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[edit] Aaron John Quaintance
was born on 4 Mar 1832 at Ohio, United States, father born in PA mother in MD. Also have March 4, 1834 from Ray Bender. He also went by the nickname of "A.J." On 9 Oct 1856 at Crawford Co., Ohio, United States, at the age of 24 Aaron John Quaintance married Mary A Heller age 19, daughter of Daniel J Heller and Catherine Ginrick. He began military service on 9 Aug 1862 Enlisted as a Private at the age of 30; Enlisted in Company C, 101st Infantry Regiment Ohio on 30 August 1862; Promoted to Full Corporal on 09 January 1863; Mustered out on 12 June 1865 in Camp Harker, TN
Sources: Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio. (OHRoster) Published in 1886. Participated in Sherman's march to the sea, the Battle of Lookout Mtn., was a prisoner at the Battle of Chickamauga where his brother Tilly Edwin was killed by a rebel cannon ball, hospitalized at Crawfish Springs. Following is a list of Battles that the 101st took an active honorable part in up to May 1863:
The battles continued for the company, as did loss of life and the horrors for those captured. This, the last set of battles the company took an active and honorable part in, included the battle at Chickamauga. Here their comrade, Aaron Quaintance, was wounded and taken prisoner.
8The Atlanta Campaign May 3-Sep 6, 1864.
Aaron is wounded and rendered unconscious in Battle of Chickamauga, Sep 19, 1863. He was captured at the same time and said to have been wounded by the same shot that killed his brother, and J. Hund.
On 19 Sep 1863 at the Battle of Chickamauga in NW Georgia the 101st battled and their story was told by a member of their regiment: "When the Confederate ranks, with wild yells, rushed across the open field in our front, we gave them the contents of our guns, and many scores went down, but other scores took their places, and the line rushed on. Springing from our slight protection, we determined to meet them cold steel to cold steel, and for a short time the combat was furious. The flank movement of the enemy had, however, settled the question. We were rapidly being surrounded. The order to fall back was given.
Under the circumstances, it was impossible to preserve company or even regimental lines. Emerging from the woods into the open fields, we discovered long lines of Confederate troops hurrying toward our rear, and others advancing directly upon us. At the same time we saw a Union column advancing on the double quick. They halted, formed, charged, and were dashed into pieces, and hurled back in confusion. It was a portion of Wilder's command. Sheridan made a determined stand, but was completely overpowered and forced to fall back. Gen. Carlin attempted to reform are lined near the Dry Valley Road, but found it impossible. The 101st was well represented in this new line. The defeat of Sheridan and our whole Right wing, and the rolling back of the Center, under Crittenden, may disposition utterly untenable. Our retreat was continued in great confusion, though we were not again disturbed by the enemy. Our position, near the Dry Valley road, was abandoned on the approach of the enemy and forced. How we reached Rossville that evening is a difficult question to answer-- indeed, we did not reach it. A remnant of the Regiment kept with the colors all the time. When we went into camp that night we stacked 59 guns, but this number was considerably increased before morning. The fugitives divided where we had made our last stand, many passing through Mission Ridge byway of McFarland’s Gap, and many-- probably most-- moved to fields and woods along the base of the Ridge to the Gap at Rossville, five or six miles away, toward Chattanooga. Those of us who were last found well beaten path leading across the fields, through the woods, over hills and along valleys, all leading in the right direction. During all this dreadful march to the rear we could hear the incessant pounding of artillery off in the direction of Thomas’ position. The sensations we experienced were novel and by no means pleasant. A sense of duty called us back in the direction of the cannonading, but we were disorganized; without leaders, concert of action was impossible, and we continued to drift rearward. It was upon the defeat of our Division and the rolling up of Sheridan, which carried within our entire Right, and the doubling back of the Center, that General Rosecrans left the front, proceeding to Chattanooga to select a proper position to which he might conduct his army. But Thomas remained and saved the day. It would be interesting to follow the great battle and this part of the line, but we had no hand in it that day. Suffice it to say that the stubbornness of Thomas made it possible for us to reached Rossville that night-- to reorganize, and finally to march in good condition to Chattanooga. So far as Davis’ Division was concerned, the crushing of our Right, as faintly outlined above, and it our connection with the Battle of Chickamauga. Reaching Rossville and detachments, squads and singly, we were assigned a position in a new line, which we at once said about strengthening. What front and we might be able to present was very uncertain. Indeed, so few were present that but little preparation was even attempted until the next morning, the 21st, by which time quite a large number of stragglers had put in an appearance. At dusk Sunday evening less than seventy-five of the 101st men were present. Many had been wounded, many captured; a large number had become entangled with other commands, and were not able, at once, to find our position. Some who passed through McFarland's Gap for two far to the West, and, for a time, lost their way. With daylight next morning many returned to the Regiment. Our losses in the terrible conflict through which we had come, were heavy. The several contests and the Vineyard farm told on us terribly, and again and Sunday, when we were almost surrounded in the woods, we lost heavily, especially in captured and wounded. In all these struggles the boys showed true and lasting courage and did their full duty to the last moment.
The state of affairs and Roseville that Sunday evening was by no means reassuring. With wonderful rapidity affairs assumed a presentable shape, and we were ready early on Monday morning to do some service. Our lines, however, were very thin. By noon Monday all were in their places that would be there for sometime. The Union soldiers captured at Chickamauga had hard lots in rebel prisons. They were subjected to the most inhuman treatment from beginning to end. One’s blood boils to think of it, even after the lapse of 30 years. During Sunday night and early Monday morning, Gen. Thomas withdrew his army from the second battlefield of Chickamauga and took position at Rossville. There were a number of false alarms during Monday, each of which showed that we were still somewhat nervous. About nine o'clock in the morning the enemy appeared in force in Thomas' front, and the Ringold Road, but they made no serious attack. Their cavalry, and several detachments of infantry, showed themselves at Chattanooga Valley in our own front, but they were satisfied to look at us and long-range, and we were entirely satisfied to have them do so. The battle was fought on a steep, thickly wooded terrain. The second day of the battle opened with fighting along the banks of the Chickamauga Creek, near "Lee and Gordon's Mills" (see photo). Between 1870 and 1914 Aaron's occupation was as a Farmer. Aaron John Quaintance and Mary A Quaintance appeared on the 1870 Federal census of Holmes twp., Crawford Co., Ohio, United States, enumerated 1870, real estate: $5700, personal: $800. Five children. Aaron John Quaintance and Mary A Quaintance appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Holmes twp., Crawford Co., Ohio, enumerated 1880, eight children at home: Martha, Olive, Joseph, Leory, James, Catherine, Daniel and Oscar. Aaron John Quaintance had an historical biography printed in 1881 at Crawford Co., Ohio, United States:
"A. J. QUAINTANCE, farmer P. O. Busyrus ; was born March 4, 1844; the eldest son of .Joseph and Hannah (Hale) Quaintance. Joseph, father of the subject of this sketch, was taken away from his family by the hand of death, leaving the care of a large family upon his eldest son, who was about 16 years of age, thus depriving him of the limited educational advantages of his forest home, having attended school only three months in his life: but, by energy and perseverance, he has heen successful as a farmer, and is enabled to give his family the advantages which he was deprived of his father and mother were natives of Maryland, and moved to Holmes Township. Crawford Co., in the spring of 1855, where they lived until death, with the exception of a few years in Liberty Township. A. J. Quaintance was married. Oct. 9, 1859, to Mary Heller, daughter of D. J. Heller, a prominent farmer of Holmes Township. From this union there were ten children-Israel J., Joseph, Leroy, Martha Etta, Daniel, Oscar, Alverta, Blanche, James and Olive, all living except Israel and Alverta, who died in infancy. He enlisted in August. 1861, in Co. C, 101st O. V. I. and was sent to the front immediately, under Capt. McDonald, and participated in many of the most bloody contests; was in Sherman's march to the sea; at Franklin, Tenn., when Gen. Hood raided that country; was at Lookout Mountain: wounded and taken prisoner at the battle of Chickamauga and sent to the hospital at Crawfish Springs: after recovering, he returned to his command, and was honorably discharged at the close of the war. His brother, T. E. Quaintance, was torn to pieces by a cannon ball at his side, while he was miraculously saved, he and his estimable wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and respected by all". He and Mary A Quaintance had a photo taken a family photo which includes ten of their children. He applied for a Civil War pension at Ohio, United States, received invalid pension (application # 696.901 and certificate # 489.897 filed from Ohio). He and Mary A Quaintance had a photo taken. He died on 9 Nov 1914 at Holmes twp., Crawford Co., Ohio, United States, at age 82 more information: at 3 pm from Lobar Pneumonia. Informant on death cert: Etta Bobbins of Bucyrus, Ohio. Aaron John Quaintance was buried on 11 Nov 1914 at Oakwood cemetery, Mausoleum, Bucyrus, Crawford Co., Ohio, United States. --Msscarlet1957 23:31, 18 September 2008 (EDT) Image Gallery
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