Hine, Willis

HINE, BALDWIN, WARNER

Posted By: Mary H. Cochrane, Volunteer
Date: 6/30/2019 at 17:59:02

Biographical and Historical Record of Ringgold and Decatur Counties, Iowa, (Lewis Publishing Company (1887)), p.674:

"WILLIS HINE, farmer and stock-raiser, section 21, High Point Township, was born in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, August 3, 1844, son of Daniel and Mary (Baldwin) Hine, also natives of Connecticut, who came to Decatur County in 1855, settling in Garden Grove, where they remained until their death. The father died November 18, 1884, aged seventy-nine years, and the mother in 1878, aged eighty years. Their children were -- George, of Connecticut; Sarah, wife of Jackson M. Warner, a soldier in the late war; Joel, of Connecticut, also a soldier; Hiram, who died in the war, and Willis. The father served four years in the war, enlisting in Company F, Third Iowa Cavalry, and afterward Company G, Fourth Iowa Cavalry. He served four years and six months. He was in the battles of Springfield, Pea Ridge, Savannah, Vicksburg and many others. Willis enlisted in Company D, Fourth Iowa Infantry, and served four years and seven months. He was in the battles of Mission Ridge, Pea Ridge, Vicksburg, Savannah, Atlanta, Fort Gibson, Dallas, New Hope Church and Buzzard's Roost. After his discharge he served in the regular army three years; went from Governor's Isle to Savannah, Georgia, thence to Florida, thence to Texas, thence to New Mexico. At Pea Ridge he was shot through both thighs. He returned from the army and went to New Haven, Connecticut, where he went into a sewing-machine factory at $50 a month."

(Submitted to the Decatur County GenWeb site by Christy Jay, email: Jaygenie@aol.com)