Letter from John W. McCrath to Adjutant General inquiring as to back pay from Civil War service.
Letter from John W. McCrath to Adjutant General inquiring as to back pay from Civil War service.
Letter from John W. McCrath to Adjutant General inquiring as to back pay from Civil War service.
Letter from John W. McCrath to Adjutant General inquiring as to back pay from Civil War service.

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Letter from John W. McCrath to Adjutant General inquiring as to back pay from Civil War service.

Identifier:
1983.71.33
Description:

Letter from John McCrath and response from War Department regarding back pay McCrath claims he is owed from service with the 1st Michigan Engineers & Mechanics in the Civil War. McCrath enlisted as a 2nd Lt. and received promotions to 1st Lt. and Captain. He served from 9/12/1861 until 9/22/1865.
Date:
May 20 1887
Current Location Status:
In Storage
Collection Tier:
Tier 2
Source:
Gift Of Mccrath, Robert J.
Related Entities:
McCrath, Captain John W. (creator)
John Wood McCrath was born September 3, 1837, in Genesee County, Michigan. He entered the Union Army on September 12, 1861, as a Second Lieutenant at the age of 24. During the Civil War, he served on the First Michigan Engineers and Mechanics Regiment and was promoted to Captain on May 11, 1863. In 1865, he was mustered out and honorably discharged.
After his service, McCrath engaged in business ventures in Atlanta, Georgia, and Chattanooga, Tennessee, before eventually moving to Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he served as a city alderman. He was later appointed to the Board of Managers for the Michigan Soldiers’ Home. John McCrath died on February 8, 1910 of a stroke. He is buried in Garfield Park Cemetery in Grand Rapids.  Robert J. McCrath (donor)