Johnson family ancestor Cornelius J. Vanderboegh, an immigrant from the Netherlands, joined the Union Army. This time shows his short stint in fighting the Confederates.
Cornelius J. Vanderboegh was born in Zuidzande, Oostburg, Zeeland, Netherlands to Kornelis and Janna Vanderboegh.
Cornelius J. Vanderboegh enlists in Company G, 21st Michigan Infantry, at the age of 21.
The Battle of Perryville, also known as the Battle of Chaplin Hills, is Cornelius J. Vanderboegh's first action of the war, in the Chaplin Hills west of Perryville, Ky., as the culmination of the Confederate Heartland Offensive (Kentucky Campaign) during the Civil War. The battle is considered a strategic Union victory, sometimes called the Battle for Kentucky, since the Confederates withdrew to Tennessee soon thereafter. The Union retained control of the critical border state of Kentucky for the remainder of the war.
Cornelius J. Vanderboegh takes part in the Battle of Stone's River, near present-day Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Cornelius J. Vanderboegh is incarcerated at Libby Prison on the banks of the James River in Richmond, Va.
Cornelius J. Vanderboegh becomes ill in Libby Prison, notorious for filthy conditions, and is sent to an Annapolis, Md., hospital.
Cornelius J. Vanderboegh is honorably discharged from the Union Army in Annapolis, Md., and is sent back to Detroit, Mich.
Cornelius J. Vanderboegh marries Mary Elizabeth Dyckmeester in Ottawa County, Mich.
Birth of first son George Henry Vanderboegh in Holland, Mich.
Cornelius J. Vanderboegh passes away at his home in Muskegon, Mich.
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