| Photo of of Sgt. Gustavus Adolpho Pommer Company H , 23rd Pennsylvania Volunteers, also known by their nickname, “Birney’s Zouaves”. He was born in Missouri in 1844. He enlisted into the 23rd Pennsylvania at the Schuylkill Arsenal in Philadelphia on August 10th 1861 .On September 8th 1861, he moved with the Regiment to Washington D.C, where he was encamped just three miles north of the Capitol on “The Queen’s Farm” at Camp Graham . He was there with the Regiment during the cold winter months and in December of 1861; Typhoid Fever broke out within the Camp which resulted in the Death of Fifty-One men of the 23rd Pennsylvania Volunteers. It was decided on March 12th 1862 to move the camp to higher ground in Bladensburg, Maryland to rid the epidemic and ready the Soldiers for campaign. The 23rd Pennsylvania moved to Bladensburg and were encamped at Camp Clark . He was Wounded at The Battle of Fair Oaks Virginia on May 31st 1862, near Richmond and again at The battle of Cedar Creek Virginia on October 19th 1864. When his enlistment in the 23rd Pennsylvania expired on September 8th 1864, he reenlisted and was transferred for the remaining 8 months to the 82nd Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was mustered out of Service on July 13th 1865. After the War, He moved to Junction Kansas where he was a School teacher. Gustavus Pommer died on March 16th 1885. He is buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, MO in Plot 24-33 ,Lot 2491.
You can his gravesite on Page 63 of the 23rd Pennsylvania, Virtual Cemetery pages.
You can view Burial Information Gustavus Adolpho Pommer on Page 17 of the 23rd Pennsylvania, Burial records pages.
During his service, Gustavus Adolfo Pommer wrote Twelve Letters, most of them to his sweetheart Mary.
Gustavus A. Pommer Letter 1
Gustavus A. Pommer Letter 2
Gustavus A. Pommer Letter 3
Gustavus A. Pommer Letter 4
Gustavus A. Pommer Letter 5
Gustavus A. Pommer Letter 6
Gustavus A. Pommer Letter 7
Gustavus A. Pommer Letter 8
Gustavus A. Pommer Letter 9
Gustavus A. Pommer Letter 10
Gustavus A. Pommer Letter 11
Gustavus A. Pommer Letter 12
| This is a photo of Private William Henry Flenard Company G , 23rd Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was mustered in on August 24, 1861 and Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864.He died on July 14th, 1918 and is buried at Philadelphia Memorial Park in Frazier,PA in Section 11 Division C, Lot 14, Grave 1.
You can view a Photo of his burial record on Page 22 of the 23rd Pennsylvania, Burial Records pages.
You can view William H Flenard's Some Personal Items on Page 8 of the 23rd Pennsylvania, Traveling Artifacts pages.
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| This is a photo of Private William Henry Flenard Company G , 23rd Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was mustered in on August 24, 1861 and Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864.He died on July 14th, 1918 and is buried at Philadelphia Memorial Park in Frazier,PA in Section 11 Division C, Lot 14, Grave 1.
You can view a Photo of his burial record on Page 22 of the 23rd Pennsylvania, Burial Records pages.
You can view William H Flenard's Some Personal Items on Page 8 of the 23rd Pennsylvania, Traveling Artifacts pages.
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| This is a post Civil War photo of Musician William H. Wright , 23rd Pennsylvania Volunteers.
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