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RESEARCHER-DESCENDANTS: Information sent to T.Mason on 14 Oct 2002 by Harrel Doughty <hdoughty@cableone.net>.
MILITARY: He first inlisted into the Confererate Army, Company A 35th Ark. Inf. on July 8, 1862. He deserted the Confederate army on May 2, 1863, hid in his sister Ailsy Elizabeth (Eppler) Robinson's barn and later enlisted into the Union army, Company I, Second regt.Ark. Cal. Vol. Oct.3,1863. Here he served out the remainder of the war. On the cover of his "day book" it says"His book, John V. Eppler" Bugler, Co.I.
RESEARCHER-DESCENDANTS: Information sent to T.Mason on 14 Oct 2002 by Harrel Doughty <hdoughty@brightok.net>.
Wiley Clark Eppler enlisted on July 18th, 1861, at the age of 26, into the Confederate Army, following his beliefs. He served in Co. A. 2nd. Arkansas Mounted Rifles. He was badly wounded at a battle near Chustenolah, N.C. Dec.26th. 1861. Absent sick through June 30 1862.
Jonathan was visiting his brother John Virgil in Elmore City. They were getting ready to go hunting when one of the loaded rifles fell over and discharged hitting Jonathan in the thigh and shattered the bone. Upon seeing the damage that was done, Jonathan amputated his leg there in the kitchen and they buried the leg in the backyard. When he died a few days later from blood poisoning, they dug the leg up and buried it with him. He is buried in the same cemetery as John Virgil, this all happened in 1908.
Daughter Juanita Eppler Curtis witnessed a guy who was drunk shoot her dad. He was working the farm of a relative of Juanita's step mother at the time.
Never married
Never married
