Hunter, John Howard
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 21, credited to Cornish, NH Unit(s): 5th NH INF Service: enl, Newport, 9/7/61, m/i, Pvt, Co. E, 5th NH INF, 10/19/61, wdd, air Oaks, 6/1/62, dis/dsb 1/8/63, Fortress Monroe; Co. H, 1st NH HARTY See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 03/28/1841, Cornish, NH Death: 04/12/1916 Burial: North Newport Cemetery, Newport, NH Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone researcher/photographer: Heidi McColgan Findagrave Memorial #: 48405320 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 11/22/1889, VT Portrait?: Unknown College?: Not Found Veterans Home?: Not Found (If there are state digraphs above, this soldier spent some time in a state or national soldiers' home in that state after the war) Remarks: See 1914 Brattleboro Daily Reformer Article for biography. DESCENDANTS (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
BURIAL: Copyright notice   North Newport Cemetery, Newport, NH Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
John H. Hunter
Springfield Republican
April 14, 1916
BRATTLEBORO
Death of John Howard Hunter
John Howard Hunter, 75, a veteran of the civil war and for the last six years a resident of Brattleboro, died in his home on Canal street Thursday evening after an illness of two weeks with Bright's disease. He was employed by Rockwell & Sherwin as a wheelwright. Mr. Hunter was born in Cornish, N.H., March 23,1841, the oldest of four sons of Zeno and Almira (Burnap) Hunter. When he was 15 years old he went to work making wooden shoe pegs in a shop at Newport, N.H., at 67 cents a day and continued there until the outbreak of the civil war. He saw much hard service in the war and was promoted to corporal and for a time was orderly to Gen. Sumner. After securing his transfer back to his company he was promoted to sergeant. He was wounded in one hand and forearm in the battle of Fair Oaks and not long afterward contracted malarial fever. He rejoined his regiment, but was finally discharged from service for disability January 8, 1863. He was twice married. His first wife, who was Miss Ellen P. Harris, died May 26, 1879. In 1884 he married Miss Ida M. Howard of Sharon, who still survives. Besides his widow he leaves two daughters, Mrs. Lettie M. O'Neil of Claremont, N.H., and Mrs. Annie L. Wright of Newport, N.H. he also leaves one brother, H.P. Hunter of Elliot street. He was a member of James B. Perry Grand Army post of Lebanon, N.H., and later a member of and commander of Abraham Lincoln post of White River Junction. He was also a member of Columbian lodge of Masons.
Contributed by Tom Boudreau.