MARCO DARCO STONE

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Marco (M.D.) and Amanda Stone came to Kansas from Chillicothe, Missouri in the spring of 1873. They homesteaded in Glenwood Township, sixteen miles northeast of Phillipsburg, Kansas. M.D. served in the Union Army with a Michigan regiment from the State of Michigan during the Civil War. He was in the major battles of the South, including Sherman's March to the Sea and at the time of his discharge in 1865, he was on the site of the Battle of Lookout Mountain. rtly after married Eliza Leaton and after her death in 1870 he married Amanda Faubion in 1872. n Michigan married to Eliza Stone with a 1 month old infant.e worked at his trade of wagon maker and blacksmith on his homestead as well as tending to the crops on the farm throughout his lifetime. They made their first home in Kansas in a dugout. n Friends Cemetery, which is now Pleasant Ridge and before that was Cemetery next to old sod church.n County, Michigan, February 22, 1846. He lived at that place until he was about seventeen years of age, when he joined the Union army serving his county in this capacity until the close of the war. Shortly after being honorablly discharged he moved to Missouri, ther he met and married Miss Eliza Leaton. To this union one child, a daughter was born in the year 1870. Mrs. Eliza Stone pass away leaving him alone with his baby. s county, Kansas, and resided there until his death which occurred January 1, 1915 being at the time of his death 68 years, 10 months, and 8 days old.n J. Ernest assisted by Rev. Asa Dillon at the Friends church Sunday, January 3, after which his mortal body was borne by six of his sons to its last resting place in the Friends cemetery followed by one of the largest procession that has ever assembled in this neighborhood. Uncle Mark as he was most familarly known leaves a wife, thirteen children, one brother and a host of friends and neighbors to morn his departure.n 23rd day of December 1863 and was discharged on 22nd day of September 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee. He is 18 years old, 5' - 5-1/2" tall, fair complection, hazel eyes, light hair, and a Carpenter occupation when enrolled 22 December 1863 Jackson, MI Priv 18 ported Residence at Republican City, NE Enlisted G Co. 1st Eng Reg. MI Mustered Out at Nashville, TN on 22 September 1865 y on 1903, 1861. Assigned to duty by Detachments as follows: Companies "D," "F" and "G" with Thomas' 1st Division, Army of the Ohio; Companies "B," "E" and "I" with McCook's 2nd Division, Army of the Ohio; Companies "C" and "H" with Mitchell's 3rd Division, Army of the Ohio, and Companies "A" and "K" with Nelson's 4th Division, Army of the Ohio, to June, 1862, Unattached, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862. Unattached, Dept. of the Cumberland, to muster out.rings January 19, 1862. Other Companies on Green River, Ky., building storehouses, fortifications, etc., till February, 1862. Advance on Bowling Green, Ky., February 14-15. Occupation of Bowling Green February 15 (Cos. "C" and "H"). Advance on Nashville, Tenn., February 14-28. Engaged in building railroad bridges at Franklin, Columbia, Murfreesboro, etc., till April. 8 Companies moved to Shiloh, Tenn., April 3-15, building bridges and repairing roads. 2 Companies remained with Mitchell and engaged in running trains, etc., on Memphis & Charleston Railroad and Nashville & Decatur Railroad during May. Regiment engaged in advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Skirmish near Corinth May 9. Buell's Campaign on line of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad in Northern Alabama and Middle Tennessee June to August, building bridges, repairing railroad, etc. At Huntsville, Ala., and building bridges, repairing track and running trains on the Tennessee & Alabama Railroad and the Memphis & Charleston Railroad till August. Companies "C," "F," "I" and "K" at Stevenson, Ala., till August; rejoining Regiment near Gallatin till September. Companies "A," "B," "D," "G" and "H" moved to Nashville, Tenn., August 20-22, and building bridges on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad till September 16. March in advance of the Army to Louisville, Ky., September 16-26. Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1-22. Battle of Perryville October 8 (Cos. "A," "C" and "H"). March to Nashville, Tenn., October 22-November 7, and to Mill Creek, near Nashville, November 22. Duty there till December 31. Battle of Stone River December 31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863. Lavergne January 1, 1863. Repulse of Forest's attack. Duty at Lavergne, Murfreesboro, etc., till June 29 building bridges, magazines, repairing railroad and other engineering work. Repairing line of the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad from Murfreesboro to Bridgeport, Ala., till September. Engineering duty at Chattanooga, Bridgeport, Stevenson and on line of the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, Nashville & Northwestern Railroad, Tennessee & Alabama Railroad and Memphis & Charleston Railroad building block houses, etc., till May, 1864. Chattanooga October 6, 1863. Reopening Tennessee River October 26-29, 1863. Brown's Ferry October 27, 1863. 1 Battalion at Chattanooga May, 1864. 1 Battalion on Memphis & Charleston Railroad building block houses from Decatur to Stevenson, Ala., till June. Companies "L" and "M" at Stevenson, Ala., till November 28, 1864. Regiment on duty on the Atlantic & Western Railroad building block houses, etc., till September. Ordered to Atlanta, Ga., September 25. Old members mustered out October 31, 1864. Duty at Atlanta September 28 to November 15. March to the sea destroying railroad track, bridges and repairing and making roads November 15-December 10. Siege of Savannah December 10-21. Carolina Campaign January to April, 1865. South Edisto River, S. C., February 9. North Edisto River February 12-13. Columbia February 16-17. Fayetteville, N. C., March 11. Averysboro March 16. Battle of Bentonville March 19-21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 24. (Cos. "L" and "M" detached at Stevenson, Ala., working on fortifications there and on Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad building block houses, etc., till December, 1864; then at Nashville, Tenn., till March, 1865. Participated in siege of Murfreesboro, Tenn., December 5-12, 1864. Near Murfreesboro December 15. Co. "L" captured. Rejoined Regiment at Goldsboro, N. C., March 25, 1865.) Advance on Raleigh April 10-14. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 20. Grand Review May 24. Ordered to Louisville, Ky., June 6; thence to Nashville, Tenn. Duty at Nashville July 1 to September 22. Mustered out September 22, and discharged at Jackson, Mich., October 1, 1865.2 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 351 Enlisted men by disease. Total 364.861 22 September 1865 Engineers 1attle at On Nashville And Chattanooga, RRd War Trace, Tennessee on 08 May 18629 August 1862, Kentucky on 09 October 18621 January 1863ttle on 15 February 1864e at Big Shanty, Georgia on 16 October 1864e at Murfreesboro, Tennessee on 15 December 18645 61st Illinois Infantry, 1st Michigan Engineers, and 12th Indiana Cavalry.en then the progress of the train was very slow and when within 6 miles of Murfreesboro it became apparent that it would have to be abandoned and an attempt made to cut a way out, as by this time it was wholly surrounded.etachment of engineers, and the larger portion of the 30 men of the 12th Ind. cavalry. Most of the men were captured."n as cemetery by the old sod church and Friends Cemetery. This Cemetery is just into Kansas in Phillips County. There are two ways that to get to it. From the Republican City side in NE. Take the bridge that crosses the Harlan County Dam. The road runs straight and is paved until you cross into Kansas. It becomes gravel and makes a 45 degree turn to the west. The "Sod" church is on the north side of the road and the cemetery in on the south side. The "Sod" church is now wooden and there is a farmhouse next to the church.y that says Harlan Rec Area 10 miles and points towards the church and cemetery. 1850 Census: 4 1860 Census, Jackson, Michigan 1870 Censusy not be him)y 1870 Missouri 1875 Phillips Co., KS, family 23 & 24g next door, family 24 1880 Glenwood, Phillips Co., KS, p. 81Dliza Stone, dau., f/9, b. MO 1900 United States Federal Census &gt Kansas &gt Phillips &gt Glenwood &gt District 122heesla C. Stone (daughter)date Feb 1890tone (daughter) 1910 United States Federal Census &gt Kansas &gt Phillips &gt Glenwood Twp &gt District 140place New Yorkrs Married 39erthplace Kansas63 Maryland White Male r I Hawley Glenwood Twp, Phillips, KS abt 1871 Iowa White Male t 1845 Ohio White Male