The son of George & Anna Margaretta (Miller) Zinn, his whereabouts in 1860 cannot be precisely determined, but it was likely somewhere in or near Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
A Civil War veteran, his enlistment date is not on file, but he mustered into federal service at Harrisburg October 1, 1861, as 2nd lieutenant of Co. B, 84th Pennsylvania Infantry. He was promoted to captain and transferred to Co. D, 57th Pennsylvania Infantry, October 2, 1862, at Arlington Heights, Virginia, and during this time also served as Assistant Adjutant General. He was promoted to major of the 57th Pennsylvania Infantry December 23, 1862, and to lieutenant colonel May 10, 1864, but not mustered until August 1. Although wounded in the left deltoid muscle at Cold Harbor June 1, 1864, he was not granted leave until October 6. Then, he was wounded in the lower right leg at Petersburg, Virginia, October 2, 1864, and upon his return to duty promoted to colonel to date March 19, 1865. The War Department honored him with the brevet rank of brigadier general to date from April 6, 1865, for "good conduct and meritorious services during the war," although it took more than a year to gain congressional approval for the honor. Several newspaper obituaries mistakenly claim that Gov. Andrew G. Curtin bestowed the rank on Zinn, but governors had no authority over ranks higher than colonel in the federalized volunteer army.
He moved to Philadelphia after the war and married Anna Rogers on June 22, 1876, in Delaware, fathering Mary Rogers (b. 11/30/77) and George (b. 05/15/83). In 1880, he lived in New Castle, Delaware, before moving to Goshen, New York, to operate a milk freight business. He and Mary divorced and she married William du Pont January 5, 1892. George returned to Harrisburg just two weeks prior to his death, which occurred at the home of his brother-in-law, Dr. J. Ross Swartz.
A Civil War veteran, his enlistment date is not on file, but he mustered into federal service at Harrisburg October 1, 1861, as 2nd lieutenant of Co. B, 84th Pennsylvania Infantry. He was promoted to captain and transferred to Co. D, 57th Pennsylvania Infantry, October 2, 1862, at Arlington Heights, Virginia, and during this time also served as Assistant Adjutant General. He was promoted to major of the 57th Pennsylvania Infantry December 23, 1862, and to lieutenant colonel May 10, 1864, but not mustered until August 1. Although wounded in the left deltoid muscle at Cold Harbor June 1, 1864, he was not granted leave until October 6. Then, he was wounded in the lower right leg at Petersburg, Virginia, October 2, 1864, and upon his return to duty promoted to colonel to date March 19, 1865. The War Department honored him with the brevet rank of brigadier general to date from April 6, 1865, for "good conduct and meritorious services during the war," although it took more than a year to gain congressional approval for the honor. Several newspaper obituaries mistakenly claim that Gov. Andrew G. Curtin bestowed the rank on Zinn, but governors had no authority over ranks higher than colonel in the federalized volunteer army.
He moved to Philadelphia after the war and married Anna Rogers on June 22, 1876, in Delaware, fathering Mary Rogers (b. 11/30/77) and George (b. 05/15/83). In 1880, he lived in New Castle, Delaware, before moving to Goshen, New York, to operate a milk freight business. He and Mary divorced and she married William du Pont January 5, 1892. George returned to Harrisburg just two weeks prior to his death, which occurred at the home of his brother-in-law, Dr. J. Ross Swartz.
The son of George & Anna Margaretta (Miller) Zinn, his whereabouts in 1860 cannot be precisely determined, but it was likely somewhere in or near Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
A Civil War veteran, his enlistment date is not on file, but he mustered into federal service at Harrisburg October 1, 1861, as 2nd lieutenant of Co. B, 84th Pennsylvania Infantry. He was promoted to captain and transferred to Co. D, 57th Pennsylvania Infantry, October 2, 1862, at Arlington Heights, Virginia, and during this time also served as Assistant Adjutant General. He was promoted to major of the 57th Pennsylvania Infantry December 23, 1862, and to lieutenant colonel May 10, 1864, but not mustered until August 1. Although wounded in the left deltoid muscle at Cold Harbor June 1, 1864, he was not granted leave until October 6. Then, he was wounded in the lower right leg at Petersburg, Virginia, October 2, 1864, and upon his return to duty promoted to colonel to date March 19, 1865. The War Department honored him with the brevet rank of brigadier general to date from April 6, 1865, for "good conduct and meritorious services during the war," although it took more than a year to gain congressional approval for the honor. Several newspaper obituaries mistakenly claim that Gov. Andrew G. Curtin bestowed the rank on Zinn, but governors had no authority over ranks higher than colonel in the federalized volunteer army.
He moved to Philadelphia after the war and married Anna Rogers on June 22, 1876, in Delaware, fathering Mary Rogers (b. 11/30/77) and George (b. 05/15/83). In 1880, he lived in New Castle, Delaware, before moving to Goshen, New York, to operate a milk freight business. He and Mary divorced and she married William du Pont January 5, 1892. George returned to Harrisburg just two weeks prior to his death, which occurred at the home of his brother-in-law, Dr. J. Ross Swartz.
A Civil War veteran, his enlistment date is not on file, but he mustered into federal service at Harrisburg October 1, 1861, as 2nd lieutenant of Co. B, 84th Pennsylvania Infantry. He was promoted to captain and transferred to Co. D, 57th Pennsylvania Infantry, October 2, 1862, at Arlington Heights, Virginia, and during this time also served as Assistant Adjutant General. He was promoted to major of the 57th Pennsylvania Infantry December 23, 1862, and to lieutenant colonel May 10, 1864, but not mustered until August 1. Although wounded in the left deltoid muscle at Cold Harbor June 1, 1864, he was not granted leave until October 6. Then, he was wounded in the lower right leg at Petersburg, Virginia, October 2, 1864, and upon his return to duty promoted to colonel to date March 19, 1865. The War Department honored him with the brevet rank of brigadier general to date from April 6, 1865, for "good conduct and meritorious services during the war," although it took more than a year to gain congressional approval for the honor. Several newspaper obituaries mistakenly claim that Gov. Andrew G. Curtin bestowed the rank on Zinn, but governors had no authority over ranks higher than colonel in the federalized volunteer army.
He moved to Philadelphia after the war and married Anna Rogers on June 22, 1876, in Delaware, fathering Mary Rogers (b. 11/30/77) and George (b. 05/15/83). In 1880, he lived in New Castle, Delaware, before moving to Goshen, New York, to operate a milk freight business. He and Mary divorced and she married William du Pont January 5, 1892. George returned to Harrisburg just two weeks prior to his death, which occurred at the home of his brother-in-law, Dr. J. Ross Swartz.
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