"Death of an Old Soldier. Died at Steelton PA, on Thursday evening, October 5, John Rumple, formally of this place. He was a veteran of the Civil War, having served over two years as Sergeant of Co. D, Fourth New York Provisional Calvary. He was a pensioner and was twice married, His second wife was Miss Clepper of this place, who survives. The remains were brought here last Saturday morning on the 7:50 train and interred in the Marietta cemetery. A delegation from Post 351, G.A.R., of which he was a comrade, accompanied the remains, and were met at station by a committee of Post 226, G.A. R. He was in his 73rd year and was buried with the honors of war."
Transcribed from the October 14, 1905 issue of "The Marietta Times", a weekly, published Saturday Clipping found in scrapbook of # 62215859. R. Pinkerton.
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The son of Ann Rumple, in 1860 he was a laborer living with his mother in Marietta, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Darnestown, Montgomery County, Maryland, October 15, 1861, and mustered into federal service October 17 as a private with Co. K, 3rd New York Cavalry. He was promoted to corporal, date unknown, to sergeant May 1, 1863, and to commissary sergeant, date unknown, then re-enlisted as a Veteran Volunteer December 16, 1863. Appointed 1st sergeant to date December 17, 1863, he was reduced to ranks, date unknown, and transferred to Co. B on July 4, 1865. On July 21, 1865, he transferred to Co. B, 1st New York Mounted Rifles, a regiment the following September was renamed the 4th New York Provisional Cavalry. He honorably discharged with his company November 29, 1865, at City Point, Virginia.
After the war, he was a steel worker living in Steelton, Dauphin County, where he was a member of Lascomb Post No. 381, G.A.R., but died in Harrisburg at the home of his sister-in-law Mrs. John Shaeffer after a protracted illness.
Information courtesy of Civil War researcher, Dennis Brandt
Transcribed from the October 14, 1905 issue of "The Marietta Times", a weekly, published Saturday Clipping found in scrapbook of # 62215859. R. Pinkerton.
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The son of Ann Rumple, in 1860 he was a laborer living with his mother in Marietta, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Darnestown, Montgomery County, Maryland, October 15, 1861, and mustered into federal service October 17 as a private with Co. K, 3rd New York Cavalry. He was promoted to corporal, date unknown, to sergeant May 1, 1863, and to commissary sergeant, date unknown, then re-enlisted as a Veteran Volunteer December 16, 1863. Appointed 1st sergeant to date December 17, 1863, he was reduced to ranks, date unknown, and transferred to Co. B on July 4, 1865. On July 21, 1865, he transferred to Co. B, 1st New York Mounted Rifles, a regiment the following September was renamed the 4th New York Provisional Cavalry. He honorably discharged with his company November 29, 1865, at City Point, Virginia.
After the war, he was a steel worker living in Steelton, Dauphin County, where he was a member of Lascomb Post No. 381, G.A.R., but died in Harrisburg at the home of his sister-in-law Mrs. John Shaeffer after a protracted illness.
Information courtesy of Civil War researcher, Dennis Brandt
"Death of an Old Soldier. Died at Steelton PA, on Thursday evening, October 5, John Rumple, formally of this place. He was a veteran of the Civil War, having served over two years as Sergeant of Co. D, Fourth New York Provisional Calvary. He was a pensioner and was twice married, His second wife was Miss Clepper of this place, who survives. The remains were brought here last Saturday morning on the 7:50 train and interred in the Marietta cemetery. A delegation from Post 351, G.A.R., of which he was a comrade, accompanied the remains, and were met at station by a committee of Post 226, G.A. R. He was in his 73rd year and was buried with the honors of war."
Transcribed from the October 14, 1905 issue of "The Marietta Times", a weekly, published Saturday Clipping found in scrapbook of # 62215859. R. Pinkerton.
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The son of Ann Rumple, in 1860 he was a laborer living with his mother in Marietta, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Darnestown, Montgomery County, Maryland, October 15, 1861, and mustered into federal service October 17 as a private with Co. K, 3rd New York Cavalry. He was promoted to corporal, date unknown, to sergeant May 1, 1863, and to commissary sergeant, date unknown, then re-enlisted as a Veteran Volunteer December 16, 1863. Appointed 1st sergeant to date December 17, 1863, he was reduced to ranks, date unknown, and transferred to Co. B on July 4, 1865. On July 21, 1865, he transferred to Co. B, 1st New York Mounted Rifles, a regiment the following September was renamed the 4th New York Provisional Cavalry. He honorably discharged with his company November 29, 1865, at City Point, Virginia.
After the war, he was a steel worker living in Steelton, Dauphin County, where he was a member of Lascomb Post No. 381, G.A.R., but died in Harrisburg at the home of his sister-in-law Mrs. John Shaeffer after a protracted illness.
Information courtesy of Civil War researcher, Dennis Brandt
Transcribed from the October 14, 1905 issue of "The Marietta Times", a weekly, published Saturday Clipping found in scrapbook of # 62215859. R. Pinkerton.
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The son of Ann Rumple, in 1860 he was a laborer living with his mother in Marietta, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Darnestown, Montgomery County, Maryland, October 15, 1861, and mustered into federal service October 17 as a private with Co. K, 3rd New York Cavalry. He was promoted to corporal, date unknown, to sergeant May 1, 1863, and to commissary sergeant, date unknown, then re-enlisted as a Veteran Volunteer December 16, 1863. Appointed 1st sergeant to date December 17, 1863, he was reduced to ranks, date unknown, and transferred to Co. B on July 4, 1865. On July 21, 1865, he transferred to Co. B, 1st New York Mounted Rifles, a regiment the following September was renamed the 4th New York Provisional Cavalry. He honorably discharged with his company November 29, 1865, at City Point, Virginia.
After the war, he was a steel worker living in Steelton, Dauphin County, where he was a member of Lascomb Post No. 381, G.A.R., but died in Harrisburg at the home of his sister-in-law Mrs. John Shaeffer after a protracted illness.
Information courtesy of Civil War researcher, Dennis Brandt
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Cemetery location information from The Cemeteries of Marietta, by James Landis, copyright 2012, page F-343.
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