Biography of Hezekial Carnahan, Vol. II, page 577.  Presidents, Soldiers, 
Statesmen; H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, New York, Toledo, and Chicago, 1894.

Hezekial Carnahan

Was born in Mercer county, Pa., Jul 11, 1830, a son of Thomas and Elizabeth 
(Smith) Carnahan, now deceased; he was married in Allen county, Ind., Sept. 
15, 1859, to Margaret A. McNabb, born in Jackson township, DeKalb Co., Ind., 
Dec. 21, 1839; her parents, William and Mary (Watson) McNabb, are both 
deceased.  They have had four children, William J., Mary E., Eben T. and 
James C.  Comrade Carnahan enlisted at the age of 29 years Sept. 20, 1864, 
at Kendallville, Ind., as a private in Co. A, 13th Ind. V.I., 10th and 24th 
A.C. Dec. 25, 1864, he was confined in hospital at Hampton, Va., till March 
15, 1865, and at Raleigh, N.C., till July.  He took part in the battle of 
Fort Fisher, where he was taken sick, and rejoined his regiment at 
Goldsboro, N.C.; was honorably discharged Sept. 18, 1865, at Indianapolis, 
Ind.  A brother of his wife, John McNabb, served in the late war and died 
at Holly Springs, Miss., her grandfather, John McNabb, served in the War 
of 1812, and grandfather, John Carnahan, served in the Revolutionary War.  
Comrade Carnahan is a member of DeLong Post, 67, he has a pension, is 
engaged in farming with postoffice address at Auburn, Ind.

Submitted by:
Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
Agoodwin@ctlnet.com