John was born about 1832. Enlisted, in Lafayette, Indiana, on 13 Jul 1855, and was assigned to Company G, 10th United States Infantry. He deserted on 21 Nov. 1855. He had dark eyes, brown hair, fair skin, and was 5 foot 6 inches tall.
Sources
"United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD5-YS4S : 3 March 2021), John Massoth, 13 Jul 1855; citing p. 142, volume 051, Lafayette, , , United States, NARA microfilm publication M233 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 25; FHL microfilm 350,331.
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