Rusher, Nathaniel

1845 - 1862  (17 years)

• Name	Rusher, Nathaniel
  Birth	1845
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	RUSH.N001
  _FGRAVE	23417063
  Military Service	American Civil War, Private, Company A, 98th Illinois Infantry  [1]
  	LLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT Name RUSHER, NATHANIEL Rank PVT Company A Unit 98 IL US INF Personal Characteristics Residence FLORA, CLAY CO, IL Age 18 Height 5' 7 Hair LIGHT Eyes HAZEL Complexion FAIR Marital Status SINGLE Occupation FARMER Nativity N/A Service Record Joined When JUL 24, 1862 Joined Where CLAY CO, IL Joined By Whom E P TURNER Period 3 YRS Muster In SEP 3, 1862 Muster In Where CAMP CENTRALIA, IL Muster In By Whom L CPT Muster Out N/A Muster Out Where N/A Muster Out By Whom N/A Remarks DIED SEP 9, 1862 OF INJURIES RECD BY A RAIL ROAD ACCIDENT SEP 7, 1862
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		Clay County Civil War Veterans A Virtual Cemetery Created By Ewood Sexton
  Death	8 Sep 1862
  Burial	Oskaloosa Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I55723	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Oskaloosa Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Nathaniel Rusher, age 17, son of Charles & Rhoda Rusher, Oskaloosa Twp. Co. A 98th Illinois Infantry. Killed in troop train accident at Bridgeport, Illinois September 8, 1862, body returned to Oskaloosa for burial. Was in the Army 5 days. He was born in Indiana, the son of Charles & Rhoda Rusher. He came to Clay County with his family when he was about ten years old. The war started when Nathaniel was 16 years old. He went to Flora and enlisted in the Company of Capt. Enoch P. Turner, a local businessman. He took the train to Centralia, IL and was mustered in. At that time he was 17 years old & Had become a part of Co. A 98th IL Infantry. On Sept. 8, 1862, the Regiment was ordered to Louisville, KY and left by train for that destination. At about 9 p.m. that night as the train approached Bridgeport, IL, another train had taken the passing track to allow the Troop train to continue. Evidently a switch had been left open & the troop train ran in on the passing track & a terrible wreck was the result.

  
  

• Sources

  [S493] Les Higgason, Civil War Veterans, Buried in Clay County (including Confederate), Compiled by Les Higgason (Reliability: 2).