Anderson Smith Ping^{[1, 2]}

1827 - 1863  (36 years)

• Name	Anderson Smith Ping  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
  Born	1827	Buck Creek, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA   [10, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	Willow Hill,Jasper County,IL
  Military Service	28 Aug 1862	Willow Hill,Jasper County,IL
  	Private, Company D, 98th Illinois Infantry, Died in Gallatin, TN
  Died	9 Mar 1863	Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  Buried	National Cemetery,TN
  Person ID	I34554068277	Miller & Lounsbury
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	Robert O. Ping,   b. 21 Dec 1785, Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 6 Oct 1858, Willow Hill, Jasper, Illinois, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Jemima Ann Smith,   b. 16 Jan 1786, Sullivan,TN ,   d. 30 Sep 1855, Willow Hill,Jasper County,IL  (Age 69 years)
  Married	6 Oct 1805	Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA   [16]
  Family ID	F15068	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Rachel C. Smith,   b. 22 July 1829, Ohio ,   d. 25 Mar 1851, Jasper County, Illinois  (Age 21 years)
  Married	8 Apr 1849	Vigo County, Indiana, USA   [3, 8, 11, 14, 15]
  Children	1. John Ping,   b. 1850
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2021
  Family ID	F15939	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Amanda Barron,   b. 15 Feb 1832, Kentucky ,   d. 3 Aug 1861, Jasper County, Illinois  (Age 29 years)
  Married	14 Jun 1852	Crawford County, Illinois
  Children	1. Rhoda J. Ping,   b. 1853, Illinois + 2. Jemima Ann Ping,   b. 21 Oct 1854, Jasper County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 14 Oct 1935, Rochester, Sangamon, Illinois  (Age 80 years)   3. Mary E. Ping,   b. 1856, Illinois   4. Asa Ping,   b. 1858, Illinois   5. William A. Ping,   b. 1859, Illinois
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2021
  Family ID	F15786	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Eliza A. Barron,   b. 1841, Buck Creek, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 30 Mar 1906, McLean County, Illinois, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Married	24 Apr 1862	Jasper County, Illinois   [9]
  Children	1. Victory America Ping,   b. Apr 1863, Jasper County, Ilinois
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2021
  Family ID	F15782	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  11 Dec 1850 census of North Fork, Jasper County, IL, found the Ping family living in dwelling #463. Father Robert and brothers John, Anderson and their families were living next door: Adison Ping 23 KY - Farmer Rachel H. 19 OH 1860 Census of Willow Hill, Jasper County, IL found the Ping family living in dwelling #1293. Also in the household was Eliza Barron (18) from Kentucky who Anderson would marry in May, 1862. Neighbors included William Higgins (55), William H. Higgins (25) and their families as well as the Miller families: Anderson S. Ping 32 KY - Farmer Amanda Ping 27 KY John Ping 10 IL Rhoda J. Ping 7 IL Jemima Ping 5 IL Mary E. Ping 4 IL Asa Ping 2 IL William A. Ping 1 IL Eliza Barron 18 KY Anderson Ping died of Typhoid Fever on 3 March 1863 in Gallatin, Tennessee, while serving as private in Company D, 98th Illinois Infantry, Union Army. He had enlisted 3 Sept 1862. Source: http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r100/098-d-in.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regimental History ILLINOIS NINETY-EIGHTH INFANTRY (Three YEARS) Ninety-eighth Infantry. - Col., John J. Funkhouser; Lieut.-Col. Edward Kitchell; Majs., William B. Cooper, David D. Marquis. This regiment was organized at Centralia and was mustered in Sept. 3, 1862. On Sept. 8 it was ordered to Louisville, Ky., and at Bridgeport, Ill., while en route, the train was thrown from the track by a misplaced switch, with the result that 8 men were killed and 75 wounded. On the 9th the regiment moved to Camp Jo Holt at Jeffersonville, Ind. It was mounted in the spring of 1863 and assigned to duty in Tennessee, where on May 23 it made a reconnaissance to the front, driving in the enemy's pickets, killing 2 and wounding 4. On June 4 it moved out on the Liberty road and attacked the 1st Ky. and 11th Tex. Confederate cavalry, capturing 20 prisoners and 5 wagons. On the 10th it attacked the enemy at Liberty, driving his rear-guard of 150 men to Snow hill. In June it came upon the enemy at Hoover's gap, repulsing him, the regiment losing 1 man killed and 5 wounded. From June 24 to 28 it moved as the flank of the 4th division, cutting the railroad at Decherd and driving the enemy from the stockades. It did good service in the battle of Chickamauga and lost 5 killed and 36 wounded. On Oct. 3 the 98th Ill. and 17th Ind. attacked a brigade of the enemy - his rear-guard - and defeated it, killing or wounding 15 or 20 of the enemy. On Dec. 1 the regiment, numbering 150 men, took the advance of Sherman's army, driving the enemy to Loudon, and the next day forded the Little Tennessee and moved to Knoxville. On Dec. 28 it had a skirmish with Wheeler's cavalry, driving them some distance and capturing the inspector-general of Kelly's Confederate division. On May 23, 1864, the regiment crossed the Etowah river and moved towards Van Wert. Within 2 miles of Dallas it met the enemy and drove him to Dallas. It skirmished with the enemy on the 25th and moved toward Powder springs. On May 28 it took position on McPherson's right, dismounted and repulsed a charge of the enemy, and on the 29th moved to Burnt Hickory. At Noonday creek it skirmished with the enemy, then marched through Marietta and skirmished heavily, and on July 5 moved toward Roswell factory, drove the enemy's pickets from the Chattahoochee and took possession of the factory on the 9th. In April, 1865, the regiment participated in the capture of Selma, Ala., going into the action with 172 men and losing 9 killed and 2 mortally wounded 6 officers and 21 men wounded. It was mustered out on June 27, 1865. Source: The Union Army, vol. 3 Battles Fought Fought on 8 Sep 1862. Fought on 24 Jun 1863 at Hoover's Gap, TN. Fought on 25 Jun 1863 at Hoover's Gap, TN. Fought on 19 Sep 1863 at Chickamauga, GA. Fought on 20 Sep 1863 at Chickamauga, GA. Fought on 24 Feb 1864. Fought on 17 Apr 1864. Fought on 20 Jun 1864. Fought on 7 Jan 1865. Fought on 2 Apr 1865 at Selma, AL. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estate settlement published 15 March 1866, Jasper County.

  
  

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