CIVIL WAR SOLDIER

John Kinnemund/Kinneman was the son of Adam Kinnemund and Catharine Steffan Kinnemund of Darmstadt, Germany. From this union, they had the following children: John (fought in Civil War), Adam, Jacob, Martin, Samuel (fought in Civil War), Catherine, Elizabeth, Daniel, Rebecca, Albert, Alexander, Emmauel, Anna Maria.

Family tradition has indicated that John Kinnemund/Kinneman enlisted in the U. S. Army during the Civil War and was wounded during the battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia. Further tradition claims that Malinda Cramer who became John's wife, was a southern belle who nursed John back to health and following the war, John found Malinda and they were married. (See 1990 census information below, notes Malinda was born in Maryland.) The family has found no record of John being wounded at Chancellorville or with the 186th Pensylvania either.

Records reveal that John enlisted in Company E of the 135th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers on August 8, 1862 in Lancaster City Pennsylvania and that his Unit was involved in the Chancellorsville Campaign (Battle of Chancellorsville) April 27 through May 6, 1963.

Records also show that John was taken as a prisoner of war on May 3. He was incarcerated in Richmond, Va., on May 9, 1863. He was paroled at City Point, Virginia on May 15, which is located on the James River at what is now Hopewell, Va. He then reported to Camp Parole, Annapolis, Maryland on May 17 and three days later went home to be discharged which occurred with his company on May 24, 1863.

On Feb. 16, 1864, John re-enlisted as a private with Company D of the 186th Pennsylvania Infantry. During his enlistment, John contracted smallpox and resulted in "sore eyes," a heart condition and rheumatism. He was honorably discharged with his company at Philadelphia August 15, 1865. Records reveal that John was granted a pension by the U. S. Pension Agency of Pittsburg. He is listed on both rosters as "Kinnemund."

John and Malinda were married September 22, 1874 and their first child, Aaron, was born February 17, 1876. They also had a son named John Frederick, a daughter named Ada who was born 1882 and died 1885 and a daughter named Cora M. (Cora M. Kinneman married Henry V. Rahn, she was born 1877 and died 1961.)

The 1900 Census of Adams County, Berwick Township, Pa. lists Malinda Kinneman as Head of Household. It notes she was born April 1844, she is 56 years old and a widow. It notes she was born in Maryland, that her Father was born in Maryland and that her Mother was born in Pennsylvania. It further notes that she had 4 children and 3 are living. In the house is Aaron W. born 1876, John F. born Mar. 1880. John F.'s wife, Alverta born Sept. 1876 and a son, Clarence, born June 1896.

This information provided by Lee A. Brown, Brown Family Historian and son of Helen Marie Kinneman Brown, who is the grand daughter of John and Malinda.

Find a grave contributor Dennis Brandt has submitted this information on 5-25-2015, "he stood 5'10 tall and had dark hair and gray eyes. There is no record of John being wounded at Chancellorsville or with 186th Pennsylvania either."