Rufus W. Criswell
Rufus W. Criswell was born around 1844 in Maryland to Nicholas and Mary Criswell. His father was a farmer and railroad engineer who owned $200 of personal property by 1860. The family lived in Howard, Maryland, until the 1850s, when they moved to Barnesville, Ohio. His mother died in the early 1850s.
 
He enlisted in the Union army on July 24, 1862, and he mustered in as a private in Company D of the 98th Ohio Infantry on August 21. The regiment took part in the Battle of Perryville and the Tullahoma campaign. He died on September 13, 1863.
3037
DATABASE CONTENT
(3037)Criswell, Rufus W.18441863-09-13
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Private
  • Rank out: Private
  • Rank highest: Private
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 7

  • (8274) [associated with] ~ Martha A. Criswell to Julia A. Criswell, 24 November 1861
  • (8277) [writer] ~ Rufus W. Criswell to Nicholas Criswell, 7 March 1861
  • (8280) [associated with] ~ Manuscript Fragment, undated
  • (8283) [writer] ~ Rufus W. Criswell to Julia A. Criswell, undated
  • (8339) [associated with] ~ Martha A. Criswell to Julia A. Criswell, 11 October 1863
  • (8344) [associated with] ~ Martha A. Criswell to Julia A. Criswell, 4 October 1863
  • (8349) [writer] ~ Rufus W. Criswell to Rachel Criswell and Julia A. Criswell, 18 September 1859

People - Records: 6

  • (3037) Criswell, Rufus W. is the [sibling of] (3034) Criswell, Thomas J.
  • (3037) Criswell, Rufus W. is the [sibling of] (3035) Criswell, Julia Ann
  • (3037) Criswell, Rufus W. is the [child of] (3036) Criswell, Nicholas
  • (3038) Criswell, Martha A. is the [sibling of] (3037) Criswell, Rufus W.
  • (3040) Criswell, William H. is the [sibling of] (3037) Criswell, Rufus W.
  • (3058) Criswell, Rachel is the [grandparent of] (3037) Criswell, Rufus W.

Places - Records: 1

  • (99) [birth] ~ Maryland

Show in Map

Regiments - Records: 2

  • (519) [enlisted] [F] ~ Mississippi Marine Brigade
  • (876) [enlisted] [D, F] ~ 98th Ohio Infantry
SOURCES

1850 and 1860 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Ohio Soldiers Grave Registration Cards, 1804-1958, available from Fold3.com.