Soldier:  John Richards

Regiment:  31^st. OVI                  

Company:  E

Age:  37                                   

Date Entering Service:  August 27, 1861

Period of Service:  3 years

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

Reduced from Corporal;  transferred to Veteran Reserve Corp.  Mustered out on January 1, 1864

Battles in which he fought:

No date was given when the transfer to the reserve corp was made.  The battles listed below are ones in which his regiment fought during his time of enlistment.

Trinity, Al.                                              July 24, 1862

Stone River, Tenn.                                  Dec. 31, 1862 – Jan. 1-2, 1863

Rosecrans’ Campaign, Tenn.                   June 23-30, 1863

Hoover’s Gap, Tenn.                               June 24, 1863

Chickamauga, Ga.                                  Sept. 19-20, 1863

Brown’s Ferry,                                        Oct. 27, 1863

Mission Ridge, Tenn.                              Nov. 25, 1863

Other interesting information discovered:

John Richards was married to Susan Spaulding.  His occupation was listed as a shoemaker.

Date of Death:  June 24, 1881     Place of burial:  Ashley Union Cemetery, Ashley, OH

Adopted By:                                                     Researcher:  Patrick Drouhard