Nehemiah Marshall Osborne (abt. 1833 - abt. 1924)

Born about 1833 in Ashe, North Carolina

Descendants

Died about 1924 at about age 91 in Rose Hill, Lee County, Virginia

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Nehemiah was born about 1833. He passed away about 1924.

1850 United States Census - Harlan County, Kentucky Nehemiah is 17 years old and living with his parents James and Mary Osborn.

1860 United States Census - Harlan County, Kentucky Nehemiah Osborn is 27 years old and living with his wife, Mary, who is 25 years old. Both were born in North Carolina. Mary cannot read or write. There are three children in the home, Jasper Daniel age 7, Margaret Daniel age 5, and Hannah Osborne age 3. This family is living next door to the James and Martha Osborn Family.

1870 - United States Census - Harlan County, Kentucky Nehemiah Osbourn is 38 years old and is living with his wife, Mary, who is 30 years old, Nehemiah says he was born in Kentucky. and Mary was born in North Carolina. Nehemiah is the only one in the house who can read. Children in the home are Jasper, 16, Margaret 14, Hannah 12, Washington 9, Also John Fee 12, Amanda Fee 8, Mary Fee 6, There are two Fee families living next door. The following Osborne children are not listed, Garrard age 7, Rutha age 5, and Burton age 3.

1880 United States Census - Harlan County, Kentucky Nehemiah is 45 and Mary is 43. He is a farmer. Garrard is 17 and a laborer. Burton is 13 and a laborer. Martha is 9, Nicy is 8, qne Henry is 5. Nehemiah states he is born in Kentucky, his father and mother in North Carolina. Mary says she was born in Kentucky, her father in Tennessee and mother in Kentucky. All the children were born in Kentucky and reported that their parents were born in Kentucky.

Rutha Hensley, Mary Osborne's mother is living alone next door. She is 65 and was born in North Carolina, her mother was also born there and she did not know where her father was born.

1900 United States Census- Harlan County, Kentucky- Upper Martin's Fork Mire Osborn, born May 1833 and is 67 years old.He states that he is a farmer. He was born in North Carolina as were both of his parents. He states that he can read and write. Mary, his wife, was born May 1837 and is 63 years old. She was born in North Carolina as were both of her parents. Their son, Henry, is 23 years old, divorced and living with them. Two grandsons are also living with them: Garrett Osborn born May 1886 age 14 and Patton Hensley born June 1893 age 7.

Harlan County, Kentucky Birth Records Henry G. Osborne born November 4, 1875 to Nehe. M Osborne and Mary Hensley. Father born in Ashe County, North Carolina. Mother born in Yancy County, North Carolina.

Civil War Service - Union Regiment: 24th Infantry Regiment Kentucky Date of Organization: 31 Dec 1861 Muster Date: 31 Jan 1865 Regiment State: Kentucky Regiment Type: Infantry

Deserted at Bardstown, KY 1/28/63. Captured 3/10/63; POW Camp Chase OH Sep/Oct 63; Request for Honorable Discharge Denied.

Twenty-fourth Infantry. - Cols., Lewis B. Grigsby, John S.Hurt; Lieut.- Col. Lafayette North; Maj., William H. Smith.

Battles: Fought on 8 Nov 1861 at Piketon, KY. Fought on 15 Nov 1861 at Piketon, KY. Fought on 20 Oct 1862. Fought on 11 Nov 1862. Fought on 15 Nov 1862.

This regiment was organized and mustered into the service at Lexington in Dec., 1861. From Spring Garden, on Salt river, where it was afterward stationed it marched to Lebanon thence to Munfordville; about the last of Feb. 1862, moved with Buell's army to Nashville, passed through the city and encamped with Wood's division about 2 miles out. It was slightly engaged in the second day's fight at Shiloh and from there moved to Corinth with the army, participating in the skirmishing and other duties of that campaign. The regiment was on the march into Kentucky and reached Louisville in September. It was on the field and slightly engaged at Perryville. One of Buell's columns passed through Lancaster, another through Stanford, the regiment being with Wood's division of the latter and engaged in a severe skirmish at Stanford. From Silver Springs, Tenn., where it went into camp, the regiment was ordered back to Kentucky at the special request of the governor, and in November it marched to Nashville, moved thence by rail to Frankfort Ky., where it was presented with a flag by the ladies of that place, and carried the flag to the end of its service. For some weeks it was kept on duty in Kentucky, when it was ordered from Louisville to Nashville by steamboat with Baird's division.

Thence, in the latter part of Feb. 1863, it moved by rail to Winchester, Ky. Passing through Somerset Ky., and Jacksboro, Tenn., in August the command reached Lenoir's Station, on the railroad where in November the enemy advanced, but after 4 hours' heavy skirmishing, was driven back by the 24th Ky. and six companies of the 65th IL. Col. Hurt in an extended account of the regiment, from which this is condensed, gives a graphic narrative of the siege of Knoxville, in which his regiment bore a most honorable part, being in position on the south side of the river, where there was daily skirmishing and several heavy charges. In one of the battles the loss of the regiment was 65 in killed and wounded, among them Lieut. Lee killed and Adjt. Joyce and Lieut. Davis wounded

In April, 1864 the regiment was in Cameron's brigade, Cox's division, 23d army corps with which it was engaged at Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and in the daily skirmishing and fighting thereafter through the months of May, June, July and August. Near Kennesaw Mountain several of the regiment were wounded among them Capt. Goodpaster and Adjt. Joyce. In that memorable movement, the crossing of the Chattahoochee, the regiment took an active part, was then continuously engaged in the operations against Atlanta and the numerous battles ensuing. From the country east of the city, it passed around to the west and south, fighting in many places, among others Jonesboro and Lovejoy's Station. The casualties of the regiment in the Atlanta campaign, were 12 men killed and 77 wounded, and 6 officers wounded. After the capture of Atlanta the regiment went into camp near Decatur and in the month of October it was ordered to Kentucky. Hood's army being completely defeated and the war virtually over in the West, the regiment was mustered out of service on Jan. 31, 1865.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 335

Sources

• Kentucky Birth Records 1847 - 1911

Harlan County 1861