Above birthdate appears on his gravemarker. Alternate birthdate: 6 November 1843 (death certificate and obituary).
Death Calls Distinguished
Veteran of the Civil War
Abram Emery Answers
"Taps" At His Home On
Coopermill Road Fri-
day Morning
Abram Emery, age 81, one of the most prominent of the older residents of this city, passed away at his home on Coopermill road at 3 o'clock Friday morning following an illness resulting from a stroke of apoplexy, which he suffered two weeks ago. His condition had been critical for the past two weeks.
Mr. Emery was a veteran of the Civil War, having served during the entire conflict as a member of the 62nd O. V. I., and was in 26 battles. His regiment raised the flag to the top of the flagstaff at Fort Sumpter, after it had been hauled down by the confederate. [sic] He was also with his regiment at the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox, April 9, 1865. He was a member of the G. A. R. and U. V. L., and in 1923 was honored by being elected senior vice commander of the Union Veteran Legion at the 38th national encampment in Pittsburg.
At the close of the Civil War, Mr. Emery returned to Zanesville and engaged in the contracting business and his name is associated with many road and building improvements in Muskingum county. He was well known and highly respected by both old and young, and always had a kindly word and friendly greeting for all. Until his last illness, Mr. Emery had always been in the best of health, and was able to attend to his business duties.
Mr. Emery was the oldest member of the Putnam Presbyterian church and the oldest elder of the church. He united with the church in May of 1858, and maintained his membership and interest in the church until his last illness. Besides his other affiliations, he was a member of the I. O. O. F. lodge of this city.
He was a native of Zanesville, was born Nov. 6, 1843, and was married to Miss Malinda Victor of this city, who died eight years ago. To that union nine children were born, eight surviving, as follows: C. N. Emery, Mrs. George Pfaff, Abram Emery, jr., Mrs. Herbert Russell and Mrs. Eunice Thornberry, all of this city, and Mrs. Sarah Walter, Mrs. P. E. McKinney and Mrs. F. W. Althouse, all of Cleveland. Eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren also survive.
On Nov. 6, 1923, in celebration of his 81st birthday, Mr. Emery entertained a large number of relatives and friends at a dinner at the Clarendon hotel.
The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the residence. Rev. David H. Johnson, pastor of Putnam Presbyterian church, will conduct the services, which will be under the auspices of the U. V. L. Burial in Woodlawn.
Announcement was made Friday night by Captain George H. Playford that plans are being made to have General John A. Reed of Pittsburg, national commander of the U. V. L., to attend the funeral. He will deliver the oration at the grave.
[The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio), Saturday, January 5, 1924, page 1]
Abraham Emery, along with his brother, William, entered into Union service during the Civil War on 1 November 1861 as privates in Co. D., 62nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. William was killed during the assault on Fort Wagner near Charleston, South Carolina on 18 July 1863. Abe always remembered searching the battlefield afterwards to find his brother's body. Abe survived the war and was mustered out 7 December 1865 with the rank of 2nd Sergt. He joined the Hazlett Post no. 81 of the Grand Army of the Republic in Zanesville on 1 June 1881.
The 62nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment, served as follows:
"SERVICE.--Duty at Paw Paw Tunnel and Great Cacapon Creek until March 10, 1862. Advance on Winchester, Va., March 10-15. Reconnaissance to Strasburg March 18-21. Battle of Winchester March 22-23. Mt. Jackson March 25. Strasburg March 27. Woodstock April 1. Edenburg April 2. Expedition to Harrisonburg May 2-4. March to Fredericksburg, Va., May 12-22. Great Cross Roads May 11. March to Front Royal May 25-30. Port Republic June 5. Battle of Port Republic June 9 (cover retreat). Ordered to the Peninsula, Va., June 29. Harrison's Landing July 3-4. At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Movement to Fortress Monroe August 16-23, thence moved to Suffolk, Va., and duty there until December 31. Action on the Blackwater October 25. Expedition from Suffolk December 1-3. Action near Franklin on Blackwater December 2. Zuni December 12. Moved to Norfolk, Va., December 31, thence to Beaufort and New Berne, N. C., January 4, 1863. Moved to Port Royal, S.C., January 25. At St. Helena Island, S. C., until April. Occupation of Folly Island, S.C., April 3 to July 10. Skirmish at Folly Island April 7. Attack on Morris Island, S. C., July 10. Assaults on Fort Wagner, Morris Island, July 11 and 18. Siege operations against Fort Wagner, Morris Island, and against Fort Sumter and Charleston, July 10-September 7. Capture of Forts Wagner and Gregg, Morris Island, September 7. Operations against Charleston until October 31. Moved to Hilton Head, S.C., November 7, and duty there until April, 1864. Regiment reenlisted January 3, 1864. Moved to Yorktown, Va., April. Butler's operations on south side of the James River against Petersburg and Richmond May 4-28. Capture of Bermuda Hundred and City Point May 5. Swift Creek May 9-10. Operations against Fort Darling May 12-16. Battle of Drury's Bluff May 14-16. Bermuda Hundred front May 16-30. Ware Bottom Church May 20. Port Walthal and on the Bermuda Hundred front June 16-17. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Demonstration north of the James at Deep Bottom, August 13-20, 1864. Strawberry Plains August 14-18. New Market Heights, Chaffin's Farm, September 29-October 1. Darbytown Road October 7 and 13. Battle of Fair Oaks October 27-28. Duty in trenches north of the James before Richmond Hill March, 1865. Moved to Hatcher's Run March 27-28. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Rice's Station April 6. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Garrison and guard duty in District of South Anna, Dept. of Virginia, until September. Consolidated with 67th Ohio Infantry September 1, 1865. Mustered out December 7, 1865." [Dyer's _Compendium of the War of Rebellion_, 1908]
Death Calls Distinguished
Veteran of the Civil War
Abram Emery Answers
"Taps" At His Home On
Coopermill Road Fri-
day Morning
Abram Emery, age 81, one of the most prominent of the older residents of this city, passed away at his home on Coopermill road at 3 o'clock Friday morning following an illness resulting from a stroke of apoplexy, which he suffered two weeks ago. His condition had been critical for the past two weeks.
Mr. Emery was a veteran of the Civil War, having served during the entire conflict as a member of the 62nd O. V. I., and was in 26 battles. His regiment raised the flag to the top of the flagstaff at Fort Sumpter, after it had been hauled down by the confederate. [sic] He was also with his regiment at the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox, April 9, 1865. He was a member of the G. A. R. and U. V. L., and in 1923 was honored by being elected senior vice commander of the Union Veteran Legion at the 38th national encampment in Pittsburg.
At the close of the Civil War, Mr. Emery returned to Zanesville and engaged in the contracting business and his name is associated with many road and building improvements in Muskingum county. He was well known and highly respected by both old and young, and always had a kindly word and friendly greeting for all. Until his last illness, Mr. Emery had always been in the best of health, and was able to attend to his business duties.
Mr. Emery was the oldest member of the Putnam Presbyterian church and the oldest elder of the church. He united with the church in May of 1858, and maintained his membership and interest in the church until his last illness. Besides his other affiliations, he was a member of the I. O. O. F. lodge of this city.
He was a native of Zanesville, was born Nov. 6, 1843, and was married to Miss Malinda Victor of this city, who died eight years ago. To that union nine children were born, eight surviving, as follows: C. N. Emery, Mrs. George Pfaff, Abram Emery, jr., Mrs. Herbert Russell and Mrs. Eunice Thornberry, all of this city, and Mrs. Sarah Walter, Mrs. P. E. McKinney and Mrs. F. W. Althouse, all of Cleveland. Eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren also survive.
On Nov. 6, 1923, in celebration of his 81st birthday, Mr. Emery entertained a large number of relatives and friends at a dinner at the Clarendon hotel.
The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the residence. Rev. David H. Johnson, pastor of Putnam Presbyterian church, will conduct the services, which will be under the auspices of the U. V. L. Burial in Woodlawn.
Announcement was made Friday night by Captain George H. Playford that plans are being made to have General John A. Reed of Pittsburg, national commander of the U. V. L., to attend the funeral. He will deliver the oration at the grave.
[The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio), Saturday, January 5, 1924, page 1]
Abraham Emery, along with his brother, William, entered into Union service during the Civil War on 1 November 1861 as privates in Co. D., 62nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. William was killed during the assault on Fort Wagner near Charleston, South Carolina on 18 July 1863. Abe always remembered searching the battlefield afterwards to find his brother's body. Abe survived the war and was mustered out 7 December 1865 with the rank of 2nd Sergt. He joined the Hazlett Post no. 81 of the Grand Army of the Republic in Zanesville on 1 June 1881.
The 62nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment, served as follows:
"SERVICE.--Duty at Paw Paw Tunnel and Great Cacapon Creek until March 10, 1862. Advance on Winchester, Va., March 10-15. Reconnaissance to Strasburg March 18-21. Battle of Winchester March 22-23. Mt. Jackson March 25. Strasburg March 27. Woodstock April 1. Edenburg April 2. Expedition to Harrisonburg May 2-4. March to Fredericksburg, Va., May 12-22. Great Cross Roads May 11. March to Front Royal May 25-30. Port Republic June 5. Battle of Port Republic June 9 (cover retreat). Ordered to the Peninsula, Va., June 29. Harrison's Landing July 3-4. At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Movement to Fortress Monroe August 16-23, thence moved to Suffolk, Va., and duty there until December 31. Action on the Blackwater October 25. Expedition from Suffolk December 1-3. Action near Franklin on Blackwater December 2. Zuni December 12. Moved to Norfolk, Va., December 31, thence to Beaufort and New Berne, N. C., January 4, 1863. Moved to Port Royal, S.C., January 25. At St. Helena Island, S. C., until April. Occupation of Folly Island, S.C., April 3 to July 10. Skirmish at Folly Island April 7. Attack on Morris Island, S. C., July 10. Assaults on Fort Wagner, Morris Island, July 11 and 18. Siege operations against Fort Wagner, Morris Island, and against Fort Sumter and Charleston, July 10-September 7. Capture of Forts Wagner and Gregg, Morris Island, September 7. Operations against Charleston until October 31. Moved to Hilton Head, S.C., November 7, and duty there until April, 1864. Regiment reenlisted January 3, 1864. Moved to Yorktown, Va., April. Butler's operations on south side of the James River against Petersburg and Richmond May 4-28. Capture of Bermuda Hundred and City Point May 5. Swift Creek May 9-10. Operations against Fort Darling May 12-16. Battle of Drury's Bluff May 14-16. Bermuda Hundred front May 16-30. Ware Bottom Church May 20. Port Walthal and on the Bermuda Hundred front June 16-17. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Demonstration north of the James at Deep Bottom, August 13-20, 1864. Strawberry Plains August 14-18. New Market Heights, Chaffin's Farm, September 29-October 1. Darbytown Road October 7 and 13. Battle of Fair Oaks October 27-28. Duty in trenches north of the James before Richmond Hill March, 1865. Moved to Hatcher's Run March 27-28. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Rice's Station April 6. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Garrison and guard duty in District of South Anna, Dept. of Virginia, until September. Consolidated with 67th Ohio Infantry September 1, 1865. Mustered out December 7, 1865." [Dyer's _Compendium of the War of Rebellion_, 1908]
Above birthdate appears on his gravemarker. Alternate birthdate: 6 November 1843 (death certificate and obituary).
Death Calls Distinguished
Veteran of the Civil War
Abram Emery Answers
"Taps" At His Home On
Coopermill Road Fri-
day Morning
Abram Emery, age 81, one of the most prominent of the older residents of this city, passed away at his home on Coopermill road at 3 o'clock Friday morning following an illness resulting from a stroke of apoplexy, which he suffered two weeks ago. His condition had been critical for the past two weeks.
Mr. Emery was a veteran of the Civil War, having served during the entire conflict as a member of the 62nd O. V. I., and was in 26 battles. His regiment raised the flag to the top of the flagstaff at Fort Sumpter, after it had been hauled down by the confederate. [sic] He was also with his regiment at the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox, April 9, 1865. He was a member of the G. A. R. and U. V. L., and in 1923 was honored by being elected senior vice commander of the Union Veteran Legion at the 38th national encampment in Pittsburg.
At the close of the Civil War, Mr. Emery returned to Zanesville and engaged in the contracting business and his name is associated with many road and building improvements in Muskingum county. He was well known and highly respected by both old and young, and always had a kindly word and friendly greeting for all. Until his last illness, Mr. Emery had always been in the best of health, and was able to attend to his business duties.
Mr. Emery was the oldest member of the Putnam Presbyterian church and the oldest elder of the church. He united with the church in May of 1858, and maintained his membership and interest in the church until his last illness. Besides his other affiliations, he was a member of the I. O. O. F. lodge of this city.
He was a native of Zanesville, was born Nov. 6, 1843, and was married to Miss Malinda Victor of this city, who died eight years ago. To that union nine children were born, eight surviving, as follows: C. N. Emery, Mrs. George Pfaff, Abram Emery, jr., Mrs. Herbert Russell and Mrs. Eunice Thornberry, all of this city, and Mrs. Sarah Walter, Mrs. P. E. McKinney and Mrs. F. W. Althouse, all of Cleveland. Eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren also survive.
On Nov. 6, 1923, in celebration of his 81st birthday, Mr. Emery entertained a large number of relatives and friends at a dinner at the Clarendon hotel.
The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the residence. Rev. David H. Johnson, pastor of Putnam Presbyterian church, will conduct the services, which will be under the auspices of the U. V. L. Burial in Woodlawn.
Announcement was made Friday night by Captain George H. Playford that plans are being made to have General John A. Reed of Pittsburg, national commander of the U. V. L., to attend the funeral. He will deliver the oration at the grave.
[The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio), Saturday, January 5, 1924, page 1]
Abraham Emery, along with his brother, William, entered into Union service during the Civil War on 1 November 1861 as privates in Co. D., 62nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. William was killed during the assault on Fort Wagner near Charleston, South Carolina on 18 July 1863. Abe always remembered searching the battlefield afterwards to find his brother's body. Abe survived the war and was mustered out 7 December 1865 with the rank of 2nd Sergt. He joined the Hazlett Post no. 81 of the Grand Army of the Republic in Zanesville on 1 June 1881.
The 62nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment, served as follows:
"SERVICE.--Duty at Paw Paw Tunnel and Great Cacapon Creek until March 10, 1862. Advance on Winchester, Va., March 10-15. Reconnaissance to Strasburg March 18-21. Battle of Winchester March 22-23. Mt. Jackson March 25. Strasburg March 27. Woodstock April 1. Edenburg April 2. Expedition to Harrisonburg May 2-4. March to Fredericksburg, Va., May 12-22. Great Cross Roads May 11. March to Front Royal May 25-30. Port Republic June 5. Battle of Port Republic June 9 (cover retreat). Ordered to the Peninsula, Va., June 29. Harrison's Landing July 3-4. At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Movement to Fortress Monroe August 16-23, thence moved to Suffolk, Va., and duty there until December 31. Action on the Blackwater October 25. Expedition from Suffolk December 1-3. Action near Franklin on Blackwater December 2. Zuni December 12. Moved to Norfolk, Va., December 31, thence to Beaufort and New Berne, N. C., January 4, 1863. Moved to Port Royal, S.C., January 25. At St. Helena Island, S. C., until April. Occupation of Folly Island, S.C., April 3 to July 10. Skirmish at Folly Island April 7. Attack on Morris Island, S. C., July 10. Assaults on Fort Wagner, Morris Island, July 11 and 18. Siege operations against Fort Wagner, Morris Island, and against Fort Sumter and Charleston, July 10-September 7. Capture of Forts Wagner and Gregg, Morris Island, September 7. Operations against Charleston until October 31. Moved to Hilton Head, S.C., November 7, and duty there until April, 1864. Regiment reenlisted January 3, 1864. Moved to Yorktown, Va., April. Butler's operations on south side of the James River against Petersburg and Richmond May 4-28. Capture of Bermuda Hundred and City Point May 5. Swift Creek May 9-10. Operations against Fort Darling May 12-16. Battle of Drury's Bluff May 14-16. Bermuda Hundred front May 16-30. Ware Bottom Church May 20. Port Walthal and on the Bermuda Hundred front June 16-17. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Demonstration north of the James at Deep Bottom, August 13-20, 1864. Strawberry Plains August 14-18. New Market Heights, Chaffin's Farm, September 29-October 1. Darbytown Road October 7 and 13. Battle of Fair Oaks October 27-28. Duty in trenches north of the James before Richmond Hill March, 1865. Moved to Hatcher's Run March 27-28. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Rice's Station April 6. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Garrison and guard duty in District of South Anna, Dept. of Virginia, until September. Consolidated with 67th Ohio Infantry September 1, 1865. Mustered out December 7, 1865." [Dyer's _Compendium of the War of Rebellion_, 1908]
Death Calls Distinguished
Veteran of the Civil War
Abram Emery Answers
"Taps" At His Home On
Coopermill Road Fri-
day Morning
Abram Emery, age 81, one of the most prominent of the older residents of this city, passed away at his home on Coopermill road at 3 o'clock Friday morning following an illness resulting from a stroke of apoplexy, which he suffered two weeks ago. His condition had been critical for the past two weeks.
Mr. Emery was a veteran of the Civil War, having served during the entire conflict as a member of the 62nd O. V. I., and was in 26 battles. His regiment raised the flag to the top of the flagstaff at Fort Sumpter, after it had been hauled down by the confederate. [sic] He was also with his regiment at the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox, April 9, 1865. He was a member of the G. A. R. and U. V. L., and in 1923 was honored by being elected senior vice commander of the Union Veteran Legion at the 38th national encampment in Pittsburg.
At the close of the Civil War, Mr. Emery returned to Zanesville and engaged in the contracting business and his name is associated with many road and building improvements in Muskingum county. He was well known and highly respected by both old and young, and always had a kindly word and friendly greeting for all. Until his last illness, Mr. Emery had always been in the best of health, and was able to attend to his business duties.
Mr. Emery was the oldest member of the Putnam Presbyterian church and the oldest elder of the church. He united with the church in May of 1858, and maintained his membership and interest in the church until his last illness. Besides his other affiliations, he was a member of the I. O. O. F. lodge of this city.
He was a native of Zanesville, was born Nov. 6, 1843, and was married to Miss Malinda Victor of this city, who died eight years ago. To that union nine children were born, eight surviving, as follows: C. N. Emery, Mrs. George Pfaff, Abram Emery, jr., Mrs. Herbert Russell and Mrs. Eunice Thornberry, all of this city, and Mrs. Sarah Walter, Mrs. P. E. McKinney and Mrs. F. W. Althouse, all of Cleveland. Eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren also survive.
On Nov. 6, 1923, in celebration of his 81st birthday, Mr. Emery entertained a large number of relatives and friends at a dinner at the Clarendon hotel.
The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the residence. Rev. David H. Johnson, pastor of Putnam Presbyterian church, will conduct the services, which will be under the auspices of the U. V. L. Burial in Woodlawn.
Announcement was made Friday night by Captain George H. Playford that plans are being made to have General John A. Reed of Pittsburg, national commander of the U. V. L., to attend the funeral. He will deliver the oration at the grave.
[The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio), Saturday, January 5, 1924, page 1]
Abraham Emery, along with his brother, William, entered into Union service during the Civil War on 1 November 1861 as privates in Co. D., 62nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. William was killed during the assault on Fort Wagner near Charleston, South Carolina on 18 July 1863. Abe always remembered searching the battlefield afterwards to find his brother's body. Abe survived the war and was mustered out 7 December 1865 with the rank of 2nd Sergt. He joined the Hazlett Post no. 81 of the Grand Army of the Republic in Zanesville on 1 June 1881.
The 62nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment, served as follows:
"SERVICE.--Duty at Paw Paw Tunnel and Great Cacapon Creek until March 10, 1862. Advance on Winchester, Va., March 10-15. Reconnaissance to Strasburg March 18-21. Battle of Winchester March 22-23. Mt. Jackson March 25. Strasburg March 27. Woodstock April 1. Edenburg April 2. Expedition to Harrisonburg May 2-4. March to Fredericksburg, Va., May 12-22. Great Cross Roads May 11. March to Front Royal May 25-30. Port Republic June 5. Battle of Port Republic June 9 (cover retreat). Ordered to the Peninsula, Va., June 29. Harrison's Landing July 3-4. At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Movement to Fortress Monroe August 16-23, thence moved to Suffolk, Va., and duty there until December 31. Action on the Blackwater October 25. Expedition from Suffolk December 1-3. Action near Franklin on Blackwater December 2. Zuni December 12. Moved to Norfolk, Va., December 31, thence to Beaufort and New Berne, N. C., January 4, 1863. Moved to Port Royal, S.C., January 25. At St. Helena Island, S. C., until April. Occupation of Folly Island, S.C., April 3 to July 10. Skirmish at Folly Island April 7. Attack on Morris Island, S. C., July 10. Assaults on Fort Wagner, Morris Island, July 11 and 18. Siege operations against Fort Wagner, Morris Island, and against Fort Sumter and Charleston, July 10-September 7. Capture of Forts Wagner and Gregg, Morris Island, September 7. Operations against Charleston until October 31. Moved to Hilton Head, S.C., November 7, and duty there until April, 1864. Regiment reenlisted January 3, 1864. Moved to Yorktown, Va., April. Butler's operations on south side of the James River against Petersburg and Richmond May 4-28. Capture of Bermuda Hundred and City Point May 5. Swift Creek May 9-10. Operations against Fort Darling May 12-16. Battle of Drury's Bluff May 14-16. Bermuda Hundred front May 16-30. Ware Bottom Church May 20. Port Walthal and on the Bermuda Hundred front June 16-17. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Demonstration north of the James at Deep Bottom, August 13-20, 1864. Strawberry Plains August 14-18. New Market Heights, Chaffin's Farm, September 29-October 1. Darbytown Road October 7 and 13. Battle of Fair Oaks October 27-28. Duty in trenches north of the James before Richmond Hill March, 1865. Moved to Hatcher's Run March 27-28. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Rice's Station April 6. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Garrison and guard duty in District of South Anna, Dept. of Virginia, until September. Consolidated with 67th Ohio Infantry September 1, 1865. Mustered out December 7, 1865." [Dyer's _Compendium of the War of Rebellion_, 1908]
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