Biography of  James H. Abel, Vol. II, page 565.   President, Soldiers, 
Statesmen;   H. H. Hardesty, Publisher,  New York,  Toledo, and Chicago, 
1894.

James H. Abel

Son of George H. and Electa (Hadsell) Abel, the former deceased, the latter 
living, was born in Trumbull county, Ohio, Feb. 9, 1829. At the time of his 
enlistment, however, Sept. 23, 1861, he was living in DeKalb County, Ind., 
engaged in farming at the age of 32; he joined Co. F, 44th Ind. V.I., 1st 
Brig., 1st Div., 4th A.C., as 3d Sergt., being promoted to Ord. in 1862; he 
was honorably discharged Sept. 3, 1862, at Indianapolis, Ind., and re-
enlisted Oct. 6, 1864, at Kendallville, Ind., in Co. C, 35th Ind. V.I.  In 
April, 1862, during his first enlistment he was in field and Marine 
hospitals with typhoid fever sixty days, and was furloughed June, of that 
year at that place for thirty days.  He participated in the battles of Fort 
Donelson, Shiloh, Franklin, Nashville, and numerous minor engagements, 
receiving a final honorable discharge Oct. 23,1865, at Indianapolis, Ind.  
His grandfather, Daniel Abel and his wife's father, were in the War of 
1812; the former was a major in the same.  Two brothers, Henry J. and 
Walter, served in the late war, the former in Co. F, 44th Ind. V.I.; the 
latter in Co. F, 129th Ind. V.I.  Twos brothers of his wife were also in 
the War of the rebellion, Bennett who was wounded at Stone River and died 
at Chattanooga in December, 1863, and Amherst. Comrade Able was married 
May 14, 1848, in Concord township, this county, to Abigail Robe, who was 
born in Portage county, Ohio, May  7, 1824, a daughter of Amherst and 
Abigail (Liswell) Robe, deceased. They have had three children, Mary E., 
Ida O. and Freeman H.  Conrade Abel has been township assessor two terms, 
J. of P. and postmaster at St. Joe; he belongs to J.C. Carnes Post, 144, 
draws a pension, is an invalid and his address if St. Joe, Ind.

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Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
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