Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database (Illinois State Archives):
Thrieber or Schreiber, J. - Pvt - Co E - 44 IL US INF
Residence, Joliet, Will Co, IL; Join, -1Sep1861; Age, 38; Born, Germany
Height, 5' 7"; Hair, black; Eyes, blue; Complexion, dark; Married; Occupation
Discharged for disability 16Dec1861
American Civil War Soldiers (ancestry.com)
Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System Search Detail (National Park Service):
John Schreiber - Co E - 44 Illinois Infantry
Soldier's rank in - Pvt.
Soldier's rank out - Pvt
Film Number M539, Roll 79
National Graves Registration Database (Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War):
Will County Illinois USGenWeb Necrologist Reports (© 2002 The ILGenWeb Project All Rights Reserved):
Headstone Reading,Published Obituaries:
Additional Biographical Material:
Census Records:
1860 - Joliet, Will Co, Illinois - John Schreiber Household:
John Schreiber, 38, born-Germany, Rag merchant; Anna, 37;
Nicholas, 15; John, 7.