Henry C Hatfield [00952] Details

Henry C Hatfield [D1422]
b.1841 22 May - Oh
d.1904 14 Jan - Weir, Crawford Co., KS
----- Parents -----
Francis M Hatfield [D1420]
Mary Jane "Polly" Harter [D1421]
----- Siblings -----
Henry C Hatfield [D1422]
Israel J Hatfield [D1430]
Martin Van Buren Hatfield [D1431]
Sarah E "Ellen" Hatfield [D1442]
Rebecca C Hatfield [D1476]
Samuel Ryan Hatfield [D1477]
John P Hatfield [D1526]
Violetta A Hatfield [D1533]
----- Marriages -----
m02. 1870 23 Feb - Washington, Tazewell Co, IL + Florence Evaline "Flora" Townsend (5 Children)
----- Children -----
Robert A Hatfield [D1425]
James Samuel Hatfield [D1426]
Adrian E/Z Hatfield [D1427]
John K "Kit" Hatfield [D1428]
Mary G Hatfield [D1429]

b.ca.1841 [ref:Civil War records], OH [speculation]
m.(twice) [ref:verbal]
d.aft.20Jul1865 [ref:Civil War records]
NOTES: Union Army, 32nd regiment of the Ohio Volunteer
Infantry. 20Jul1861: Enlisted as a private and was assigned
to Company C of the 32nd regiment; 31Aug1861: Company was
mustered in at Camp Dennison, Ohio; 8May1862: Wounded,
battle of McDowell, VA; his regiment took part in 22 battles
and was captured once; 15Sep1862: Captured in the defense of
Harper's Ferry. They were paroled, sent to Annapolis, then
to Chicago and Cleveland; 12Jan1863: Exchanged;
18May-4July1863: siege of Vicksburg; 25Sep1864: Appointed
Corporal; 20Jul1865: Mustered out with his company at
Louisville, KY [ref:Civil War Records];
 
From: CoxFAA@@aol.com
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:27:49 EDT
Subject: Re: Death Certs have arrived
To: hb@@ghat.com, smithsa77@@email.com
 
Henry, there is no cause of death or undertaker listed in the Crawford
County record. The location of death is Weir City. MD is Dr. Headley.
However, the Cherokee Co Death records show HC as having died of Bright's
Disease (applied to a number of kidney disorders resulting in Kidney
failure). Those records do not list a parent either.
He is listed in the official Crawford County summary as "Halfield" as the
T is not crossed.
He is buried in Hosey Hill Cemetery, Wier Ks
WWW.Findagrave.com/cgi-bin?page=gs
His Weir Obit says he was a Mason. No parents are mentioned.
 
Dave Cox
Palmer, Alaska
------
Source: Frederick Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, 1879.
 
32nd Regiment Infantry
 
Organized at Mansfield, Ohio, August 20 to September 7, 1861. Left State
for Grafton, W. Va., September 15, thence moved to Cheat Mountain Summit.
Attached to Kimball's Brigade, Cheat Mountain, District West Virginia, to
November, 1861. Milroy's Brigade, Reynolds' Command, Cheat Mountain,
District West Virginia, to March, 1862. Milroy's Brigade, Dept. of the
Mountains, to June, 1862. Piatt's 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Corps,
Pope's Army of Virginia, to July, 1862. Piatt's Brigade, White's
Division, Winchester, Va., to September, 1862. Miles' Command, Harper's
Ferry, W. Va., September, 1862. Captured September 15, 1862. 3rd Brigade,
3rd Division, 17th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, January to
December, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 17th Army Corps, to July,
1864. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 17th Army Corps, to April, 1865. 2nd
Brigade, 4th Division, 17th Army Corps, to July, 1865.
 
SERVICE.-Action at Greenbrier River, W. Va., October 3-4, 1861. Duty at
Greenbrier until December. Action at Camp Allegheny December 13. Duty at
Beverly December, 1861, to April, 1862. Expedition on the Seneca April
1-12. Action at Monterey April 12. At Staunton until May 7. Battle of
McDowell May 8. Battle of Cross Keys June 8. Duty at Strasburg and
Winchester until September. Evacuation of Winchester September 2. Defence
of Harper's Ferry, W. Va., September 12-15. Maryland Heights September
12-13. Regiment surrendered September 15. Paroled September 16 and sent
to Annapolis, Md., thence to Chicago, Ill., and to Cleveland, Ohio.
Exchanged January 12, 1863. Moved to Memphis, Tenn., January 20-25, 1863,
thence to Lake Providence, La., February 20, and to Milliken's Bend, La.,
April 17. Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25-30.
Battle of Port Gibson May 1. Raymond May 12. Jackson May 14. Champion's
Hill May 16. Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., May 18-July 4. Assaults on
Vicksburg May 19 and 22. Surrender of Vicksburg July 4, and garrison duty
there until February, 1864. Expedition to Monroe, La., August
20-September 2, 1863. Expedition to Canton October 14-20. Bogue Chitto
Creek October 17. Meridian Campaign February 3-March 2. Baker's Creek
February 5. Moved to Clifton, Tenn., thence march to Ackworth, Ga., April
21-June 8. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign, June 8-September 8. Operations about
Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Assault on Kenesaw
June 27. Nickajack Creek July 2-5. Howell's Ferry July 5. Chattahoochie
River July 6-17. Leggett's or Bald Hill July 20-21. Battle of Atlanta
July 22. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Flank movement on Jonesboro
August 25-30. Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. Lovejoy Station
September 2-6. Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama
September 29-November 3. Shadow Church and Westbrook's near Fairburn
October 2. March to the sea November 15-December 10. Louisville November
30. Siege of Savannah December 10-21. Campaign of the Carolinas January
to April, 1865. Salkehatchie Swamp, S. C., February 2-5. River's Bridge,
Salkehatchie River, February 3. South Edisto River February 9. Orangeburg
February 11-12. Columbia February 15-17. Fayetteville, N. C., March 11.
Battle of Bentonville March 20-21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 24.
Advance on Raleigh April 10-14. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's
House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. March to Washington,
D.C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 20. Grand Review May 24. Moved to
Louisville, Ky., June 8. Mustered out July 20, 1865.
 
Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 99 Enlisted men killed and
mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 143 Enlisted men by disease. Total
240.
 
-----
 
Source: Mansfield Daily Shield, November 24, 1895.
 
Title: The 32nd OVI: Colonel Thomas H. Ford Its First Commander
 
 
Last Sunday the Shield gave a very concise account of the veterans from
Richland County and what they did in the three months service. It is the
purpose today to give a partial account of what was done in the three
years' service.
 
The First regiment organized was the Thirty-second. When it was
organized, Thomas H. Ford was made colonel; E.H. Swinney, lieutenant
colonel; S.M. Hewett, major; R.F. Jackson, adjutant; and R.H. Bentley,
quartermaster. September 3 the Thirty-second received orders to repair to
Camp Dennison. Though not quite full the colonel left recruiting officers
behind to fill the quota as fast as possible. Early Tuesday morning the
regiment left Camp Buckingham, near this city, and marched to the depot
where 16 passenger cars awaited them into which they went and were soon
leaving home. This was the first regiment that left Richland county for
the three years' service. War was a reality now. They were leaving home,
many of them forever, others to come back only in the body, while the
spirit had gone to its maker from some lonely glen or dale; others,
maimed for life, while others, who are yet living, came back in the full
vigor of manhood to recount in story and song their life in the camp, on
the march and in the field.
 
Arriving at Camp Dennison the regiment was completed, armed and equipped
for service and spent some time drilling and preparing for active duty.
September 15, 1861, the regiment left Camp Dennison for West Virginia. As
was the case with most, if not all of the first regiments from Ohio, they
were poorly equipped and armed with the almost useless old smooth bore
muskets of bygone days. The regiment was moved by railroad and arrived at
Grafton, Sept. 18, and marched the next day for Beverly, West Virginia,
where it arrived the 22nd. At this point Col. Ford reported for orders to
Brigadier General Reynolds, then commanding the district of Cheat
Mountain, with headquarters at Huttonsville, and was assigned to the
command then stationed on Cheat Mountain summit with Col. Nathan Kimball
of the Fourteenth Indiana Volunteers, commanding the post.
 
The Thirty-second had been hurried to the field without discipline of any
kind; in fact it was hardly organized. Here upon the rugged heights of
Cheat Mountain, amid the wild scenery of the Alleghanies, the regiment
received its first lesson in the art of war. October 3, 1861, the
Thirty-second, under orders, made a forward movement and led the advance
of the army against Grenbrier, Virginia, through the mountains and pines
of that region by midnight. The regiment remained at Greenbrier during
the fall of 1861 engaged in watching the movements of the enemy, who were
commanded by that afterwards renowned rebel, General Robert E. Lee.
 
December 13th part of the Thirty-second, under command of Captain
Hamilton, accompanied General Milroy in his advance on Camp Alleghany. In
his report General Milroy complimented the regiment very highly on its
charge into the camp of the enemy. The loss of the regiment in the
engagement was four killed and 14 wounded, some severely. On the return
from this expedition it was ordered to Beverly, where it remained the
rest of that severe winter. The time was profitably spent in still
further disciplining and organizing the regiment, which made necessary
some changes in the roster. The following named officers retired and
there places were filled from the ranks; Capt. J.A. Lacy, company A; W.M.
Stanley, company K, and J. Dyer, of company I; Chaplain Nickerson, first
lieutenants, C.C. Brandt, J.W. McLaughlin, A.J. Spaulding and C.C.
Nichols; second lieutenants, John Vanmeter, H.H. Fickel, B.F. Guck, R.F.
Jackson, (adjutant) George F. Jack, W.H.H. Case and D. Stambaugh; surgeon
John N. Mowery also retired and was succeeded by Dr. J.G. Buchanan of
Wellsville, Ohio.
 
Still retained in Gen. Milroy's command, the regiment took the advance of
the expedition under that officer which resulted in the capture of Camp
Alleghany, Huntersville, Monterey and McDowell. About May 1, a further
advance was made to near Buffalo Gap, seven miles from Staunton,
Virginia. The enemy was met at this point and after some severe fighting,
the national forces fell back to the main army and camped at McDowell in
the Bull Pasture Valley where Generals Schenck and Milroy had united
their forces numbering about 7,000 men. The regiment then went through a
number of fiercely contested battles until Sept. 1, 1862, when it
participated in a bloody fight at Harper's Ferry and after losing 10 men
was surrounded by a superior force and captured. The regiment was paroled
and sent to Annapolis, Maryland, whence it was transferred to Chicago,
Illinois.
 
In the defense of Harper's Ferry the regiment lost some gallant officers
and brave men. Captain S.R. Breese, Company H, who succeeded Captain
Baer, was killed by a musket ball. Captain W.W. Worden lost a leg. Lieut
A.G. Hostetter was severely wounded in the foot and Lieut. E.B. Adams of
Company F lost a hand. Col.d Ford was placed under arrest and sent to
Washington for trial by jury commission on the charge of having neglected
his duty in the defense of Maryland Heights. This trial resulted in his
dismissal from the service November 3, 1862, by order of the War
Department. The evidence afterward adduced proved almost conclusively the
correctness of Colonel Ford's position and that he was not, as he
asserted, in any case to blame for the day's disaster. That he was made a
"scapegoat" to shield the blunders of a superior officer was pretty well
established and he was afterward reinstated by President Lincoln, but he
declined to serve.
 
At Chicago the regiment became almost completely demoralized. It had not
been paid for eight months, and many of the men took French leave and
went home to look after their families. Capt. B.F. Potts was sent to
Columbus to ask Gov. Todd to procure an order from the War Department,
transferring the Thirty-second to Camp Taylor near Cleveland. This
application was successful, and the Thirty-second, or all that was left
of it, 35 men, arrived at Camp Taylor on December 1, 1862.
 
In December, Capt. B.F. Potts was appointed by Gov. Todd, lieutenant
colonel of the regiment and that energetic officer went immediately to
work reconstructing the regiment. Within 10 days order prevailed and 800
men had reported for duty. This happy result was not attained however
without decisive action in the case of several officers, who were charged
with exciting dissatisfaction and revolt among the men. Secretary Stanton
of the War Department ordered their instant dismissal, which ordered was
consummated on Dec. 23, 1862. The men were paid in full and Jan. 12,
1863, were declared to be exchanged or "fell from their parole." Jan. 18
orders were received to proceed to Memphis, Tennessee. In reorganizing
the regiment, Lieut. Col. Potts was made colonel, quartermaster R.H.
Bentley, lieutenant colonel; Capt. A.M. Crumbacker, major; Assistant
Surgeon Brundige, surgeon; and George Sinclair, captain. The regiment
left Camp Taylor on Jan. 20, reached Memphis on Jan. 25, 1863, and was
assigned to Logan's division, Seventeenth Army Corps. At the battle of
Champion Hills the Thirty-second made a bayonet charge and captured the
First Mississippi rebel battery - men guns, and horses - with a loss of
24 men. For this gallant achievement the battery was turned over to the
regiment and was manned by Company F during the entire siege of
Vicksburg. The total loss of the regiment during the entire campaign and
siege of Vicksburg was 225, rank and file. It participated in the battles
of Port Gibson, Raymond, Jackson, Champion Hills; was in the extreme
front of Logan's division when Vicksburg surrendered and was assigned to
post duty under Logan.
 
In August, 1862, the regiment accompanied Stevenson's expedition to
Monroe, Iowa, and McPherson's expedition to Brownville, Mississippi, in
October of the same year. It was also with Sherman in February, 1864, at
Meridian and lost 22 men at Baker's Creek, Mississippi, Feb. 5, 1864, in
which last engagement Capt. W.A. McAllister was severely wounded while
gallantly leading the advance.
 
Col. Potts had been assigned to the command of the Second Brigade, Third
Division, Seventeenth Army Corps, in the autumn of 1863, and was
thereafter but seldom in command of the regiment. In December and
January, 1863-64, more than three-fourths of the regiment re-enlisted as
veterans and March 4, 1864, was furloughed home. The regiment rejoined
the army at Cairo, Illinois, April 21, with its rank largely augmented by
recruits. The only change made while at home was the addition of of Dr.
T.P. Bond of Champaign County, as assistant surgeon. The regiment joined
General Sherman at Ackworth, Georgia, June 10, 1864, and Adjutant General
A.G. Phillips of Mansfield was killed and Captains Huber and Potts were
severely wounded on September 22, in one of the battles before Atlanta.
After the fall of Atlanta, the Thirty-second moved with the army in
pursuit of Hood, after which it rejoined General Sherman and accompanied
him on his march to the sea. The regiment was present at the surrender of
Johnston's army on May 1, 1865, and was mustered out of service July 20.
It proceeded to Columbus, where the men received their final discharge on
July 26, 1865.
 
The Thirty-second entered the field Sept. 15, 1861, 150 strong, and
during the war received more than 1600 recruits. Only 565 remained at its
muster out. It is believed that the regiment lost and recruited more men
than any other from Ohio.
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Name: Henry C. Hatfield
Residence: Precinct 6, Lamar, Texas
Birthdate: 1835
Birthplace: Ohio, United States
Relationship to Head: Self
Spouse's Name: Florence Hatfield
Spouse's Birthplace: Ohio, United States
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Ohio, United States
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio, United States
Race or Color (Expanded): White
Ethnicity (Standardized): American
Gender: Male
Martial Status: Married
Age (Expanded): 45 years
Occupation: Farmer
NARA Film Number: T9-1314
Page: 199
Page Character: C
Entry Number: 3519
Film number: 1255314
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Henry C. Hatfield M 45 Ohio, United States
WIFE Florence Hatfield F 29 Ohio, United States
SON Robert Hatfield M 9 Missouri, United States
SON Samuel J. Hatfield M 5 Iowa, United States
Adrian Z. Hatfield M 21 Iowa, United States
William Kenney M 24 Kentucky, United States
 
Source Citation
"United States Census, 1880," index, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFN5-KVX : accessed 24 Aug 2012),
Henry C. Hatfield, Precinct 6, Lamar, Texas; citing sheet 199C, family 0,
NARA microfilm publication T9-1314.
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Name: Henry C Hatfield
Estimated Birth Year: 1840
Gender: Male
Age in 1870: 30y
Color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, Indian): White
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1870: Ohio, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Henry C Hatfield M 30y Ohio
Sarah Hatfield F 19y Ohio
Samuel West M 18y Ohio
 
Source Citation
"United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6G9-BGP : accessed 24 Aug 2012),
Henry C Hatfield in household of Henry C Hatfield, Ohio, United States;
citing p. 67, family 500, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm
552776.
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Name: Sarah E Hatfield
Event: Census
Event Date: 1850
Event Place: Miami, Logan, Ohio, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 3
Marital Status:
Race (Original):
Race (Standardized):
Birthplace: Ohio
Estimated Birth Year: 1847
Dwelling House Number: 75
Family Number: 75
Line Number: 33
NARA Publication Number: M432
NARA Roll Number: 704
Film Number: 444697
Digital Folder Number: 004204490
Image Number: 00167
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Frances Hatfield M 32 Ohio
Mary Hatfield F 36 Ohio
Henery Hatfield M 29 Ohio
Israel J Hatfield F 7 Ohio
Martin V Hatfield M 4 Ohio
Sarah E Hatfield F 3 Ohio
Rebecca C Hatfield F 1 Ohio
 
Source Citation
"United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXQK-4ZW : accessed 24 Aug 2012),
Sarah E Hatfield in household of Frances Hatfield, Miami, Logan, Ohio,
United States; citing dwelling 75, family 75, NARA microfilm publication
M432, roll 704.
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Name: Henry C. Hatfield
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 15 Jan 1904
Death Place: Weir City, Kansas
Age: 63
Birth Date: 1841
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Race: White
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B54508-4
System Origin: Kansas-EASy
Source Film Number: 1404801
Reference Number: BK1888-1904 P228
 
Source Citation
"Kansas, Deaths and Burials, 1885-1930," index, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FW2Q-9XM : accessed 24 Aug 2012),
Henry C. Hatfield, 1841.


	Henry C Hatfield [D1422] b.1841 22 May - Oh d.1904 14 Jan - Weir, Crawford Co., KS ----- Parents ----- Francis M Hatfield [D1420] Mary Jane "Polly" Harter [D1421] ----- Siblings ----- Henry C Hatfield [D1422] Israel J Hatfield [D1430] Martin Van Buren Hatfield [D1431] Sarah E "Ellen" Hatfield [D1442] Rebecca C Hatfield [D1476] Samuel Ryan Hatfield [D1477] John P Hatfield [D1526] Violetta A Hatfield [D1533] ----- Marriages ----- m02. 1870 23 Feb - Washington, Tazewell Co, IL + Florence Evaline "Flora" Townsend (5 Children) ----- Children ----- Robert A Hatfield [D1425] James Samuel Hatfield [D1426] Adrian E/Z Hatfield [D1427] John K "Kit" Hatfield [D1428] Mary G Hatfield [D1429] b.ca.1841 [ref:Civil War records], OH [speculation] m.(twice) [ref:verbal] d.aft.20Jul1865 [ref:Civil War records] NOTES: Union Army, 32nd regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 20Jul1861: Enlisted as a private and was assigned to Company C of the 32nd regiment; 31Aug1861: Company was mustered in at Camp Dennison, Ohio; 8May1862: Wounded, battle of McDowell, VA; his regiment took part in 22 battles and was captured once; 15Sep1862: Captured in the defense of Harper's Ferry. They were paroled, sent to Annapolis, then to Chicago and Cleveland; 12Jan1863: Exchanged; 18May-4July1863: siege of Vicksburg; 25Sep1864: Appointed Corporal; 20Jul1865: Mustered out with his company at Louisville, KY [ref:Civil War Records]; From: CoxFAA@@aol.com Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:27:49 EDT Subject: Re: Death Certs have arrived To: hb@@ghat.com, smithsa77@@email.com Henry, there is no cause of death or undertaker listed in the Crawford County record. The location of death is Weir City. MD is Dr. Headley. However, the Cherokee Co Death records show HC as having died of Bright's Disease (applied to a number of kidney disorders resulting in Kidney failure). Those records do not list a parent either. He is listed in the official Crawford County summary as "Halfield" as the T is not crossed. He is buried in Hosey Hill Cemetery, Wier Ks WWW.Findagrave.com/cgi-bin?page=gs His Weir Obit says he was a Mason. No parents are mentioned. Dave Cox Palmer, Alaska ------ Source: Frederick Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, 1879. 32nd Regiment Infantry Organized at Mansfield, Ohio, August 20 to September 7, 1861. Left State for Grafton, W. Va., September 15, thence moved to Cheat Mountain Summit. Attached to Kimball's Brigade, Cheat Mountain, District West Virginia, to November, 1861. Milroy's Brigade, Reynolds' Command, Cheat Mountain, District West Virginia, to March, 1862. Milroy's Brigade, Dept. of the Mountains, to June, 1862. Piatt's 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Corps, Pope's Army of Virginia, to July, 1862. Piatt's Brigade, White's Division, Winchester, Va., to September, 1862. Miles' Command, Harper's Ferry, W. Va., September, 1862. Captured September 15, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 17th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, January to December, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 17th Army Corps, to July, 1864. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 17th Army Corps, to April, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 17th Army Corps, to July, 1865. SERVICE.-Action at Greenbrier River, W. Va., October 3-4, 1861. Duty at Greenbrier until December. Action at Camp Allegheny December 13. Duty at Beverly December, 1861, to April, 1862. Expedition on the Seneca April 1-12. Action at Monterey April 12. At Staunton until May 7. Battle of McDowell May 8. Battle of Cross Keys June 8. Duty at Strasburg and Winchester until September. Evacuation of Winchester September 2. Defence of Harper's Ferry, W. Va., September 12-15. Maryland Heights September 12-13. Regiment surrendered September 15. Paroled September 16 and sent to Annapolis, Md., thence to Chicago, Ill., and to Cleveland, Ohio. Exchanged January 12, 1863. Moved to Memphis, Tenn., January 20-25, 1863, thence to Lake Providence, La., February 20, and to Milliken's Bend, La., April 17. Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25-30. Battle of Port Gibson May 1. Raymond May 12. Jackson May 14. Champion's Hill May 16. Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., May 18-July 4. Assaults on Vicksburg May 19 and 22. Surrender of Vicksburg July 4, and garrison duty there until February, 1864. Expedition to Monroe, La., August 20-September 2, 1863. Expedition to Canton October 14-20. Bogue Chitto Creek October 17. Meridian Campaign February 3-March 2. Baker's Creek February 5. Moved to Clifton, Tenn., thence march to Ackworth, Ga., April 21-June 8. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign, June 8-September 8. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Nickajack Creek July 2-5. Howell's Ferry July 5. Chattahoochie River July 6-17. Leggett's or Bald Hill July 20-21. Battle of Atlanta July 22. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. Lovejoy Station September 2-6. Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama September 29-November 3. Shadow Church and Westbrook's near Fairburn October 2. March to the sea November 15-December 10. Louisville November 30. Siege of Savannah December 10-21. Campaign of the Carolinas January to April, 1865. Salkehatchie Swamp, S. C., February 2-5. River's Bridge, Salkehatchie River, February 3. South Edisto River February 9. Orangeburg February 11-12. Columbia February 15-17. Fayetteville, N. C., March 11. Battle of Bentonville March 20-21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 24. Advance on Raleigh April 10-14. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 20. Grand Review May 24. Moved to Louisville, Ky., June 8. Mustered out July 20, 1865. Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 99 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 143 Enlisted men by disease. Total 240. ----- Source: Mansfield Daily Shield, November 24, 1895. Title: The 32nd OVI: Colonel Thomas H. Ford Its First Commander Last Sunday the Shield gave a very concise account of the veterans from Richland County and what they did in the three months service. It is the purpose today to give a partial account of what was done in the three years' service. The First regiment organized was the Thirty-second. When it was organized, Thomas H. Ford was made colonel; E.H. Swinney, lieutenant colonel; S.M. Hewett, major; R.F. Jackson, adjutant; and R.H. Bentley, quartermaster. September 3 the Thirty-second received orders to repair to Camp Dennison. Though not quite full the colonel left recruiting officers behind to fill the quota as fast as possible. Early Tuesday morning the regiment left Camp Buckingham, near this city, and marched to the depot where 16 passenger cars awaited them into which they went and were soon leaving home. This was the first regiment that left Richland county for the three years' service. War was a reality now. They were leaving home, many of them forever, others to come back only in the body, while the spirit had gone to its maker from some lonely glen or dale; others, maimed for life, while others, who are yet living, came back in the full vigor of manhood to recount in story and song their life in the camp, on the march and in the field. Arriving at Camp Dennison the regiment was completed, armed and equipped for service and spent some time drilling and preparing for active duty. September 15, 1861, the regiment left Camp Dennison for West Virginia. As was the case with most, if not all of the first regiments from Ohio, they were poorly equipped and armed with the almost useless old smooth bore muskets of bygone days. The regiment was moved by railroad and arrived at Grafton, Sept. 18, and marched the next day for Beverly, West Virginia, where it arrived the 22nd. At this point Col. Ford reported for orders to Brigadier General Reynolds, then commanding the district of Cheat Mountain, with headquarters at Huttonsville, and was assigned to the command then stationed on Cheat Mountain summit with Col. Nathan Kimball of the Fourteenth Indiana Volunteers, commanding the post. The Thirty-second had been hurried to the field without discipline of any kind; in fact it was hardly organized. Here upon the rugged heights of Cheat Mountain, amid the wild scenery of the Alleghanies, the regiment received its first lesson in the art of war. October 3, 1861, the Thirty-second, under orders, made a forward movement and led the advance of the army against Grenbrier, Virginia, through the mountains and pines of that region by midnight. The regiment remained at Greenbrier during the fall of 1861 engaged in watching the movements of the enemy, who were commanded by that afterwards renowned rebel, General Robert E. Lee. December 13th part of the Thirty-second, under command of Captain Hamilton, accompanied General Milroy in his advance on Camp Alleghany. In his report General Milroy complimented the regiment very highly on its charge into the camp of the enemy. The loss of the regiment in the engagement was four killed and 14 wounded, some severely. On the return from this expedition it was ordered to Beverly, where it remained the rest of that severe winter. The time was profitably spent in still further disciplining and organizing the regiment, which made necessary some changes in the roster. The following named officers retired and there places were filled from the ranks; Capt. J.A. Lacy, company A; W.M. Stanley, company K, and J. Dyer, of company I; Chaplain Nickerson, first lieutenants, C.C. Brandt, J.W. McLaughlin, A.J. Spaulding and C.C. Nichols; second lieutenants, John Vanmeter, H.H. Fickel, B.F. Guck, R.F. Jackson, (adjutant) George F. Jack, W.H.H. Case and D. Stambaugh; surgeon John N. Mowery also retired and was succeeded by Dr. J.G. Buchanan of Wellsville, Ohio. Still retained in Gen. Milroy's command, the regiment took the advance of the expedition under that officer which resulted in the capture of Camp Alleghany, Huntersville, Monterey and McDowell. About May 1, a further advance was made to near Buffalo Gap, seven miles from Staunton, Virginia. The enemy was met at this point and after some severe fighting, the national forces fell back to the main army and camped at McDowell in the Bull Pasture Valley where Generals Schenck and Milroy had united their forces numbering about 7,000 men. The regiment then went through a number of fiercely contested battles until Sept. 1, 1862, when it participated in a bloody fight at Harper's Ferry and after losing 10 men was surrounded by a superior force and captured. The regiment was paroled and sent to Annapolis, Maryland, whence it was transferred to Chicago, Illinois. In the defense of Harper's Ferry the regiment lost some gallant officers and brave men. Captain S.R. Breese, Company H, who succeeded Captain Baer, was killed by a musket ball. Captain W.W. Worden lost a leg. Lieut A.G. Hostetter was severely wounded in the foot and Lieut. E.B. Adams of Company F lost a hand. Col.d Ford was placed under arrest and sent to Washington for trial by jury commission on the charge of having neglected his duty in the defense of Maryland Heights. This trial resulted in his dismissal from the service November 3, 1862, by order of the War Department. The evidence afterward adduced proved almost conclusively the correctness of Colonel Ford's position and that he was not, as he asserted, in any case to blame for the day's disaster. That he was made a "scapegoat" to shield the blunders of a superior officer was pretty well established and he was afterward reinstated by President Lincoln, but he declined to serve. At Chicago the regiment became almost completely demoralized. It had not been paid for eight months, and many of the men took French leave and went home to look after their families. Capt. B.F. Potts was sent to Columbus to ask Gov. Todd to procure an order from the War Department, transferring the Thirty-second to Camp Taylor near Cleveland. This application was successful, and the Thirty-second, or all that was left of it, 35 men, arrived at Camp Taylor on December 1, 1862. In December, Capt. B.F. Potts was appointed by Gov. Todd, lieutenant colonel of the regiment and that energetic officer went immediately to work reconstructing the regiment. Within 10 days order prevailed and 800 men had reported for duty. This happy result was not attained however without decisive action in the case of several officers, who were charged with exciting dissatisfaction and revolt among the men. Secretary Stanton of the War Department ordered their instant dismissal, which ordered was consummated on Dec. 23, 1862. The men were paid in full and Jan. 12, 1863, were declared to be exchanged or "fell from their parole." Jan. 18 orders were received to proceed to Memphis, Tennessee. In reorganizing the regiment, Lieut. Col. Potts was made colonel, quartermaster R.H. Bentley, lieutenant colonel; Capt. A.M. Crumbacker, major; Assistant Surgeon Brundige, surgeon; and George Sinclair, captain. The regiment left Camp Taylor on Jan. 20, reached Memphis on Jan. 25, 1863, and was assigned to Logan's division, Seventeenth Army Corps. At the battle of Champion Hills the Thirty-second made a bayonet charge and captured the First Mississippi rebel battery - men guns, and horses - with a loss of 24 men. For this gallant achievement the battery was turned over to the regiment and was manned by Company F during the entire siege of Vicksburg. The total loss of the regiment during the entire campaign and siege of Vicksburg was 225, rank and file. It participated in the battles of Port Gibson, Raymond, Jackson, Champion Hills; was in the extreme front of Logan's division when Vicksburg surrendered and was assigned to post duty under Logan. In August, 1862, the regiment accompanied Stevenson's expedition to Monroe, Iowa, and McPherson's expedition to Brownville, Mississippi, in October of the same year. It was also with Sherman in February, 1864, at Meridian and lost 22 men at Baker's Creek, Mississippi, Feb. 5, 1864, in which last engagement Capt. W.A. McAllister was severely wounded while gallantly leading the advance. Col. Potts had been assigned to the command of the Second Brigade, Third Division, Seventeenth Army Corps, in the autumn of 1863, and was thereafter but seldom in command of the regiment. In December and January, 1863-64, more than three-fourths of the regiment re-enlisted as veterans and March 4, 1864, was furloughed home. The regiment rejoined the army at Cairo, Illinois, April 21, with its rank largely augmented by recruits. The only change made while at home was the addition of of Dr. T.P. Bond of Champaign County, as assistant surgeon. The regiment joined General Sherman at Ackworth, Georgia, June 10, 1864, and Adjutant General A.G. Phillips of Mansfield was killed and Captains Huber and Potts were severely wounded on September 22, in one of the battles before Atlanta. After the fall of Atlanta, the Thirty-second moved with the army in pursuit of Hood, after which it rejoined General Sherman and accompanied him on his march to the sea. The regiment was present at the surrender of Johnston's army on May 1, 1865, and was mustered out of service July 20. It proceeded to Columbus, where the men received their final discharge on July 26, 1865. The Thirty-second entered the field Sept. 15, 1861, 150 strong, and during the war received more than 1600 recruits. Only 565 remained at its muster out. It is believed that the regiment lost and recruited more men than any other from Ohio. ---------------------------------------- Name: Henry C. Hatfield Residence: Precinct 6, Lamar, Texas Birthdate: 1835 Birthplace: Ohio, United States Relationship to Head: Self Spouse's Name: Florence Hatfield Spouse's Birthplace: Ohio, United States Father's Name: Father's Birthplace: Ohio, United States Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace: Ohio, United States Race or Color (Expanded): White Ethnicity (Standardized): American Gender: Male Martial Status: Married Age (Expanded): 45 years Occupation: Farmer NARA Film Number: T9-1314 Page: 199 Page Character: C Entry Number: 3519 Film number: 1255314 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF Henry C. Hatfield M 45 Ohio, United States WIFE Florence Hatfield F 29 Ohio, United States SON Robert Hatfield M 9 Missouri, United States SON Samuel J. Hatfield M 5 Iowa, United States Adrian Z. Hatfield M 21 Iowa, United States William Kenney M 24 Kentucky, United States Source Citation "United States Census, 1880," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFN5-KVX : accessed 24 Aug 2012), Henry C. Hatfield, Precinct 6, Lamar, Texas; citing sheet 199C, family 0, NARA microfilm publication T9-1314. ----------------------------------- Name: Henry C Hatfield Estimated Birth Year: 1840 Gender: Male Age in 1870: 30y Color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, Indian): White Birthplace: Ohio Home in 1870: Ohio, United States Household Gender Age Birthplace Henry C Hatfield M 30y Ohio Sarah Hatfield F 19y Ohio Samuel West M 18y Ohio Source Citation "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6G9-BGP : accessed 24 Aug 2012), Henry C Hatfield in household of Henry C Hatfield, Ohio, United States; citing p. 67, family 500, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 552776. ------------------------------------- Name: Sarah E Hatfield Event: Census Event Date: 1850 Event Place: Miami, Logan, Ohio, United States Gender: Female Age: 3 Marital Status: Race (Original): Race (Standardized): Birthplace: Ohio Estimated Birth Year: 1847 Dwelling House Number: 75 Family Number: 75 Line Number: 33 NARA Publication Number: M432 NARA Roll Number: 704 Film Number: 444697 Digital Folder Number: 004204490 Image Number: 00167 Household Gender Age Birthplace Frances Hatfield M 32 Ohio Mary Hatfield F 36 Ohio Henery Hatfield M 29 Ohio Israel J Hatfield F 7 Ohio Martin V Hatfield M 4 Ohio Sarah E Hatfield F 3 Ohio Rebecca C Hatfield F 1 Ohio Source Citation "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXQK-4ZW : accessed 24 Aug 2012), Sarah E Hatfield in household of Frances Hatfield, Miami, Logan, Ohio, United States; citing dwelling 75, family 75, NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 704. --------------------------------------- Name: Henry C. Hatfield Gender: Male Burial Date: Burial Place: Death Date: 15 Jan 1904 Death Place: Weir City, Kansas Age: 63 Birth Date: 1841 Birthplace: Occupation: Race: White Marital Status: Spouse's Name: Father's Name: Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B54508-4 System Origin: Kansas-EASy Source Film Number: 1404801 Reference Number: BK1888-1904 P228 Source Citation "Kansas, Deaths and Burials, 1885-1930," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FW2Q-9XM : accessed 24 Aug 2012), Henry C. Hatfield, 1841.