HISTORY OF THE 23rd INFANTRY REGIMENT

The John Gould Mystery

For the Battle of Chippawa the reports of the 23rd Regiment are mixed. Officer reports after the battle claim that the no members of the 23rd were killed at Chippawa. This account seems to be backed up by local sources. Yet the United States National Archives records the death of Private John Gould, killed in the Battle of Chippawa.

Whether the difference is an error or that Private Gould died later of wounds received in the battle or if he passed way from disease and was simply buried on the Chippawa battlefield may never be known.