John N. Tanner (1837 - 1864)

Born 1837 in East Port Chester, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States [uncertain]

Died 15 Jul 1864 at about age 27 in Morris Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

John Tanner is a part of US Black heritage.

Private John Tanner served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA

John was born about 1837 in Connecticut.

Occupations

• 1863: Mechanic

Residences

• 1863: Southbridge, Massachusetts (military enlistment)

Military Service and Death

During the Civil War, he served as a Private in Company B of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color. He was 26 years old, married and working as a mechanic when he enlisted on 14 July 1863 in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Killed in camp on 15 July 1864 by shelling.^[1] A (graphic) description of his death is given by Sergeant Samuel Valentine in a personal letter quoted in his profile's Military Service section.

Projects

• 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Sources

1. ↑ Emilio, Roster p. 348

• Christian Recorder. 27 August 1864.
• Emilio, Luis Fenollosa. History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Book Co., 1891 (1st ed.) and 1894 (2nd ed.)
• Find a Grave: John N. Tanner
• Redkey, Edwin S. A Grand Army of Black Men. New York, New York; Cambridge University Press, 1992. p. 67.