SKETCH  OF  DAVID  POPE

 

This sketch was published in a book with the words PRESIDENTS, SOLDIERS, STATESMEN across the top of pages 1218-1219.  That is either the name of the book or the name of the chapter.  One scanned sheet from the book appears in the Pope folder at the Shelby County, Indiana, library.  I am hoping someone reads this and can give me the information needed for a more exact citation. 

 

DAVID POPE

Was born Sept. 14, 1842 in Fleming Co., Ky., being a son of Wm. and Eliza (Morrison) Pope, parents both now deceased. He removed with his folks to Shelby Co., Ind., at the age of ten years, and was engaged in farming in that county when the Union broke upon the country; he enlisted in Jan., 1862 at Indianapolis for three years, in the 14th Ind. Battery, Army of the Cumberland, being at time of enlistment 19 years of age.  During his service he contracted chronic diarrhea and typhoid pneumonia, being in hospital with the latter at Jackson, Tenn. for three or four months.  He re-enlisted as a veteran in same command in winter 1863-4.  On the Atlanta campaign he was temporarily transferred to the 64th Ohio, the Battery reforming at Memphis in the fall of 1864.  He was finally honorably discharged Sept. 1, 1865 at Indianapolis, having born an honorable part in the battles of Shiloh, Siege of Corinth, then followed Gen. A. J. Smith for two years in Dept. of the Miss., being in battles of Franklin, Nashville, Siege of Mobile, Spanish Fort, Guntown, Miss., the Atlanta campaign in 1864, and others.  He was married August*15, 1866 in Rush Co., Ind., to Harriet Latta, who was born in Shelby Co. in 1852.  Thirteen** children have been born to them, Lizzie, Alice, James, Clarence, Ida, Everett, deceased, Della, Louedna, Minnie, Lona, Alvira,*** Floyd and Katie.  His brother Chas. L. died in service at Nashville, a member of 20th Ind. Battery, and brother James died in service at New Orleans, a member of 1st Ind. 11, Art.  Comrade Pope and family are active in church and Sunday School work at Winchester M. E. church.  He is now engaged in farming at Wilson, Ind.

Submitter's Notes:

        * The Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 and Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 both give the date as July 15, 1866.

        ** There were 14 children.  Missing from this list is Ernest Dale Pope.

        *** The Alvira on this list should be his son Alvin.

 

 

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