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John Culp – 172nd Pennsylvania Infantry
Posted By Norman Gasbarro on September 2, 2019
John Culp was born 17 January 1832 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. During the Civil War, he served in the 172nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, as a Private, from 27 October 1862 through an honorable discharge on 1 August 1863.
John Culp married Caroline Rhoades a few years prior to the Civil War, and with her had at least nine known children.
In 1890, John reported to the census takers that he had been discharged on a Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability.
However, according to the Pension Index Card (above) from Fold3, he did not apply for an invalid pension until 21 August 1890.
John Culp died on 23 November 1906 and is buried at St. Peter’s Cemetery, Red Cross, Northumberland County. Following his death, his widow applied for an received pension benefits based on his service. She died in 1914, at which time the pension payments ended.
Pension application records indicate that at some time after the war, John Culplost his left leg above the knee as a result of a work accident where he was “run over by cars.” He also claimed deafness in both ears.
The Civil War Research Project does have about 55 pages of military and pension records for John Culp, courtesy of a family member. These papers have not yet been reported on by this blog.
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Portrait from a public tree on Ancestry.com.
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