TURNER, John Wesley
Affiliation:
Union
Born: July 19 1833, near Saratoga NY
Died: April 8 1899, St Louis MO
Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1855, frontier duty,
Seminole war, garrison duty.
War Service: August 1861 Hunter's chief commissary in Kansas,
performed the same duties for Butler in New Orleans, chief of artillery in
Dept. of the South, September 1863 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers,
commanded 2nd Divn/X Corps in Petersburg campaign, commanded
Independent Divn/XXIV Corps in Appomattox campaign.
Post War: Army service, commanded District of Henrico,
depot commissary, resigned 1870, businessman.