Levi Bridgewater

1833 - 1922  (88 years)

• Name	Levi Bridgewater  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Birth	Jul 1833	Indiana, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Vernon, Washington, Indiana, USA   [3]
  	Son of John Bridgewater (stepson of Rebecca)
  Census	1860	Vernon, Washington, Indiana, USA   [6]
  	Nancy and Levi Bridgewater
  Military Service	31 Jul 1861	Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA   [1, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13]
  	Union Army - War of the Rebellion; Company G, Indiana 24th Infantry Regiment; Fought at Shiloh and Vicksburg
  		War-Battle of Shiloh (Civil) The Battle of Shiloh (also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing) was fought on April 6–7, 1862, in the American Civil War. The fighting took place in southwestern Tennessee, which was part of the war's Western Theater. The battlefield is located between a church named Shiloh and Pittsburg Landing, which is on the Tennessee River. Two Union…
  		Memorial-US Indiana 24th Infantry Monument is located on Union Avenue 100 yards south of Fort Garrott. Also a marker designating a sharpshooter's line located on Union Ave. 250' west-southwest of Park Tour Stop #15 and a marker designating the camp site located on Union Avenue at the turn between Park Tour Stops #14 & #15. This unit was attached to Brig. Gen. George F. McGinnis'…
  Military Draft Registration	1863	Clay County, Indiana, USA   [7]
  	Draft Registration - Civil War
  Census	1870	Orange County, Indiana, USA   [4]
  	Age 36; Living with Isaac Bridgewater (his uncle) after the death of Nancy and before his marriage to Mary Jane
  Census	1880	Union City, Crawford, Missouri, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married to Mary Jane; Relation to Head: Self
  Census	1900	Washington County, Missouri, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Married to Mary Jane; Relation to Head: Head
  Death	30 Jan 1922	Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Age: 88
  Burial	Hickory Grove Cemetery, Concord, Washington, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I23505	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Bridgewater,   b. 11 Nov 1807, Shelby County, Kentucky, USA d. 23 Jan 1885, Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Dicey Sutherland,   b. Abt 1811, Putnam County, Indiana, USA d. 1841, Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, USA (Age 30 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	29 May 1830	Putnam County, Indiana, USA   [14, 15]
  Family ID	F6178	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nancy Lavina Pulliam,   b. 3 Nov 1834, Livonia, Washington, Indiana, USA d. 16 May 1866, Clay County, Illinois, USA (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	14 Aug 1851	Washington County, Indiana, USA
  Children	1. Louisa Jane Bridgewater,   b. 11 Oct 1861, Indiana, USA d. 7 Jan 1955, Iron County, Missouri, USA (Age 93 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F9451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Jane Thweatt,   b. 12 Dec 1841, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA d. 27 Nov 1918, St Francois County, Missouri, USA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	1 Dec 1873	Iron County, Missouri, USA   [2, 10, 16]
  Family ID	F9452	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Jul 1833 - Indiana, USA Census - Son of John Bridgewater (stepson of Rebecca) - 1850 - Vernon, Washington, Indiana, USA Marriage - 14 Aug 1851 - Washington County, Indiana, USA Census - Nancy and Levi Bridgewater - 1860 - Vernon, Washington, Indiana, USA Military Service - Union Army - War of the Rebellion; Company G, Indiana 24th Infantry Regiment; Fought at Shiloh and Vicksburg - 31 Jul 1861 - Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - Civil War - 1863 - Clay County, Indiana, USA Census - Age 36; Living with Isaac Bridgewater (his uncle) after the death of Nancy and before his marriage to Mary Jane - 1870 - Orange County, Indiana, USA Marriage - 1 Dec 1873 - Iron County, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Mary Jane; Relation to Head: Self - 1880 - Union City, Crawford, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Mary Jane; Relation to Head: Head - 1900 - Washington County, Missouri, USA Death - 30 Jan 1922 - Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Biographies and Histories		History-Battle of Shiloh (Civil War) The Battle of Shiloh April 6-7, 1862 in Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee Union Forces Commanded by Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant Strength-65,000 est, Killed-1,754, Wounded-8,408, Missing/Captured-2,885 Confederate Forces Commanded by Gen. Albert S. Johnston Strength-40,000 est, Killed-1,723, Wounded-8,012, Missing/Captured-959 …
  		History-Battle of Vicksburg (Civil War) The Battle of Vicksburg May 18- July 4, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi Union Forces Commanded by Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant Strength-~+mn~ 70,000, Killed & Wounded-10,142, Missing/Captured-303 Confederate Forces Commanded by Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton Strength-~+mn~40,000, Killed & Wounded-9,091, Missing/Captured-29,491 …

  
  

  Burials

  Memorial-US Indiana 24th Infantry Monument is located on Union Avenue 100 yards south of Fort Garrott. Also a marker designating a sharpshooter's line located on Union Ave. 250' west-southwest of Park Tour Stop #15 and a marker designating the camp site located on Union Avenue at the turn between Park Tour Stops #14 & #15. This unit was attached to Brig. Gen. George F. McGinnis'…

  
  

  People

  BRIDGEWATER-Levi (family) Aunt Sally noted as follows: Grandpa Levi Bridgewater, Bessie Hord Wascher and son Earl, LaVina Roberts Hord, Naomi Bridgewater Roberts (Earl born Aug 1917)

  
  

  Wars & Battles

  War-Battle of Shiloh (Civil) The Battle of Shiloh (also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing) was fought on April 6–7, 1862, in the American Civil War. The fighting took place in southwestern Tennessee, which was part of the war's Western Theater. The battlefield is located between a church named Shiloh and Pittsburg Landing, which is on the Tennessee River. Two Union…

  
  

• Sources

  [S6882] Find a Grave: BRIDGEWATER Levi 1833-1922, Levi Bridgewater (Veteran). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5268293/levi-bridgewater [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Belvien, Washington, Missouri; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0131; FHL microfilm: 1240907. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Belvien, Washington, Missouri; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0131; FHL microfilm: 1240907 [S9910] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Vernon, Washington, Indiana; Roll: M432_179; Page: 220A; Image: 258. 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Vernon, Washington, Indiana; Roll: M432_179; Page: 220A; Image: 258 [S11805] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Northeast, Orange, Indiana; Roll: M593_348; Page: 57B; Family History Library Film: 545847. 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Northeast, Orange, Indiana; Roll: M593_348; Page: 57B; Family History Library Film: 545847 [S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Union, Crawford, Missouri; Roll: 683; Page: 110C; Enumeration District: 059. 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Union, Crawford, Missouri; Roll: 683; Page: 110C; Enumeration District: 059 [S93] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Vernon, Washington, Indiana; Roll: M653_306; Page: 103; Family History Library Film: 803306. 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Vernon, Washington, Indiana; Roll: M653_306; Page: 103; Family History Library Film: 803306 [S1942] Ancestry.com, U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha. U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha [S2456] Ancestry.com, Web: Indiana, Civil War Soldier Database Index, 1861-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;). [S156] Historical Data Systems, comp, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;). [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;), Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO ; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm] [S2457] American Battlefields: Battle of Shiloh, (Name: American Battlefield Trust; Location: Washington DC;), CIVIL WAR - Battle of Shiloh. The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, allowed Union troops to penetrate the Confederate interior. The carnage was unprecedented, with the human toll being the greatest of any war on the American continent up to that date. How it ended Union victory. The South’s defeat at Shiloh ended the Confederacy’s hopes of blocking the Union advance into Mississippi and doomed the Confederate military initiative in the West. With the loss of their commander, Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, in battle, Confederate morale plummeted. In context After the Union victories at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in February 1862, Confederate general Johnston withdrew from Kentucky and left much of the western and middle of Tennessee to the Federals. This permitted Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to push his troops toward Corinth, Mississippi, the strategic intersection of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and the Memphis and Charleston Railroad and a vital troop and supply conduit for the South. Alerted to the Union army’s position, Johnston intercepted the Federals 22 miles northeast of Corinth at Pittsburg Landing. The encounter proved devastating—not only for its tactical failure, but for the extreme number of casualties. After Shiloh, both sides realized the magnitude of the conflict, which would be longer and bloodier than they could have imagined. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/shiloh [S2458] USWars: Battle of Shiloh - My Civil War, (Name: USWars;), Battle of Shiloh. The Battle of Shiloh April 6-7, 1862 in Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee https://www.mycivilwar.com/battles/620406.html History-Battle of Shiloh (Civil War) The Battle of Shiloh April 6-7, 1862 in Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee Union Forces Commanded by Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant Strength-65,000 est, Killed-1,754, Wounded-8,408, Missing/Captured-2,885 Confederate Forces Commanded by Gen. Albert S. Johnston Strength-40,000 est, Killed-1,723, Wounded-8,012, Missing/Captured-959 … [S1631] USWars: Battle of Vicksburg - My Civil War, (Name: USWars;), Battle of Vicksburg. The Battle of Vicksburg May 18- July 4, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi https://www.mycivilwar.com/battles/630518.html History-Battle of Vicksburg (Civil War) The Battle of Vicksburg May 18- July 4, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi Union Forces Commanded by Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant Strength-~+mn~ 70,000, Killed & Wounded-10,142, Missing/Captured-303 Confederate Forces Commanded by Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton Strength-~+mn~40,000, Killed & Wounded-9,091, Missing/Captured-29,491 … [S1783] Ancestry.com, Indiana, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 1997;). [S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, SUTHERLAND Dicey Bridgewater 1811-1841. Wife of John Bridgewater https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172764527/dicey_bridgewater [S8428] Find a Grave: THWEATT Mary Bridgewater 1841-1918, Mary Jane Thweatt Seaford Bridgewater.