John S. Loud – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army

John Sylvanus Loud of New York

  • Appointed from New York, Private 7th New YorkNational Guard, 25 May to 5 September 1862
  • First Lieutenant, 12th New York Cavalry, 5 January 1863
  • Captain, 20 November 1863
  • Honorably mustered out, 24 June 1865
  • Second Lieutenant, 9th U. S. Cavalry, 22 January 1867
  • First Lieutenant, 31 July 1867
  • Regimental Adjutant, 13 September 1867 to 13 January 1880
  • Captain, 13 January 1880
  • Major, 3rd U. S. Cavalry, 29 June 1897
  • Breveted First Lieutenant and Captain 2 March 1867 for meritorious service during the war
  • Retired 30 June 1898

NOTE: He was the father of James Mifflin Loud, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army, who is also buried in Arlington National Cemetery.


LOUD, JNO S

  • LT COL RETD USA
  • BURIED AT:   SITE 53
  • DATE OF DEATH: 05/27/1908
  • ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

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