Name/Title
21st OVIEntry/Object ID
2009.414.012Description
4.5" x 6.5" b/w photo on poster board of Darius R. Stoker of the 21st OVI.
Darius was born to Jacob and Mary (Pence) Stoker on December 27, 1836 in Hancock County. Darius enlisted in the service of the Union Army during the Civil War on September 19, 1861 in Company F, Twenty-First Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was at the battle of Stone River, near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and was wounded. He recovered and was honorably discharged after two years’ service. When he returned home from the Army, he worked hard owning one hundred and forty-three acres of land in Liberty Township. He married Miss Mary Strother on October 13, 1863. They had four children; Clemma, Viola, Luella, and Arthur. Darius passed away on October 19, 1919, and was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
PhotocopySubject Person or Organization
21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry OVICollection
Civil WarLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Photograph, Black-and-WhiteNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects