Jonathan Ring

(c. 1842 - 1862)
Home State: Ohio
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 23rd Ohio Infantry

Before the Antietam Campaign:
He mustered into service as Private in Company K, 23rd Ohio Infantry on 11 June 1861 at age 19.

In the Antietam Campaign:
He was mortally wounded in action on 17 September 1862 at Antietam.

The remainder of the War:
Died of wounds 21 September 1862. Reinterred from his original burial in Frederick, MD to the National Cemetery during or before 1867.

References, Sources, and other notes:
Basic information from the Antietam Cemetery History1, which has him as John King. Service details from the Roster2.

Death Date: 09/21/1862 Death Place: Frederick, MD Burial Place: Antietam National Cemetery, Sharpsburg, MD

Notes

1 Antietam National Cemetery, Board of Trustees, History of Antietam National Cemetery, Baltimore: John W. Woods, Steam Printer, 1869 [AotW citation 3730]

2 State of Ohio, Roster Commission, Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866, 12 Volumes, Akron: The Werner Company, 1893-95, Vol. 1, pg. 135 [AotW citation 8236]

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