A Civil War veteran, he enlisted with the regular army at the grossly overstated age of twenty-five in Harrisburg March 25, 1862, and assigned as a private to Co. C, 18th U.S. Infantry, also serving with Co. G and A, dates unknown. He discharged by surgeon's certificate, reason as yet unknown, to date November 19, 1864, at Camp Thomas, Columbus, Ohio, a corporal. In typical fashion, his obituary in the Harrisburg Telegraph misrepresents his military service, claiming that he served with the "118th U.S. Infantry," a regiment that did not exist, and that he served "three years," which is also false.
He married Mary Elizabeth Hampton ca. 1867 and fathered Galen (b. 03/??/70), John A. (b. 12/17/75), Harry Allen (b. 12/10/78), Chester Samuel (b. 05/12/81), and William M. (b. 12/05/84). Cause of his death is listed as "uremia," although his obituary in the Harrisburg Telegraph claims he had suffered a stroke. (Keep in mind that urinary tract infections in the elderly can create symptoms similar to those of a stroke.)
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted with the regular army at the grossly overstated age of twenty-five in Harrisburg March 25, 1862, and assigned as a private to Co. C, 18th U.S. Infantry, also serving with Co. G and A, dates unknown. He discharged by surgeon's certificate, reason as yet unknown, to date November 19, 1864, at Camp Thomas, Columbus, Ohio, a corporal. In typical fashion, his obituary in the Harrisburg Telegraph misrepresents his military service, claiming that he served with the "118th U.S. Infantry," a regiment that did not exist, and that he served "three years," which is also false.
He married Mary Elizabeth Hampton ca. 1867 and fathered Galen (b. 03/??/70), John A. (b. 12/17/75), Harry Allen (b. 12/10/78), Chester Samuel (b. 05/12/81), and William M. (b. 12/05/84). Cause of his death is listed as "uremia," although his obituary in the Harrisburg Telegraph claims he had suffered a stroke. (Keep in mind that urinary tract infections in the elderly can create symptoms similar to those of a stroke.)
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