Marshall Leroy Scoville (1845 - 1908)

Born 23 Dec 1845 in Burton, Geauga County, Ohio

Ancestors

Son of Marshall Scoville and Esther Maria (Root) Scoville

Husband of Sarah Jane Bolewine — married 15 Nov 1867 in Sauk Centre, Holmes County, Minnesota

Descendants

Died 15 May 1908 at age 62 in Union, Bedford County, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Marshall was born in 1845. He passed away in 1908. He is buried in St. Bartholomew's Cemetery in Wilmore, Cambria County, Pennsylvania.

Civil War Service Record

Private Marshall Scoville served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Mar 14, 1864
Mustered out: Jul 12, 1864
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. F, 7th Ohio Infantry

Private Marshall Scoville was wounded, having his right arm amputated, during United States Civil War.

Marshall l. Scoville enlisted March 14, 1864 in Company F, 7th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, the regiment of Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio for a term of three years. He was 18 years old, 6'3" tall, had brown hair and blue eyes and weighed 187 pounds. he said he was a farmer and lived in Burton, Ohio.

He was wounded by a shell in his right arm in a battle at Dallas, Georgia, on May 25, 1864 and it was amputated the same day above the elbow. He was discharged in Nashville, Tennessee on July 12, 1864. He was admitted to a pension on March 10, 1865 for an amount of $8.00 per month. By 1899, he was receiving $45 per month, and $55 by 1903.

Although records show Marshall was wounded "near Dallas" when applying for a pension, Marshall claimed he was wounded at Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia. Ohio civil war history books list him as wounded on the road on the way to Kennesaw Mountain, at Dallas, near a footbridge, where his company was ambushed. The Civil War history book of Ohio notes that President Lincoln came by rail to Cleveland in the Spring of 1864 to recruit more men, since the first three year terms had expired for the initial recruits, and Sherman was anxious to march to Georgia.

Log of the Ohio 7th lists the battle as such: "May 25, 1864 the Regiment moved to Pumkinvine Creek. At 7 a.m. they moved up the road to Dallas, via the Pumkinvine Creek at Owens Hill. At 9 a.m. they drove the Rebs from a bridge and put out the fire. At 6 p.m. the men reached the area around New Hope Church still fighting as they had done the entire day, our brigade was the lead skirmishes all day. At 5 p.m. our corps advanced on the enemy and the 1st and 3rd divisions fought for an hour driving the Rebs but losing severely. Our division was formed in the rear and ordered to advance with fixed bayonets and take the works. We fought there sometime and drove them back about one mile. Hooker and Geary were behind us and we advanced in good shape but it grew dark too soon and our lines in front kept firing so we could not pass by them. Bullets and shells flew thick. A shell burst in Company F and wounding many. Moved about 12 miles during the day. Began to rain at dark. The last fatalities of the 7th occurred here."

Sources

• Pennsylvania Death Certificate May 15 1908

• 1800 United States Federal Census, Centerville, Indiana County, Pennsylvania

• U.S. Civil War Soldiers 1861-1865. Company F, 7th Ohio Infantry

• U.S. Civil War Pension Index:General Index to Pension Files 1861-1934

July 18, 1909, Wife Sarah's letter to the Department of the Interior, written in Pavia, Bedford County, Pennsylvania regarding widows benefits and her lack of a marriage license.