Person:Barthélémy Charron (2)

On June 16, 1862 he joined the Union Army and served until his discharge on July 7/8, 1865. He could not read or write, but changed his name to John and the army changed the spelling of his surname a few times eventually leaving it as SHARRON. On May 1, 1863 he was shot through the thigh and apparently his penis in the battle of Chancelorville, Virginia. He spent May through August of 1863 in the hospital. Apparently the wound did not give him too much trouble - after he healed, he married Marie Riel and together they had 13 children. He did however request a pension from the Army in 1890 and received it until his death. SOURCE: Vicky Sharron Malinski <vixsharron@@teknett.com>