John Castleton Leatherman (1839 - 1863)

Born 19 Nov 1839 in Cook, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 16 May 1863 at age 23 in Hinds, Mississippi, United States

Biography

Pvt. Castleton Leatherman served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Jul 1, 1861
Mustered out: KIA
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. E, 5th IA Inf.

John Castleton Leatherman was born 19 Nov 1839 and died in the Civil War battle of Champion Hills on 16 May 1863.^[1]

From Find A Grave:

Castleton Leatherman, son of Daniel Leatherman and Mary Ann (Polly) Wilson Leatherman, enlisted in the Civil War as John Castleton Leatherman on July 1, 1861 He was 21 year old, as a private in Co. E. 5th Iowa Infantry. Mustered into U.S. service at Camp Warren, Burlington, Iowa on July 15, 1861. He was promoted to corporal on April 24, 1863. He was K.I.A. on May 16, 1863 at the Battle of Champion Hill and was initially buried next day on the Battlefield.

He never married.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Letherman, Rev. John I., comp. All Leatherman Kin History: A Brief History and a Partial Genealogical Record of Leatherman Families and Their Descendants. (Nappanee IN: E.V. Publishing House), 1940. Access online at HathiTrust, page 593.
2. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images: accessed 29 May 2019, memorial page for Castleton Leatherman (19 Nov 1839–16 May 1863), Find A Grave: Memorial #24904125, citing Quasqueton Cemetery, Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA: headstone photos (3).

See also:

• "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS4Q-9Y7 : 4 December 2014), Castleton Leatherman, 5th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company , E, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M541 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 15; FHL microfilm .