John B. Biddle.
Birth: 1838, Ohio.
Death: Dec. 31, 1862, Battle Stone's River, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County
Tennessee.
Burial: Stones River National Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County
Tennessee.
John B. Biddle, enlisted at Sulphur Springs, July 23, 1862. Mustered in as a Second Lieutenant, of the Ohio 101st, Infantry, Company C. Was killed in the battle of Stone's River, December 31, 1862. He was instanly killed while the Regiment was making its third stand at the northern edge of the cotton field. At the moment of his death he was waving his sword and encouraging his mento stand firm, no matter what the odds. Brave, generous, noble-hearted, he was greatly loved by all the boys who knew him.
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