Andrew Gosnell was my Great, Great Grandfather. He was the third child of John and Mary (Leek) Gosnell. John and Mary were the parents of 12 children. Andrew was born in Vigo County Indiana on September 15, 1835. He married Rebecca Eleanor Reese in late 1857. Together they farmed a plot of land in Sugar Creek Township in Vigo County.

Andrew, feeling the patriotic need to serve his country in the Civil War decided to join the U. S. Army. To do so he would have to leave his wife, two children and home. The oldest child, Charles Jehu, was a little over 2 ½ years old and the youngest, Rebecca Jane, was not quite 6 months old at the time he enlisted. He signed up with Company K of the 31st Indiana Volunteers on the 5th of September 1861 in Terre Haute, Indiana. He was officially mustered in as a Private by Captain Charles M. Smith on the 20th of September for a term of 3 years. At the time he joined the regiment he was 26 years of age. The Military Records show him to have Blue Eyes with Light Hair and a Sandy Complexion. Andrew's height was 5 foot, 8 inches.

The 31st Indiana Volunteers was organized in Terre Haute under the leadership of Colonel, Charles Cruft and Lieutenant Colonel, John Osborn. After the 31st was mustered in, the regiment then traveled to Kentucky, to a camp at Calhoun.

Andrew had two younger brothers, James and Alfred who volunteered for service in the Civil War. Both of them died during the war, most likely from disease.

Andrew was slightly wounded in the right hand at the battle of Shiloh at Pittsbu

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FEATURES: CIVIL WAR UNITS: 31st Indiana Volunteer Infantry, USA [BACK] And His Andrew Gosnell, 1835 -1896 Andrew Gosnell was my Great, Great Grandfather. He was the third child of John and Mary (Leek) Gosnell. John and Mary were the parents of 12 children. Andrew was born in Vigo County Indiana on September 15, 1835. He married Rebecca Eleanor Reese in late 1857. Together they farmed a plot of land in Sugar Creek Township in Vigo County. Andrew, feeling the patriotic need to serve his country in the Civil War decided to join the U. S. Army. To do so he would have to leave his wife, two children and home. The oldest child, Charles Jehu, was a little over 2 ½ years old and the youngest, Rebecca Jane, was not quite 6 months old at the time he enlisted. He signed up with Company K of the 31st Indiana Volunteers on the 5th of September 1861 in Terre Haute, Indiana. He was officially mustered in as a Private by Captain Charles M. Smith on the 20th of September for a term of 3 years. At the time he joined the regiment he was 26 years of age. The Military Records show him to have Blue Eyes with Light Hair and a Sandy Complexion. Andrew's height was 5 foot, 8 inches. The 31st Indiana Volunteers was organized in Terre Haute under the leadership of Colonel, Charles Cruft and Lieutenant Colonel, John Osborn. After the 31st was mustered in, the regiment then traveled to Kentucky, to a camp at Calhoun. Andrew had two younger brothers, James and Alfred who volunteered for service in the Civil War. Both of them died during the war, most likely from disease. Andrew was slightly wounded in