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I thought I would share my latest find, actually gift. Someone found this info for me.
From the Records of Members of the Grand Army of the Republic:
ORION T. THOMAS. Was born in Defiance County, Ohio; is a printer; commenced to learn
that trade when twelve years old. Enlisted July 16, 1862, in Company D of the 5th Indiana
Cavalry when only sixteen years of age; served as bugler; was first stationed at Glasgow,
Ky., taking part in the engagements in that locality; was severely wounded in left leg
while on picket duty; was disabled for six months; rejoined his regiment in East
Tennessee; being unable to walk on account of wound was detailed as- camp bugler at Camp
Nelson; shortly afterward was detailed to work in the Government printing-office at
Lexington, Kentucky; rejoined regiment in March, 1864, and took part in the Georgia
campaign; was captured while with General Stoneman in Georgia, July 31, 1864; was in
prison at Andersonville, Macon, Savannah, and Millen; reported back to the regiment in
January, 1865, at Nashville, Tenn., being the only one out of about thirty of his regiment
who were captured in the SA Stoneman!
raid who ever returned; had a father and three brothers in the army, all of whom served
three years; was one of thirty-two out of the original 104 who enlisted in 1862 who
remained to be mustered out in 1865; was in railroad accident near Andersonville when a
train-load of prisoners was wrecked and many killed and wounded; was enrolled among the
thousand who were to be exchanged at the time Sherman took Atlanta, but was among the
unfortunate half who did not get exchanged after marching eighteen miles barefooted; was
in the battles of Resaca, Kenesaw, Dallas, and all the battles and skirmishes in the
Georgia campaign, from Dalton to Atlanta; honorably discharged June 15, 1865. Comrade
Thomas is a member of Stanton Post, G. A. R., of Los Angeles, Cal., where he
resides."
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