Abraham Walmer (1838 - 1864)

Biography

Abraham was born in 1838. He passed away in 1864. Findagrave Notes:

he son of Christian & Elizabeth (Mease) Walmer,^[1]

Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Christian Walmer	M	39	Farmer	Pennsylvania
John H Walmer	M	14		Pennsylvania
Abraham Walmer	M	12		Pennsylvania
Daniel Walmer	M	10		Pennsylvania
Sarah Ann Walmer	F	8		Pennsylvania
Jacob Walmer	M	6		Pennsylvania
Mary Ann Walmer	F	4		Pennsylvania
Eli Walmer	M	2		Pennsylvania
Solomon Walmer	M	0		Pennsylvania

He married Hannah Rider June 22, 1855, in Linglestown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and fathered Mary Elizabeth (b. 12/06/59). In 1860, he was an oiler presumably living in Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, where his daughter was born, but he is not found in that census in either Northumberland or Dauphin County. He stood 5' 4" tall and had brown hair and blue eyes.

A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Harrisburg with the regular army on February 20, 1864, as a private with Co. B, 10th U.S. Infantry. Captured at Virginia's North Anna River May 24, 1864, he was incarcerated in the stockade at Andersonville where he died of dysentery.

The widowed Hannah married James H. Hyde July 13, 1866, in Cayuga County, New York.

Sources

• Military: "U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865", database
  Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database
  Ancestry Record 1555 #859585 (accessed 4 December 2023)
  Name: Abraham Walmer; Enlistment Rank: Private; Muster Company: B; Muster Regiment: Regular Army 10th Infantry; Muster Regiment Type: Infantry; Muster Information: Enlisted; Transfer From Unit: B; Transfer To Unit: A; Muster Out Date: 12 Aug 1864; Muster Out Place: Andersonville, Georgia; Muster Out Information: died disease POW; Side of War: Union; Survived War?: No; Burial Place: Andersonville, Georgia; Cemetery: Andersonville National Cemetery; Cemetery Plot Number: #5,425; Title: Index to Compiled Military Service Records; Roll of Honor: Names of Soldiers Who Died in Defense of the Union.

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census", database with images
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: East Hanover, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: 775; Page: 358b; Line Number: 40
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #284126 (accessed 4 December 2023)
   Abraham Walmer (12) in East Hanover, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Born in Pennsylvania.

• Memorial: "Find a Grave", database with images
  Find A Grave: Memorial #51145576 (accessed 4 December 2023)
  Memorial page for Abraham Walmer (1838-12 Aug 1864), citing Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon County, Georgia, USA (plot: , Row: 5425); Maintained by John C. Anderson (contributor 47208015).