ber ▁and ▁Mary ▁Anne ▁We ber ▁( née ▁Young ), ▁had ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁from ▁Le uten heim , ▁Als ace ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁Buff alo . ▁John ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁boy ▁of ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁four ▁children . ▁He ▁started ▁att ending ▁Public ▁School ▁# 4 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁four . ▁His ▁education ▁continued ▁through ▁the ▁Central ▁School ▁of ▁Buff alo ▁when ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁an ▁" err and ▁boy ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 4 , ▁John ▁We ber ▁joined ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Milit ia . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁Company ▁F ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 5 th ▁regiment ▁as ▁their ▁color ▁guard . ▁ ▁Civil ▁War ▁service ▁ ▁John ▁We ber ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁in ▁the ▁Fort y - four th ▁Regiment ▁New ▁York ▁Vol unte er ▁Infantry ▁on ▁August ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁By ▁August ▁ 3 0 , ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁corpor al . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁Corpor al ▁We ber ▁was ▁again ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁ser ge ant . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁York town , ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁We ber ▁was ▁promoted ▁from ▁ser ge ant ▁of ▁Company ▁A ▁to ▁ser ge ant ▁major . ▁