Civil War Soldier CO B 58th Reg PA Vol Inf
Almost to the point of death from typhoid fever, having lost half his body weight (from 200 to 100 lbs) John Rhodes Allen walked the roads from Towanda to Evergreen in an effort to vote for Abraham Lincoln.
At a point near Monroeton, his strength gave out and he collapsed. A kind young lady living nearby, Eliza Dodge Lyon, came to his assistance and took him in to her home, where she nursed enough strength into him until he was able to continue on.
Upon his arrival, his own parents and sister refused to let him in the house! He was so emaciated that he was unrecognizable to his own family. Believing he was a fraud, they shut the door in his face!
He persisted and came up with an idea that saved him;
When he was young, his sister had cut the end off of one of his fingers with an axe. He showed them his finger and was able to convince his sister, and parents that he was not a fraud.
John Rhodes Allen regained his strength at home and later returned to battle. He was a member of Cpt A. Z. Roger's co. B 58th regimen of Pennsylvania volunteers, commanded by Col. C. Clay, and took part in the battle at Cold Harbor, and the final campaign which resulted in the evacuation of Petersburg and Richmond, and the capture of Lee's army.
He had four brothers who also fought in the Civil War, and all returned home!
Incidentally, while home, he was able to vote for Lincoln and voted the Republican ticket at every presidential election except Hoover.
The epitome of a patriot!
Almost to the point of death from typhoid fever, having lost half his body weight (from 200 to 100 lbs) John Rhodes Allen walked the roads from Towanda to Evergreen in an effort to vote for Abraham Lincoln.
At a point near Monroeton, his strength gave out and he collapsed. A kind young lady living nearby, Eliza Dodge Lyon, came to his assistance and took him in to her home, where she nursed enough strength into him until he was able to continue on.
Upon his arrival, his own parents and sister refused to let him in the house! He was so emaciated that he was unrecognizable to his own family. Believing he was a fraud, they shut the door in his face!
He persisted and came up with an idea that saved him;
When he was young, his sister had cut the end off of one of his fingers with an axe. He showed them his finger and was able to convince his sister, and parents that he was not a fraud.
John Rhodes Allen regained his strength at home and later returned to battle. He was a member of Cpt A. Z. Roger's co. B 58th regimen of Pennsylvania volunteers, commanded by Col. C. Clay, and took part in the battle at Cold Harbor, and the final campaign which resulted in the evacuation of Petersburg and Richmond, and the capture of Lee's army.
He had four brothers who also fought in the Civil War, and all returned home!
Incidentally, while home, he was able to vote for Lincoln and voted the Republican ticket at every presidential election except Hoover.
The epitome of a patriot!
Civil War Soldier CO B 58th Reg PA Vol Inf
Almost to the point of death from typhoid fever, having lost half his body weight (from 200 to 100 lbs) John Rhodes Allen walked the roads from Towanda to Evergreen in an effort to vote for Abraham Lincoln.
At a point near Monroeton, his strength gave out and he collapsed. A kind young lady living nearby, Eliza Dodge Lyon, came to his assistance and took him in to her home, where she nursed enough strength into him until he was able to continue on.
Upon his arrival, his own parents and sister refused to let him in the house! He was so emaciated that he was unrecognizable to his own family. Believing he was a fraud, they shut the door in his face!
He persisted and came up with an idea that saved him;
When he was young, his sister had cut the end off of one of his fingers with an axe. He showed them his finger and was able to convince his sister, and parents that he was not a fraud.
John Rhodes Allen regained his strength at home and later returned to battle. He was a member of Cpt A. Z. Roger's co. B 58th regimen of Pennsylvania volunteers, commanded by Col. C. Clay, and took part in the battle at Cold Harbor, and the final campaign which resulted in the evacuation of Petersburg and Richmond, and the capture of Lee's army.
He had four brothers who also fought in the Civil War, and all returned home!
Incidentally, while home, he was able to vote for Lincoln and voted the Republican ticket at every presidential election except Hoover.
The epitome of a patriot!
Almost to the point of death from typhoid fever, having lost half his body weight (from 200 to 100 lbs) John Rhodes Allen walked the roads from Towanda to Evergreen in an effort to vote for Abraham Lincoln.
At a point near Monroeton, his strength gave out and he collapsed. A kind young lady living nearby, Eliza Dodge Lyon, came to his assistance and took him in to her home, where she nursed enough strength into him until he was able to continue on.
Upon his arrival, his own parents and sister refused to let him in the house! He was so emaciated that he was unrecognizable to his own family. Believing he was a fraud, they shut the door in his face!
He persisted and came up with an idea that saved him;
When he was young, his sister had cut the end off of one of his fingers with an axe. He showed them his finger and was able to convince his sister, and parents that he was not a fraud.
John Rhodes Allen regained his strength at home and later returned to battle. He was a member of Cpt A. Z. Roger's co. B 58th regimen of Pennsylvania volunteers, commanded by Col. C. Clay, and took part in the battle at Cold Harbor, and the final campaign which resulted in the evacuation of Petersburg and Richmond, and the capture of Lee's army.
He had four brothers who also fought in the Civil War, and all returned home!
Incidentally, while home, he was able to vote for Lincoln and voted the Republican ticket at every presidential election except Hoover.
The epitome of a patriot!
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