James Jenks (1843 - 1864)

Born 1843 in Of, Spring, Cumberland, Pennsylvania

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Died 27 Oct 1864 at about age 21 in Andersonville Prison, Sumter, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Jenks Crest.

Pvt James Jenks served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA

Pvt James Jenks was a POW in Andersonville Prison during The United States Civil War.

Pvt James Jenks Died while a Prisoner of War in Andersonville Prison during The United States Civil War.

Pvt. James C or O Jenks was born in 1843, Pennsylvania to Lyman Jenks and Abigail Baker. He enlisted in the Union Army on 1 March 1864. James mustered into Company H, 145th Pennsylvania Infantry.^[1]

On 16 June 1864, he was captured in Petersburg, Virginia. Pvt. Jenks was taken to the Andersonville Prison where he died of Dysentery on 27 October 1864. He is buried in the Andersonville National Cemetery, Section H, Row 11539.^[2]

• Fact: Residence (1850) Spring, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

1. ↑ American Civil War Research Database: https://civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?U&940144 James C. Jenks Residence was not listed; Enlisted on 3/1/1864 as a Private. On 3/1/1864 he mustered into "H" Co. PA 145th Infantry He died a POW on 10/21/1864 at Andersonville, GA He was listed as:
   • POW 6/16/1864 Petersburg, VA
2. ↑ Andersonville Records: http://www.civilwarprisoners.com/searchresults.php?fname=James+C&lname=Jenks&regiment=&database=andersonville record_id: 19010 Name: JENKS, JAMES C. Alternate spelling of last name: Year born: Rank: PRIVATE Company: H Arm: Infantry Regiment number: 145th Pennsylvania Infantry Date captured: 6/16/1864 Location captured: Petersburg, Virginia Date of death: 10/27/1864 Cause of death: DYSENTERY

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 27 November 2020, 15:33), entry for James Jenks (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KZ3Q-L5X ); contributed by various users.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51138221/james-c-jenks: accessed 03 June 2023), memorial page for Pvt James C Jenks (unknown–27 Oct 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 51138221, citing Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by John C. Anderson (contributor 47208015).