Lt. Charles Reuben Harmon, USA

Charles R. Harmon served in the Union Army during the American Civil War as a member of the 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He enrolled on June 11, 1861 near Columbus, Ohio in Company F as a Sergeant. He was later promoted to 1st Lieutenant in Company E. He was commissioned Captain of Company H on June 11, 1862, but was killed-in-action at the Battle of Stones River, Tennessee on December 31, 1862 before he had officially received his commission. This led to some confusion as to his exact rank at his time of death in his widow's pension application, but it was eventually determined that his official rank at his time of death was 1st Lieutenant, and not Captain.

Harmon, Charles R BATTLE UNIT NAME: 24th Regiment, Ohio Infantry SIDE: Union COMPANY: F&S SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Sergeant SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: First Lieutenant ALTERNATE NAME: Charles/Harmon FILM NUMBER: M552 ROLL 44 PLAQUE NUMBER: NOTES: Company Note - FEHA

• Sources:
  • U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 on Ancestry.com
  • Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War Veterans, ca. 1861 - ca. 1910 on Fold3.com. Content Source: The National Archives, Footnote Job: 08-063, Footnote Publication Year: 2008, Partner: Family Search, Record Group: 15, Roll: WC6720-Harmon-Charles-R.
• Further Information:
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stones_River
  • http://ovi24th.tripod.com/stonervr.html
  • http://www.ohiocivilwarcentral.com/entry.php?rec=1180
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24th_Ohio_Infantry
• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: May 4 2016, 11:53:49 UTC