Marvin. J.W.

Soldier:  Captain John W. Marvin

Regiment:  3rd. OVC                 

Company:  M

Age:  34                       

Date Entering Service:  Sept. 8, 1861, at Monroeville, Ohio

Period of Service:  3 years

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

Appointed captain.  It is assumed that he mustered out with his company on Aug. 4, 1865 at Nashville, Tenn. 

Battles in which he fought:

Bardstown, Ky.                                      Oct. 4, 1862

Lexington, Ky.                                                   Oct. 7, 1862

Stone River, Tenn.                                             Dec. 31, 1862

Stewart’s Creek, Tenn.                           Jan. 1, 1863

Middleton, Tenn.                                               Jan. 31, 1863

Chickamauga, Ga.                                             Sept. 19-20, 1863

McMinnville, Tenn.                                            Sept. 28, 1863

Shelbyville, Tenn.                                              Oct. 7, 1863

Decatur, Courtland Rd.,  Ala.                              May 26-27, 1864

Moulton, Ala.                                                    May 28-29, 1864

Noonday Creek, Ga.                                          June 20, 1864

Kenesaw Mt., Ga.                                               June 27, 1864

Vining Station, Ga.                                            July 2, 1864

Peach Tree Creek, Ga.                                        July 20, 1864

Jonesboro, Ga.                                                  Aug. 19-20, 1864

Lovejoy Station, Ga.                                           Aug. 20, 1864

Other interesting information discovered:

In 1860 John Marvin is shown living in Cardington township with his wife, Sarah.  In 1880 he was living in Galion, Oh. And listed his occupation as a jeweler.  By 1900 he was widowed, and still living in Galion.  He died there in 1903.

Date of Death: 1903                              Place of burial:  Fairview Cemetery, Galion, Ohio

Adopted By:                                                     Researcher:  Patrick Drouhard


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