In 1862, at the age of 18 and with the north and south on the brink of war, Moses traveled some 400 miles on foot to Somerset, Kentucky to join the Union Army. He enlisted in Company C of the 3rd Tennessee Cavalry.
On April 1, 1863, he was captured by the Confederates and sent to the infamous Andersonville Prison where he was held as a prisoner of war for 18 months. He was paroled at Savannah, Georgia in November 1864, and finally released during a prisoner exchange on January 6, 1865. Though he survived the war, due to poor nutrition and lack of medical or dental treatment in Andersonville, he lost his teeth and had terrible health problems all the rest of his life.
After the war, he and his brother, James traveled to Colorado in search of wealth in the Colorado gold fields. On the way he met Sarah Howe and they married in Polk County, Missouri in 1872. While both brothers pursued some mining interests, they established a freighting business between the towns of Leadville, Canon City, Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs. The brothers are credited with founding Woodland Park, Teller, Colorado. It was from their mercantile store that a post office was established. It was at that post office the area citizens voted to incorporate the town of Woodland Park. He and his brother, James, are also credited with donating 5 acres of land for the Woodland Park Cemetery. This came about after the death of James' son, Robbie, on the boy's 9th birthday in June of 1891. In 1892 Moses sold his mining interests. He would become a member of the Colorado 10th General Assembly.
On April 1, 1863, he was captured by the Confederates and sent to the infamous Andersonville Prison where he was held as a prisoner of war for 18 months. He was paroled at Savannah, Georgia in November 1864, and finally released during a prisoner exchange on January 6, 1865. Though he survived the war, due to poor nutrition and lack of medical or dental treatment in Andersonville, he lost his teeth and had terrible health problems all the rest of his life.
After the war, he and his brother, James traveled to Colorado in search of wealth in the Colorado gold fields. On the way he met Sarah Howe and they married in Polk County, Missouri in 1872. While both brothers pursued some mining interests, they established a freighting business between the towns of Leadville, Canon City, Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs. The brothers are credited with founding Woodland Park, Teller, Colorado. It was from their mercantile store that a post office was established. It was at that post office the area citizens voted to incorporate the town of Woodland Park. He and his brother, James, are also credited with donating 5 acres of land for the Woodland Park Cemetery. This came about after the death of James' son, Robbie, on the boy's 9th birthday in June of 1891. In 1892 Moses sold his mining interests. He would become a member of the Colorado 10th General Assembly.
In 1862, at the age of 18 and with the north and south on the brink of war, Moses traveled some 400 miles on foot to Somerset, Kentucky to join the Union Army. He enlisted in Company C of the 3rd Tennessee Cavalry.
On April 1, 1863, he was captured by the Confederates and sent to the infamous Andersonville Prison where he was held as a prisoner of war for 18 months. He was paroled at Savannah, Georgia in November 1864, and finally released during a prisoner exchange on January 6, 1865. Though he survived the war, due to poor nutrition and lack of medical or dental treatment in Andersonville, he lost his teeth and had terrible health problems all the rest of his life.
After the war, he and his brother, James traveled to Colorado in search of wealth in the Colorado gold fields. On the way he met Sarah Howe and they married in Polk County, Missouri in 1872. While both brothers pursued some mining interests, they established a freighting business between the towns of Leadville, Canon City, Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs. The brothers are credited with founding Woodland Park, Teller, Colorado. It was from their mercantile store that a post office was established. It was at that post office the area citizens voted to incorporate the town of Woodland Park. He and his brother, James, are also credited with donating 5 acres of land for the Woodland Park Cemetery. This came about after the death of James' son, Robbie, on the boy's 9th birthday in June of 1891. In 1892 Moses sold his mining interests. He would become a member of the Colorado 10th General Assembly.
On April 1, 1863, he was captured by the Confederates and sent to the infamous Andersonville Prison where he was held as a prisoner of war for 18 months. He was paroled at Savannah, Georgia in November 1864, and finally released during a prisoner exchange on January 6, 1865. Though he survived the war, due to poor nutrition and lack of medical or dental treatment in Andersonville, he lost his teeth and had terrible health problems all the rest of his life.
After the war, he and his brother, James traveled to Colorado in search of wealth in the Colorado gold fields. On the way he met Sarah Howe and they married in Polk County, Missouri in 1872. While both brothers pursued some mining interests, they established a freighting business between the towns of Leadville, Canon City, Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs. The brothers are credited with founding Woodland Park, Teller, Colorado. It was from their mercantile store that a post office was established. It was at that post office the area citizens voted to incorporate the town of Woodland Park. He and his brother, James, are also credited with donating 5 acres of land for the Woodland Park Cemetery. This came about after the death of James' son, Robbie, on the boy's 9th birthday in June of 1891. In 1892 Moses sold his mining interests. He would become a member of the Colorado 10th General Assembly.
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