b. 8 Dec 1840 - d. 8 Nov 1825
Corp. Henry Meyer—Age 21 ; Rebersburg, Pennsylvania ; enlisted August 19, 1862; mustered August 25th; promoted to Corporal November 16, 1863; wounded at Chancellorsville May 3, 1863; again, severely, at Po River, May 10, 1864, necessitating amputation of left hand ; discharged at Campbell Hospital, Washington, September 12, 1864; resides at Rebersburg, Pennsvlvania. From The Story of Our Regiment: A History of the 148th Pennsylvania Vols, page 928.
Henry tells the story of Company A in a chapter of The Story of Our Regiment: A History of the 148th Pennsylvania Vols (pages 493-564), and his time in the hospital (819-834).
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In August 1862, Henry Meyer came home to enlist in the army for three years. He and a group of young men he knew went to Camp Curtin, Harrisburg (the Farm Show complex land today) for training as Company A of the 148th Reg. P.V. Leaving Rebersburg, they rode by wagon or walked to Lewistown, where they rode in a train to Harrisburg. In May 1863, at Chancellorsville Va., the war became very serious business. "There was in me a slight leaven of the military spirit, and the boom of cannon, the shriek of the shells, the roar of the musketry, the cheer of the union Soldiers and the yell of the Rebels reverberating through the deep woods raised my enthusiasm to the highest pitch and I felt as though I could myself vanquish a whole regiment of the enemy! That was while we lay on the picket line in an opposite direction and at a tolerably safe distance from the disturbance. But later on after a better acquaintance with the serious work before us, when those shrieking missiles began to come uncomfortably close and streams of mangled boys in blue came passing by us to the rear, then, well then, it must be confessed, my ardor abated very considerably. " At Poe River, on May 10, 1864, a Minnie ball passed through "Henry's" left hand near the wrist which necessitated amputation. At Campbell Hospital in Washington, D.C. his left hand was amputated. He was discharged from the service in September 1864.
The loss of his hand made his training as a millwright useless. He needed two good hands for that heavy work. When he arrived home, he entered the Rebersburg Select School. Starting in the fall of 1864, he taught school and would attend school alternately for several years. In 1866, he attended Union Seminary in New Berlin PA. In 1868, he attended Keystone State Normal School in Kutztown PA. He assisted R. M. Magee in the Centre County Normal School.
In 1872, Henry married Martha Jane Taylor from Unionville. Martha Jane (10 years younger than Henry) was the daughter of Thomas J. Taylor and Sarah Homan Taylor. Thomas J. was a teacher, bookkeeper, photographer, carpet weaver and had the hotel in Unionville. Thomas' father was George W. Taylor who for many years was the tollgate keeper at the foot of Nittany Mountain on the pike leading from Lewistown to Bellefonte. He owned the hotel in Unionville PA. Martha Jane's mother, Sarah, was the daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Homan of Bittner Hollow Road, Farmers Mills (the house where Doug and Marsha Bierly live). Henry and Martha Jane had six children: Infant (b. 1872), Hannah Jane (b.1876) married Stewart Weber; Henry Taylor (b. 1882); Mary Matilda (b.1885) married Herman Abbott; Sarah Ellen (b. 1887) married Dr. William Kelly; and Robert William (b, 1889) married Maude Stover. They joined the Evangelical Church in February 1874 and would share their married life (1872-1925) in the house located at 159 East Main Street in Rebersburg.
From 1875 to 1881 (2 terms) "Henry" was the Centre County Superintendent of Schools. In the fall of 1882, he was elected to the Pennsylvania State Legislature. He was elected Justice of the Peace in February 1890.
Henry Meyer was one of the three men from the Rebersburg area that kept a daily diary for many years. Henry kept at diary from 1862 to 1925. This included his years in the Civil War. Sam Gramley and Harry Ziegler are the other two who wrote diaries and kept the Rebersburg and area history. We are so fortunate to have these men give us much history that would not be known without their diaries. Thank you!
Corp. Henry Meyer—Age 21 ; Rebersburg, Pennsylvania ; enlisted August 19, 1862; mustered August 25th; promoted to Corporal November 16, 1863; wounded at Chancellorsville May 3, 1863; again, severely, at Po River, May 10, 1864, necessitating amputation of left hand ; discharged at Campbell Hospital, Washington, September 12, 1864; resides at Rebersburg, Pennsvlvania. From The Story of Our Regiment: A History of the 148th Pennsylvania Vols, page 928.
Henry tells the story of Company A in a chapter of The Story of Our Regiment: A History of the 148th Pennsylvania Vols (pages 493-564), and his time in the hospital (819-834).
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In August 1862, Henry Meyer came home to enlist in the army for three years. He and a group of young men he knew went to Camp Curtin, Harrisburg (the Farm Show complex land today) for training as Company A of the 148th Reg. P.V. Leaving Rebersburg, they rode by wagon or walked to Lewistown, where they rode in a train to Harrisburg. In May 1863, at Chancellorsville Va., the war became very serious business. "There was in me a slight leaven of the military spirit, and the boom of cannon, the shriek of the shells, the roar of the musketry, the cheer of the union Soldiers and the yell of the Rebels reverberating through the deep woods raised my enthusiasm to the highest pitch and I felt as though I could myself vanquish a whole regiment of the enemy! That was while we lay on the picket line in an opposite direction and at a tolerably safe distance from the disturbance. But later on after a better acquaintance with the serious work before us, when those shrieking missiles began to come uncomfortably close and streams of mangled boys in blue came passing by us to the rear, then, well then, it must be confessed, my ardor abated very considerably. " At Poe River, on May 10, 1864, a Minnie ball passed through "Henry's" left hand near the wrist which necessitated amputation. At Campbell Hospital in Washington, D.C. his left hand was amputated. He was discharged from the service in September 1864.
The loss of his hand made his training as a millwright useless. He needed two good hands for that heavy work. When he arrived home, he entered the Rebersburg Select School. Starting in the fall of 1864, he taught school and would attend school alternately for several years. In 1866, he attended Union Seminary in New Berlin PA. In 1868, he attended Keystone State Normal School in Kutztown PA. He assisted R. M. Magee in the Centre County Normal School.
In 1872, Henry married Martha Jane Taylor from Unionville. Martha Jane (10 years younger than Henry) was the daughter of Thomas J. Taylor and Sarah Homan Taylor. Thomas J. was a teacher, bookkeeper, photographer, carpet weaver and had the hotel in Unionville. Thomas' father was George W. Taylor who for many years was the tollgate keeper at the foot of Nittany Mountain on the pike leading from Lewistown to Bellefonte. He owned the hotel in Unionville PA. Martha Jane's mother, Sarah, was the daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Homan of Bittner Hollow Road, Farmers Mills (the house where Doug and Marsha Bierly live). Henry and Martha Jane had six children: Infant (b. 1872), Hannah Jane (b.1876) married Stewart Weber; Henry Taylor (b. 1882); Mary Matilda (b.1885) married Herman Abbott; Sarah Ellen (b. 1887) married Dr. William Kelly; and Robert William (b, 1889) married Maude Stover. They joined the Evangelical Church in February 1874 and would share their married life (1872-1925) in the house located at 159 East Main Street in Rebersburg.
From 1875 to 1881 (2 terms) "Henry" was the Centre County Superintendent of Schools. In the fall of 1882, he was elected to the Pennsylvania State Legislature. He was elected Justice of the Peace in February 1890.
Henry Meyer was one of the three men from the Rebersburg area that kept a daily diary for many years. Henry kept at diary from 1862 to 1925. This included his years in the Civil War. Sam Gramley and Harry Ziegler are the other two who wrote diaries and kept the Rebersburg and area history. We are so fortunate to have these men give us much history that would not be known without their diaries. Thank you!
b. 8 Dec 1840 - d. 8 Nov 1825
Corp. Henry Meyer—Age 21 ; Rebersburg, Pennsylvania ; enlisted August 19, 1862; mustered August 25th; promoted to Corporal November 16, 1863; wounded at Chancellorsville May 3, 1863; again, severely, at Po River, May 10, 1864, necessitating amputation of left hand ; discharged at Campbell Hospital, Washington, September 12, 1864; resides at Rebersburg, Pennsvlvania. From The Story of Our Regiment: A History of the 148th Pennsylvania Vols, page 928.
Henry tells the story of Company A in a chapter of The Story of Our Regiment: A History of the 148th Pennsylvania Vols (pages 493-564), and his time in the hospital (819-834).
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In August 1862, Henry Meyer came home to enlist in the army for three years. He and a group of young men he knew went to Camp Curtin, Harrisburg (the Farm Show complex land today) for training as Company A of the 148th Reg. P.V. Leaving Rebersburg, they rode by wagon or walked to Lewistown, where they rode in a train to Harrisburg. In May 1863, at Chancellorsville Va., the war became very serious business. "There was in me a slight leaven of the military spirit, and the boom of cannon, the shriek of the shells, the roar of the musketry, the cheer of the union Soldiers and the yell of the Rebels reverberating through the deep woods raised my enthusiasm to the highest pitch and I felt as though I could myself vanquish a whole regiment of the enemy! That was while we lay on the picket line in an opposite direction and at a tolerably safe distance from the disturbance. But later on after a better acquaintance with the serious work before us, when those shrieking missiles began to come uncomfortably close and streams of mangled boys in blue came passing by us to the rear, then, well then, it must be confessed, my ardor abated very considerably. " At Poe River, on May 10, 1864, a Minnie ball passed through "Henry's" left hand near the wrist which necessitated amputation. At Campbell Hospital in Washington, D.C. his left hand was amputated. He was discharged from the service in September 1864.
The loss of his hand made his training as a millwright useless. He needed two good hands for that heavy work. When he arrived home, he entered the Rebersburg Select School. Starting in the fall of 1864, he taught school and would attend school alternately for several years. In 1866, he attended Union Seminary in New Berlin PA. In 1868, he attended Keystone State Normal School in Kutztown PA. He assisted R. M. Magee in the Centre County Normal School.
In 1872, Henry married Martha Jane Taylor from Unionville. Martha Jane (10 years younger than Henry) was the daughter of Thomas J. Taylor and Sarah Homan Taylor. Thomas J. was a teacher, bookkeeper, photographer, carpet weaver and had the hotel in Unionville. Thomas' father was George W. Taylor who for many years was the tollgate keeper at the foot of Nittany Mountain on the pike leading from Lewistown to Bellefonte. He owned the hotel in Unionville PA. Martha Jane's mother, Sarah, was the daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Homan of Bittner Hollow Road, Farmers Mills (the house where Doug and Marsha Bierly live). Henry and Martha Jane had six children: Infant (b. 1872), Hannah Jane (b.1876) married Stewart Weber; Henry Taylor (b. 1882); Mary Matilda (b.1885) married Herman Abbott; Sarah Ellen (b. 1887) married Dr. William Kelly; and Robert William (b, 1889) married Maude Stover. They joined the Evangelical Church in February 1874 and would share their married life (1872-1925) in the house located at 159 East Main Street in Rebersburg.
From 1875 to 1881 (2 terms) "Henry" was the Centre County Superintendent of Schools. In the fall of 1882, he was elected to the Pennsylvania State Legislature. He was elected Justice of the Peace in February 1890.
Henry Meyer was one of the three men from the Rebersburg area that kept a daily diary for many years. Henry kept at diary from 1862 to 1925. This included his years in the Civil War. Sam Gramley and Harry Ziegler are the other two who wrote diaries and kept the Rebersburg and area history. We are so fortunate to have these men give us much history that would not be known without their diaries. Thank you!
Corp. Henry Meyer—Age 21 ; Rebersburg, Pennsylvania ; enlisted August 19, 1862; mustered August 25th; promoted to Corporal November 16, 1863; wounded at Chancellorsville May 3, 1863; again, severely, at Po River, May 10, 1864, necessitating amputation of left hand ; discharged at Campbell Hospital, Washington, September 12, 1864; resides at Rebersburg, Pennsvlvania. From The Story of Our Regiment: A History of the 148th Pennsylvania Vols, page 928.
Henry tells the story of Company A in a chapter of The Story of Our Regiment: A History of the 148th Pennsylvania Vols (pages 493-564), and his time in the hospital (819-834).
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In August 1862, Henry Meyer came home to enlist in the army for three years. He and a group of young men he knew went to Camp Curtin, Harrisburg (the Farm Show complex land today) for training as Company A of the 148th Reg. P.V. Leaving Rebersburg, they rode by wagon or walked to Lewistown, where they rode in a train to Harrisburg. In May 1863, at Chancellorsville Va., the war became very serious business. "There was in me a slight leaven of the military spirit, and the boom of cannon, the shriek of the shells, the roar of the musketry, the cheer of the union Soldiers and the yell of the Rebels reverberating through the deep woods raised my enthusiasm to the highest pitch and I felt as though I could myself vanquish a whole regiment of the enemy! That was while we lay on the picket line in an opposite direction and at a tolerably safe distance from the disturbance. But later on after a better acquaintance with the serious work before us, when those shrieking missiles began to come uncomfortably close and streams of mangled boys in blue came passing by us to the rear, then, well then, it must be confessed, my ardor abated very considerably. " At Poe River, on May 10, 1864, a Minnie ball passed through "Henry's" left hand near the wrist which necessitated amputation. At Campbell Hospital in Washington, D.C. his left hand was amputated. He was discharged from the service in September 1864.
The loss of his hand made his training as a millwright useless. He needed two good hands for that heavy work. When he arrived home, he entered the Rebersburg Select School. Starting in the fall of 1864, he taught school and would attend school alternately for several years. In 1866, he attended Union Seminary in New Berlin PA. In 1868, he attended Keystone State Normal School in Kutztown PA. He assisted R. M. Magee in the Centre County Normal School.
In 1872, Henry married Martha Jane Taylor from Unionville. Martha Jane (10 years younger than Henry) was the daughter of Thomas J. Taylor and Sarah Homan Taylor. Thomas J. was a teacher, bookkeeper, photographer, carpet weaver and had the hotel in Unionville. Thomas' father was George W. Taylor who for many years was the tollgate keeper at the foot of Nittany Mountain on the pike leading from Lewistown to Bellefonte. He owned the hotel in Unionville PA. Martha Jane's mother, Sarah, was the daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Homan of Bittner Hollow Road, Farmers Mills (the house where Doug and Marsha Bierly live). Henry and Martha Jane had six children: Infant (b. 1872), Hannah Jane (b.1876) married Stewart Weber; Henry Taylor (b. 1882); Mary Matilda (b.1885) married Herman Abbott; Sarah Ellen (b. 1887) married Dr. William Kelly; and Robert William (b, 1889) married Maude Stover. They joined the Evangelical Church in February 1874 and would share their married life (1872-1925) in the house located at 159 East Main Street in Rebersburg.
From 1875 to 1881 (2 terms) "Henry" was the Centre County Superintendent of Schools. In the fall of 1882, he was elected to the Pennsylvania State Legislature. He was elected Justice of the Peace in February 1890.
Henry Meyer was one of the three men from the Rebersburg area that kept a daily diary for many years. Henry kept at diary from 1862 to 1925. This included his years in the Civil War. Sam Gramley and Harry Ziegler are the other two who wrote diaries and kept the Rebersburg and area history. We are so fortunate to have these men give us much history that would not be known without their diaries. Thank you!
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