John St. Clair

John St. Clair was a Sergeant in the 6th Wisconsin Infantry / Company K.

Antebellum

• Wednesday after 2nd meeting of Lemonweir Minute Men on May 8, James P. Sullivan, Rescun W. Davis, and James L. Barney went to nearby Bill Steward's farm to enlist with John - acting as Corporal of provisional company and had necessary enrollment sheets

War Career

• Enlisted on May 10, 1861 in the 6th Wisconsin Infantry / Company K
• Veteran
• Corporal
• Sergeant
• Taken prisoner in action at the Battle of Petersburg
• Mustered out on June 15, 1865

Sources

• Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Page 536)

Other Sources

• Herdegan, IBiCWaM, 52-53