Jefferson County, Indiana Military Pictures Harper / Matthews Spanish American War From the inscription on the back of the photo, these men are Ned Harper and Reese Mathews. However, the handwriting on the second name Reese was very hard to read, so I may have 'Reese' incorrect. I noticed you had posted the vets of the Spanish American war on your web site. I did not see these men listed. John E. Harper is listed as a vet and I believe he is a brother or cousin to Ned. I have a photo of John E. Harper and it doesn't look like him in the camp photo, unless he had shaved his mustache. The handwriting on the back was of fairly recent origin. I feel like it is safe to say that it is a Harper and a Mathews! From looking at the men's faces I know that the one on the right with his hat brim cocked back is Ned (aka Charles E. Harper) Harper. My mother remembers him as the postman at Canaan when she was a child (late 1920's). He once gave her a dime and she was elated! Courtesy of Ellen Belcher. Ritchey World War I My Uncle Charles Henry Ritchey who was the first soldier from Jefferson County, IN to die in WWI. He died in France January 24, 1918 while in the service of the US Army. This photo was taken while he was a student at Hanover College. He volunteered in November, 1917 for duty in the 22nd Ambulance Company so that he could save lives, not take lives according to tradition established during the Civil War by his grandfather, Caleb Wiley Ruetschi. Caleb, born May 5, 1821 in Stanley County, North Carolina, stayed at his miller's stone grinding flour instead of joining the Confederate Army. Courtesy of James Ritchey. Rogers American Civil War Cleveland C. Rogers was born on May 5, 1844 in Jefferson County. He was the son of Charles M. Rogers and Elizabeth Wise (whose father was Mathew Wise). He was a great grandson of Jesse Vawter. Cleveland served in the Jefferson County Militia in 1862. He enlisted in the 13th Indiana Cavalry as a private, in February of 1864. He was discharged at the end of the war as a sergeant. While serving with Company C near Huntsville, Alabama, Cleveland contracted malaria and dysentery, which virtually incapacitated him until his death in 1912, near Yakima, Washington. He married Louisa J. Taylor, daughter of Thomas S. Taylor, a blacksmith near Madison, on November 8, 1868. The couple moved to Columbia, Indiana. They had eight children. Louisa and Cleveland are buried in a local cemetery at Zillah, Washington. The inscription on the photograph was apparently written by my grandfather, who married Cleveland's grand-daughter. It reads "Cleveland C. Rogers in the war of 1863." Courtesy of Mark Danielson. Ackerman John Nathaniel Ackerman (Akerman), served in the Civil War with Company C, 82nd Reg Ind Inf. He enlisted Dec 20, 1863, and was discharged Jun 24,1865, at Madison, Indiana. John N. Ackerman's discharge record. John's younger brother, Frank Ackerman's discharge record. He served with Company M, 7th Reg Ind Cav. He enrolled on July 11, 1863, and was discharged on December 25, 1865, at St. Louis, Missouri. The name on the John N Ackerman Photo lists him as John Nicholas. This is wrong, a common family mistake, as His father Michael Akerman was also called Nicholas. We have confirmed in the St. Michael Church records that his name indeed is John Nathaniel. Courtesy of Ron Ackerman. Short American Civil War The back side of this photo has the name George Short written on it. He is on the left side of the photo. The other man's name is unknown to me. They both appear to be wearing G.A.R. medallions & ribbons. On one of George's medallions, it says "Co C 784," and on one of the unknown man's, it says "PWIS 1863 INF." George Short was born in 1827, in Kentucky. He was the son of George W. & Mary Short, and the husband of Nancy E., who was born in 1832, in Kentucky. My Grandfather, James Alexander Short was born Feb 11, 1853, in Madison, Indiana. His wife was Rebecca Russell, b. Apr 29, 1860, in Kentucky. Courtesy of Virginia Walker. Goldsborough American Civil War Civil War Photo of Anderson "Andy" Goldsborough who served with Company G, 11th Reg't, IN Vol; son of John and Mary Ritchey Goldsborough of Jefferson Co, IN. Click here to see the back of the card with insignia. Courtesy of Sandy Morris Phelps Spangler Spanish American War George Fredrick Spangler, son of Carl Spangler and his wife Veronica Kessler Spangler. Carl and Veronica lived in North Madison Indiana, where Carl was a ship carpenter. This was taken during the Spanish American War. Courtesy of Karon Haigh National Guard Picture of Company F, 1st Regiment, 2nd Battalion,  Indiana National Guard, probably circa 1900. Picture taken at intersection of Broadway and Third Street, with the men facing north. The Broadway Fountain behind the men on the right. The captain, the man kneeling in the center in front of the other men, is my grandfather, Albert Edmund Haigh. Unfortunately I don't have the names of any of the others... I assume most of the men would have been from Jefferson County, since my grandfather was from Madison. Courtesy of Bill Brewer Jefferson County Photo Album Jefferson County INGenWeb Copyright 1996 - 2003. All Rights Reserved. Web site by Ruth Hoggatt Web Host MyIndianaHome.net