John Bender Leas ¹

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Subject: John B. Leas - PA & Civil War Author: Dennis Brandt Date: 15 Aug 2001 11:30 PM GMT Email:

Looking for info on Civil War veteran John B. Leas who served with the 87th Pennsylvania Infantry.

Leas (Lees), John B., Cpl Co B; mustered Oct 30, 1861; discharged Jan 3, 1865; born Sep 9, 1823; died Nov 29, 1914; served in the color guard from March 1864; captured at the battle of Monocacy [C.S.R. also says Weldon Railroad] and sent to Danville Prison, paroled at Aikens Landing January 21, 1865; may be buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania

John married Mary Ann Walter, daughter of Adam Walter and Anna Maria Rahn, on 25 Sep 1850. (Mary Ann Walter was born on 29 Mar 1830 in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA and died on 24 Dec 1916 in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA.)