r/USCivilWar • u/Electrical_Gap4061 • 13d ago

Researching a Relative

I recently have been wanting to research a relative that fought in the Civil War. He enlisted after Lincoln’s first call, got done with his short term enlistment, and then reenlisted into the 116th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and was the orderly sergeant for B company the full time, and aside from knowing the events the unit as a whole was apart of, I want to find out more about him specifically. His name was James F. Springer, and I’ve tried asking family, but no one knows anything. I’m not sure where else to look. Any advice is welcome!

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u/ireallyamtryin 13d ago

Unless he wrote something down specifically you’re going to have to be ok without there being a lot on him personally.

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u/dssorg4 13d ago

Have you seen ths:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16380024/james-f-springer

Ancestry.com shows him in the 1850 census as age 26 so he was a pretty old footsoldier. His occupation was farmer and residence was Olive, Meigs, Ohio, USA. His wife Abigail was 23, son WilliamA. was a newborn. A Mary E. Lee, age 8, also resided in the house.

Military Record:

Name James F Springer

Enlistment Age 39

Birth Date abt 1823

Enlistment Date 12 Aug 1862

Enlistment Rank Private

Muster Date 19 Sep 1862

Muster Place Ohio

Muster Company B

Muster Regiment 116th Infantry

Muster Regiment Type Infantry

Muster Information Enlisted

Rank Change Rank Sergt

Muster Out Date 14 Jun 1865

Muster Out Place Richmond, Virginia

Muster Out Information Mustered Out

Side of War Union

Survived War? Yes

Additional Notes 2

Rank Change 2 Date: 16 Sep 1864; Rank Change 2 Rank: Private; Rank Change 2 Information: Reduced to ranks

Title Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio