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==Birth==
John B. Craft was born in Coeymans, Albany Co., NY on April 14, 1845 a son of Israel Craft and Sarah Utter

==Military Service==
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|Residence:
|Westerlo<ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref>
|-
|Place of Birth:
|Coeymans<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Date of Birth:
|14 Apr 1845<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Names of Parents:
|Israel Craft and Sarah A.Utter<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Marital Status:
|Single<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Occupation:
|Clerk<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Enlistment Date:
|5 May 1862<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Enlistment Place:
|Albany, New York <ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Enlistment Rank:
|Private
|-
|State Served:
|New York
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|Regiment:
|[[7th Regiment|7th Regiment]] NY Heavy Artillery
|-
|Company:
|Company L
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|Re-enlisted on:
|21 Nov 1862 
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|Regiment
|177th Infantry
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|Company:
|Company I
|-
|Muster Out Date:
|10 Sep 1863
|-
|Muster Out Place:
|Albany, NY
|-
|Re-enlisted on:
|14 January 1864
|-
|Regiment:
|[[7th Regiment|7th Regiment]] NY Heavy Artillery
|-
|Company:
|Company L
|-
|Mustered in to Company E on:
|10 March 1864 
|-
|Captured on:
|4 June 1864
|-
|Captured at:
|[[Cold Harbor|Cold Harbor]], VA
|-
|Imprisoned at:
|[[Andersonville|Andersonville]], GA
|-
|Died on:
|7 Nov 1864
|-
|Place of Death:
|[[Millen]], GA
|}
{| style="color:black;background-color:#ccffff;" cellspacing="1" border="2"
|Additional Remarks:  Enlisted at the age of 18.<ref name="Ancestry">Ancestry Military Databases</ref> "After serving his term of enlistment he again enlisted for 9 months in the 10th Militia Nov 1862, and again in the 7th H. Art.  Was taken prisoner of war June 16, 1864 and died at Millen Prison from exposure and starvation Nov 2, 1864"<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>

Born in Coeymans on April 14, 1845, Age 19, Clerk, Blue eyes, Brown hair, Dark Complexion, 5'7" tall.<ref name="Muster Roll Abstracts"> NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases</ref> 
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|Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers and Andersonville Prisoners of War; [[Annual Report of the Adjutant-General|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General]] for NY State for the year 1897; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
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==Additional Media==
===Heroes of Albany County===

“John B. Craft, of Westerlo, born in Coeymans, April 14, 1845, enlisted in the Seventh Regiment May 5, 1862. After serving his term of enlistment, he again enlisted, for nine months, in the Tenth Militia Regiment, November, 1862, and again in the Seventh Heavy Artillery Regiment. He was taken prisoner June 16, 1864, and died at [[Millen]] prison, from exposure and starvation, November 2, 1864.” 

=== [[Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War|Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War===

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