Pvt John H Brittain / Britton

1817 - 1862  (45 years)

• Name	John H Brittain / Britton
  Title	Pvt
  Birth	1817
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Civil War Battle of Antietam Co. H, 88th Pennsylvania Volunteers Private Killed in Action
  Unexpected Death	17 Sep 1862	Antietam, Washington County, Maryland, USA
  	Killed in Battle of Antietam Civil War
  Death	17 Sep 1862	Antietam, Washington County, Maryland, USA
  Burial	Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I13790	Tulpehocken Genealogy
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2023

  
  

  Family	Leah Burkert,   b. 15 Feb 1819, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 21 Jan 1900, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 80 years)
  Children	1. Adelaide Britton,   b. Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 25 May 1894, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   2. Andrew Britton,   b. 19 Apr 1850   d. 22 Feb 1931 (Age 80 years) + 3. John A Britton,   b. 17 Oct 1853, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 10 Jul 1921, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 67 years) + 4. Julia A Britton,   b. 28 Feb 1855, Pennsylvania, USA d. 21 Jan 1915, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F4648	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Co. H, 88th Pennsylvania Volunteers Mustered In: October 3, 1861 Killed at Antietam, Md. Obituary At a meeting of the members of Company H, 88th Reg't. P.V. held at Camp on the battlefield of Antietam, Md., October 11th, 1862, the following resolutions were adopted and ordered to be published in the Reading Times, Journal, Gazette and Adler. Whereas, Marks Ringler, Frederick Ferner, James Hinnershitz and John H. Britton, of this Company were killed in the late Battles of Bull Run and Antietam, while fighting for the perpetuation of our glorious Union and in defence of its glorious flag. Therefore it is Resolved, That we have lost in the above stated men, true brave and honest comrades, endeared to us by those ties only one soldier can feel for another, friends in need and deed. Resolved, That while we bow in submission to the will of God, in removing from among us the men we loved, we cannot help but feel that our loss is great; but His will, not ours, be done. Resolved, That we sincerely sympathize with the friends of the dead, and hope God will be with them in their affliction, and especially do we sympathize with the widows and orphans who have been bereft of their protectors and supporters. Resolved, That we who are left will try to emulate the example the dead have set us in the steady, un--- performance of every duty and by the endurance of every privation, so that should we have to lay down our lives on the altar of our country, our friends may say, "he has done his duty," the proudest boast a soldier has. Corporal J. McCalligan Corporal Israel K. Groman Private Johnston Flag Private Thos. R. Hartman Private Jefferson Good

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101328315/john-britton. [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81229999/john-h-brittain.