And it's Auxiliary
John W Lord
Enslistment: 7 May 1861, US
Marines
Discharge: 3 Aug 1865
John W
Lord was the tenth child of James and Betty Lord and was born
in Philadelphia on September 22, 1839. James Lord, his father,
had a woolen mill in the Wissahickon area of Philadelphia and
sold woolens to the Union during the Civil War. His son, John,
enlisted in the Marines on May 7 1861 and was discharged on
Aug 3 1865. From his enlistment papers I know that he was 5
foot, eight inches tall, with a "florid complection", hair
color "dark" , and eye color "grey". After the war he married
Jane Putreel ( Jan 1 1866 ) and they had four children
including my grandfather John W Lord 2nd. My great
grandfather's name is listed on a Civil War statute in the
Germantown Section of Philadelphia and he is buried in the
Leverington cemetery in the Roxborough area of Philadelphia
with other family members, his grave has a US Marine marker.
As far as I know he was a private during his entire service.
He died of military tuberculosis and his widow collected a
military pension.
As an aside his middle name "Whiticar" was in recognition of
George Whiticar who was a partner of James Lord and sponsored
his U.S Citizenship application. Sept 17 1830. There are five
direct descendents with the John W Lord name.
Until
recently I had his original enlistment and discharge paper (
he was paid $53.29 when discharged) along with his match box
holder which I donated to the Marine Museum in Quantico Va. I
have included his picture which was taken on his joining the
GAR.
Submitted
by Robert Broadbent, 26 Jan 2012