My 3x grandfather, John Wesley Vickroy - Born 07 Jan 1840 in Richland Twp, Guernsey County, Ohio, died 21 Oct 1906 in Lucas County, Iowa. He was married to Margaret Louisa Cain on 10 Dec 1859 in Lucas County, Iowa.
Civil War
Union Soldier Enlisted in Company E, Iowa 34th Infantry Regiment on 15 Oct 1862.Mustered out on 03 Mar 1863 at St Louis, MO.
Name: John W Vickroy ,
Residence: Newbern, Iowa
Enlistment Date: 11 August 1862
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
State Served: Iowa
Unit Numbers: 209 209
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 11 August 1862 at the age of 22
Enlisted in Company E, 34th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 15 October 1862.
Received a disability discharge Company E, 34th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 03 March 1863 in St Louis, MO
Regiment: 34th Infantry Regiment IA
Date Mustered: 15 August 1865
Regiment Type: Infantry
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 1
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 11
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 2
Regimental History
Thirty-fourth Infantry IOWA
(3 years)
Battles Fought
Left at Mound City Hospital, Illinois, by the steamer Iatan, Jan. 21st, 1863.
Burlington Weekly Hawkeye, The (Burlington, Iowa) 1863 February, 21
List of Iowa Soldiers in hospital at new House of Refuge, St. Louis, Mo., Feb 12, 1863
J W Vickroy, Co E, 34th, Jan 26, 1863
Burlington Weekly Hawkeye Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa 31 Jan 1863
Sick and Dead of the 34th Iowa.
The following is a list of deceased and sick members of the 34th Iowa Infantry, has been furnished us by Thomas W.J. Long, of this State, whose office is at No. 2, Laclede Block, Olive Street, St. Louis, Missouri.
Co. E-Thomas Twiggs, Amos Mester, S. Atkinson, G. Sands, L.L. McDonald, L. McNew, Eli Wayland, J. Shambaugh, J. Vickroy, J Bentley.
Vickroy, John W., age 22, nativity Ohio, enlisted Aug. 11, 1862, discharged for disability March 3, 1863, St. Louis, MO.
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