John Wesley Daffron
born Jan. 7, 1846 died Dec 20, 1863

John was only 16 when he enrolled in the Union Army in Vincennes on Sept.
3, 1862, but he gave his age as 18 and mustered in as a private in
Captain Lewis'  80th Reg't, Indiana Inf, Co. I.  On the 8th of Sept. the
Regiment moved to Indianapolis, where it was armed, and at once proceeded
to Covington, KY, then threatened by the invading forces of the rebel
General Kirby Smith.  After remaining there a few days, the regiment was
transported to Louisville, where it joined the army of General Buell,
then being reorganized to march against Bragg.  On the 1st of Oct., it
moved from Louisville on this campaign.  On the 8th it participated in
the battle of Chaplin Hill, or Perryville.  In this engagement, fought
just one month after the 80th left its camp of rendezvous, the regiment
bore a conspicuous part, losing, in killed and wounded, one hundred and
fifty men and officers.  During this battle, John lost his gun and
equipment and was sick in Columbia.  After Bragg had been driven out of
Kentucky, the regiment remained in that state doing guard duty, and
engaging in two expeditions against John Morgan's raiding cavalry.  On
Jan. 1, 1863, John was taken prisoner but later paroled, by John Morgan.
In May of 1863, John rejoined his company.  On the 18th of August, the
80th left Kentucky with General Burnside's army, and marched across the
Cumberland Mountains into East Tennessee, occupying Kingston and
Knoxville during the first week of Sept. and partook part in the
engagement of Mossy Creek.  On Nov. 10th John was taken to the hospital
in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he died of dropsy. 

note:
A story handed down relates that John went away to war and never came
back.

The picture looks distorted because someone tried to use water colors to color it.