John Lafayette Riker Military person

John Lafayette Riker (August 15, 1822 – May 31, 1862) was an American attorney and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was killed in action at the Battle of Fair Oaks during the Peninsula Campaign.

Personal facts

John Lafayette Riker
Birth dateAugust 15, 1822
Birth place
Manhattan
Date of deathMay 31, 1862
Place of death
Fair Oaks Virginia
Resting place
Green-Wood Cemetery

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Military person

allegiance
United States of America
Union
military operations
American Civil War
Battle of Seven Pines
Battle of Williamsburg
military branch
Union Army
military command
Anderson Zouaves
Sixty-second New York State Volunteers

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External resources

  1. http://andersonszouaves.tripod.com/index.html
  2. http://library.morrisville.edu/local_history/sites/unitinfo/riker-62.html
  3. http://web.mac.com/strangeplanet/iWeb/Anderson%20Zouaves%20Company%20I%20/Company%20I%20Home.html
  4. http://web.mac.com/strangeplanet/iWeb/Anderson%20Zouaves%20Company%20I%20/Life%20of%20John%20L.%20Riker.html
  5. http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/rbk/faids/riker.pdf