16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Soldier's Profile
John Fitzroy DeCourcey
Colonel, Field & Staff
| Personal |
| birthdate: |
March 30, 1821 |
place: |
Corfu, Greece |
| father: |
Lt. Col. Hon. Gerald de Courcey |
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| mother: |
Elizabeth Carlyon |
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| pre-war occupation: |
Soldier |
place: English Army |
England, Turkey |
| post-war occupation: |
Stipendiary Magistrate |
place: |
San Juan, Vancouver Island |
| post-war occupation: |
Premier Baron of Ireland |
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| married: |
May 10, 1864 |
to: Elia Elizabeth |
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| died: |
November 20, 1890 |
place: |
Florence |
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| Military Career |
| 47th Lancashire Regiment
of Foot (England): |
1838-1847 |
Major | Turkish
Contingent, Crimean War |
| appointed: |
September 22, 1861 |
Colonel |
16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry |
| resigned: |
March 3, 1864 |
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Additional Details
John F. DeCourcey, a British subject, was from a long line of English nobles.
He enlisted in the British Army at age 17 in 1838 and served until 1847.
He became Major of the Turkish Contingent of the 47th (Lancashire) Regiment of
Foot and performed distinguished service during the Crimean War. He is
said to have hated rebellion and, although most of England favored the American
Confederacy when the Civil War broke out, he came to America and offered his
services to the United States government. Appreciative and accepting of
his offer, the government commissioned him as Colonel of the 16th Ohio Volunteer
Infantry where he served from September 22, 1861 until his resignation on March
3, 1864. He returned to England where he took on several distinguished
positions. He died in "Florence' in 1890. The location of Florence
is not specified but is assumed to be in England.
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| John F. DeCourcey |
Lt. Col Philip Kershner - John F. DeCourcey - ca. 1863 |
John F. DeCourcey |
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| Believed to be a Civil War Sword of Colonel John F. DeCourcey |
