Timeline
Birth- 1819
Champaign, Ohio
Marriage- 27/08/1844-Age: 26 years
Mary Ann Brinnon (1828-1899) (remarried-Thomas J Kerns Apr 1863)
Champaign, Ohio
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)- Age: 43 years
Served For
United States of America
Company
B
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Branch
Army
Unit
66th Infantry
State
Ohio
Award
Gold Star
Muster Date
26/12/1861
Casualty Date
May 1862
Casualty Cause
captured during the retreat of Gen Banks-9 Jun 1862 at Battle of Port Republic
Casualty Place
near Strasburg, VA
Pvt
Enlistment- 8/10/1861-Age: 43 years
Urbana, Ohio
Pvt
Discharge- Mar 1862-Age: 43 years
discharge for disability was issued, but he did not receive it before being captured
Death- 28/07/1862-Age: 44 years
POW camp, Lynchburg, VA
died of disease while POW (chronic rheumatism & general debility from illness). Discharge had been given for the soldier, but had not reached him before the retreat and his capture)
Burial
Originally buried in Lynchburg; reinterree - Poplar Grove Nat'l Cemetery, Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, VA; Plot 4740
Other Facts
Full Name
John H Swisher
Father
father - George Swisher (1798-1889)
Mother
mother - Julia Hess (1807-1857)
Also Known As
AKA - John J Swisher in some records
Child
4 minor children: John Marion (b 1853) Eva b 1857); Madula b 1860); William C b 1860),
Gender
Male; Age at Enlistment - 42 years; Occupation - Farmer; Height - 5'6"; Hair-light; Eyes-blue; Complexion - light
