Enoch Wood Bell

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Enoch was born May 12, 1845 in New London, Howard Co., Ind., son of Uriah Bell, born in Scotland and Catherine Bell, born in Ireland. He died Oct. 24, 1902 in Tilden, Chippewa Co., Wis., aged 57 years, 5 months and 12 days and was buried there in the Bloomer Cemetery. His military style gravestone is inscribed "E. W. Bell Co. K 30 Wis. Inf." At the time of his death he was a resident of Sampson Twp., Chippewa Co.

 On Dec. 5, 1866, Enoch was united in marriage to Olive Elizabeth Crary in a ceremony conducted by Ezra Tuttle at Richland Center, Richland Co., Wis. At the time of his marriage he was a harnessmaker living in Richland Center. Olive was the daughter of Calvin and Sally Ann Crary. She died Sep. 16, 1920 at Dancy, Marathon Co., Wis. Her date and place of birth and burial are unknown. Their known children were: Uriah Calvin, b. 25 Sep 1867; Elmer E., b. 12 Sep 1870; Katy A., b. 17 Nov 1876; Orva E., b. 2 Sep 1883; & Anna Bell, b. 17 May 1888.

 Enoch was a Civil War veteran of Co. K, 12th Wisconsin Infantry & Co. K, 30th Wisconsin Infantry.

 Enoch enlisted October 1, 1861 at Marietta, Wisconsin to serve three years as a Private in Company K of the 12th Wisconsin Infantry. On October 31, 1861 he was mustered into Federal service with Company K at the same location. At that time he was listed in the Company K Descriptive Book as an 18 years old 5'4" tall farmer with brown hair, hazel eyes and a dark complexion born in the state of Indiana. 

 On April 15, 1862 Enoch was discharged under a Surgeon Certificate of Disability at the General Hospital at Levenworth City, Kansas. On his discharge it was noted that he was incapable of performing the duties of a soldier due an inguinal hernia in the right groin received while in the service but not while on duty. On the special muster roll of April 30, 1862 it was noted that he had been discharged on April 15, 1862 at Levenworth, Kansas, having served 5 months and 14 days of Federal service. 

 On December 11, 1863 Enoch enlisted at Richwood, Wisconsin, to serve three years as a Private in Company K of the 30th Wisconsin Infantry. On December 19, 1863 he was mustered into Federal service with Company K at Madison, Wisconsin. At that time he received $60.00 of his $300.00 enlistment bounty and was listed in the Company K Descriptive Book as a 19 years old 5'6" tall farmer with black hair, hazel eyes and a light complexion born in Carroll County, Indiana. His enlistment was credited to the 3rd Congressional District of Richwood, Richland County, Wisconsin.

 On the muster roll of Sep./Oct., 1864 it was noted that Enoch's pay was stopped 44 cents for the loss of one canteen. On the muster roll of Jan./Feb., 1865 it was noted that his pay was stopped$2.16 for the loss of ordnance. 

 On April 8, 1865 Enoch was discharged under a Surgeon's Certificate of Disability at Louisville, Kentucky. On the discharge it was noted that he was incapable of performing the duties of a soldier because of an inguinal hernia and general debility and had been unfit for any kind of military duty the past eight months. He was also declared to be unfit for duty in the Veteran Reserve Corps and in the opinion of the examining surgeon was so totally disabled that he would not recover. It was also noted by his Commanding Officer that Enoch's became unfit for duty in June 1864 while on the march from Fort Snelling, Minnesota to Fort Wadsworth, Dakota Territory.* Reference: [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7768102/enoch-wood-bell Find A Grave Memorial] - [https://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Aug 23 2022, 6:04:15 UTC''