John Watson

Birth Date

c1847

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Jefferson County, Kentucky, book binder's apprentice and soldier. Ohio native. Son of Frances Watson. Book binder's apprentice in Jefferson County in 1860. Served in the Provost Guard of Louisville (U.S.A.) as a private and musician from October 3, 1861 to October 3, 1862. Mustered out on October 3, 1862. Served in the 34th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry (U.S.A.) as a private and musician from May 2, 1863 to February 7, 1864. Court martialed and sentenced to labor on fortifications in October 1863. Returned to duty in January 1864. Transferred with company on February 7, 1864. Served in the 5th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry (U.S.A.) as a private and musician from February 7, 1864 to July 16, 1865. Mustered out on July 16, 1865.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 4, p. 61.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0058.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0412.
Records of the Office of the Judge Advocate General (Army), 1792 - 2010, NARA RG153, Series: Court Martial Case Files, 12/1800 - 10/1894, ID1857721.
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), p. 332-334, 346, 964.

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