John Cherry, Union Ancestor of Brother Chuck Bunnell

John Cherry served on the Union side during the Civil War. He joined on December 4, 1861. Since he was only fifteen at the time, he was assigned as a color bearer (flag carrier).  John Cherry, when serving during the Civil War, was five feet, five inches tall, was fair complexion, had gray eyes and light hair.

John Cherry served three years during the Civil War. He joined on December 4, 1861, and mustered out on July 11, 1865, in Louisville, KY. He was appointed Corporal on November 15, 1864. He served in Company B, 78th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. This Regiment fought in the following battles Shiloh, TN April 6-7, 1862; Bolivar, TN, August 30, 1862; Raymond, MS, May 12, 1863; Champion Hills, MS, May 16, 1863; Vicksburg, MS, May 18 to July 4, 1863; Canton, MS, February 26, 1864; Kenesaw Mountain, GA, June 9-10, 1864; Atlanta, GA, (Hood's First Sortie), July 22, 1864; Atlanta, GA, (siege of), July 28 to September 2, 1864; and Bentonville, NC, March 19-21, 1865. After the War, John Cherry, applied for a pension as a Civil War Veteran.

Contributed by Brother Chuck Bunnell, February 2001.