Title	James C. Gribben - final pay voucher
Subject	Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works
Time Period	1860s
Description	This document was sent to the family of the late James C. Gribben, in order to receive wages earned between Decmeber 31, 1861 and April 6th 1862. The form letter is mostly preprinted, with the appropriate information handwritten. See "full text" for complete contents. James C. Gribben, born in Ashland County, Ohio, November 27, 1829, resided in Kalida, Ohio and was the county prosecutor for Putnam County before the Civil War. He resigned his office and enlisted with the Union Army as a Private for 90 days in the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company E on April 20, 1861. Company E mustered in April 27, 1861 at Camp Taylor in Cleveland, Ohio and was then sent to the Kanawha River area of West Virginia and fought against the rebel army at Scarey Creek, July 1861. the Company mustered out August 12, 1861 at Columbus, Ohio. Gribben then re-enrolled for a term of 3 years, on September 2, 1861 at Camp Vance, Findley, Ohio. He was appointed 1st Lieutenant for the 57th OVI, Company A on September 21, 1861. The 57th OVI was raised in Northwest Ohio and trained at Camp Vance in Findlay, Ohio. He was promoted to Captain of the same company on February 8, 1862 and was sent to Camp Chase. The 57th deployed to western Kentucky and was among the first units to be engaged with the Confederate Army at Shiloh. The Captain suffered two minie ball wounds to the chest during the battle; the second proving fatal. Gribben was killed during the first hours of the Battle of Shiloh, April 6, 1862 and was buried in Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee. The family had the Captain’s remains returned to Ohio, where he is buried beside his parents, his sister Margaret, and two infant siblings in the cemetery in Savannah, Ohio, near where he grew up.e his parents, his sister Margaret, and two infant siblings in the cemetery in Savannah, Ohio, near where he grew up.
Creator	E.B. French, Second Auditor, Treasury Department
Date of Original	July 8, 1862
Collection	Ohio Memory Community Collection
Format	Government Publication
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
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Full Text	Treasury Department Second Auditor's Office July 8 1863 Enclosed you will receive a certificate No. 19098 for $417.60 payable to James father of the deceased or to your order, by any paymaster of the U. S. Army, being for pay due James C. Gribben, a late Captain of Company A, Fifty Seventh [57th] Regiment of Ohio Vols [OVI] for services from the 31st day of December 1861m when last paid, to the 6th day of April 1862, time of his death Very respectfully, Your obedient servent, E.B. French Mr. James Gribben leave to William Gribben Findlay Hancock, Co. Ohio J.B.