HARRISON SHRIEVES
Was born in Lancaster, Ohio, November 16, 1846, where he spent his boyhood, receiving such advantages in education as were afforded by the schools of his native town. Fired by the prevailing patriotic feeling he left school when he was sixteen and enlisted in the three-months service under Captain Henley, and went to Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio, in the latter part of 1862. At the expiration of his three-months' term he re-enlisted in the Tenth Ohio Cavalry. On the reorganization of his company he was made Sergeant, and was afterward promoted to First or Orderly Sergeant.
He participated in all the active service of that Regiment, down to the time of the famous march through Georgia, where in a charge on the enemy at a place called Bear Creek he received a wound which necessitated his being carried in an ambulance the rest of the way to the sea. The charge was considered a brilliant affair, and he received the approbation of his officers for the daring displayed in leading the way and enthusing his company with his own spirit. We can hardly conceive a more disagreeable position than to hear the thunder of the guns and see the triumphs of the Union cause in that famous " march to the sea," without being able to participate in the brilliant achievements. On his arrival at Savannah he received a furlough, and visited his home in Ohio, where he remained until able to report for duty, when he rejoined his regiment in 1865, which was, however, soon disbanded. His career, short as it was, was long enough to stamp his character with the soldierly qualities of bravery and endurance.
In 1866 he went to St. Joseph, Missouri, where he engaged in merchandising. While there he was appointed Cashier for the Union Pacific Railroad, which position he was obliged to resign on account of his failing health, which had been much impaired by the necessary hardships to be endured, as well as the severe wounds he received. He turned his steps towards California, the land supposed, above all others, to be best fitted to restore impaired health. Soon after reaching California he was appointed conductor on one of the trains of the Central Pacific Railroad. He was married to Miss Lou C. Tufly, February 21, 1871. Their dreams of domestic happiness were, however, rudely broken by his untimely death, which occurred March 11, 1874. The hardships of camp life on his boyish frame, together with the severe wound, cut short a promising career and swelled by a unit the number of victims of the great Rebellion and the price of establishing a free government.
The widow of the subject of this sketch resides in what is called the Governor's house, or the Nye Mansion, which was occupied by that famous man during the Territorial existence of Nevada. It passed into her possession June 15, 1880.
Was born in Lancaster, Ohio, November 16, 1846, where he spent his boyhood, receiving such advantages in education as were afforded by the schools of his native town. Fired by the prevailing patriotic feeling he left school when he was sixteen and enlisted in the three-months service under Captain Henley, and went to Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio, in the latter part of 1862. At the expiration of his three-months' term he re-enlisted in the Tenth Ohio Cavalry. On the reorganization of his company he was made Sergeant, and was afterward promoted to First or Orderly Sergeant.
He participated in all the active service of that Regiment, down to the time of the famous march through Georgia, where in a charge on the enemy at a place called Bear Creek he received a wound which necessitated his being carried in an ambulance the rest of the way to the sea. The charge was considered a brilliant affair, and he received the approbation of his officers for the daring displayed in leading the way and enthusing his company with his own spirit. We can hardly conceive a more disagreeable position than to hear the thunder of the guns and see the triumphs of the Union cause in that famous " march to the sea," without being able to participate in the brilliant achievements. On his arrival at Savannah he received a furlough, and visited his home in Ohio, where he remained until able to report for duty, when he rejoined his regiment in 1865, which was, however, soon disbanded. His career, short as it was, was long enough to stamp his character with the soldierly qualities of bravery and endurance.
In 1866 he went to St. Joseph, Missouri, where he engaged in merchandising. While there he was appointed Cashier for the Union Pacific Railroad, which position he was obliged to resign on account of his failing health, which had been much impaired by the necessary hardships to be endured, as well as the severe wounds he received. He turned his steps towards California, the land supposed, above all others, to be best fitted to restore impaired health. Soon after reaching California he was appointed conductor on one of the trains of the Central Pacific Railroad. He was married to Miss Lou C. Tufly, February 21, 1871. Their dreams of domestic happiness were, however, rudely broken by his untimely death, which occurred March 11, 1874. The hardships of camp life on his boyish frame, together with the severe wound, cut short a promising career and swelled by a unit the number of victims of the great Rebellion and the price of establishing a free government.
The widow of the subject of this sketch resides in what is called the Governor's house, or the Nye Mansion, which was occupied by that famous man during the Territorial existence of Nevada. It passed into her possession June 15, 1880.
HARRISON SHRIEVES
Was born in Lancaster, Ohio, November 16, 1846, where he spent his boyhood, receiving such advantages in education as were afforded by the schools of his native town. Fired by the prevailing patriotic feeling he left school when he was sixteen and enlisted in the three-months service under Captain Henley, and went to Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio, in the latter part of 1862. At the expiration of his three-months' term he re-enlisted in the Tenth Ohio Cavalry. On the reorganization of his company he was made Sergeant, and was afterward promoted to First or Orderly Sergeant.
He participated in all the active service of that Regiment, down to the time of the famous march through Georgia, where in a charge on the enemy at a place called Bear Creek he received a wound which necessitated his being carried in an ambulance the rest of the way to the sea. The charge was considered a brilliant affair, and he received the approbation of his officers for the daring displayed in leading the way and enthusing his company with his own spirit. We can hardly conceive a more disagreeable position than to hear the thunder of the guns and see the triumphs of the Union cause in that famous " march to the sea," without being able to participate in the brilliant achievements. On his arrival at Savannah he received a furlough, and visited his home in Ohio, where he remained until able to report for duty, when he rejoined his regiment in 1865, which was, however, soon disbanded. His career, short as it was, was long enough to stamp his character with the soldierly qualities of bravery and endurance.
In 1866 he went to St. Joseph, Missouri, where he engaged in merchandising. While there he was appointed Cashier for the Union Pacific Railroad, which position he was obliged to resign on account of his failing health, which had been much impaired by the necessary hardships to be endured, as well as the severe wounds he received. He turned his steps towards California, the land supposed, above all others, to be best fitted to restore impaired health. Soon after reaching California he was appointed conductor on one of the trains of the Central Pacific Railroad. He was married to Miss Lou C. Tufly, February 21, 1871. Their dreams of domestic happiness were, however, rudely broken by his untimely death, which occurred March 11, 1874. The hardships of camp life on his boyish frame, together with the severe wound, cut short a promising career and swelled by a unit the number of victims of the great Rebellion and the price of establishing a free government.
The widow of the subject of this sketch resides in what is called the Governor's house, or the Nye Mansion, which was occupied by that famous man during the Territorial existence of Nevada. It passed into her possession June 15, 1880.
Was born in Lancaster, Ohio, November 16, 1846, where he spent his boyhood, receiving such advantages in education as were afforded by the schools of his native town. Fired by the prevailing patriotic feeling he left school when he was sixteen and enlisted in the three-months service under Captain Henley, and went to Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio, in the latter part of 1862. At the expiration of his three-months' term he re-enlisted in the Tenth Ohio Cavalry. On the reorganization of his company he was made Sergeant, and was afterward promoted to First or Orderly Sergeant.
He participated in all the active service of that Regiment, down to the time of the famous march through Georgia, where in a charge on the enemy at a place called Bear Creek he received a wound which necessitated his being carried in an ambulance the rest of the way to the sea. The charge was considered a brilliant affair, and he received the approbation of his officers for the daring displayed in leading the way and enthusing his company with his own spirit. We can hardly conceive a more disagreeable position than to hear the thunder of the guns and see the triumphs of the Union cause in that famous " march to the sea," without being able to participate in the brilliant achievements. On his arrival at Savannah he received a furlough, and visited his home in Ohio, where he remained until able to report for duty, when he rejoined his regiment in 1865, which was, however, soon disbanded. His career, short as it was, was long enough to stamp his character with the soldierly qualities of bravery and endurance.
In 1866 he went to St. Joseph, Missouri, where he engaged in merchandising. While there he was appointed Cashier for the Union Pacific Railroad, which position he was obliged to resign on account of his failing health, which had been much impaired by the necessary hardships to be endured, as well as the severe wounds he received. He turned his steps towards California, the land supposed, above all others, to be best fitted to restore impaired health. Soon after reaching California he was appointed conductor on one of the trains of the Central Pacific Railroad. He was married to Miss Lou C. Tufly, February 21, 1871. Their dreams of domestic happiness were, however, rudely broken by his untimely death, which occurred March 11, 1874. The hardships of camp life on his boyish frame, together with the severe wound, cut short a promising career and swelled by a unit the number of victims of the great Rebellion and the price of establishing a free government.
The widow of the subject of this sketch resides in what is called the Governor's house, or the Nye Mansion, which was occupied by that famous man during the Territorial existence of Nevada. It passed into her possession June 15, 1880.
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