Notes for Zachariah Sims
Zachariah Sims, the son of Briggs G. Sims and Matilda S. Allison, was born November 25, 1833, in Morgan County, Indiana. In 1862 he was five feet nine inches tall, fair complexion with blue eyes and black hair, and had been a blacksmith before enlisting in the army [see Other Documents-Zachariah Sims Pension File, Item 63, Surgeon's Certificate of Disability]. Prior to his birth, Zachariah's parents were in Bedford Co, Tennessee. Briggs G. Sims sold land to Thomas Allison in 1834, according to information from Robert J. Owens. By 1839, Briggs G. and family were in Greene Co, Missouri as shown by land records [Greene County Archives & Records Center].
Zachariah and Mary "Polly" Milburn were married December 22, 1854 in Lawrence County, Missouri. They lived near Lindon, Kenton Post Office in Christian County, Missouri until 1861 when Zachariah enlisted in the army. Polly and their children remained there during Zachariah's military service. Zachariah served in Captain Gallaway's Home Guards Company in Christian County, Missouri until he enlisted in Company F, 24th Regiment Missouri Volunteers. He enlisted at Rolla, Missouri August 20, 1861 and was mustered in October 14, 1861 at St. Louis. Zachariah became ill and was discharged September 4, 1862 on a Surgeon's Certificate of Disability. During his military service, he contracted typhoid, small pox, "camp diarrhea" and epilepsy, which caused his discharge on disability. He continued to suffer from camp diarrhea and epilepsy after his discharge, and he was in poor health the rest of his life.
After his discharge, he returned to Christian County where he lived with his family until 1864. The family then moved to Xenia, Bourbon County, Kansas. Their youngest child was born there, and they lived there until after Zachariah's death on September 9, 1866.
According to his attending physician, the cause of death was epilepsy. The issues of whether Zachariah had epilepsy before his enlistment and whether it was the cause of his death caused Polly many problems and delays in obtaining her widow's pension. There was, apparently, some hearsay evidence that he suffered from "fits" prior to his enlistment [see Other Documents-Zachariah Sims Pension File, Item 10]; this seems to have caused her application to be rejected several times. Also according to the Surgeon's Certificate of Disability, he suffered for many years from epilepsy, and the attacks became much more frequent during military service. However, one Special Examiner, Dow McClain, believed Zachariah did not suffer from epilepsy prior to his enlistment. He reasoned that a man suffering from epilepsy would not have been rapidly promoted to Corporal and then Sergeant since this condition would have been known to his commanding officer. Special Examiner McClain believed that the length of time Zachariah had suffered from epilepsy was exaggerated to expedite his discharge. [see Other Documents-Zachariah Sims Pension File, Item 27, pages 52 & 53 of file]. Testimony from neighbors also indicated that he did not have epilepsy prior to military service [see Other Documents-Zachariah Sims Pension File, Items 28 & 29]. After years of delays, Polly did finally receive her pension. Following Zachariah's death in Kansas, Polly and their children moved back to Greene County, Missouri.
Census-1: 1840, Greene Co, MO p. 297, with parents, B. G. Sims
Census-2: 1850, Greene Co, Missouri, Robinson Twp with parents, Briggs G. & Mitilda Sims
Census-3: July 21, 1860 Christian Co, Missouri, Lindon Twp, post office Ozark, Zachariah Simes
November 25, 1833, Zachariah Sims born in Morgan Co, Indiana [see Heirlooms-Zachariah Sims & Mary Milburn Sims Bible Record; Other Documents-Zachariah Sims Pension File, Item 63, Surgeon's Certificate of Disability, also Zachariah Sims Military Records, Item 8]
1840, Greene Co, Missouri with parents, Briggs G. & Matilda Sims [census]
September 13, 1850, Greene Co, Missouri, Robinson Twp with parents, Briggs G. & Mitilda Sims [census]
December 22, 1854, Lawrence Co, Missouri, Zachariah Sims and Polly Milburn married by Burrow Buckner [see Marriage Record and Other Documents-Zachariah Sims Pension File, Item 3]
July 21, 1860 Christian Co, Missouri, Lindon Twp, post office Ozark [census]
Bef. August 20, 1861, Zachariah was a blacksmith [see Other Documents-Zachariah Sims Pension File, Item 63, Surgeon's Certificate of Disability, also Zachariah Sims Military Records, Item 8]
Before 1861- 1864, Zachariah, Polly and family lived near Lindon, Kenton Post Office, Greene Co, Missouri, about 10 miles south of Springfield, Greene Co, Missouri and 10 miles north of Ozark, Christian Co, Missouri [see Other Documents-Zachariah Sims Pension File, Item 21, part 1]
August 20, 1861, Rolla, Missouri, Zachariah Sims enlisted by Captain S. P. Barris to serve three years [two years or during the war in Item 66 of pension file] in Company F, 24th Regiment Missouri Infantry Volunteers [see Other Documents-Zachariah Sims Pension File, Item 63, Surgeon's Certificate of Disability, and Item 66, page 110 of file also Zachariah Sims Military Records, Item 6 & Item 8]
October 14, 1861, St. Louis, Zachariah Sims mustered into Company F, 24th Regiment Missouri Infantry Volunteers as a private to serve three years or during the war [see Other Documents-Zachariah Sims Pension File, Item 66, page 110 of file].
Before October 14, 1861, belonged to "Captain Gallaway's Home Guards Company in Christian Co, Missouri [see Other Documents-Zachariah Sims Pension File, Item 21.
Between October 14, 1861 - September 04, 1862, Corporal/Sergeant in Company F, 24th Regiment of Missouri Infantry Volunteers (Co. F was part of Pontoon Bridge battalion) (per his Military Records)
August 20-October 31, 1861-listed as a Corporal on Company F, 24th Regiment Missouri Volunteers Muster Rolls [see Other Documents-Zachariah Sims Military Records, Item 1]
November-December, 1861-listed as a Sergeant on Company F, 24th Regiment Missouri Volunteers Muster Rolls; promoted to rank of 4th Sergeant on December 13, 1861 [see Other Documents-Zachariah Sims Military Records, Item 2]
January-February, 1862-listed as a Sergeant and reported as sick at Springfield [Missouri] on Company F, 24th Regiment Missouri Volunteers Muster Rolls [see Other Documents-Zachariah Sims Military Records, Item 3]
March-April, 1862-listed as a Sergeant and reported "absent sick" on Company F, 24th Regiment Missouri Volunteers Muster Rolls [see Other Documents-Zachariah Sims Military Records, Item 4]
May-June, 1862-listed as a Sergeant and reported absent, left sick at Verz Cruz [Douglas County, Missouri?] on Company F, 24th Regiment Missouri Volunteers Muster Rolls [see Other Documents-Zachariah Sims Military Records, Item 4]
August 4, 1862, Sergeant Z. Sims of Company F, 24th Missouri and twenty men were transported from St. Louis, Missouri to Helena, Arkansas to return to duty [see Other Documents-Zachariah Sims Military Records, Item 5]
September 4, 1862, St. Louis, Zachariah Sims discharged from Company F, 24th Regiment Missouri Infantry Volunteers on a Surgeon's Certificated of Disability due to "cramping" [diarrhea] and epilepsy [see Other Documents-Zachariah Sims Pension File, Item 63, Surgeon's Certificate of Disability, also Zachariah Sims Military Records, Item 7 & Item 8].
after September 4, 1862, Zachariah suffered from camp diarrhea, typhoid, small pox and epilepsy [see Other Documents-Zachariah Sims Pension File, Item 21, part 1]
1864-September 9, 1866, moved to Xenia, Bourbon Co, Kansas and lived there until his death [see Other Documents-Zachariah Sims Pension File, Item 21, part 1]
July 13, 1865, Kansas State Census, Franklin, Bourbon Co, Kansas, Rockford Post Office, daughter "Carnelia" [probably Rachel Clementine] approximately 1 month old
August 10, 1865, Xenia, Bourbon Co, Kansas--daughter Rachel born there, according to pension file [see Other Documents--Zachariah Sims Pension File, Items 1 & 7]
September 9, 1866, Bourbon, Co, Kansas, deceased (see Heirlooms-Zachariah & Mary Milburn Sims Bible Record; Other Documents-Zachariah Sims Pension Records, Item 1)
Medical Information: 5 feet 9 inches tall, fair complexion, blue eyes & black hair. According to Surgeon's Certificate of Disability, he suffered for many years from epilepsy, and the attacks became much more frequent during military service. According to the pension file, he contracted typhoid, small pox, and epilepsy during his military service. One Special Examiner, Dow McClain, believed Zachariah did not suffer from epilepsy prior to his enlistment. He reasoned that a man suffering from epilepsy would not have been rapidly promoted to Corporal and then Sergeant since this condition would have been known to his commanding officer. Special Examiner McClain believed that the length of time Zachariah had suffered from epilepsy was exaggerated to expedite his discharge. [see Other Documents-Zachariah Sims Pension File, Item 27, pages 52 & 53 of file]. Testimony from neighbors indicated that he had not had epilepsy prior to military service [see Other Documents-Zachariah Sims Pension File, Items 28 & 29].
Occupation: Before August 20, 1861, Blacksmith (per Surgeon's Certificate of Disability)
Cause of Death: chronic diarrhea and epilepsy contracted during military service [both sides in the Civil War lost more men to disease than to bullets]
See Photographs--Zachariah Sims
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1840 Greene Co, MO p. 297
B. G. Sims 10001/11001
1 m <5 = Zachariah
1 m 20-30 = Briggs G.
1 f <5 = Mary Jane
1 f 5-10 = Francis E. "Fanny"
1 F 20-30 = Matilda S.
1850 Greene Co, MO, Robinson Twp; sheet #282B; page # 563; Sept 13, 1850
#558/558 Burrell [?] G. Simms 40 M Farmer $1700 NC
Matilda 37 F TN
Fanny16 F TN
Zack T [?]14 M TN
Mary J12 F TN
Nancy T[?]10 F MO
P Munroe [?] 6 M MO
Jesse G. 3 M MO
also on this page: Stuart, Briggs G. Sims, John Norton; William Johnson, Benjn N. Johnson; Jesse Johnson; Morgan Sage
[Briggs G. Sims, Matilda S. (Allison), Francis E. 'Fanny', Zachariah, Mary Jane, Nancy F., Perry D., & Jesse Green Sims
1860 Christian Co, MO, Lindon Twp; July 21, 1860 by Samuel Gideon; post office: Ozark; p. 112?
#759/759 Zachariah Simes 35 M Farmer /$350 IO[?Iowa?]
Mary 25 F TN
Hannah 4 F MO
Nancy 3 F MO
Mary 1 F MO
also on this page: Pollen[?] Burchet[?]; Gray; Stafford[?]; Zachariah Simes; James Werley[?]; Jones; Thornbeck[?]
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1865 Kansas State Census, Franklin, Bourbon Co, Kansas, Rockford Post Office, July 13, 1865
#558/558 Z. Sims 31 M W Farmer 0/$300 IN married
Mary Sims 30 F W TN married
H. J. Sims 9 F W MO attended school
N. E. Sims 7 F W MO attended school
M. M. Sims 5 F W MO
Z. S. Sims 3 M W MO
Carnelia[?] Sims 1/12 F W KS
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Courtesy of Ronda J. Snider
[see Marriage Records]
State of Missouri, County of Lawrence
I Burrow Buckner a regularly ordained minister of the Gospel of the United Baptist denomination do hereby certify that I did solemnize the "rights" of matrimony between Zachariah Sims & Polly Milburn on the 22 day of December A.D. 1854. (signed) Burrow Buckner
Filed for Record and Recorded Feby 26th 1855
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Zachariah Sims enrolled August 20, 1861 discharged on September 4th 1862
http://www.usmo.com/~momollus/MOREG/I089.htm
MISSOURI VOLUNTEER FORCES IN THE CIVIL WAR with Federal Service (UNION): 24th REGIMENT MO INFANTRY.
SERVICE.-Join Curtis at Rolla, Mo., January, 1862. Curtis' Campaign In Missouri and Arkansas against Price, January to March, 1862. Advance on Springfield, Mo., February 2-li. Pursuit of Price Into Arkansas February 14-29. Battles of Pea Ridge, Ark., March 6-8. March to Batesville April 5-May 13, thence march to Helena, Ark., May 25-July 14. Duty at Helena till October.
24th REGIMENT MO INFANTRY.
Organized In Missouri at large October 24 to December 28, 1861. Attached to 1st Brigade, Army of Southwest Missouri, to February, 1862. Unassigned, Army of Southwest Missouri, to July, 1862. District of Eastern Arkansas, Dept. of Missouri, to October, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of Southeast Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, to February, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of Southeast Missouri, to March, 1863. District of Southeast Missouri to June, 1863. District of Columbus, Ky., 6th Division, 16th Army Corps, Dept. of the Tennessee, to January, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 16th Army Corps, Dept. of the Tennessee, to March, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 16th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to June, and Dept. of the Tennessee to October, 1864.
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Larry Richards
http://www.geocities.com/yankdoodle_99/index.html
24th MISSOURI VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
"Lyon Legion"
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For additional information on Zachariah's ancestors, see Lisa Sims Searchable Data Base, http://www.webdudes.com/sims/sims.html
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