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Sunday, April 1, 2018

John O. Parrish

J. O. PARRISH, proprietor of newsstand, and dealer in books, stationery, and fancy articles, at Garden Grove, was born in Washington County, New York, July 16, 1831, son of Hiram and Cyrena (Whitney) Parrish, natives of the same State, the latter being of English ancestry. Mr. Parrish was reared on a farm, where he remained until he was twenty years of age. He received a good substantial education, and when eighteen years old commenced teaching school. For twenty-five years he was an earnest, capable and successful teacher, never shirking his duty, but performing it firmly and conscientiously. In the fall of 1862 he enlisted in Company A, Tenth Ohio Cavalry, and was appointed First Lieutenant. He served two years and then resigned. He re-enlisted as a private in Company I, Second Ohio Heavy Artillery, remaining in that company until the close of the war, when he was mustered out August 27, 1865. He participated in most of the battles fought by Sherman's army during the first two months of the Atlanta campaign. In 1854 he was married to Mary H. Harkness, a native of Delaware County, New York, and they have two children — Nancy M., wife of George W. Moore, a resident of Garden Grove; and Ella S., a prominent teacher of Decatur County. During President Hayes' administration she was appointed deputy postmistress and held the position seven years. Mr. Parrish was postmaster during that period. He is now serving his second term as mayor of Garden Grove. Mr. Parrish lived one year in Licking County, Ohio, after the war, and in 1866 settled in Johnson County, Missouri, where he lived nine years. He came to Garden Grove in 1875 and commenced editing a paper called the Iowa Express. In 1881 he sold out to Bryson Bruce, the present proprietor and editor of the Garden Grove Express. In 1865, while in the service, he met with a very serious accident by the cars running off the track, which crippled him for life. Three persons were killed and twenty wounded. By his own industry Mr. Parrish is possessed of a nice home and a profitable business. He is highly respected by all who know him. His twelve years' residence has won for him a prominent place among the leading citizens of Decatur County. Politically he is an ardent and influential Republican.

SOURCE: “Biographical and Historical Record of Ringgold and Decatur Counties, Iowa,” p. 558

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

2nd Ohio Heavy Artillery.

Organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio, and Covington, Ky., and mustered in Company "A" July 20, Company "B" August 5, Company "C" August 26, Companies "D," "H," "I," "K" and "L" September 7, Companies "E" and "M" September 9, Company "G" September 19 and Company "F" September 23, 1863. Regiment served by Detachments till May, 1864. Attached to District of Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio, to May, 1864. Cleveland, Tenn., Dept. of the Ohio, to October, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 23rd Army Corps, Dept. of the Ohio, to February, 1864.    2nd Brigade, 4th Division, District of East Tennessee, Dept. of the Cumberland, to March, 1865. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, District East Tennessee, to August, 1865.

SERVICE. – Company "A" moved to Covington August 19, 1863, thence to Fort Jones Muldraugh's Hill October 11, and duty there till January 10, 1864. At Fort DeWolf, near Shepherdsville, till May. Moved to Cleveland, Tenn., May 24. Company "B" moved to Covington Barracks August 19, thence to Bowling Green, Ky., September 5, and duty there till May 26, 1864. Moved to Charleston, Tenn., May 26. Company "D" moved to Muldraugh's Hill, Ky., and duty at Fort Saunders till May 26, 1864. Garrison at Tyner's Station till October 9, 1864, then joined Regiment at Loudoun, Tenn. Company "E" moved to Muldraugh's Hill and garrison Fort Boyle till May 26, 1864. Moved to Cleveland, Tenn., May 26, 1864. Company "F" moved to Bowling Green, Ky., and duty there till May 26, 1864. Moved to Charleston, Tenn., May 26. Company "G" duty at Bowling Green till May 26, 1864. Moved to Charleston, Tenn., May 26. Company "H" moved to Munfordsville October 11, 1863, and garrison duty at Battery McConnell till May 26, 1864. Moved to Cleveland, Tenn., May 26. Company "I" moved to Shepherdsville and duty at Fort DeWolf till January 10, 1864, and at Fort Nelson till May 26. Moved to Cleveland May 26, 1864. Company "K" moved to Munfordsville October 11 and duty there till May 26, 1864. Moved to Charleston, Tenn., May 26. Company "L" moved to Frankfort, Ky., October 11, 1863, and duty at Fort Boone till December. At Battery Simons, Munfordsville, till May 26, 1864. Moved to Cleveland, Tenn., May 26. Company "M" moved to Munfordsville, Ky., September 18, 1863, and garrison duty at Fort Willich till January 10, 1864, and at Fort Taylor, Camp Nelson, till May 26. Moved to Cleveland, Tenn., May 26. Duty at Cleveland, Tenn., till October, 1864 (Cos. "A," "E," "H," "I," "L" and "M"). At Charleston, Tenn., till August, 1864 (Cos. "B," "C," "F," "G" and "K"); then at Cleveland till October. Action with Wheeler near Cleveland August 17. Charleston August 19. Pursuit of Wheeler August 22-28. Moved to Loudoun, Tenn., October 9, and duty there till November 18. Morristown November 13. Russellsville November 14. Tillson's movement to Strawberry Plains, Tenn., November 16-17. Flat Creek November 17. At Knoxville till December 7. Ammon's Expedition to Bean's Station December 7-29 (Co. "A" duty at Knoxville till January 9, 1865). At Camp Rothrock and Fort Saunders till August. Company "B" duty at Knoxville, Camp Rothrock and Fort Saunders till August. Cos. "C," "D," "E" and "F" at Knoxville, Camp Rothrock and Loudoun till August. Co. "G" at Nashville till February 1, 1865, and at Athens till August. Skirmish at Athens February 16, 1865 (Detachment). Sweetwater February 16 (Detachment). Company "H" at Strawberry Plains till August. Company "I" at Fort Gilpin, Knoxville, till August. Company "K" at Clinch Gap till December 21, 1864, at Fort Lee Knoxville, and at Greenville till August. Company "L" at Knoxville till August, 1865. Company "M" at Athens till August, 1865. Regiment mustered out August 23, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 2 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 170 Enlisted men by disease. Total 176.

SOURCE: Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, Part 3, p. 1482