Person:Howard Forrer (1)
Howard Forrer
b.11 Nov 1841 Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
d.22 Jul 1864 Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia
Parents and Siblings
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m. 8 Feb 1826
  1. Elizabeth Hannah Forrer1827 - 1874
  2. Edward Forrer1830 - 1838
  3. Augusta Forrer1833 - 1907
  4. Anne Forrer1835 - 1837
  5. Mary Forrer1838 - 1929
  6. Howard Forrer1841 - 1864
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Facts and Events
Name Howard Forrer
Gender Male
Birth[6][1][14] 11 Nov 1841 Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
Residence[11] 1850-1864 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United Statessoutheast corner First and Ludlow streets
Census[10] 28 Sep 1850 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United StatesWard 2
Graduation[15] 1858 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United StatesCentral High School
Occupation[11][14] 1860-1862 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United StatesAssistant Teacher at Second District School
Census[9] 25 Jul 1860 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United StatesWard 2; no occupation listed on census
Military[5] 11 May 1862 "Enlistment Date"; no rank or regiment given; no specific details until 5 Nov 1862
Military[12] 9 Aug 1862 commissioned a First Lieutenant with the "12th" [112th?] Ohio; went to Kentucky to repel Kirby Smith invasion
Military[4][5] 5 Nov 1862 Enlisted, 112th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Military[4][5] 5 Nov 1862 Commissioned as Full 1st Lieut. (1st Lieut. & Adjutant)
Military[4][5] 6 Nov 1862 Transferred to Company S, 63rd Volunteer Ohio Infantry Regiment
Death[3][7][8] 22 Jul 1864 Decatur, DeKalb County, GeorgiaKilled during the Battle of Atlanta
Cause of Death[3] 22 Jul 1864 Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia, United StatesCivil War, Killed in combat, Battle of Atlanta
Other[7] 13 Nov 1865 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United Statesremains arrived back in Dayton
Burial[6][7][8] 14 Nov 1865 Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United StatesSection 102, Lot 1348


According to his obituary (S14), he was an excellent student and had intended to become a civil engineer [like his father].

I have not found any evidence (e.g. soldier records) that Howard participated in the 12th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. I have found records for the 112th and the 63rd. I believe the allusion to the 12th OVI is an error in the newspaper article.

References
  1. ↑ Bruen, Frank. Christian Forrer, the clockmaker, and his descendants. (Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle, 1939).
  2.   Peirce family; Forrer family; and Howard family. Forrer-Peirce-Wood Collection.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 United States. War Department; United States. Congress. House; and United States. War Department. Record and Pension Office. The war of the rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies. (Washington, District of Columbia: Govt. Print. Off., 1880-1901), Vol 38, Part 3, Pp. 517-519.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 American Civil War Soldiers.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 United States. U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum. Woodland Cemetery Records Database.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Obituary of Howard Forrer in the Dayton Daily Journal, page 1, col 4, 14 Nov 1865.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Funeral notice of Howard Forrer in the Dayton Daily Journal, page 2, col 4, 14 Nov 1865.
  9. ↑ United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule.
  10. ↑ United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Dayton (Ohio) city directories. (Woodbridge, Connecticut: Research Publications, c1980-1984).
  12. ↑ "Beautiful Tribute" [to Howard Forrer] in the Cincinnati Western Christian Advocate, 10 Aug 1864.
  13.   "Letter from Act'g Adjutant Fenner" in the Dayton Journal, 10 Aug 1864.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Death of Adjutant Howard Forrer" in Dayton Journal, 2 Aug 1864.
  15. ↑ Brief History of the Alumni of Central High School, Dayton, Ohio, vol 1, pg 16, 1887.
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