Civil War Union Army Soldier. He was enrolled in the 12th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry on August 14, 1862, and was mustered in as a Private in Company G on September 4, 1862.
He fought in the Battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. On the 2nd Day of the Battle of Gettysburg (July 2, 1863) he was captured by Confederate forces. Imprisoned first as Belle island, Richmond, Virginia, he was later sent to Annapolis, Maryland, where he waited until properly exchanged.
He served with his unit until the last days of the war, being discharged due to disability at the United States Army General Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 5, 1865.
Running a flour business in Bridgeboro, NJ when the war started, after the war he moved to Riverton, NJ, and began a contracting business. He built many of the homes in Palmyra and Riverton during his time.
He was a member of Washington Camp No. 23, Patriotic Order Sons of America, and of the William P. Hatch Grand Army of the Republic Post No. 37, Camden, NJ.
He was the youngest of seven children born to Henry Pancoast and Hannah Ivins Hackney.
He married Rebecca A. Bishop. They had 5 children:
1 - Laura Pancoast (June 4, 1857-March 29, 1877)
2 - Martha Austin Pancoast (September 10, 1858-December 4, 1942). Married Hugh Clendenning White.
3 - Stacy Stratton Pancoast (March 5, 1860- ). Married Mable D. Garnes
4 - Annie Brown Pancoast (March 4, 1861-September 13, 1898). Married Alfred J. Briggs.
5 - Edward Pancoast (June 9, 1862-August 15, 1863).
Biographical information from "Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey, Vol. II", compiled by Francis Brazley Lee, 1910. and Rootsweb - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~scwhite/pancoast.html
Obituary, December 4, 1915, Philadelphia Inquirer:
"PANCOAST - At Riverton, N.J., Dec. 1, 1915. EDWARD H. PANCOAST, in his 81st year. Relatives and friends and invited to attend funeral services on Saturday, at 1:30 P.M., at his late residence, 404 Main st., Riverton, N.J. Interment Palmyra M.E. Cemetery. Trains leave Market St. Ferry for Riverton an 12 noon and 12:40 PM."
He fought in the Battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. On the 2nd Day of the Battle of Gettysburg (July 2, 1863) he was captured by Confederate forces. Imprisoned first as Belle island, Richmond, Virginia, he was later sent to Annapolis, Maryland, where he waited until properly exchanged.
He served with his unit until the last days of the war, being discharged due to disability at the United States Army General Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 5, 1865.
Running a flour business in Bridgeboro, NJ when the war started, after the war he moved to Riverton, NJ, and began a contracting business. He built many of the homes in Palmyra and Riverton during his time.
He was a member of Washington Camp No. 23, Patriotic Order Sons of America, and of the William P. Hatch Grand Army of the Republic Post No. 37, Camden, NJ.
He was the youngest of seven children born to Henry Pancoast and Hannah Ivins Hackney.
He married Rebecca A. Bishop. They had 5 children:
1 - Laura Pancoast (June 4, 1857-March 29, 1877)
2 - Martha Austin Pancoast (September 10, 1858-December 4, 1942). Married Hugh Clendenning White.
3 - Stacy Stratton Pancoast (March 5, 1860- ). Married Mable D. Garnes
4 - Annie Brown Pancoast (March 4, 1861-September 13, 1898). Married Alfred J. Briggs.
5 - Edward Pancoast (June 9, 1862-August 15, 1863).
Biographical information from "Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey, Vol. II", compiled by Francis Brazley Lee, 1910. and Rootsweb - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~scwhite/pancoast.html
Obituary, December 4, 1915, Philadelphia Inquirer:
"PANCOAST - At Riverton, N.J., Dec. 1, 1915. EDWARD H. PANCOAST, in his 81st year. Relatives and friends and invited to attend funeral services on Saturday, at 1:30 P.M., at his late residence, 404 Main st., Riverton, N.J. Interment Palmyra M.E. Cemetery. Trains leave Market St. Ferry for Riverton an 12 noon and 12:40 PM."
Civil War Union Army Soldier. He was enrolled in the 12th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry on August 14, 1862, and was mustered in as a Private in Company G on September 4, 1862.
He fought in the Battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. On the 2nd Day of the Battle of Gettysburg (July 2, 1863) he was captured by Confederate forces. Imprisoned first as Belle island, Richmond, Virginia, he was later sent to Annapolis, Maryland, where he waited until properly exchanged.
He served with his unit until the last days of the war, being discharged due to disability at the United States Army General Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 5, 1865.
Running a flour business in Bridgeboro, NJ when the war started, after the war he moved to Riverton, NJ, and began a contracting business. He built many of the homes in Palmyra and Riverton during his time.
He was a member of Washington Camp No. 23, Patriotic Order Sons of America, and of the William P. Hatch Grand Army of the Republic Post No. 37, Camden, NJ.
He was the youngest of seven children born to Henry Pancoast and Hannah Ivins Hackney.
He married Rebecca A. Bishop. They had 5 children:
1 - Laura Pancoast (June 4, 1857-March 29, 1877)
2 - Martha Austin Pancoast (September 10, 1858-December 4, 1942). Married Hugh Clendenning White.
3 - Stacy Stratton Pancoast (March 5, 1860- ). Married Mable D. Garnes
4 - Annie Brown Pancoast (March 4, 1861-September 13, 1898). Married Alfred J. Briggs.
5 - Edward Pancoast (June 9, 1862-August 15, 1863).
Biographical information from "Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey, Vol. II", compiled by Francis Brazley Lee, 1910. and Rootsweb - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~scwhite/pancoast.html
Obituary, December 4, 1915, Philadelphia Inquirer:
"PANCOAST - At Riverton, N.J., Dec. 1, 1915. EDWARD H. PANCOAST, in his 81st year. Relatives and friends and invited to attend funeral services on Saturday, at 1:30 P.M., at his late residence, 404 Main st., Riverton, N.J. Interment Palmyra M.E. Cemetery. Trains leave Market St. Ferry for Riverton an 12 noon and 12:40 PM."
He fought in the Battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. On the 2nd Day of the Battle of Gettysburg (July 2, 1863) he was captured by Confederate forces. Imprisoned first as Belle island, Richmond, Virginia, he was later sent to Annapolis, Maryland, where he waited until properly exchanged.
He served with his unit until the last days of the war, being discharged due to disability at the United States Army General Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 5, 1865.
Running a flour business in Bridgeboro, NJ when the war started, after the war he moved to Riverton, NJ, and began a contracting business. He built many of the homes in Palmyra and Riverton during his time.
He was a member of Washington Camp No. 23, Patriotic Order Sons of America, and of the William P. Hatch Grand Army of the Republic Post No. 37, Camden, NJ.
He was the youngest of seven children born to Henry Pancoast and Hannah Ivins Hackney.
He married Rebecca A. Bishop. They had 5 children:
1 - Laura Pancoast (June 4, 1857-March 29, 1877)
2 - Martha Austin Pancoast (September 10, 1858-December 4, 1942). Married Hugh Clendenning White.
3 - Stacy Stratton Pancoast (March 5, 1860- ). Married Mable D. Garnes
4 - Annie Brown Pancoast (March 4, 1861-September 13, 1898). Married Alfred J. Briggs.
5 - Edward Pancoast (June 9, 1862-August 15, 1863).
Biographical information from "Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey, Vol. II", compiled by Francis Brazley Lee, 1910. and Rootsweb - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~scwhite/pancoast.html
Obituary, December 4, 1915, Philadelphia Inquirer:
"PANCOAST - At Riverton, N.J., Dec. 1, 1915. EDWARD H. PANCOAST, in his 81st year. Relatives and friends and invited to attend funeral services on Saturday, at 1:30 P.M., at his late residence, 404 Main st., Riverton, N.J. Interment Palmyra M.E. Cemetery. Trains leave Market St. Ferry for Riverton an 12 noon and 12:40 PM."
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