The son of William & Jane Tate (Bayly) Black, in 1860 he was a farmer living in Straban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He stood 5' 5" tall and had dark hair and gray eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he served three terms of service:
1. Enlisted and mustered into state service September 11, 1862, as a private with McCreary's Independent Militia Company during the Antietam crisis, and honorably discharged with his company September 25, 1862.
2. Enlisted in Gettysburg June 16, 1863, mustered into federal service there June 23 as a sergeant with Co. B in the six-month organization of the 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry (182nd Pa), and honorably discharged with his company February 20, 1864.
3. Enlisted in Harrisburg September 3, 1864, mustered into federal service on a date as yet unknown as a private with the 184th Pennsylvania Infantry, and promoted to 1st sergeant of Co. K, then 2nd lieutenant of Co. K to date March 1, 1865. He honorably discharged with his company June 2, 1865.
He married Elizabeth Jane Black [sic] and fathered Margaret Elizabeth & Minnie S. "Mame" ((b. 02/16/76 - Margaret married Philip Miller) and Mary Susan (b. @1880). In 1890, he was living in Butler Township, Adams County, but died in Gettysburg from a "supposed attack of angina pectoris which he had suffered for years."
A Civil War veteran, he served three terms of service:
1. Enlisted and mustered into state service September 11, 1862, as a private with McCreary's Independent Militia Company during the Antietam crisis, and honorably discharged with his company September 25, 1862.
2. Enlisted in Gettysburg June 16, 1863, mustered into federal service there June 23 as a sergeant with Co. B in the six-month organization of the 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry (182nd Pa), and honorably discharged with his company February 20, 1864.
3. Enlisted in Harrisburg September 3, 1864, mustered into federal service on a date as yet unknown as a private with the 184th Pennsylvania Infantry, and promoted to 1st sergeant of Co. K, then 2nd lieutenant of Co. K to date March 1, 1865. He honorably discharged with his company June 2, 1865.
He married Elizabeth Jane Black [sic] and fathered Margaret Elizabeth & Minnie S. "Mame" ((b. 02/16/76 - Margaret married Philip Miller) and Mary Susan (b. @1880). In 1890, he was living in Butler Township, Adams County, but died in Gettysburg from a "supposed attack of angina pectoris which he had suffered for years."
The son of William & Jane Tate (Bayly) Black, in 1860 he was a farmer living in Straban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He stood 5' 5" tall and had dark hair and gray eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he served three terms of service:
1. Enlisted and mustered into state service September 11, 1862, as a private with McCreary's Independent Militia Company during the Antietam crisis, and honorably discharged with his company September 25, 1862.
2. Enlisted in Gettysburg June 16, 1863, mustered into federal service there June 23 as a sergeant with Co. B in the six-month organization of the 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry (182nd Pa), and honorably discharged with his company February 20, 1864.
3. Enlisted in Harrisburg September 3, 1864, mustered into federal service on a date as yet unknown as a private with the 184th Pennsylvania Infantry, and promoted to 1st sergeant of Co. K, then 2nd lieutenant of Co. K to date March 1, 1865. He honorably discharged with his company June 2, 1865.
He married Elizabeth Jane Black [sic] and fathered Margaret Elizabeth & Minnie S. "Mame" ((b. 02/16/76 - Margaret married Philip Miller) and Mary Susan (b. @1880). In 1890, he was living in Butler Township, Adams County, but died in Gettysburg from a "supposed attack of angina pectoris which he had suffered for years."
A Civil War veteran, he served three terms of service:
1. Enlisted and mustered into state service September 11, 1862, as a private with McCreary's Independent Militia Company during the Antietam crisis, and honorably discharged with his company September 25, 1862.
2. Enlisted in Gettysburg June 16, 1863, mustered into federal service there June 23 as a sergeant with Co. B in the six-month organization of the 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry (182nd Pa), and honorably discharged with his company February 20, 1864.
3. Enlisted in Harrisburg September 3, 1864, mustered into federal service on a date as yet unknown as a private with the 184th Pennsylvania Infantry, and promoted to 1st sergeant of Co. K, then 2nd lieutenant of Co. K to date March 1, 1865. He honorably discharged with his company June 2, 1865.
He married Elizabeth Jane Black [sic] and fathered Margaret Elizabeth & Minnie S. "Mame" ((b. 02/16/76 - Margaret married Philip Miller) and Mary Susan (b. @1880). In 1890, he was living in Butler Township, Adams County, but died in Gettysburg from a "supposed attack of angina pectoris which he had suffered for years."
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SERVED WITH CO B 21ST PA CAVALRY DURING THE CIVIL WAR ENLISTED JUNE 1863 DISCHARGED FEB 1864
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