Soldier:  John P. Demuth

Regiment:  174^th. OVI               

Company:  A

Age:  18                       

Date Entering Service:  7/26/1864

Period of Service:   6 months

Remarks (When discharged, re-enlisted, wounded, captured, died of disease or killed):

Held the rank of Corporal, Died on 2/8/1865 in Louisville, Kentucky

Battles in which he fought:

Other interesting information discovered:

John P. Demuth was born in Salt Creek, Ohio on 2/27/1847 to the union of Samuel and Harriet Demuth.  He lived in the Cardington, Ohio area as a young boy.  His older brother, Robert B Demuth served in the 96th OVI and 4th Cavalry.  Robert also died during service on 2/7/1863 at Jefferson Barracks, St Louis, Missouri.  

Date of Death:  2/8/1865                       Place of burial:  Glendale Cemetery, Cardington, Ohio

                 Louisville, Kentucky                                                      

Adopted By:  JH an CP Hill                                                         Researcher: Velda L Montgomery