Soldier: James Watson
Regiment: 3rd OVI
Company: I
Age: 22
Date Entering Service: 4/25/1861
Re-enlisted 6/15/1861
Period of Service: 3 years
Remarks (When discharged, re-enlisted, wounded, captured, died of disease or killed):
Discharged 6/21/1864
Battles in which he fought:
Battle of Rich Mountain 7/6/1861
Battle of Elkwater, West Virginia 7/11/1861
Battle of Bridgeport, Alabama 4/29/1862
Battle of Perryville, Kentucky 10/8/1862
Battle of Stones Rover, Tennessee 12/31/1862
Battle of Sand Mountain, Alabama 4/30/1863
Battle of Black Warrior Creek, Alabama 5/1/1863
Battle of Blount’s Farm, Alabama 5/2/1863
Other interesting information discovered:
James Watson was born on 10/4/1830. On 1/21/1858 he married Catharine Hammond, nine children were born of this union. James lived and farmed in the Canaan Township area of Morrow County most of his life. His wife died in 1891. He was living with one of his children in Indiana when he died.
Date of Death: 7/30/1919 Place of burial: Akron, Indiana
Adopted By: Researcher: Velda L Montgomery