Person:John Workman (3)

In the 1860 Census, John, 30, and Clarinda, 28, were living in Amanda Township, Allen County, Ohio with one child, 2.  Their address was listed as Acadia.

CENSUS: Extract: 1880 United States Census Census Place: Spencerville, Allen, Ohio Source: FHL Film 1254990; National Archives Film T9-0990; Page 435A Household:

           Rel      Sex    Marr Race Age Birthplace

John WORKMAN

           Self     Male   M    W    50  OH
     Occ: Works On Saw Mill                             Fa: OH Mo: OH

Julia WORKMAN

           Wife     Female M    W    30  OH
     Occ: Keeping House                                 Fa: OH Mo: OH

John WORKMAN

           Son      Male   S    W    5   OH
     Occ: At Home                                       Fa: OH Mo: OH

William WORKMAN

           Son      Male   S    W    3   OH
     Occ: At Home                                       Fa: OH Mo: OH

Myrtle Bell WORKMAN

           Dau      Female S    W    1   OH
     Occ: At Home                                       Fa: OH Mo: OH

MILITARY: Served in 151st Ohio Infantry (National Guard) Company C, defending the city of Washington, D.C. from 2 May 1864 to 24 June 1864--enlisted on 2 May 1864 and discharged on 26 June 1864. MILITARY: Received 3/4 disability because of chronic diarrhea, according to Special Census of Surving Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines, and Widows, Etc. (1890) (S.D. 1, E.D. 87, Spencer Township, Allen County, Ohio)

~MILITARY: A Ohio National Guard Unit, it was organized May 13, 1864, under Colonel John M.C. Marble, for 100 days service. It at once moved to Washington City, where it took part in the defense of that city, and in July was frequently under fire on picket duty and in the manning of Forts. It returned to Ohio and was mustered out August 27, 1864. From Dyer's Compendium: 151st Regiment Infantry. Organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio, and mustered in May 18, 1864. Left State for Washington, D.C., May 14. Attached to 2nd Brigade, Haskins' Division, 22nd Army Corps, to July, 1864. 1st Brigade, Haskins' Division, 22nd Army Corps, to August, 1864. Assigned to duty as garrison at Forts Sumner, Mansfield and Simmons till August 23. Companies "C" and "G" at Fort Stevens, Company "I" at Fort Smeade, Company "K" at Fort Kearney. Repulse of Early's attack on Washington, D.C., July 11-12. Regiment concentrated at Fort Simmons August 17. Moved to Camp Chase, Ohio, August 23, and mustered out August 27, 1864.

MILITARY: One Hundered and Fifty-first Infantry.--Col., John M.C. Marble; Lieut.-Col., Richard T. Hughes; Maj., John L. Williams. This regiment was organized at Camp Chase, May 13, 1854, to serve for 100 days. It was composed of the 33rd regiment, Ohio National Guard, from Allen county and the 57th battalion, from Hocking county. On May 14 the regiment left Camp Chase for Washington D.C., via Ohio Central and Baltimore railroads. It reached Washington on May 21, reported to Gen. Augur, and was stationed at Forts Sumner, Mansfield and Simmons. During the active operations of the Confederates against Washington in July the larger part of the regiment was under fire, several of the companies being in the forts which were engaged in the battle. Cos. C and G were at Fort Stevens, I at Battery Smead, and K at Fort Kearny. On Aug. 17 orders were received to concentrate the regiment at Fort Simmons, and from this place it moved via Baltimore and Pittsburg to Camp Chase, where it arrived on the 23d. It was mustered out on Aug. 27, 1864.

--source: "The Union Army, volume 2"