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John C. Cribbs
1830-1913
John C. Cribbs 1830-1913 (son of Peter Cribbs, 1803-1878, and Catherine Milliron)
Company F, 55th Regiment Pennsylvania Infantry Militia Volunteers
Commanded by COL R. B. McComb
Private
Enlisted: June 27, 1863
Discharged: August 26, 1863 at Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, mustered out with unit
Soldier Service Record: No file in National Archives (served less than 3 months)
Pension Claim: On file National Archives:
Invalid claim: 7 APR 1905 Application 1334.194 Michigan
NOTES:
Service:
55th REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA INFANTRY MILITIA VOLUNTEERS
Organized at Pittsburgh June 27, 1863. Duty in Pennsylvania during Lee's invasion and in the Dept. of West Virginia. Attached to Wilkinson's Brigade, Scammon's Division. Mustered out August 26, 1863.
John: Description in 1905 at age 75
Occupation: farmer
Height: 5’9’’
Weight: 150 lbs
Complexion: Dark
Hair: Gray
Eyes: Hazel
Reference:
Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Pt 3. Dayton, OH: Morningside, 1979. A concise summary of the regiment's service.
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