Watson, James

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


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