Enoch Hilyard (1819 - 1864)

Born 9 Mar 1819 in German Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 6 Jul 1864 at age 45 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Enoch Hilyard was born in Pennsylvania.

Enoch Hilyard was an Appalachian. See Appalachia Project.

Enoch was born on 9 March 1819 in German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, the son of Thomas Hillyard and Mary Haught.

Rush Creek Township, Fairfield County, Ohio, 4 September 1850
Enoch Hillard (31), laborer, and his wife, Mary (29), in household with their children, B (7), M E (6), Nancy (4), J W (2), and L, 4 months old. B and M E attended school within the census year. All in household were born in Ohio except Enoch, born in Pennsylvania, and Mary, born in Virginia.^[1]

Rushcreek Township, Fairfield County, Ohio, 21 June 1860, Bremen Post Office
Enoch Hillard (40), day laborer, and his wife, Mary (38), in household with their children, Barbara (16), domestic, Elizabeth (15), Nancy (14), Wilson (12), Louiza (10), Dorcas (8), George (6), Rebecca (4),Enoch (1), and Elijah (1). Barbara, Elizabeth, Nancy, Wilson, Louiza, and Dorcas attended school within the census year. All in household were born in Ohio except Enoch, born in Pennsylvania, and Mary, born in Ohio.^[2] {{US Civil War |side=USA |enlisted=Feb 2, 1864 |mustered=unknown |regiment flag=Civil_War_Flags-6.png |regiment name=Company C, 90th Regiment, Ohio Infantry |rank=Private |unit=90th Regiment, Ohio Infantry} Special Schedule-Surviving Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines, and Widows, 1890
Enoch Hilyard, Private, Company C, 90nd Ohio Infantry, enlisted 2 February 1864.^[3]

On May 3, 1864, the 90th Regiment joined General William T. Sherman’s command and embarked upon the Atlanta Campaign. The regiment participated in the Battle of Rocky Face Ridge (May 7-13, 1864), the Battle of Resaca (May 13-15, 1864), the Battle of Adairsville (May 17, 1864), the Battle of New Hope Church (May 25-26, 1864), the Battle of Pickett's Mill (May 27, 1864), the Battle of Dallas (May 26-June 4, 1864), the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain (June 24, 1864), the Battle of Peachtree Creek (July 20, 1864), the Battle of Jonesboro (August 31-September 1, 1864), and the capture of Atlanta, Georgia (September 2, 1864).^[4][5]

Enoch Hilyard died 6 July 1864 in Lookout Mountain, Hamilton County, Tennessee and was buried at Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee.^[6]

• Enoch Hilyard at FamilySearch

Research Notes

• Hillyard family record, taken from family Bible by W.H. Howard Dec 27, 1895. Facsimile uploaded 10 March 2019.

Unable to locate the 1870 and 1880 census records.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX31-J2S : Sat Mar 09 01:37:58 UTC 2024), Entry for Enoch Hillard and Mary Hillard, 1850
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCL8-17N : Sun Mar 10 08:37:54 UTC 2024), Entry for Enoch Hillyard and Mary Hillyard, 1860
3. ↑ "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K83L-KM8 : Thu Mar 07 02:19:35 UTC 2024), Entry for Enoch Hillyard and Marry E, 1890
4. ↑ https://www.ohiocivilwarcentral.com/90th-regiment-ohio-volunteer-infantry/ Ohio Civil War Central, independent encyclopedia of Ohio history, funded by R.Squared Communications, LLC.
5. ↑ https://civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?U&326459 American Civil War Research Database, HDS, P.O. Box 35, Duxbury, MA 02331
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73604401/enoch-hilyard: accessed March 20, 2024), memorial page for Pvt Enoch Hilyard (9 Mar 1819–6 Jul 1864), Find A Grave: Memorial #73604401, citing Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by VondaHeverly (contributor 48591582)