Winfield Howel

Winfield Scott Howel (September 1, 1847 – February 15, 1930) served as a private in Company H, 13th Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry.



Personal life
Winfield Howel was born September 1, 1847 in Floyd County, Virginia [now West Virginia] to Beaufort and Susanna (Link) Howell. He married Mary Wise (1859-1938) with whom he had seven children.

Civil War service
Howell enlisted as a private in Company H on February 1, 1864 in Carter County, Tennessee for a period of three years and mustered in October 26, 1864 at New Market, Tennessee.

He is described as 18 years old; no other descriptive records have been found.

Howel is listed as present for duty throughout his term of service for which muster roll records have survived.

Howel mustered out with the regiment on September 5, 1865 at Knoxville. He had never been paid and was owed a $300 bounty.

Post-war life
Howel moved to Kansas soon after 1880 and gave up farming to become a minister in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. He was an active member of the Grand Army of the Republic serving as chaplain of New Albany Post No. 119, chaplain of Earlton Post No. 206, commander of Toronto Post No. 199, chaplain of Elsmore Post No. 13, and as adjutant of J. M. Gaston Post No. 426.

Howell applied for an invalid's pension on September 1, 1890. He died February 15, 1930 in Havana, Kansas and is buried there at Havana Cemetery. His wife applied for a widow's pension on March 10, 1930.