John Cullen (1840 - 1863)

Born 4 Aug 1840 in Upton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

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Died 18 Dec 1863 at age 23 in Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

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Biography

John Cullen was born August 4, 1840 in Upton, Nottinghamshire, England to John Cullen and Sarah Haslam. ^[1]

After the death of his mother, John Cullen immigrated to the United States at the age of 10 with his father and siblings in 1851 on the ship, Caroline Nesmith, which departed from Liverpool to New York. ^[2]

Private John Cullen served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: July 24, 1862
Mustered out: December 18, 1863 (died)
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 154th Regiment, Co. H, New York Infantry

John enlisted at Little Valley, Cattaraugus, New York on July 24, 1862 in the New York Infantry to fight in the United States Civil War. He mustered in as a private on September 25, 1862. He was captured in action on July 1, 1863 at Gettysburgh, Pennsylvania and died December 18, 1863 at a hospital in Annapolis, Maryland from wounds or illness sustained in the war. His cause of death was shown in the 1865 New York Census as "starvation in a rebel prison." ^[4]

John was buried in Annapolis National Cemetery, Annapolis, Arundel, Maryland. ^{[5] [6]}

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7SS-S4Y : 30 October 2015), John Cullen, Upton, Nottinghamshire, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
2. ↑ "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27PP-BTS : 15 April 2015), John Cullen, 1851; citing NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6QM-6ZQ : 19 November 2014), Joseph Cullen in household of John Cullen, E.D. Western, Ogden, Monroe, New York, United States; count clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 833,737.
4. ↑ "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNN-CTHF : accessed 16 August 2018), John Cullen, , Little Valley, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; citing source p. 30, line 18, household ID , county clerk, board of supervisors and surrogate court offices from various counties. Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York; FHL microfilm 584,486.
5. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/542686/john-cullen : accessed 16 August 2018), memorial page for John Cullen (1840–20 Nov 1863), Find A Grave Memorial no. 542686, citing Annapolis National Cemetery, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by US Veterans Affairs Office (contributor 5) .
6. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1G-FH8C : 15 December 2015), John Cullen, 1863; Burial, Little Valley, Cattaraugus, New York, United States of America, Little Valley Rural Cemetery; citing record ID 144733100, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

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