John LaClair
- Born: 1823, New York
- Marriage (1): Beulah Belina Ann Culver 3 JUL 1855 in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin
- Died: 31 Jan 1864, Libby Prison in Danville or Richmond, Virginia (of Small Pox) at age 41
General Notes:
Research of J. Therkildsen on www.rootsweb.com- Civil War casuality - died in Libby Prison in Danville or Richmond, Virginia (of Small Pox) 1860 Census, Oakfield, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, page 766 (Indexed Loclan) LeClare, John, 37, farmer, NY Beulah Ann, 26, wife, Ohio Celestia, 4, Wisconsin Sovenia, 2, Wisconsin ******************************** American Civil War Soldiers Record Name: John Le Clair , Residence: Oakfield, Wisconsin Enlistment Date: 17 September 1861 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Wisconsin Unit Numbers: 3070 3070 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 17 September 1861 Enlisted in Company K, 1st Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 17 September 1861. POW on 19 September 1863 at Chickamauga, GA Died as a prisoner Company K, 1st Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 31 January 1864 in Danville, VA ***********************************************88 FIRST WISCONSIN INFANTRY http://www.wlhn.org/fond_du_lac/military/cwregt_01inf.htm Co. K Ladair, John Town of Oakfield ********************************************** Civil War Service Records Record about John Laclair Name: John Laclair Company: W Unit: 1 Wisconsin Infantry. Rank - Induction: Private Rank - Discharge: Private Allegiance: Union ************************************************** Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 Reco Name: John LaClare K J ? Wis Inf (believe this s/b K 1st Wisconsin Infantry -- see Jasper Culver) Widow: Beulah A. LaClare Comments: Beulah A. Ball, Gdn. 1864 May 4 - Widow filed 1870 June 27 - Guardian filed **************************************************** JASPER CULVER MEMOIRS - CIVIL WAR My brother-in-law [note - this is John LeClaire -- see below] and Arold were lying down. Arnold was killed while lying next to him. Col. Bingham, in command of the regiment said, "Boys, hold this line at all hazzards." . . . . . We knew our army was retreating. We were only a few but we drove them back on the first charge. We were taken prisoners again. ***************************************************** This was the second time I was taken prisoner, September 20, 1863. Then we were taken out and camped there until morning back of the Rebel Lines. Then near Dalton, Ga., they came to order us into line. About 4000 Union prisoners were marched into Dalton. They marched us all over the city. The report went out that they had captured all of Resecran's army. They had only taken 4000 of his army. Rosecrans had goe to Chattaooga, where he was very nearly starved out. The Rebels showed off the prisoners in Dalton. John LeClair, my brother-in-law was captured with me. They took us to Atlanta, Ga., then from Atlata to Augusta, Ga., then o to Richmond Va. where we were put on Belle Island, an Island in the ames River. It was now October . . . we were then moved to Libbie PrisoN (Smith's Bldg) another prison in Richmond, Va. (This is where he talks of living through small-pox. He says John LeClaire -- his brother-in-law died of small pox here.)
John married Beulah Belina Ann Culver, daughter of Lewis Culver and Mary Hazel, 3 JUL 1855 in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. (Beulah Belina Ann Culver was born on 26 Nov 1835 in Ohio and died on 9 Oct 1919 in York County, Nebraska.)
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