Thursday, May 16, 2019

The Colonels of Spring Grove - Joseph Good

Joseph Good was a native Cincinnatian, being born in the Queen City on November 11th, 1841, and passing away September 17th, 1893.  He was a commission merchant, who is someone who buys or sells products for a percentage of the sales price.

His military service was with the 108th Ohio Infantry.  Mustered in as captain of Company B on August 25th, 1862 (at Camp Dennison), Good would serve as Provost Marshal of Gallatin, Tennessee from December 12th, 1862 until March 31st, 1863.  In April of 1863 he was serving a Frankfort, Kentucky.  He was promoted to major on July 31st, 1863, to lieutenant colonel on March 30th, 1864, and finally to colonel of the regiment on May 18th, 1865, and was mustered out at that rank on June 9th of that same year.

Good is buried in Section 86, Lot 140.

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