Post (C) Doris McCraw
aka Angela Raines
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| GAR Section of Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, CO. Image (C) Doris McCraw |
John W. Peterson enlisted in Denver, Colorado, Colorado Territory, as a private on September 1, 1863. He mustered out of Company E of the 3rd Infantry to transfer to Company M of the Colorado Cavalry as a Seargent on October 1, 1863, when that unit was organized.
Various companies of the 2nd Cavalry served in Missouri, the District of the Frontier, and New Mexico. They were the first to leave the territory to serve on the Union side of the conflict. The history is varied and a bit hard to follow. For those who would like to know more you can find the information U. S., Amerian Civil War Regiments, 1861-1865.
His personal life is a bit of a mystery, for there was also another John Peterson in Colorado Springs at the same time. Trying to decipher who is who has been more time-consuming than expected. So far, any records that match show he never married. Hopefully, time will bring more of Sgt. Peterson's life to the forefront. So far the John Peterson, born around 1835 in Illinois shows the most promise.
We do know he died on April 9, 1904, and is buried in the GAR section of Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs.
For more on the Civil War Veterans and Veteran's Wives in this series:
Martha Douglass - Prairie Rose Publications
William T. Douglass - Western Fictioneers
Private John H. Long - Western Fictioneers
Isabella Long - Prairie Rose Publications
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