Knox - James C.
Source: Source: Beckwith, H.W. Montgomery County Indiana
History. Chicago: HH Hill, , p 469
KNOX, J.C., postmaster, Ladoga,
is a native of Montgomery Co IN b. 1842. he is the son of James
Knox, who came
to this co. about 1838 or 1830, and settled on a farm in Walnut Twp, where he
spent the bigger part of his life. He died in Crawfordsville, this county, in 1869.
JC spent the early part of his life on a farm. At the beginning of the
rebellion he was among the first to respond to the call of his country,
enlisting as private in 11th Ind. Zouave reg and reenlisted in the 58th Ind
Vol. Inf and was promoted to first lieutenant, serving also in the 4th Ind.
Cav. as Capt. of Co. I. He participated in a great many battles Pittsburg
Landing; Chickamauga; Stone River; was captured at Buzzard's Roost and was held
as a prisoner in different prisons for 11 months, being in Macon, Georgia,
Savannah and Columbus, SC.