In 1860, he was a carpenter presumably living in or near Hummelstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, although he is not found with certainty in that census. He stood 5' 10" tall and had dark hair and hazel eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Harrisburg July 23, 1861, and mustered into federal service at Harpers Ferry, (West) Virginia July 25, 1861, at an unknown rank with Battery C, 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery (43rd Pa). His muster-in date appears in the muster roll and company register as "21," but if the enlistment date is correct that would be impossible, and the value found in Ancestry.com is used here. He then was transferred to Battery D and promoted to 1st sergeant, date unknown, and promoted again to 2nd lieutenant to date January 21, 1864. He clearly re-enlisted as a Veteran Volunteer, but that data has yet to be found, but it likely occurred in early 1864. He honorably discharged at term's end June 30, 1865.
He also enlisted in Harrisburg with the post-war regular army May 14, 1866, assigned to the 9th U.S. Infantry, and honorably discharged at term's end May 14, 1869, at Fort Columbus, New York, a private. His obituary in the Harrisburg Telegraph claims he served in the Civil War with the 5th U.S. Artillery, but that is clearly false, and there is no record of said service during his post-war term either. (Detached duty is a possibility, but I have yet to read his compiled military service records). The same obituary also claims he "had been wounded by a shell," but that is unverified at this point.
He moved to Williamsport, Lycoming County, where he took work at his trade of carpenter and where he was found dead in his bed at the Revere House.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Harrisburg July 23, 1861, and mustered into federal service at Harpers Ferry, (West) Virginia July 25, 1861, at an unknown rank with Battery C, 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery (43rd Pa). His muster-in date appears in the muster roll and company register as "21," but if the enlistment date is correct that would be impossible, and the value found in Ancestry.com is used here. He then was transferred to Battery D and promoted to 1st sergeant, date unknown, and promoted again to 2nd lieutenant to date January 21, 1864. He clearly re-enlisted as a Veteran Volunteer, but that data has yet to be found, but it likely occurred in early 1864. He honorably discharged at term's end June 30, 1865.
He also enlisted in Harrisburg with the post-war regular army May 14, 1866, assigned to the 9th U.S. Infantry, and honorably discharged at term's end May 14, 1869, at Fort Columbus, New York, a private. His obituary in the Harrisburg Telegraph claims he served in the Civil War with the 5th U.S. Artillery, but that is clearly false, and there is no record of said service during his post-war term either. (Detached duty is a possibility, but I have yet to read his compiled military service records). The same obituary also claims he "had been wounded by a shell," but that is unverified at this point.
He moved to Williamsport, Lycoming County, where he took work at his trade of carpenter and where he was found dead in his bed at the Revere House.
In 1860, he was a carpenter presumably living in or near Hummelstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, although he is not found with certainty in that census. He stood 5' 10" tall and had dark hair and hazel eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Harrisburg July 23, 1861, and mustered into federal service at Harpers Ferry, (West) Virginia July 25, 1861, at an unknown rank with Battery C, 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery (43rd Pa). His muster-in date appears in the muster roll and company register as "21," but if the enlistment date is correct that would be impossible, and the value found in Ancestry.com is used here. He then was transferred to Battery D and promoted to 1st sergeant, date unknown, and promoted again to 2nd lieutenant to date January 21, 1864. He clearly re-enlisted as a Veteran Volunteer, but that data has yet to be found, but it likely occurred in early 1864. He honorably discharged at term's end June 30, 1865.
He also enlisted in Harrisburg with the post-war regular army May 14, 1866, assigned to the 9th U.S. Infantry, and honorably discharged at term's end May 14, 1869, at Fort Columbus, New York, a private. His obituary in the Harrisburg Telegraph claims he served in the Civil War with the 5th U.S. Artillery, but that is clearly false, and there is no record of said service during his post-war term either. (Detached duty is a possibility, but I have yet to read his compiled military service records). The same obituary also claims he "had been wounded by a shell," but that is unverified at this point.
He moved to Williamsport, Lycoming County, where he took work at his trade of carpenter and where he was found dead in his bed at the Revere House.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Harrisburg July 23, 1861, and mustered into federal service at Harpers Ferry, (West) Virginia July 25, 1861, at an unknown rank with Battery C, 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery (43rd Pa). His muster-in date appears in the muster roll and company register as "21," but if the enlistment date is correct that would be impossible, and the value found in Ancestry.com is used here. He then was transferred to Battery D and promoted to 1st sergeant, date unknown, and promoted again to 2nd lieutenant to date January 21, 1864. He clearly re-enlisted as a Veteran Volunteer, but that data has yet to be found, but it likely occurred in early 1864. He honorably discharged at term's end June 30, 1865.
He also enlisted in Harrisburg with the post-war regular army May 14, 1866, assigned to the 9th U.S. Infantry, and honorably discharged at term's end May 14, 1869, at Fort Columbus, New York, a private. His obituary in the Harrisburg Telegraph claims he served in the Civil War with the 5th U.S. Artillery, but that is clearly false, and there is no record of said service during his post-war term either. (Detached duty is a possibility, but I have yet to read his compiled military service records). The same obituary also claims he "had been wounded by a shell," but that is unverified at this point.
He moved to Williamsport, Lycoming County, where he took work at his trade of carpenter and where he was found dead in his bed at the Revere House.
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