Thomas Jefferson HOWARD

Thomas Jefferson Howard married twice, with first wife being Matilda Dedrick, b. 1836 in Indiana, d. Abt. 1867, Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana. She was the daughter of Daniel Dedrick, b. Bet. 1785-1790, German Flatts, Herkimer, New York, d, 15 Oct 1865, Clay Township, Bartholomew, Indiana, and Adaline Magdalene Myer(s), b. 29 Jun 1800, Herkimer County, New York, d. 25 Apr 1887, Franklin, Johnson, Indiana; and, secondly, Nancy Ann Brenton, b. Abt. 4 Jul 1837, at Peru, Miami, Indiana, d. 15 Jun 1886, Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, USA. Thomas Jefferson “Jeff” Howard BIRTH 3 Jun 1832 Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana, USA DEATH 3 Jan 1894 (aged 61) Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana, USA BURIAL Walnut Ridge Cemetery Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana, USA PLOT West Side, Sec. B, Lot 127 MEMORIAL ID 131272165 Thomas Howard, a plasterer from Clark County, Indiana, registered for the Union Army draft on 8 Jul 1863, but no definitive record of Civil War service has been found, as of 2020. Someone in the family is rumored to have paid a substitute to serve for them in the Union Army's Civil War draft (the going price was around $300, but quickly went to $1,100 or more, which is $4,972 to $18,230 in 2019 dollars); however, a review of those hiring substitutes in Indiana does not show his name. The following entry was found for a Thomas J Howard: however, a review of the muster records of the unit indicated revealed that the soldier claimed residence in Brookville, Franklin, Indiana, making it unlikely that this is Thomas J. Howard of Jeffersonville. Clark, Indiana: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 Name: Thomas J Howard Enlistment Date: 5 Feb 1864 Rank at enlistment: Private State Served: Indiana Survived the War?: Yes Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, Indiana 68th Infantry Regiment on 05 Feb 1864.Mustered out on 20 Jun 1865.Transferred to on 20 Jun 1865.Mustered out on 14 Sep 1865 at Chattanooga, TN. Sources: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana Garrison duty at Chattanooga April to September 1864. Relief of Dalton, Georgia, August 14-15. March to Cleveland, Charleston, Athens, and Madisonville August 18-20. Moved to Tullahoma September 1, then to Chattanooga and Decatur, Alabama, October 27. Defense of Decatur, Alabama, October 29-31. Duty at Resaca, Georgia, November 13-29; then moved to Nashville, Tennessee. Battle of Nashville, December 15-16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17-28. Moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee, and garrison duty there until June 1865. Moved to Nashville, Tennessee, June 16. The regiment lost a total of 150 men during service; 4 officers and 35 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 111 enlisted men died of disease.

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