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JOHN FOWLER was born in Louisville, October 9, 1842, and is a son of Thomas and Elizabeth Fowler, both of whom were natives of England; they emigrated from that country directly to Louisville, Ky., and arrived in Kentucky about the time the subject was born. John Fowler was brought up and educated in the city schools of the city of Louisville and has lived there all the time, excepting during the war, when he was in the Federal army, a member of Company M, Sixth Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry, in which company he enlisted as a private soldier; he was promoted to fourth sergeant, then to color-sergeant then to first sergeant and finally to second lieutenant; he also veteranized with his company, and was with it continuously during its service until about two months before the close of the war, he being absent in the hospital at that time. He had command of his company at the battle of Chickamauga, mustered thirty-two men in the morning of going into battle and at night had only fourteen to answer roll-call.