John enlisted as a Corporal in Company "E", 3rd Ohio Infantry on 13 June 1861, and was immediately promoted Quartermaster Sergeant. He was discharged for transfer and promotion to 1st Lieutenant of Company "A", 23rd Ohio Infantry on 23 July 1861, and further promoted 1st Lt. and Adjutant of the 78th Ohio Infantry on 1 November 1861.
After spending several months detailed to the staffs of various generals, John was promoted Captain and Aide-de-Camp of U.S. Volunteers on 13 June 1862. Finally, he was commissioned Lt. Colonel, 193rd Ohio Infantry on 13 March 1865, from which rank he was mustered out at Winchester, Virginia on 4 August 1865.
After the War, John practiced law in Missouri and Kansas. He married Emma Stevens in Jackson, Missouri on 25 November 1874. After her death, he married Elizabeth "Bettie" Jacobs in Lafayette County, Missouri on 26 November 1876.
He was Companion #10097 of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion (MOLLUS), founded by and for commissioned officers of the Union army and navy. HIs membership medal appears here.
After spending several months detailed to the staffs of various generals, John was promoted Captain and Aide-de-Camp of U.S. Volunteers on 13 June 1862. Finally, he was commissioned Lt. Colonel, 193rd Ohio Infantry on 13 March 1865, from which rank he was mustered out at Winchester, Virginia on 4 August 1865.
After the War, John practiced law in Missouri and Kansas. He married Emma Stevens in Jackson, Missouri on 25 November 1874. After her death, he married Elizabeth "Bettie" Jacobs in Lafayette County, Missouri on 26 November 1876.
He was Companion #10097 of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion (MOLLUS), founded by and for commissioned officers of the Union army and navy. HIs membership medal appears here.
John enlisted as a Corporal in Company "E", 3rd Ohio Infantry on 13 June 1861, and was immediately promoted Quartermaster Sergeant. He was discharged for transfer and promotion to 1st Lieutenant of Company "A", 23rd Ohio Infantry on 23 July 1861, and further promoted 1st Lt. and Adjutant of the 78th Ohio Infantry on 1 November 1861.
After spending several months detailed to the staffs of various generals, John was promoted Captain and Aide-de-Camp of U.S. Volunteers on 13 June 1862. Finally, he was commissioned Lt. Colonel, 193rd Ohio Infantry on 13 March 1865, from which rank he was mustered out at Winchester, Virginia on 4 August 1865.
After the War, John practiced law in Missouri and Kansas. He married Emma Stevens in Jackson, Missouri on 25 November 1874. After her death, he married Elizabeth "Bettie" Jacobs in Lafayette County, Missouri on 26 November 1876.
He was Companion #10097 of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion (MOLLUS), founded by and for commissioned officers of the Union army and navy. HIs membership medal appears here.
After spending several months detailed to the staffs of various generals, John was promoted Captain and Aide-de-Camp of U.S. Volunteers on 13 June 1862. Finally, he was commissioned Lt. Colonel, 193rd Ohio Infantry on 13 March 1865, from which rank he was mustered out at Winchester, Virginia on 4 August 1865.
After the War, John practiced law in Missouri and Kansas. He married Emma Stevens in Jackson, Missouri on 25 November 1874. After her death, he married Elizabeth "Bettie" Jacobs in Lafayette County, Missouri on 26 November 1876.
He was Companion #10097 of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion (MOLLUS), founded by and for commissioned officers of the Union army and navy. HIs membership medal appears here.
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