Birth Date: 1829, Columbia County, New York.
Date of Death:
Enlistment Date: August 20, 1862 at Brooklyn to serve 3 years.
Mustered In: as Private, Co. D August 21, 1861.
Transferred: To Co. C November 11, 1862.
Description:
5 Feet 3 ½ Inches Tall
Dark Complexion
Blue Eyes
Auburn Hair.
Company: C
Muster Out Date: Discharged June 3, 1865 at Alexandria Va.
Promotions: Corporal November 1, 1864.
Wounded/Sick: Gettysburg, PA July 1863.
Taken Prisoner:
Details:
Subsequent Service: Transferred to Co. H, 5th New York Veteran Infantry June 2, 1864.
Marriage Date and Place: To Mary Alice Thomas April 21, 1851, by Rev. M. Jones Brooklyn. N.Y.
Wife's Maiden Name: Mary A. Thomas.
Died September 6, 1906.
Wife's Father's Name:
Wife's Mother's Maiden Name:
Father's Name: Josiah St. John
Mother's Maiden Name: Caroline Tompkins
Occupations:
Pre War: Compositor
Post War: Compositor
Fraternal Organizations:
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Last Pension Rate: For Mary St. John $8 12-1906
Children:
1) Lucy Ann St. John 1852-1886
2) Edith Thomas St. John 1855-1931
3) Josiah St. John 1857-1948
4) Frank St. John 1859-1863