Soldier: Samuel D. Jones
Regiment: 96th. OVI
Company: F
Age: 22
Date Entering Service: July 30, 1862
Period of Service: 3 Years
Remarks (When discharged, re-enlisted, wounded, captured, died of disease or killed):
Transferred to Company A November 18, 1864. Mustered out July 7, 1865
Battles in which he fought:
Arkansas Post, Ark. Jan. 11, 1863
Vicksburg, Miss. May 18-July 4, 1863
Jackson, Miss. July 9-16, 1863
Grand Coteau, La. Nov. 3, 1863
Sabine Cross Roads, La. April 8, 1864
Moneti’s Bluff, La. April 23, 1864
Forts Gains and Morgan, La. Aug. 5-23, 1864
Spanish Fort, Ala. March 26-April 12, 1865
Fort Blakely, Ala. April 9, 1865
Mobile, Ala. March 26-April 12, 1865
Whistler’s Station, Ala. April 13, 1865
Other interesting information discovered:
Samuel Jones lived in Cardington for most of his life. He married Sarah Robertson in October 1864. Evidently he was home on leave, as he remained in the army almost one more year. In 1900 the family is shown to be residing on Center Street, Cardington.
Date of Death: Aug. 10, 1912 Place of burial: Glendale Cemetery, Cardington, OH.
Adopted By: Researcher: Patrick Drouhard