The men who composed this battery were enlisted from Cincinnati between Aug. 20th and Sept. 17th 1861.
Height: 5 ft 9 inches
Complexion: Fair; grey eyes; light hair; occupation: student.
Thomas was sick in the hospital at Memphis for about three months but at all times he was with his command during its service.
They arrived before Little Rock on Sept. 9th 1862 and immediately became engaged with the enemy and drove them from the river. The officers and men received commendations for their ability and accurate fireing.
The battery remained at Little Rock until August 1, 1864 then moved to Pine Bluff, Arkansas when it performed garrison duty until ordered to Ohio for muster out. He mustered out on the 5th of Nov. 1864.
His brother, D.P. Mahan, served in Company G, 9th Missouri Calvary.
Thomas Mahan was a carpenter and went West before 1881. He lived in Kalama, Washington and he influenced his inlaws Andrew and Naomi Barngrover to come to Washington. He moved to Seattle, Wa. before Andrew Barngrover's death.
The men who composed this battery were enlisted from Cincinnati between Aug. 20th and Sept. 17th 1861.
Height: 5 ft 9 inches
Complexion: Fair; grey eyes; light hair; occupation: student.
Thomas was sick in the hospital at Memphis for about three months but at all times he was with his command during its service.
They arrived before Little Rock on Sept. 9th 1862 and immediately became engaged with the enemy and drove them from the river. The officers and men received commendations for their ability and accurate fireing.
The battery remained at Little Rock until August 1, 1864 then moved to Pine Bluff, Arkansas when it performed garrison duty until ordered to Ohio for muster out. He mustered out on the 5th of Nov. 1864.
His brother, D.P. Mahan, served in Company G, 9th Missouri Calvary.
Thomas Mahan was a carpenter and went West before 1881. He lived in Kalama, Washington and he influenced his inlaws Andrew and Naomi Barngrover to come to Washington. He moved to Seattle, Wa. before Andrew Barngrover's death.
Inscription
Thos. F. Mahan
11 Ohio L.A.
Family Members
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Jessie Mahan
1870–1870
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Minnie Olive Mahan Brown
1871–1936
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Myrtle Lee Mahan Myler
1873–1942
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Frederick J. Mahan
1874 – unknown
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Louis Andrew Frank "Lou" Mahan
1878–1918
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Harry Mahan
1879–1891
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Maude Estella Mahan Miller
1883–1942
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Grace Jessie Mahan Kinney
1885 – unknown
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Hazel M. Mahan Brown
1888–1954
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Cecil Naomi Mahan
1890–1905