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