Name: John A Wetmore
Enlistment Age: 23
Birth Date: abt 1839
Enlistment Date: 28 Jul 1862
Enlistment Rank: Private
Muster Date: 26 Aug 1862
Muster Place: Ohio
Muster Regiment: Company C, 83rd Ohio Infantry
Muster Information: Enlisted
Rank Changed: 1st Sergeant
Transfer date: 12 Sep 1862, from Co. C to Co. H
Date Wounded: 22 May 1863
Place Wounded: Vicksburg, Mississippi
Date of Death: 26 May 1863
Place of Death: Vicksburg, Mississippi
Cause of Death: Died from Wounds
Side of War: Union
Survived War? No
Injured in Line of Duty? Yes
Burial Place: Vicksburg, Mississippi
Cemetery: Vicksburg National Cemetery
"Fell mortally wounded during a desperate charge upon enemy's works in the rear of Vicksburg, Mississippi, May 22nd, died May 26, 1863"
Alternate Name: John A. /Wetmore
He was removed from Vicksburg to Spring Grove Cemetery on December 7, 1863.
John Adolphus Witmer was the son of Samuel Harris Witmer and Sybilla Lichtenthaeler Witner. His siblings were Sarah Ann Elizabeth, Emma Frances and Elam Washington Witmer.
Enlistment Age: 23
Birth Date: abt 1839
Enlistment Date: 28 Jul 1862
Enlistment Rank: Private
Muster Date: 26 Aug 1862
Muster Place: Ohio
Muster Regiment: Company C, 83rd Ohio Infantry
Muster Information: Enlisted
Rank Changed: 1st Sergeant
Transfer date: 12 Sep 1862, from Co. C to Co. H
Date Wounded: 22 May 1863
Place Wounded: Vicksburg, Mississippi
Date of Death: 26 May 1863
Place of Death: Vicksburg, Mississippi
Cause of Death: Died from Wounds
Side of War: Union
Survived War? No
Injured in Line of Duty? Yes
Burial Place: Vicksburg, Mississippi
Cemetery: Vicksburg National Cemetery
"Fell mortally wounded during a desperate charge upon enemy's works in the rear of Vicksburg, Mississippi, May 22nd, died May 26, 1863"
Alternate Name: John A. /Wetmore
He was removed from Vicksburg to Spring Grove Cemetery on December 7, 1863.
John Adolphus Witmer was the son of Samuel Harris Witmer and Sybilla Lichtenthaeler Witner. His siblings were Sarah Ann Elizabeth, Emma Frances and Elam Washington Witmer.
Name: John A Wetmore
Enlistment Age: 23
Birth Date: abt 1839
Enlistment Date: 28 Jul 1862
Enlistment Rank: Private
Muster Date: 26 Aug 1862
Muster Place: Ohio
Muster Regiment: Company C, 83rd Ohio Infantry
Muster Information: Enlisted
Rank Changed: 1st Sergeant
Transfer date: 12 Sep 1862, from Co. C to Co. H
Date Wounded: 22 May 1863
Place Wounded: Vicksburg, Mississippi
Date of Death: 26 May 1863
Place of Death: Vicksburg, Mississippi
Cause of Death: Died from Wounds
Side of War: Union
Survived War? No
Injured in Line of Duty? Yes
Burial Place: Vicksburg, Mississippi
Cemetery: Vicksburg National Cemetery
"Fell mortally wounded during a desperate charge upon enemy's works in the rear of Vicksburg, Mississippi, May 22nd, died May 26, 1863"
Alternate Name: John A. /Wetmore
He was removed from Vicksburg to Spring Grove Cemetery on December 7, 1863.
John Adolphus Witmer was the son of Samuel Harris Witmer and Sybilla Lichtenthaeler Witner. His siblings were Sarah Ann Elizabeth, Emma Frances and Elam Washington Witmer.
Enlistment Age: 23
Birth Date: abt 1839
Enlistment Date: 28 Jul 1862
Enlistment Rank: Private
Muster Date: 26 Aug 1862
Muster Place: Ohio
Muster Regiment: Company C, 83rd Ohio Infantry
Muster Information: Enlisted
Rank Changed: 1st Sergeant
Transfer date: 12 Sep 1862, from Co. C to Co. H
Date Wounded: 22 May 1863
Place Wounded: Vicksburg, Mississippi
Date of Death: 26 May 1863
Place of Death: Vicksburg, Mississippi
Cause of Death: Died from Wounds
Side of War: Union
Survived War? No
Injured in Line of Duty? Yes
Burial Place: Vicksburg, Mississippi
Cemetery: Vicksburg National Cemetery
"Fell mortally wounded during a desperate charge upon enemy's works in the rear of Vicksburg, Mississippi, May 22nd, died May 26, 1863"
Alternate Name: John A. /Wetmore
He was removed from Vicksburg to Spring Grove Cemetery on December 7, 1863.
John Adolphus Witmer was the son of Samuel Harris Witmer and Sybilla Lichtenthaeler Witner. His siblings were Sarah Ann Elizabeth, Emma Frances and Elam Washington Witmer.
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