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Individual Record for: Joseph Eyman (male)

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Company G, Thirtieth Indiana 1861
Wounded at battle of Shiloh

likely lived in LaGrange for a good period.

1876 migrated to Grand Traverse Co. - Peninsula Township
owned 95 acre improved land for farm

Attended Congregational Church of which they were not members.

Title: Sprague's history of Grand Traverse and Leelanaw counties, Michigan embracing a concise review of their early settlement, industrial development and present conditions...to which will be appended...life sketches of well-known citizens of th e county / edited and compiled by Elvin L. Sprague and Mrs. George N. Smith.
Collection: Michigan County Histories and Atlases

JOSEPH B. EIMAN. To the heroes who fought and suffered, giving several of the best years of their early manhood for the preservation of the country under whose flag they were born, universal tribute of gratitude is given, and it is fitting that th eir patriotic service should find mention in the annals of their county, state and nation. Those who are enjoying the peace and prosperity which have come as the direct result of that long, dreadful struggle between the North and the South, canno t have impressed upon their minds too often the great price which it cost. Mr. Eiman was among those who, when the tocsin of war sounded, offered his aid to the Union and gallantly and bravely fought in its defense for three years, and in the day s of peace he is equally loyal --a citizen of worth, held in the highest esteem by his fellow men. Joseph B. Eiman was born in Marion county, Ohio, January 15, 1830, and was one of the younger members of a large family. His parents, Abraham and Po lly (Dunbar) Eiman, both died in LaGrange county, Indiana, where they located when the subject of this review was only three years old. He was then reared upon the home farm, attending the public schools after marriage and assisting in the labor s of the fields during the summer seasons. He was about seventeen years of age when he left home and started out in life on his own account, first in LaGrange county, Indiana, for four years, and then in Will county, Illinois, where he was employe d at different occupations for two or three years. On the expiration of that period he made his way to Wisconsin and worked at different places in that state until seven years had passed. He then returned to LaGrange county, Indiana, and when th e war broke out he put aside all business and personal considerations. It was early in the summer of 1861 that Mr. Eiman responded to the call of his country, enlisting in Company G, Thirtieth Indiana

cont'd GRAND TRAVERSE AND LEELANAW COUNTIES. page 767

Volunteer Infantry, with which he served for three years, participating in many important engagements and following the old flag wherever duty called. Often he was in the thickest of the fight, and again upon the lonely picket line. In the battl e of Shiloh he was badly wounded in the right foot, and in the engagement at Chickamauga he was seriously wounded in the right side and right arm, but his injuries did not keep him from active service any longer than was absolutely necessary, as h e was anxious to rejoin his comrades on the field. He never wavered in the performance of any duty through the three long years of his connection with the army, and was mustered out with a most honorable and creditable military record. Mr. Eiman t hen returned to his home in LaGrange county and was employed at different occupations, following various pursuits which would yield him an honest living. He remained in that county until 1876 and in the meantime he was married. On the Ist of March , 1866, in LaGrange county, he wedded Mrs. Elenor (Young) Kitchen, who was born in Chautauqua county, New York, February 16, 1834, a daughter of William and Mary (Uron) Young, who were the parents of six children, Mrs. Eiman being the fourth. Thei r last days were passed in Indiana, both dying in LaGrange county. By her first marriage Mrs. Eiman had three children: Willis R KITCHEN., Rachel and Viola, the last named now deceased. Unto the subject and his wife have been born two children: De lla V., who is now the wife of John D. Marshall, and David B., who married Miss Nora Beach. The year 1876 witnessed the arrival of Mr. Eiman in Grand Traverse county, and since that time he has resided here, his home being in Peninsula township, w here he owns fifty-nine acres of land, all of which is improved. He has a good farm, productive and desirable, and upon it are substantial and modern farm buildings. Although not members of the Congregational church, both Mr. and Mrs. Eiman take a n active and helpful interest in its work and contribute to its support. Fraternally Mr. Eiman is connected with McPherson Post, No. 18, Grand Army of the Republic, and delights to recall with his old army comrades events which occurred around th e camp fires of the south and during the long campaigns which led to the ultimate victory of the Union arms. He is to-day as true and loyal in citizenship as when he wore the country's uniform and followed the starry banner of the nation.

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