Matthew was the third child of Andrew and Elizabeth "Eliza" Taylor-Van Eman originally from Washington County, PA. He was drafted to Company A, Ohio 70th Infantry Regiment on 08 Oct 1862 and mustered out on 26 Aug 1863 at Camp Sherman, MS. His official enlistment date was 10 Aug 1862.
He again enlisted in the Union Army, this time as a Sergeant, on 17 September 1864 at the age of 22. On Sept 29, 1864 he enlisted in Company G, 175th Infantry Regiment Ohio. This regiment was organized at Camp Dennison in Oct., 1864, to serve for one year. It was ordered to Columbia, Tenn., where it performed post and garrison duty in the town, and in guarding the Tennessee & Alabama railroad. In the advance of Hood one of the regiment's outposts south of Columbia was captured, while the remainder of the regiment fell back to Franklin and took part in the battle at that place on Nov. 30. It then fell back to Nashville and took position in Fort Negley, where it remained during the battle. On Dec. 25 it was again ordered to Columbia, where it engaged in the usual garrison duties and in guarding the railroad bridges.
On Nov 24, 1864 Matthew was captured at Block 14 Tennessee and Alabama railroad and taken prisoner by the Confederate Army. He was sent to a Andersonville Prisoner of War Camp where he remained until the end of the war. With the war over he was released from the camp he and other prisoners were put aboard the sidewheel steamer Sultana which would take them onto Cairo. At Paddy's Hens and Chickens the Sultana blew her boilers at 2:00 a.m. killing Matthew and approximately 1,800 other soldiers and civilians. He was 23 years old leaving behind a young wife expecting their first child. It is not known for certain that Mathew is buried in this grave as there is a question as to whether his remains were ever found after the Sultana exploded.
He again enlisted in the Union Army, this time as a Sergeant, on 17 September 1864 at the age of 22. On Sept 29, 1864 he enlisted in Company G, 175th Infantry Regiment Ohio. This regiment was organized at Camp Dennison in Oct., 1864, to serve for one year. It was ordered to Columbia, Tenn., where it performed post and garrison duty in the town, and in guarding the Tennessee & Alabama railroad. In the advance of Hood one of the regiment's outposts south of Columbia was captured, while the remainder of the regiment fell back to Franklin and took part in the battle at that place on Nov. 30. It then fell back to Nashville and took position in Fort Negley, where it remained during the battle. On Dec. 25 it was again ordered to Columbia, where it engaged in the usual garrison duties and in guarding the railroad bridges.
On Nov 24, 1864 Matthew was captured at Block 14 Tennessee and Alabama railroad and taken prisoner by the Confederate Army. He was sent to a Andersonville Prisoner of War Camp where he remained until the end of the war. With the war over he was released from the camp he and other prisoners were put aboard the sidewheel steamer Sultana which would take them onto Cairo. At Paddy's Hens and Chickens the Sultana blew her boilers at 2:00 a.m. killing Matthew and approximately 1,800 other soldiers and civilians. He was 23 years old leaving behind a young wife expecting their first child. It is not known for certain that Mathew is buried in this grave as there is a question as to whether his remains were ever found after the Sultana exploded.
Matthew was the third child of Andrew and Elizabeth "Eliza" Taylor-Van Eman originally from Washington County, PA. He was drafted to Company A, Ohio 70th Infantry Regiment on 08 Oct 1862 and mustered out on 26 Aug 1863 at Camp Sherman, MS. His official enlistment date was 10 Aug 1862.
He again enlisted in the Union Army, this time as a Sergeant, on 17 September 1864 at the age of 22. On Sept 29, 1864 he enlisted in Company G, 175th Infantry Regiment Ohio. This regiment was organized at Camp Dennison in Oct., 1864, to serve for one year. It was ordered to Columbia, Tenn., where it performed post and garrison duty in the town, and in guarding the Tennessee & Alabama railroad. In the advance of Hood one of the regiment's outposts south of Columbia was captured, while the remainder of the regiment fell back to Franklin and took part in the battle at that place on Nov. 30. It then fell back to Nashville and took position in Fort Negley, where it remained during the battle. On Dec. 25 it was again ordered to Columbia, where it engaged in the usual garrison duties and in guarding the railroad bridges.
On Nov 24, 1864 Matthew was captured at Block 14 Tennessee and Alabama railroad and taken prisoner by the Confederate Army. He was sent to a Andersonville Prisoner of War Camp where he remained until the end of the war. With the war over he was released from the camp he and other prisoners were put aboard the sidewheel steamer Sultana which would take them onto Cairo. At Paddy's Hens and Chickens the Sultana blew her boilers at 2:00 a.m. killing Matthew and approximately 1,800 other soldiers and civilians. He was 23 years old leaving behind a young wife expecting their first child. It is not known for certain that Mathew is buried in this grave as there is a question as to whether his remains were ever found after the Sultana exploded.
He again enlisted in the Union Army, this time as a Sergeant, on 17 September 1864 at the age of 22. On Sept 29, 1864 he enlisted in Company G, 175th Infantry Regiment Ohio. This regiment was organized at Camp Dennison in Oct., 1864, to serve for one year. It was ordered to Columbia, Tenn., where it performed post and garrison duty in the town, and in guarding the Tennessee & Alabama railroad. In the advance of Hood one of the regiment's outposts south of Columbia was captured, while the remainder of the regiment fell back to Franklin and took part in the battle at that place on Nov. 30. It then fell back to Nashville and took position in Fort Negley, where it remained during the battle. On Dec. 25 it was again ordered to Columbia, where it engaged in the usual garrison duties and in guarding the railroad bridges.
On Nov 24, 1864 Matthew was captured at Block 14 Tennessee and Alabama railroad and taken prisoner by the Confederate Army. He was sent to a Andersonville Prisoner of War Camp where he remained until the end of the war. With the war over he was released from the camp he and other prisoners were put aboard the sidewheel steamer Sultana which would take them onto Cairo. At Paddy's Hens and Chickens the Sultana blew her boilers at 2:00 a.m. killing Matthew and approximately 1,800 other soldiers and civilians. He was 23 years old leaving behind a young wife expecting their first child. It is not known for certain that Mathew is buried in this grave as there is a question as to whether his remains were ever found after the Sultana exploded.
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