James Washington Roberson

1844 - 1862  (18 years)

• Name	James Washington Roberson
  Born	21 Feb 1844	Crawford, Indiana
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 May 1862	Shiloh, Tennesse
  	Cause: Died serving in civil war
  Buried	Shiloh National Military Park, Site 2461, Shiloh, Tennesse
  Person ID	I1596	Yatesville History & Genealogy
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2009

  
  

  Father	James Roberson,   b. 12 Oct 1803, Hardin, Kentucky ,   d. 13 Aug 1881, Crawford, Indiana  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Fannie Eliza Froman,   b. 11 Aug 1811, Crawford, Indiana ,   d. 1 Aug 1889, Crawford, Indiana  (Age 77 years)
  Married	11 Mar 1830	Crawford, Indiana
  Family ID	F934	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emily Elizabeth Roberson,   b. 13 Apr 1855, Crawford, Indiana
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2022
  Family ID	F946	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles Name: James W Roberson Residence: Floyd County, Indiana Enlistment Date: 29 Jul 1861 Rank at enlistment: Private State Served: Indiana Survived the War?: No Service Record: Enlisted in Company D, Indiana 23rd Infantry Regiment on 29 Jul 1861. Sources: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana Research by Mark Davis Regimental History Twenty-third Infantry INDIANA (3 years) Twenty-third Infantry.Cols., William L. Sanderson, George S. Babbitt; Lieut.-Cols. DeWitt C. Anthony, William P. Davis, George S. Babbitt; Majs., William P. Davis, Henry C. Ferguson. This regiment was organized at New Albany and was mustered in July 29, 1861. It left the state a few days later, for St. Louis and was ordered thence to Paducah, Ky. In the attack on Fort Henry the regiment was placed on gunboats and several of Co. B were killed by an exploding boiler on the Essex. The regiment was engaged on the second day of the battle of Shiloh, losing 52, killed, wounded and missing, and during the siege of Corinth it formed part of the reserve at Pea Ridge. Battles Fought Fought on 6 Feb 1862 at Fort Henry, TN. Fought on 7 Apr 1862 at Shiloh, TN. ROBERSON, JAMES M PVT D 23 IND VI DATE OF DEATH: 05/22/1862 BURIED AT: SITE 2461 SHILOH NATIONAL MILITARY PARK MILITARY PARK SHILOH, TN 38376