Draft:John H. Crowder

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John H. Crowder was a soldier in the United States.

Martha Ann Spencer was his mother and Jacob Crowder his father. His father left the family to fight in Mexico and never returned. His stepfather was described as something of a lout and Crowder found work as a cabin boy on a Mississippi steamboat, working his way up to steward. In New Orleans, John Mifflin Brown helped educate him. He concealed his age to serve as a lieutenant on the 1st Louisiana Native Guard.

Killed on the assault on Port Hudson? The 17 year-old was buried in a pauper's grave by his mother.

He served as an officer