John Wright

Newspaper article listing the graves of Civil War soldiers in Cumberland County

John Wright was born around 1828, most likely in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He enlisted with Company G of the 22nd U.S.C.T. on December 30, 1863, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and was mustered in on the same date.1 Whether or not he survived the war is unknown. He is buried in Lincoln Cemetery, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.2

  1. Pennsylvania, U.S., Civil War Muster Rolls, 1860-1869.
  2. “List of soldier’s graves…” Carlisle Weekly Herald, 3, May 22, 1884.

Bibliography:

John Wright. Pennsylvania, U.S., Civil War Muster Rolls, 1860-1869. Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 2015. Pennsylvania, U.S., Civil War Muster Rolls, 1860-1869 - AncestryLibrary.com

“List of soldier’s graves…” Carlisle Weekly Herald. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. May 22, 1884. Page 3. https://www.newspapers.com/image/27885485

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12/30/1863

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01/01/1828

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