Latest Update on 14th February, 1999

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the 4th (3 month service) or (3 year service) or the men who served in this regiment....please email to :
Shortyhack@aol.com
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I have the roster of all of the companies of the 4th Regt.
( 3 month service) and (3 year service)
If you would
like me to check for a specific soldier...just email me the name.
I will provide rank, age, date of entering the service, period of service
and remarks.

Upon discharge from the 142nd he enlisted on Oct 5, 1864 at the age of 23 as a private in the 66th OVI to serve for one year, [ as a substitute for John Vernon ] serving until the end of the war. In the 66th, he was at Atlanta and with Sherman on the march to the sea. He was in Raleigh, N. Carolina when Johnson surrendered.

John DeWitt served a total of 48 months in the infantry in 4 different regiments. He spent a total of 4 months in hospitals. [ information gleaned from his service and pension records. ] The 1890 Special Union Veteran's Census lists cause of disability...." chronic diarrea, Hart disease, kidney problems, rhumatism, and lung problems" His pension application states that he was no longer able to work at his occupation as a blacksmith and was running a dry goods store with his wife Mary.

[ John T DeWitt was the g.g.grandfather of Grace-Marie Moore Hackwell. He was born on July 11, 1841 in Holmes Co., OH. He married Mary Ann Hoagland on Dec. 12, 1865 and they were the parents of Charles, Alonzo, Estella and her twin George and Marcus. John died on May 11, 1914 in Brinkhaven, Knox, OH. He is buried in the Brinkhaven Cemetery and his headstone reads ..." John T. DeWitt, 4th OVI. " There is a bronze GAR
star at his grave site. ]
Submitted by....Shortyhack@aol.com (Grace-Marie Moore Hackwell

Clark, Henry H.....born 1834, died 1914 and buried at Norman IOOF Cemetery, in Norman, Cleveland Co., OK. Headston reads Co. A. 4th, OVI. [note...he does not appear on either the 3 month or 3 year roster.] Married to Caroline.

Hawn/Hann, Henry.....served as a private in Co. E. He was 21 years old when he join in June 4th, 1861 for 3 years. He was mustered out with the company on June 21, 1864.
Henry Hawn appears on the 1890 OK Territorial Census p1124; the 1890 Census of Veterans for Oklahoma Territory; and the 1898 Clayton Twp., Payne County Oklahoma Territory Assessor's Census. His wife was Jane Pruitt. "Henry Hawn died at his home in Clayton Tuesday 19 July 1898 aged about 58 years...an old soldier...Funeral Wednesday with burial in the cemetery south of Clayton. " There is no marker
for his grave, and the cemetery (in Payne Co. , OK.) has been abandoned for many years (about 50).

Krug, Benamah....1841-1923 , served in Co. F. as a private. Was 21 when he joined the regiment in June 5, 1861 for a 3 year term. He was discharged at Washington D.C. on Oct 28, 1863 by order of General Wadsworth. Krug was married to Harriet. He is buried at the Enid Cemetery., at Enid, Garfield County, OK.

Parks, Gilbert Martin.....1845-1907 , inlisted in the 3 month unit on April 20, 1861. He was 18 years old. He was mustered out on June 12, 1861 with the expiration of his service. He reenlisted in the new 3 year regiment on June 1, 1861. He was wounded at battles of Chancellorsville ( May 3, 1863), at Mine Run (Nov. 28, 1863) and at Spottsylvania (May12, 1864). He was mustered out with company on June 21, 1864. Parks married Jessie Clyde and he is buried at the Enid Cemetery, in Enid, Garfield County., OK.

[NOTE....The cemetery information on the above names of Clark, Hawn, Krug, and Parks were sent to me from Mahlon Erickson (Merickson@stillwater.k12.ok.us) who located these men buried in Oklahoma cemeteries. Many thanks for this information.]