Jesse A. ARCHER ¹

  General Notes:

(Unsure if all the following census records are the 'correct' Jesse Archer.)

1850 OH CENSUS, Morgan Co, Homer Twp: "Jessee" Archer, 13, b. OH, parents b. OH. He was living with his parents, George & Amie Archer, and siblings.

1860 OH CENSUS, Morgan Co, Homer Twp: "Jessee" Archer, 20, farmer, b. OH. He was living with Anthony Archer, 32, and other Archers.

1870 OH CENSUS, Noble Co, Enoch Twp, Berne P. O.: Jesse Archer, 24, loafer(?), $1100 personal property, b. OH, cannot write. He was living with Jacob & Eurith Wickham and family.

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS:
Name: Jesse Archer
Enlistment Date: 2 Jun 1863
Side Served: Union
State Served: Ohio
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 2 June 1863 at the age of 24.
Enlisted in Company I, 117th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 2 Jun 1863.
Transferred out of Company I, 117th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 12 Aug 1863.
Transferred into Company I, 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment Ohio on 12 Aug 1863.
Mustered Out Company I, 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment Ohio on 25 Jul 1865 at Knoxville, TN.

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR REGIMENTS:
117th Infantry Regiment Ohio
Date of Organization: 1 Sep 1862
Muster Date: 12 Aug 1863
Regiment State: Ohio
Regiment Type: Infantry
Regiment Number: 117th
Regimental Soldiers and History: List of Soldiers

Regimental History
OHIO ONE HUNDRED and SEVENTEENTH INFANTRY
One Hundred and Seventeenth Infantry. - (See 1st Heavy Artillery.)

Source: The Union Army, vol. 2

Battles Fought by 117th OH Infantry: none listed

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR REGIMENTS
REGIMENT: 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment Ohio
Date of Organization: 12 Aug 1863
Muster Date: 25 Jul 1865
Regiment State: Ohio
Regiment Type: Heavy Artillery
Regiment Number: 1st
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 0
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 1
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 6
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 164
Regimental Soldiers and History: List of Soldiers

Regimental History
OHIO FIRST HEAVY ARTILLERY (ONE HUNDRED and SEVENTEENTH INFANTRY)
(Three Years)

First Heavy Artillery. - Col., Chauncey D. Hawley; Lieut. Col., Fordyce M. Keith; Majs., William G. Dickson, Robert W. Caldwell, Timothy S. Matthews, Henry L. Barnes. This regiment was mustered into the U. S. service as the 117th Ohio infantry at Camp Portsmouth, in Sept., 1862, for three years, its eight companies aggregating 796 men. The following month it was ordered to Kentucky, where it remained on guard duty and expeditions against guerrillas until in May, 1863, when orders were issued by the war department changing the organization into the 1st regiment, heavy artillery, and on Aug. 12 it was so reorganized, with twelve full companies, aggregating 1,839 officers and men.

During the process of reorganization the regiment constructed the extensive fortifications around Covington and Newport, and through the fall and winter of 1863-64 the regiment, in battalion detachments, was engaged in guard duty at various points in Kentucky. On Feb. 19, 1864, it started under orders, through heavy snow and extreme cold, over the mountains to Knoxville, Tenn., arriving there on March 9. Until September it was engaged in guarding the railroads through Tennessee, and subsequently participated in Burbridge's and Stoneman's raids against Saltville.

During the winter of 1864-65 it was constantly engaged in foraging and fighting guerrillas throughout East Tennessee and North Carolina. Forming a part of the 1st brigade, 4th division, Army of the Cumberland, it was engaged in guarding mountain passes and garrisoning captured points in Virginia and North Carolina. After the surrender of Lee and Johnston it saw service in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee. On July 25, 1865, it was mustered out of the service, at Knoxville, Tenn., in accordance with orders from the war department.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 2

Battles Fought by 1st OH Heavy Artillery:
Fought on 10 Jan 1864.
Fought on 1 Jan 1865.
Fought on 23 Jan 1865 at Mosier's Mills, TN.
Fought on 31 Jan 1865.
Fought on 11 Feb 1865 at Near Williamsport, TN.
Fought on 11 Feb 1865 at Near Newport, TN.
Fought on 16 Feb 1865 at Dandridge, TN.
Fought on 23 Feb 1865.
Fought on 10 Apr 1865.

MILITATY PENSION APPLICATIONS: Jesse Archer, Comp I, 1st OH HA
Jesse Archer applied for an invalid pension on Oct 24, 1879
Nancy J. Archer applied for a widow's pension on Aug 7, 1906

1890 VETERANS SCHEDULE, OH, Noble Co, Enoch Twp: Jesse Archer, Private, Comp. J, 1st OH Inf., enlisted Apr 1863, discharged Jul 1865, length of service: 2 yrs.

ARCHER'S RIDGE CEMETERY RECORDS: Jesse A. Archer, 1841-1906, Co. I, O.V.H.A. GAR (listed next to stone of Nancy J., wife)

Jesse married Nancy Jane WICKHAM, daughter of Jeremiah M. WICKHAM and Esther ACKLEY, on 20 Aug 1870 in Noble Co, OH.¹ (Nancy Jane WICKHAM was born on 11 Sep 1846 in Monroe Co, OH,³ died on 5 Oct 1912 in Enoch Twp, Noble Co, OH ³ and was buried on 7 Oct 1912 in Archer's Ridge Cem, Enoch Twp, Noble Co, OH ³.)