Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Grieves, John December 7, 1925
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Ionia Sentinel Standard-Tues. Dec. 8, 1925

SARANAC VET OF CIVIL WAR DIES MONDAY
John Grieves, 82, Had Unique War Record, Being Neither Wounded Nor Captured; Funeral
Wednesday.

John Grieves, veteran of the Civil War, died at his home in Saranac Monday. Organic
trouble was given as the cause of his death. Mr. Grieves was born in Steuben county, New
York, February 4, 1843.

In 1860 at the age of 17, he enlisted in the Thirty-fifth New York infantry, Company
F, then drilling at Corning, N.Y.  Two months later they went to Elmira, N.Y. and then to
Washington, D. C., where they camped on Meridian Heights and took part in the first battle of
Bull Run, covered the retreat from the battle and camped at Arlington near the present site of
the National Cemetery.

Among the battles in which Mr. Grieve took part were Fredericksburg, Yorktown, and
the seven days' battle. He then went with the company overland to Cedar mountain and
fought in the battles of Rappahannock, White Sulphur Springs, Gainesville, and the second
battle of Bull Run, They went to South Mountain and Antietam, where they crossed the
Potomac to Warrentown and he was present when McClellan was relieved of the command which 
was given to Burnside.

Mr. Grieves was mustered out June 11, 1863, but re-enlisted in December, 1863, with
Company L. Fourth Heavy Artillery, at Cohocton, N.Y. He took part in the second
battle of Chancellorville, Spottsylvania courthouse, and Cold Harbor. In the spring of 1865
they were ordered to follow the second corps of the artillery brigade to the surrender of
Appomatox. He was mustered out of service at Hart's Island, N.Y. ,September, 1865, holding an
unusual record of having been neither wounded nor captured during the entire time of his 
enlistment.

Mr. Grieves member of _______________ and G.A.R.post of Saranac. Mr. Grieves was a
regular attendant at the Ionia fairs and attended the free fair last summer. Mr. Grieves
came to Micigan shortly after the close of the war. He had lived on the same farm, four
miles northeast of Saranac, about 40 years. He was active in G.A.R. and the W.R.C. and
attended the county battalion.

Besides his aged widow Mr. Grieves is survived by four children, Wesley Grieves, of
Ionia; Mrs. Harry York, of Sunfield; Ralph Grieves, of Keene, and Margaret LaVean, of
Saranac, Mrs.Phoebe Grieves and family, who live north of Ionia, are relatives.

The funeral will be held from the home in Saranac Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Burial will take place in Saranac cemetery.

Additional Comments:
Saranac Cem.-Lot #303

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