Catpain Miller Moody
Captain Miller Moody, a son of the Rev. John Moody, the philanthropist, was the captain of Company I, 16th. O.V.I., a company of "first-call troops" raised at Bellville at the outbreak of the Civil War. at the close of that term of service, he raised a company at Bellville for the 59th. New York Infantry and became its captain. He was in the battle of Gettysburg, where he received wounds from which he died, after submitting to five amputations. His remains were brought home and interred in the Bellville Cemetery. Capt. Moody was a graduate of Kenyon College, and had been a member of the Ohio legislature in 1849-50. Captain Moody wore faultless broadcloth, and was of dignified bearing and courteous manners, but the poor and humble ever looked upon him as a friend. He gave his life to his country and who could do more!
From The Bellville Messenger: May 28 1903, Vol. 11, No. 21
Captain Miller Moody was a son of John Moody, a pioneer preacher of the Christian church. Preacher Moody was an example of a good Christian. He was a man of wealth, but was generous to the poor. The year of the great scarcity of bread-stuff, he refused to sell flour to those who had money. "Take your money and go elsewhere to buy; my flour and meal are for those who have no money." And so he acted, but his prosperity only increased, and his means for doing good were enlarged. His large grist mill is still in use, and is now owned by Ed Simpson. Miller Moody received a college education. He inherited wealth, but never engaged much in business. He represented Richland County in the legislature and served his country as a soldier in war. Moody was one of the best dressed men in the county, and his cuffs and Byronic collar were always faultless in their whiteness. Capt. Moody died of wounds received at the battle of Antietam, after suffering five amputations, and his remains repose in the cemetery of his native village, and his memory is held in affectionate regard by his old-time friends and neighbors.
From The Mansfield News, May 28, 1899