James's military highlights:
August 21, 1862, enlisted for 3 years in Meadville, PA as a Private in Co. C, 150th PA (aka Bucktails). Mustered in as a Corporal James H. Winnings in Harrisburg, PA on August 30, 1862.
On July 1, 1863, he was listed as MIA during the Battle of Gettysburg. Company records indicate he was promoted to Sgt. July 1, 1863, the same day he was captured.
Civil War records state he was captured on July 1, 1863 and sent to Richmond, VA. He was transferred to Andersonville, GA on March 19, 1864. He was admitted to the prison hospital on May 26, 1864, where he died the same day of diarrhea. He is buried at Andersonville in grave #1386.
His brothers in the Union Army:
David (Co. D, 18th PA Calvary) was KIA at Hanover, PA in a skirmish with Jeb Stuart's Calvary on June 29, 1863 and is buried in Gettysburg, National Cemetery (Gettysburg, PA).
Jason (Co. D, 83rd PA) was KIA in Battle of Hatcher's Run, VA, Feb. 6, 1865. He is buried in Poplar Grove National Cemetery (Petersburg, VA).
John (Regiment is not known at this time) survived the war and died of natural causes on Mar. 16, 1917.
Samuel (Co. C, 169th PA) survived the war and died of natural causes on Apr. 8, 1917.
Chadwick (Co. C, 109th PA) survived the war and died of natural causes on Sep. 3, 1919.
James's military highlights:
August 21, 1862, enlisted for 3 years in Meadville, PA as a Private in Co. C, 150th PA (aka Bucktails). Mustered in as a Corporal James H. Winnings in Harrisburg, PA on August 30, 1862.
On July 1, 1863, he was listed as MIA during the Battle of Gettysburg. Company records indicate he was promoted to Sgt. July 1, 1863, the same day he was captured.
Civil War records state he was captured on July 1, 1863 and sent to Richmond, VA. He was transferred to Andersonville, GA on March 19, 1864. He was admitted to the prison hospital on May 26, 1864, where he died the same day of diarrhea. He is buried at Andersonville in grave #1386.
His brothers in the Union Army:
David (Co. D, 18th PA Calvary) was KIA at Hanover, PA in a skirmish with Jeb Stuart's Calvary on June 29, 1863 and is buried in Gettysburg, National Cemetery (Gettysburg, PA).
Jason (Co. D, 83rd PA) was KIA in Battle of Hatcher's Run, VA, Feb. 6, 1865. He is buried in Poplar Grove National Cemetery (Petersburg, VA).
John (Regiment is not known at this time) survived the war and died of natural causes on Mar. 16, 1917.
Samuel (Co. C, 169th PA) survived the war and died of natural causes on Apr. 8, 1917.
Chadwick (Co. C, 109th PA) survived the war and died of natural causes on Sep. 3, 1919.
Family Members
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Samuel Winans
1834–1917
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John Gray Winans
1836–1917
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PVT David Wallace Winans
1841–1863
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SGT Jason Winans
1843–1865
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Chadwick "Chide" Winnings/Winans
1845–1919
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William H. Winans
1847–1910
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Eleanor "Ella" Winans Miller
1849–1931
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Lydia A Winans Heath
1851–1936
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Boyd Francis Winans
1854–1936
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Olive Augusta Winans Baugher
1857–1941
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Florence Emma Winans
1860–1942
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