About
This Website 80th Indiana Volunteer Infantry An American Civil War Regiment |
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1st Sergeant
James Francis Cantwell of Company G |
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--From the popular Civil War song
Battle Cry of Freedom |
This website is dedicated to my Great Great Grandfather, James Francis Cantwell, and to all his fellow soldiers in the 80th. Their sacrifices helped preserve the United States of America and destroy slavery in it. Unfortunately, since the 1860's the knowledge of who these men were and what they did has become scattered, lost, and even forgotten. This website is intended to be the focal point for collecting what information remains, and for presenting it as a comprehensive record of these 'Boys in Blue.' |
This history would be much poorer were it not for the generous help of the Modern 80th Indiana Volunteers listed below. Thank you all. To learn how to become a volunteer visit the Help Needed section of this site. |
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Scott
Cantwell Meeker, 80th Indiana
Webmaster |
Modern 80th Indiana Volunteers |
Contributors | Affiliation | Contributions |
Jon Andrews |
80th Descendant |
Biographical data on his Great, Great Grandfather Pvt. Sampson Cummins Co. C Also burial information on 80th Ind. veterans. |
Marlin D. Austin |
80th Descendant |
Military and pension records of his Great Great Grandfather Cpl. George L. Waggoner Co. D. |
Nancy Niblack Baxter |
80th Descendant |
Biographical data on her relative Col. Lewis Brooks F&S |
Tim Beckman |
Webmaster 42nd Indiana Regiment |
Biographical and military data and an image of Col. Charles H. Denby F&S Letters written May 20th and 31st, 1864, by Pvt. Andrew J. Carithers Co. A. Biographical data on Pvt. Thomas H. Strange Co. B |
Shirley R. Behme |
Genealogy Department, Pike County Public Library |
Diaries and letters of Capt. Joseph P. Glezen Co. H |
Dr. William "Tad" Berlin, MD |
80th Descendant |
Letter by and images relating to his Great Grandfather Sergt. Albert Pancake Co. H |
Barbara Dumbaugh Budd |
80th Descendant |
Biographical data on her Great Great Grandfather Capt. James F. Cantwell Co. G. |
Melissa W. Calhoun |
Researcher |
Biographical data on these Co. H soldiers. Pvt. Nathan R. Beadles Pvt. Robert Beadles Pvt. William G. Beadles Cpl. Elijah E. Richardson Pvt. William J. Richardson |
Aasta Mason Carver |
80th Descendant |
Biographical data on her Great Grandfather Sergt. Albert Pancake Co. H |
Sam I. Chesnut |
80th Descendant |
Biographical data on his Great Grandfather Pvt. Thomas J. Chesnut Co. A and Thomas' brother Pvt. John Chesnut Co. A and several Princeton Clarion newspaper articles by 80th soldiers Perryville Eyewitness Account |
Larry Craney |
80th Descendant |
Biographical data on his Great, Great Grandfather Sergt. Ziba Whitley Co. B and Ziba's brother-in-law Pvt. Alexander Sharum Co. B. |
Al Doyle |
80th Relative |
War-time letters by his Great Great Uncle Sergt. John Malette Co. G. |
Charles Cantwell Dumbaugh, Sr. |
80th Descendant |
Biographical data and image of his Great Great Grandfather Capt. James F. Cantwell Co. G. |
Juanita Gudgel Diorio |
80th Descendant |
War-time letters written by her ancestor Pvt. Andrew J. Carithers Co. A. |
Andrea Dougan |
80th Descendant |
Biographical data on her Great Great Great Grandfather Cpl. Darius Horrall Co. I. |
Pat Ebert |
80th Descendant |
Biographical data on her Great, Great Grandfather Pvt. Andrew J. White Co. B |
Michael Elliott |
80th Descendant |
Biographical data and image of his Great Grandfather Pvt. Patrick Doyle Co. B |
Roger J. Emmert |
80th Descendant |
Photo of Haubstadt, Ind., G.A.R. meeting with his Grandfather Pvt. Adam Emmert Co. F and Adam's 80th Ind. comrades Cpl. Henry Willem Co. F 1st Lieut. John M. Wolfe Co. F |
Rhonda Friedman |
80th Descendant |
Biographical data on her Great Great Grandfather 1st Lieut. James McConnell Co. H And on James' half-brother Recruit Richard McConnell Co. H |
Leanne Garland |
Museum Archivist, Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum |
Quote of Lincoln's July 1862 call for 300,000 men. |
Carol J. Graf |
80th Descendant |
Biographical data on her Great Grandfather Pvt. William Hunley Co. H 1862 newspaper article by Pvt. Alexander N. Devin Co. A |
Bill Groth |
80th Descendant's Spouse |
Biographical data on his wife Evangeline's Great Great Grandfather Cpl. James B. Gilley Co. D |
Kenny Gwin |
80th Descendant |
Biographical data on a Co. D soldier. Capt. Isum Gwin |
Beach Bicknell Hall |
80th Descendant |
Image of his Great Grandfather and letters written by his Great Grandparents. 1st Lieut. Eli P. Bicknell Co. C Mrs. Eli P. Bicknell |
George Hollis |
80th Descendant |
Biographical data on his Great Grandfather Pvt. Bartlett B. Hollis Co. A |
Mark D. Jaeger |
Purdue University Special Library |
Many period newspaper articles on the 80th from the Daily Evening Gazette Evansville Journal Louisville Daily Journal National Tribune Princeton Clarion |
Alan F. January |
Indiana State Archives |
Data on the 80th's battle flags. |
Charley King |
80th Descendant |
War-time diary of his Great Grandfather Pvt. John K. King Co. A |
Sue Kriegshauser |
80th Relative |
Biographical data on Pvt. Henry Neister (Nierste) Co. K |
James U. Lamey |
80th Descendant |
Biographical data on his Great Grandfather Pvt. Henry Willem Co. F |
Sharon McClure Lamey |
80th Descendant |
Biographical data on her Great Great Grandfather and image of he and his family Cpl. Chris. H. Reynierson Co. H |
Stephen Lucas |
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Biographical data on Recruit Aaron Baker Co. F |
William J. Marshall |
80th Descendant |
Photo and biographical data on his distant relative Mus. Jesse Bryant Co. H Biographical data on his distant relative Sergt. Willis Brewster Co. H Photos of and data about a drum carried by Mus. William Snow Co. E Photo of Haubstadt, Ind., G.A.R. meeting with Pvt. Adam Emmert Co. F Cpl. Henry Willem Co. F 1st Lieut. John M. Wolfe Co. F |
Jerry D. McConnell |
80th Descendant |
Biographical data on his Great Great Grandfather 1st Lieut. James McConnell Co. H And on James' half-brother Recruit Richard McConnell Co. H |
William Marvin McConnell |
80th Descendant |
Biographical data on his Great Grandfather 1st Lieut. James McConnell Co. H And on James' half-brother Recruit Richard McConnell Co. H |
Jack E. McDonald |
80th Descendant |
Biographical data and a photo of his Great Grandfather Pvt. Daniel McDonald Co. F. |
James G. McDonald, Jr. |
80th Descendant |
Letters written by his Great Grandfather Pvt. Daniel McDonald Co. F |
Robert L. McElroy |
80th Descendant |
Biographical data on his Great Grandfather Pvt. Thomas J. Chesnut Co. A and on Thomas' brother Pvt. John Chesnut Co. A |
Martha Cantwell Meeker |
80th Descendant |
Biographical data on her Great Grandfather Capt. James F. Cantwell Co. G |
Tom Melton |
80th Descendant |
Army discharge certificate for his Great Great Great Grandfather Corp. Francis R. Melton Co. B |
Graham Denby Morey |
80th Descendant |
Biographical data on his Great Grandfather Col. Charles H. Denby F&S |
Matthew H. Morgan |
80th Descendant |
Photo and biographical data on his Great Great Grandfather 2nd Lieut. James S. Morgan Co. E |
Ray Mulesky |
80th Descendant |
Photo and biographical data on his wife Amy's Great Great Grandfather. Sergt. Albert Pancake Co. H Period newspaper articles on the 80th from: Evansville Journal Princeton Clarion Transcription of personal diary of Capt. Isum Gwin Co. D |
Andy Nelson |
80th Descendant |
Photo and biographical data on his Great Great Great Grandfather. Pvt. William G. Beadles Co. H |
Sandy Pike |
Historian |
Biographical data on one of the 80th's medical staff. Sur. George B. Jaquess F&S |
John Ragle |
80th Descendant |
Photos and biographical data on his Great Grandfather Sergt. Alonzo Ragle Co. K and his Great Granduncles Capt. Jacob Ragle Co. K Pvt. Nathan Ragle Co. K and their comrades 1st Sergt. John L. Keck Co. K Capt. Bailey McConnell Co. K |
Richard Logan Ragle |
80th Descendant |
Photos and biographical data on his Great Great Grandfather Capt. Jacob Ragle Co. K and his Great Great Granduncles Sergt. Alonzo Ragle Co. K Pvt. Nathan Ragle Co. K and their comrades 1st Sergt. John L. Keck Co. K Capt. Bailey McConnell Co. K |
Michael Reese |
80th Descendant |
Biographical data on his Great Great Grandfather Cpl. William F. Hudelson Co. A |
Richard Rheinhardt |
80th Descendant |
Several war-time letters written by his Great Grandfather Pvt. Daniel McDonald Co. E |
Michael Riley |
80th Descendant |
Photo and biographical data on his Great Grandfather Cpl. John Reiley (Riley) Co. B |
Juanita Montgomery Ruff |
80th Descendant |
Photo and biographical data on her Great Grandfather Cpl. Samuel N. Montgomery Co. F |
SecurePipe Communications, L.L.C. |
Internet Security Service Provider |
Hosts 80th website and provides technical support at all hours. Has generously waived its normal hosting fee for this non-profit endeavor, making it financially feasible. |
Brian and Triva Schrader |
Generous Patrons |
Copies of images of these 80th Indiana soldiers. QM Thomas M. Brown F&S Capt. William M. Duncan Co. A Cpl. William F. Huddleson Co. A 1st Lieut. Henry C. Jerauld Co. A 1st Lieut. Jesse C. Kimball Co. A Capt. Enos H. Kirk Co. E 2nd Lieut. James S. Morgan Co. E Col. Alfred Dale Owen F&S Lieut. Col. George T. Simonson F&S |
Robert "Gus" Stevens |
80th Descendant |
Biographical data on his relative Sergt. George W. Potter, Jr. Co. G and period newspaper articles on the 80th. |
Angela Tielking |
80th Descendant |
Biographical data and photos of her Great Great Grandfather Cpl. Andrew J. Patrick Co. D Biographical data on her Great Great Grandfathers Pvt. John Harris Co. D Pvt. William Sutton Co. D. |
Stephen E. Towne |
Indiana State Archives |
80th Indiana rosters and telegraphic correspondence of Indiana Governor Oliver P. Morton. |
University of Notre Dame |
Special Collections |
Letters written during the war by 1st Sergt. Samuel T. Reeves Co. C |
Belinda Wiggington |
80th Descendant |
Biographical data on her Great Great Uncle Pvt. Hezekiah Blevins Co. C. |
John Wineinger |
80th Descendant |
Biographical data on and photo of his Great Grandfather Cpl. Elijah E. Richardson Co. H |
Michael J. Winey |
Curator, US Army Military History Institute |
Photographs of these 80th soldiers. Capt. Charles Brownlee Co. A Pvt. George Fehrenbacher Co. F Pvt. Isaac H. Hill Co. E Pvt. John C. Hurst Co. H Recruit William P. Males Co. F. |
Don Workman |
80th Descendant |
Biographical data on these Co. D soldiers. Sergt. Joseph F. Workman Sergt. William H. Workman Pvt. Elijah Street Pvt. Isaac N. Ledgerwood |
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