John Mendenhall (colonel)

John Ross Mendenhall
BornJuly 29, 1829
Vevay, Indiana
DiedJuly 1, 1892(1892-07-01) (aged 62)
Newport, Rhode Island
Buried
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1851–1892
Rank Colonel
CommandsDepartment of Alaska
2nd Artillery Regiment

John Ross Mendenhall (July 29, 1829 – July 1, 1892) was an officer in the United States Army. As a Union Army artillery officer in the American Civil War, his performance was notable at the Battle of Stones River, where his concentration of guns broke the last Confederate attack.