Greetings to all,
I have been requested to supply the list of names that appears on the plaque that was
dedicated by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and our camp (Ben Harrison Camp)
on May 26th. I met many nice people during our ceremony at the Gosport Cemetery. It was
well attended. I estimated the number of attendees at about 60. I have copied the list
that we researched, with additional information that does not appear on the plaque. If
anyone on this list has any additional information about these men, specifically about
where these men died and where they were buried, please let me know and I will update this
list. As many of you probably already know, researching old 146 year old records is
sometimes tough. I have a nice 2 page formatted list in a PDF document. If anyone on this
list would like an electronic copy, please let me know and I would be more than happy to
send it out via e-mail. I have copied this document below, minus the formatting. I will
be adding this and some pictures of the ceremony to our Camp web site at some future
point.
Here is the list:
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Members of the 59th Indiana Who Died While at Camp Hughes
Compiled by Tim Beckman - Ben Harrison Camp No. 356, SUVCW, Indianapolis, IN (updated
3-28-07)
The following is a tentative list of men that were members of the 59th Indiana who died
while at Camp Hughes. Camp Hughes was a Civil War training camp for the 59th Indiana and
was located one-half mile southwest of Gosport on the White River and named for former
Indiana Congressman James Hughes. Camp Hughes was in existence from September 1861 to
February 13, 1862 when the 59th left Camp Hughes bound for New Albany, Indiana and active
duty. Camp Hughes was the only known Civil War camp ever established in Owen County.
Some of these men were reported to have been buried by their regiment in the Gosport
Cemetery, Gosport, Owen County Indiana.1
Note: Alternate names/spellings are in parentheses.
Members of the 59th Indiana that died at Camp Hughes and who are most likely buried in the
Gosport Cemetery (8):
Bennet, Uriah 1,2,3,4
Private, Co. F. Date of Death 2/5/1862
Entered Service: Dec. 2, 1861 at Valeene, Ind.
Age: 18, Eyes: Blue, Hair: Light, Height: 5-7, Complexion: Light, Nativity: Orange Co.,
Ind., Ocp'n: Farmer. Remarks: Died at Gosport, Ind. Feb. 5, 1862 of "Lung
Fever."
Boon, Jefferson 1,2
Private, Remarks: Buried at Gosport Feb. 15, 1862. "Taken from Death List."
Boyd, Adam 1,2,4
Private, Co. E, Remarks: Buried at Gosport Jan. 27, 1862. "Taken from Death
List."
Boyd, Clinton (Boyd, Unknown) 1,2,4
Private, Co. I, Remarks: Buried at Gosport Feb. 8, 1862. "Taken from Death
List."
Percifield, George 1,2,4
Private, Co. G
Remarks: Buried at Gosport Feb. 11, 1862. "Taken from Death List."
Picket, Leonard 1,2,4
Private, Co. E
Remarks: Buried at Gosport Feb. 28, 1862. "Taken from Death List."
Sarver, John (Sarber, John) 1,2,4
Private, Co. D
Remarks: Buried at Gosport Feb 14, 1862. "Taken from Death List."
Shilket, James (Shilkitt, James) 1,2,4
Private, Co. E. Date of Death 2/28/1862
Entered Service: Dec 13, 1861 at Bloomfield, Ind.
Mustered: Feb. 11, 1862 at Gosport, Ind.
Age: 20. Remarks: Died Feb. 28, 1862. Buried at Gosport Feb. 28, 1862. "Taken from
Death List."
Members of the 59th Indiana who died at Camp Hughes but are most likely not buried in the
Gosport Cemetery (4):
Baldwin, William T. 2,3,4
Private, Co. B. Date of Death 1/27/1862
Entered Service: Dec. 1861, Age: 19, Eyes: Blue, Hair: Black, Height: 5-7, Complexion:
Fair, Nativity: Morgan Co., Ind., Ocp'n: Farmer. Remarks: Died at Gosport, Ind. Jan.
21, 1862 of pneumonia before regularly mustered in. Note: probably buried in the Baldwin
Cemetery, Ashland Township, Morgan County IN.
Danner, Isaac (Donor, Isaac) 3,4
Private, Co. F. Date of Death 2/28/1862, Cause of Death: Disease, Place of Death:
Gosport.
Mannan, James R. 2,3,4
Private, Co. B. Date of Death 2/10/1862
Entered Service: Oct 8, 1861
Age: 19, Eyes: Blue, Hair: Black, Height: 5-8, Complexion: Fair, Nativity: Morgan (Co.?)
Ind., Ocp'n: Farmer. Remarks: Died Gosport Feb. 10, 1862 of pneumonia. Note: Buried
in the Little Mount Baptist Church, Gosport, Wayne Township, Owen County IN (Source: SUVCW
National Graves Registration Database) Grave stone pic from SUVCW National Graves Database
confirms DOD as Feb 10, 1862.
Morgan, John 2,3,4
Private, Co. F. Date of Death 2/9/1862
Entered Service: Dec. 2, 1861
Age: 20, Eyes: Blue, Hair: Sandy, Height: 5-8, Complexion: Dark, Nativity: Floyd Co.,
Ind., Ocp'n: Carpenter. Remarks: Died at Gosport, Ind. Feb. 9, 1862 of "Lung
Fever."
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1 Indiana State Archives, Commission on Public Records, 59th IVI Correspondence Microfilm
abstract of "Death List."
2 Indiana State Archives, Commission on Public Records, Civil War Muster/Enrollment Cards
Microfilm.
3 Terrell, W. H. H., Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume VIII,
Fifty-Ninth Regiment Infantry Roll of Honor, Indianapolis, IN 1866.
4 National Park Service Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System On-line Database:
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/
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Regards,
Tim Beckman
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Department of Indiana
Ben Harrison Camp #356
Senior Vice Commander
Graves Registration and
Signals Officer
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inbhsuv/
SUVCW Department of Indiana Signals Officer
http://suvcw.org/in/DEPTIN.html