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John H (DeClute) DiClute (abt. 1827 - 1862)

Private John H DiClute formerly DeClute
Born about [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at about age 35 in Pittsburg Landing, Hardin, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Biography

John DeClute was born about 1827.[1]
Private John (DeClute) DiClute served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 22 Nov 1861
Mustered out: 6 Apr 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company "I," 44th Indiana Volunteers
He mustered in to Company "I" of the 44th Indiana Volunteers on 22 November 1861. At that time, he was a resident of Elkhart County.[2]
Roll of Honor
Private John (DeClute) DiClute was KIlled in Action during The United States Civil War.

He was one of two men in his company killed in action on 6 April 1862 at the Battle of Shiloh and originally buried in the vicinity of the battlefield.[3][4]

He was re-interred in the Shiloh National Cemetery.[5][6][7]

His widow, Mary Jane, applied for a widow's pension on 22 December 1862. (Certificate no. 2299).[8]

Sources

  1. ↑ Military: "Web: Indiana, U.S., Civil War Soldier Database Index, 1861-1865," database, Original data: Civil War. Indiana State Digital Archives. Ancestry Record 9762 #54217 (accessed 19 September 2023), John DiClute; Name: John Diclute; Birth Year: abt 1827; Age: 34; Enrollment Date: 10 Sep 1861; Place: Elkhart, Indiana; Company: I; Regiment: 44; Notes: Pvt. No discharge/muster out info. Given.
  2. ↑ Military: Terrell, William H.H., Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, vol. 5 (Indianapolis) digital image, Archive.org, page 381.
  3. ↑ Military: United States, Adjutant-General's Office, Compiled Records Showing Service of Military Units in Volunteer Union Organizations (microform), reel 42, digital images, Internet Archive, March and April 1862 "Company I, Indiana 44th Infantry"
  4. ↑ Roll of Honor: United States Army, Quartermaster General's Office, Roll of honor : names of soldiers who died in Defense of the American Union, Interred in the National Cemeteries; v. 20, Page 132.
  5. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960," database with images, National Archives and Records Administration; Burial Registers of Military Posts and National Cemeteries, compiled ca. 1862-ca. 1960; Archive Number: 44778151; Series: A1 627; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3135 #57124 (accessed 19 September 2023), John De Clute burial (died on 6 Apr 1862) in Pittsburgh Landing National Cemetery, Tennessee.
  6. ↑ Burial: "U.S., National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2590 #1468233 (accessed 19 September 2023), John Diclute burial (died on 6 Apr 1862) in Shiloh National Cemetery.
  7. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave," database with images, Find A Grave: Memorial #9447815 (accessed 19 September 2023), Memorial page for PVT John Diclute (unknown-6 Apr 1862), citing Shiloh National Cemetery, Shiloh, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA (plot: 44th Indiana. Grave 445.); Maintained by J. Colin Clark (contributor 47094715).
  8. ↑ Widow's Pension Index: "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934," database with images, citing Affiliate Publication Title: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Affiliate Publication Number: T288; Affiliate Film Number: 116; Digital film/folder number: 005080205; FHL microfilm: 540872, FamilySearch Record: KD1S-KH4 (accessed 19 September 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GTY5-94PL Image number 04397, Name: Mary Jane Declute.

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Categories: US Civil War Needs Connection | Elkhart, Indiana | Battle of Shiloh | Shiloh National Cemetery, Shiloh, Tennessee | 44th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, United States Civil War | Killed in Action, United States of America, United States Civil War