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Sharon Lynne Colgrove BecomesBride In Ceremony at Winamac
St. Peter's Church at Winamac wasthe scene Saturday morning of aNuptial Mass when Miss SharonLynne Colgrove became the bride of Richard F. Gerdeman Jr., with the Rev. Father Robert Rosterofficiating.The couple exchanged double ringwedding vows before an altar banked with bouquets of red mumsand white snap dragons. Nuptialmusic was provided by BasilGilsinger, organist.THE 10:30 O'CLOCK service united the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Colgrove, of Winamac, andthe son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard F.Gerdeman, St. of Lima, Ohio.Miss Karla Lincoln, of Winamacattended the bride as maid of honor and bridesmaids were theMisses Teresa Richard of Foty Wayne, and Andrea Strasser, ofWinamac.The bride's niece and nephew, LoriLynn and Jeffrey Colgrove, ofFrankfort, were flower girl and ring bearer, respectively.Garry Colgrove, brother of the bride, Frankfort, served the groom as best man and ushers were Kent Ihrie of Kendallville, and DavidGerdeman, brother of the groom,of Lima.THE BRIDE, GIVEN in marriage by her father, was lovely in a gownof silk organza and Alencon lace,fashioned with a scalloped scoop neckline and fitted botice reembroidered with lace apppliques and clusters of seed pearls andcrystal beads. The lace was repeated in motifs on the slimsheath skirt and bordered with billowing overskirt that swept toa circular chapel train.A forward-worn cloche headpiece oflace and pearl petals trimmed withcrystals secured the bride's riered veil of imported silk illusion and she carried a bouquetof white phalanopsis and ivy centeredwith white orchid.The bridal attendants appeared in identical floor-length gowns ofred veleteen, each styled with a scoop neckline, bracelet - lengthsleeves, a pleated satin cummerbundwith a side bow and a belled skirtof unpressed pleats. White furpillbox headpieces and white furmuffs accented with red carnationscompleted their ensembles.THE FLOWER GIRL was attired in afloor-length frock of red velveteenand a white fur ring headpiece. She carried a white basket of rosepetals.The mother of the bride selected a beige sheath dress with a lace bodice lined in light blue satin.Her accessories were seige. The groom's mother chose a rose-beigebrocade sheath dress with brownaccessories. Each wore a corsageof white roses.The couple greeted 100 guests at a dinner-reception at the IndianHead restaurant in Winamac following the ceremony.The bridal table, covered with whitelinen, was centerd with a three tiered cake topped with twin satinwedding bells on a pearl heartbackground. Red tulle encircledcandelabras. Red roses accentedindividual tables.HOSTESSES WERE THE Misses Bettyand Wendy Gerdeman, sisters of thegroom, who were gifted by the bride with white organdy aprons.Miss Gay Chamness of Knox, registered the guests.For traveling the bride chose atwo-piece dress of yelloe mohairand whool with matching accessoriesand the white orchid from her bridal bouquet. Following a shortwedding trip, the couple willestablish residence in this city.The bride a graduate of the Winamac high school, attended Indiana University and was graduated from the Indiana BusinessCollege. She is employed as asecretary at the UnderwritersAdjusting Co., City. The groom, a graduate of Lima Central Catholic high school, served three years in the U.S. Navy andwas graduated from Middle westernCollege, Fort Wayne. He is employed as a tool and die designerfor the RBM Manufactureing Co., City.
Logansport | Indiana | Logansport Pharos-Tribune 01-31-1965
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Mr. and Mrs. Jess Pettis haveannounced the engagement of their daughter, Mary Beth, toRex. D. Colgrove, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Colegrove,Winamac. The wedding has beenset for Jun 6.
Logansport | Indiana | Logansport Pharos-Tribune 11-17-1958
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Lafe Colgrove, the son of JudgeSilas Colgrove, of Winchester, is reported as dying in Illinois. Judge Colgrove, who is well known here,left yesterday to be present at his son's bedside.
Fort Wayne | Indiana | Fort Wayne Daily Gazette 06-03-1881
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COLEGROVE -- Mrs. GraceColegrove of 38 South Roosevelt, passed awayApril 3, 1956. Born in Indiana, she hadbeen a resident of Califoria 25 years and attended Hartzell Mem-orial Methodist Church.She is survived by twosons, Noel Colegrove ofCalimesa and Farrell Colegrove of Washington,Ill. Services will be held Tuesday at 10:30a.m. in St. John ChapelSlump Mortuary. 60 North Daisy Ave. EastPasadena (SY. 3-6179)Rev. Roland H. Cortwrightofficiating. IntermentBicknell, Ind.
Pasadena | California | Star-News 04-04-1966
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Hello Terry and Tony -
Tony, you had contacted me a while back in regard to your project of transcribing Civil War letters, and sent me two articles (IDJ February 12, 1862, page 2, col. 2-3 and February 28, 1862, page 2, col. 1-2) written by H. B. Hibben. And Terry, I assume that James Colgrove, Adjunct of the 44th Indiana Infantry is an ancestor of yours.
On behalf of the Hibben family I tardily apologize to the Colgrove family and the members of the 44th Indiana for the apparent omission of the information about the brave and forceful participation of other Indiana regiments at the battle for Donelson. However, I do wish to take exception to the thought that the author intentionally made misstatements and concealed the facts. I presume that his view of the battlefield was limited his own and flanking regiments. H. B. Hibben was not a reporter. He was Chaplain Henry Bascom Hibben of the 11th Indiana Infantry who closely observed the battles of Fort Henry and Donelson as fought by his regiment and who tended to the physical and emotional injuries of his men after both battles. For his participation he received these comments from his commanding officer: Every officer and man engaged in the battle did his duty to my entire satisfaction, and I have no special mention to make of any. Of the non-combatants, Chaplain H. B. Hibben deserves especial notice for valuable assistance to Surgeon Thompson, which was cheerfully rendered until all of our wounded were cared for and made as comfortable as the circumstances would admit. . . I herewith enclose a correct list of our killed and wounded: Respectfully, GEORGE F. McGINNIS, Colonel Eleventh Indiana.
For a biography of Rev. H. B. Hibben please visit my Hibben family web site www.hibbengenealogy.org and click on Chapter III, Generation 4.4. Hopefully you will learn that he was somewhat of a romantic and prone to only see and emphasize (sometimes in poetry) the 'glory' of warfare, not military strategy and the horror of war. This is quite obvious in the two IDJ articles Tony sent me. I would agree that his rather verbose literary style was not as professional as that of a newspaper war reporter.
This month the Indiana Historical Society publication - The Hoosier Genealogist, Connections - is publishing a brief biography of Rev. H. B. Hibben, excerpted from the my book.
Thank you, Tony, for sharing your research project with us. Isn't it wonderful that two families have the privilege to question the actions and motives of long gone relatives. And, Terry, I hope this information will finally allow James Colgrove to rest more peacefully in his hero's grave.
George Hibben in MA
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From: tony_meeks(a)msn.comTo: tcolegrove1(a)msn.comSubject: RootsWeb World Connect James Colegrove 44th Indiana InfantryDate: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:46:17 -0400
Terry,
For the past few years I have been transcribing Civil War letters from the Indianapolis Daily Journal. I then research the writer of the letter and then post the letter on various message boards on the internet. I have included a copy of the letter written by James below while he was serving with the 44th Indiana Infantry. I also have his pension file from the National Archives and his military service record from the National Archives that I would be happy to share.
Tony Meeks
Fairfax Virginia
This letter appeared in the Indianapolis Daily Journal on March 11, 1862 on page 2 columns 2 and 3. The spelling and punctuation are unchanged from the original publication.
The 31st and 44th Indiana at the Cumberland Battle.
Fort Henry, Tenn., March 4, 1862.
Ed. Journal:--A writer, in your issue of February 28, signing himself “H. B. Hibben,” in his account of the part taken by the 11th Indiana in the capture of Fort Donelson, does great injustice to two gallant regiments from his own State by his misstatements and concealment of facts.
It will be seen, by referring to his letter, that, following the example of the Illinois reporters, (who only report the part take by the Illinois troops,) he claims all the credit of the last charge upon the enemy’s left flank, in the afternoon of Saturday, for his regimentthe 11th Indianaand the 8th Missouri; leaving it to be inferred that no other troops were engaged on our side.
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From: tony_meeks(a)msn.comTo: tcolegrove1(a)msn.comSubject: RootsWeb World Connect James Colegrove 44th Indiana InfantryDate: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:46:17 -0400
Terry,
For the past few years I have been transcribing Civil War letters from the Indianapolis Daily Journal. I then research the writer of the letter and then post the letter on various message boards on the internet. I have included a copy of the letter written by James below while he was serving with the 44th Indiana Infantry. I also have his pension file from the National Archives and his military service record from the National Archives that I would be happy to share.
Tony Meeks
Fairfax Virginia
This letter appeared in the Indianapolis Daily Journal on March 11, 1862 on page 2 columns 2 and 3. The spelling and punctuation are unchanged from the original publication.
The 31st and 44th Indiana at the Cumberland Battle.
Fort Henry, Tenn., March 4, 1862.
Ed. Journal:--A writer, in your issue of February 28, signing himself “H. B. Hibben,” in his account of the part taken by the 11th Indiana in the capture of Fort Donelson, does great injustice to two gallant regiments from his own State by his misstatements and concealment of facts.
It will be seen, by referring to his letter, that, following the example of the Illinois reporters, (who only report the part take by the Illinois troops,) he claims all the credit of the last charge upon the enemy’s left flank, in the afternoon of Saturday, for his regiment—the 11th Indiana—and the 8th Missouri; leaving it to be inferred that no other troops were engaged on our side.
For the purpose of setting your readers right in the case above mentioned, and in some other, as so many misstatements have been made, and so many facts concealed, and that our own State troops may have the proper credit, I subjoin a brief statement of the part taken in the capture of Fort Donelson by the 13th [3rd error in original] brigade, composed of the 31st and 44th Indiana and the 17th and 25th Kentucky Regiments, Colonel Craft, of the 31st Indiana, commanding: and particulary [sic] of the part taken by the 44th Indiana, to which I am attached.
We formed our line about 8 a.m. Saturday on the left of our brigade, and marched at double-quick about three-fourths of a mile, exposed to a severe fire from the enemy the whole distance, to support some Illinois troops who had broken into disorder and were falling back. (See official report.)
On arriving at our position on the extreme right Col. Logan came to us and requested us to withhold our fire, as “our own troops were between us and the enemy.” We did so, and remained in our position about half an hour, exposed to and receiving from the enemy all the time a galling fire—losing during this time three or four men and having several wounded. The enemy’s fire not being returned, he advanced so near (infantry and cavalry) that we could distinctly make out their uniforms through the brush, and the troops between us and the enemy having entirely disappeared. Col. Reed gave the order to fire, and a blaze of light ran along our whole line, which told with terrible effect, killing some forty of the enemy, as we afterwards learned from prisoners.
We held the enemy in check in that position for some two hours, when the regiment on our right (an Illinois regiment) having given way, leaving us unsupported, the enemy so far outnumbered us that he was able to turn our left flank and pour into us a crossfire, while the fire in front was not at all diminished.
Observing this, we changed our position and reformed with our brigade, about forty rods distant, and came to a charge bayonet, to meet a cavalry charge of the enemy with which we were threatened. The enemy not returning to make the charge, and the firing having entirely ceased on the enemy’s left wing, we formed on the top of a hill adjoining our hospital and remained there until the middle of the afternoon. During this time we saw no one except those connected with our brigade. About 3 P. M. Colonel Cruft received orders from General Wallace to dislodge the enemy from a neighboring hill, in front of their line of defense which was enfiladed by a battery of the enemy. In this charge we were supported by the 8th Missouri and 11th Indiana, two as gallant regiments as were in the battle, but which, up to this time, had not been engaged. The 8th Missouri was in the advance in ascending the hill, on the top of which the enemy was drawn up in force, and nearly concealed by a dense thicket. The 44th Indiana was the second regiment, closely following the 8th Missouri and closely followed by the 31st and 11th Indiana and the 17th Kentucky. Our whole line was extended as rapidly as possible, so that we formed one continuous line along the summit of the hill, and the enemy was speedily driven from his entrenchments. This last charge ended the battle, and night coming on we bivouacked on the field and in range of the enemy’s guns, several shots from which were thrown among us. On the following morning, just after we were drawn up in line of battle the joyful news came that the enemy had surrendered. We immediately marched within the fortifications and town of Dover, through the ranks of the enemy, who were drawn up in line—both infantry and cavalry—and outnumbering us three to one. They all, as yet, had their arms, and all loaded. They looked and acted as though they only needed a word of command to cut us to pieces. Our brigade was the first within the works, the 44th in front, and to our brigade the arms were surrendered and by us stacked. This being done, we returned to our camp, and on the same night started for Fort Henry, distant fifteen miles, in mud half knee deep, and the rain pouring down in torrents, where we are still encamped.
James Colgrove,
Adj’t 44th Reg’t, Ind. Vols.