Submitted by Taylor Nichols
Jacob C. Hofmeister was born on September 13th,1843 in Columbiana County, Ohio. He was the fourth child of immigrant father Johannes Hofmeister who came to the United States from the Kingdom of Württemberg, Germany in 1832. By 1838 when Johannes married Elizabeth Kohl, Johannes was living in Columbiana County, Ohio and was a farmer.
On September 21st, 1864 Jacob enlisted in Company F of the Ohio 177th Infantry Regiment for a one-year term. The Regiment proceeded to Nashville, Tennessee via Indianapolis and Louisville then to Tullahoma, Tennessee, and garrison duty there under General Milroy until November 30. Ordered to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, November 30, arriving there December 2.
On December 7, Milroy's command charged the works and drove the Confederates back, capturing 2 pieces of artillery and over 200 prisoners. A few days after this, while on a foraging expedition, the regiment had an engagement with the enemy, in which it lost several wounded. After the surrender of Gen. Johnston, the regiment was sent to Greensboro, N.C. where it was mustered out onJune 24th, 1865, in accordance with orders from the War Department. Source: The Union Army, vol. 2.
After the war, Jacob married Margaret Almira Crum on October 21st, 1869 in neighboring Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. They lived in East Palestine, Columbiana County, Ohio until their deaths and had six children. Jacob was a carpenter, and he built many homes in East Palestine, many of which are still standing. Jacob died on August 2nd, 1910 at the age of 67 in a hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, after surgery.
Jacob C. Hofmeister was born on September 13th,1843 in Columbiana County, Ohio. He was the fourth child of immigrant father Johannes Hofmeister who came to the United States from the Kingdom of Württemberg, Germany in 1832. By 1838 when Johannes married Elizabeth Kohl, Johannes was living in Columbiana County, Ohio and was a farmer.
On September 21st, 1864 Jacob enlisted in Company F of the Ohio 177th Infantry Regiment for a one-year term. The Regiment proceeded to Nashville, Tennessee via Indianapolis and Louisville then to Tullahoma, Tennessee, and garrison duty there under General Milroy until November 30. Ordered to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, November 30, arriving there December 2.
On December 7, Milroy's command charged the works and drove the Confederates back, capturing 2 pieces of artillery and over 200 prisoners. A few days after this, while on a foraging expedition, the regiment had an engagement with the enemy, in which it lost several wounded. After the surrender of Gen. Johnston, the regiment was sent to Greensboro, N.C. where it was mustered out onJune 24th, 1865, in accordance with orders from the War Department. Source: The Union Army, vol. 2.
After the war, Jacob married Margaret Almira Crum on October 21st, 1869 in neighboring Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. They lived in East Palestine, Columbiana County, Ohio until their deaths and had six children. Jacob was a carpenter, and he built many homes in East Palestine, many of which are still standing. Jacob died on August 2nd, 1910 at the age of 67 in a hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, after surgery.