John Myers

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• Name	John Myers  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	Abt 1840 Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Military	1863 [1, 2]  –  MilitaryServiceBranch: Infantry; MilitaryUnit: 22nd U.S. Colored Infantry, Misc Cards
  Military Enlistment	30 Dec 1863 [2]
  Race	Black [1]
  Veteran	Civil War: CPL Co. G 22nd USCT [1, 2]
  Died	8 Apr 1905 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3, 4]
  Buried	​ 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3, 4]
  	Lincoln Cemetery
  Notes	Dec 30 1863 At the age of 18, John Myers enlisted in the 22nd USCT at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, for a term of 3 years. At the time he was identified him as a laborer. He was 5 feet 4 inches tall, with a "light coffee" complexion, brown eyes, and curly hair. John was wounded in action near New Market Heights, Va on 29 Sep 1864, and was sent to a hospital 28 Nov 1864. He was considered sufficiently recovered to return to his Company on the 19th of January 1865 He mustered-out in Texas on September 16, 1865. CPL Co. G 22nd USCT His enlistment card says he had black hair, black eyes, a yellow complexion and stood 5'4" tall. Remarks: Not-Enrolled. Special Bounty paid by Mechanicsburg, Cumberland Co. His summary of service card says: John was wounded in action near New Market Heights, Va on 29 Sep 1864, and was sent to a hospital 28 Nov 1864. He was considered sufficiently recovered to return to his Company on the 19th of January 1865. He mustered-out per special order 29 (?) in Texas on September 16, 1865.
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  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  
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  [S2603] U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served with the United States Colored Troops: Infantry Organizations, 20th through 25th; Microfilm Serial: M1823; Microfilm Roll. Record for John Myers https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1107&h=101622&indiv=try [S2603] U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served with the United States Colored Troops: Infantry Organizations, 20th through 25th; Microfilm Serial: M1823; Microfilm Roll. Record for John Myers https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1107&h=99864&indiv=try [S4] Findagrave, (Location: Penbrook, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Date: 1885;), John Myers 8 Apr 1905. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/249213108/john-myers [S129] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for John Myers https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=220218614&indiv=try