Civil War Veteran
First Lieutenant, Co. B, 148th Pennsylvania Infantry
Alternate name D H Swyers
Enlisted on 29 Aug 1862; promoted to Corporal on 1 Oct 1863; promoted to 1st Sergeant on 1 Aug 1864; promoted to 1st Lieutenant on 1 Mar 1865; mustered out on 3 Jun 1865.
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DAVID H. SWYERS, COMPANY B, 148TH REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS.
By his sister, Mrs. James McMullen
At Po River, May 10, 1864, Corp. David H. Swyers, only a boy, but true to his calling, bravely bore the colors in the midst of the battle. First his cap was shot off, then his knapsack, then his canteen, and his blouse was riddled to pieces, then a bullet penetrated his left breast and came out underneath his shoulder. From this wound he suffered very much and was sent to Philadelphia Hospital. Having recovered, he was again sent to the front, promoted to be First Lieutenant and was wounded a second time at the battle of Gravelly Run (White Oak Road). This time the bullet entered above the left knee, coming out at the thigh, making an ugly wound. From that time until his death he was a continual sufferer.
The first wound had splintered a piece of rib into the lung and a few weeks before his death he coughed it up after a period of twenty-five years. He was a member of Gregg Post, G. A. R., and died April 28, 1889. He was followed to his grave by over one hundred of his comrades and friends.
"Wrapped in the flag he so nobly defended,
Laid to his rest by his comrades in blue ;
His a devotion known only to heroes,
His the reward of the brave and the true."
From The Story of Our Regiment: A History of the 148th Pennsylvania Vols
First Lieutenant, Co. B, 148th Pennsylvania Infantry
Alternate name D H Swyers
Enlisted on 29 Aug 1862; promoted to Corporal on 1 Oct 1863; promoted to 1st Sergeant on 1 Aug 1864; promoted to 1st Lieutenant on 1 Mar 1865; mustered out on 3 Jun 1865.
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DAVID H. SWYERS, COMPANY B, 148TH REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS.
By his sister, Mrs. James McMullen
At Po River, May 10, 1864, Corp. David H. Swyers, only a boy, but true to his calling, bravely bore the colors in the midst of the battle. First his cap was shot off, then his knapsack, then his canteen, and his blouse was riddled to pieces, then a bullet penetrated his left breast and came out underneath his shoulder. From this wound he suffered very much and was sent to Philadelphia Hospital. Having recovered, he was again sent to the front, promoted to be First Lieutenant and was wounded a second time at the battle of Gravelly Run (White Oak Road). This time the bullet entered above the left knee, coming out at the thigh, making an ugly wound. From that time until his death he was a continual sufferer.
The first wound had splintered a piece of rib into the lung and a few weeks before his death he coughed it up after a period of twenty-five years. He was a member of Gregg Post, G. A. R., and died April 28, 1889. He was followed to his grave by over one hundred of his comrades and friends.
"Wrapped in the flag he so nobly defended,
Laid to his rest by his comrades in blue ;
His a devotion known only to heroes,
His the reward of the brave and the true."
From The Story of Our Regiment: A History of the 148th Pennsylvania Vols
Civil War Veteran
First Lieutenant, Co. B, 148th Pennsylvania Infantry
Alternate name D H Swyers
Enlisted on 29 Aug 1862; promoted to Corporal on 1 Oct 1863; promoted to 1st Sergeant on 1 Aug 1864; promoted to 1st Lieutenant on 1 Mar 1865; mustered out on 3 Jun 1865.
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DAVID H. SWYERS, COMPANY B, 148TH REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS.
By his sister, Mrs. James McMullen
At Po River, May 10, 1864, Corp. David H. Swyers, only a boy, but true to his calling, bravely bore the colors in the midst of the battle. First his cap was shot off, then his knapsack, then his canteen, and his blouse was riddled to pieces, then a bullet penetrated his left breast and came out underneath his shoulder. From this wound he suffered very much and was sent to Philadelphia Hospital. Having recovered, he was again sent to the front, promoted to be First Lieutenant and was wounded a second time at the battle of Gravelly Run (White Oak Road). This time the bullet entered above the left knee, coming out at the thigh, making an ugly wound. From that time until his death he was a continual sufferer.
The first wound had splintered a piece of rib into the lung and a few weeks before his death he coughed it up after a period of twenty-five years. He was a member of Gregg Post, G. A. R., and died April 28, 1889. He was followed to his grave by over one hundred of his comrades and friends.
"Wrapped in the flag he so nobly defended,
Laid to his rest by his comrades in blue ;
His a devotion known only to heroes,
His the reward of the brave and the true."
From The Story of Our Regiment: A History of the 148th Pennsylvania Vols
First Lieutenant, Co. B, 148th Pennsylvania Infantry
Alternate name D H Swyers
Enlisted on 29 Aug 1862; promoted to Corporal on 1 Oct 1863; promoted to 1st Sergeant on 1 Aug 1864; promoted to 1st Lieutenant on 1 Mar 1865; mustered out on 3 Jun 1865.
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DAVID H. SWYERS, COMPANY B, 148TH REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS.
By his sister, Mrs. James McMullen
At Po River, May 10, 1864, Corp. David H. Swyers, only a boy, but true to his calling, bravely bore the colors in the midst of the battle. First his cap was shot off, then his knapsack, then his canteen, and his blouse was riddled to pieces, then a bullet penetrated his left breast and came out underneath his shoulder. From this wound he suffered very much and was sent to Philadelphia Hospital. Having recovered, he was again sent to the front, promoted to be First Lieutenant and was wounded a second time at the battle of Gravelly Run (White Oak Road). This time the bullet entered above the left knee, coming out at the thigh, making an ugly wound. From that time until his death he was a continual sufferer.
The first wound had splintered a piece of rib into the lung and a few weeks before his death he coughed it up after a period of twenty-five years. He was a member of Gregg Post, G. A. R., and died April 28, 1889. He was followed to his grave by over one hundred of his comrades and friends.
"Wrapped in the flag he so nobly defended,
Laid to his rest by his comrades in blue ;
His a devotion known only to heroes,
His the reward of the brave and the true."
From The Story of Our Regiment: A History of the 148th Pennsylvania Vols
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