Private James D. Mardis, 4th GGF of John B. Carberry, was born in Franklin, Bedford County, Pennsylvania in 1819.  James enlisted in the Union Army on 24 Jul 1861 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania for a period of three years.  According to his enlistment records, he was 42 years old, stood 5' 6” tall, had grey eyes, sandy hair, a dark complexion, and resided in Westmoreland County.  James mustered into service on 10 Aug 1861 at Camp Curtain and fought in the Civil War with Company H, 41st Pennsylvania Infantry (12th Reserves).  He mustered out of service at Harrisburg, PA on 11 Jun 1864.  James' brother, David Mardis, served in the Union Army with Company I, 135th PA Infantry at Chancellorsville.

During their term of service with the 41st PA Infantry (12th Reserves), James and his fellow soldiers fought in the following battles:

     20 Dec 1861 at Dranesville, VA

     26 Jun 1862 at Mechanicsville, VA

·     27 Jun 1862 at Gaines' Mill, VA

·     30 Jun 1862 at White Oak Swamp, VA

·     30 Jun 1862 at Charles City Cross Roads, VA

·     29 and 30 Aug 1862 at 2nd Bull Run, VA

·     14 Sep 1862 at South Mountain, MD.

·     17 Sep 1862 at Antietam, MD

·     12-15 Dec 1862 at Fredericksburg, VA.

o     3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Left Grand Division at Slaughter Pen Farm.

·     20 to 24 Jan 1863 Mud March, Fredericksburg, VA.

·     2 to 3 Jul 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.

o     Big Round Top

·     14 Oct 1863 at Bristoe Station, VA.

·     5 and 6 May 1864 at Wilderness, VA.

·     8 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.

·     8 May 1864 at Laurel Hill, VA.

·     9 and 10 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.

·     11 May 1864 at Todd's Tavern, VA.

·     11, 12, and 13 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.

·     19 Aug 1864 at Weldon Railroad, VA.

     Source:

     - The Union Army, vol. 1

          - List of deceased soldiers published in the Bedford Gazette (Bedford, Pennsylvania) May 21, 1909, Page 2. James Bollinger, 110th Pa.      Inf.  Buried Reformed Church Cemetery in Hopewell Township.                Enlisted in Company C, 53rd Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 17                               Oct 1861.

     - U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865.

     - U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current.

     - Illinois, U.S., Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995.

     - U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files,

     1861-1934

     - Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Card Files, 1775-1916, Civil War                     Veterans Card File, 1861-1866.

     - Archives: Civil War Veterans' Card File 1861-1865