Oliver J. Ream (1840 - 1865)

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Biography

Private Oliver J. Ream served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 2 July 1863
Mustered out: 14 Aug 1863
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company B, 47th Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia

Oliver J. Ream was a Civil War soldier representing Lancaster County in the Pennsylvania militia. ^[1] He served as a private in Company B, 47th Regiment under Captain Thomas B. Bryson and Colonel James P. Wickersham. ^[2] They were mustered in 9 July 1863 and discharged 14 August 1863. ^[3] He enlisted 2 July 1863. His name was listed as "Oliver Reeme." ^[4] According to his draft registration record he lived in East Cocalico Township and was a blacksmith like his father Cyrus Ream (1812-1884). ^[5] On this record his name was spelled "Oliver Ream." ^[6]

Oliver Ream served with the 47th Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia which was commanded by Colonel James P. Wickersham, a respected educator. ^[7] Also in this regiment was physician-historian William Henry Egle who later became the State Librarian of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He was also the author of the publication, Notes and Queries, Historical, Biographical, and Genealogical, Chiefly Relating to Interior Pennsylvania. ^[8] This unit performed duties in Williamsport, then went on to Reading before they went to the mining regions of Schuylkill county where they help avert a violent collision between disaffected parties. ^[9] The 47th Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia was a distinct and separate unit from the 47th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry. The militia unit of 1863 performed duties not normally associated front line units. They guarded prisoners or strategic locations such as government buildings, railroads, main roadways, etc. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Bates
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5. ↑ Draft Registration
6. ↑ Draft Registration
7. ↑ Snyder
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10. ↑ Snyder

• Bates, Samuel P. History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5; Prepared in Compliance with Acts of the Legislature, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania : B. Singerly, State Printer, 1871, Vol. V, pg. 1284.
• Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registrations, 1863-1865. NM-65, entry 172,620 volumes. NAI: 4213514. Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), Record Group 110. National Archives at Washington D.C.; database and digital images, "U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010 (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 July 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); NAI: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 2 of 3.
• Snyder, Laurie, et. al. "47th Pennsylvania Militia, Emergency of 1863," 47th Pennsylvania Volunteers; One Civil War Regiment's Story, blog, (https://47thpennsylvaniavolunteers.com/ : accessed 11 July 2020)
• Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.; database and digital images, "1850 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009 (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 July 2020); citing Year: 1850; Census Place: East Cocalico, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Roll: 789; Page: 354A.
• 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.; database and digital images, "1860 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009 (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 July 2020); citing Year: 1860; Census Place: East Cocalico, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Page: 236; Family History Library Film: 805124.