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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