Soldier:  Elijah Boxley

Regiment:  3^rd. OVC                 

Company:  F

Age:  41                       

Date Entering Service:  October 15, 1861

Period of Service:  3 years

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

Discharged on surgeon’s certificate of disability on December 22, 1862.

Battles in which he fought:

Boxley was discharged prior to his regiment being involved in any battles.

Other interesting information discovered:

Elijah’s first wife’s name was Julianna.  In 1860 his occupation was listed as “ambrotype,” which was an early photographic process.  He was a photographer.  In 1886 he was married a second time to Addie Kring, who was 40 years his junior.  He died in Wyandot County.

Date of Death:  Dec. 18, 1904                 Place of burial:  Upper Sandusky, Ohio

Adopted By:  Charlie and Christine Long                         Researcher:  Patrick Drouhard