Emery E. Crawford (1843 - 1917)

Born 8 Oct 1843 in Vermont, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Walker) Crawford — married 8 Jun 1872 in Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

Died 26 Feb 1917 at age 73 in Willoughby, Lake, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Emery was born in 1844. He served in the 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company F during the Civil War. Per the 1890 Veteran’s census his right leg was shot off and per his Civil War Pension Documents, he lost his right leg above the knee.

Books

The Story of a Thousand by Albion Winegar Tourgée, page 407 and Appendices, published by S. McGerald & Son, 1896

Enlisted into Company F of the 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry on August 6, 1862 at age 18 as Private. He was captured with the forage train near Murfreesboro on January 21, 1863 and later paroled. He was wounded at the Battle of Perryville on October 8, 1862 and again at the Battle of Chickamauga on September 19, 1863. He was discharged on March 18, 1865 for disability.

House Documents, 39th Congress, 1st Session, Artificial Limbs Furnished to Soldiers, page 20

In this book, Emery is included in a list of soldiers who were provided with an artificial limb by the U. S. government. The document notes he was a Private in Company F of the 105th Ohio, his residence was Mentor, Ohio and he was provided with an artificial leg manufactured by Small & McMillan at a cost of $75 on September 12, 1865.

Newspapers

“Cleveland Daily Leader”, (Cleveland, Ohio), 1863-Oct-10, page 3

• On list of Wounded in the 105th O.V.I.

Letters

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

Dear juliaett I have not reseived any leters from you since I got back to camp Emery got one from his folks yesterday and they rote that you had gon up to your Sisters to stay three or four weeks so I suppose you have not reseived my leters of late however i hear from you once in a while and hear that you are well So I feel contented about you

The Regiment went out on a Scouting expatition last tusday and was going to be gon six days it has not got back yet but we expect it in to day the Colonel ordered us parolled men to go out with the Regiment when it went but only three of them went out I cant find out what is to be don with us yet but I expect that we will be compeled to go to doing duty again before we ar exchanged ...

Letter from Charles C. Caley to his wife, Juliaett, 20-Mar-1863, page 1, from Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Dear juliaett again I Sit down to rite you a fu lines hoping it will find you wel I have not got over my coald yet but I am much beter than I have ben for some days but I have not got so I can talk yet Royal [i.e., Pvt. Royal Prouty, Co. F, 105th Ohio Infantry] has ben so that he cant talk for nearly two weeks for my part I cant See why So many loos thair speach it must be on acount of their laying on the coald damp ground Emery is wel he is out with the regiment it Started out on a Scouting expadition wednesday ...

Letter from Charles C. Caley to his wife, Juliaett, 23-Jun-1863, page 3, from Murfreesboro, Tennessee

... we heard yesterday that Isack Burnett [i.e., Pvt. Isaac Burnett, Co. F, 105th Ohio Infantry] has ben taken to columbus as a deserter But I guess Ike did not intend to desert he is a good boy or always has ben when he was with us and always ready to do his duty

last Sunday a man belonging to Co A was braught to camp for trying to desert he was taken prisinor the Same time I was and runaway from columbus he is in the guard house now I dont no what is to be don with him thair has ben a number Shot here this Sumer for desertion I hope thair will be no one Shot in this regiment I Should hate to See any of our boys Shot Emery Crawford has got Sore eyes it wil be bad on them marching in the dust all the boys are feeling wel now in our company Emery was over to See Lon Sunday he and Tom Casey are wel I have got to pack up my napSack and get ready for inspection at four o clock ...

Letter from Charles C. Caley to his wife, Juliaett, 24-Sep-1863, pages 4 and 7, from Chattanooga, about the Battle of Chickamauga

... we had a great many wounded but not but a fu killed thoes in our co was E Crawford Severly in the ankel and will probably have to have his leg taken off O Dimmick [i.e., Pvt. Orlando Dimmick, Co. F, 105th Ohio Infantry] wounded in the hand Corp King [i.e., Corp. John Harvey King, Co. F, 105th Ohio Infantry] in the leg and H. F. March [i.e., Pvt. Henry March, Co. F, 105th Ohio Infantry] also in the leg and R. B. Barlas [i.e., Pvt. Robert Barlass, Co. F, 105th Ohio Infantry] Woodard [i.e., Pvt. Dwight H. Woodard, Co. F, 105th Ohio Infantry] was wounded but I dont no whare the rest of us got off all right a Small Shot hit my right Shoe just above the Sole and went through just enough to make a mark on my foot we retreated back about two milds Stayed untill about darck and went back to or near the plaice we had faught it being my turn I went out on picket and Stayed untill the next morning and was relieved ...

... but charging to far we got through their lines and they tryed to close in on us but as we had cut through of cours we could cut our way out again and did So loading and firing all the time through the charge our los was very Small loosing but ten men in the charge Co F loss was C. R. Brown [i.e., Pvt. Charles R. Brown, Co. F, 105th Ohio Infantry] and George Martin [i.e., Pvt. George Martin, Co. F, 105th Ohio Infantry] I Suppose they wer wounded and fel in the hands of the enamy as we of course had to leave the field the wounded of the day before was at a house and Some of them fel in the hands of the Rebels I am Sorey for the boys I Should like to See Emery and all the rest of them ...

Sources

Census

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC2H-73G : 12 April 2016), Emury E Crawford in household of Josiah Crawford, Woodford, Bennington, Vermont, United States; citing family 21, 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-1NP : 14 June 2019), Emory Crawford in entry for Josiah Crawford, 1870.

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M89X-N85 : 16 July 2017), Emery Crawford, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 89, sheet 466B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1038; FHL microfilm 1,255,038.

"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-QTZ : 11 March 2018), Emory Crawford, 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-VG1 : accessed 8 July 2019), Emery E Crawford, Willoughby Township Willoughby village, Lake, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 68, sheet 4B, family 97, 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-5YB : accessed 8 July 2019), Emery Crawford, Willoughby, Lake, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 87, sheet 8B, family 164, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1203; FHL microfilm 1,375,216.

Marriage

"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD24-3Q8 : 10 February 2018), Emery E. Crawford and Maggie Walker, 08 Jun 1872; citing Intended Marriage, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, , Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.

Military

"United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6HF-Y2W : 11 March 2018), Emery Crawford, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,634,529.

"United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS62-84S : 4 December 2014), Emery Crawfford, Private, Company F, 105th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M552 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 23; FHL microfilm 882,236.

"United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSMY-83K : 4 December 2014), Emery Crawford, Private, Company F, 105th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M552 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 23; FHL microfilm 882,236.

"United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD5W-TMM : 13 March 2018), Emery Crawford, 1865.

"United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHDJ-HML : 24 March 2016), Emery Crawford, 1865.

Death

"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8NB-4MQ : 9 March 2018), Emery Crawford, 26 Feb 1917; citing Willoughby, Lake Co., Ohio, reference fn 11724; FHL microfilm 1,983,934.

"Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK5C-L9Z : 8 December 2014), Emery Crawford, 26 Feb 1917; from "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing vol. , certificate number , Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116372838/emery-e-crawford: accessed 16 May 2023), memorial page for Emery E Crawford (8 Oct 1843–26 Feb 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 116372838, citing Willoughby Village Cemetery, Willoughby, Lake County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by ♛W.K.K. CROWN ESTATE♛ (contributor 49326523).