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John J. Veatch - KS-Cyclopedia - 1912 |
 | | John J. Veatch, a prominent pioneer citizen of Kansas, now a resident of Morrowville, was born in the Territory of Iowa January 2, 1843, and when the territory was admitted as a State, in 1846, the local division was known, as Davis county. |
 | | Veatch enlisted in what was afterwards known as Company I, Third Iowa cavalry, although living in Davis county he enlisted in a company from Appanoose county, on account of a former teacher of his being the captain. |
 | | Veatch participated in numerous battles and skirmishes, and had command of his company in five engagements, and while struck four different times by bullets, he was not badly wounded but once, which was on April 1, 1865, at Plantersville, Ala. |
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