The son of Samuel & Mary "Polly" (Unger or Auger) Wallower, in 1860 he was living with his well-to-do merchant family in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
A Civil War veteran, he served two terms of service:
- Enlisted at the stated age of nineteen in Harrisburg June 24, 1863, mustered into federal service there June 28 as a private with Co. F in the six-month organization of the 20th Pennsylvania Cavalry (181st Pennsylvania), and honorably discharged with his company January 6, 1864.
- Enlisted at the stated age of twenty-one in Harrisburg August 22, 1864, mustered into federal service there August 23 as a private with Co. C, 201st Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company June 23, 1865.
He married Sarah Josephine Sharp ca. 1867 and fathered Charles Samuel (b. 06/08/72). John died at his son's home as the "result of apoplexy" with "arteriosclerosis" a contributing factor.
bio info courtesy of Dennis Brandt
The son of Samuel & Mary "Polly" (Unger or Auger) Wallower, in 1860 he was living with his well-to-do merchant family in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
A Civil War veteran, he served two terms of service:
- Enlisted at the stated age of nineteen in Harrisburg June 24, 1863, mustered into federal service there June 28 as a private with Co. F in the six-month organization of the 20th Pennsylvania Cavalry (181st Pennsylvania), and honorably discharged with his company January 6, 1864.
- Enlisted at the stated age of twenty-one in Harrisburg August 22, 1864, mustered into federal service there August 23 as a private with Co. C, 201st Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company June 23, 1865.
He married Sarah Josephine Sharp ca. 1867 and fathered Charles Samuel (b. 06/08/72). John died at his son's home as the "result of apoplexy" with "arteriosclerosis" a contributing factor.
bio info courtesy of Dennis Brandt
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