West Jefferson in Days Gone By - series 96 by Charlie Miller
Madison County in the War – Company E, 3rd Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was formed in London, Ohio, and mustered into the regular service on June 30, 1898. The Company contained 109 officers and men. It was mustered in as an addition to the Ohio National Guard. Co. E left London on Thursday, June 23, 1898, for Camp Bushnell at Columbus. There were three more companies formed in London but they were never mustered into the service. The following men from West Jefferson were in Company E.
William Bishop - PVT 21, sick in St. Francis Hospital, October 20-24, 1898
Charles Burns - PVT 25, mustered out with Company
Joseph Cartwright – PVT 20, “
William Cartwright – PVT 22, “
Grant Dennison – PVT 33, “
William Furrow – PVT 21, “
Michael Garrick – PVT 23 “
Charles Hart – PVT 19 “
John Hann – PVT 22 mustered out October 26, 1898
Harley Neighborgall – PVT mustered out with Company
Joseph Pearce – PVT 25 “
Henry Prior – PVT 25 “
Homer Roberts PVT 19 “
Monah Sweetman PVT 27 mustered out October 29, 1898
The 3rd Regiment O. V. I. Contained 12 companies. Some of the Regiment had already departed for the South before Co. E had joined it. The Regiment left Columbus on May 18th arriving at Tampa, Fl. May 23, 1898. It left Tampa by rail arriving at Fernandina, Florida on July 25th. It left Fernandina by rail on August 29, 1898, arriving at Huntsville, Alabama on August 31st. It left Huntsville on September 14, 1898, arriving in Columbus on September 15th, furloughed from September 16 to October 16, 1898, and mustered out on October 26, 1898.