Oscar F. Ayers (abt. 1841 - 1862)

Biography

Private Oscar Ayers served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 17 Nov 1861
Mustered out: 5 Apr 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 68th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, United States Civil War

Private Oscar Ayers Died of Disease at Monterey, Tennessee during The United States Civil War.

Oscar age 20 (about 1839) enlisted on 17 Nov 1861 in the United States Army during the Civil War. He joined Company G, 68th Regiment, Ohio Infantry. ^[1]

Private Oscar F. Ayers died on 5 Apr 1862 at Savannah, Tennessee as a result of disease. He was initially buried in Shiloh Battlefield or hospital cemetery in Tennessee. He was later reinterred at Shiloh National Cemetery, plot 2946, section M.^[2]

Oscar was in a military pension record. He was in the G. 68 Ohio Inf.^[3]

The Civil War

US Civil War: War Between the States Resource Page

Ohio Resource Page US Civil War: War Between the States

Sources

1. ↑ Civil War Research, Oscar F. Ayers; Residence was not listed; 20 years old; Enlisted on 11/7/1861 as a Private; On 12/13/1861 he mustered into "G" Co. OH 68th Infantry; He died of disease on 4/5/1862 at Savannah, TN; Other Information: Buried: Shiloh National Cemetery, Pittsburg Landing, TN; Gravesite: 2946; Federal Pension Information: His Widow (Mary A Ayers) applied for a pension on 1/12/1863; application # 10,305; His Minor Child (J F Smith) applied for a pension on 2/8/1869; application # 171,491; https://civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?U&615677
2. ↑ Memorial for Private Oscar F. Ayers: "Find a Grave", database with images; Find A Grave: Memorial #9012548 (accessed 17 September 2023); Memorial page for PVT Oscar F. Ayers (1841-Apr 1862), citing Shiloh National Cemetery, Shiloh, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA (plot: M, 2946); Maintained by Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (contributor 48353502).
3. ↑ Military: "U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database; The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Number: T288; Roll: 15; Ancestry Record 4654 #1529546 (accessed 17 September 2023); Name: Oscar T Ayers; Gender: Male; Unit: G. 68 Ohio Inf; Relation to Head: Soldier; Spouse: Mary A Ayers; Child: J F Smith; Comments: J. F. Smith, (Gdn.).