Soldier: James St. John
Regiment: 3rd. OVI
Company: I
Age: 21
Date Entering Service: June 15, 1861
Period of Service: 3 years
Remarks (When discharged, re-enlisted, wounded, captured, died of disease or killed):
Killed at the battle of Perryville, Kentucky on October 8, 1862. He was originally buried on the battlefield. His body was brought back to Cardington and buried at Glendale Cemetery, Section D,E.
Battles in which he fought:
Middle Creek, West Virginia July 6, 1861
Rich Mountain, West Virginia July 11, 1861
Elkwater, West Virginia September 11, 1861
Bridgeport, Alabama April 29, 1862
Perryville, Kentucky October 8, 1862
Other interesting information discovered:
Promoted to rank of Captain. A captain Cunard of his company was killed at the same battle. They are buried in a common grave at Glendale Cemetery. The local GAR post was named after St. John.
Date of Death: October 8, 1862
Place of burial: Glendale Cemetery, Cardington, Ohio
Adopted by: Landon Strong
Researcher: Patrick Drouhard and Landon Strong
