John Black
John Black was born around 1837. By the early 1860s, he was living in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He married a woman named Mary Ann, and they had a child in the early 1860s. He enlisted in the Union army on October 7, 1861, and he mustered in as a private in Company D of the 96th Pennsylvania Infantry later that day. The regiment took part in the Seven Days’ Battles, the Battle of Antietam, and the Battle of Fredericksburg. He was wounded in the Battle of Salem Church on May 3, 1863, and he died at Potomac Creek Hospital on May 29, 1863.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (1464) | Black, John | 1837 | 1863-05-29 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Soldier
- Rank in: Private
- Rank out: Private
- Rank highest: Private
- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 7
- (5323) [writer] ~ John Black to Mary A. Black, 16 June 1862
- (5324) [writer] ~ John Black to Mary A. Black, undated
- (5326) [writer] ~ John Black to Mary A. Black, 21 February 1862
- (5327) [writer] ~ John Black to Mary A. Black, 13 February 1862
- (5330) [writer] ~ John Black to Mary A. Black, 3 February 1862
- (5352) [writer] ~ John Black to Mary A. Black, 24 January 1862
- (5361) [writer] ~ John Black to Mary A. Black, 24 July 1862
People - Records: 1
- (1465) Black, Mary Ann is the [wife of] (1464) Black, John
Places - Records: 1
- (120) [death] ~ Virginia
Regiments - Records: 1
- (480) [enlisted] [D] ~ 96th Pennsylvania Infantry
SOURCES
Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; Pennsylvania Civil War Muster Rolls, 1860-1869, available from Ancestry.com.
