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Charles Milton Cherry

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Charles Milton Cherry

Birth
Guernsey County, Ohio, USA
Death
24 Jan 1921 (aged 78)
Weeping Water, Cass County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Nehawka, Cass County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
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Charles was my 2x Great-grandfather. The area of Guernsey County Charles was born in became Noble Co. in 1851. He served in the Civil War in Co G, 3rd Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry from Warren Co., Iowa:

Civil War Veteran
Co G 3rd Iowa Infantry

From military records:
Cherry, Milton. Age 17.
Residence Green Bush,Ia
nativity Ohio.
Enlisted May 21, 1861.
Mustered June 8, 1861.
Mustered out June 18, 1864 Davenport, Iowa, expiration of term of
service.

The 3rd Iowa Infantry's service during his enlistment included the Battle of Ft Donelson,TN Feb 15-16 1862, the infamous Battle of Shiloh,TN Apr 6-7 1862, Siege of Corinth,MS Mar-May 1862, the desperate Battle of Corinth,MS Oct 3-5 1862 when Confederates tried to retake the city. From Dec 9 - Dec 23 1862 , the regiment marched to Tuscumbia,AL from Pulaski,TN in pursuit of guerrilla raiders on one of the hardest marches in its history.
In 1863, the regiment was loaded into steamboats and sent to Vicksburg,MS. They were fired upon near Greenville,Ms but speedily dislodged the enemy. The regiment took position in the trenches at Vicksburg on May 25 and actively engaged until the capitulation of Vicksburg in June. It took part in the assault of Jackson, MS where it sustained great loss.

After the Red River Campaign, those whose term of service(3 years) was up and did not reenlist, were mustered out.
Charles was my 2x Great-grandfather. The area of Guernsey County Charles was born in became Noble Co. in 1851. He served in the Civil War in Co G, 3rd Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry from Warren Co., Iowa:

Civil War Veteran
Co G 3rd Iowa Infantry

From military records:
Cherry, Milton. Age 17.
Residence Green Bush,Ia
nativity Ohio.
Enlisted May 21, 1861.
Mustered June 8, 1861.
Mustered out June 18, 1864 Davenport, Iowa, expiration of term of
service.

The 3rd Iowa Infantry's service during his enlistment included the Battle of Ft Donelson,TN Feb 15-16 1862, the infamous Battle of Shiloh,TN Apr 6-7 1862, Siege of Corinth,MS Mar-May 1862, the desperate Battle of Corinth,MS Oct 3-5 1862 when Confederates tried to retake the city. From Dec 9 - Dec 23 1862 , the regiment marched to Tuscumbia,AL from Pulaski,TN in pursuit of guerrilla raiders on one of the hardest marches in its history.
In 1863, the regiment was loaded into steamboats and sent to Vicksburg,MS. They were fired upon near Greenville,Ms but speedily dislodged the enemy. The regiment took position in the trenches at Vicksburg on May 25 and actively engaged until the capitulation of Vicksburg in June. It took part in the assault of Jackson, MS where it sustained great loss.

After the Red River Campaign, those whose term of service(3 years) was up and did not reenlist, were mustered out.

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