Civil War Union Army Officer. 2nd Lieutenant of Company B, 4th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry
2nd Lieutenant, Company K, 35th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry.
John B. Warner wore blue when he served in the Civil War as a second lieutenant. He was five feet seven and a half inches tall. He had blue eyes and had a tattoo mark, a circle, at the base of his left thumb and another an image of an anchor on the inside of his right forearm. He served as 2nd Lieutenant of Company "K" 35th, NJ Division, 2nd Lieutenant of Company"B" 4th NJ Division; and also served as Sergeant of Company "C".
John B. Warner served as 2nd Lieutenant of Company B, New Jersey Militia from August 17, 1861 until he resigned on December 14, 1861. He signed up again and served as Sergeant of Company C, New Jersey Militia from June 18, 1863 to July 17, 1863.
John B. Warner took part in Sherman's March to the Sea. He was a member of the Right Wing from November 12, 1864 to December 1864 when he was present at Station Dillion's Ridge, Ga. 15 miles from Savannah. John was 2nd Lieutenant of New Jersey's 35th Division Co. K, which was part of the 17th Corps Tennessee Division. The NJ Division was under Brigadier General J. Sprague. It was part of the second brigade along with the 43rd Ohio, 63rd Ohio and 25th Wisconsin.
In December 1864, John B. Warner suffered from rheumatism in his back contracted from exposure from laying out in heavy rains, damp and swampy grounds night after night and over exertion on the march from Atlanta Ga. To Savannah, Ga. He was transferred to the command of Company B until the middle of January 1865, when the corps arrived at Beauford, SC. He had a worse attack at Beaufort, SC and in two or three days sent to hospital unable to march for about twenty days. The army having moved on he was fur longed for 30 days: came home: rejoined. About March 26, 1865 he rejoined his company at Goldsboro, NC and was placed in command of Company C. He remained with the company to Raleigh, NC and in pursuit of Johnson's rebel army. On or about April 25, 1865 several men died of sun stroke. On the day before the armistice, he received sunstroke. John remained with his company under treatment of surgeons and on duty. After the surrender he went with the company toward Washington, part of the time on foot when possible and part of the time in an ambulance. At Richmond, VA he was detailed to go with a steam boat to Alexandria, Va where he was put in the hospital in barracks outside the city in May 1865 and was discharged. He received his honorable discharge from Washington D.C.
John B. Warner is buried in Riverview Cemetery in Trenton, New Jersey. He is in a family plot owned by himself and his son-in-law Charles Nichols.
John B. Warner married Mary Britton on December 18, 1853 in Morrisville, Pa. They resided in Trenton, New Jersey. They had four children: Mary Emma, Charles Britton, Eliza B. and Ulysses Tecumseh(named after Generals Grant and Sherman). Eliza died at age 7 and Ulysses at age 3. Charles B. and Mary Emma grew into adulthood, married and had children.
Mary Britton Warner is the sister of George L. Britton. George also served in Company "C" during the Civil War. George was a Republican and ran on the same ticket as Ulysses Grant. George ran for the position of coroner, which he held. George was also the First Police Chief Justice of Trenton. You may find him by following the links to Mary.
John B. Warner was my grandmother's great grandfather. The information provided on this page was done from research by Dianne and Gwen, Terry, and others. It was written by Gwen.
2nd Lieutenant, Company K, 35th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry.
John B. Warner wore blue when he served in the Civil War as a second lieutenant. He was five feet seven and a half inches tall. He had blue eyes and had a tattoo mark, a circle, at the base of his left thumb and another an image of an anchor on the inside of his right forearm. He served as 2nd Lieutenant of Company "K" 35th, NJ Division, 2nd Lieutenant of Company"B" 4th NJ Division; and also served as Sergeant of Company "C".
John B. Warner served as 2nd Lieutenant of Company B, New Jersey Militia from August 17, 1861 until he resigned on December 14, 1861. He signed up again and served as Sergeant of Company C, New Jersey Militia from June 18, 1863 to July 17, 1863.
John B. Warner took part in Sherman's March to the Sea. He was a member of the Right Wing from November 12, 1864 to December 1864 when he was present at Station Dillion's Ridge, Ga. 15 miles from Savannah. John was 2nd Lieutenant of New Jersey's 35th Division Co. K, which was part of the 17th Corps Tennessee Division. The NJ Division was under Brigadier General J. Sprague. It was part of the second brigade along with the 43rd Ohio, 63rd Ohio and 25th Wisconsin.
In December 1864, John B. Warner suffered from rheumatism in his back contracted from exposure from laying out in heavy rains, damp and swampy grounds night after night and over exertion on the march from Atlanta Ga. To Savannah, Ga. He was transferred to the command of Company B until the middle of January 1865, when the corps arrived at Beauford, SC. He had a worse attack at Beaufort, SC and in two or three days sent to hospital unable to march for about twenty days. The army having moved on he was fur longed for 30 days: came home: rejoined. About March 26, 1865 he rejoined his company at Goldsboro, NC and was placed in command of Company C. He remained with the company to Raleigh, NC and in pursuit of Johnson's rebel army. On or about April 25, 1865 several men died of sun stroke. On the day before the armistice, he received sunstroke. John remained with his company under treatment of surgeons and on duty. After the surrender he went with the company toward Washington, part of the time on foot when possible and part of the time in an ambulance. At Richmond, VA he was detailed to go with a steam boat to Alexandria, Va where he was put in the hospital in barracks outside the city in May 1865 and was discharged. He received his honorable discharge from Washington D.C.
John B. Warner is buried in Riverview Cemetery in Trenton, New Jersey. He is in a family plot owned by himself and his son-in-law Charles Nichols.
John B. Warner married Mary Britton on December 18, 1853 in Morrisville, Pa. They resided in Trenton, New Jersey. They had four children: Mary Emma, Charles Britton, Eliza B. and Ulysses Tecumseh(named after Generals Grant and Sherman). Eliza died at age 7 and Ulysses at age 3. Charles B. and Mary Emma grew into adulthood, married and had children.
Mary Britton Warner is the sister of George L. Britton. George also served in Company "C" during the Civil War. George was a Republican and ran on the same ticket as Ulysses Grant. George ran for the position of coroner, which he held. George was also the First Police Chief Justice of Trenton. You may find him by following the links to Mary.
John B. Warner was my grandmother's great grandfather. The information provided on this page was done from research by Dianne and Gwen, Terry, and others. It was written by Gwen.
Civil War Union Army Officer. 2nd Lieutenant of Company B, 4th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry
2nd Lieutenant, Company K, 35th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry.
John B. Warner wore blue when he served in the Civil War as a second lieutenant. He was five feet seven and a half inches tall. He had blue eyes and had a tattoo mark, a circle, at the base of his left thumb and another an image of an anchor on the inside of his right forearm. He served as 2nd Lieutenant of Company "K" 35th, NJ Division, 2nd Lieutenant of Company"B" 4th NJ Division; and also served as Sergeant of Company "C".
John B. Warner served as 2nd Lieutenant of Company B, New Jersey Militia from August 17, 1861 until he resigned on December 14, 1861. He signed up again and served as Sergeant of Company C, New Jersey Militia from June 18, 1863 to July 17, 1863.
John B. Warner took part in Sherman's March to the Sea. He was a member of the Right Wing from November 12, 1864 to December 1864 when he was present at Station Dillion's Ridge, Ga. 15 miles from Savannah. John was 2nd Lieutenant of New Jersey's 35th Division Co. K, which was part of the 17th Corps Tennessee Division. The NJ Division was under Brigadier General J. Sprague. It was part of the second brigade along with the 43rd Ohio, 63rd Ohio and 25th Wisconsin.
In December 1864, John B. Warner suffered from rheumatism in his back contracted from exposure from laying out in heavy rains, damp and swampy grounds night after night and over exertion on the march from Atlanta Ga. To Savannah, Ga. He was transferred to the command of Company B until the middle of January 1865, when the corps arrived at Beauford, SC. He had a worse attack at Beaufort, SC and in two or three days sent to hospital unable to march for about twenty days. The army having moved on he was fur longed for 30 days: came home: rejoined. About March 26, 1865 he rejoined his company at Goldsboro, NC and was placed in command of Company C. He remained with the company to Raleigh, NC and in pursuit of Johnson's rebel army. On or about April 25, 1865 several men died of sun stroke. On the day before the armistice, he received sunstroke. John remained with his company under treatment of surgeons and on duty. After the surrender he went with the company toward Washington, part of the time on foot when possible and part of the time in an ambulance. At Richmond, VA he was detailed to go with a steam boat to Alexandria, Va where he was put in the hospital in barracks outside the city in May 1865 and was discharged. He received his honorable discharge from Washington D.C.
John B. Warner is buried in Riverview Cemetery in Trenton, New Jersey. He is in a family plot owned by himself and his son-in-law Charles Nichols.
John B. Warner married Mary Britton on December 18, 1853 in Morrisville, Pa. They resided in Trenton, New Jersey. They had four children: Mary Emma, Charles Britton, Eliza B. and Ulysses Tecumseh(named after Generals Grant and Sherman). Eliza died at age 7 and Ulysses at age 3. Charles B. and Mary Emma grew into adulthood, married and had children.
Mary Britton Warner is the sister of George L. Britton. George also served in Company "C" during the Civil War. George was a Republican and ran on the same ticket as Ulysses Grant. George ran for the position of coroner, which he held. George was also the First Police Chief Justice of Trenton. You may find him by following the links to Mary.
John B. Warner was my grandmother's great grandfather. The information provided on this page was done from research by Dianne and Gwen, Terry, and others. It was written by Gwen.
2nd Lieutenant, Company K, 35th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry.
John B. Warner wore blue when he served in the Civil War as a second lieutenant. He was five feet seven and a half inches tall. He had blue eyes and had a tattoo mark, a circle, at the base of his left thumb and another an image of an anchor on the inside of his right forearm. He served as 2nd Lieutenant of Company "K" 35th, NJ Division, 2nd Lieutenant of Company"B" 4th NJ Division; and also served as Sergeant of Company "C".
John B. Warner served as 2nd Lieutenant of Company B, New Jersey Militia from August 17, 1861 until he resigned on December 14, 1861. He signed up again and served as Sergeant of Company C, New Jersey Militia from June 18, 1863 to July 17, 1863.
John B. Warner took part in Sherman's March to the Sea. He was a member of the Right Wing from November 12, 1864 to December 1864 when he was present at Station Dillion's Ridge, Ga. 15 miles from Savannah. John was 2nd Lieutenant of New Jersey's 35th Division Co. K, which was part of the 17th Corps Tennessee Division. The NJ Division was under Brigadier General J. Sprague. It was part of the second brigade along with the 43rd Ohio, 63rd Ohio and 25th Wisconsin.
In December 1864, John B. Warner suffered from rheumatism in his back contracted from exposure from laying out in heavy rains, damp and swampy grounds night after night and over exertion on the march from Atlanta Ga. To Savannah, Ga. He was transferred to the command of Company B until the middle of January 1865, when the corps arrived at Beauford, SC. He had a worse attack at Beaufort, SC and in two or three days sent to hospital unable to march for about twenty days. The army having moved on he was fur longed for 30 days: came home: rejoined. About March 26, 1865 he rejoined his company at Goldsboro, NC and was placed in command of Company C. He remained with the company to Raleigh, NC and in pursuit of Johnson's rebel army. On or about April 25, 1865 several men died of sun stroke. On the day before the armistice, he received sunstroke. John remained with his company under treatment of surgeons and on duty. After the surrender he went with the company toward Washington, part of the time on foot when possible and part of the time in an ambulance. At Richmond, VA he was detailed to go with a steam boat to Alexandria, Va where he was put in the hospital in barracks outside the city in May 1865 and was discharged. He received his honorable discharge from Washington D.C.
John B. Warner is buried in Riverview Cemetery in Trenton, New Jersey. He is in a family plot owned by himself and his son-in-law Charles Nichols.
John B. Warner married Mary Britton on December 18, 1853 in Morrisville, Pa. They resided in Trenton, New Jersey. They had four children: Mary Emma, Charles Britton, Eliza B. and Ulysses Tecumseh(named after Generals Grant and Sherman). Eliza died at age 7 and Ulysses at age 3. Charles B. and Mary Emma grew into adulthood, married and had children.
Mary Britton Warner is the sister of George L. Britton. George also served in Company "C" during the Civil War. George was a Republican and ran on the same ticket as Ulysses Grant. George ran for the position of coroner, which he held. George was also the First Police Chief Justice of Trenton. You may find him by following the links to Mary.
John B. Warner was my grandmother's great grandfather. The information provided on this page was done from research by Dianne and Gwen, Terry, and others. It was written by Gwen.
Bio by: Gwen Dunphy
