JOHN ABARE -- 2nd VETERAN CAVALRYFROM SCIOTA TO NEW ORLEANS - John Abare was a private in the Red RiverCampaign in Louisiana in 1864 and 1865. He enlisted in the 2nd VeteranCavalry in July 1863, and mustered out on May 23, 1865, from the MarineU.S. Hospital in New Orleans, shown in the picture.He married Clarissa Loomis of Champlain, and they were in the hotelbusiness in Chazy for many years. In 1880 John applied for an invalidpension. In 1908, his widow petitioned for a pension under the nameCarrie Abare.John was a Charter Member of the John McFadden Post 375 of the GrandArmy of the Republic in Chazy.He and his wife and son, Walter, are buried in Riverview Cemetery inChazy.
