John Libby age 21 years. Enlisted on September 12, 1861, at Fort Schuyler, N.Y., to serve three years.
Mustered in as private, Company G, on October 12, 1861. Wounded in action on September 17, 1862.
He died of his wounds on December 11, 1862, in hospital, at Frederick, Md.
MSHWR “J. Libby Intermediary amputation in the middle third of the left femur for shot injury, by
Dr. Green, on October 8, 1862. Died on December 11, 1862, exh’n. Autop. Army Medical Museum
Specimen # 1099.” Information from his service record: Residence before enlistment: Eastport, Maine.
Unmarried. Death on December 11th, 5 ½ P. M., burial on December 14th. He had .82 cents when
he died. Hospital Number 5, Frederick, Md., Convent Hospital.
John Libby in buried in Antietam National Cemetery Section: New York Grave Number 205.
Where was he buried before he was interred in Antietam National Cemetery? He is not in the Roll of
Honor for Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Md.