Francis M. Call (1843 - 1923)

Born 13 Dec 1843 in Mentor, Lake, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Died 17 Apr 1923 at age 79 in Painesville, Lake, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Francis was born in 1843. He was the son of Rufus Call. He passed away in 1923.

Note: All records are consistent with Francis birth in December 1843 EXCEPT for FindAGrave.

Books

The Story of a Thousand

Enlisted into Company F of the 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry on July 30, 1862 at age 18 as Private. He was transferred to the 151th Co. 2d Battalion, Veterans Reserve Corps. on May 31, 1864. He was mustered out June 30, 1865 at the end of the war.^[1]

Letters

Letter from Royal Prouty to his sister, Ellen Elizabeth Prouty Carpenter, 2-Jan-1863, 3 pages, from camp near Horse Cave, Kentucky

Camp near Horse Cave, Kentucky

January 2, 1863

Well I will write a few lines and let you know where I am and how I feel. Well, in the first place, we are on a chase after Old Morgan. We get up in the morning and start and go from 18 to 25 miles a day and most of the boys grow fat. I hain’t felt better since I left home. I am a getting fat and if we could keep on the tramp, I would feel better. It does not agree with me to lay in camp and most of the boys say they all feel better when on the march. Charley Radcliffe is as fat as a pig and stands it first rate.

We are sorry we sent for the box but it can’t be helped now. We have not had any mail since Christmas and don’t know when we shall. I will write when I get a chance. We went a rabbit hunting and got a few. One regiment got 200 rabbits yesterday. We did not go a hunting but laid in our tents. It is nice weather here, I can tell you. It is colder some than it was in Tennessee. We have good rail fence to burn. It makes first rate fire. What meat we have we pick it up on the road—that is, when we are on the march.

Christmas Frank Call got a box from home and he give me a fried cake and an apple and he had some butter and give me some. He is a very good boy. He has been sick and looks quite poor in the face. Well, I guess I will wait another day and write some. Direct to Louisville, Kentucky, to follow the regiment.

January 3rd—Well, I will try and write a few lines this morning. Well, we got an order to strike tents yesterday at 2 o’clock and came to this place—Cave City. It is on the railroad. There [are] only 5 or 6 shops here. Last night we got an order to fall in line and give 3 cheers for the news. The news were that our troops had beat the rebels at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and that our cavalry had got all of Old Morgan’s Artillery. We yelled some, I can tell you. It was the only time the 105th has hooted since they left Camp Cleveland.

When we are on the march, we get right along. Well, I will stop till some other time. We don’t know when we will leave here. It may be in 10 minutes. Well, we are a going to Murfreesboro, I guess, but can’t tell. You must write and so will [I]. We don’t know when we shall get our mail nor don’t fret about it. Give my respects to all enquiring friends and tell them I am all right. You must not think about me too much.

I suppose it is cold weather up in Mentor. I would like to be there and get some potato and butter and sausages and bread.

From Royal Prouty

Well Ellen, you may think this is a great letter but I want to do something to pass away the time. I would like to see the boys and all of my folks in Ohio. You done first rate in your last letter in sending those stamps. You must write when you have time. So goodbye for this time.

Does Mother keep well. — Royal Prouty

Letter from Charles C. Caley to his wife, Juliaett, 8-Mar-1863, page 1, from Murfreesboro, Tennessee

... Charley Radcliff [i.e., Pvt. Charles Radcliffe, Co. F, 105th Ohio Infantry] has not ben abel for duty for about three weeks he caught a hard coald and has had the rheumatism Ben yong [i.e., Pvt. Benjamin Young, Co. F, 105th Ohio Infantry] has ben sick with cold for some time frank Call [i.e., Pvt. Francis M. Call, Co. F, 105th Ohio Infantry] has had a lame Side ever since the Batel of peryville [sp. Perryville] and has not ben abel for duty he has applyed for his discharge and he thinks he will get it ..

Sources

1. ↑ The Story of a Thousand by Albion Winegar Tourgée, Appendices, published by S. McGerald & Son, 1896

Census

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQN-G49 : 12 April 2016), Francis Call in household of Rufus Call, Mentor, Lake, Ohio, United States; citing family 205, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M62R-5MC : 14 June 2019), Francis Call, 1870.

"United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K83R-3RT : 11 March 2018), Francis M Call, 1890; citing NARA microfilm publication M123 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 338,233.

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMDH-SXL : accessed 7 July 2019), Francis F Call in household of Asa Lamed, Mentor Township Mentor village, Lake, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 62, sheet 7B, family 166, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,291.

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLFQ-QHF : accessed 7 July 2019), Frank M Call, Mentor, Lake, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 76, sheet 3B, family 73, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1203; FHL microfilm 1,375,216.

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDYT-1GH : accessed 7 July 2019), Francis M Call, Mentor, Lake, Ohio, United States; citing ED 84, sheet 7A, line 50, family 181, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1403; FHL microfilm 1,821,403.

Military

"United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSGR-M6Y : 4 December 2014), Francis M. Call, Private, Company F, 105th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M552 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 16; FHL microfilm 882,229.

"United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHDJ-HM8 : 24 March 2016), Francis M. Call, 1907.

"United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6H4-Z5D : 11 March 2018), Francis M Call, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,634,366.

"United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD59-5D1 : 13 March 2018), Francis M Call, 1878.

Death

"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8RY-3BT : 8 March 2018), Frank M Call, 17 Apr 1923; citing Painesville, Lake, Ohio, reference fn 27230; FHL microfilm 1,992,267.

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