Soldier: Henry Oliver
Regiment: 36th. OVI
Company: F
Age: 18
Date Entering Service: March 31, 1864
Period of Service: 3 years
Remarks (When discharged, re-enlisted, wounded, captured, died of disease or killed): Henry Oliver was wounded on July 24, 1864 at the Battle of Winchester, Virginia. He sustained a severe wound his left arm, which was amputated. He died of his wounds at Frederick, Md. on August 18, 1864.
Battles in which he fought:
Cloyd’s Mountain, Va. May 9-10, 1864
Lynchburg, Va. June 17-18, 1864
Kennesaw Mt., Ga. June 27, 1864
Cabletown, Va. July 15, 1864
Charleston, WVa. July 19, 1864
Kearnstown, Va. July 23, 1864
Winchester, Va. July 24, 1864
Other interesting information discovered: Henry Oliver was the youngest of three brothers from Cardington that fought in the war. His oldest brother, Jasper “Newton” Oliver was killed at the battle of Chickamauga, Ga. Another brother, Smith Oliver survived the war.
Date of Death: August 18, 1864
Place of burial: Presumed Frederick, Md.
Adopted By: Rick and Linda Fryman
Researcher: Patrick Drouhard