John T. Lloyd was born in Sullivan County in 1840.  He was the son of James and Melissa Cuppy Lloyd.  John's father, James Lloyd, came to Curry Township, from Nelson County, Kentucky, in early 1824 with his parents James and Margaret (Bridges) Lloyd, Sr.  He was 9 yrs old when he came to Sullivan from Kentucky.  John's grand parents are buried in the Little Flock Baptist Church Cemetery.  John's great grandfather, Thomas Lloyd served in the Line of Virginia in the Revolutionary War.

John T. Lloyd married Elizabeth C. Scott in Sullivan County in 1866, after his service in the Civil War.  They moved to Jefferson Co., Nebraska in 1870 and to Spokane, Washington in 1899.  John lived to the age of 87 and his wife to the age of 88; both are buried in Spokane, Washington.

The account of John's life consisted of 19 pages and was written on a "Betty Bee" school tablet and it is in the possession of his descendant Brian Viehouser who lives in Washington.  Punctuation and spelling are typed as the original.

John T. Lloyd was born in the year 1840 Dec the 25 lived with his parents until he was 20 years old and enjoyed life as all boys do.  Coon hunting ball playing and fishing and swimming.  But at the age of twenty there come a more serious thing the war of the Rebellion between the North and South broke out in 1861.  I inlisted in July 6, 61 in Company D 21 Ind volunteers at Indianapolis Ind left there in two or three weeks for Baltimore, MD, remained at Baltimore the rest of the summer and fall and was drilled from morning til knight.  Wouldgo in to camp all plaid out and had to cook our own meals after drill hours.  Maybe you think that was fun it is only how a man takes it.  It had to be or do without eating.

Some time in the winter in 61 the Regiment was called out to go to Verginnia to meete the Rebs at a small fort.  We marched nearley a weeke and come in site of the forte was orederd to make redy to charge the enemy.  They had cut down all the timber to mped our move on the fort but we made redy and away we went over the logs and brush.  Ancious forthe first fite with the jonnies.  But to our grate surprise they had vaciwated the forte.  After placeing wooden canon to make us beleave.  We captured the fort without firing a gun or without a loss onely of our close climing the logs and brush to git to the fort.  The next day we fel in line for the long march back to Baltimer.  By this time we had run out of grub abd had almost a weeks march ahead of us now maybe you think the chickens and sweete spuds did not suffer for miles on both sides of our trail.  We found the sweete spuds gethered and holed away but the chickens we had some fast running to git them.  We stud the march very well as it was the first long march.  Our feete was blistered some.

So we got back to Baltimore to our quarters and was glad to git home agane.  But it was not our home very long, being a good drilled Regiment now, we had to be on the move and was redy for service.  In two or three weeks we got orders to go to Newport News in Virginnia on the James Rivver.  We struck camp and left Baltimore Md for all time. Landed at Newport News were there a few weeks.  The enemy on one side the rivver and us on the other.  Could see each other at anytime but it seems that this was not our destination.

We soon got orders to go to Ship Island.  This was a long tiresom voage however we landed at Ship Island after being out at sea one month.   This was the most desolated looking place we had seen. We did not have to have camp guadrs nor picket guards at this place as it was a small island durroundes on all sides by watter as far as one could see.  Nuthing but whit san at one end of hte island and som timber at the other end.  So we would go to the timber for fuel in the morning dry shod but when we come back inthe eavening the tide had come in and ww would have to wade watter to our arm pits to git back to camp.

We was glad when we got orders to leave this place.  Some of the boys called it a god forsaking place.  This move by the government was to form an exposition to come aganst the two forts on either side of the Mississippi Rivver.  So we did not stay at this place but a week and got orders to attract the enemy at the two forts, about 80 miles from the island.  We borded a transport and went with the fleete to mouth of the rivver.  The fight commence and there was a terable battel between the forts and the fleete so we layed of at a distents and wached them fighting for a weeke.  Then we was rund around behind the forts to charge them and as we were forming in line in the watter they surrenderd and we was glad to see the old stars and stripes run up in the forts.

We then steemed around to the mouth of the Mississippy Rivver and up to Neworleans.  And the city surrenderd to General Butters forces.  We remained at Neworleans and at Brasier City the remainder fo the winter abd was in a battle on Red Rivver under General Banks.

In the spring 62 we moved up river to Battonroughe took possession of the army barricks and on the 4 of August the enemy attaced us.  We fought them all day.  Not withstanding thr superiar forses, late in the eavening they retreted and left their ded an wounded for us to take care of.  It was a hard fought battle the ground was a gore of blud and ti tuck us all the next day to dig ditches and bury the ded.  The 21 Indiana had their officers all killed and crippled so the commander General Williams come up to us the 21 said 21st Indiana you officers are all killed or wounded I will lead you myself and we will drive the reakals from the field.  We gave him three cheers and charged the enemy.  So General Williams was killed in the charge but we kept on til we roted them.  Had the general lived we would have got grate praise for that charge.  I never seen a Redg go at an enemy with such determination they could not withstand our dedly charge so they give way and fled lik scared sheep.

We stayed at Batonrogue untill late in the fall.  Went to Neworleans to recruit our Regt and Colornel McMillen was promoted to Brigadier General and he had us trasferred to the 1st Ind Heavy artillery and after drilling and practsing target shooting with the bit canon.  The next June (1863) we went up the rivver to attack theenemy at Port Hudson.  We formed a siege around thir forte and fought them forty five days and on the 5th day of July they surendere.  We sayed at Port Hudson a month or two went back to Batonrogue.  We in a nother engagement at Beslen.  I will not mention all the battles we was in as it wouldbe to tegious.

I will now skip to July 64.  Our turm of survis was up and we went to New orleans to be discharged from the army.  We was there som tow or three weeks before we got transpetation to go home.  We finely started up the Mississippi River for our home and as we had ben gon from home for three years was very ancious to git home to see our friends.  So every thing went on alright we plowed up the rivver until we got up above Memphus Tennise.  The enemy fired on our boat.  We begane to think that we would never reach our homesagane.  They killed and wounded several of us and the blud run from one end of the boat to the other.  It was a cowardly act on the part of the enemyu to make suchslotter on helpless soldiars.  However it sems as I was not a target for the enemy as I was always in the thices of the fight.  We finley reached Caro. There tuck a train for Terahaute Ind.

Now I am at home havinga good time among friends.  But was not contented as the wasr was still progressing however I did (not) reinlist as my parents was gitting old and feeble.  I was kneeded at home but it was a hard task to settle down to a sivel life agane.

And in the year 1866 in the month of October 18 was married to Elizabeth C. Scott and there was born to us 5 children first was R. E. Lloyd born Sept 5, 1868 and lived at home.  March the 14 1891 (R. E. ) was married to Malissia Humrich they lived in Spokane Wash.  Hve three children Arthur Chancy and Luvell.  Seocnd Mary B. Lloyd born Dec the 11 1871 married to E. G. Masters at the age of 18 there was born to them 2 children Ira was born Jan the 26 1875 and lived with parents untill he married to Vera Burnett.  Now lives at Edminton Alta. (Forth) Irvin Lloyd was born Feb 15, 1880 died Oct the 30, 1888.  (Fifth)John L. Lloyd was born Sept the 9 1882 was married to Nora Miers Mar 29 of 1905 lives in Edminton Alta.