Wilson P Palmer (1841 - abt. 1909)

Born 1841 in Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Died about 9 Apr 1909 at about age 68 in Pleasant Gap, Centre, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Wilson enlisted in the Civil war and served as a captain, according to his military records. It appears that his brother Thomas served in his company, as per photo found on Thomas' gravesite memorial. (see link below) Linn's book describes Wilson's action thus: "In September, 1864, Capt. Wilson P. Palmer, of Potter's Mills, raised a company partly in Centre County. This became Company G of the Two Hundred and Tenth, Pennsylvania, Col. William Sergeant, organized Sept. 24, 1864, and mustered out May 30, 1865. Capt. Palmer had been a sergeant in Frank W. Hess's company, and as one of the captured of the company experienced the miseries of the prison life for nearly a year in the South, from July 3, 1861 to May 25, 1862." Following that description is the list of names of the men comprising the Centre County members of Company G. The list included John Palmer Sgt, Potter's Mills and Thomas T. Palmer, musician.

In addition, Wilson was W.P. Palmer, the 1st Sergt in Capt John Beal's Penn's Valley Infantry (Company D), the emergency battalion of 1863, serving with another brother, Solomon.

In Linn's book, the company was described thus: "PENN'S VALLEY INFANTRY. Sworn into the service at Berlin, Somerset Co, June 25th, as Company D. Capt John Beal; 1st Lieut. John B. Hutchinson; 2d Lieut, Andrew Gregg, Jr; 1st Sergt W.P. Palmer; 2d Sergt, Alfred Dale; 3rd Sergt, Mortimore Longwell; 4th Sergt, J.M. Clayton; 5th Sergt. J.T. Farner; 1st Corp. John Barber; 2d Corp. John A Montelius; 3d Corp Thompson Barr; 4th Corp. John F. Van Valzah; 5th Corp. John I Potter; 6thCorp. Thomas B. Hallahan; 7th Corp. James B Forster; 8th Corp. John I Thompson. Then followed a list of Privates (among them, Solomon P Palmer, Jr)." ^[1]

• History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania

By John Blair Linn, p 138. [1]

Sources

1. ↑ Linn, John Blair. History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA: J B Lippincott & Co. 1883. Page 139 and Page 141.

• Personal family records

• Find a Grave Memorial [2]

• United States Census, 1850 Pennsylvania Centre Potter [3]

• United States Census, 1860 Pennsylvania Centre Potter Township [4]