. History of Cuyahoga County soldiers' and sailors' monument. Scenes and incidents from its inception to its of the memorial structure, and roll of honor . lsupplied with the good things of life, being a memberof the judiciary of the country, and up to the time hewas fourteen years of age, Captain Bohm remained inhis native land, in study in a private school. Thefamily removed to this country in 1851, arriving in NewYork on August 28, and after a week spent in that city,they came West, intending to settle on a Western they arrived in Cleveland, however, young
. History of Cuyahoga County soldiers' and sailors' monument. Scenes and incidents from its inception to its of the memorial structure, and roll of honor . lsupplied with the good things of life, being a memberof the judiciary of the country, and up to the time hewas fourteen years of age, Captain Bohm remained inhis native land, in study in a private school. Thefamily removed to this country in 1851, arriving in NewYork on August 28, and after a week spent in that city,they came West, intending to settle on a Western they arrived in Cleveland, however, young Bohmwas taken seriously ill and a stop of some time wasnecessitated. When he had recovered sufficiently to goon with the journey, his father had found that the cli-mate of the Forest City was to his liking and it was de-cided to remain in Cleveland. A farm in Newburgtownship was purchased, and there the family took uptheir abode. Young Bohm staid on the farm until 1856,when he went to work on the old Cleveland & ToledoRailroad. There he was when the War broke out. Heenlisted in Company K, Seventh Ohio Volunteer In-fantry,ron April 18, 1861, under Captain J. G. CAPTAIN EDWARD H. BOHM. soldiers and sailors monument. 571 A short time was spent in Camp Taylor, and the com-pany started for Camp Dennison, in Cincinnati, on thefirst Sunday in May. He remained with the companyin its career through West Virginia until August 20,1861. On that day he was sent out with a reconnoiter-ing party of nineteen men in citizens clothes. Theirroute led them across the Gauley River and into an am-bush of two companies of rebel cavalry. Young Bohmwas a sergeant by this time. The members of the partywho had escaped the first murderous fire that waspoured upon them ran for safety. But Sergeant Bohm,himself uninjured, staid with his captain, who had re-ceived a mortal hurt. He saw his captain pass fromlife, and for his devotion he paid the penalty of beingcaptured by the Confederates.
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