Letter from John Silas Caton, 78th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 4 March 1862

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Contributor Note: "The attached is a letter from my great, great uncle, John Silas Caton, who enlisted in Company B 78th Ohio November 27, 1861. He was discharged because of wounds on October 23,1863.

He married Rachel Day, in 1858, in Muskingum County, Ohio and later moved to Adams County, Nebraska.

He applied for a pension in 1891. I do not know when he died.

The Elizabeth mentioned is my maternal great grandmother. Silas was the son of George Wesley Caton and Mildred Buckley and was born in Fairfax County, Virginia."

John Silas Caton

Janice Graham Gonzalez

March 4, 1862

Janice Graham Gonzalez

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Bolivar (Tennessee)

Letter from John Silas Caton, 78th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 12 Oct 1862

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Contributor Note: "The attached is a letter from my great, great uncle, John Silas Caton, who enlisted in Company B 78th Ohio November 27, 1861. He was discharged because of wounds on October 23,1863.

He married Rachel Day, mentioned in the letter in 1858, in Muskingum County, Ohio and later moved to Adams County, Nebraska.

He applied for a pension in 1891. I do not know when he died.

The Elizabeth mentioned is my maternal great grandmother. Silas was the son of George Wesley Caton and Mildred Buckley and was born in Fairfax County, Virginia."

John Silas Caton

Janice Graham Gonzalez

October 12, 1862

Janice Graham Gonzalez

Bolivar (Tennessee)