| Name |
RHOADS, Amos B. |
| Prefix |
Lt. |
| Born |
25 Sep 1836 |
Pennsylvania, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census (desc) |
1850 |
Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Military |
13 Jul 1862 |
Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States |
- Amos was captured in the engagement at Murfreesboro, Tn., July 13, 1862.
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| Military |
27 Jun 1863 |
Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, United States |
- "They began to move on Guy's Gap on the 27th of June, 8 am. The 7th Pennsylvania along with the 4th US and another company led the charge. The rebels were soon overtaken and the union took about 500 prisoners and four pieces of heavy artillery. The town of Milton suffered a loss on the 28th, when First Lt. Amos B Rhoads, Co. B of the 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry, was killed in the charge on the battery at Shelbyville. Amos's wife was not happy with the way her husband's remains were handled, and complained to the officers of the regiment.
When Amos was killed, it was late in the afternoon and the company did not have time to bury him. They employed an undertaker at Shelbyville to wash and dress the body and bury him. They could not send his body home at that time. Charles could not attend the burial himself due to the overwhelming number of prisoners and other duties he had to attend to since he was Provost Marshal. He had a hard time as Provost Marshal of the town of Shelbyville, as the men were imposed to plunder what they could. He sent Major Davis, Capt. Andress and Capt. Garrett to attend to the burial of all the dead. Charles was greatly upset to hear the family had such bad impressions about the way things were handled and hoped his mother would explain things to them."
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| _UID |
D220C21954F42540BCB8C8AAF9A77240B2E6 |
| Died |
27 Jun 1863 |
- He was killed in the Civil War while charging a battery at Shelbyville, TN. He was a 1st Lieutenant in the the 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry Company B.
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| Buried |
Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States |
Address:
Union Cemetery |
| Person ID |
I3045 |
Milton Families |
| Last Modified |
19 Feb 2015 |
1836 - 1863 (26 years)