10021. John Whittig - Biographical Notes

JOHN WHITTIG Was born at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, in about 1836. On November 8th, 1864 at Nevada City, Calif— ornia he enlisted to serve three years , as private in Captain George D. Kendall s Company " I " 7th California Infantry. He was mustered in at the Presidio of San Francisco, November 18th, 1864. Before enlisting in the service he worked as a Miner. He left San Francisco with his Company during May of 1865 for Fort Whipple, A. T. , via Fort Mohave, A. T. and arrived in June, 1865. While serving as a Mail Escort on detached service , along the Fort Whipple, Date Creek Road, he was killed by Indians July 21st, 1865, near Skull Valley, A. T. His remains eventually were relocated to the Camp Date Creek, A-T . Cemetery. During June of 1892 his remains were removed to the San Francisco National Cemetery at the Presidio, and reinterred in Grave Number 1188, West Side. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CITATIONS Burial Records Por Camp Date Creek, A. T. , N.A. Record Group 92, Entry 627 A. Burial Records For The San Francisco National Cemetery, At The Presidio, San Francisco, California. Obtained From The Department Of Veterans Af fairs , Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California N.A. Microfilm #617, Roll #1425, Returns From U.S. Military Posts, 1800—1916, Whipple Barracks, A. T. Orton, Richard H. Records Of California Men In The War Of The Rebellion , 1861 To 1867. Sacramento : State Office , 1890. pp. 765, 791, 792. The Adjutant General Of The Army— Military Service Records , National Archives, Washington, D.C