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John Elvin Best

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John Elvin Best

Birth
Goshen, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, USA
Death
17 Jan 1906 (aged 75)
Vincennes, Lee County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Vincennes, Lee County, Iowa, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.4991814, Longitude: -91.5954381
Memorial ID
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Husband of Mary A. Best
Co. A. - 19th Reg. Iowa Vol. Inft.
From Civil War military records:
Best, John. Age 31. Residence Vincennes,Ia nativity Ohio. Enlisted Aug. 12, 1862 into Co A 19th Iowa Infantry. Mustered Aug.
17, 1862 Keokuk,Ia. Mustered out July 10, 1865, Mobile, Ala.

Service of 19th Iowa included Battle of Prairie Grove, Ark Dec 7 1862. Capture of VanBuren, Ar. (Dec 28 1862), Siege of Vicksburg(Jun 14-Jul 4 1863), Capture of Yazoo City( Jul 14), Battle of Sterling Plantation(Sep 29), expedition to Brazos,TX( Oct – Dec 2 1863), Duty at Brownsville (Till Jul 24 1864) Moved to New Orleans, then Pensacola,FL. Action at Milton,FL, Moved to Ft Gaines Dauphin Island,AL(Jul 24 – Dec 1864), Campaign against Mobile, Siege of Spanish Fort and Ft Blakely(Mar – Apr 1865).

Husband of Mary A. Best
Co. A. - 19th Reg. Iowa Vol. Inft.
From Civil War military records:
Best, John. Age 31. Residence Vincennes,Ia nativity Ohio. Enlisted Aug. 12, 1862 into Co A 19th Iowa Infantry. Mustered Aug.
17, 1862 Keokuk,Ia. Mustered out July 10, 1865, Mobile, Ala.

Service of 19th Iowa included Battle of Prairie Grove, Ark Dec 7 1862. Capture of VanBuren, Ar. (Dec 28 1862), Siege of Vicksburg(Jun 14-Jul 4 1863), Capture of Yazoo City( Jul 14), Battle of Sterling Plantation(Sep 29), expedition to Brazos,TX( Oct – Dec 2 1863), Duty at Brownsville (Till Jul 24 1864) Moved to New Orleans, then Pensacola,FL. Action at Milton,FL, Moved to Ft Gaines Dauphin Island,AL(Jul 24 – Dec 1864), Campaign against Mobile, Siege of Spanish Fort and Ft Blakely(Mar – Apr 1865).



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  • Maintained by: Best
  • Originally Created by: HAD
  • Added: Apr 7, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50793534/john_elvin-best: accessed ), memorial page for John Elvin Best (17 Jun 1830–17 Jan 1906), Find a Grave Memorial ID 50793534, citing Oakland Cemetery, Vincennes, Lee County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Best (contributor 46600091).