Daniel Golden served for 100 days during the Civil War. On May 2, 1864 he enlisted in Company F. of the 169th Regiment of the Ohio O.N.G. The 169th. was organized at Camp Cleveland, Ohio in May of 1864. It was made up of the Fiftieth Battalion, Ohio National Guard from Sandusky County, and the Fifty-second Battalion, Ohio National Guard from Wayne County. The regiment was on garrison duty in Washington and participated in the defeat of Early's attack on the city. He was discharged at the end of his term on September 4, 1864 at Camp Cleveland, Ohio.
The interesting fact about the Goldens during the Civil War was that there were two generations of Goldens fighting. Along with Daniel were his brothers Rodney, and William N. in the same Regiment and Company.
Two other brothers of Daniel's, Addison, and George Jr. were in the Infantry. Addison enlisted for three years in Company H of the 55th Ohio Infantry, and George Jr. was in Company G of the 123rd Regiment of the Ohio Infantry.
Along with these five brothers was a nephew, the son of their oldest brother, Isaiah Golden. His name was Seth Golden, and he enlisted for three years in Company H. of the 55th Ohio Infantry.
Seth and Addison Golden were both wounded at the Battle of Peach Tree Creek, Georgia. George Golden Jr. was taken prisoner at the Battle of Winchester, Virginia, and died January 21 1865, due to complications from his imprisonment.
These Golden ancestors along with countless others from Sandusky County and the rest of Ohio, fought in the largest war ever fought on the North American Continent.
