Abraham Beery Turner 1
- Born: 19 November 1840, Berne Township, Fairfield, OH 1
- Died: 20 November 1932, El Paso, IL at age 92 1
 General Notes:
Rob Turner says, "my Dad's Grandfather was Abraham Beery Turner. He lived, died and is buried in El Paso, IL. He was born 11/19/1840 and died 11/20/1932 in El Paso, IL. He served in the Civil War. The final two G. A. R. veterans to live in El Paso were S. H. Worthington and Abraham B. Turner; the former died August 23, 1932, and Turner three months later on November 20. They had been photographed together at Memorial Day Service on May 30, 1930, but their autographed picture burned in the Legion room fire of 1946. I have a copy of that picture. A. B. Turner had one of the finest combat records of any local man, fought in twenty-two major engagements of the Civil War, being wounded twice. He was a Sergeant in Co. A of the 17th OH Veteran Volunteer Infantry, and the monument to that unit atop Missionary Ridge marks the exact spot where Turner scaled those heights in that battle, since he was the right guide of the right company in the line. His toughest fight was when the 17th OH defended Snodgrass Hill in the Battle of Chickamauga, possibly the most sanguinary bit of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War, where Turner received one of his wounds." 1
Burial Notes:
Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, El Paso, Illinois
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