American Civil War Soldiers database:
Henry J. Wollam
Enlisted as a Private on 05 August 1862 at the age of 25
Enlisted in Company B, 111th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 05 August 1862.
Promoted to Full Corporal
Died Company B, 111th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 09 January 1864 in Somerset, KY
Following details were taken from Henry's Compiled Military Service File & Federal Military Pension Applications File.
Henry J. Wollam enlisted on 5 August 1862 at Toledo, Ohio as Private in the B Company, 111th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Sometime in 1862 he was promoted to Corporal at Bowling Green, Kentucky. He was later transferred to B Company, 1st Battalion Pioneer Brigade (Army of the Cumberland) on 2 December 1862 and was stationed at Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Henry's Company Descriptive Book contained the following details:
He was 25 years old at the time of his enlistment. He was 5' 8" tall, light complexion, dark eyes and dark hair. He was born in Columbiana County, Ohio. His occupation was "Mechanic".
Another Company Descriptive Book contained the following details:
He was 25 years old at the time of his enlistment. He was 5' 5" tall, dark complexion, black eyes and black hair. He was born in Pennsylvania. His occupation was "Carpenter".
Henry was performing Provost duty in Louisville when he became ill. He was sent to Camp Nelson, then sent in company with 2-3 hundred convalescents to Knoxville, Tennessee.
On 30 December 1863 Henry arrived in an ambulance at the hospital of the 49th Reg. Kentucky Volunteers as he was taken sick on the way from Camp Nelson to Somerset. He died of confluent small pox at Somerset, Kentucky on 9 January 1864.
Assistant Surgeon W. B. Swisher sent a letter dated 11 January 1864 to Henry's parents informing them of his death. His memorandum book was sent to his parents. He had a blanket overcoat and some other clothes when he arrived in Somerset. He was buried in his clothes and the rest was burned. He had no money, not one cent and it was believed that he had not been paid for quite some time.
Henry had written a letter on 23 April 1863 from the hospital of The Pioneers Brigade in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, assigning his father with Power of Attorney.
Henry was never married, nor did he have any children.
Beginning in early 1892 Henry's father Samuel began proceedings to begin receiving a pension in accordance of the Act of June 27, 1890 for "Dependant Fathers Pension". Samuel stated that he had lost both his sons in the Service, that he owned no property or had any other means of support. Henry's mother, Emily Teed died on August 21, 1883. Samuel was then living with his daughter, Fidelia Levitt in Apple River, Jo Daviess County, Illinois.
Henry J. Wollam
Enlisted as a Private on 05 August 1862 at the age of 25
Enlisted in Company B, 111th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 05 August 1862.
Promoted to Full Corporal
Died Company B, 111th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 09 January 1864 in Somerset, KY
Following details were taken from Henry's Compiled Military Service File & Federal Military Pension Applications File.
Henry J. Wollam enlisted on 5 August 1862 at Toledo, Ohio as Private in the B Company, 111th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Sometime in 1862 he was promoted to Corporal at Bowling Green, Kentucky. He was later transferred to B Company, 1st Battalion Pioneer Brigade (Army of the Cumberland) on 2 December 1862 and was stationed at Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Henry's Company Descriptive Book contained the following details:
He was 25 years old at the time of his enlistment. He was 5' 8" tall, light complexion, dark eyes and dark hair. He was born in Columbiana County, Ohio. His occupation was "Mechanic".
Another Company Descriptive Book contained the following details:
He was 25 years old at the time of his enlistment. He was 5' 5" tall, dark complexion, black eyes and black hair. He was born in Pennsylvania. His occupation was "Carpenter".
Henry was performing Provost duty in Louisville when he became ill. He was sent to Camp Nelson, then sent in company with 2-3 hundred convalescents to Knoxville, Tennessee.
On 30 December 1863 Henry arrived in an ambulance at the hospital of the 49th Reg. Kentucky Volunteers as he was taken sick on the way from Camp Nelson to Somerset. He died of confluent small pox at Somerset, Kentucky on 9 January 1864.
Assistant Surgeon W. B. Swisher sent a letter dated 11 January 1864 to Henry's parents informing them of his death. His memorandum book was sent to his parents. He had a blanket overcoat and some other clothes when he arrived in Somerset. He was buried in his clothes and the rest was burned. He had no money, not one cent and it was believed that he had not been paid for quite some time.
Henry had written a letter on 23 April 1863 from the hospital of The Pioneers Brigade in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, assigning his father with Power of Attorney.
Henry was never married, nor did he have any children.
Beginning in early 1892 Henry's father Samuel began proceedings to begin receiving a pension in accordance of the Act of June 27, 1890 for "Dependant Fathers Pension". Samuel stated that he had lost both his sons in the Service, that he owned no property or had any other means of support. Henry's mother, Emily Teed died on August 21, 1883. Samuel was then living with his daughter, Fidelia Levitt in Apple River, Jo Daviess County, Illinois.
American Civil War Soldiers database:
Henry J. Wollam
Enlisted as a Private on 05 August 1862 at the age of 25
Enlisted in Company B, 111th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 05 August 1862.
Promoted to Full Corporal
Died Company B, 111th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 09 January 1864 in Somerset, KY
Following details were taken from Henry's Compiled Military Service File & Federal Military Pension Applications File.
Henry J. Wollam enlisted on 5 August 1862 at Toledo, Ohio as Private in the B Company, 111th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Sometime in 1862 he was promoted to Corporal at Bowling Green, Kentucky. He was later transferred to B Company, 1st Battalion Pioneer Brigade (Army of the Cumberland) on 2 December 1862 and was stationed at Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Henry's Company Descriptive Book contained the following details:
He was 25 years old at the time of his enlistment. He was 5' 8" tall, light complexion, dark eyes and dark hair. He was born in Columbiana County, Ohio. His occupation was "Mechanic".
Another Company Descriptive Book contained the following details:
He was 25 years old at the time of his enlistment. He was 5' 5" tall, dark complexion, black eyes and black hair. He was born in Pennsylvania. His occupation was "Carpenter".
Henry was performing Provost duty in Louisville when he became ill. He was sent to Camp Nelson, then sent in company with 2-3 hundred convalescents to Knoxville, Tennessee.
On 30 December 1863 Henry arrived in an ambulance at the hospital of the 49th Reg. Kentucky Volunteers as he was taken sick on the way from Camp Nelson to Somerset. He died of confluent small pox at Somerset, Kentucky on 9 January 1864.
Assistant Surgeon W. B. Swisher sent a letter dated 11 January 1864 to Henry's parents informing them of his death. His memorandum book was sent to his parents. He had a blanket overcoat and some other clothes when he arrived in Somerset. He was buried in his clothes and the rest was burned. He had no money, not one cent and it was believed that he had not been paid for quite some time.
Henry had written a letter on 23 April 1863 from the hospital of The Pioneers Brigade in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, assigning his father with Power of Attorney.
Henry was never married, nor did he have any children.
Beginning in early 1892 Henry's father Samuel began proceedings to begin receiving a pension in accordance of the Act of June 27, 1890 for "Dependant Fathers Pension". Samuel stated that he had lost both his sons in the Service, that he owned no property or had any other means of support. Henry's mother, Emily Teed died on August 21, 1883. Samuel was then living with his daughter, Fidelia Levitt in Apple River, Jo Daviess County, Illinois.
Henry J. Wollam
Enlisted as a Private on 05 August 1862 at the age of 25
Enlisted in Company B, 111th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 05 August 1862.
Promoted to Full Corporal
Died Company B, 111th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 09 January 1864 in Somerset, KY
Following details were taken from Henry's Compiled Military Service File & Federal Military Pension Applications File.
Henry J. Wollam enlisted on 5 August 1862 at Toledo, Ohio as Private in the B Company, 111th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Sometime in 1862 he was promoted to Corporal at Bowling Green, Kentucky. He was later transferred to B Company, 1st Battalion Pioneer Brigade (Army of the Cumberland) on 2 December 1862 and was stationed at Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Henry's Company Descriptive Book contained the following details:
He was 25 years old at the time of his enlistment. He was 5' 8" tall, light complexion, dark eyes and dark hair. He was born in Columbiana County, Ohio. His occupation was "Mechanic".
Another Company Descriptive Book contained the following details:
He was 25 years old at the time of his enlistment. He was 5' 5" tall, dark complexion, black eyes and black hair. He was born in Pennsylvania. His occupation was "Carpenter".
Henry was performing Provost duty in Louisville when he became ill. He was sent to Camp Nelson, then sent in company with 2-3 hundred convalescents to Knoxville, Tennessee.
On 30 December 1863 Henry arrived in an ambulance at the hospital of the 49th Reg. Kentucky Volunteers as he was taken sick on the way from Camp Nelson to Somerset. He died of confluent small pox at Somerset, Kentucky on 9 January 1864.
Assistant Surgeon W. B. Swisher sent a letter dated 11 January 1864 to Henry's parents informing them of his death. His memorandum book was sent to his parents. He had a blanket overcoat and some other clothes when he arrived in Somerset. He was buried in his clothes and the rest was burned. He had no money, not one cent and it was believed that he had not been paid for quite some time.
Henry had written a letter on 23 April 1863 from the hospital of The Pioneers Brigade in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, assigning his father with Power of Attorney.
Henry was never married, nor did he have any children.
Beginning in early 1892 Henry's father Samuel began proceedings to begin receiving a pension in accordance of the Act of June 27, 1890 for "Dependant Fathers Pension". Samuel stated that he had lost both his sons in the Service, that he owned no property or had any other means of support. Henry's mother, Emily Teed died on August 21, 1883. Samuel was then living with his daughter, Fidelia Levitt in Apple River, Jo Daviess County, Illinois.
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