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Adam Swinehart

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Adam Swinehart Veteran

Birth
Belmont, Belmont County, Ohio, USA
Death
18 Apr 1897 (aged 81)
USA
Burial
Astoria, Fulton County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Adam Swinehart enlisted in B Company of the 16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry as a Private. Adam was
wounded by a near miss of a cannonball at Chickasaw Bluff on December 29, 1862. He sustained
permanent injury to sight in his right eye and hearing in his right ear, and was eventually discharged due
to disability in 1864. In later years Adam received a pension for permanent disability.
Adam Swinehart enlisted in B Company of the 16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry as a Private. Adam was
wounded by a near miss of a cannonball at Chickasaw Bluff on December 29, 1862. He sustained
permanent injury to sight in his right eye and hearing in his right ear, and was eventually discharged due
to disability in 1864. In later years Adam received a pension for permanent disability.


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  • Created by: Sara
  • Added: Dec 19, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23498349/adam-swinehart: accessed ), memorial page for Adam Swinehart (14 May 1815–18 Apr 1897), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23498349, citing Salem Cemetery, Astoria, Fulton County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Sara (contributor 46916507).