John Henry Page

He enlisted as a Private in Company A, First Illinois Light Artillery on 25 August 1861, but was discharged on 24 October to accept a US commission, appointed 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd United States Infantry to date from 5 August 1861. He was promoted to First Lieutenant on 12 March 1862.

He commanded Company I of the Third US Infantry at Antietam on 17 September 1862.

He was promoted to Captain on 6 May 1864. He was honored by brevets to Captain (for Frederickburg) and Major (Gettysburg) for his war service.

He continued in the Regular Army and was promoted to Major, 11th US Infantry on 12 September 1885, Lieutenant Colonel of the 22nd Infantry on 24 February 1891, and Colonel of the 3rd US Infantry, his original unit, on 31 May 1895. He was in Cuba during the Spanish-American War and was briefly a Brigadier General of Volunteers from 21 September to 30 November 1898. He was in the Philippines (1899-1902) and retired on 27 July 1903.

In May 1910 he, wife Eliza, and his youngest Marjorie were lodging with his daughter Sophie and her husband (Captain?) Francis Cutler Marshall, 15th US Cavalry, at Fort Sheridan in Deefield, IL.

His service from Heitman1 with his command at Antietam from Reese.2 Personal details from family genealogists and the US Census of 1910. His gravesite is on Findagrave.

He married Eliza Tracy (1844-1925).

03/26/1842; New Castle, DE

10/09/1916; West Point, NY; burial in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA