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Died in the civil war near Nashville, Tn. He served with the 71st Infantry Regiment. Organized at Camp Todd, Oh September 1861 to January 1862. Mustered in Feb 1, 1862. Ordered to Paducah, Ky Feb 10, 1862. Attached to District of Paducah, Ky to March 1862. 2nd Brigade, 5th Division Army of the Tennessee to April 1862. Garrison at Fort Donelson, Tenn., to June 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Reserve Corps, Department of the Cumberland to September 1863. Post of Gallatin, Tenn, Dept of the Cumberland to April 1864. 4th Divison, 20 Army Corps, Dept of the Cumberland to August 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to June 1865. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 4th Army Corps to August 1865. Dept of Texas to November 1865.
Service of his unit: Reconnoissance toward Columbus, Ky, Feb 25 - Mar 3, 1862. Action at and occupation of Columbus March 3. Moved from Paducah, Ky to Savannah, Tenn. March 6-10. Expitidition to Yellow Creek, Miss and occupation of Pittsburg Lnading, Tenn, March 14-17. Battle of Shiloh Tenn, April 6-7. Ordered to Fort Donelson, Tn April 16. Garrison duty at Fort Donelson and Clarksville, Tenn, and operations in Northern and Middle Tennessee till August. Action at Clarksville August 18. Post surrendered by Col. Mason. Fort Donelson August 25 (Cos A, B, G and H). Cumberland Iron Works August 26 (Cos A, B, g, and H). Expedition to Clarksville September 5-10. Pickett's Hill, Clarksville September 7. Garrison duty at Forts Donelson and Henry, Tenn till August 1863. Guard duty along Louisville & Nashville Railroad (HQ at Gallatin, Tenn) till July, 1864. Expedition from Gallatin to Carthage Oct 10-14, 1863 (Detachment). Near Hartsville October 10 (Detachment). Expedition from Gallatin to Cumberland Mountains January 28 - February 8. Winchester May 10 (Detachment). Relieved from garrison duty July, 1864 and ordered to join Sherman's Army before Atlanda, Ga. Campaign July31 - Sept 8. Siege of Atlanta July 31 - Aug 25. Flank movement on Jonesborto August 25 - 30. Battle of Jonesboro August 31 - Sept 1. Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama Sept 29 - Nov 3. At Athens, Ga Oct 31 - Nov 23, March to Columbia, Tenn, Nov 23 - 24. Nashville Campaign Nov-Dec. Columbia, Duck River, Nov 24 - 27. Battle of Franklin Nov 30. Battle of Nashville Dec 15 - 16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River Dec 17 - 28. Moved to Huntsville Ala and duty there till March, 1865. Operations in East Tennessee March 15 - April 22. Duty at Strawberry Plains and Nashville till June. Ordered to New Orleans, La June 16, thence moved to Texas. Duty at San Antonio till November. Mustered out Novembver 30, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 3 officers and 66 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 5 officers and 132 enlisted men by disease. Total 206. John himself was a Private, entering the service on16 Oct 1861. He was captured April 6, 1862 at the battle of Shiloh, Tenn; exchanged Dec 20, 1862; killed Dec 15, 1864 in the Battle of Nashville, Tenn.
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Listed with her father.
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Listed with her father.
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Listed with her father.
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Listed with her father.
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Listed with his step father.
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Cause of death was Doupsy of heart, per Knox County, Ohio "Death Records".
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Male: 1 under 5, 3 between 5 and 10, 1 between 30 and 40. Female: 1 10 to 15, 1 20 to 30.
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Males: 2 under 5, 2 between 5 and 10, 2 between 10 and 15, 1 between 15 and 20, 1 between 40 and 50. Females: 1 under 5, 1 between 5 and 10, 2 between 15 and 20, 1 between 30 to 40.
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From Mercer County, Ohio History (1978) pg 233. William Vian the youngest child, and only son of John Vian, was born in Frederick County, Maryland, September 1, 1796, and there passed his boyhood days and at the age of the early twenties came with his mother and stepfather to Knox County, Ohio, and entered 670 acres of government land, which he cleared and converted into a fine farm.
In 1822, William married Jane A. Perkins. Her father was of English parentage and served in the American Army in the Revolutionary War. After his marriage to Miss Perkins, William took his young wife to his farm which he, with fortitude and much labor had made for himself in Knox County, Ohio. There they lived and prospered until their death, the father dying in 1879 and the mother two years later.
William Vian was a prominent and influential citizen and a Democrat in politics, and one of those very rare men who will not hold public office even when it is offered to them.
The children of William Vian and his wife are fourteen in number.