The Steen family in Europe and America : a genealogical, historical and biographical record of nearly three hundred years extending from the 17th to the 20th century .. . d at Mt. Washington cemetery on 4, 1894. He was brought up in his fathers fam-ily, and lived at home until the breaking out of the CivilWar. In youth he attended the public school at Mt. Leighand Brush Creek, and also the Presbyterian Church, ofwhich he early became a consistent member. When only alittle more than seventeen years old, October i, 1861, heenlisted in Battery F, First Regiment Ohio Volunteer Ligh
The Steen family in Europe and America : a genealogical, historical and biographical record of nearly three hundred years extending from the 17th to the 20th century .. . d at Mt. Washington cemetery on 4, 1894. He was brought up in his fathers fam-ily, and lived at home until the breaking out of the CivilWar. In youth he attended the public school at Mt. Leighand Brush Creek, and also the Presbyterian Church, ofwhich he early became a consistent member. When only alittle more than seventeen years old, October i, 1861, heenlisted in Battery F, First Regiment Ohio Volunteer LightArtillery, at Cauip Denison, Ohio. He afterwards re-enlistedamong the and served as a brave and faithful pri-vate soldier until the War of the Rebellion was at an battery to which he belonged was composed of six guns,and was principally in the Army of the Cumberland, underGenerals Buell, Rosecrans, Halleck and Grant, with GeneralsCrittenden and Thomas as corps commanders, and GeneralsHazen and Granger in command of the brigade. In thebattle of Stone River James F. Blair had a hose killeilunfler him, which fell on his left leg. Imt without serious. GivOECC W. Blair.(Born 1843; Died 1890.) DESCENDANTS OE ROBERT STEEN. 12$ injury, while at the same time three minnie balls passedthrough his cloihmg. In the battle of Chickamauga hishorse was shot through the neck, and his hat knocked offand torn to pieces with the fragment of a shell; and in thebattle of Decatur, Alabama, his horse was shot and severelyWOunded. George W. and James F. Blair were together insixteen heavy engagements, including Perryville, Kentucky;Stone River, Chickamauga, Lookout oSIountain, ^^lissionRidge, etc., but a kind providence permitted them to returnhome in safety. Victory having been achieved, they werehonorably discharged from the service at Camp Denison,Ohio, July 22, 1865. After the close of the w^ar James devoted himself to the study of medicine, and wasgraduated from Louisvill
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