A Union Army Civil War Veteran

BATTLE UNIT NAME: 140th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (100 days, 1864)
SIDE: Union
COMPANY: I
SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private
SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Private
ALTERNATE NAME:
FILM NUMBER: M539 ROLL 12
PLAQUE NUMBER:
NOTES: none
Source: https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=4A498B89-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A
(Filed under Burright, John D.0

John D. Burright

Residence Pine Rock IL;
Enlisted on 4/28/1864 as a Private.
On 6/18/1864 he mustered into "I" Co. IL 140th Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 10/29/1864 at Camp Fry, Chicago, IL

OBITUARY: J.B. BURRIGHT, a veteran of the Grand Army Post of Clarinda, who died Friday. He was brought here for burial Saturday afternoon _______ _______for________________of this city was able to attend________________the burial_______________ Guss cemetery______.(bad copy)
Services were held from his home at Guss at 11 o'clock.
John Burright, son of Milton and Susan Burright, was born in Ogle county, Illinois, February 22, 1847, and died at his home near Guss, Iowa February 12, 1926, aged 78 years.
On December 23, 1869, he was united in marriage to Emma Eshbaugh.
To this union were born 13 children, eleven of whom are still living. Mittie and Wayne preceded their father in death.
Mr. Burright was converted and united with the Methodist Episcopal church at Guss 24 years ago, during the pastorate of Rev. Geo. H. Crafts. He was steadfast in his faith to the last. Failing health has deprived him of church privileges for some time.
During the Civil War he enlisted in Company I, 140th Illinois Infantry, April 28, 1864, in which he served to the close of the war, and was honorably discharged Oct 29, 1864.
He leaves to mourn his going his faithful wife and eleven children, Ida, Blanche, Addie, Ola and Ralph at home, Mrs. Lena Shum of Kimball, S. Dak ., S.M. of Gravity, IA, Mrs. Nettie Kinney of College Springs, IA,
John B. of Rock Rapids, IA, Alfred of Roseville, ILL, and Leon of Richey, Mont.
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