Person:Jesse Swinger (1)

About Jesse Swinger

Jesse Swinger was born abt. 1846 in Ohio, likely in Monroe Township, Darke County, where his family had migrated from Indiana prior to the 1850 U.S. Census which was recorded in November 1850.

Jesse Swinger, (listed as a resident of Fairfield, Indiana), enlisted as a Private on 29 January 1864 and served with Company A, 130th Indiana Infantry Regiment (Source: American Civil War Soldiers), and gave his life for his country when he died from his wounds at Marietta, Georgia in action on 1 September 1864 in the final battle of the "Atlanta Campaign", between the Confederate Forces of Lt. Gen. William Hardee and Gen. Oliver Howard's Union Army, a battle that was won by the Union when they defeated the Confederate Army in Atlanta setting the stage for Gen. William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea", hastening the end of the war.

Jesse Swinger was buried in the Marietta National Cemetery in Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, where a gravestone was erected in his honor for his military service and ultimate sacrifice for his country.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

   http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/6672842/person/714908882

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Find A Grave.

   Jesse Swinger
   Birth: unknown
   Death: Sep. 1, 1864
   
   http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=SW&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=12&GScntry=4&GSsr=4921&GRid=3957405&

3.   United States. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865. (National Park Service).

   U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
   Name: Jesse Swinger
   Side: Union
   Regiment State/Origin: Indiana
   Regiment Name: 130 Indiana Infantry
   Regiment Name Expanded: 130th Regiment, Indiana Infantry
   Company: A
   Rank In: Private
   Rank In Expanded: Private
   Rank Out: Private
   Rank Out Expanded: Private
   Film Number: M540 roll 76

4.   War Department. The Adjutant General's Office. Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, comp. 1861-1865.

   U.S., Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865
   Name: Jesse Swinger
   Death Date: 1 Sep 1864
   Death Place: G F H Army of the Ohio
   Enlistment State: Ohio
   Rank: Private
   Company: A
   Regiment: 130 Ohio Inf [sic, s/b Indiana]
   Box Number: 46
   Cause of Death: Amputated R. Leg
   Remarks: Reg. 170" Dept.
   Note: after examining the Roster of the 130th Ohio Infantry, Jesse Swinger's name does NOT appear on the records of soldiers, it appears that the record was incorrectly written as "Ohio" instead of "Indiana", which other records clearly state that Jesse had served with before he died in action on 1 September 1864.

5.   American Civil War Soldiers.

   American Civil War Soldiers
   Name: Jesse Swinger
   Residence: Fairfield, Indiana
   Enlistment Date: 29 Jan 1864
   Side Served: Union
   State Served: Indiana
   Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 29 January 1864 at the age of 18.
   Enlisted in Company A, 130th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 29 Jan 1864.
   Died from wounds Company A, 130th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 1 Sep 1864 at Marietta, GA.
   Sources: 76,60

6.   United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432).

   

7.   United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653).

   1860 United States Federal Census
   Name: Jesse Sinnger
   Age in 1860: 14
   Birth Year: abt 1846
   Birthplace: Ohio
   Home in 1860: Taylor, Howard, Indiana
   Race: White
   Gender: Male
   Post Office: Oakford
   Household Members: Name Age
   Conrad Sinnger 40
   Mary Sinnger 36
   John Sinnger 16
   Jesse Sinnger 14
   Sarah Sinnger 5
   Alvin Sinnger 3
   Harvey Sinnger 1