brigade, 3d division. It is suffi-
cient to say that they took an honorable part in the engage-
ments at the North Anna river, Totopotomy, Bethesda Church,
Cold Harbor, Siege of Petersburg, and the actions about Rich-
mond. The two companies were permanently transferred to the
60th Ohio on Feb. 24, 1865, and were mustered out on July 28,
at Washington, D. C. The roll of honor of these two companies
contains the names of 53 men who lost their lives while in the
service of the government. Nine were killed in battle and 44
died from wounds received or from disease.