Lt. James H. Current

Lieut James H Current
BIRTH
7 Jun 1841
Harrison County, Indiana, USA
DEATH
9 Jul 1863 (aged 22)
Corydon, Harrison County, Indiana, USA
BURIAL
Old Mount Zion Cemetery
Mauckport, Harrison County, Indiana, USA
MEMORIAL ID
37724366 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 2
FLOWERS 3

James was killed by confederate cannon fire the day before the Battle of Corydon, in Harrison Co IN:

"CURRENT, James H.
Civil War Veteran
Lieutenant James H. Current. Born June 7, 1841. Died July 9, 1863.
Note: James H. Current, son of Garret Current and Elizabeth Deen, was born in Heth Township of Harrison County, Indiana. James married Mary C. Byers, daughter of Michael Dent Byers and Susan Miller on 31 July 1862, in Harrison County, Indiana. 2nd Lt. James H. Current was an officer in the Mauckport Rifle Company of the Harrison County Home Guard. As Morgan’s Raiders were crossing the Ohio River to Morvin’s Landing the evening of July 8, 1863 (the day before the Battle of Corydon), 2nd Lt. James H. Current was one of the cannon servers firing on Morgan’s men at Brandenburg, KY. He and George Nance of the Laconia Guards Company, took a direct hit from one of the confederate’s cannons. George Nance was killed instantly. As the site was being evacuated, James was taken a few miles up the road and treated by Dr. Henry K. Deen. James Current died shortly after midnight from his wounds on 9 July 1863. The cannon they had been serving had been placed on top of a high ridge above Morvin’s Landing and was being fired towards Brandenburg, KY. His widow later married Benjamin F. Richards on 12 July 1866 in Harrison County."

Source: Genealogy Trails

Family Members
Parents

Garret Current
1817–1880

Elizabeth Deen Current
1822–1890

Spouse
Mary C Byers Richard
1843–1918 (m. 1862)

Siblings
Isaiah Current
1845–1855

Infant Current
1846–1846

Sarah J. Currant Funkhouser
1847–1927

Samuel Current
1852–1853

Ellen Current
1861–1861

John L Current
1862–1866

Alice Dean Current Day
1864–1938

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