Soldier:  James St. John

Regiment:  3^rd. 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