JOHN STANLEY RONALD -- 83rd and 97thINFANTRYFROM SCOTLAND TO ST. ALBANS VIA VIRGINIA - John Stanley Ronald was bornnear Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1832, and arrived in the United States in1861.Two years after his arrival, he enlisted in the 83rd Infantry inPlattsburgh ready to serve for three years. He was mustered in as aprivate on July 7, 1863, just a few days after the Battle of Gettysburg.He met up with his regiment while they were encamped at Hagerstown, MD,and finished the year fighting in the Mine Run Campaign.They stayed at Brandy Station for the winter of 1863/1864andparticipated in their first battle of the year at The Wilderness and wasone of the 73 men who were wounded there. He was wounded on May 6th,and while he was in the hospital, he was transferred to the 97thInfantry, because the 3-year term of the 83rd was over.John recovered and went back into action only to be wounded againsomewhere near Petersburg on June 18th. This time his injury resulted inthe amputation of his foot. He was discharged on June 28, 1865, on aSurgeon's Certificate of Disability.While he was recuperating in Champlain, he married Margaret Phelan. Forthe rest of his life, he and his family lived mainly in Quebec. He movedto St. Albans, VT, in 1920 and died there in April 1927. His wife,Margaret died a month later. They are buried in the Mount CalvaryCemetery there.
