Henry Harrison Fobes (1840 - 1862)

Born 1840 in Ashtabula, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Died 8 Oct 1862 at about age 22 in Perryville, Boyle, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Henry Fobes was born in Appalachia, in Ohio.

Henry Fobes was an Ohioan.

Private Henry Fobes served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: August 9, 1862
Mustered out: October 8, 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. K 105th Regiment Ohio Infantry

Private Henry Fobes was Killed in Action during United States Civil War.

Henry was born in 1840. He passed away in 1862.

Books

The Story of a Thousand by Albion Winegar Tourgée, Appendices, published by S. McGerald & Son, 1896

Enlisted in to Company K of the 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry on August 9, 1862 at age 21 as Private. He was killed at the Battle of Perryville on October 8, 1862 and was interred at Camp Nelson.

Newspapers

“Ashtabula Weekly Telegraph”, (Ashtabula, Ohio), 25 Oct 1862, page 3

The 105th. — A letter from Capt. Crowell to J. D. Ensign, which appears in the Sentinel says that the loss of tbe Regiment in tbe Perryville fight was very heavy — over sixty killed, and one hundred wounded. I have lost three killed — Asa B. Spaulding, Delos S. Piper, and F. Levitt — my wounded at least fifteen — and total loss as a company is twenty-one in killed, wounded and missing. I brought off the only company that returned from the strife as a company. I had nineteen men of my own and as many more of other companies. We followed Col. Hall and Gen. Terrill. My men fought like tigers, and with Company E, Capt. Canfield, were the last I saw on tbe field of our regiment. I am without injury. Capt. L. D. Kee of Wayne, is dead, also Capt. Wilson of company H.

My wounded are not dangerous if I except J. L. Smith, of Conneaut, who is twice or three times wounded. The Jefferson boys are sound, except J. S. Christy, who is wounded in the leg but not seriously. Lieut. Spaulding is slightly scratched in the leg. Our field officers are all right. The three highest officers in our division were killed, and Col. Hall commands the division. Some of my wounded are thus:

Serg't. Brayman, acting Orderly.

Corp's Gage and Wheaton.

Privates, Frank Baldwin, E.J. Baker, J. L. Christie, D. Lobdell, J. L. Smith, B. Whipple, Wm. Waterman, A. Waterman and W. H. Gaut, S. N. Abbott and — Giddings^[1], missing. I took, rank and file into action, fifty-four men.

We have in addition the following names of those killed, but in what camps we are not informed. They were handed in by friends — Harrison Fobes, Plymouth, Fred. Garner, late of Saybrook, Fred Gettes, of Geauga.

Letters

From “Letters, Transcript of. Sent from from Dr. Stephen J. Hutchinson to his brother, Robert. Transcriber and editor, Martin Melkild”

Private Stephen J. Hutchinson served in Company K of the 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, the same regiment as Private Henry H. Fobes.

Part of Leelanau Historical Society object 1988.07.02 - used with permission

March after Bragg, Munfordville Depot, Sunday Oct. 26th, 1862

… I think that at the Battle of Chaplain Hills I must have been providentially saved from being shot or badly wounded as the balls and shells flew around me like apples from a shaken tree. But I escaped without a scratch while others fell by my side, … There were a good many other of our boys killed and wounded, among whom was young Fobes of Plymouth and Howard of Ashtabula. …

Sources

1. ↑ There were several Giddings in the 105th O. V. I. Frank W. Giddings was the only Giddings under Capt. Crowell’s command.

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXS5-6DG : 4 April 2020), Henry H Fobes in household of Justus Fobes, Wayne, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States; citing family 126, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F684-DMX : 19 January 2020), Henry Harrison Fobes, 1862.

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