Nathaniel H. Bostwick
Nathaniel H. Bostwick was born on June 20, 1828, in East Bloomfield, New York. He eventually moved to Medina, Ohio, and he married a woman named Martha. He worked as a lawyer, and by 1860, they owned $800 of real estate and $1,500 of personal property.
He enlisted in the Union army on May 15, 1864, and he mustered in as a private in Company E of the 166th Ohio Infantry. Army officials assigned the regiment to garrison duty as part of the defenses of Washington, D.C. He eventually earned a promotion to sergeant major, and he mustered out on September 9, 1864.
He returned to Medina after leaving the army and resumed his work as a lawyer. His wife probably died in the early 1860s, and he married a woman named Frances soon afterward. They had at least three children: Harry, born around 1864; Frederick, born around 1868; and Emily, born on November 15, 1870. By 1870, he owned $3,500 of real estate and $500 of personal property. He applied for a federal pension in May 1891 and eventually received one. He died of heart disease in Medina on February 4, 1896.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (2909) | Bostwick, Nathaniel H. | 1828-06-20 | 1896-02-04 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Soldier
- Rank in: Private
- Rank out: Sergeant Major
- Rank highest: Sergeant Major
- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 3
Places - Records: 2
Regiments - Records: 1
- (851) [enlisted] [E] ~ 166th Ohio Infantry
SOURCES
1860 and 1870 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, available from Ancestry.com; Ohio Soldiers Grave Registration Cards, 1804-1958, available from Ancestry.com
