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Name: Levi Lininger
Enlistment Date: 14 Nov 1861
Side Served: Union
State Served: Ohio
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 14 November 1861 at the age of 19.
Enlisted in Company B, 67th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 14 Nov 1861.
Promoted to Full Corporal on 18 Feb 1865.
Promoted to Full Sergeant on 1 Sep 1865.
Mustered Out Company B, 67th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 7 Dec 1865 at City Point, VA.

Battle of Chester Station, Virginia
May 9-10, 1864
Report of Colonel Alvin C. Voris, 67th Ohio Infantry, of operations May 9-10, 1864.
Private Levi Lininger- slightly wounded in right hand.

Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 26 February 1864 at the age of 20.
Enlisted in Company B, 67th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 26 Feb 1864.
Promoted to Full Corporal on 21 Jun 1865.
Mustered Out Company B, 67th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 7 Dec 1865 at City Point, VA.

Edward's father, Enos Sumner, served in Company G

This is my Great-great-grandfather.

Full ancestry and letters written home to his wife archived (originals on hand) on Ancestry.com

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Looking for a picture of Oscar Nicholas

PENSION PAPER

On the date hereinafter mentioned personally appeared before me a Notary Public with and for the County and State aforesaid, Enos Sumner a resident of the town of Memphis, County of Macomb, State of Michigan, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical Enos Sumner who was Enrolled on the 26th day of Dec., 1862 and served in Company 'G' of the 67th Regiment of Ohio Vols, Commanded by [blank] and was Discharged at Baltimore, Md. on the 4th day of May, 1865; that his personal description is as follows: Age 67 years; height 5 feet 8 inches; complexion, light; hair, brown now gray; eyes, light gray. That while a member of the organization aforesaid, in the service and in the line of his duty, at Bermuda Hundreds in the State of Virginia, in or about the month of May 1864, he received a gun shot wound through the chest running half way round the body coming out the back, also near Richmond Va. in the month of Feb. or March 1864, from
the exposure incident to army life contracted and became afflicted with rheumatism and about the same time received an injury to eye sight -- Also paralyzed of right side, for these disabilities he now claims pension. That he was treated in
hospitals as follows: in camp hospital near Richmond Va. Also in hospital at Baltimore, Md. No Ward 9. Was in this hospital from May 10, 1865 til June 22, 1965. That he has never been employed in military or civil service otherwise than as
stated above. That since leaving the service this applicant has lived in P.O. Memphis, Michigan. From the time I was discharged I lived in the Township of Richmond, Macomb County for about twelve years and for last three years have lived in
Township of Riley, St. Clair Co., Michigan, both places being near Memphis. That prior to his entry into the service above named he was of good, sound ... health, being, when enrolled a farmer. That he is now physically disabled from
obtaining his subsistence by manual labor by reason of the injury or disability above described, received in the service of the United States and he therefore makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the invalid pension roll of
the United States.

Enos Sumner

Pension #440-904 granted March 10th, 1883

I am looking for books, unit information, and pictures on the Ohio 67th and its units.

My great-grandfather Frederick 1836-1920 was with the 67th Ohio Volunteer Infantry from 17 Oct 1861-14 Dec 1865. He is buried in Bowling Green, Ohio

J.P. Huffman is my Great Great Grandfather buried in Tedrow, Ohio.
Because of his service, I now belong to the Sons of Union Veterans of Civil War and MOLLUS

Killed 10 May 1864 at Chester Station, Virginia

Enlinsted at 18 (or so indicated) wounded at Fort Wagner and transferred to the Invalid Corps where he served until discharge. Buried at Felt Plains Cemetery Leslie, Michigan

Served in Companies D and K, 62 OH Infantry. Rank: Corporal. Transferred on 1 Sep 1865 to Company K, 67 OH Infantry on 1 Sep 1865. Mustered Out 7 Dec 1865 at City Point, VA.