Photo of Pvt. Wilson Hamilton Company K , 23rd Pennsylvania Volunteers, also known by their nickname, “Birney’s Zouaves”.Wilson was mustered into service on August 24th, 1861 at the Skuykill Arsenal in Philadelphia. 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 Killed at The Battle of Fair Oaks Virginia on May 31st 1862, near Richmond. He is buried in Seven Pines National Cemetery in Section B, Lot 190, Grave 1.
You can view the gravesite of Wilson Hamilton on Page 80 of the 23rd Pennsylvania, Virtual Cemetery pages.
Photo of Pvt. William Thomas Jones Company O , 23rd Pennsylvania Volunteers, also known by their nickname, “Birney’s Zouaves”.Wilson was mustered into service on November 4th, 1861 at the Skuykill Arsenal in Philadelphia. OHe joined the Regiment in 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. In February of 1862, he was transferred to the 61st Pennsylvania Volunteers, Company H to increase the ranks of the 61st PA which had only been able to recruit 600 men. Since the 23rd PA had recruited 1,500 members and were only able to have 1,000, the rest were transferred to other PA Regiments.
He was the son of Joseph and Martha Whitlock (Rumford) Jones and the Husband of Maria (Simms) Jones. He was mustered out of Service on September 9th 1864.
You can view the gravesite of William Thomas Jones on Page 81 of the 23rd Pennsylvania, Virtual Cemetery pages.
During his service, William wrote Three Letters. Two of them as a member of the 23rd PA from Camp Graham in 1861 the other, as a member of the 61st Pennsylvania Volunteers on July 4th 1863 from Gettysburg. The letters were addressed to Mother and Father and those at home.
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.
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.
This is a post Civil War photo of Musician William H. Wright , 23rd Pennsylvania Volunteers.
