John Driver (1831 - 1862)

Born 1831 in Wayne Township, Henry, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Mills) Driver — married 4 May 1853 (to 1 Jun 1862) in Randolph, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Jun 1862 at about age 31 in Pittsburg Landing, Hardin, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Private John Driver served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 29 Oct 1861
Mustered out: 7 Apr 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 36th Indiana Infantry

John Driver was Killed in Action during US Civil War.

John was born about 1831. He was the son of John Driver and Abigail Mills. When his parents died he was sent to live with his uncle and aunt James and Sarah Driver at Stony Creek, Randolph, Indiana near Farmland. Sometime after 1846 he received his inheritance from his fathers estate. In 1846 the balance due him was $470.62. He married Elizabeth Mills, had his children and then went to war. He was wounded or killed on 7 April 1862, the second day of the Battle of Pittsburg Landing or also known as Shiloh.

Military and Death of John Driver

According to History.com ^[1] the Battle of Shiloh took place took place from April 6 to April 7, 1862. So, John was wounded on the second day.

"John Driver, Blountsville. Mustered in October 29, 1861. Killed at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 7, 1862." ^[2] From Hazzard, George, 1845-. Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906. Military ed. Newcastle, Ind.: G. Hazzard, author and publisher, 1906. V 1 p 528

John Driver, Company K, 36th Indiana Infantry. Killed at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 7, 1862. Buried on the battlefield. Re-interred in Shiloh National Cemetery.Unknown list. ^[3]From Hazzard, George, 1845-. Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906. Military ed. Newcastle, Ind.: G. Hazzard, author and publisher, 1906. V2 p 733

Indiana Civil War Records ^[4] LastName Driver FirstName John Age 32 Date Enrolled 1861/10/29 Where Enrolled Indianapolis, Indiana Regiment 36 Company K Discharge Date 1862/04/07 Notes Pvt. Recruit. Killed in Action at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 7, 1862. ReferenceNumber CIV052302

The U.S., Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865 lists him as dying in a Regimental Hospital on April 7 of Vulnus Laceratum (lacerated wound one in which the tissues are torn)

Death of John Driver

Notes

a search on Indiana Newspaper Indexes ^[5] indicates an article or mention of John, however this is not available online:
Record Type Indianapolis Daily Journal
Subject Driver, John
Description Death of, Co. K, 36th Regt. Ind.
Sources J. 4-26-1862 p2 c4
City Indianapolis
Providing Library Indiana State Library

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-shiloh#
2. ↑ https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044014472799&view=plaintext&seq=528
3. ↑ https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044014472757&view=plaintext&seq=165
4. ↑ https://secure.in.gov/apps/iara/search/Home/Detail?rId=1231960
5. ↑ https://digital.statelib.lib.in.us/legacy/search.aspx?index=4&search=John+Driver&limit=20&page=1&results=1)

1. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHV3-7FK : 12 April 2016), John Driver in household of James Driver, Stoney Creek, Randolph, Indiana, United States; citing family 63, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). NOTE:1850 census shows John W living with father's brother James and Sarah Driver.
2. Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
3. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4NT-Q6B : 13 December 2017), John Driver, 1860.
4. U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 John Driver Indiana 5th Vol 4 of 6 https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1666/32178_648466_0033-00132
5. https://secure.in.gov/apps/iara/search/Home/Detail?rId=1231965: NOTE Pvt. Recruit. Killed in Action at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 7, 1862.
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Shiloh
7. "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSWL-XJ6 : 4 December 2014), John Driver, Private, Company K, 36th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M540 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 20; FHL microfilm 881,741.
8. Indiana, Civil War Soldier Database Index, 1861-1865https://secure.in.gov/apps/iara/search/Home/Detail?rId=1231960
9. https://www.fold3.com/image/829377
10. https://www.fold3.com/image/829377
11. https://www.fold3.com/image/305761749?rec=281522188
12. https://www.fold3.com/image/294979410
13. https://www.fold3.com/image/293728131