1890 Schedule of Union Veterans, and Widows of Union Veterans, of the Civil War:
Civil District 16
Name of Soldier and or Widow:  John D. Cochran
Rank: Private
Company: M
Regiment or Vessel: 6th Tenn. Cavalry
Enlistment Date/Date of Discharge: 12 Oct 1862 / May 1865
Length of Service: 2 years, 7 months
P.O. Address: Greenfield
Disability Incurred/Remarks: chronic diarrhea

He enlisted July 12, 1862 at Dresden, TN.  His military records indicate the following:
November & December 1862 - present
January & February 1863 - present
March & April 1863 - Absent without leave since March 13th
April 1, 1863 - deserted March 13th from Mt. Pinson
April & May 1863 - Absent without leave
June 1863 - deserted from Mt. Pinson February 1863
(John enlisted in Company E, 1st West Tennessee Infantry.  This company was transferred to Company M, 6th Tennessee Cavalry in July 1863)
January & February 1864 - present, returned to duty February 1, 1864 (his unit was at Jackson, TN)
March & April 1864 - present (his unit was at Somerville and Bolivar, TN)
June 1864 - on duty, company cook (his unit was at Memphis, TN)
July 1864 - absent, sick in Memphis, Tennessee
August 1864 - absent, sick at General Hospital Tennessee
September to October 1864 - on duty, company cook (his unit was at Shoal Creek, AL)
November & December 1864 - present (his unit was in the Battle of Nashville, TN)
January & February 1865 - present
March & April 1865 - on duty, company cook (his unit was at Edgefield and Pulaski, TN)
May & June 1865 - on duty, company cook
He was mustered out July 26, 1865 at Pulaski, TN.  It states he deserted March 1863 and returned February 1864.  Restored to duty by Special Order #152, Headquarters District Memphis dated June 30, 1864.

His pension application states he enlisted in North Gibson County.  In 1890 his post office address was Christmasville and he suffered from chronic diarrhea.  He stated while in Memphis in the summer of 1863 he took diarrhea and was sent to Gayoso Hospital where he remained 1 month.  In 1862 or 1863 while at home on a furlough he was thrown from a horse fracturing his right wrist.  In 1907 his post office address was Greenfield R.R.#4.  He received a pension of $12.00 per month.  After his death, Sarah received a pension of $20.00 per month commencing Sept. 8, 1916.

Submitted by Phil Stafford