Name |
McCracken, John James |
Birth |
2 Dec 1832 |
Daviess County, Indiana [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Reference Number |
MCCR.J024 |
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76600657 |
Military Service |
American Civil War, Sergeant, Company G, 42nd Indiana Infantry Regiment [2] |
- He enlisted in Company "G" 42nd Regiment of Volunteers on 28 September 1861 at Washington, Indiana, and on 10 October 1861 he was mustered in at Evansville, Indiana, whith his brothers William Nelson, Thomas and Henry McCracken. John James McCracken was 28 years old and entered the service as a Sergeant.
The 42nd Indiana lost eight killed, fifty-three wounded and thirty-one captured at the Battle of Chickamauga. They fought under General Thomas who became known as "The Rock of Chickamauga" because it was his corps that held the line against the Confederates agter the rest of the Union army retreated in confusion. John James McCracken was one of the 9,756 Union soldiers who were wounded in the battle. His wound required the amputation of the right index finger. After the hand had healed, he was transferred to the Veterans Reserve Corps because he could no longer shoot a rifle. At Cliffburn Barrancks, D.C., on 28 May 1864, John was discharged being unfit for duty and having just five months of his enlistment to serve.
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American Civil War
(April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
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Death |
2 Jul 1910 |
Daviess County, Indiana [1] |
- John J. McCracken, who was one of the wealthiest men of the county, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. jacob Clark, near Glendale, Saturday afternoon, of Brights disease.
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Burial |
Bethany Cemetery, Washington, Daviess County, Indiana [1] |
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Headstone, McCracken, John J. and Adaline
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Person ID |
I46521 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
Last Modified |
18 Feb 2021 |