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HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY COUNTIES OF WHITE AND PULASKI, INDIANA." "HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL". Illustrated.
Chicago; F.A. Battey & CO., Publishers. 1883. City of Monticello, White County, Indiana, page 215.
"GEORGE BOWMAN, was born February 28, 1819, in Berkeley County, Va., and is one of two surviving children in a family of seven born to George and Elizabeth (Potts) Bowman, both natives of the Old Dominion, and of German and Irish descent respectively. When yet a mere lad, the subject of this sketch was left alone by the death of his parents, and his earlier years were passed on a farm and clerking in a store.
Having relatives in Indiana, he came to this state in 1840 and located at Delphi, where for about eight years he was engaged in teaching, and attending school at Asbury University and Wabash College, graduating from the classical course of the latter in 1853.
He married Miss Ruth Angel in 1848, and the same year he removed to White County (Indiana) and engaged exclusively in teaching. In 1850, his wife died, succeeding which he returned to Delphi, where for the following eight years he was employed as Principal of the Delphi Schools; in 1858, he married Miss Mary D. Piper, and the fall of that year returned to White County and turned his attention to agricultural pursuits in southern Union Township.
In 1861, he moved to Monticello, to take charge of the public schools, continuing as Principal until the summer of 1862, when he resigned in order to raise a company for the war.
In August, the company was mustered in as Company D, Mr. Bowman being elected Captain, and assigned to the Twelfth Indiana Volunteers. At Richmond, Ky., Captain Bowman, with the majority of his command, and many other Union troops, was captured, and, being paroled, did not again see active service until in and around Vicksburg, after which he participated in the capture of Jackson, at which place he was slightly wounded. On the evening of November 25, while leading his company on a charge up Missionary Ridge, Captain Bowman was severely wounded in the left thigh, and was carried off the field as dead. After being in the hospital at Nashville about two weeks, he was sufficiently recovered to come home on a furlough. On a surgical examination, he was pronounced unfit for further military duty, and accordingly was honorably discharged March30, 1864.
In 1865, he went to Delphi, where he remained until 1871, acting as Principal of the schools of that place, and farming. Since that time he has lived in White County, and is now farming and teaching.
Mr. Bowman was formerly a Whig, is now a Republican, and from 1873 to 1881, served White County as School Superintendent. He and his wife are Presbyterians, and the parents of seven children - Phebe M. E., Anna, Rebecca L.(deceased), Georgia E., Caleb M., Margaret (deceased), and Caroline (deceased). To Mr. Bowman's first marriage was born one daughter, Ruth A., now Mrs. E. Black."
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He was a member of Co. D. 12th Ind. Inf., Civil War. After his military service, Professor Bowman tried his hand at farming. The Professor was an educator, not a farmer. He was married twice. Years after his death, his widow Mary said, "We named our home "Hopeful Bluff" and lived on hope for eight years."
He first came to White County in 1846 and taught for four years. The innovator introduced Philosophy, Astronomy, Algebra, and Latin to students. Then Bowman became the principal of Delphi schools. He returned to Monticello in 1858 to take up farming and marry Mary D. Piper. In 1859, he became the princial of the first graded school in Monticello. The school was divided into primary, middle and higher. In 1862, he resigned to raise a company for the Civil War. A majority of his company was captured at the Battle of Richmond, Kentucky. After his release, he again saw action around Vicksburg. He was wounded during the cature of Jackson, Mississippi. Then while leading a charge up Missionary Ridge on November 25, 1863, he was wounded severly in the left thigh and taken for dead. He recovered in a Nashville hospital and spent two weeks there before being sent home on furlough. A surgeon determined him unfit for duty, and he was discharged on March 20, 1864.
He returned to Delphi to serve as principal of schools and farm. He returned to White County in 1871 and took up farming and teaching. He served as White County School Superintendent, 1873-1881.
Source of info: The Old Monticello Cemetery, by W.C. Madden & Janet Ollman Dold
HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY COUNTIES OF WHITE AND PULASKI, INDIANA." "HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL". Illustrated.
Chicago; F.A. Battey & CO., Publishers. 1883. City of Monticello, White County, Indiana, page 215.
"GEORGE BOWMAN, was born February 28, 1819, in Berkeley County, Va., and is one of two surviving children in a family of seven born to George and Elizabeth (Potts) Bowman, both natives of the Old Dominion, and of German and Irish descent respectively. When yet a mere lad, the subject of this sketch was left alone by the death of his parents, and his earlier years were passed on a farm and clerking in a store.
Having relatives in Indiana, he came to this state in 1840 and located at Delphi, where for about eight years he was engaged in teaching, and attending school at Asbury University and Wabash College, graduating from the classical course of the latter in 1853.
He married Miss Ruth Angel in 1848, and the same year he removed to White County (Indiana) and engaged exclusively in teaching. In 1850, his wife died, succeeding which he returned to Delphi, where for the following eight years he was employed as Principal of the Delphi Schools; in 1858, he married Miss Mary D. Piper, and the fall of that year returned to White County and turned his attention to agricultural pursuits in southern Union Township.
In 1861, he moved to Monticello, to take charge of the public schools, continuing as Principal until the summer of 1862, when he resigned in order to raise a company for the war.
In August, the company was mustered in as Company D, Mr. Bowman being elected Captain, and assigned to the Twelfth Indiana Volunteers. At Richmond, Ky., Captain Bowman, with the majority of his command, and many other Union troops, was captured, and, being paroled, did not again see active service until in and around Vicksburg, after which he participated in the capture of Jackson, at which place he was slightly wounded. On the evening of November 25, while leading his company on a charge up Missionary Ridge, Captain Bowman was severely wounded in the left thigh, and was carried off the field as dead. After being in the hospital at Nashville about two weeks, he was sufficiently recovered to come home on a furlough. On a surgical examination, he was pronounced unfit for further military duty, and accordingly was honorably discharged March30, 1864.
In 1865, he went to Delphi, where he remained until 1871, acting as Principal of the schools of that place, and farming. Since that time he has lived in White County, and is now farming and teaching.
Mr. Bowman was formerly a Whig, is now a Republican, and from 1873 to 1881, served White County as School Superintendent. He and his wife are Presbyterians, and the parents of seven children - Phebe M. E., Anna, Rebecca L.(deceased), Georgia E., Caleb M., Margaret (deceased), and Caroline (deceased). To Mr. Bowman's first marriage was born one daughter, Ruth A., now Mrs. E. Black."
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He was a member of Co. D. 12th Ind. Inf., Civil War. After his military service, Professor Bowman tried his hand at farming. The Professor was an educator, not a farmer. He was married twice. Years after his death, his widow Mary said, "We named our home "Hopeful Bluff" and lived on hope for eight years."
He first came to White County in 1846 and taught for four years. The innovator introduced Philosophy, Astronomy, Algebra, and Latin to students. Then Bowman became the principal of Delphi schools. He returned to Monticello in 1858 to take up farming and marry Mary D. Piper. In 1859, he became the princial of the first graded school in Monticello. The school was divided into primary, middle and higher. In 1862, he resigned to raise a company for the Civil War. A majority of his company was captured at the Battle of Richmond, Kentucky. After his release, he again saw action around Vicksburg. He was wounded during the cature of Jackson, Mississippi. Then while leading a charge up Missionary Ridge on November 25, 1863, he was wounded severly in the left thigh and taken for dead. He recovered in a Nashville hospital and spent two weeks there before being sent home on furlough. A surgeon determined him unfit for duty, and he was discharged on March 20, 1864.
He returned to Delphi to serve as principal of schools and farm. He returned to White County in 1871 and took up farming and teaching. He served as White County School Superintendent, 1873-1881.
Source of info: The Old Monticello Cemetery, by W.C. Madden & Janet Ollman Dold
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HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY COUNTIES OF WHITE AND PULASKI, INDIANA." "HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL". Illustrated.
Chicago; F.A. Battey & CO., Publishers. 1883. City of Monticello, White County, Indiana, page 215.
"GEORGE BOWMAN, was born February 28, 1819, in Berkeley County, Va., and is one of two surviving children in a family of seven born to George and Elizabeth (Potts) Bowman, both natives of the Old Dominion, and of German and Irish descent respectively. When yet a mere lad, the subject of this sketch was left alone by the death of his parents, and his earlier years were passed on a farm and clerking in a store.
Having relatives in Indiana, he came to this state in 1840 and located at Delphi, where for about eight years he was engaged in teaching, and attending school at Asbury University and Wabash College, graduating from the classical course of the latter in 1853.
He married Miss Ruth Angel in 1848, and the same year he removed to White County (Indiana) and engaged exclusively in teaching. In 1850, his wife died, succeeding which he returned to Delphi, where for the following eight years he was employed as Principal of the Delphi Schools; in 1858, he married Miss Mary D. Piper, and the fall of that year returned to White County and turned his attention to agricultural pursuits in southern Union Township.
In 1861, he moved to Monticello, to take charge of the public schools, continuing as Principal until the summer of 1862, when he resigned in order to raise a company for the war.
In August, the company was mustered in as Company D, Mr. Bowman being elected Captain, and assigned to the Twelfth Indiana Volunteers. At Richmond, Ky., Captain Bowman, with the majority of his command, and many other Union troops, was captured, and, being paroled, did not again see active service until in and around Vicksburg, after which he participated in the capture of Jackson, at which place he was slightly wounded. On the evening of November 25, while leading his company on a charge up Missionary Ridge, Captain Bowman was severely wounded in the left thigh, and was carried off the field as dead. After being in the hospital at Nashville about two weeks, he was sufficiently recovered to come home on a furlough. On a surgical examination, he was pronounced unfit for further military duty, and accordingly was honorably discharged March30, 1864.
In 1865, he went to Delphi, where he remained until 1871, acting as Principal of the schools of that place, and farming. Since that time he has lived in White County, and is now farming and teaching.
Mr. Bowman was formerly a Whig, is now a Republican, and from 1873 to 1881, served White County as School Superintendent. He and his wife are Presbyterians, and the parents of seven children - Phebe M. E., Anna, Rebecca L.(deceased), Georgia E., Caleb M., Margaret (deceased), and Caroline (deceased). To Mr. Bowman's first marriage was born one daughter, Ruth A., now Mrs. E. Black."
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He was a member of Co. D. 12th Ind. Inf., Civil War. After his military service, Professor Bowman tried his hand at farming. The Professor was an educator, not a farmer. He was married twice. Years after his death, his widow Mary said, "We named our home "Hopeful Bluff" and lived on hope for eight years."
He first came to White County in 1846 and taught for four years. The innovator introduced Philosophy, Astronomy, Algebra, and Latin to students. Then Bowman became the principal of Delphi schools. He returned to Monticello in 1858 to take up farming and marry Mary D. Piper. In 1859, he became the princial of the first graded school in Monticello. The school was divided into primary, middle and higher. In 1862, he resigned to raise a company for the Civil War. A majority of his company was captured at the Battle of Richmond, Kentucky. After his release, he again saw action around Vicksburg. He was wounded during the cature of Jackson, Mississippi. Then while leading a charge up Missionary Ridge on November 25, 1863, he was wounded severly in the left thigh and taken for dead. He recovered in a Nashville hospital and spent two weeks there before being sent home on furlough. A surgeon determined him unfit for duty, and he was discharged on March 20, 1864.
He returned to Delphi to serve as principal of schools and farm. He returned to White County in 1871 and took up farming and teaching. He served as White County School Superintendent, 1873-1881.
Source of info: The Old Monticello Cemetery, by W.C. Madden & Janet Ollman Dold
HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY COUNTIES OF WHITE AND PULASKI, INDIANA." "HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL". Illustrated.
Chicago; F.A. Battey & CO., Publishers. 1883. City of Monticello, White County, Indiana, page 215.
"GEORGE BOWMAN, was born February 28, 1819, in Berkeley County, Va., and is one of two surviving children in a family of seven born to George and Elizabeth (Potts) Bowman, both natives of the Old Dominion, and of German and Irish descent respectively. When yet a mere lad, the subject of this sketch was left alone by the death of his parents, and his earlier years were passed on a farm and clerking in a store.
Having relatives in Indiana, he came to this state in 1840 and located at Delphi, where for about eight years he was engaged in teaching, and attending school at Asbury University and Wabash College, graduating from the classical course of the latter in 1853.
He married Miss Ruth Angel in 1848, and the same year he removed to White County (Indiana) and engaged exclusively in teaching. In 1850, his wife died, succeeding which he returned to Delphi, where for the following eight years he was employed as Principal of the Delphi Schools; in 1858, he married Miss Mary D. Piper, and the fall of that year returned to White County and turned his attention to agricultural pursuits in southern Union Township.
In 1861, he moved to Monticello, to take charge of the public schools, continuing as Principal until the summer of 1862, when he resigned in order to raise a company for the war.
In August, the company was mustered in as Company D, Mr. Bowman being elected Captain, and assigned to the Twelfth Indiana Volunteers. At Richmond, Ky., Captain Bowman, with the majority of his command, and many other Union troops, was captured, and, being paroled, did not again see active service until in and around Vicksburg, after which he participated in the capture of Jackson, at which place he was slightly wounded. On the evening of November 25, while leading his company on a charge up Missionary Ridge, Captain Bowman was severely wounded in the left thigh, and was carried off the field as dead. After being in the hospital at Nashville about two weeks, he was sufficiently recovered to come home on a furlough. On a surgical examination, he was pronounced unfit for further military duty, and accordingly was honorably discharged March30, 1864.
In 1865, he went to Delphi, where he remained until 1871, acting as Principal of the schools of that place, and farming. Since that time he has lived in White County, and is now farming and teaching.
Mr. Bowman was formerly a Whig, is now a Republican, and from 1873 to 1881, served White County as School Superintendent. He and his wife are Presbyterians, and the parents of seven children - Phebe M. E., Anna, Rebecca L.(deceased), Georgia E., Caleb M., Margaret (deceased), and Caroline (deceased). To Mr. Bowman's first marriage was born one daughter, Ruth A., now Mrs. E. Black."
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He was a member of Co. D. 12th Ind. Inf., Civil War. After his military service, Professor Bowman tried his hand at farming. The Professor was an educator, not a farmer. He was married twice. Years after his death, his widow Mary said, "We named our home "Hopeful Bluff" and lived on hope for eight years."
He first came to White County in 1846 and taught for four years. The innovator introduced Philosophy, Astronomy, Algebra, and Latin to students. Then Bowman became the principal of Delphi schools. He returned to Monticello in 1858 to take up farming and marry Mary D. Piper. In 1859, he became the princial of the first graded school in Monticello. The school was divided into primary, middle and higher. In 1862, he resigned to raise a company for the Civil War. A majority of his company was captured at the Battle of Richmond, Kentucky. After his release, he again saw action around Vicksburg. He was wounded during the cature of Jackson, Mississippi. Then while leading a charge up Missionary Ridge on November 25, 1863, he was wounded severly in the left thigh and taken for dead. He recovered in a Nashville hospital and spent two weeks there before being sent home on furlough. A surgeon determined him unfit for duty, and he was discharged on March 20, 1864.
He returned to Delphi to serve as principal of schools and farm. He returned to White County in 1871 and took up farming and teaching. He served as White County School Superintendent, 1873-1881.
Source of info: The Old Monticello Cemetery, by W.C. Madden & Janet Ollman Dold
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