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Civil War Biographies Francis, Robert and William Story My Great-Great grandfather, Frank (Francis) Story was born in Adams Co. OH. He later settled on a farm located off of Ohio Furnace Road in Green Township in Scioto Co. OH. He married Sarah Hammond who was born in Russell Co. VA. they had seven children. In November 1861 Battery L, 1st Ohio Light Artillery, was on the move to join the war effort. Francis mustered in with Battery L at Portsmouth, OH. His oldest son, William Story joined the Ohio Volunteers, 56th Infantry unit. The family never saw William alive again. By March of 1862, William became ill near Dover, Tennessee and died . William Story is buried in Spring Grove Cemetery near Cincinnati, Ohio. Francis and Sarah Story's next oldest son, Robert Story my G-Grandfather who was 13 years old, joined Battery L Light Artillery. No doubt Robert wanted to carry word of his brothers death to his father, Francis Story. Robert became a Teamster, a person that took care of the battery's horses. Battry L was in some of the most famous and awesome battles of the war. Francis Story now 46 years old, and his health began to fail due to the rigors of moving the battery's equipment from fight to fight. He helped lift cannon over fences and large rocks, causing injuries to his back. The injuries put Francis in both Mt. Pleasant and Kalorama hospital, located in Washington, D.C. A letter from his commanding officer, Captain Frank C. Gibbs, dated May 11, 1885, states that Francis suffered with back pain since the Battle of Antietam in September of 1862. It continued to plague him at the battle of Gettysburg through August of 1863. Even so, Francis Story was in all of Battery L's engagements, until the end of the war. Francis Story transferred to the Veterans Reserve Corp. on July 31, 1864 and was assigned to Company D of the 1st. regiment. He mustered out of service in 1865. After suffering for years with spinal- back pain and chronic diarrhea, Francis Story died July 11, 1890. Submitted by GGGrand daughter, Nancy C.Adkins