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557. Samuel L. BOWLBY ⁽³⁾⁽⁸¹⁶⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾ was born on 18 Mar 1835 in Enfield, Tompkins County, New York.⁽³⁵³³⁾ He died on 9 Sep 1907 in Lacrosse, Wisconsin.⁽³⁵³⁴⁾
Soldier History

Samuel L. Bowlby

Residence not listed; 26 years old.

Enlisted on 10/4/61 as a Private.

On 12/2/61 he mustered into "C" Co. OH 65th Infantry
He Resigned on 5/24/63

Promotions:
* 1st Lieut 11/4/61

Sources:

- Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio

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Regiment History

OHIO
SIXTY-FIFTH INFANTRY
(Three Years)

Sixty-fifth Infantry. - Col., Charles G. Harker; Lieut.-
Cols., Daniel French, Alexander Cassil, Horatio N. Whitbeck,
Orlow Smith; Majs., James Olds, Samuel C. Brown. This regiment
was organized in the state at large, from Oct. 3 to Dec. 14,
1861, to serve for three years. On the expiration of its term
of service the original members (except veterans) were mustered
out and the organization, composed of veterans and recruits,
was retained in service until Nov. 30, 1865, when it was mus-
tered out in accordance with orders from the war department.
The following is a list of battles, in which this regiment bore
an honorable part, as given in the Official Army Register: Shi-
loh, siege of Corinth, Stone's river, Chickamauga, Chattanooga,
Missionary ridge, Rocky Face ridge, Resaca, Adairsville, New
Hope Church, Kennesaw mountain, Big Shanty, Peachtree creek,
siege of Atlanta, Jonesboro, Spring Hill, Franklin and Nash-
ville. It was not very actively engaged at Shiloh, and lost
but 2 men wounded, but during the siege of Corinth it was under
fire almost hourly. In the engagement at Stone's river it lost
2 officers killed and 8 wounded (one mortally), 38 men killed,
106 wounded, 19 missing and 3 deserted in the face of the en-
emy. The regiment was under fire throughout the entire engage-
ment. In the engagement at Chickamauga it lost 3 officers
killed and 5 wounded, 13 men killed, 60 wounded and 24 missing;
in the battle of Missionary ridge it had 1 killed and 14 wound-
ed; at Resaca it lost 2 killed and 26 wounded, in a skirmish
near Kennesaw mountain, 2 men wounded; in a charge on Kennesaw
it lost 3 killed and 7 wounded; at Peachtree creek it lost 4
men wounded and 1 missing; at Atlanta, July 22, 1 killed and 1
wounded; in the battle of Spring Hill it lost 5 killed, 22
wounded and 14 missing; and at Franklin, 1 killed, 22 wounded
and 21 missing.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 2

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He was married to Cynthia Helen MCCLURE on 17 Mar 1857 in Ripley Twsp., Huron County, ohio.⁽³⁵³⁵⁾ Cynthia Helen MCCLURE⁽³⁾⁽⁸¹⁶⁾⁽⁶⁾ ⁽³⁵³⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾ was born on 24 Sep 1837 in Huron County, Ohio.⁽³⁵³⁷⁾ She died on 11 Aug 1916.⁽³⁵³⁸⁾ Samuel L. BOWLBY and Cynthia Helen MCCLURE had the following children:

+1551 i. Frank Samuel BOWLBY.
+1552 ii. Vania A. BOWLBY.
+1553 iii. Claudia Rachel BOWLBY.
1554 iv. Robin "Bob" H. BOWLBY⁽³⁵³⁹⁾ was born on 15 Jun 1868 in Huron County, Ohio.⁽³⁵⁴⁰⁾ He died on 15 Jun 1868 in Huron County, Ohio.⁽³⁵⁴¹⁾ About 1900 he lived in Windsor Park, Illinois.
+1555 v. abt. 1960 David Elmore BOWLBY.
1556 vi. Mabel E. BOWLBY was born on 27 Mar 1875.⁽³⁵⁴²⁾ She died on 27 Mar 1875.⁽³⁵⁴³⁾
1557 vii. Clarence Edward BOWLBY was born on 16 Aug 1876.⁽³⁵⁴⁴⁾ He died on 1 Sep 1876.⁽³⁵⁴⁵⁾
+1558 viii. Ethel May BOWLBY.

He was married to Hulda FISCHER.⁽³⁵⁴⁶⁾ Samuel L. BOWLBY and Hulda FISCHER had the following children:

+1559 i. Samuel Fischer BOWLBY.