Soldier: John Richards
Regiment: 31st. OVI
Company: E
Age: 37
Date Entering Service: August 27, 1861
Period of Service: 3 years
Remarks (When discharged, re-enlisted, wounded, captured, died of disease or killed):
Reduced from Corporal; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corp. Mustered out on January 1, 1864
Battles in which he fought:
No date was given when the transfer to the reserve corp was made. The battles listed below are ones in which his regiment fought during his time of enlistment.
Trinity, Al. July 24, 1862
Stone River, Tenn. Dec. 31, 1862 – Jan. 1-2, 1863
Rosecrans’ Campaign, Tenn. June 23-30, 1863
Hoover’s Gap, Tenn. June 24, 1863
Chickamauga, Ga. Sept. 19-20, 1863
Brown’s Ferry, Oct. 27, 1863
Mission Ridge, Tenn. Nov. 25, 1863
Other interesting information discovered:
John Richards was married to Susan Spaulding. His occupation was listed as a shoemaker.
Date of Death: June 24, 1881 Place of burial: Ashley Union Cemetery, Ashley, OH
Adopted By: Researcher: Patrick Drouhard