John J. Spowers

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John J. Spowers

Born: 1840 in Brooklyn, New York.

Died: Unknown.

Buried: Unknown.

Occupation: Clerk.

Description:
Eyes - Blue.
Hair - Brown.
Complexion - Fair.
Height - 5 feet, 8 1/2 inches.

Enlisted: At Brooklyn, New York to serve 3 years (aged 22 years).

Mustered In: August 25, 1862 as Private.

Company: E

Missing In Action: July 1, 1863 at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

Returned to Company: November 5, 1863.

Transferred: June 2, 1864 to Fifth New York Veteran Infantry, Company H.

Captured: June 2, 1864 at the Battle of Cold Harbor, Bethesda Church, Virginia.

Imprisoned: June 3, 1864 at Richmond, Virginia.

Transferred: June 8, 1864 to Andersonville Prison, Georgia.

Paroled: December 13, 1864 at Charleston, South Carolina.

Discharged: June 19, 1865 at Annapolis, Maryland.


  • Sources:
    The History of the Fighting Fourteenth by Tevis & Marquis.
    We Came to Fight - The History of the 5th New York Veteran Infantry
    by Patrick A. Schroeder.

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