Sowder Civil War Records
for Lawrence County, Indiana
[Do not know who Perry's parents are] Veterans Grave Locations (Book in Lawrence County Historical Society's Collection) Perry Sowder Serial No. None Next of Kin: None Home Address: None Born: No Record Date of Death: Nov 25, 1863 Cause: Wounds Born: No Record Buried: Bartlettsville Methodist Cemetery, Lawrence County, Indiana Grave # - Unable to Locate War Record: Company F, 15th Ind. Infantry, Army, Private, Enlisted: June 14, 1861 Discharged: Nov. 25, 1863 Pension Record (Indiana State Library Genealogy Section) Perry Sowder Company F, 15th Indiana Infantry, Applied for by widow: Polly Sowder on ?, 1864 Certificate # 27454 (? Hard to read this number) Applied for from Indiana Muster Roll Perry Sowder Rank: Pvt. Company F, 15th Regiment Time: 3 years Enrollment: June 7, 1861 Where: Lafayette, Indiana By: Captain White Muster: June 14, 1861 Where: Lafayette, Indiana By: Lt. Col. Wood Age: 22 Killed: Battle of Mission Ridge on Nov 25, 1863 Buried: Sec 1 Grave 132 National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN Lawrence County Draft List Perry Sowder Pleasant Run Twp., Lawrence County Age: 22 Farmer Enlisted in the 15th Indiana Infantry
[Do not know who Jefferson's parents are - He did die in Hurst, Tarrent County Texas and is buried in Arwine Cemetery in Hurst, Texas] Muster Roll Jefferson Sowder Rank: Pvt. Company G, 50th Regiment Time: 3 years Enrollment: Nov 20, 1861 Where: Bedford, Indiana By: Captain Carothers Muster: Dec. 31, 1861 Where: Camp Morton, Kentucky By: Lt. Col. Heffern Age: 20 Eyes: Gray Hair: Fair Hgt.: 5'-9" Complexion: Fair Nativity: Pulaski Co., Kentucky Occupation: Farmer Mustered Out: Indianapolis, Indiana Jan. 5, 1865 Pension Record (Indiana State Library Genealogy Section) Jefferson Sowder Company G, 50TH Indiana Infantry Applied for on July 16, 1887 Application # 616436 Certificate # 416.665 Applied for from Texas
[Son of Joshua L. Sowder and Polly Ann McCowan] Lawrence County Draft List Lewis Sowder Polk Twp., Lawrence County Age: 24 Farmer
[son of Joshua L. Sowder and Lavinia Dayton] Pension Record (Indiana State Library Genealogy Section) Thomas J. Sowder Company F, 43RD Indiana Infantry Applied for by mother: Viney Sowder on Dec. 24, 1879 Application # 256889 Applied for from Indiana Lawrence County Draft List Thomas J. Sowder Polk Twp., Lawrence County Age: 20 Enlisted in the 43RD Regiment
[Son of Joshua L. Sowder and Lavinia Dayton] Muster Roll John Sowder Rank: Pvt. Company F, 93rd Regiment Time: 3 years Enrollment: Aug. 20, 1862 Where: Monroe County, Indiana By: Captain Bartlette Muster: Sept. 28, 1862 Where: Madison, Indiana By: Captain Newman Age: 22 Eyes: Blue Hair: Sandy Hgt.: 5'-9" Complexion: Fair Nativity: Lawrence County, Indiana Occupation: Farmer Discharged: Mound City, IL on June 4, 1863 on Surg. Certificate of Disability Lawrence County Draft List John Sowder Polk Twp., Lawrence County Age: 22 Farmer
[Son of John Jefferson Sowder and Elizabeth Adaline McCowan] Veterans Grave Locations (Book in Lawrence County Historical Society's Collection) William Smith Sowder Serial No. None Next of Kin: Jefferson Sowder, Lawrence Co., IN Home Address: Bedford, IN Born: March 14, 1830, Kentucky Date of Death: Sept. 20, 1908 Cause: Angrina Buried: Bartlettsville Methodist Cemetery, Lawrence County, Indiana Grave # - Ar5 Lot Ar48 War Record: Company F, 93rd Ind. Infantry, Army, 2nd Lieut. Enlisted: July 1, 1865 (This may have been a re-enlistment, see Muster Roll) Discharged: Aug 11, 1865 Pension Record (Indiana State Library Genealogy Section) William Smith Sowder Company F, 93rd Indiana Infantry, Applied for on Aug. 14, 1867 Application # 127.966 Certificate # 90.670 Applied for from Indiana Muster Roll William Smith Sowder Rank: Pvt. Company F, 93rd Regiment Time: 3 years Enrollment: Aug. 20, 1862 Where: Lawrence County, Indiana By: Captain Bartlette Muster: Sept 28, 1862 Where: Madison, Indiana By: Captain Newman Age: 32 Eyes: Blue Hair: Fair Hgt. 5'-11" Complexion: Fair Nativity: Rochester, Kentucky Occupation: Farmer Mustered Out: Memphis, TN on Aug. 10, 1865 Lawrence County Draft List William Smith Sowder Pleasant Run Twp., Lawrence County Age: 32 Farmer Already in Service
[Son of John Jefferson Sowder and Hannah Dayton] Veterans Grave Locations (Book in Lawrence County Historical Society's Collection) Joseph Michael Sowder Serial No. None Next of Kin: Jefferson Sowder, Lawrence Co., IN Home Address: Bedford, IN Born: March 7, 1845, Indiana Date of Death: Aug. 30, 1924 Cause: C. Hemorrhage Buried: Bartlettsville Christian Cemetery, Lawrence County, Indiana Grave # - Ar1 Lot Ar46 War Record: Company F, 43rd Ind. Infantry, Army, Prvt. Enlisted: Sept. 27, 1861 Discharged: June 14, 1865 Muster Roll Joseph Michael Sowder Rank: Pvt. Company F, 43rd Regiment Time: 3 years Enrollment: July 1, 1864 (may be re-enlistment, see grave loc.) Where: Little Rock, Arkansas By: Lt. Pinkley Muster: July 25, 1864 Where: Little Rock, Arkansas By: Lt. K?och Age: 19 Eyes: Black Hair: Dark Hgt. 5'-7" Complexion: Dark Nativity: Lawrence County, Indiana Occupation: Farmer Mustered Out: Indianapolis, Indiana on June 14, 1865
[Do not know who Oscar's parents are] Muster Roll Oscar Sowder Rank: Pvt. Company I, 22nd Regiment Time: 3 years Enrollment: Aug. 15, 1861 Where: Madison, Indiana By: Capt. ? Muster: Aug. 15, 1861 Where: Madison, Indiana By: Lt. Col. Wood Age: 21 Eyes: Blue Hair: Light Hgt. 5'-11 ½" Complexion: Light Nativity: Monroe County, Indiana Occupation: ? Discharged: June 1, 1862 1st Sergeant To Wisconsin Battery (This may have been a promotion) Nov. 16, 1862
[Do not know who Henry's parents are] Pension Record (Indiana State Library Genealogy Section) Henry F. Sowder Company H, 46th Indiana Infantry Date of Filing: Nov. 23, 1864 Application # 79213 Certificate # 79213 Date of filing: May 30, 1867 Application #: 177.866 Certificate # 100.396 Applied for by widow Mary A. Sowder Minor: M. A. Miller (Guardian) Applied for from Indiana
Information submitted by Sandy Schonegg at schonegg@iei.net