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Partial part of
Daniel's diary as he served in Revolution: "On the 9th of June, after a
rapid march to the rear of Petersburg, on the Jerusalem Plank Road, the
division made an attack, carried the works, capturing one gun and fifty
prisoners, and entered the edge of town. General Gilmore with a
large force of infantry and artillery, having been ordered to take a
feint on the main works, four miles to the right, failed to do so with
sufficient energy to hold the enemy, who moved heavy reinforcements to
oppose the attack of the cavalry, which was then withdrawn, without
accomplishing the main object of the expedition - the destruction of
the railroad bridge over Appomattox. In these operations the Eleventh
bore a conspicuous part and suffered considerable loss." Daniel C.
Sheckler, SGT., died June 10, in Chesapeake Gen'l Hosp'l of wounds
received near Petersburg, VA, - buried in Section E, Grave 399,
National Cemetery, Cemetery road at
Marshall Ave., Hampton, VA, -Vet.
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| Sarah
, at about
age 4, came with her parents by wagon (before the days of railroads in
this section) to Bucyrus, OH which is still the home of surviving
members of the family. "Miss Sheckler attended the schools here and
acquired a fine education. In 1865 she became a teacher in the public
schools of the city, remaining in the service until 1897, a period of
thirty-two years. among the teachers of the city she held always a high
rank. She possessed in large measure the teaching faculty, and her
pupils made excellent progress. She held their love as well as their
respect, and her death brought sorrow to hundreds of her former pupils,
as well as other relatives and those who were privileged to enjoy her
intimate friendship. Miss Sheckler had seen the changes of this
region from the wilderness to the advanced civilization. she
contributed much to the culture and refinement of the community.
She was a true and consistent Christian, a member from childhood of St.
Paul's' Lutheran church. She was a lady of great refinement and of the
highest culture, leaving an indelible impress upon the lives of those
with whom she came in contact." |
| William attended
public school in Bucyrus. He enlisted Feb. 1864, Co. E, 34th OH Inf.
(1st OH Piatt Zouaves). the regt was assigned to Army of WV, and was in
Shenandoah Valley campaign under Gen. Phil Sheridan. He & his whole
regt was captured 11 Jan 1865, at Beverly, WV, spent 2 mo. in Libby
prison and was exchanged. In 1896, on Republican ticket, William
was elected (3 yr) justice of the peace, then he changed to the
Democratic ticket & in 1899, was re-elected to the same office.
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