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Veteran Profile "J" The military information for each veteran has been taken from "Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865" for soldiers serving from Michigan. Non-Michigan veteran military information has been taken from the Adjutant General's Reports for their respective states or compiled information from other official sources. All other information has been obtained from sources deemed accurate and reliable. ** Denotes a calculated birth date.
| Johnston, Edgar | Cemetery: Davis - Ray Township | |
| Born: October 19, 1843** (MI) | Died: July 8, 1902 (58y,8m,20d) | |
| (Veteran), Macomb County. Enlisted in Company H, Second Michigan Cavalry, September 2, 1861, at Utica, for 3 years, age 20. Mustered October 2, 1861. Taken prisoner at Bacon Creek, Kentucky, December 26, 1862. Returned to regiment at Winchester, Tennessee, November 12, 1863. Re-enlisted January 5, 1864, at Mossy Creek, Tennessee. Mustered March 29, 1864. Promoted Corporal January 5, 1864. Promoted Sergeant March 16, 1865. Mustered out at Macon, Georgia, August 17, 1865. | ||
| Enlistment Rank: Private. Promoted to Corporal, Promoted to Sergeant. | ||
| Pension: | Pension Request filed by veteran 1/2/1880, Application 340824.
Minor (Lynn M.) filed request 7/31/1902, Application 767421. No state specified by veteran, minor filed from Michigan. | |
| Jefferds, George A. | Cemetery: Proctor - Ray Township | |
| Born: February 7, 1824 (NY) | Died: July 8, 1892 | |
| Enlisted in Company D, Ninth Michigan Infantry, August 26, 1864, at Pontiac, for 1 year, age 40. Mustered September 3, 1864. Discharged at Nashville, Tennessee, September 4, 1865. | ||
| Enlistment Rank: Private. | ||
| Pension: | Pension Request filed by veteran 4/22/1884, Application 511522. Widow (Jane) filed request 8/11/1892, Application 556949. Both requests filed from Michigan. | |
| Johnson, Christopher | Cemetery: Mt. Vernon - Washington Twp. | |
| Born: June 14, 1836** (RI) | Died: December 23, 1926 (90y,6m,9d) | |
| Researchers Note: Enlisted in Company G, 8th New York Heavy Artillery, on August 6, 1862, at Batavia, New York, age 26. Pension records also indicate this veteran served in Company G, 129th New York Infantry and finally transferred to Company U, (Unassigned) 2nd Battalion, Veteran's Reserve Corps. | ||
| Enlistment Rank: Private. Promoted to Corporal | ||
| Pension: | Pension Request filed by veteran 7/28/1865, Application 79730. Mother (Emily) filed pension request 7/12/1890, Application 446896. Widow (Emergene M.) filed pension request 2/12/1927, Application 1570498. No state specified by veteran, mother filed from New York, widow filed from Michigan. | |
Researchers Note: The state of New York, the state from which this veteran served, did not publish a series of books on the soldiers serving for the Union during the Civil War, 1861-1865 as did Michigan and many other states. In Michigan, there was published a "Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865", commonly called the "brown books", which cover soldiers from the state of Michigan during this conflict. We do know, however, from the pension record of this veteran, the information listed above. | ||
| Jersey, Merrit | Cemetery: Wash. Ctr - Washington Twp. | |
| Born: Unknown (MI) | Died: October 22, 1890 (44y,9m) | |
| Enlisted in Company A, Ninth Michigan Infantry at Avon, January 27, 1864, age 19. Mustered January 28, 1864. Joined the regiment at Chattanooga, Tennessee February 29, 1864. Discharged on July 24, 1865. | ||
| Enlistment Rank: Private | ||
| Pension: | Pension Request filed by veteran 6/16/1887, Application 613175. Request filed from Michigan. | |
Researchers Note: The monument to this veteran spells his name as Jersey, E. M. | ||
| Jersey, Philip Price | Cemetery: Romeo - Romeo | |
| Born: December 28, 1833 (MI) | Died: November 5, 1906 | |
| Oakland County. Enlisted in Band, Seventh Michigan Infantry, July 17, 1861, at Monroe, for 3 years, age 27. Mustered August 22, 1861. Mustered out at Harrison's Landing, Virginia, August 8, 1862. | ||
| Enlistment Rank: Private (Musician). | ||
| Pension: | Pension Request filed by veteran 6/9/1885, Application 541846. No state specified on request. | |
Researchers Note: According to a special veteran census conducted in 1890, this veteran suffered from chronic diarrhea. | ||
| Johns, Henry | Cemetery: Richmond City - Richmond | |
| Born: April 9, 1840 (MI) | Died: May 14, 1917 (77y,1m,5d) | |
| Clinton. Enlisted in Company F, Twenty-second Michigan Infantry, August 8, 1862, at Ashley, for 3 years, age 22. Mustered August 22, 1862. Mustered out at Nashville, Tennessee, June 26, 1865. Present residence, Lenox, Michigan. | ||
| Enlistment Rank: Private. | ||
| Pension: | Pension Request filed by veteran 2/26/1877, Application 231702. Minor (John W. Patterson) filed request 1/27/1917, Application 1103056. No state specified by veteran, minor filed from Michigan. | |
| Researchers Note: The death certificate for this veteran lists his surname as John. | ||
| Jersey, Ira F. | Cemetery: Prestonville - Shelby Twp. | |
| Born: Unknown (NY) | Died: October 11, 1893 (74y) | |
| Enlisted in Company I, Twenty-second Michigan Infantry, December 26, 1863, at Utica, for 3 years, age 42. Mustered December 26, 1863. Joined regiment at Chattanooga, Tennessee, March 22, 1864. Transferred to Company I, Twenty-ninth Michigan Infantry, June 26, 1865. Mustered out at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, September 6, 1865. | ||
| Enlistment Rank: Private. | ||
| Pension: | Pension Request filed by veteran 1/17/1888, Application 636285. Widow (Julia A.) filed request 12/30/1893, Application 588372. Both requests filed from Michigan. | |
| Jenney, William, Jr. | Cemetery: Clinton Grove - Mt. Clemens | |
| Born: June 18, 1837 (NY) | Died: March 22, 1920 | |
| Mt. Clemens. Entered service in Company I, Ninth Michigan Infantry, at organization, as Captain, August 15, 1861, at Mt. Clemens, for 3 years, age 24. Commissioned October 12, 1861. Mustered October 15, 1861. Commissioned Major February 6, 1863. Mustered April 8, 1863. Mustered out at Nashville, Tennessee, September 15, 1865. | ||
| Enlistment Rank: Captain. Promoted Major. | ||
| Pension: | Pension Request filed by veteran 7/3/1891, Application 1037646. Veteran filed from Michigan. | |
| Jonke, Henry | Cemetery: Clinton Grove - Mt. Clemens | |
| Born: August 13, 1825 (GER) | Died: November 18, 1898 (73y) | |
| Detroit. Enlisted in Company H, Michigan Lancers, December 10, 1861, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 25. Mustered January 14, 1862. Transferred to Company I, Sixteenth Michigan Infantry, February 28, 1862. Wounded in action June 27, 1862. Discharged at Antietam, Maryland, October 2, 1862. Died November 18, 1898. Buried at Mt. Clemens, Michigan. | ||
| Enlistment Rank: Private. | ||
| Pension: | Pension Request filed by veteran 5/11/1863 Application 21968. Widow (Elizabeth) filed request 12/17/1898, Application 688176. Both requests filed from Michigan. | |