© Copyright 2000 & 2001 ® All Rights Reserved
JOHN HENRY HOWARD JELLEY
John Jelley at the age of 85, at the 1925 Encampment held in Peeksville, New York

Birth Date: Leicestershire, England on 8 February 1842

Date of Death: 8 April 1926, at the age of 84 years and 2 months

  • Cause of Death: Pneumonia

    Enlistment Date:18th April 1861 in Brooklyn, New York. Age 19 years old (age confirmed in hand written note form daughter).

    Mustered In: 23 May 1861 in Washington, DC

  • Listed as present for duty: at Fredericksburg, Fitz Hugh's Crossing, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Mine Run, the Wilderness, Laurel Hill and Spotsylvania.

    Description:

    Company: H

    Muster Out Date: March 13/65 at "Ladies Home" NY.

    Promotions: Corporal on 1 January 1863
    (date of promotion erroneously listed as 1 July 1863 by wife on pension application. His military record lists his date of promotion as stated, 1 JAN 1863).
    Company muster roll states that from period Mar & April 1863, "Stop $3.00 sentence Court Marshal."

    Wounded/Sick: Regimental Return for July 1863 lists Corporal Jelley as "Absent" and under remarks it states, "Wounded July 1, 63."
    Casualty Sheet for John H. Jelley, Corporal, Company "H", 14th Regiment NYSM & 84th NYV lists him again as a casualty, "Wounded - unknown" at Laurel Hill, Va. on May 10, 1864."

    Taken Prisoner: Engaged in the First Battle of Bull Run, 21 July 1861 Listed on the Muster Roll as "MISSING" from the date 21 July 1861.

  • Listed on the Memorandum From Prisoner of War Records as:
    "Captured at Leesburg Oct. 21 (This is an error and is further corrected to read, "Captured at Bull Run July 21) Confined at Richmond, Va. 28 July 1861, sent to New Orleans Sept. 25.
    (The obituary for Corporal John H. Jelley states he spent time in Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia) Record goes on to read, "Admitted to St. Mark's Hospital, Richmond 1861."

    Paroled: at Salisbury, North Carolina on 28 May 1862.
    Record goes on to read, "Delivered to Genl. Burnside at Washington, NC (should be "DC" and not "NC" ?) on 28 September 1862.
    Carried again on the regimental rolls as, "Present" with the regiment from 31 August 1862.

    Details:

    Subsequent Service:

    Marriage Date and Place: : 26 December 1865 at the home of the bride, 257 Court Street, Brooklyn at the Strong Church Baptist Church. Residence at 732 Quincy Street, Brooklyn, NY. They had 7 children 3 of whom were listed as "dead" and 4 listed as "living" as of 2 April 1915. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1915.

    Wife's Maiden Name: Mary Amelia Raser

    Wife's Father's Name:

    Wife's Mother's Maiden Name:

    Father's Name: James Jelley; Birthplace: England

    Mother's Maiden Name: Elizabeth Mabil; Birthplace: England

    Occupations: Pre War:

    Occupations: Post War:

    Fraternal Organizations: : Member of Winchester Post No. 197, GAR; the 14th Regiment Veterans Association and the Hanson Place Baptist Church. Corporal Jelley was one of 7 Civil War veterans who attended the last reunion of the 14th Brooklyn Red Legs in 1925 at the age of 83.

    Known Addresses: 732 Quincy Street, Brooklyn New York

    Last Pension Rate:

    Children: Survived by: wife, Mary A. Jelley, 2 daughters, Mrs. L. McIlravy and Mrs. George Weaver, a son Edwin W. Jelley; 17 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren

  • John is buried in Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY. Interment: on 10 April 1926.
  • We would like to thank Richard Maniscalco for much of the information on this page.
    Return to the Co. H Roster
    Return to the Co. H Soldier Listing
    Return to Company List