Fleming, John C., b. 1844.

Chicago Civil War soldier.

Born in 1844, John C. Fleming, an 18 year old clerk, enlisted as a private in the Chicago Board of Trade Battery, Horse Artillery, Illinois Volunteers in 1862. Fleming was enthusiastic about being a soldier, and many nearby regiments contained friends and acquaintances who he kept track of throughout the war. Little is known about his life after he was mustered out June 30,1865, apparently unhurt by the War, and met his relieved and happy relations in Chicago. His last known address was a Chicago business address, the Marquette Building, in 1902.

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