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No biography exists
for Berry in the National
Archives. Below is my biography. Entries in blue are references
and my additions
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John C. Berry was in Mobile for the 1860 Census.
He was born in 1827 in Georgia and had a Personal Estate of $500.
His occupation was listed as Book Keeper. He was married and had
four children at home. As a married man, he had lived in Virginia
and Louisiana, as well as Alabama. He served as a Quartermaster in
General Scott's Army during the Mexican War. |
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Berry is repeatedly referred to
as Captain or Major, but no record of his being so appointed has
been found and he is not on the published list of Quartermasters in
1864. |
| From the first gun
of the war, 1861 |
First Clerk in the
Transportation office in Mobile
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| May 31, 1862 |
Paid for month as
Transportation Clerk
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| September 30, 1863 |
Paid for month as
Transportation Agent
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| December 5, 1863 |
Recommendation he be
retained in his Mobile position
| NA, RRB
12-5-63 |
| NA, RRB
12-5A-63 |
| NA, RRB
12-9A-63 |
| NA, RRB
12-10-63 |
| NA, RRB
12-20-63 |
| NA, RRB
12-22-63 |
| NA, RRB
1-2A-64 |
| NA, RRB
1-4-64 |
| NA, RRB
1-4A-64 |
| NA, RRB
1-4B-64 |
| NA, RRB
1-13A-64 |
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| December 28, 1863 |
Louisiana Committee
of Mobile recommends "Major" Bell be permanently assigned as
Transportation Agent in Mobile
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| January 20, 1864 |
Major LeBaron, QM at
Mobile, requests Berry be appointed Captain for Transportation and
ordered to report to LeBaron
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| April 2, 1864 |
Official Bond
accepted
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| August 29, 1864 |
Asked to report on
certain transportation furnished
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| October 4, 1864 |
Responses to QM
Inspector
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| November 11, 1864 |
Numerous
recommendations for his promotion
| NA, RRB
11-14B-64 |
| NA, RRB
11-15A-64 |
| NA, RRB
11-15B-64 |
| NA, RRB
11-16-64 |
| NA, RRB
11-19-64 |
| NA, RRB
11-24-64 |
| NA, RRB
11-26-64 |
| NA, RRB
12-16A-64 |
| NA, RRB
1-9B-65 |
| NA, RRB
1-9C-65 |
| NA, RRB
1-9D-65 |
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| May 10, 1865 |
Paroled at Meridian,
Miss. Signed as Captain & Transportation Agent |
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