In Memory of Sergeant John J. Clark
John J. Clark was born in Canada in 1844.
He enlisted as a private in Company F of
the New York Infantry in 1862, serving
actively in the Civil War. After being shot
in the hand and contracting typhoid
fever, he was honorably discharged
6 March 1863 as a sergeant in Company
B of the New York Calvary.
Following his discharge, Sargeant Clark
emigrated to Southern California. While
traveling from Bakersfield to Salt Lake
City on a buckboard, he stopped near
this spot, tied his horse to the back of the
wagon and wandered around, possibly
looking for water. Eventually, he crawled
under his buckboard and died, presumably
from thirst, several days before his body
was found 30 June 1915.
Marker is on Valley of Fire Highway, on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
