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Title	John H. Stover photograph
Subject	Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 49th (1861-1865
Time Period	1860s
Place	Putnam County (Ohio)
Description	This carte de visite shows John H. Stover seated with legs crossed, wearing a dark overcoat, trousers and boots, in front of a light colored wall with an ornate curtain draped to the left side. He appears to be looking somewhere to his right. A wide brim hat with tassels sits on a low table to his left. John Henry Stover (sometimes called Henry John Stover) entered service on August 23, 1861 at the age of 21, signing for 3 year term with the Union Army, as a part of the 49th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (OVI), Company I. He was wounded May 10, 1864, in action at Rocky Face Ridge, Georgia. He was promoted to Corporal on March 25, 1865 and mustered out with his company on November 30, 1865. From the “Oakwood News”, Paulding Co., Ohio, Friday June 9, 1905. The publishers at the time were Clarence F. Heller and Margaret Ann Stover Heller, son-in-law and daughter of John Henry. “John Henry Stover was born in Hancock County, Ohio, March 6, 1842, died at his home in Oakwood, May 29, 1905, giving him an earthly life of 63 years, 2 months and 23 days. He was a son of Henry J. and Margaret (Bogard) Stover, of German and Irish extraction. He was one of a family of twelve children, three brothers and two sisters of whom survive him. At the age of seven years his father died, leaving the care of a large family upon the widowed mother. His chance to get an education was very meager, but his much reading in after years made him one of the best posted men of his time. At the early age of 19 years, shortly before enlisting in the war of the Rebellion, he gave his heart to God and enlisted in the service of the Lord in which service he was faithful to the end. August 6, 1861, he enlisted in Company A, Forty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry and shortly afterward was transferred to Company I of same regiment, having enlisted for three years or during the war, and took part with his regiment in the battles of Shiloh, Stone River, Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge, where he was wounded in the left leg, during the former charge on the enemy. He also received a scalp would at the Rocky Face Ridge, on the 10th of May, 1864. He was present and participated in all the battles on the Atlanta campaign and the battle of Jonesboro had been fought, when Sherman sent part of his army South and part North, the 49th was among the number that marched North after Hood’s army. The 49th was then under Thomas’ command and participated in the battle of Franklin and Nashville, and war among the number to help annihilate Hood’s army during the summer of 1865. Mr. Stover participated in one of the most hazardous campaigns of his experience in Texas. He was mustered out at Victoria, Texas November 30, 1865, having served over four years, marched over 1000 miles and fought 23 hard battles, and over 100 skirmishes and has no hospital record. He enlisted as a private and mustered out as a corporal. He received a veteran’s medal from the state of Ohio for long and continuous service…”
Collection	Ohio Memory Community Collection
Format	Picture
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	StillImage
File Name	AC5_OMCC_PKI_03_01.tif; AC5_OMCC_PKI_03_02.tif
Digitization Information	Scanned at OHS July 12, 2011
File Size	413 Bytes

Title	AC5_OMCC_PKI_03_01
Collection	Ohio Memory Community Collection
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	AC5_OMCC_PKI_03_01.tif
Image Height	2405
Image Width	1451
File Size	10497094 Bytes

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