Alexander Edgar Ramsay

1841 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Alexander Edgar Ramsay
  Birth	15 Jan 1841	Putnam, Indiana, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I89513	First tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Mother	Jane Stevenson Stephenson,   b. 9 Jun 1808, Kentucky, USA d. 15 Feb 1887, Parke, Indiana, USA (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F75394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "American Civil War Soldiers Name: Alexander Ramsey RESIDENCE: Putnam County, Indiana Enlistment Date: 29 Jul 1862 Side Served: Union State Served: Indiana Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 29 July 1862. Enlisted in Company B, 78th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 29 Jul 1862. Mustered Out Company B, 78th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 3 Oct 1862at Evansville, IN. Sources: 76 Source Citation: www.Ancestry.com; Side served: Union; State served:Indiana; Enlistment date: 29 Jul 1862.. Historical Data Systems,comp.. American Civil War Soldiers [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:The Generations Network, Inc., 1999." "American Civil War Regiments REGIMENT: 78th Infantry Regiment Indiana Date of Organization: 5 Aug 1862 Muster Date: 3 Oct 1862 Regiment State: Indiana Regiment Type: Infantry Regiment Number: 78th Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 1 Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 0 Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 1 Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 3 Regimental Soldiers and History: List of Soldiers Regimental History Seventy-eighth Infantry INDIANA (60 DAYS) Seventy-eighth Infantry. -- Lieut.-Col., William L. Farran This regiment was organized in the summer of 1862 as a 60-days regiment, to serve against guerrillas. Guerrilla raids were of frequent occurrence during the summer of 1862 and volunteers were tendered for their suppression. The 78th, with six other companies, was mustered in Aug. 5, and was stationed at Evansville for guard duty, making several expeditions into Kentucky in pursuit of guerrillas. In one of these, a Portion of the regiment was captured and paroled at Uniontown, Ky. The regiment was employed on picket duty along the border the greater part of its term. Its strength was 587 Loss by death, 4; desertion, 2. Source: Union Army, vol 3, p. 160 Battles Fought Fought on 1 Sep 1863 at Uniontown, KY. www.Ancestry.com; Historical Data Systems, comp.. American Civil WarRegiments [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network,Inc., 1999."