The son of John & Elizabeth Morningstar, he married Sarah Ellen Cunningham November 5, 1857, in Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania, and fathered Ella S. (b. 08/11/59), Ann Virginia "Jennie" (b. 07/29/61 - married William Warren Lease), Gertrude (b. @1863), William "Willie" (b. @1865), and George (b. @1867). A plasterer and carpenter by trade, he stood 5' 9", had hazel eyes, and described as "a man of splendid physique."
A Civil War veteran, he first enlisted and mustered in Harrisburg April 25, 1861, as a corporal with Co. F, 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company July 30, 1861. He then enlisted in York September 13, 1861, mustered into federal service there September 25 as a private with Co. G, 87th Pennsylvania Infantry. Quickly promoted to corporal, he was reduced to ranks March 1, 1862. Suffering a rupture when he jumped a ditch at the battle of Carter's Woods (Stephenson's Depot) June 15, 1863, he was thereafter detached as a teamster at both the brigade and division level until he honorably discharged at term's end October 13, 1864, in York.
After his return from the army, he moved his family to Baltimore and there, on May 1, 1875, deserted them "in the company of another woman." He then moved to Philadelphia without telling Sarah where he had gone. On July 3, 1889, he entered the soldier's home at Hampton, Virginia, but was dropped from the rolls December 11, 1901, his marital status then listed as "single." Sarah applied for a widow's pension more than a year after his death but was rejected on the grounds that Adam was still alive.
A Civil War veteran, he first enlisted and mustered in Harrisburg April 25, 1861, as a corporal with Co. F, 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company July 30, 1861. He then enlisted in York September 13, 1861, mustered into federal service there September 25 as a private with Co. G, 87th Pennsylvania Infantry. Quickly promoted to corporal, he was reduced to ranks March 1, 1862. Suffering a rupture when he jumped a ditch at the battle of Carter's Woods (Stephenson's Depot) June 15, 1863, he was thereafter detached as a teamster at both the brigade and division level until he honorably discharged at term's end October 13, 1864, in York.
After his return from the army, he moved his family to Baltimore and there, on May 1, 1875, deserted them "in the company of another woman." He then moved to Philadelphia without telling Sarah where he had gone. On July 3, 1889, he entered the soldier's home at Hampton, Virginia, but was dropped from the rolls December 11, 1901, his marital status then listed as "single." Sarah applied for a widow's pension more than a year after his death but was rejected on the grounds that Adam was still alive.
The son of John & Elizabeth Morningstar, he married Sarah Ellen Cunningham November 5, 1857, in Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania, and fathered Ella S. (b. 08/11/59), Ann Virginia "Jennie" (b. 07/29/61 - married William Warren Lease), Gertrude (b. @1863), William "Willie" (b. @1865), and George (b. @1867). A plasterer and carpenter by trade, he stood 5' 9", had hazel eyes, and described as "a man of splendid physique."
A Civil War veteran, he first enlisted and mustered in Harrisburg April 25, 1861, as a corporal with Co. F, 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company July 30, 1861. He then enlisted in York September 13, 1861, mustered into federal service there September 25 as a private with Co. G, 87th Pennsylvania Infantry. Quickly promoted to corporal, he was reduced to ranks March 1, 1862. Suffering a rupture when he jumped a ditch at the battle of Carter's Woods (Stephenson's Depot) June 15, 1863, he was thereafter detached as a teamster at both the brigade and division level until he honorably discharged at term's end October 13, 1864, in York.
After his return from the army, he moved his family to Baltimore and there, on May 1, 1875, deserted them "in the company of another woman." He then moved to Philadelphia without telling Sarah where he had gone. On July 3, 1889, he entered the soldier's home at Hampton, Virginia, but was dropped from the rolls December 11, 1901, his marital status then listed as "single." Sarah applied for a widow's pension more than a year after his death but was rejected on the grounds that Adam was still alive.
A Civil War veteran, he first enlisted and mustered in Harrisburg April 25, 1861, as a corporal with Co. F, 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company July 30, 1861. He then enlisted in York September 13, 1861, mustered into federal service there September 25 as a private with Co. G, 87th Pennsylvania Infantry. Quickly promoted to corporal, he was reduced to ranks March 1, 1862. Suffering a rupture when he jumped a ditch at the battle of Carter's Woods (Stephenson's Depot) June 15, 1863, he was thereafter detached as a teamster at both the brigade and division level until he honorably discharged at term's end October 13, 1864, in York.
After his return from the army, he moved his family to Baltimore and there, on May 1, 1875, deserted them "in the company of another woman." He then moved to Philadelphia without telling Sarah where he had gone. On July 3, 1889, he entered the soldier's home at Hampton, Virginia, but was dropped from the rolls December 11, 1901, his marital status then listed as "single." Sarah applied for a widow's pension more than a year after his death but was rejected on the grounds that Adam was still alive.
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