Maj. Pvt. Richard Lanning

• Residence: Gilmore, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States - 1860
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Nov 9 2020, 0:41:52 UTC

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Co. K, 80th OVI. Enrolled 7 Jan. 1862. Drowned in the Mississippi River.

“We learn that Richard Lanning of Gilmore, and late Wagon Master in the 80th Ohio, was drowned in the Mississippi week before last, on his way home from Vicksburg. Our informant states that one evening Lanning remarked that he would occupy a certain empty berth in case no one else occupied it. The next morning his hat was found in the berth but he and another man were missing.--It is said that the next morning a third man was missing from the boat. Lanning was accompanying his brother soldiers home and had, it is said, some money with him, which leads to a suspicion that there has been foul play. We give the report as we receive it.”

• Reference: the New Philadelphia Ohio Democrat • July 31, 1863 .

Reference:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/247827915/richard-lanning: accessed March 18, 2024), memorial page for PVT Richard Lanning (1825–18 Jul 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 247827915; Buried or Lost at Sea; Created and Maintained by Ruth Tobias (contributor 47126653).