Biography of David F. Detrick, Vol. II, page 588.  Presidents, Soldiers, 
Statesmen; H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, New York, Toledo, and Chicago, 1894.

David F. Dietrick

Was born in Lawrence county, Pa., March 12, 1846, and settled in DeKalb 
county, Ind., in April 1893; he is the son of Samuel and Rebecca (Coffman) 
Dietrick, both now deceased; he was united in marriage Feb. 8, 1870, at 
Maysville, Ind., to Jennie A. Sapp, born Feb. 25, 1851, Knox county, O,; 
their children are William T., Minnie A., Charley F., Rebecca L., Fred E., 
and Ora B.;  the parents of Mrs. Dietrick are Levi and Matilda, (Arnold) 
Sapp; they are both residing in Garrett, Ind.; Mr. Dietrick was farming near 
Maysville, Ind., when at the age of 17, he enlisted at Kendallville, Jan. 
28, 1864, as a private, in Co. B, 129th Ind. V. I., 2d Brig., 2d Div., 23d 
A.C.; he was confined to hospital, at Louisville, Ky., for one month with 
the measles, and again in early May, for two weeks, suffering a relapse from 
the same disease; he was sent as guard to Lexington, N.C.; to bring mules 
from there after the close of the war; several times he was detailed on 
foraged duty; he participated in the battles of Reseca, Burnt Hickory, 
Kenesaw Mountain, Buzzard's Roost, Atlanta, Nashville, Columbia, Mill 
Springs, Franklin, Nashville 2d time, and Kingston, was also in a number 
of minor engagements and skirmishes; an uncle, Mannuel Dietrick, was a 
member of the 44th In. V. I., under Sherman; he lives at Maysville, Ind.  
Mrs. Dietrick had three uncles in the army; her grandfather, Adam Sapp, 
was in the war of 1812; our comrade is a carpenter, and resides at 
Garrett, DeKalb county, Ind.

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Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
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