Milton Armstrong.4, (John Armstrong Jr.3, John Armstrong Sr.2, Robert Armstrong.1) born: 30 August 1811, Maury County Tennessee, died: 13 August 1890, Minonk, Woodford County Illinois, buried: Minonk Township Cemetery, Woodford County Illinois, son of: John Armstrong Jr. and Mary Ann "Polley" Dudley, married: 24 December 1834, Reno, Bond County Illinois, Sarah Helen Robinson, born: 7 August 1807, North Carolina, died: 10 June 1872, Minonk, Woodford County Illinois, buried: Hillside Cemetery, Platteville, Grant County Wisconsin, daughter of: Alexander A. Robinson and Elizabeth "Betsy" White, Children; Mary Jane Armstrong, William White Armstrong, James Robinson Armstrong, John Benjamin "Jack" Armstrong,

Milton, married second: about 1872, Illinois, Martha Ann Hollenbeck, born: 6 December 1835, died: 13 November 1915, Minonk, Woodford County Illinois, buried: Minonk Township Cemetery, Woodford County Illinois, daughter of: Jacob Hollenbeck and Ann Eliza Thralls, Children; Jessie Rosetta (Armstrong) Jury, Frederick Grant "Freddie" Armstrong, Emma Ann Armstrong

Martha Ann Hollenback, had been married first to; Samuel Templeman, born: 1834, Ohio, Known Children; Jacob Franklin Templeman, Martha Ellen Templeman, Theodore T. Templeman, Eliza Ann Templeman, Bella Templeman, Charles Templeman.

John Benjamin "Jack" Armstrong.5, (Milton Armstrong.4, (John Armstrong Jr.3, (John Armstrong Sr.2, Robert Armstrong.1) born: 16 January 1844, Elm Point, Bond County Illinois, died: 8 January 1863, Madison Dane County Wisconsin, while on Furlough from the Civil War, buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Platteville, Grant County Wisconsin, son of; Milton Armstrong and Sarah Helen Robinson.

Source; State of Wisconsin The Adjutant Generals office Pensions and Bonds Rehabilitation's Division, Madison Wisconsin, dated 11 May 1932,to Olive Kaune, Donnellson Illinois, Dear Madam, replying to your communication of May 3, we have the following to offer;

JAMES ARMSTRONG, Private Company C. 7th Reg. Enlisted 12 August 1861, Killed in action 5 May 1864, residence at enlistment Platteville, Wisconsin.

John B. Armstrong, Private Company E. 25th Wisconsin Infantry, Enlisted 11 August 1862, died at Madison, Wisconsin, residence at Enlistment, Platteville Wisconsin

There are on file service records during the Civil War for (Seven) 7, WILLIAM ARMSTRONG'S, none of them are from Platteville Wisconsin, and it is therefore impossible for us to determine the one to whom you refer, If you have any further information on which to Identify him we shall be pleased to try and locate him, From the Adjuntant General, George F. O' Connell. Private Co. C. 25th Regiment Wisconsin Infantry,

Source; Civil War Soldier and Sailor system
Armstrong, John B. Union Infantry 25th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry

Source; U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
Name: John B Armstrong
Residence: Wisconsin
Enlistment Date: 11 Aug 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Wisconsin
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company E, Wisconsin 25th Infantry
Regiment on 11 Aug 1862.
Mustered out on 08 Jan 1863 at Madison, WI.
Sources: Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the Rebellion

Source; Roster Wisconsin Volunteers, page 295, 25th Regiment, Company E., Enlisted Men;
Armstrong John B., Residence; Platteville, Enlisted; August 11 1862, Remarks; Died January 8, 1863, Madison Wisconsin, Disease. Bailey, James D., Residence; Harrison, Enlisted; August 11, 1862, Remarks; Discharged; February 11, 1865, Disability

Source; Notes of Olive Kaune,John enlisted in the Civil War on the 11th August 1862, with the 25th Wisconsin Regiment, Company E., mustered in 14 September 1862, at Camp Soloman, LaCrosse, Wisconsin (Next to the Tri state of Wisconsin Iowa, Minnesota) on the 25th. he was sent to the Minnesota Territory to suppress the Indian uprising, (after the muster date of 14 September 1862). Then in late November the 25th Wisconsin went on a 300 mile forced march, from Winona, Minnesota, to Camp Randall, Madison, Wisconsin, they arrived 18 December 1862, John B. Armstrong, died about three weeks later, on the 8 January 1863.

The 25th was comprised mainly of Platteville Men, that is why they were called the "PLATTEVILLE RANGERS". A fellow soldier of the 25th Company E., Penned a poem entitled "COME PLATTEVILLE RANGERS to Honor the late John B. Armstrong, James D. Bailey, enlisted the same day as John B. Armstrong, he survived and was discharged on the 11 February 1865, due to disability. The captains of the 25th. were Captain John M. Scott, and Captain John M. Shaw, John B. Armstrong, never saw action during the Civil War, the 25th went on to Vicksburg after his death.

This Poem was sent to John B. Armstrong's parents, Milton and Sarah Armstrong
Song of the Death of J. B. Armstrong, Written by James D. Bailey, his friend
Come Platteville Rangers let us Mourn
A comrade's form lies cold in death
A soldier from our ranks is torn
The first to yield life's fleeting breath
No conflict dire around him rage
No smoky pall surround him
But in dying couch he lays
Till death in mercy found him
No gory shroud enclosed his form
No bloody banner round him
But lay in his Blue Uniform
With death's cold grasp around him
We place a guard around the tent
In which his comrades placed him
And watched through out the gloomy night
Till morning did release them
We slowly raised his lifeless form
And in his coffin placed him
And sent him to his boyhood Home
With mourning friends we left him

Source; Find A Grave Memorial# 39469657
John Benjamin "Jack" Armstrong
Birth: Jan. 16, 1844
Bond County Illinois
Death: Jan. 8, 1863
Madison Dane County Wisconsin
Parents: Milton Armstrong (1811 - 1890)
Sarah Helen Robinson Armstrong (1807 - 1872)
Siblings: Mary Jane Armstrong (1836 - 1840)*
William White Armstrong (1838 - 1862)*
James Robinson Armstrong (1840 - 1864)*
Jessie Rosetta Armstrong Jury (1874 - 1940)**
Frederick Grant "Freddie" Armstrong (1875 - 1878)**
Emma Ann Armstrong (1878 - 1878)**
*Calculated relationship **Half-sibling
Burial: Greenwood Cemetery
Platteville, Grant County Wisconsin
Created by: Marilyn Pederson
Record added: Jul 15, 2009
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Find a Grave Memorial ID: 122210071