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William H. Keepers[1]
Mexican American War of 1846, 1847, and 1848
Rank: Musician, Company I of Captain James George,
1st Ohio Regiment of Colonel O. M. Mitchell, 1st Ohio
Volunteers
Born/died: May 8, 1820 February 22, 1898
Cause of death: ?
Residence at death: Cincinnati, Ohio
Served: May 13, 1846 August 6, 1846
Age at enlistment: 26
Remarks:
As part of a pension claim
for civil war service, William stated that he enlisted in 1846 as a Musician
and was honorably discharged as a Musician at Camp Belknap in Mexico in
1846. He participated in the Cat. Fish
Battle. Upon discharge, he was sent to
Washington, D.C., where he obtained a land warrant for his service. No number was given in the file. The
declaration, dated June 8, 1887, lists him as 5 5 ½, light hair, light
complexion, grey eyes and was employed as a tailor.
Civil War
Rank: Private, Company F, 61st
Ohio Infantry
Served: March 1, 1862 May
18, 1864
Age at enlistment: 42
Remarks:
Prisoner of war records show
that William was captured at the Battle of Bull Run, Virginia, on August 30,
1862, and was paroled on September 3, 1862.
He was again captured at Chancellorsville, Virginia, on May 2, 1863,
confined at Richmond, Virginia until May 9, 1863 and paroled on May 15, 1863. He was discharged at Cincinnati, Ohio on May
18,1864.
In 1864 a hospital record
states that William had granulated eyelids.
In 1887 he was entitled to a Ύ disability for disease of the eyes. He received $6/month for his disability.
His son, Samuel, enlisted as a Musician, Company F, 134th Ohio Infantry, before he was 14 years old. Samuel was the youngest of five children born to William and Eleanor (Collier) Keepers.
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