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The Last Resting Places of Our Gallant Heroes
Capt. Joseph Edgar Capt. Joseph Edgar
Capt. Joseph Edgar, Company B
Killed at Battle of Tazewell, Tennessee, August 6, 1862
Buried at Clark Cemetery, Clark, Ohio (left)
Military marker at Knoxville National Cemetery, Knoxville, Tennessee (right)
* brother of John and Thomas, below

left photo courtesy of and with permission from Richard Strausbaugh, FindAgrave.com
right photo courtesy of and with permission from William Edgar, descendant of soldier
Pvt. John Edgar Sgt. Thomas Edgar
Pvt. John Edgar, Company B
Born abt. 1838, Holmes, County, Ohio - Died June 8, 1876, Holmes County, Ohio
Buried at Clark Cemetery, Clark, Ohio
* brother of Joseph, above and Thomas, right

courtesy of and with permission from Richard Strausbaugh, FindAgrave.com
Pvt. Thomas Edgar, Company B
Born abt. 1835, Holmes County, Ohio - Died May 4, 1875, Holmes County, Ohio
Buried at Clark Cemetery, Clark, Ohio
* brother of Joseph, above and John, left

Courtesy of and with permission from Richard Strausbaugh, FindAgrave.com
Pvt. Cyrus B. Anderson Pvt. William McCormick
Pvt. Cyrus B. Anderson, Company I
Private in Company C, 39th OVI

Born April 29, 1837, Blachleyville, Ohio - Died February 22, 1923, Granby, Missouri
buried at Diamond Cemetery, Diamond, Missouri
* friend of Pvt. William McCormick (right) whose wife he informed of his death

courtesy of and with permission from Betty Saltenberger, FindAGrave.com
Pvt. William McCormick, Company G
Born June 26, 1834, New Philadelphia, Ohio
Killed in action, Vicksburg, Mississippi, June 1, 1863
Buried at Vicksburg National Cemetery, Vicksburg, Mississippi
* friend of Pvt. Cyrus Anderson (left)

photo courtesy of Will Wilson, Park Ranger/Historian, Vicksburg National Military Park
Surgeon Basil Brown Brashear Catherine Whitacre Brashear
Surgeon Basil Brown Brashear, Field & Staff, 19th OVI (90-day)
Surgeon, Field & Staff, 16th OVI
Surgeon-General, 13th Army Corps
Medical Director, Department of the Gulf

Mustered out with Regiment, October 31, 1864
Born 1822, Bransville, Pennsylvania - Died October 2, 1903, Upper Marlboro, MD
buried at Glendale Cemetery, Akron, Ohio

pending permission from Ted Callas, FindAGrave.com
Nurse/Matron Catherine Whitacre Brashear
Born October 16, 1828, New Philadephia, Ohio - Died May 29, 1883, Akron, Ohio
buried Glendale Cemetery, Akron, Ohio
Note: Beloved nurse and matron of the 16th OVI, serving in the field with the regiment and her husband, Basil Brashear (left), for the entire war.

pending permission from "Zella", FindAGrave.com
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