Samuel was the son of Joseph Stiteler and Mary Beamer, and the fifth of ten children. He was raised in Blair County, Pennsylvania.
He married Elizabeth Williams on 15 October 1854 in Silver Spring, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. In 1860, they resided in Tyrone Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania. Samuel and Elizabeth had four children: Augustus Miller Stiteler (1856-1856); Warren Woodward Stiteler (1857-1920); John A. Stiteler (1859- ); and Samuel Edward "Sammy" Stiteler (1861-1954).
Samuel enlisted as a Private in Company "E", 61st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment on 1 August 1861, and also served as a musician. He was wounded and captured at the Battle of Fair Oaks (Seven Pines) on 31 May 1862, during which his regiment took heavy casualties. He was taken to Richmond, where he died.
Samuel was first buried in land next to Shockoe Hill Cemetery, that was used by the City of Richmond as a burial ground for paupers and citizens of color. He was one of hundreds of Union prisoners buried at this location. In 1866 and 1867, the Union soldiers buried at this location were disinterred and reburied in Richmond National Cemetery in east Richmond. Their graves are marked as "Unknown".
His name appears as "Samuel E. Statin" (as was recorded in Cemetery records) on a commemorative marker (shown here) at Shockoe Hill Cemetery, honoring the POWs first buried near there.
Also, a cenotaph for him has been placed at Shockoe Hill Cemetery, next to the POW commemorative marker. Link to his cenotaph here.
Pvt. Samuel E. Stiteler died a long way from home, leaving a widow and three young sons.
(bio by Darlene Stiteler Hightower)
He married Elizabeth Williams on 15 October 1854 in Silver Spring, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. In 1860, they resided in Tyrone Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania. Samuel and Elizabeth had four children: Augustus Miller Stiteler (1856-1856); Warren Woodward Stiteler (1857-1920); John A. Stiteler (1859- ); and Samuel Edward "Sammy" Stiteler (1861-1954).
Samuel enlisted as a Private in Company "E", 61st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment on 1 August 1861, and also served as a musician. He was wounded and captured at the Battle of Fair Oaks (Seven Pines) on 31 May 1862, during which his regiment took heavy casualties. He was taken to Richmond, where he died.
Samuel was first buried in land next to Shockoe Hill Cemetery, that was used by the City of Richmond as a burial ground for paupers and citizens of color. He was one of hundreds of Union prisoners buried at this location. In 1866 and 1867, the Union soldiers buried at this location were disinterred and reburied in Richmond National Cemetery in east Richmond. Their graves are marked as "Unknown".
His name appears as "Samuel E. Statin" (as was recorded in Cemetery records) on a commemorative marker (shown here) at Shockoe Hill Cemetery, honoring the POWs first buried near there.
Also, a cenotaph for him has been placed at Shockoe Hill Cemetery, next to the POW commemorative marker. Link to his cenotaph here.
Pvt. Samuel E. Stiteler died a long way from home, leaving a widow and three young sons.
(bio by Darlene Stiteler Hightower)
Samuel was the son of Joseph Stiteler and Mary Beamer, and the fifth of ten children. He was raised in Blair County, Pennsylvania.
He married Elizabeth Williams on 15 October 1854 in Silver Spring, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. In 1860, they resided in Tyrone Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania. Samuel and Elizabeth had four children: Augustus Miller Stiteler (1856-1856); Warren Woodward Stiteler (1857-1920); John A. Stiteler (1859- ); and Samuel Edward "Sammy" Stiteler (1861-1954).
Samuel enlisted as a Private in Company "E", 61st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment on 1 August 1861, and also served as a musician. He was wounded and captured at the Battle of Fair Oaks (Seven Pines) on 31 May 1862, during which his regiment took heavy casualties. He was taken to Richmond, where he died.
Samuel was first buried in land next to Shockoe Hill Cemetery, that was used by the City of Richmond as a burial ground for paupers and citizens of color. He was one of hundreds of Union prisoners buried at this location. In 1866 and 1867, the Union soldiers buried at this location were disinterred and reburied in Richmond National Cemetery in east Richmond. Their graves are marked as "Unknown".
His name appears as "Samuel E. Statin" (as was recorded in Cemetery records) on a commemorative marker (shown here) at Shockoe Hill Cemetery, honoring the POWs first buried near there.
Also, a cenotaph for him has been placed at Shockoe Hill Cemetery, next to the POW commemorative marker. Link to his cenotaph here.
Pvt. Samuel E. Stiteler died a long way from home, leaving a widow and three young sons.
(bio by Darlene Stiteler Hightower)
He married Elizabeth Williams on 15 October 1854 in Silver Spring, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. In 1860, they resided in Tyrone Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania. Samuel and Elizabeth had four children: Augustus Miller Stiteler (1856-1856); Warren Woodward Stiteler (1857-1920); John A. Stiteler (1859- ); and Samuel Edward "Sammy" Stiteler (1861-1954).
Samuel enlisted as a Private in Company "E", 61st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment on 1 August 1861, and also served as a musician. He was wounded and captured at the Battle of Fair Oaks (Seven Pines) on 31 May 1862, during which his regiment took heavy casualties. He was taken to Richmond, where he died.
Samuel was first buried in land next to Shockoe Hill Cemetery, that was used by the City of Richmond as a burial ground for paupers and citizens of color. He was one of hundreds of Union prisoners buried at this location. In 1866 and 1867, the Union soldiers buried at this location were disinterred and reburied in Richmond National Cemetery in east Richmond. Their graves are marked as "Unknown".
His name appears as "Samuel E. Statin" (as was recorded in Cemetery records) on a commemorative marker (shown here) at Shockoe Hill Cemetery, honoring the POWs first buried near there.
Also, a cenotaph for him has been placed at Shockoe Hill Cemetery, next to the POW commemorative marker. Link to his cenotaph here.
Pvt. Samuel E. Stiteler died a long way from home, leaving a widow and three young sons.
(bio by Darlene Stiteler Hightower)
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