William H. Swartz
William H. Swartz was born on April 20, 1844, in Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania, to Andrew and Catherine Swartz. His father was a coach maker who owned $1,500 of real estate and $250 of personal property by 1860. Swartz grew up and attended school in Plumstead, Pennsylvania.
 
He enlisted in the Union army on August 15, 1862, and he mustered in as a private in Company F of the 128th Pennsylvania Infantry. The regiment took part in the Battle of Antietam and the Battle of Chancellorsville, and he mustered out on May 19, 1863. He returned to the Union army soon afterward, mustering in as a private in Company D of the 31st Pennsylvania Militia Infantry on July 17, 1863. He mustered out on August 8, 1863. He enlisted in the Union army again on July 13, 1864, and he mustered in as a sergeant in Company E of the 196th Pennsylvania Infantry. He mustered out for the final time on November 17, 1864.
 
He settled in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, after the war, and he married  Martha Burkett around 1880. They had at least two children: Mary, born around 1883; and George, born around 1892. He earned a living as a carpenter. He applied for a federal pension in December 1894 and eventually secured one. By 1910, he was living in his daughter Mary’s household in Bethlehem. He died of chronic nephritis in Bethlehem on April 18, 1926.
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DATABASE CONTENT
(4444)Swartz, William H.1844-04-201926-04-18
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Private
  • Rank out: Sergeant
  • Rank highest: Sergeant
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 26

  • (12409) [writer] ~ William H. Swartz to Andrew Swartz and Catherine Swartz, 11 August 1862
  • (12410) [writer] ~ William H. Swartz to Andrew Swartz and Catherine Swartz, 28 September 1862
  • (12411) [writer] ~ William H. Swartz to Andrew Swartz et al., 2 October 1862
  • (12412) [writer] ~ William H. Swartz to Andrew Swartz et al., 2 October 1862
  • (12413) [writer] ~ William H. Swartz to Andrew Swartz et al., undated
  • (12414) [writer] ~ William H. Swartz to Andrew Swartz and Catherine Swartz, 8 October 1862
  • (12415) [writer] ~ William H. Swartz to Andrew Swartz and Catherine Swartz, 11 October 1862
  • (12416) [writer] ~ William H. Swartz to Andrew Swartz et al., 14 October 1862
  • (12417) [writer] ~ William H. Swartz to Andrew Swartz et al., 17 October 1862
  • (12418) [writer] ~ William H. Swartz to Andrew Swartz et al., 24 October 1862
  • (12419) [writer] ~ William H. Swartz to Andrew Swartz et al., 25 October 1862
  • (12420) [writer] ~ William H. Swartz to Andrew Swartz, undated
  • (12421) [writer] ~ William H. Swartz to Andrew Swartz et al., 2 December 1862
  • (12422) [writer] ~ Henry B. Swartz and William H. Swartz to Andrew Swartz, 9 December 1862
  • (12423) [writer] ~ William H. Swartz to Andrew Swartz et al., 19 December 1862
  • (12424) [writer] ~ William H. Swartz to Catherine Swartz et al., 1 January 1863
  • (12425) [writer] ~ William H. Swartz to Andrew Swartz et al., 5 January 1863
  • (12426) [writer] ~ William H. Swartz to Andrew Swartz and Catherine Swartz, undated
  • (12427) [writer] ~ William H. Swartz to Andrew Swartz et al., 6 February 1863
  • (12428) [writer] ~ William H. Swartz to Andrew Swartz et al., 9 February 1863
  • (12429) [writer] ~ William H. Swartz to Andrew Swartz et al., 13 August 1862
  • (12430) [writer] ~ William H. Swartz to Andrew Swartz and Catherine Swartz, 24 August 1862
  • (12431) [writer] ~ William H. Swartz to Andrew Swartz, 28 August 1862
  • (12432) [writer] ~ William H. Swartz to Andrew Swartz, 30 August 1862
  • (12434) [writer] ~ William H. Swartz to Andrew Swartz et al., 13 September 1862
  • (12435) [writer] ~ William H. Swartz to Andrew Swartz et al., 21 September 1862

People - Records: 7

  • (4445) Swartz, Andrew is the [parent of] (4444) Swartz, William H.
  • (4446) Swartz, Henry B. is the [cousin of] (4444) Swartz, William H.
  • (4447) Swartz, Catherine is the [parent of] (4444) Swartz, William H.
  • (4449) Swartz, Nicholas is the [grandparent of] (4444) Swartz, William H.
  • (4457) Swartz, Ellen is the [sibling of] (4444) Swartz, William H.
  • (4458) Swartz, Mary Hambleton is the [sibling of] (4444) Swartz, William H.
  • (4459) Swartz, Joseph W. is the [sibling of] (4444) Swartz, William H.

Places - Records: 2

  • (2823) [birth] ~ Point Pleasant, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
  • (2824) [death] ~ Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania

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Regiments - Records: 3

  • (1043) [enlisted] [F] ~ 128th Pennsylvania Infantry
  • (1044) [enlisted] [E] ~ 196th Pennsylvania Infantry
  • (1045) [enlisted] [D] ~ 31st Pennsylvania Militia Infantry
SOURCES

1850, 1860, 1900, 1910, and 1920 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1969, available from Ancestry.com; General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, available from Ancestry.com; The Morning Call (Allentown, PA), 20 April 1926