The son of John & Catherine (Wilt) Gotwald, he married Elizabeth Ann Smith and fathered Milton Augustus (b. 11/25/55), Fannie Louise (b. 11/08/61), William Smith (b. 05/14/65), Elmer N. (b. 03/27/67), Bertha K. (b. 1869), and Nettie C. (b. 12/03/71). In 1860, he was a carpenter living with his family in York Borough, York County, Pennsylvania, and stood 5' 11" tall with black hair and hazel eyes. His middle name may have been Jacob.
A Civil War veteran, he served two terms of service:
1. Enlisted and mustered into federal service at Harrisburg April 20, 1861, as a private with Co. K, 2nd Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company July 30, 1861.
2. Enlisted in York August 23, 1864, mustered into federal service at Harrisburg August 25 as a private with Co. A, 200th Pennsylvania Infantry. He spent the first months of that service detached to the pioneer corps and allegedly was promoted to sergeant March 8, 1865, but he is in the company register as a corporal. He honorably discharged with his company May 30, 1865.
The headline of Andrew's obituary that he was the first man to enlist with the Worth Infantry after the attack on Fort Sumter is bogus. The Worth Infantry and its sister unit the York Rifles were local militia companies that had existed long before the Civil War began, although Andrew may have opted to join them shortly after Fort Sumter. Many of the militiamen enlisted with the Volunteer Army and mustered into federal service, in this case initially with the 2nd and 16th Pennsylvania Infantry regiments. Another of Andrew's obituaries in the York Dispatch (not shown here) declares that he served with the 87th Pennsylvania Infantry. That was another regiment many a Worth Infantry man would join, but Andrew was not among them. His Civil War service was as you see above.
Contributor: Dennis Brandt (47232334) • [email protected]
A Civil War veteran, he served two terms of service:
1. Enlisted and mustered into federal service at Harrisburg April 20, 1861, as a private with Co. K, 2nd Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company July 30, 1861.
2. Enlisted in York August 23, 1864, mustered into federal service at Harrisburg August 25 as a private with Co. A, 200th Pennsylvania Infantry. He spent the first months of that service detached to the pioneer corps and allegedly was promoted to sergeant March 8, 1865, but he is in the company register as a corporal. He honorably discharged with his company May 30, 1865.
The headline of Andrew's obituary that he was the first man to enlist with the Worth Infantry after the attack on Fort Sumter is bogus. The Worth Infantry and its sister unit the York Rifles were local militia companies that had existed long before the Civil War began, although Andrew may have opted to join them shortly after Fort Sumter. Many of the militiamen enlisted with the Volunteer Army and mustered into federal service, in this case initially with the 2nd and 16th Pennsylvania Infantry regiments. Another of Andrew's obituaries in the York Dispatch (not shown here) declares that he served with the 87th Pennsylvania Infantry. That was another regiment many a Worth Infantry man would join, but Andrew was not among them. His Civil War service was as you see above.
Contributor: Dennis Brandt (47232334) • [email protected]
The son of John & Catherine (Wilt) Gotwald, he married Elizabeth Ann Smith and fathered Milton Augustus (b. 11/25/55), Fannie Louise (b. 11/08/61), William Smith (b. 05/14/65), Elmer N. (b. 03/27/67), Bertha K. (b. 1869), and Nettie C. (b. 12/03/71). In 1860, he was a carpenter living with his family in York Borough, York County, Pennsylvania, and stood 5' 11" tall with black hair and hazel eyes. His middle name may have been Jacob.
A Civil War veteran, he served two terms of service:
1. Enlisted and mustered into federal service at Harrisburg April 20, 1861, as a private with Co. K, 2nd Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company July 30, 1861.
2. Enlisted in York August 23, 1864, mustered into federal service at Harrisburg August 25 as a private with Co. A, 200th Pennsylvania Infantry. He spent the first months of that service detached to the pioneer corps and allegedly was promoted to sergeant March 8, 1865, but he is in the company register as a corporal. He honorably discharged with his company May 30, 1865.
The headline of Andrew's obituary that he was the first man to enlist with the Worth Infantry after the attack on Fort Sumter is bogus. The Worth Infantry and its sister unit the York Rifles were local militia companies that had existed long before the Civil War began, although Andrew may have opted to join them shortly after Fort Sumter. Many of the militiamen enlisted with the Volunteer Army and mustered into federal service, in this case initially with the 2nd and 16th Pennsylvania Infantry regiments. Another of Andrew's obituaries in the York Dispatch (not shown here) declares that he served with the 87th Pennsylvania Infantry. That was another regiment many a Worth Infantry man would join, but Andrew was not among them. His Civil War service was as you see above.
Contributor: Dennis Brandt (47232334) • [email protected]
A Civil War veteran, he served two terms of service:
1. Enlisted and mustered into federal service at Harrisburg April 20, 1861, as a private with Co. K, 2nd Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company July 30, 1861.
2. Enlisted in York August 23, 1864, mustered into federal service at Harrisburg August 25 as a private with Co. A, 200th Pennsylvania Infantry. He spent the first months of that service detached to the pioneer corps and allegedly was promoted to sergeant March 8, 1865, but he is in the company register as a corporal. He honorably discharged with his company May 30, 1865.
The headline of Andrew's obituary that he was the first man to enlist with the Worth Infantry after the attack on Fort Sumter is bogus. The Worth Infantry and its sister unit the York Rifles were local militia companies that had existed long before the Civil War began, although Andrew may have opted to join them shortly after Fort Sumter. Many of the militiamen enlisted with the Volunteer Army and mustered into federal service, in this case initially with the 2nd and 16th Pennsylvania Infantry regiments. Another of Andrew's obituaries in the York Dispatch (not shown here) declares that he served with the 87th Pennsylvania Infantry. That was another regiment many a Worth Infantry man would join, but Andrew was not among them. His Civil War service was as you see above.
Contributor: Dennis Brandt (47232334) • [email protected]
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