Co. B, 16th Ohio Infantry
Soldiers of Co. B, 16th Ohio Infantry in late 1861-early 1862.
Front row, seated: left to right; Unknown, (a note on the back of the photo ‘he did not return’), Silas Hunter Corn, Orderly Sergeant, Millersburg, Ohio, Unknown, Unknown.
Standing Left: Unknown.
Standing Right: Thomas Miller, (married Letitia Corn, Silas’ sister after the war)
According to S.H. Corn’s Memoirs, 15 boys enlisted from his neighborhood (3 miles west of Millersburg). Of those, 7 served the full 3 year enlistment, 6 died of disease, 3 wounded, 1 killed in battle (William Chaney), 1 died of wounds, 1 later drafted, died of wounds (Ephraim Cellars, Silas’ cousin).