Rowan, D.D.

Soldier:  Daniel D Rowan

Regiment:         85th. OVI                        Company:         C

                          26th. OVI                                                   C

Age:  18                                  

Date Entering Service:  6/1/1862

Period of Service: 85th OVI:  23 days;  26th OVI:  1 year 4 months

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

85th OVI: Discharged on 6/24/1862 at Columbus, Ohio with surgeon’s certificate of disability

26th OVI: Discharged due to disability on 6/15/1865 at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio

Battles in which he fought:

The 85th ova organized between May and June 1862 at Camp Chase, Columbus Ohio to guard a large number of Rebel prisoners. Soldiers mustered out between September 23 and September 27, 1862 at expiration of service.

26th OVI: 

Battle of Rocky Face Ridge, Georgia                                            5/5 to 9/1864

Battle of Resaca, Georgia                                                           5/13 to 16/1864

Battle of Adairsville, Georgia                                                       5/17 to 18/1864

Battle of Dallas, Georgia                                                 5/25 to 6/4/1864

Battle of Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia                                         6/9 to 30/1864

Battle of Peachtree Creek, Georgia                                              7/20/1864

Siege of Atlanta, Georgia                                                           7/22/1864

Battle of Jonesboro, Georgia                                                      8/31 to 9/1/1864

Battle of Spring Hill, Tennessee                                       11/29/1864

Battle of Franklin, Tennessee                                                      11/30/1864

Battle of Nashville, Tennessee                                         12/15 to 16/1864

Other interesting information discovered:

Daniel D Rowen was born to the union of William Clark and Almeda (nee: Dailey) Rowan in 1844.  The 1850 and 1860 Morrow County, Ohio census show Daniel lived in the Westfield Township area of Morrow County prior to the War.  His father, William Clark Rowan collected his pension on 9/28/1888.

Date of Death:  8/26/1865          Place of burial:  Peak Cemetery, Westfield Township, Morrow County, Ohio

Adopted By:                                                                              Researcher: Velda L Montgomery


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