Corporal Co G 26th Illinois Infantry; b: IN; res: Grayville - White Co IL; enlisted 23 Aug 1861; promoted to Full Wagoner; mustered out 20 Jul 1865 Louisville KY; m: by 1880 Louisa Williams (ca 1851 IN-1922 SD; m1: Ralph Gray*); res: 1880 Coffee; ch: John (ca 1869 IL) & Thomas (Nov 1875 IL m: ca 1897 Anna) & Polly A (Sep 1878 IL m: 1895 DuBois IN William Helmrich) & Joseph* (1884); DO NOT confuse with John C Short (1819 OH-1894); 145th Regiment IL Infantry m: 1847 McLean Co IL Mary Ann Gross
