John C. Bundy (1841-1892) was born in St. Charles, Illinois, and died in Chicago, Illinois. During the Civil War, Bundy served with the 15th Illinois Cavalry Regiment in Missouri and Arkansas. In 1862, he was commissioned as Lieutenant-Colonel of the First Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Union). After the war, he worked as a real estate broker in Chicago. In 1877, he became editor and publisher of the spiritualist periodical Religio-Philosophical Journal, a position he held until his passing. There is no record of Bundy studying with Mary Baker Eddy or uniting with the Church of Christ (Scientist).

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