Croco Henry Crawford (1835 - 1906)

Born 1835 in Holmes, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Died 1906 at about age 71 in Holmesville, Holmes, Ohio, United States

Biography

Croco was born in 1835. He was the son of Ezra Crawford and Anna Croco.

Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 102nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, on 30 July 1862 at the age of 27. Appointed corporal on 16 March 1863. On 24 September 1864, while the regiment was in garrison at Decatur, AL, Corporal Crawford was assigned to a detachment that was given the mission of relieving Ft. Henderson at nearby Athens, AL, which was under siege by rebel cavalry under the command of CSA Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest. After detraining, the detachment began fighting to gain the fort, and was within sight of it, when the fort was unexpectedly surrendered. Forrest then turned his troopers on the detachment, forcing most of the men in it to surrender. Corporal Crawford was able to escape, but was wounded during the fighting. He was mustered out at Camp Dennison, OH, on 8 June 1865.

Source: History of the 102d Regiment, OVI, by George S. Schmutz, 1907

He passed away in 1906.

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #27226340