John enlisted August 8, 1863 in Norfolk County, Virginia with 12th Virginia Infantry Company "B". At the battle of Ft. Drewry on 2/2/1864 he transferred to 6th Virginia Infantry, Company "D"; At the battle of Burgess Mill he became a POW and sent to City Point, Hopewell, VA.; met his brother, member of 5th Pennsylvania Calvary, while a prisoner there. 2/18/1865 he was paroled. On 3/24/1865 he again became a POW near Petersburg; sent to Fort Monroe.
John is the son of William and Susan Bloote Bain.
After the war he was a clerk and printer in Norfolk, Virginia. He went to Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1880; He was a member of Board of Alderman and Camp Walker, UCV.
He married Madora A. Reid of Spartanburg in 1882.
John is the son of William and Susan Bloote Bain.
After the war he was a clerk and printer in Norfolk, Virginia. He went to Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1880; He was a member of Board of Alderman and Camp Walker, UCV.
He married Madora A. Reid of Spartanburg in 1882.
John enlisted August 8, 1863 in Norfolk County, Virginia with 12th Virginia Infantry Company "B". At the battle of Ft. Drewry on 2/2/1864 he transferred to 6th Virginia Infantry, Company "D"; At the battle of Burgess Mill he became a POW and sent to City Point, Hopewell, VA.; met his brother, member of 5th Pennsylvania Calvary, while a prisoner there. 2/18/1865 he was paroled. On 3/24/1865 he again became a POW near Petersburg; sent to Fort Monroe.
John is the son of William and Susan Bloote Bain.
After the war he was a clerk and printer in Norfolk, Virginia. He went to Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1880; He was a member of Board of Alderman and Camp Walker, UCV.
He married Madora A. Reid of Spartanburg in 1882.
John is the son of William and Susan Bloote Bain.
After the war he was a clerk and printer in Norfolk, Virginia. He went to Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1880; He was a member of Board of Alderman and Camp Walker, UCV.
He married Madora A. Reid of Spartanburg in 1882.
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