Charles Adam Shroyer son of William and Lucinda Keist Shroyer was born in Franklin Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, in 1844.
In the Fall of 1857 the family migrated to Kankakee County making the trip in wagons. Coming to Momence Township. There the family settled eventually making a final move to Aroma Township during the War Between the States.
Following the Civil War in 1969 he married Jennie Frith in Kankakee County, Illinois. She was the daughter of James and Elizabeth Frith having been born in 1844 in New York. Using the 1860 and 1920 Census her actual name might of been Martha Jane Frith with her being known by her nick name of Jennie.
In 1867 he applied for a Civil War pension for his war services. During the war he had been wounded at Stone River, Tennessee and also been taken captive being held at Andersonville Prison.
Please bear with us this is a work in progress. No official obituary has been located.
Illinois Database of Civil War Veterans Index 1861 -1865
Name: Adam Shroyer
Rank: Private
Company: D
Unit: 42nd Illinois Infantry
Height: 6 feet
Hair: Light
Eyes: Gray
Complexion: Light
Marital status: Single
Occupation: Farmer
Birth Date: About 1843
Birth Place: Coshocton County, Ohio
Service Entry Age: 18
Service Entry Date: August 3, 1861
Service Entry Place: Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois
Joined By Whom: Captain Webb
Period: 3 Years
Muster In Date: August 3, 1861
Muster In Place: Camp Douglas, Cook County, Illinois
Remarks: Wounded at Stone River and transfered to VRC September 20, 1863
Residence Place: Momence, Kankakee County, Illinois
Transfer to:
Name: Charles A. Schroyer
Regiment State/Origin: Veteran Reserve Corps
Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps
Company: 34
Rank In: Sergeant
Rank Out: Sergeant
Andersonville and Fort McHenry Civil War Prisoner Index, 1861 to 1865
Name: Charles A. Shroyer
Prison: Andersonville
Rank: Sergeant
State where enlisted: Illinois
Unit: 156 Illinois Infantry
Company: A
Function: Infantry
Remarks: Prisoner. Had enlisted in 1861 in Company D 42 Illinois Infantry.
Second Enlistment:
Name: Charles A. Shroyer
Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Company: A
Unit: 156th Illinois Infantry
Height: 6 feet 1 inch
Hair: Light
Eyes: Gray
Complexion: Light
Occupation: Soldier
Birth Date: About 1844
Birth Place: Ohio
Period: 1 Year
Muster In Age: 21
Muster In Date: March 9, 1865
Muster In Place: Camp Fry, Cook County, Illinois
Remarks: Promoted to Captain
Residence Place: Aroma, Kankakee County, Illinois
Third Enlistment:
Name: Charles A Shroyer
Rank: Captain
Company: A
Unit: 156th Illinois Infantry
Birth Date: About 1844
Service Entry Age: 21
Service Entry Date: April 19, 1865
Service Entry Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Joined By Whom: Governor of Illinois
Muster In Date: April 19, 1865
Muster In Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Muster Out Date: September 20, 1865
Muster Out Place: Memphis, Tennessee
Muster Out By Whom: Captain Cambell
Applied for a Civil War Pension on October 23, 1867
In the Fall of 1857 the family migrated to Kankakee County making the trip in wagons. Coming to Momence Township. There the family settled eventually making a final move to Aroma Township during the War Between the States.
Following the Civil War in 1969 he married Jennie Frith in Kankakee County, Illinois. She was the daughter of James and Elizabeth Frith having been born in 1844 in New York. Using the 1860 and 1920 Census her actual name might of been Martha Jane Frith with her being known by her nick name of Jennie.
In 1867 he applied for a Civil War pension for his war services. During the war he had been wounded at Stone River, Tennessee and also been taken captive being held at Andersonville Prison.
Please bear with us this is a work in progress. No official obituary has been located.
Illinois Database of Civil War Veterans Index 1861 -1865
Name: Adam Shroyer
Rank: Private
Company: D
Unit: 42nd Illinois Infantry
Height: 6 feet
Hair: Light
Eyes: Gray
Complexion: Light
Marital status: Single
Occupation: Farmer
Birth Date: About 1843
Birth Place: Coshocton County, Ohio
Service Entry Age: 18
Service Entry Date: August 3, 1861
Service Entry Place: Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois
Joined By Whom: Captain Webb
Period: 3 Years
Muster In Date: August 3, 1861
Muster In Place: Camp Douglas, Cook County, Illinois
Remarks: Wounded at Stone River and transfered to VRC September 20, 1863
Residence Place: Momence, Kankakee County, Illinois
Transfer to:
Name: Charles A. Schroyer
Regiment State/Origin: Veteran Reserve Corps
Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps
Company: 34
Rank In: Sergeant
Rank Out: Sergeant
Andersonville and Fort McHenry Civil War Prisoner Index, 1861 to 1865
Name: Charles A. Shroyer
Prison: Andersonville
Rank: Sergeant
State where enlisted: Illinois
Unit: 156 Illinois Infantry
Company: A
Function: Infantry
Remarks: Prisoner. Had enlisted in 1861 in Company D 42 Illinois Infantry.
Second Enlistment:
Name: Charles A. Shroyer
Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Company: A
Unit: 156th Illinois Infantry
Height: 6 feet 1 inch
Hair: Light
Eyes: Gray
Complexion: Light
Occupation: Soldier
Birth Date: About 1844
Birth Place: Ohio
Period: 1 Year
Muster In Age: 21
Muster In Date: March 9, 1865
Muster In Place: Camp Fry, Cook County, Illinois
Remarks: Promoted to Captain
Residence Place: Aroma, Kankakee County, Illinois
Third Enlistment:
Name: Charles A Shroyer
Rank: Captain
Company: A
Unit: 156th Illinois Infantry
Birth Date: About 1844
Service Entry Age: 21
Service Entry Date: April 19, 1865
Service Entry Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Joined By Whom: Governor of Illinois
Muster In Date: April 19, 1865
Muster In Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Muster Out Date: September 20, 1865
Muster Out Place: Memphis, Tennessee
Muster Out By Whom: Captain Cambell
Applied for a Civil War Pension on October 23, 1867
Charles Adam Shroyer son of William and Lucinda Keist Shroyer was born in Franklin Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, in 1844.
In the Fall of 1857 the family migrated to Kankakee County making the trip in wagons. Coming to Momence Township. There the family settled eventually making a final move to Aroma Township during the War Between the States.
Following the Civil War in 1969 he married Jennie Frith in Kankakee County, Illinois. She was the daughter of James and Elizabeth Frith having been born in 1844 in New York. Using the 1860 and 1920 Census her actual name might of been Martha Jane Frith with her being known by her nick name of Jennie.
In 1867 he applied for a Civil War pension for his war services. During the war he had been wounded at Stone River, Tennessee and also been taken captive being held at Andersonville Prison.
Please bear with us this is a work in progress. No official obituary has been located.
Illinois Database of Civil War Veterans Index 1861 -1865
Name: Adam Shroyer
Rank: Private
Company: D
Unit: 42nd Illinois Infantry
Height: 6 feet
Hair: Light
Eyes: Gray
Complexion: Light
Marital status: Single
Occupation: Farmer
Birth Date: About 1843
Birth Place: Coshocton County, Ohio
Service Entry Age: 18
Service Entry Date: August 3, 1861
Service Entry Place: Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois
Joined By Whom: Captain Webb
Period: 3 Years
Muster In Date: August 3, 1861
Muster In Place: Camp Douglas, Cook County, Illinois
Remarks: Wounded at Stone River and transfered to VRC September 20, 1863
Residence Place: Momence, Kankakee County, Illinois
Transfer to:
Name: Charles A. Schroyer
Regiment State/Origin: Veteran Reserve Corps
Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps
Company: 34
Rank In: Sergeant
Rank Out: Sergeant
Andersonville and Fort McHenry Civil War Prisoner Index, 1861 to 1865
Name: Charles A. Shroyer
Prison: Andersonville
Rank: Sergeant
State where enlisted: Illinois
Unit: 156 Illinois Infantry
Company: A
Function: Infantry
Remarks: Prisoner. Had enlisted in 1861 in Company D 42 Illinois Infantry.
Second Enlistment:
Name: Charles A. Shroyer
Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Company: A
Unit: 156th Illinois Infantry
Height: 6 feet 1 inch
Hair: Light
Eyes: Gray
Complexion: Light
Occupation: Soldier
Birth Date: About 1844
Birth Place: Ohio
Period: 1 Year
Muster In Age: 21
Muster In Date: March 9, 1865
Muster In Place: Camp Fry, Cook County, Illinois
Remarks: Promoted to Captain
Residence Place: Aroma, Kankakee County, Illinois
Third Enlistment:
Name: Charles A Shroyer
Rank: Captain
Company: A
Unit: 156th Illinois Infantry
Birth Date: About 1844
Service Entry Age: 21
Service Entry Date: April 19, 1865
Service Entry Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Joined By Whom: Governor of Illinois
Muster In Date: April 19, 1865
Muster In Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Muster Out Date: September 20, 1865
Muster Out Place: Memphis, Tennessee
Muster Out By Whom: Captain Cambell
Applied for a Civil War Pension on October 23, 1867
In the Fall of 1857 the family migrated to Kankakee County making the trip in wagons. Coming to Momence Township. There the family settled eventually making a final move to Aroma Township during the War Between the States.
Following the Civil War in 1969 he married Jennie Frith in Kankakee County, Illinois. She was the daughter of James and Elizabeth Frith having been born in 1844 in New York. Using the 1860 and 1920 Census her actual name might of been Martha Jane Frith with her being known by her nick name of Jennie.
In 1867 he applied for a Civil War pension for his war services. During the war he had been wounded at Stone River, Tennessee and also been taken captive being held at Andersonville Prison.
Please bear with us this is a work in progress. No official obituary has been located.
Illinois Database of Civil War Veterans Index 1861 -1865
Name: Adam Shroyer
Rank: Private
Company: D
Unit: 42nd Illinois Infantry
Height: 6 feet
Hair: Light
Eyes: Gray
Complexion: Light
Marital status: Single
Occupation: Farmer
Birth Date: About 1843
Birth Place: Coshocton County, Ohio
Service Entry Age: 18
Service Entry Date: August 3, 1861
Service Entry Place: Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois
Joined By Whom: Captain Webb
Period: 3 Years
Muster In Date: August 3, 1861
Muster In Place: Camp Douglas, Cook County, Illinois
Remarks: Wounded at Stone River and transfered to VRC September 20, 1863
Residence Place: Momence, Kankakee County, Illinois
Transfer to:
Name: Charles A. Schroyer
Regiment State/Origin: Veteran Reserve Corps
Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps
Company: 34
Rank In: Sergeant
Rank Out: Sergeant
Andersonville and Fort McHenry Civil War Prisoner Index, 1861 to 1865
Name: Charles A. Shroyer
Prison: Andersonville
Rank: Sergeant
State where enlisted: Illinois
Unit: 156 Illinois Infantry
Company: A
Function: Infantry
Remarks: Prisoner. Had enlisted in 1861 in Company D 42 Illinois Infantry.
Second Enlistment:
Name: Charles A. Shroyer
Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Company: A
Unit: 156th Illinois Infantry
Height: 6 feet 1 inch
Hair: Light
Eyes: Gray
Complexion: Light
Occupation: Soldier
Birth Date: About 1844
Birth Place: Ohio
Period: 1 Year
Muster In Age: 21
Muster In Date: March 9, 1865
Muster In Place: Camp Fry, Cook County, Illinois
Remarks: Promoted to Captain
Residence Place: Aroma, Kankakee County, Illinois
Third Enlistment:
Name: Charles A Shroyer
Rank: Captain
Company: A
Unit: 156th Illinois Infantry
Birth Date: About 1844
Service Entry Age: 21
Service Entry Date: April 19, 1865
Service Entry Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Joined By Whom: Governor of Illinois
Muster In Date: April 19, 1865
Muster In Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Muster Out Date: September 20, 1865
Muster Out Place: Memphis, Tennessee
Muster Out By Whom: Captain Cambell
Applied for a Civil War Pension on October 23, 1867
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