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| birthdate: | August 17, 1843 | place: | Milton Township, Wayne County, Ohio | ||||
| father: | Solomon Kiefer | birthdate: | July 23, 1818 | died: | November 11, 1893 | place: | Smithville, Ohio |
| mother: | Martha Kiefer nee Fauble | birthdate: | August 2, 1817 | died: | November 4, 1897 | place: | Smithville, Ohio |
| pre-war occupation: | farmer | place: | Wayne County, Ohio | ||||
| post-war occupation: | farmer | place: | Wayne County, Ohio | ||||
| married: | to: | Adaline Hoffman | |||||
| birthdate (wife): | October 15, 1850 | died (wife): | August 11, 1946 | place: | Smithville, Ohio | ||
| children: | Gail Keifer Smith | born: | March 26, 1891 | died: | June 12, 1946 | ||
| Grace Ella Kiefer | born: | died: | |||||
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| died: | February 1, 1934 | place: | Smithville, Ohio | cause of death: | brief illness | ||
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| enlisted 9-month service: | October 8, 1862 | Private | Company I | ||||
| captured: | December 28 or 29, 1862 | Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, Vicksburg, Mississippi | |||||
| imprisoned: | December 29, 1862 thru December 31, 1862 (?) | Pearl River Bridge, Jackson, Ms | |||||
| paroled: | Spring, 1863 | Vicksburg, Mississippi | |||||
| mustered out: | August 12, 1863 | . | |||||
| re-enlisted: | May 2, 1864 | Private | Company A, 169th Ohio Infantry | ||||
| mustered out: | September 4, 1864 | Camp Cleveland, Ohio |
Additional Details
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| This is a drawing of the remains of a covered bridge over the Pearl
River, near Jackson, Ms., which the Confederates converted into a prison. Pvt.
Keifer was held here after being captured at the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, on
December 28 or 29, 1862. Internet research can provide no other image of
this interesting "prison" other than that provided by the donor, Michele
Krause.
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| This is an image of the parole document issued by the Confederate
authorities granting Pvt. Henry Kiefer a parole, a standard practice
during the first half of the Civil War. Note that although the
date at the top indicates Dec. 31, 1862, just a few days after his
capture, according to his letter (transcription below) he was not
actually exchanged for several months.
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| This is am image of the transcription of a letter sent home by Pvt. Henry Kiefer, on March 17, 1863, to his sister, describing his participation in the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, capture, imprisonment and parole. As the transcriber mentions, the last page of his original letter was lost. |
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