Eldred, Marion

Soldier:  Marion Eldred

Regiment:  3rd. OVC                 

Company:  M

Age:  32                       

Date Entering Service:  September 8, 1861

Period of Service:  3 years

Remarks (When discharged, re-enlisted, wounded, captured, died of disease or killed):

Mustered out on October 13, 1864 at Franklin, Tennessee.

Battles in which he fought:

Corinth, Miss.                                                    Sept. 11, 1862

Mumfordsville, Ky.                                             Sept. 21, 1862

Bardstown, Ky.                                      Oct. 4, 1862

Lexington, Ky.                                                   Oct. 7, 1862

Stone River, Tenn.                                             Dec. 31, 1862

Stewart’s Creek, Tenn.                           Jan. 1, 1863

Middleton, Tenn.                                               Jan. 31, 1863

Chickamauga, Ga.                                             Sept. 19-20, 1863

McMinnville, Tenn.                                            Sept. 28, 1863

Shelbyville, Tenn.                                              Oct. 7, 1863

Decatur, Courtland Rd.,  Ala.                              May 26-27, 1864

Moulton, Ala.                                                    May 28-29, 1864

Noonday Creek, Ga.                                          June 20, 1864

Kenesaw Mt., Ga.                                               June 27, 1864

Vining Station, Ga.                                            July 2, 1864

Peach Tree Creek, Ga.                                        July 20, 1864

Jonesboro, Ga.                                                  Aug. 19-20, 1864

Lovejoy Station, Ga.                                           Aug. 20, 1864

Other interesting information discovered:

After the war he moved to Russell, Missouri, where he remained for the rest of his life.  His wife’s name was Jane Devore.

Date of Death:  Nov. 10, 1892                Place of burial:  Macks Creek Cem., Camden Co., Mo.

Adopted By:  Morrow County Veterans Services                                     

Researcher:  Patrick Drouhard