James Mote (1839 - 1893)

Born 1839 in Newark, Licking, Ohio, United States

Died 1893 at about age 54 in El Dorado, California, United States

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Biography

Cpl James Mote served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 15 Aug 1862
Mustered out: 13 Jun 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 103rd Ohio Infantry, Company A

James was born in 1839. James enlisted in Company A of the 103rd OVI on 15 Aug 1862. He was promoted to Corporal on 24 Nov 1862. James was captured at the Battle of Blue Springs on 5 Oct 1863. He was a prisoner of war at the Andersonville Stockade, Georgia; transferred to Millen Prison, Georgia, 11 Nov 1864. Mustered out at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio by Order of the War Department on 13 Jun 1865. James was living in San Francisco, California by 1886. James' wife Martha, filed for a widow's pension on 8 Apr 1893. He passed away in 1893.

103rd OVI Memorial Foundation

The 103rd O.V.I. is a private organization whose members are all direct descendants of the veterans of the 103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. We are always discovering new members; if you believe that you might be a member please contact us. We will check our records; if you are a descendant you are welcome to join us for the entire week of our annual reunion. [1]

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74318677/james-mote: accessed 04 June 2023), memorial page for James Mote (1839–1893), Find a Grave Memorial ID 74318677, citing Grizzly Flats Cemetery, Grizzly Flat, El Dorado County, California, USA; Maintained by Paul & Sherida Hodel (contributor 46636795).

• The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288; Roll: 339

• Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.

• California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4-2A; CSL Roll Number: 60; FHL Roll Number: 977210