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This is the hand written dictated story of the life of Grandma’s Grandpa.

(This autobiography from August 19, 1916, has been provided to us with our appreciation and gratitude,

by L. Hillman. )

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CIVIL WAR MILITARY SERVICE

April 25, 1861 to September 21, 1865

Physical Description at Discharge

(Discharged: Nashville, Tennessee, September 21, 1865)

  • Age 24 years, Height 5 feet 8 inches, Light Complexion, Green Eyes, Hair Color Light
  • Born: Paris, France, September 9, 1841
  • Age at enlistment: 19 years, 7.5 months
  • Enlistment Period: 4 years, 8 months
  • Occupation upon enlistment: Farmer

Enlistment

  • Julius Arthur Leroux enlisted in the 20th Ohio Volunteer Infantry,Company K, on April 25, 1861, for 3 months.
  • He enlisted in the 31st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company E, on September 23, 1861, for 3 years.
  • He enlisted in the 188th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company D, on February 8, 1865, for 1 year

Promotion

  • He was promoted from private to corporal when he was in the 188th Regiment, Ohio Infantry
    • Battle Unit Name: 188th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Side: Union, Company: D, Soldier’s Rank In: Private, Soldier’s Rank Out: Corporal, Alternate name: Film Number:M552 ROLL 63 Plaque Number: Notes: none

Injuries

UNION OHIO VOLUNTEERS

31st Regiment, Ohio Infantry

  • Overview:
  • Organized at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio, August 4, 1861. Left State for Louisville, Ky., September 27, thence moved to Camp Dick Robinson, Ky., October 2, and duty there till December 12. Attached to Thomas’ Command, Camp Dick Robinson, Ky., to November, 1861. 12th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to December, 1861. 12th Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Ohio, to January, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Ohio, to September, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Centre 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 14th Army Corps, to July, 1865. Service:March to Somerset, Ky., December 12, 1861, and to relief of Gen. Thomas at Mill Springs, Ky., January 19-21, 1862. Moved to Louisville, Ky., February 10-16, thence to Nashville, Tenn., February 18-March 2. March to Savannah, Tenn., March 20-April 8. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Pursuit to Booneville May 31-June 6. March to Iuka, Miss., with skirmishing June 22, thence to Tuscumbia, Ala., June 26-28, and to Huntsville, Ala., July 18-22. Action at Trinity, Ala., July 24 (Co. “E”). Courtland Bridge July 25. Moved to Dechard, Tenn., July 27. March to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg August 21-September 26. Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1-15. Battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8. March to Nashville, Tenn., October 22-November 6, and duty there till December 26. Advance on Murfreesboro December 26-30. Battle of Stone’s River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863. Duty at Murfreesboro till March 13, and at Triune till June. Middle Tennessee or Tullahoma Campaign June 23-July 7. Hoover’s Gap June 24-26. Occupation of Middle Tennessee till August 16. Passage of Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River, and Chickamauga (Ga.) Campaign August 16-September 22. Battle of Chickamauga September 19-21. Siege of Chattanooga, Tenn., September 24-November 23. Sequatchie Valley October 5. Reopening Tennessee River October 26-29. Brown’s Ferry October 27. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27. Orchard Knob November 23. Mission Ridge November 24-25. Duty at Chattanooga till February, 1864, and at Graysville till May. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1-September 8. Demonstrations on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8-11. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Advance on Dallas May 18-25. Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Marietta June 11-14. Lost Mountain June 15-17. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Ruff’s Station, Smyrna Camp Ground, July 4. Chattahoochie River July 5-17. Peach Tree Creek July 19-20. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Utoy Creek August 5-7. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama September 29-November 3. March to the sea November 15-December 10. Near Milledgeville November 23. Siege of Savannah December 10-21. Campaign of the Carolinas January to April, 1865. Fayetteville, N. C., March 11. Battle of Bentonville March 19-21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 24. Advance on Raleigh April 10-14. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett’s House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. March to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 20. Grand Review May 24. Moved to Louisville, Ky., June 5, and duty there till July. Mustered out July 20, 1865.
  • Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 77 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 153 Enlisted men by disease. Total 233. Soldiers:View Battle Unit’s Soldiers »

J.A. Leroux’s first Wife Celia Ann (Stephens) Leroux & family members

Julius Leroux first married Celia Ann Stephens on July 5, 1868, in Ripley County, Missouri. Celia was born September 6, 1848, in Missouri and died on March 15, 1875. Her father was Zebedee Washington Stephens, born September 19, 1825, and died February 13, 1893. His place of birth on census records varies. There is Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee. There is a plaque at his gravesite that says he was born during his family’s move from Virginia to Missouri. According to this plaque, his father was James Calvin Stephens. There is a James C. Stephens in the 1840 Census in Ripley County. Celia’s mother was Malissa M. Woods, born December 2, 1824, in Tennessee. She died December 7, 1882.(pictures & information supplied by: L. Hillman )

Celia Ann (Stephens) Leroux. She is holding their son, James Washington. Celia (Stephens) Leroux, the first wife of Julius Arthur Leroux and our great-great-grandma. Julius and Celia were married on July 8, 1868. They had two boys and two girls. One girl died young. Celia passed away on March 15, 1875. Celia was the daughter of Zebedee Washington Stephens and Malissa M. Woods. (pictures & information supplied by: L. Hillman & the autobiography)

America Ann (Richmond) Leroux, the first wife of James Washington

America Ann (Richmond) Leroux, the first wife of James Washington Leroux and our great-grandma and their son, Harvey.

James Washington Leroux and his second wife, Ida Sills.

Here is a picture that is supposedly of Celia’s mom, Malissa (Woods) Stephens. I found it on someone’s tree on Ancestry. She is the one who is supposedly 100% native American. I have not found any info. about her parents or any siblings. (pictures & information supplied by: L. Hillman & the autobiography)

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Zebedee Washington Stephens

Zebedee Washington Stephens –

An early pioneer,farmer and businessman, was born during his families trek from Virginia to Missouri in 1825. He grew up in Ripley County and a Justice of the Peace and a Baptist minister. He owned several prosperous farms and built the first hotel in Doniphan. His father, James Calvin Stephens, and other relatives are buried in the Stephens Cemetery on K Highway in the northeast section of the county.information supplied by: L. Hillman

Zebedee Washington Stephens

Zebedee Washington Stephens: Celia was the daughter of Zebedee Washington Stephens and Malissa M. Woods. pictured above

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J.A. Leroux’s second Wife Matilda Pennington Leroux & family members

Julius married his second wife, Matilda Martha Pennington, on December 19, 1875, in Ripley County. Matilda was born August 26, 1849, in Alabama and died on January 3, 1911, in Ripley County. She was the daughter of William J. and Nancy Pennington and the widow of Jackson Hammond.

Matilda Pennington Leroux

Julius Arthur Leroux and his second wife, Matilda (Martha) Pennington.

Julius Arthur Leroux and his second wife, Matilda (Martha) Pennington. They were married in December 1876. They had ten children. Only five survived. Matilda passed away on January 3, 1911. They were married for over thirty-five years. (pictures & information supplied by: L. Hillman & the autobiography)

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Left to right – William Jordan Pennington (Matilda’s father), Matilda (Pennington) and Julius Leroux

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Julius married his third wife, Malinda Clementine “Clemma” Mason, on December 8, 1912, at Doniphan. She was born on December 12, 1871, in Shannon County, Missouri. She died on March 25, 1914, in Doniphan Township in Ripley County. She was the daughter of Luke Mason and Sarah Jane Laxton and was divorced from Charles Heise.

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Julius married his fourth wife, Florence E. Reed, on October 22, 1918, in Ripley County. She was born in Indiana around 1860 and died on February 3, 1922. She was the daughter of George and Elizabeth Reed and the widow of William J. Taylor.

Julius Arthur Leroux & his 5th wife Margaret Barnes

Julius married his fifth wife, Margaret Barnes, on March 11, 1923, at Doniphan. She was born November 27, 1855, in Missouri and died December 20, 1948, in Doniphan. She was the daughter of Zedaki Barnes and Nancy J. McGuire and was the widow of George Dobbs.

Julius Arthur Leroux & his 5th wife Margaret Barnes

Julius with his son, James.

Julius with his son James, his grandson Arthur and his great-grandson James.  Left to right it’s James Washington Leroux, James Henry Leroux (standing – Arthur’s son), Julius and Arthur Leroux.

J.A. Leroux with relatives (the Crook family)

The picture is of the Leroux brothers, James and America’s sons – Arthur (William Arthur), Charley and Newt (John Newton). (The Linage: J.A. Leroux, then his son James Washington Leroux, then his three sons Arthur (William Arthur Leroux), Charley Leroux and Newt (John Newton Leroux). Grandma’s uncles: uncle Art, uncle Charley and uncle Newt

(information provided by: L. Hillman & Don Horn)© Don Horn 2025

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