Abraham Anderson

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• Name	Abraham Anderson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Enslaved	1834 Washington, Maryland, USA [1]  –  Born into slavery and owned by George Lefever
  Born	1835 Washington, Maryland, USA [3, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  	5 ft 5 1/2 inces. Black Complexion. Black Eyes Black Hair.
  Gender	Male
  Military	27 Jul 1863 [1, 4, 5]  –  MilitaryServiceBranch: Infantry; MilitaryUnit: 8th U.S. Colored Infantry
  Burial Location	​ North York, York, Pennsylvania, USA [3]  –  Incorrect? ...His Headstone is at Lincoln Cemetery.
  LastKnownResidence	​ York, Pennsylvania, USA [3]
  Military Enlistment	14 Aug 1863 [3, 5]  –  Age: 25. Rank: Private.
  Military Muster	14 Aug 1863 Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA [3]  –  Information: Drafted; Military Company: A; Military Unit: 2985; Regiment: U.S. Colored Troops 8th Infantry; RegimentType: Infantry
  Military Muster Out	10 Nov 1865 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA [3]  –  27 Age: 27
  Race	Black [7, 8]
  Veteran	Civil War Veteran: Private Co. A 8th U.S.C.T. [1, 5]
  Name	Abe Anderson [7, 8]
  Residence	1880 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [7, 8]  –  Living in the Swiney Household: Age: 39; Occupation: Laborer; CannotRead: Yes; CannotWrite: Yes; MaritalStatus: Single
  Military Discharge	ServiceNumber: 1098448; Sid eO fWar: Union; SurvivedWar: Yes [3]
  Died	5 Nov 1897 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2, 6]
  Buried	​ 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2, 6, 9]
  	Lincoln Cemetery
  Notes	Born into slavery and owned by George Lefever, when the war broke out he and several other slaves escaped to Pennsylvania. A laborer by professed trade, he stood 5' 5" tall and had black hair and black eyes. A Civil War veteran, he was federally drafted at the stated age of twenty-eight July 27, 1863, and mustered into federal service at Carlisle August 14 as a private with Co. A, 8th U.S. Colored Troops. He was hospitalized for illness February 8, 1864, again at Fortress Monroe, September 18, 1864, and a third time at Brownsville, Texas, on October 30, 1865. He had pay withheld on various times for lost items, on one occasion alone $25.92 for lost equipment that included two bugles, although it does not appear he was a musician. He honorably discharged with his company January 23, 1866, at Brownsville. After the war, he moved to Harrisburg where, in 1895, he was a resident of the alms house. FindaGrave Contributor: Dennis Brandt (47232334) Died Before Reaching the Almshouse Abraham Anderson, a colored old soldier, was attacked by paralysis at the place he is working, near the Hicks Hotel, on the Jonestown Road, about five miles from this city, Thursday, and not having any known relatives in these parts, it was decided to remove him to the county almshouse for treatment. But before he reached the institution yesterday another stroke came, and with it came death. The body was taken in charge by Stevens Post, G.A.R., of this city, which gave it a soldiers burial in Lincoln, Cemetery this afternoon. Harrisburg Telegraph - 6 Nov 1897 - Page 1
  Person ID	I8144 SOALsearch
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  
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  [S4] Findagrave, (Location: Penbrook, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Date: 1885;), Abraham Anderson 5 Nov 1897. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239076058/abraham-anderson [S1911] Newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph - 6 Nov 1897 - Page 1, (Name: Harrisburg Telegraph; Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Date: 6 Nov 1897;), Obituary for Abraham Anderson -Telegraph 6 Nov 1897 6 Nov 1897. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100561019/obituary-for-abraham-anderson/?xid=637 [S64] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, comp, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database. Record for Abraham Anderson https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1555&h=2386037&indiv=try [S90] U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served with the United States Colored Troops: Infantry Organizations, 8th through 13th, including the 11th (new); Microfilm Serial: M1821; Microfilm Roll: 17. Record for Abraham Anderson https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1107&h=133870&indiv=try [S90] U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served with the United States Colored Troops: Infantry Organizations, 8th through 13th, including the 11th (new); Microfilm Serial: M1821; Microfilm Roll: 1. Record for Abraham Anderson https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1107&h=132275&indiv=try [S3] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S20] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1123; Page: 315D; Enumeration District: 092. Record for Abe Anderson https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6742&h=50107219&indiv=try [S47] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), 1880 United States Federal Census Record. [S632] Lincoln Cemetery Grave Markers, Rachael Williams, (Name: SavingOurAncestorsLegacy; Location: Pennsylvania; Date: 2021;), Anderson, Abraham. Block F. Private Co. A. 8th USCT. https://lincolncemetery.org/index.php/list-update-harrisburgs-civil-war-veterans-buried-at-lincoln-cemetery/