John W. Chickering Captain, United States Army

John W. Chickering Ill of Illinois Appointed from Illinois, Captain, 88th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, 27August 1862 Brevet Major of U. S. Volunteers, 13 March 1865 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Chickamauga, Georgia Honorably mustered out, 17 Novembr 1865 Second Lieutenant, 13th U. S. Infantry, 11 May 1866 Transferred to 22nd U. S. Infantry, 21 September 1866 First Lieutenant, 1 February 1868 Unassinged 15 May 1869 Assigned to 6th U. S. Cavalry, 1 January 1871 Breveted First Lieutenant and Captain, 2 March 1867 for gallant and meritorious service at the battle of Chickamauga, Georgia. Cashiered 27 January 1875 Died 8 March 1891 CHICKERING, JOHN W CAPT   US ARMY CIVIL WAR DATE OF DEATH: 03/07/1891 BURIED AT: SECTION 1  SITE 11-A-ES ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY Posted: 21 July 2005