The son of Seth Forrest, he married Emma Louise Currins May 6, 1856, in Taneytown, Carroll County, Maryland, and fathered Mary G. aka G. May (b. 1859), Charles W. (b. 09/21/64), and Clarence H. (b. @1867). In 1860, he was a clerk living in Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania, and stood 5' 5" tall with brown hair and blue eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he served four terms of service:
1. Enlisted and mustered into federal service at Harrisburg April 25, 1861, as a private with Co. G, 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company July 30, 1861
2. Enlisted in Hanover August 3, 1862, mustered into federal service at Harrisburg August 9 as a private with Co. C, 130th Pennsylvania Infantry, and promoted to sergeant. He suffered a slight head wound at the battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, 1852, treated in the regimental hospital, and then furloughed home to recover. He rejoined the regiment by February 8, 1863, after which he was assigned to the pioneer corps but honorably discharged with his company May 21, 1863.
3. Enlisted in Hanover June 17, 1863, during the Gettysburg crisis, mustered into state service at Harrisburg to date June 22 (actual muster took place on July 27) as 1st lieutenant of Co. I, 26th Pennsylvania Militia, promoted to captain to date June 22, 1863, and honorably discharged with his company July 30, 1863.
4. Enlisted in Baltimore January 19, 1864, mustered into federal service there February 28 as a private with Co. E, 1st Maryland Potomac Home Brigade Cavalry, and soon promoted to sergeant. On May 7, 1864, he received promotion to commissary sergeant only to be reduced to ranks sixteen days later, then reinstated to sergeant to date May 10, 1864, and, on June 25, 1864, elevated to 1st sergeant. He was shot in the upper right arm at near Charles Town, West Virginia, on August 22, 1864, hospitalized at the army hospital in Frederick, Maryland, and returned to duty by December 8. Promoted to captain effective January 30, 1865, he honorably discharged with his company June 28, 1865, at Harpers Ferry , West Virginia.
Sometime after the war, he deserted Emma and the children and moved to Philadelphia, forcing her and the children to live with her parents in Taneytown, Maryland. On August 20, 1891, he entered the Soldiers' Home in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, during which time Emma successfully petitioned to receive half of his pension. In May 1913, the old veteran left the home for a night on the town. After downing a few-too-many at a Dayton watering hole, police jailed him on a charge of public drunkenness. He took the top bunk in his cell to sleep it off only to fall and strike his head on the cement floor, dying shortly thereafter at Miami Valley Hospital.
A Civil War veteran, he served four terms of service:
1. Enlisted and mustered into federal service at Harrisburg April 25, 1861, as a private with Co. G, 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company July 30, 1861
2. Enlisted in Hanover August 3, 1862, mustered into federal service at Harrisburg August 9 as a private with Co. C, 130th Pennsylvania Infantry, and promoted to sergeant. He suffered a slight head wound at the battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, 1852, treated in the regimental hospital, and then furloughed home to recover. He rejoined the regiment by February 8, 1863, after which he was assigned to the pioneer corps but honorably discharged with his company May 21, 1863.
3. Enlisted in Hanover June 17, 1863, during the Gettysburg crisis, mustered into state service at Harrisburg to date June 22 (actual muster took place on July 27) as 1st lieutenant of Co. I, 26th Pennsylvania Militia, promoted to captain to date June 22, 1863, and honorably discharged with his company July 30, 1863.
4. Enlisted in Baltimore January 19, 1864, mustered into federal service there February 28 as a private with Co. E, 1st Maryland Potomac Home Brigade Cavalry, and soon promoted to sergeant. On May 7, 1864, he received promotion to commissary sergeant only to be reduced to ranks sixteen days later, then reinstated to sergeant to date May 10, 1864, and, on June 25, 1864, elevated to 1st sergeant. He was shot in the upper right arm at near Charles Town, West Virginia, on August 22, 1864, hospitalized at the army hospital in Frederick, Maryland, and returned to duty by December 8. Promoted to captain effective January 30, 1865, he honorably discharged with his company June 28, 1865, at Harpers Ferry , West Virginia.
Sometime after the war, he deserted Emma and the children and moved to Philadelphia, forcing her and the children to live with her parents in Taneytown, Maryland. On August 20, 1891, he entered the Soldiers' Home in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, during which time Emma successfully petitioned to receive half of his pension. In May 1913, the old veteran left the home for a night on the town. After downing a few-too-many at a Dayton watering hole, police jailed him on a charge of public drunkenness. He took the top bunk in his cell to sleep it off only to fall and strike his head on the cement floor, dying shortly thereafter at Miami Valley Hospital.
The son of Seth Forrest, he married Emma Louise Currins May 6, 1856, in Taneytown, Carroll County, Maryland, and fathered Mary G. aka G. May (b. 1859), Charles W. (b. 09/21/64), and Clarence H. (b. @1867). In 1860, he was a clerk living in Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania, and stood 5' 5" tall with brown hair and blue eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he served four terms of service:
1. Enlisted and mustered into federal service at Harrisburg April 25, 1861, as a private with Co. G, 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company July 30, 1861
2. Enlisted in Hanover August 3, 1862, mustered into federal service at Harrisburg August 9 as a private with Co. C, 130th Pennsylvania Infantry, and promoted to sergeant. He suffered a slight head wound at the battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, 1852, treated in the regimental hospital, and then furloughed home to recover. He rejoined the regiment by February 8, 1863, after which he was assigned to the pioneer corps but honorably discharged with his company May 21, 1863.
3. Enlisted in Hanover June 17, 1863, during the Gettysburg crisis, mustered into state service at Harrisburg to date June 22 (actual muster took place on July 27) as 1st lieutenant of Co. I, 26th Pennsylvania Militia, promoted to captain to date June 22, 1863, and honorably discharged with his company July 30, 1863.
4. Enlisted in Baltimore January 19, 1864, mustered into federal service there February 28 as a private with Co. E, 1st Maryland Potomac Home Brigade Cavalry, and soon promoted to sergeant. On May 7, 1864, he received promotion to commissary sergeant only to be reduced to ranks sixteen days later, then reinstated to sergeant to date May 10, 1864, and, on June 25, 1864, elevated to 1st sergeant. He was shot in the upper right arm at near Charles Town, West Virginia, on August 22, 1864, hospitalized at the army hospital in Frederick, Maryland, and returned to duty by December 8. Promoted to captain effective January 30, 1865, he honorably discharged with his company June 28, 1865, at Harpers Ferry , West Virginia.
Sometime after the war, he deserted Emma and the children and moved to Philadelphia, forcing her and the children to live with her parents in Taneytown, Maryland. On August 20, 1891, he entered the Soldiers' Home in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, during which time Emma successfully petitioned to receive half of his pension. In May 1913, the old veteran left the home for a night on the town. After downing a few-too-many at a Dayton watering hole, police jailed him on a charge of public drunkenness. He took the top bunk in his cell to sleep it off only to fall and strike his head on the cement floor, dying shortly thereafter at Miami Valley Hospital.
A Civil War veteran, he served four terms of service:
1. Enlisted and mustered into federal service at Harrisburg April 25, 1861, as a private with Co. G, 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company July 30, 1861
2. Enlisted in Hanover August 3, 1862, mustered into federal service at Harrisburg August 9 as a private with Co. C, 130th Pennsylvania Infantry, and promoted to sergeant. He suffered a slight head wound at the battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, 1852, treated in the regimental hospital, and then furloughed home to recover. He rejoined the regiment by February 8, 1863, after which he was assigned to the pioneer corps but honorably discharged with his company May 21, 1863.
3. Enlisted in Hanover June 17, 1863, during the Gettysburg crisis, mustered into state service at Harrisburg to date June 22 (actual muster took place on July 27) as 1st lieutenant of Co. I, 26th Pennsylvania Militia, promoted to captain to date June 22, 1863, and honorably discharged with his company July 30, 1863.
4. Enlisted in Baltimore January 19, 1864, mustered into federal service there February 28 as a private with Co. E, 1st Maryland Potomac Home Brigade Cavalry, and soon promoted to sergeant. On May 7, 1864, he received promotion to commissary sergeant only to be reduced to ranks sixteen days later, then reinstated to sergeant to date May 10, 1864, and, on June 25, 1864, elevated to 1st sergeant. He was shot in the upper right arm at near Charles Town, West Virginia, on August 22, 1864, hospitalized at the army hospital in Frederick, Maryland, and returned to duty by December 8. Promoted to captain effective January 30, 1865, he honorably discharged with his company June 28, 1865, at Harpers Ferry , West Virginia.
Sometime after the war, he deserted Emma and the children and moved to Philadelphia, forcing her and the children to live with her parents in Taneytown, Maryland. On August 20, 1891, he entered the Soldiers' Home in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, during which time Emma successfully petitioned to receive half of his pension. In May 1913, the old veteran left the home for a night on the town. After downing a few-too-many at a Dayton watering hole, police jailed him on a charge of public drunkenness. He took the top bunk in his cell to sleep it off only to fall and strike his head on the cement floor, dying shortly thereafter at Miami Valley Hospital.
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