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Facts and Events
| Name |
Samuel Calvin Eyer |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
29 Jan 1828 |
Centre County, Pennsylvania |
| Census? |
14 Jun 1850 |
Ferguson, Centre, Pennsylvania |
| Marriage |
4 Nov 1851 |
Pennsylvaniato Mary Ann Walker |
| Census[1] |
26 Jul 1860 |
Ferguson, Centre, Pennsylvania |
| Other[2] |
15 Sep 1861 |
PennsylvaniaUnion, Company E, 45th Infantry Regiment of Pennsylvania Military Servic |
| Census? |
21 Jun 1870 |
Ferguson, Centre, Pennsylvania |
| Census? |
8 Jun 1880 |
Charter Oak, Crawford County, Iowa |
| Census? |
1900 |
Charter Oak, Crawford County, Iowa |
| Death? |
10 Aug 1909 |
Charter Oak, Crawford County, Iowa |
| Burial? |
11 Aug 1909 |
Charter Oak Cemetery, Charter Oak, Iowa |
Survived Andersonville.
How long he was actually imprisoned at Andersonville is a bit uncertain.
1. refer to pension packet to verify the length of time it states
2. refer to obituary (try to locate copy of original) to check to see what it says
3. microfilm records ordered 4/5/07
(Medical):Suffered from rheumatism, chronic diarreah, heart disease, kidney problems. Suffered three broken ribs from being injured by grape shot in a battle in Virginia.
References
- ↑ Also in the household is a Mary J. Gamisky, age 14, born Pennsylvania.
- ↑ Rank: Private
Enlisted: 15 September 1861, was listed as sick/absent at the time of muster out, Signed up for a three-year term.
Wounded at Battle of the Wilderness
He was captured during fighting near Petersburg, Virginia and imprisoned at Andersonville for three and a half months, when the prisoners were relocated to Salisbury as a result of Union forces nearing the camp. He spent nearly three more months imprisioned at Salisbury before being exchanged.
He was honorably discharged.
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