A Wilson Family Tree
Notes for John Thomas Allen
Full name of John Thomas Allen is from Rebecca Betz. Other sources had John F. Allen.
According to an e-mail from Denise Crumpton, he fought in the Civil War and was wounded at Pea Ridge. According to Rebecca Betz, he had an injury to a facial nerve from the war and eventually lost his sight. He spent his last years in a Confederate Home in Missouri.
There are papers on Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=9122599&PIpi=9703469) about his enlistment and units in the Civil War. He was a private in Company I of the 3rd Missouri Volunteer Infantry under Capt. McIlvain. He enlisted on 11 Jan 1862 in Greene Co., MO. On 1 Apr 1863 he transferred from Company F. He served in the Missouri State Guard in Poindexter's regiment, 4th division. It mentions battles in Altoona, New Hope Church, Ga.
Note: Some of the information in these pages is uncertain. Please let me know of errors or omissions using the email link above. ...Mike Wilson
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