Note-This photo and information was sent to me by Susan Arnott. She would be happy to answer questions about Milton's descendants. Milton was the son of Amos Orahood (Thomas Orchard; Alexander Orahood) and Susanna Bonner. Milton married Adaline Reed in 1861 in Union Co., Ohio.
Jeanne
The following is some information about my great-great grandfather, Milton Orahood. This is copied from a notebook of family history written by my grandmother, Mrs. Roscoe E. Dean Sr. Her name was Kate Christina Powell Dean. Roscoe Dean Sr. was the grandson of Milton Orahood. His mother was Martha Jane Orahood Dean, the only child of Milton and Adaline to grow to adulthood. (Their two sons died in early childhood.)
Milton Orahood was born October 6, 1840. There is no record of where he was born, but it may have been somewhere near Marysville, Ohio as that is where the Orahoods lived. From a diary he kept. He went to the Army when he was 22. He was at Camp Chase – Morgan Co. Virginia on Saturday, February 22, 1862. He says it was Washington’s Birthday. They came out on general inspection and 20 cannon were fired. Another time he tells about Hazel Bush and pines thrown down to keep them off the mud. He tells about having salt pork bean soup, black as tar coffee and the men uttered bitter blasphemy against the war and that they were asked to fight for their country. He writes again March 1, 1862. They are getting ready to move. He tells about the disagreeable weather and the list of sick was increasing. He writes in July 17th 1862 they were discharging a good many men so he had hopes of being one to get a discharge, but if he didn’t he was going to do his duty and fight for his country as long as he lived. He tells about being weighed and his weight was 129 pounds. He had weighted 175 pounds. He said he could hardly sleep as the bed bugs were so bad. Another time he wrote, if he lived to have his freedom he would make his heels fly till he could get to his sweet Adaline. All this was written in the year of 1862. He was married to Adaline Reed October 28th, 1861. After he returned from the Army they farmed near Marysville, Ohio until his death April 28, 1871. Tis said Milton had a sandy complexion, red whiskers and hair.