Sherman, Amos

Soldier:  Amos Sherman

Regiment:  18^th. US Infantry, Regular Army                     

Company:   A, 2^nd.  Battalion

Age:  19                                               

Date Entering Service:  May 30,1862

Period of Service:  3 years

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

Died in action at Stone River, Tennessee on December 31, 1862

Amos Sherman had two brothers who also severed in the Civil War:  Fortunate Sherman served in the 96^th. OVI, Company C and died at Vicksburg, Mississippi on Feb 13, 1863. James Madison Sherman served in the 182^nd. OVI, Company C.

Battles in which he fought:

Manchester, Tennessee                                      August 29, 1862

Stewart Creek, Tennessee                                               December 29, 1862

Stone River, Tennessee                                       December 31,    1862

Other interesting information discovered:

Amos Sherman was born in Marion County, Ohio in 1843. As a child, he lived in the Cardington, Ohio area with his parents and siblings.

Date of Death:  December 31, 1862                                 Place of burial:  Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Adopted By:  Patrick Drouhard                                       Researcher: Velda L. Montgomery