Josiah Given
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(Info from Robin Elaine Devore)
Chief Justice
Veteran of two wars.
Held various positions
of honor and trust in the state of
Josiah and Jane (Glendening)
Given (sic. Although Robin's records say Josiah and Jane, it should
actually be Josiah and Elizabeth. Josiah and Jane are Judge/Gen Josiah's
parents) moved the family to Holmes Co., Ohio where Josiah A. beat a drum on
the edge of the corn field to keep squirrels from digging up corn seeds.
This accomplishment brought him into the
service of his country when the Mexican
War broke out. He was in great demand to furnish the patriotic music to
inspire volunteers.
- He enlisted Mexican War 1847 as a drummer boy holding the rank of 3rd Corporal.
- After the war he worked in
the law office and studied law of an older brother William (Judge in
- Read law for two years in
- 1851 elected prosecuting
attorney of Holmes Co.,
- 1856
- Enlisted as a Capt of Company
K, 24th
·
Fall 1861 promoted to Lt Colonel of 18th
·
Spring 1863 made Colonel of 74th
· Commanded 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, and 14th Army Corp, Earned the title of General.
·
After the fall of
· He was elected Postmaster of the House of the 39th Congress.
· After the war he arrived in Des Moines and was elected District Attorney of Polk Co., IA
· Jan 1880 he was a Circuit Judge.
· Elected District Judge until Feb 1889.
- Appointed to the bench (Supreme) and served until 1902.
- He was commander of the
- He belonged to the Masonic Fraternity and Presbyterian Church.
- He was a republican.
The following is a
sketch of Josiah Given taken from:
HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY
CHAPTER XXXVL (pp326-328)
War of the Rebellion-Continued
Organization of Given's Rangers" -
Their Assignment to the Twenty-fourth Ohio, and departure to the Field--Sketch
of Josiah
Given-Organization....
While the two three month companies of
Coshocton boys were making their record, the martial element at home was
growing more and more formidable. The first three years' company was
recruited by Josiah Given.
"The Age", of date June 6, 1861, says:
"Josiah Given established a camp at his place,
and raised a company of volunteers for
three years service. The camp is in
the county fair grounds, named
A short sketch
of Josiah Given, the captain, will be appropriate in
this place, in view of active service and rapid promotion. He was
commissioned June 12, 1861, as captain of Company K, Twenty-fourth
the Seventy-fourth Ohio May 16 1863;
commission issued June 2, 1863, Colonel Given commanded the Seventy-fourth Ohio
from the time of its movement toward Chattanooga, June 23, 1863, participating
in the battle of Hoover's Gap, June 24; Dug Gap, Georgia September 11, and
Chickamauga, Sept. 19 and 20, arriving at Chattanooga, Sept. 22, 1863.
He also
commanded the Seventy-fourth in the battles of
On the 7th of May, 1864, Colonel Given commanded his regiment as it started with the army on
the
HEADQUARTERS FIRST DIVISION FOURTEEN ARMY
CORPS,
NEAR DALLAS, GEORGIA, MAY 28, 1864.
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For other interesting information on Josiah Given go to:
http://members.aol.com/grandarmy/page163.htm
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~usbios/Ohio/bios/holmes/givenj.txt