Theodore Albert Tenney (1843 - 1865)

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Died 1 Apr 1865 at age 21 in Five Forks, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Private Theodore Tenney served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 10 Feb 1863
Mustered out: 1 Apr 1865 (KIA)
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company H, Ohio 2nd Cavalry Regiment

Theodore Tenney was Killed in Action during United States Civil War.

Theodore was born on 15 November 1843, the son of Luman Tenney, M.D. and Emeline Charity Harris. He was living with his mother and siblings Luman, Minerva, and Melissa in Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio from 1850 to 1860.^[1][2] He fought in the Civil War, and was killed in action at its last battle at Five Forks, Dinwiddie, Virginia on 1 April 1865.^[3][4]

His Last Words Captured By His Brother

His brother, Major Luman Harris Tenney was nearby when he died, and recounted the following in his diatry:

The Cleveland Leader, April 6, 1865, p. 4.

Here Brother Thede, noble and brave boy, was struck through with a piece of shell. Helped him from the field. Suffered awfully. In answer to my questions he said: 'Luman, I think my wound is mortal. I can not live. I have tried to do my duty today. Tell mother I only wish I had been a better boy. I hope that God will accept me and take me to Heaven.' He had his senses for 30 or 40 minutes when he sank away as we carried him along and died be fore we reached the hospital. I thought that he had fallen asleep. I spoke to him but received no answer. His pulse beat feebly. I knew then that he was going. The Doctor gave him some brandy, but no life appeared. I buried him in a rough box beneath a cedar tree in front of the house and across the road and cut the head board with a knife. God sustain mother.^[5]

He was later buried in Poplar Grove National Cemetery, Dinwiddie County, Virginia.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQ2-9QH : 21 December 2020), Theodore Tenny in household of Catharine Hogaman, Amherst, Lorain, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: M653_1002; Page: 204; Family History Library Film: 805002. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
3. ↑ Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.

   Name: Theodore A Tenney

   Age at Enlistment: 19

   Enlistment Date: 10 Feb 1863

   Rank at enlistment: Private

   State Served: Ohio

   Survived the War?: No

   Service Record: Enlisted in Company H, Ohio 2nd Cavalry Regiment on 10 Feb 1863.Mustered out on 01 Apr 1865 at Five Forks, VA.

4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Ohio, Soldier Grave Registrations, 1804-1958 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.

   Name: Theodore A Tenney

   Birth Date: 1844

   Enlistment Date: 10 Feb 1863

   Discharge Date: 1 Apr 1865

   Death Date: 1 Apr 1865

   Death Place: Five Forks VA.

   Burial Place: Amherst, Ohio, USA

   Cemetery: Cleveland St.

   Rank: Private

   Branch of Service: Army

5. ↑ Tenney, Luman Harris, 1841-1880, and Frances Delia Andrews Tenney. War Diary of Luman Harris Tenney, 1861-1865. Oberlin, OH: Frances Andrews Tenney, 1914, p. 149
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 January 2021), memorial page for Theodore A. Tenney (unknown–1 Apr 1865), Find A Grave: Memorial #8678710, citing Poplar Grove National Cemetery, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by E. Dinger (contributor 46615068) .

• "Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F68G-QYZ : 19 January 2020), Theodore A. Tenney, 1865.