Delos S. Piper (1843 - 1862)

Born 1843 in Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Died 8 Oct 1862 at about age 19 in Perryville, Boyle, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Private Delos Piper served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: August 7, 1862
Mustered out: October 8, 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. G 105th Regiment,_Ohio_Infantry

Private Delos Piper Died in Military Service during the United States Civil War.

Books

Service from The Story of a Thousand

Enlisted in to Company G of the 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry on 1862-Aug-7 at age 19 as Private. He was killed at the Battle of Perryville on 1862-Oct-8. He is interred at Camp Nelson, Kentucky. ^[1]

Newspapers

1862-Oct-25, “Ashtabula Weekly Telegraph”

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. ... ^[2]

1862-Nov-1, “Ashtabula Weekly Telegraph”

The Battle of Perryville.

The following is a complete list of the killed, wounded and missing or the men from this county in the 105th Regiment, some of whom wo have published before; ...

G. — Killed — ... Delos P. Piper, Lenox, ... ^[3]

“Ashtabula Weekly Telegraph”, (Ashtabula, Ohio), 13 Dec 1862, page 2

Through the politeness of Mrs. Crowell, the Sentinel has the favor of copying the following extract from a letter from her son, Captain W. S. Crowell, dated Nov. 27th 1862.

We leave here soon, a few days at most, for a more extended tour in 'Dixie." I am not very sorry for I have been here long enough.

The Regiment cannot march from here with three hundred effective men. I have not thirty men. It makes me sick at heart to think of my one hundred and one noble men, reduced so low in number. Three were killed in action, four have died of their wounds, two disease, and some, I fear if not discharged soon, will receive the reward of their patriotic exertions in Death. Perryville stands a monument to their valor and their sacrifice while we the few stand here still and ever ready to remember and avenge. The names of my noble men killed at Chaplin Hills, and who have since died of their wounds, are as follows : A B. Spalding, and Edward P. Levitt of Monroe, Delos Piper of Lenox, Daniel C. Gould, of Springfield, Pa., Adra Waterman and William H. Gaut of Pierpoint and Jerome L. Smith of Conneaut, George K. Phelps died here suddenly last Saturday. We buried him with Military honors. He was a noble young fellow, robust and blooming cheerful and always ready. His death was a heavy blow to us. I tell you these are names worthy of place on any marble, the citizens ol old Ashtabula can raise to their memory.

If treasured by no other, they have a place in my heart which time cannot efface. But I know they will not be forgotten. The noble people of our country treasure such history as these, with a zeal that will not let their patriotism and their glorious death be forgotten.

Sources

1. ↑ The Story of a Thousand by Albion Winegar Tourgée, Appendices, published by S. McGerald & Son, 1896
2. ↑ “Ashtabula Weekly Telegraph”, (Ashtabula, Ohio), 1862-Oct-25, page 3, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47582602/ashtabula-weekly-telegraph/
3. ↑ ”Ashtabula Weekly Telegraph”, (Ashtabula, Ohio), 1862-Nov-1, page 3, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47818846/ashtabula-weekly-telegraph/

Census

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXS5-Z83 : 3 March 2020), Delos Piper in household of Walter Allee, Lenox, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States; citing family 1027, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCP9-1VK : 19 March 2020), Delores Piper in entry for Danl Piper, 1860.

Military

"United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSXD-GMK : 4 December 2014), Deloss S. Piper, Private, Company G, 105th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M552 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 85; FHL microfilm 882,298.

"United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHDJ-C4W : 24 March 2016), Delos S. Piper, 1882.