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{8273} Noah SPRINGER
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Henry Marvin Springer
b11/20/1855 [n/a],
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William Springer
b01/01/1859 [n/a],
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Lake Springer
b01/01/1861 [n/a],
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Samuel Springer
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Mary Elizabeth Springer
b09/10/1866 [n/a],
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Noah Springer was born on October 20, 1830 in __________, Ohio in Fairfield County, the son of George Springer and Elizabeth (Heidlebaugh) Springer. George was born on September 6, 1789 in Rockingham County, Virginia. He and Elizabeth brought their family west to Illinois in the late 1830's or very early 1840's, before 1842, where they settled on the Stark County/Peoria County line north of Princeville, near what was called Stringtown, Illinois on the Stark County side of the line. It was there that Noah grew to manhood farming the land beside his father and brothers. George and Elizabeth both died up in Stark County and are buried in the Stringtown Cemetery.
On Jan. 29, 1852, Noah was married to Rebecca Elizabeth Eby in Stark County. To this union were born 7 children. They are;
1. Henry Marvin Springer, born Nov. 20, 1855
2. William Springer, b. c. 1859
3. Lake (son) Springer, b. c. 1861
4. Samuel Springer, b. c. 1863
5. Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Springer, b. Sept. 10, 1866
One son and one daughter were born before 1866 and died before 1880.
At the time of the 1860 census, Noah, Rebecca and their family are found residing in Princeville Township in Peoria County;
Springer Noah 28 M farmer 320 IL
Springer Rebbecca 25 F OH
Springer Henry M. 4 M IL
Springer William 1 M IL
On August 11, 1862, Noah volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in Princeville, Illinois by a Princeville School Teacher named, John F. French.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name SPRINGER, NOAH
Rank PVT Company K Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence PRINCEVILLE, PEORIA CO, IL
Age 28
Height 5' 9
Hair LIGHT
Eyes BLUE
Complexion LIGHT
Marital Status MARRIED
Occupation FARMER
Nativity FAIRFIELD CO, OH
Service Record
Joined When AUG 11, 1862, PRINCEVILLE, IL
Joined By Whom CPT FRENCH Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster Out JUN 6, 1865, WASHINGTON, DC
Muster Out By Whom LT SCROGGS
Remarks WOUNDED OCT 8, 1862 AT PERRYVILLE KY
When French had 100 volunteers he led the Princeville volunteers into Peoria where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, French and 95 of his volunteers, including now Private Naoh Springer, were mustered into service as Co. K of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. French was elected Captain of Co. K.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched out of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, and boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, Indiana. Two weeks later, the men of the 86th were in the feld in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade, chasing the last Confederate troops in Kentucky. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering the first of many casualties. Among these casualties was Private Noah Springer, who was slightly wounded in the right ankle. If he was ever away from the 86th, he was not away very long.
There would be many more casualties in the years to come. After the Union victory at Perryville, the Confederates withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCook's Brigade marked on to Nashville, Tennessee, where they went into winter camp.
During the next two and a half years, Private Noah Springer who served faithfully in Co. K and the men of the 86th served in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina. During this time, Noah was witness to and a participant in some of the bloodiest fighting of the Western Theatre including the Battles of Perryville, Kentucky; Chicakamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; Rome, Georgia; Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia; Jonesboro, Georgia, Averysboro, North Carolina and Bentonville, North Carolina, to name a few and Marched with Sherman to the Sea.
On May 27, 1863, while the 86th was helping to construct a fort in Brentwood, Tennessee, near Nashville, Gen. Daniel McCook, commanding McCook's Brigade, of which the 86th was a part, ordered his entire Brigade out for target practice with orders for the Company Commanders to report the names of the best shots from each Company to him. That evening, Sergeant Levi A. Ross, of Co. K, wrote the following in his journal. "Noah Springer #1 in Co. K. I hit the target but he made the only center shot."
Noah and the surviving members of the 86th Illinois were mustered out of the service on June 6, 1865 in Washington, D.C. and he returned to his family in Princeville.
Shortly after returning from the Civil War, Noah and Rebecca moved the family to Stringtown, Illinois where they remained until the fall of 1874, when they moved to Webster County, Iowa. There they settled in Dayton, Iowa. Rebecca died there on April 29, 1887 and her earthly remains were laid to rest in the Dayton Cemetery.
In 1887, the surviving members of the 86th Illinois held a reunion in Peoria on the 25th Anniversary of their being mustered into service, August 27, 1887. Over 100 members of the 86th were able to attend that reunion. These reunions continued to be held every year on that anniversary through the years 1923, when at that time it was tearfully decided that they were too old and too few to continue. Private Noah Springer was never able to attend any of these reunions, but he did keep in contact with his old pards back in Peoria. About 1893, Noah moved on west where he settled in Antelope County, Nebraska. He remained there until his death on December 23, 1901. The body of Private Noah Springer was returned to Dayton, Iowa, where it was laid to rest beside that of his beloved, Rebecca, his wife of 35 years, to wait for the Resurrection Morn.
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Parents:
George Springer (1789 - 1849)
Elizabeth Heidlebaugh Springer (1793 - 1870)
Spouse:
Rebecca Elizabeth Eby Springer (1835 - 1887)
Children:
Henry Marvin Springer (1854 - 1931)
Burial:
Dayton Cemetery, Dayton (Webster County), Iowa, USA
Plot: Section 03, Lot 27
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