John Wesley Geiger served in the Civil War, 1st Lieut. Co. D, Penn. 46th Infantry. Birth date is approximate. He died in his 57th year of dropsy of the heart in Sparrows Point to where he had recently relocated. He was a former resident of Steelton where he worked in the rail mill, was well known in Harrisburg, and a member of the Lodge of Odd Fellows, I.O.O.F 160. His funeral took place on January 4, 1895 at the home of his son-in-law and daughter J.J. and Alice Newbaker; attending were his brothers George, James, and Alfred (possb. Allison?) all of Harrisburg and his brother Peter of Lebanon. He was interred in East Harrisburg Cemetery later that same day. Death, funeral and burial dates and locations are sourced from the Harrisburg Daily Independent and Harrisburg Telegraph newspapers.
Further information including details of his military service record, courtesy of contributor Dennis Brandt (47232334):
In 1860, he was a farmer living in East Hanover Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and stood 5' 8" tall with light hair and gray eyes.
He enlisted at the stated age of twenty-six in Harrisburg September 2, 1861, and mustered into federal service at Muddy Branch, Maryland, reportedly that day as a sergeant with Co. D, 46th Pennsylvania Infantry. He was then promoted to 2nd lieutenant to date September 16, 1861, and to 1st lieutenant to date September 17, 1862. Captured at the battle of Chancellorsville on May 3, 1863, he was incarcerated in Richmond, Virginia, on May 8, 1863, and paroled May 14, 1863, at City Point, Virginia. Forwarded to Camp Parole in Annapolis, Maryland, he arrived there on May 16 and hospitalized but shortly thereafter was declared to be absent without leave. Arrested on June 11, 1863, he was nonetheless ordered back to duty with the regiment July 26, 1863, but apparently failed to do that because he was dishonorably discharged to date July 6, 1863, by order of the secretary of war with the approval of President Abraham Lincoln. No mention of the discharge's status was found in his compiled military service records, but dismissal for cause by the country's two highest ranking military leaders can lead to no other conclusion than dishonorable dismissal. No record of a court-marital was found.
On May 21, 1888, he applied for a disability pension but did not receive it.
Further information including details of his military service record, courtesy of contributor Dennis Brandt (47232334):
In 1860, he was a farmer living in East Hanover Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and stood 5' 8" tall with light hair and gray eyes.
He enlisted at the stated age of twenty-six in Harrisburg September 2, 1861, and mustered into federal service at Muddy Branch, Maryland, reportedly that day as a sergeant with Co. D, 46th Pennsylvania Infantry. He was then promoted to 2nd lieutenant to date September 16, 1861, and to 1st lieutenant to date September 17, 1862. Captured at the battle of Chancellorsville on May 3, 1863, he was incarcerated in Richmond, Virginia, on May 8, 1863, and paroled May 14, 1863, at City Point, Virginia. Forwarded to Camp Parole in Annapolis, Maryland, he arrived there on May 16 and hospitalized but shortly thereafter was declared to be absent without leave. Arrested on June 11, 1863, he was nonetheless ordered back to duty with the regiment July 26, 1863, but apparently failed to do that because he was dishonorably discharged to date July 6, 1863, by order of the secretary of war with the approval of President Abraham Lincoln. No mention of the discharge's status was found in his compiled military service records, but dismissal for cause by the country's two highest ranking military leaders can lead to no other conclusion than dishonorable dismissal. No record of a court-marital was found.
On May 21, 1888, he applied for a disability pension but did not receive it.
John Wesley Geiger served in the Civil War, 1st Lieut. Co. D, Penn. 46th Infantry. Birth date is approximate. He died in his 57th year of dropsy of the heart in Sparrows Point to where he had recently relocated. He was a former resident of Steelton where he worked in the rail mill, was well known in Harrisburg, and a member of the Lodge of Odd Fellows, I.O.O.F 160. His funeral took place on January 4, 1895 at the home of his son-in-law and daughter J.J. and Alice Newbaker; attending were his brothers George, James, and Alfred (possb. Allison?) all of Harrisburg and his brother Peter of Lebanon. He was interred in East Harrisburg Cemetery later that same day. Death, funeral and burial dates and locations are sourced from the Harrisburg Daily Independent and Harrisburg Telegraph newspapers.
Further information including details of his military service record, courtesy of contributor Dennis Brandt (47232334):
In 1860, he was a farmer living in East Hanover Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and stood 5' 8" tall with light hair and gray eyes.
He enlisted at the stated age of twenty-six in Harrisburg September 2, 1861, and mustered into federal service at Muddy Branch, Maryland, reportedly that day as a sergeant with Co. D, 46th Pennsylvania Infantry. He was then promoted to 2nd lieutenant to date September 16, 1861, and to 1st lieutenant to date September 17, 1862. Captured at the battle of Chancellorsville on May 3, 1863, he was incarcerated in Richmond, Virginia, on May 8, 1863, and paroled May 14, 1863, at City Point, Virginia. Forwarded to Camp Parole in Annapolis, Maryland, he arrived there on May 16 and hospitalized but shortly thereafter was declared to be absent without leave. Arrested on June 11, 1863, he was nonetheless ordered back to duty with the regiment July 26, 1863, but apparently failed to do that because he was dishonorably discharged to date July 6, 1863, by order of the secretary of war with the approval of President Abraham Lincoln. No mention of the discharge's status was found in his compiled military service records, but dismissal for cause by the country's two highest ranking military leaders can lead to no other conclusion than dishonorable dismissal. No record of a court-marital was found.
On May 21, 1888, he applied for a disability pension but did not receive it.
Further information including details of his military service record, courtesy of contributor Dennis Brandt (47232334):
In 1860, he was a farmer living in East Hanover Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and stood 5' 8" tall with light hair and gray eyes.
He enlisted at the stated age of twenty-six in Harrisburg September 2, 1861, and mustered into federal service at Muddy Branch, Maryland, reportedly that day as a sergeant with Co. D, 46th Pennsylvania Infantry. He was then promoted to 2nd lieutenant to date September 16, 1861, and to 1st lieutenant to date September 17, 1862. Captured at the battle of Chancellorsville on May 3, 1863, he was incarcerated in Richmond, Virginia, on May 8, 1863, and paroled May 14, 1863, at City Point, Virginia. Forwarded to Camp Parole in Annapolis, Maryland, he arrived there on May 16 and hospitalized but shortly thereafter was declared to be absent without leave. Arrested on June 11, 1863, he was nonetheless ordered back to duty with the regiment July 26, 1863, but apparently failed to do that because he was dishonorably discharged to date July 6, 1863, by order of the secretary of war with the approval of President Abraham Lincoln. No mention of the discharge's status was found in his compiled military service records, but dismissal for cause by the country's two highest ranking military leaders can lead to no other conclusion than dishonorable dismissal. No record of a court-marital was found.
On May 21, 1888, he applied for a disability pension but did not receive it.
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