John W. Tomlinson (USA)

Private in Co E, Kansas 17th Infantry Regiment, USA.

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U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about John W Tomlinson

Name: John W Tomlinson

Residence: Leavenworth, Kansas

Enlistment Date: 30 Jul 1864

Rank at enlistment: Private

State Served: Kansas

Survived the War?: Yes

Service Record: Enlisted in Company E, Kansas 17th Infantry Regiment on 01 Aug 1864.

Mustered out on 16 Nov 1864.

Sources: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kansas

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American Civil War Regiments

Regiment: 17th Infantry Regiment Kansas

Date of Organization: 28 Jul 1864

Muster Date: 16 Nov 1864

Regiment State: Kansas

Regiment Type: Infantry

Regiment Number: 17th

Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded: 0

Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 0

Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 0

Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 4

Regimental Soldiers and History: List of Soldiers

Regimental History

Seventeenth Infantry

KANSAS

(100 DAYS)

Seventeenth Infantry. -- Lieut.-Col., Samuel A. Drake.

This regiment was called into service for 100 days in July, 1864, but men enough for only five companies (455 in all) were recruited. These were organized into a battalion at Camp Deitzler, Leavenworth, where they were mustered into the U. S. service July 28, 1864.

Troops were needed to garrison the western posts, in consequence of which the companies of this command were early separated. Co. A was ordered to Fort Riley, C to Cottonwood Falls, D to Lawrence, and B and E remained with regimental headquarters at Fort Leavenworth.

When the forces of Gen. Price invaded Missouri and seriously threatened Kansas in the fall of 1864, Lieut.-Col. Drake's command was ordered to Paola where Drake relieved Capt. Huntoon of the 11th, in command of the post.

As Price's army advanced toward the Kansas border the utmost vigilance was required of the little force stationed at the exposed station of Paola. Only two companies of the 17th and one of the 16th were left to protect the place, together with its valuable public property. Everything was done by Drake's command to put the town in a complete condition of defense and the men of the 17th built a fort on the site of their camp. Many of the state militia called out at the time of the Price raid rendezvoused at Paola and the several regiments and detachments as they reported, were supplied and forwarded by Col. Drake to their respective destinations.

When the retreating enemy threatened Mound City, Drake's little command made a forced march to the relief of that point and assisted in preventing an attack on the town. During the cavalry engagement at Mine Creek, the 17th formed in skirmishing order and brought in a number of prisoners from the cornfields surrounding the town.

Its term of enlistment having now expired, the regiment was ordered back to Paola, thence to Fort Leavenworth, where it was mustered out Nov. 16, 1864.

The fortunes of war gave the command little opportunity to distinguish itself, but its reputation for discipline and soldierly conduct was good. There were no deaths and only 2 or 3 desertions by professional bounty jumpers.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 219

Battles Fought Fought on 25 Oct 1864 at Mine Creek, KS.

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Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 about John Tomlinson

Name: John Tomlinson

Census Date: 15 Jun 1865

Residence County: Woodson

Residence state: Kansas

Locality: Belmont

Birth Location: Arkansas

Family Number: 27

Marital Status: Married

Gender: Male

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847

Line: 28

Roll: ks1865_7

Household Member(s):

Name Age

John Tomlinson 18