John D. Schermerhorn Jr.
Company G, 34th Infantry Indiana
Huntington Indiana Enlistment
Date 10,Oct 1861
Distinguished Service
Side Served: Union State Served: Indiana
Death Date: 31, Oct 1890
Place of Death: Majenica, Huntington County, Indiana
Service Record:
Enlisted as a Private on 10 Oct 1861 at the age of 24.
Enlisted in Company G, 34th Infantry Regiment Indiana
on 10 Oct 1861.
Re-Enlisted in Company G, 34th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 15 December 1863.
Mustered out Company G, 34th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 3 Feb 1866 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

John Dorvil Schermerhorn Jr. 53, was born in Middlesex, Schoharie, New York and died of a disease he contracted during the Civil War in Majenica, Indiana. He is buried near Rock Creek township, Huntington Co. Indiana. at the Barnes Chapel Cemetery. He married Rachel Bonewitz of Wayne County Ohio. Together they had 15 children.
John Dorvil Schermerhorn is direct descendent of Janse Jacob Schermerhorn and is of The Schodack Branch.
Schermerhorn Genealogy & Family Chronicles:
John's Great Grandfather Capt. Daniel C. Schermerhorn fought in the American Revolution.

After John's death in 1890, his 4 youngest, Ottis, Clyde, Sarah and Clarence were sent to the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home as Rachel was unable to support them. This information can be obtained by writing to the Indiana State Archives SSOH admission and discharge records.
The Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home was founded in 1865 to provide care, education and maintenance to the orphaned and destitute children of Civil War Union Army veterans. The Home is located approximately two miles south of Knightstown, Indiana on State Road 140 and consists of 419 acres that include an administration building, children's dormitory cottages, Morton Memorial School, a hospital, dairy farm, camp grounds and recreational facilities. Children from the ages of 4 to 17 are cared for with each child being eligible for vocational training or college at state expense. The Home is owned by the State of Indiana and is managed through a superintendent who reports to the State Department of Health.

In the SSOH admissions records, Rachel states that John died of a disease contracted while in the service and she was living at Brown's Corner, Hunnington Co. Indiana.
John is the son of John Dorvil Schermerhorn Sr. and Mary Emee Summers - They are buried in the Leedy Cemetery, Andrews, Huntington Co. Indiana.
34th REGIMENT INFANTRY.
Organized at Anderson, Ind., and mustered in September 16, 1861. Moved to Jeffersonville, Ind., October 10, thence to New Haven, Ky., November 15, and duty there till December 14. Moved to Camp Wickliffe, Ky., December 14, and duty there till February 7, 1862. Attached to 10th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, November-December, 1861. 10th Brigade, 4th Division, Army of the Ohio, to February, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of Mississippi, to April, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3d Division, Army Mississippi. Garrison at New Madrid, Mo., to July, 1862. Helena, Ark., District of Eastern Arkansas, Dept. of Missouri, to November, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, District of Eastern Arkansas, Dept. of the Tennessee, to January, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 12th Division, 13th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to February, 1863. 1st Brigade, 12th Division, 13th Army Corps, to July, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 13th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to August, 1863, and Dept. of the Gulf to March, 1864. Defenses of New Orleans, La., to December, 1864. Brazos, Santiago, Texas, U.S. Forces, Texas, to June, 1865. Dept. of Texas to February, 1866.
Moved to Green River, Ky., February 7, 1862, thence to the Ohio River February 14, and to Cairo, Ill., with Nelson's Division, Army of the Ohio, February 17-20. Detached from Division and moved to Commerce, Mo., February 27-March 3. Siege of New Madrid, Mo., March 5-14. Siege and capture of Island No. 10, Mississippi River, March 15-April 8. Riddell's Point March 17. Garrison duty at New Madrid, Mo., April 7 to June 14. Expedition down Mississippi River to Fort Pillow, Tenn., May 19-23 (Detachment). Capture of Fort Pillow June 5 (Detachment). Moved to Memphis, Tenn., June 14-15. Expedition up White River, Ark., June 26-July 14. Action at Grand Prairie July 6-7. Near Duvall's Bluff July 7. Aberdeen July 9. Arrived at Helena July 14, and duty there till April, 1863. Expedition to Arkansas Post November 16-22, 1862. Ordered to Milliken's Bend, La., April 14. Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25-30. Battle of Port Gibson May 1. Fourteen-Mile Creek May 12-13. Battle of Champion's Hill May 16. Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., May 18-July 4. Assaults on Vicksburg May 19 and 22. Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 4-10. Siege of Jackson July 10-17. Ordered to New Orleans, La., August 4, thence to Brashear City September 12. Western Louisiana Campaign October 3-November 30. Grand Coteau October 19. Carrion Crow Bayou November 3. At New Iberia till December 19. Regiment reenlisted at New Iberia December 15. Moved to Pass Cavallo, Texas, December 23, 1863-January 8, 1864, and duty there till February 21. Moved to New Orleans, La., February 21, and duty there till March 20. Veterans on furlough till May. Garrison duty at New Orleans till December 18. Ordered to Brazos, Santiago, Texas, December 18, and duty there till June 16, 1865. Expedition from Brazos, Santiago, May 11-14, 1865. Action at Palmetto Ranch May 12-13, 1865 (last action of the war). White's Ranch May 13. March to Ringgold Barracks, 260 miles up the Rio Grande June 16-28. Duty at Ringgold Barracks till July 24, and at Brownsville till February, 1866. Mustered out February 3, 1866.

Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 32 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 5 Officers and 204 Enlisted men by disease. Total, 243
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John D. Schernerhorn (First_Last)
Regiment Name 34 Indiana Infantry.
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Barnes Chapel Cemetery in Rock Creek Township, Huntington County, Indiana. This neat old graveyard has tombstones dating to the 1840's and 1850's, and is the final resting place of several Civil War Veterans. Across the street, you can see the Wabash Primitive Baptist Church (Still Active), a beautiful white wooden structure. The Church was established in 1866... The mortal remains of over 800 souls are deposited here, including 180 unknown burials. The White Church Cemetery was relocated here in the 1960's because of the Reservoir.