Aaron Ivins (1840 - 1864)

Born 20 Apr 1840 in Ohio, United States

Died 28 Aug 1864 at age 24 in Andersonville Prison, Sumter, Georgia, United States

Biography

Pvt Aaron Ivins served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA

Pvt Aaron Ivins was a POW in Andersonville Prison during The United States Civil War.

Pvt Aaron Ivins Died while a Prisoner of War in Andersonville Prison during The United States Civil War.

Pvt. Aaron Ivins was the son of Issac Ivins (1806-1881) and Mary Wood (1813-1887).^[1][2]

He was married to Mahala Dean prior to 1860, she was 17 years old on the 1860 census record and they were living in the household of his parents. They had two sons, Marion born in 1861 and Hiram Ivins born in 1862, died in 1930. Mahala 2nd husband was Eli Mann. Aaron was living in Middlebury, Indiana at the time of his enlistment.^[3]

Aaron enlisted in the Union Army on 11 August 1862. He was mustered into Company I, 88th Indiana Infantry. Two of his brothers also enlisted in the Union Army: Owen and Solomon.^[4]

Aaron was taken prisoner at Chickamauga, Georgia on 20 September 1863. He died from Diarrhea in the Andersonville Prison on 28 August 1864, and is buried in the Andersonville National Cemetery, #7100.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVG-5P8 : Fri Oct 06 16:41:52 UTC 2023), Entry for Isaac and Mary, 1850.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4FN-CZ3 : Tue Oct 03 14:43:36 UTC 2023), Entry for Isaac Ivins and Mary Ivins, 1860.
3. ↑ "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHWP-KJQ : 29 November 2023), Aaron Ivins in entry for Hiram E. Ivins, 1930.
4. ↑ ACWRD: https://civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?U&1964256 Aaron Ivins Residence Middlebury IN; Enlisted on 8/11/1862 as a Private. On 8/11/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. IN 88th Infantry He died of disease as POW on 8/28/1864 at Andersonville, GA He was listed as:
   • POW 9/20/1863 Chickamauga, GA
   Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.: - Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana - Research by Laura Cox (c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com Click link to see Note about the brothers.
5. ↑ Andersonville Records: http://www.civilwarprisoners.com/searchresults.php?fname=aaron&lname=ivins&regiment=&database=andersonville record_id: 18754 Name: IVINS, AARON Alternate spelling of last name: JONES Year born: Rank: PRIVATE Company: I Arm: Infantry Regiment number: 88th Indiana Infantry Date captured: Location captured: Date of death: 8/28/1864 Cause of death: DIARRHEA

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51138133/aaron-ivins: accessed 21 December 2023), memorial page for Aaron Ivins (20 Apr 1840–28 Aug 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 51138133, citing Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by John C. Anderson (contributor 47208015).