American Civil War Soldiers
Name: Matthew Rayhill
Residence: Washington County, Indiana
Enlistment Date: 18 Aug 1862
Side Served: Union
State Served: Indiana
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 18 Aug 1862. Enlisted in Company B, 16th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 18 Aug 1862.
Mustered Out Company B, 16th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 30 Jun 1865 at New Orleans, Louisiana.
--by Doug 2010
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5-1-23 suggestion from Patty 47563794:
Suggested edit: Recommend that the bio be deleted as it refers to him being mustered out at New Orleans AFTER the date of death. I believe that it probably refers to another Mathew Rayhill. Thanks!
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Reply:
Hi Patty,
Thank you for the note. Your observation may very well be correct. It appears they were 1st cousins if the links are right. Without further documentation, I'm unable at this time to presume the bio note does not apply to this man simply because the Muster Out date is reportedly after the death date by 7 weeks.
It's was not unusual for there to be 2 months between muster, at which time the muster roll noted any changes in rank, furloughs, hospitalizations, MIA, AWOL, casualties, etc. Final muster Out date is simply when they removed a soldier from the payroll and unit roster. Perhaps death and muster out dates should match, but records were often scribbled on the battlefield and are full of errors. The 30 May 1865 muster out date is not unique to Mr. Rayburn. His entire company/regiment mustered out that day because the war was over. Lee surrendered 9 April 1865, the Grand March in Washington D.C. was May 23-24, 1865, and it would be reasonable if it took a week for the news to get to New Orleans or wherever. Perhaps in all the chaos they had simply not yet recorded Matthews death on a Muster Roll, so his name was mustered out with the rest?
First and foremost however, his headstone says he served in Company B, 16th Indiana Infantry. I viewed the Company B Roster and did not find 2 soldiers named Mathew Rayhill. There was a John Rayhill, musician, who musted in and out the same day as Matthew. Could it be one of the Mathews' went by nickname John because of their similar names? I see from the census the other Mathew did also serve in the Civil War. Do we have something to confirm he also served in the 16th, Company B? Or, maybe there was a John? This Matthew did have a firstborn brother John who died age 7, and it was common to reuse the name of a deceased child.
Anyway, let me know if you find more. There must be records enough for them to make the military marker, and viewing the actual file may clarify. In the meantime, I added your suggestion to the bio.
Thanks, Kathy
Name: Matthew Rayhill
Residence: Washington County, Indiana
Enlistment Date: 18 Aug 1862
Side Served: Union
State Served: Indiana
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 18 Aug 1862. Enlisted in Company B, 16th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 18 Aug 1862.
Mustered Out Company B, 16th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 30 Jun 1865 at New Orleans, Louisiana.
--by Doug 2010
~~~~~~~~~
5-1-23 suggestion from Patty 47563794:
Suggested edit: Recommend that the bio be deleted as it refers to him being mustered out at New Orleans AFTER the date of death. I believe that it probably refers to another Mathew Rayhill. Thanks!
~~~~~
Reply:
Hi Patty,
Thank you for the note. Your observation may very well be correct. It appears they were 1st cousins if the links are right. Without further documentation, I'm unable at this time to presume the bio note does not apply to this man simply because the Muster Out date is reportedly after the death date by 7 weeks.
It's was not unusual for there to be 2 months between muster, at which time the muster roll noted any changes in rank, furloughs, hospitalizations, MIA, AWOL, casualties, etc. Final muster Out date is simply when they removed a soldier from the payroll and unit roster. Perhaps death and muster out dates should match, but records were often scribbled on the battlefield and are full of errors. The 30 May 1865 muster out date is not unique to Mr. Rayburn. His entire company/regiment mustered out that day because the war was over. Lee surrendered 9 April 1865, the Grand March in Washington D.C. was May 23-24, 1865, and it would be reasonable if it took a week for the news to get to New Orleans or wherever. Perhaps in all the chaos they had simply not yet recorded Matthews death on a Muster Roll, so his name was mustered out with the rest?
First and foremost however, his headstone says he served in Company B, 16th Indiana Infantry. I viewed the Company B Roster and did not find 2 soldiers named Mathew Rayhill. There was a John Rayhill, musician, who musted in and out the same day as Matthew. Could it be one of the Mathews' went by nickname John because of their similar names? I see from the census the other Mathew did also serve in the Civil War. Do we have something to confirm he also served in the 16th, Company B? Or, maybe there was a John? This Matthew did have a firstborn brother John who died age 7, and it was common to reuse the name of a deceased child.
Anyway, let me know if you find more. There must be records enough for them to make the military marker, and viewing the actual file may clarify. In the meantime, I added your suggestion to the bio.
Thanks, Kathy
American Civil War Soldiers
Name: Matthew Rayhill
Residence: Washington County, Indiana
Enlistment Date: 18 Aug 1862
Side Served: Union
State Served: Indiana
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 18 Aug 1862. Enlisted in Company B, 16th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 18 Aug 1862.
Mustered Out Company B, 16th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 30 Jun 1865 at New Orleans, Louisiana.
--by Doug 2010
~~~~~~~~~
5-1-23 suggestion from Patty 47563794:
Suggested edit: Recommend that the bio be deleted as it refers to him being mustered out at New Orleans AFTER the date of death. I believe that it probably refers to another Mathew Rayhill. Thanks!
~~~~~
Reply:
Hi Patty,
Thank you for the note. Your observation may very well be correct. It appears they were 1st cousins if the links are right. Without further documentation, I'm unable at this time to presume the bio note does not apply to this man simply because the Muster Out date is reportedly after the death date by 7 weeks.
It's was not unusual for there to be 2 months between muster, at which time the muster roll noted any changes in rank, furloughs, hospitalizations, MIA, AWOL, casualties, etc. Final muster Out date is simply when they removed a soldier from the payroll and unit roster. Perhaps death and muster out dates should match, but records were often scribbled on the battlefield and are full of errors. The 30 May 1865 muster out date is not unique to Mr. Rayburn. His entire company/regiment mustered out that day because the war was over. Lee surrendered 9 April 1865, the Grand March in Washington D.C. was May 23-24, 1865, and it would be reasonable if it took a week for the news to get to New Orleans or wherever. Perhaps in all the chaos they had simply not yet recorded Matthews death on a Muster Roll, so his name was mustered out with the rest?
First and foremost however, his headstone says he served in Company B, 16th Indiana Infantry. I viewed the Company B Roster and did not find 2 soldiers named Mathew Rayhill. There was a John Rayhill, musician, who musted in and out the same day as Matthew. Could it be one of the Mathews' went by nickname John because of their similar names? I see from the census the other Mathew did also serve in the Civil War. Do we have something to confirm he also served in the 16th, Company B? Or, maybe there was a John? This Matthew did have a firstborn brother John who died age 7, and it was common to reuse the name of a deceased child.
Anyway, let me know if you find more. There must be records enough for them to make the military marker, and viewing the actual file may clarify. In the meantime, I added your suggestion to the bio.
Thanks, Kathy
Name: Matthew Rayhill
Residence: Washington County, Indiana
Enlistment Date: 18 Aug 1862
Side Served: Union
State Served: Indiana
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 18 Aug 1862. Enlisted in Company B, 16th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 18 Aug 1862.
Mustered Out Company B, 16th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 30 Jun 1865 at New Orleans, Louisiana.
--by Doug 2010
~~~~~~~~~
5-1-23 suggestion from Patty 47563794:
Suggested edit: Recommend that the bio be deleted as it refers to him being mustered out at New Orleans AFTER the date of death. I believe that it probably refers to another Mathew Rayhill. Thanks!
~~~~~
Reply:
Hi Patty,
Thank you for the note. Your observation may very well be correct. It appears they were 1st cousins if the links are right. Without further documentation, I'm unable at this time to presume the bio note does not apply to this man simply because the Muster Out date is reportedly after the death date by 7 weeks.
It's was not unusual for there to be 2 months between muster, at which time the muster roll noted any changes in rank, furloughs, hospitalizations, MIA, AWOL, casualties, etc. Final muster Out date is simply when they removed a soldier from the payroll and unit roster. Perhaps death and muster out dates should match, but records were often scribbled on the battlefield and are full of errors. The 30 May 1865 muster out date is not unique to Mr. Rayburn. His entire company/regiment mustered out that day because the war was over. Lee surrendered 9 April 1865, the Grand March in Washington D.C. was May 23-24, 1865, and it would be reasonable if it took a week for the news to get to New Orleans or wherever. Perhaps in all the chaos they had simply not yet recorded Matthews death on a Muster Roll, so his name was mustered out with the rest?
First and foremost however, his headstone says he served in Company B, 16th Indiana Infantry. I viewed the Company B Roster and did not find 2 soldiers named Mathew Rayhill. There was a John Rayhill, musician, who musted in and out the same day as Matthew. Could it be one of the Mathews' went by nickname John because of their similar names? I see from the census the other Mathew did also serve in the Civil War. Do we have something to confirm he also served in the 16th, Company B? Or, maybe there was a John? This Matthew did have a firstborn brother John who died age 7, and it was common to reuse the name of a deceased child.
Anyway, let me know if you find more. There must be records enough for them to make the military marker, and viewing the actual file may clarify. In the meantime, I added your suggestion to the bio.
Thanks, Kathy
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