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George Washington Beighle

George Washington Beighle was born in Pennsylvania, and died June 27, 1864 in Battle of Chickamauga. He married Caroline Amelia Knight on 1854, daughter of Jonathon Knight.

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This letter written by George Washington Beighle is from his wife Caroline Knight, parents of Ella Beighle.

Murfersburough, July 5, 1862

Dear wife and children:
My heath is improving. Crackers and beans seem to agree with me, but I think the climate has more effect than anything else.
We left Nashville on the evening of the 29th last month. Came to this place by the __ which is 32 Mi.
I think this is a healthy place if it was not for the filth which always exists in camp, especially in a place like this where there has been thousands of men camped for the last ten months.
Old Rosy as he is called was not idle during his stay in this place. He built large &strong forts so that a comparatively small force can hold the town. There seems to be but little danger at present. Rosy has drove the rebels as far as Tuluhoma. The latest account was that He was within 4 miles of the town.
There has been quite a large numbers of prisoners brought to this place to be shipped north. Some of them say that Brag intends to make a General Store at Chicamaga. As far as our regiment it is not likely that it will be in the engagement, it belongs to the Reserve Army Corps. Our duty is guarding forts, railroad provision trains and standing pickets. There has been talk among the boys that we will only serve nine months and will be mustered out of the service soon as the government can hold us 90 days after the nine months has expired. Likely that is so as our efforts have received the mustering out rolls & blank furloughs to give to thoses who may enlist again. Time will tell but the soldiers know little about it.
This place looks like all others where our army has been, not a fence to be seen except a lot used for keeping Government stock in. There has been a small crop of wheat & the spring crops are very small, although the corn looks well. Vegetables are scarce here and very high, There has been quite a wet spell here for two weeks.
The roads are almost impossible for our wagon trains between here and Rosy's army. The railroads will soon be repaired so that we can get provisions by rail car. They are working on it every day with a tolerable lazy bunch of reb prisoners. The rebs have stacks of ties & railings in several places. The railroad runs from Nashville to this place daily. Will soon run from here to Tuluhoma. The health of our men is gennerally good. Johnson (Knight- his nephew) is well. He received a letter from home yesterday, andthe Washington&Hoseds families are well. I have not heard from the Lovelace boys since we left Nashville. This makes the 4th letter I have sent to you & I have recieved one. I do not expect to write more than one in two weeks unless we move again. We mustered in yesterday for the last two months pay which was due the 1st of this month.
my love to you and all my friends
Your husband, George Beighle direct my letters to Nashville as they are forwarded immediately
Give my love to the children



(This letter written in 1864 was written by George Washington Beighle's nephew to his aunt.

Dear Aunt, June 29, 1864
I take my pen to let you know that I am well and hope these few lines will find you in good heath.
I have got sad news to tell. Our Brigade charged the reb works the morning of the 27th of June. Our line was repelled fifty yards from the reb works. The bad news is that uncle George was killed in the charge. He was killed only twenty yards from the reb works. The rebs gave us leave to bury our dead today so they had laid on the battleground for two days. I helped to bury our dead and I helped to bury Uncle George. Uncle was shot about the heart and died a soldiers death. We had to bury our dead where they lay and it was hard to see. I buried him the best I could.
I later got to the reb works and it was the hottest place i was ever in. Corwell Sherman was killed there. The 125th regiment had 110 killed and wounded there. We have lost a lot of good men.
I got a letter from home the 11th of this month & they are all well. I have a letter for Uncle George and will send it to you.
Nothing more at present
Your Nephew,
Johnson L Knight







The story passed down is as follows. He, his wife Carolyn Knight and four children were in a covered wagon, 15 miles from the Mississippi River when they were stopped by a Union Cavalry. They conscripted him into the Union Army in 1862. His wife and four children had to make their way back to Kentucky on their own.



More About George Washington Beighle:
125th Illinois Infantry: Civil war service records.
Burial 1: June 29, 1864, Common Grave Mid Portion National Monument Chickamauga.
Burial 2: June 29, 1864, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Kennesaw, Ga..

More About George Washington Beighle and Caroline Amelia Knight:
Single: 1854

Children of George Washington Beighle and Caroline Amelia Knight are:
  1. +Edmund Alexander Beighle, b. October 27, 1859, Illinois, d. March 21, 1938.
  2. +Ella Beighle, b. September 1857, Near Cincinnati Ohio, d. December 15, 1931, Pendleton County Kentucky.
  3. +Clara Beighle.
  4. +George Washington Beighle, b. December 18, 1861, d. September 19, 1943, Gardnersville Pendleton County Kentucky.
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