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Colonel John R. Rouzer

 

Captain. Mustered into service on August 23, 1862. Mustered out of service on June 20, 1865. Entered the service as First Lieutenant, Company D; promoted to Captain, Company B, May 1, 1863; wounded battle of Wilderness, Va.; May 5, 1864; captured at battle of Winchester, Va., September 19, 1864; prisoner of war at Libby, Danville and Salisbury prisons. Brevet Major. March 13, 1865, for gallant conduct at the battle of Winchester, Va.; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious service during the war.