The son of Abraham & Elizabeth (Eshelman) Baum, he was a farmer by trade but is found neither in the 1850 nor 1860 census. He apparently was living in or near Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and reportedly stood 5' 7" tall with brown hair and blue eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he served three terms of service:
1. Enlisted in Hummelstown, Dauphin County, July 31, 1862, mustered into federal service at Harrisburg August 9 as a private with Co. C, 127th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company May 29, 1863. He is found in the Pennsylvania Archives' ARIAS file as "Abram."
2. Enlisted in Hummelstown July 1, 1863, during the Gettysburg crisis, mustered into state service at Harrisburg July 2 as a private with Co. E, 36th Pennsylvania Militia, and honorably discharged with his company August 11, 1863.
3. Enlisted in Harrisburg with the regular army February 27, 1864, assigned to Co. H, 16th U.S. Infantry, and honorably discharged at term's end February 27, 1867, at Augusta, Georgia, a private. His obituary claims he was captured and incarcerated in the stockade at Andersonville, Georgia, but that is as yet unverified. His name is not found in any online list of Andersonville prisoners, which does not necessarily mean he wasn't there.
In 1870, he was living with the Jacob Zoll family in Derry Township, Dauphin County. By 1890, he was a resident of Steelton, Dauphin County, but died at the home of a Mrs. Snavely in West Donegal Township, Lancaster County, from a "paralytic stroke, hemipelagic" with "arteriosclerosis" a contributing factor. His obituary claims Mrs. Snavely was his daughter, but no evidence of marriage was found. A church record indicates he was a member of the G.A.R. but does not say which post, although Hummelstown's Henderson Post No. 443 is a strong possibility.
A Civil War veteran, he served three terms of service:
1. Enlisted in Hummelstown, Dauphin County, July 31, 1862, mustered into federal service at Harrisburg August 9 as a private with Co. C, 127th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company May 29, 1863. He is found in the Pennsylvania Archives' ARIAS file as "Abram."
2. Enlisted in Hummelstown July 1, 1863, during the Gettysburg crisis, mustered into state service at Harrisburg July 2 as a private with Co. E, 36th Pennsylvania Militia, and honorably discharged with his company August 11, 1863.
3. Enlisted in Harrisburg with the regular army February 27, 1864, assigned to Co. H, 16th U.S. Infantry, and honorably discharged at term's end February 27, 1867, at Augusta, Georgia, a private. His obituary claims he was captured and incarcerated in the stockade at Andersonville, Georgia, but that is as yet unverified. His name is not found in any online list of Andersonville prisoners, which does not necessarily mean he wasn't there.
In 1870, he was living with the Jacob Zoll family in Derry Township, Dauphin County. By 1890, he was a resident of Steelton, Dauphin County, but died at the home of a Mrs. Snavely in West Donegal Township, Lancaster County, from a "paralytic stroke, hemipelagic" with "arteriosclerosis" a contributing factor. His obituary claims Mrs. Snavely was his daughter, but no evidence of marriage was found. A church record indicates he was a member of the G.A.R. but does not say which post, although Hummelstown's Henderson Post No. 443 is a strong possibility.
The son of Abraham & Elizabeth (Eshelman) Baum, he was a farmer by trade but is found neither in the 1850 nor 1860 census. He apparently was living in or near Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and reportedly stood 5' 7" tall with brown hair and blue eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he served three terms of service:
1. Enlisted in Hummelstown, Dauphin County, July 31, 1862, mustered into federal service at Harrisburg August 9 as a private with Co. C, 127th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company May 29, 1863. He is found in the Pennsylvania Archives' ARIAS file as "Abram."
2. Enlisted in Hummelstown July 1, 1863, during the Gettysburg crisis, mustered into state service at Harrisburg July 2 as a private with Co. E, 36th Pennsylvania Militia, and honorably discharged with his company August 11, 1863.
3. Enlisted in Harrisburg with the regular army February 27, 1864, assigned to Co. H, 16th U.S. Infantry, and honorably discharged at term's end February 27, 1867, at Augusta, Georgia, a private. His obituary claims he was captured and incarcerated in the stockade at Andersonville, Georgia, but that is as yet unverified. His name is not found in any online list of Andersonville prisoners, which does not necessarily mean he wasn't there.
In 1870, he was living with the Jacob Zoll family in Derry Township, Dauphin County. By 1890, he was a resident of Steelton, Dauphin County, but died at the home of a Mrs. Snavely in West Donegal Township, Lancaster County, from a "paralytic stroke, hemipelagic" with "arteriosclerosis" a contributing factor. His obituary claims Mrs. Snavely was his daughter, but no evidence of marriage was found. A church record indicates he was a member of the G.A.R. but does not say which post, although Hummelstown's Henderson Post No. 443 is a strong possibility.
A Civil War veteran, he served three terms of service:
1. Enlisted in Hummelstown, Dauphin County, July 31, 1862, mustered into federal service at Harrisburg August 9 as a private with Co. C, 127th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company May 29, 1863. He is found in the Pennsylvania Archives' ARIAS file as "Abram."
2. Enlisted in Hummelstown July 1, 1863, during the Gettysburg crisis, mustered into state service at Harrisburg July 2 as a private with Co. E, 36th Pennsylvania Militia, and honorably discharged with his company August 11, 1863.
3. Enlisted in Harrisburg with the regular army February 27, 1864, assigned to Co. H, 16th U.S. Infantry, and honorably discharged at term's end February 27, 1867, at Augusta, Georgia, a private. His obituary claims he was captured and incarcerated in the stockade at Andersonville, Georgia, but that is as yet unverified. His name is not found in any online list of Andersonville prisoners, which does not necessarily mean he wasn't there.
In 1870, he was living with the Jacob Zoll family in Derry Township, Dauphin County. By 1890, he was a resident of Steelton, Dauphin County, but died at the home of a Mrs. Snavely in West Donegal Township, Lancaster County, from a "paralytic stroke, hemipelagic" with "arteriosclerosis" a contributing factor. His obituary claims Mrs. Snavely was his daughter, but no evidence of marriage was found. A church record indicates he was a member of the G.A.R. but does not say which post, although Hummelstown's Henderson Post No. 443 is a strong possibility.
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Co C 127 Regt PV, Co E 36 Regt PV, Co H 16 US Inft
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