Soldier: John B White
Regiment: 3rd OVI Company: I
174th OVI A
Age: 21
Date Entering Service: 3rd OVI: 6/15/1861
174th OVI: 7/27/1864
Period of Service: 3rd OVI: 3 years
174th OVI: 10 months
Remarks (When discharged, re-enlisted, wounded, captured, died of disease or killed):
3rd OVI: mustered out with Company 6/21/1864
174th OV: entered service as a private, promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 8/16/1864, promoted to 1st Lieutenant 12/30/1864, mustered out with Company on 5/18/1865.
Battles in which he fought:
Battle of Rich Mountain, West Virginia 7/6/1861
Battle of Elkwater, West Virginia 7/11/1861
Battle of Bridgeport, Alabama 4/29/1861
Battle of Perryville, Kentucky 10/8/1862
Battle of Stones River, Tennessee 12/31/1862
Battle of Sand Mountain, Alabama 4/30/1863
Battle of Black Warrior Creek, Alabama 5/1/1863
Battle of Blount’s Farm, Alabama 5/2/1863
Battle of Overalls Creek, Tennessee 12/7/1864
Other interesting information discovered:
James B White was born in New York in the year of 1837. His younger brother, Norman C White served in 3rd OVI. He married Orrah A Conklin on 6/25/1866, three children were born of this union. James White lived and farmed in Morrow County all is life. He was also a carpenter. James received an invalid’s pension on 3/1/1877, Orrah received a widow’s pension on 7/19/1921after James death in 1919.
Date of Death: 4/4/1921 Place of burial: Glendale Cemetery, Cardington, Ohio
Adopted By: Judge Rob and Sharon Hickson Researcher: Velda L Montgomery