John Sheets

Gravestone of John Sheets in Gettysburg National Cemetery

NPS Photo

Quick Facts

Significance:

1st Infantry, Company D

Place of Birth:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date of Birth:

1840

Place of Death:

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Date of Death:

July 3, 1863

Place of Burial:

Delaware, Row A, Site #4

Cemetery Name:

Gettysburg National Cemetery

Delaware, Row A, Site #4

Born in 1840, John worked as a farmer until 1861 when he enlisted in Milford, Delaware as a private. September 1862 John was promoted to corporal. He was furloughed in April 1863, returning to active duty to serve during the Battle of Gettysburg where he was killed in action on July 3, 1863.

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