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Wayne County Birgraphical Sketches--Pages-273, 274
Ennias Kitterman, a leading farmer and prominent citizen of Center
township, was born in Harrison township, of this county, April 23, 1845.
His father, Solomon Kitterman, was born in Floyd county, Virginia, Nov.
12, 1802, and there learned the trade of a blacksmith. He was married to
Miss Levisa Slusher, born in that county and state, March 15, 1812, and of
this union ten children were born: Gabriel is a farmer and resides in
Blackford county; Harvey died in 1866; Aley A. is the widow of James J.
Black and resides in Center township; Hulda became the wife of William
Leonard and died in 1904; Ephraim is a farmer and resides in Harrison
township; Nancy is the wife of James Paxton of Harrison township; Ennias
is the next in order of birth; Calvin is deceased; Mary is the wife of
William Ensley, a farmer in Center township; and Leroy is a farmer and
resides in Blackford county. The parents came to Indiana in 1839 and
located in Harrison township, Wayne county, where the father at the time
of his death owned 320 acres of land. He operated his farm in a general
way until his death, which occured in 1875, and his widow survived until
1897. Ennias Kitterman, the subject of the review, received all his
educational training in the public schools of Harrison township and while
yet a boy enlisted as a soldier in the nineteenth battery of Indiana light
artillery. This battery was organized at Cambridge City, Aug. 5, and was
mustered into the United States service, at Indianapolis, Aug. 20, 1862.
It immediately, left the State for Louisville, where it was assigned to
the Thirty-third brigade, Tenth division, Army of the Ohio. Its first
engagement was a Perryville, where it was posted on the right on a high
level ridge at the left of the main road, from which position it kept up a
steady fire for nearly four hours. Moving to Woodsonville, via Danville,
Crab Orchard and Lebanon, it remained in camp until December when it moved
to Glasgow, thence to Murfreesboro reaching there the day after the
engagement of Stone's River, and was assigned to Reynolds' division of
the Fourteenth corps, with which it remained in camp until June 24, 1863,
when the army started on the Tullahoma campaign, Reynolds' division having
the advance. At Hoover's Gap the enemy was driven from its position and
the army proceeded to Manchester and Tullahoma, thence to University and
Chattanooga, reaching Chickamauga Sept. 18. With its division the battery
was in the hottest part of the battle of Chickamauga on the following two
days, maintaining its position until the order was given to retreat to
Chattanooga. It received the commendations of the gererals commanding the
divisions and corps. Upon the breaking up of Reynolds' division, the
battery was assigned to the Third division of the Fourteenth corps, with
which it participated in the storming of Missionary Ridge and engaged in
the pursuit of the enemy as far as Ringgold, Ga. It took part in the
expedition against Dalton, in February, 1864, skirmished in front of
Buzzard Roost and remained at Ringgold until May 7, when it joined General
Sherman for the Atlanta campaign. It took part in all the principal
battles and skirmishes, including Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, Cassville,
near Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, Peachtree Creek, before Atlanta, Utoy and
Jonesboro, going into camp at Atlanta after its evacuation. The battery
joined in the pursuit of Hood as far as Gaylesville, Ala., then returned
to Atlanta and moved with the army of Savannah, participating in the seige
of that city and the capture of Fort McAllister. On Jan. 30, 1865, it
moved with its division through the Carolinas and fought at Columbia and
Bentonville. Mr. Kitterman was wounded in Sherman's last fight, at
Bentonville, receiving a musket ball in the stomache, and as a result of
theis wound fell into the hands of the enemy. He was taken to Libby
prison, in Richmond, where he was confined five days, being released on
Sunday, the day before the entrance of Grant's army into the city. He
finally reached Camp Chase, Ohio, where he was
mustered out, June 19, 1865. He then returned to the old homestead, where
he remained until he was married, and one year later removed to Lawrence,
Douglas county, Kan. where he purchased a farm and remained five years.
He then returned to Wayne county and, after residing on the Robert
Commons' farm, he purchased fifty acres of land where he now resides and
to which he has added until at the present time he has 382 acres. He has
one of the finest residences in the township, the material being red
brick, and this he built in 1895. Aside from his farming interest Mr.
Kitterman ia a stockholder in the First National BAnk at Cambridge City,
of which institution his son is president. In the matter of politics Mr.
Kitterman is aligned with the Republican party but has never been an
aspirant for public office of any nature. On Sept. 10, 1868, he was
married to Miss Minnie Harvey, born in Center township, Nov, 12, 1847,
daughter of John and Sally Harvey. Of this union there is a son, Claude
S. born at Lawrence, Kan., April 20, 1870, who is given extended mention
on another page of this volume.
