JOHN T. MYERS -- 59th and 91st INFANTRYSURGEON IN TWO REGIMENTS - John Myers was born in Ireland, but early inlife enlisted in the British Army and came to Canada with his regimentto fight in the War of 1812. After his term expired, he made his home inthe United States and became an agent of the Champlain TransportationCompany and later an agent for the Champlain & St. Lawrence Railroad,which went on to be part of the Grand Trunk Railroad system. He and hisfamily lived in Rouse\'s Point after formerly living in Burlington, VT.With his second wife, Anna Tague, John was the father of Dr. John T.Myers who served three years in the Union army in the Civil War.John was mustered in on October 19, 1861, as an assistant surgeon withthe 91st Infantry and was discharged on July 23, 1863, to become thesurgeon of the 59th Infantry when the Surgeon J. P. Colgan resigned.John was later breveted captain.After the war, he was in the hospital service in New York City, and wasafterward a contract surgeon for the United States Army at Key West, FL,where he died unmarried.
