Person:John Staples (16)

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John Summerfield Staples
b.11 Aug 1845 Pennsylvania
d.22 Jan 1888
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  • F.  John Staples (add)
  • M.  Ann Wolfinger (add)
  1. John Summerfield Staples1845 - 1888
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  • H.  John Summerfield Staples1845 - 1888
  • W.  Anna Barber (add)
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Name John Summerfield Staples
Gender Male
Birth[1] 11 Aug 1845 Pennsylvania
Marriage to Anna Barber (add)
Alt Death[3] 11 Jan 1888
Death[1] 22 Jan 1888
Reference Number Q6259642 (Wikidata)


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John Summerfield Staples (August 14, 1845 – January 11, 1888) was an American soldier who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He is notable as the paid "stand-in" for President Abraham Lincoln.

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Document making John the "Representative Recruit" for Abraham Lincoln
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Document making John the "Representative Recruit" for Abraham Lincoln
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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Photo of Gravestone, in Find A Grave
    John Summerfield Staples.
  2.   "The Man Who Fought in Lincoln's Name", in Slate
    [1].

    Staples was Abraham Lincoln's representative recruit - found on the streets of Washington D.C. and paid $500 to join up in Lincoln's stead.

  3. ↑ Somerfield J. Staples, in Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012. (Pennsylvania, United States).

    born 1845, d. Jan 11, 1888. Veteran of Civil War. Enl. Nov 3 1862- 1864 Co. C. 176th Regt. 2nd Regt. D.C. Sub. for Abraham Lincoln. Dis. May 5 1863-1865.

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