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John Abraham Hendricks (1823 - 1862)

Lt. Col. John Abraham Hendricks
Born in Madison, Jefferson Co, Indiana USAmap
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Husband of — married 24 Jan 1848 in Indiana USAmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 39 in Pea Ridge, Benton Co, Arkansas USAmap
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Biography

John Hendricks is a member of Clan Gunn.

John Abraham Hendricks was an Irish-born American lawyer and soldier. Hendricks was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War. Lt. Colonel Hendricks was killed in the Battle of Pea Ridge.

John was born in 1823. He was the son of William Hendricks and Ann Paul. He passed away in 1862. [1][2]

Military Service

Lieutenant Colonel John Hendricks served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Aug 15, 1861
Mustered out: Mar 7, 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): F & S, 22nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry
  • Civil War

John A. Hendricks was commissioned as Lieutenant Colonel and enrolled in the 22nd Indiana Infantry on August 15, 1861. [3]

On December 18, 1861, Lt. Colonel Hendricks and the 22nd Regiment captured 1300 prisoners in action at Milford Mound on Blackwater Creek. [4] On March 7, 1862, during the Battle of Pea Ridge, Lieutenant Colonel Hendricks was killed. [3]

Lieutenant Colonel John Abraham Hendricks was buried at Fairmount Cemetery, Madison, Indiana. [2]

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Sources

  1. First-hand information as remembered by Scott Hendricks, Monday, February 3, 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11789585/john-abraham-hendricks: accessed 25 November 2023), memorial page for LTC John Abraham Hendricks (7 Mar 1824–7 Mar 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11789585, citing Fairmount Cemetery, Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Eric Lowman (contributor 46508697).
  3. 3.0 3.1 Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Military, Civil War, Adjutant General, Record for John A Hendricks. https://www.in.gov/iara/services-for-public/search-archives-holdings/indiana-archives-digital-index-records/
  4. 22ND INDIANA INFANTRY REGIMENT, COMPANY K ROLL BOOK, Indiana History. https://indianahistory.org/wp-content/uploads/22nd-indiana-infantry-regiment-company-k-roll-book.pdf
  • "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJK-2V1 : 9 November 2014), John A Hendricks, Madison, ward 6, Jefferson, Indiana, United States; citing family 490, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).




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