Denby, John J.

1837 - 1867  (29 years)

• Name	Denby, John J.
  Birth	8 Mar 1837  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	DENB.J
  _FGRAVE	32540094
  Military Service	American Civil War, Private, Company G, 21st Illinois Infantry  [1, 2]
  	DENBY, John Private Jun 28, 1861 Disch. Jan 30, 1865; pris. war Born 3/8/1837 Pvt. in the 21st ILL. Inf. Co. G During the Civil War he was captured by the enemy at Burnt Hickory , Ga. 6/8/1864 , escaped from Andersonville Prison Ga. Discharged 1/30/1865 at Huntsville , Ala. Expiration of term. Andersonville probably had something to do with his dying at such a young age.
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		United States of America Flag, 35 Stars (1863-1865) This flag was flown by the Federal States during the United States Civil War. The flag of the United States of America from 1861 to 1863, with 34 stars for all the 34 states. In 1863 a 35th star was added to represent the new state of West Virginia (the loyal northwestern counties of Virginia), and in 1864 a 36th star for Nevada (previously…
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  		21st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  Death	2 Mar 1867  [1]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Denby, John J.
  Person ID	I55376	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S16018] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Denby, John J., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32540094/john-j-denby), none. (Reliability: 2). [S493] Les Higgason, Civil War Veterans, Buried in Clay County (including Confederate), Compiled by Les Higgason (Reliability: 2).