DOWNING, Maj. Abisha

1838 - 1916  (77 years)

• Name	DOWNING, Abisha
  Title	Maj.
  Prefix	Maj.
  Birth	5 Aug 1838	OH
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	Address: 68837174
  	FindAGrave Memorial 68837174
  _COLOR	11
  _FSFTID	K2QF-R7Z
  Death	29 Mar 1916	OH
  Burial	Waverly, OH
  	Address: Evergreen Union Cemetery
  Person ID	I23570	Puffer 062124
  Last Modified	31 May 2024

  
  

  Mother	DOUGHERTY, Sarah,   b. 17 Nov 1817, McArthur, OH d. 6 Mar 1901, Waverly, OH (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F13728	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	PUFFER, Sarah Medora,   b. 20 Nov 1847, Columbus, OH d. 26 Jun 1918, Columbus, OH (Age 70 years)
  Children	1. DOWNING, Lenora Emma,   b. 9 Dec 1866, Waverly, OH d. 3 Jan 1935, Jackson County, OH (Age 68 years)   2. DOWNING, Horace Edgar,   b. Nov 1868, Waverly, OH d. 24 Oct 1958, Chillicothe, OH (Age 89 years)   3. DOWNING, Grace A.,   b. 28 Oct 1886, OH d. 19 Sep 1948, OH (Age 61 years)   4. DOWNING, Amelia B.,   b. Mar 1873, OH d. 11 May 1969, Columbus, OH (Age 96 years)
  Family ID	F5401	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2024

  
  

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• Notes

  A Civil War veteran, private, in Company G, First Ohio Infantry, as a private, for three months, and was discharged about Aug. 1, 1861. In Sep 1861, he set about recruiting a company for 3 years service. He was successful and reported to camp at Chillicothe, Ohio, and the company was mustered in the Seventy-third Ohio, 30 Nov 1861. he was commissioned Second Lieutenant of Company D, in December, 1862, he was commissioned First Lieutenant, and in March, 1864, he was promoted to Captain. He participated in a number of battles, First Bull Run, Chancellorville, Gettysburg and siege of Atlanta. He was promoted to Major, July 20, 1865 just as he was being discharged.