Samuel Ingersoll

Born [date unknown] in Pennsylvania, United States [uncertain]

Died 1 May 1864 in Andersonville Prison, Sumter, Georgia, United States

Biography

Pvt Samuel Ingersoll served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA

Pvt Samuel Ingersoll was a POW in Andersonville Prison during The United States Civil War.

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

Pvt. Samuel Ingersoll enlisted with the Union Army on 13 August 1861, and was mustered into Company D, 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry. He was captured on 7 January 1864 at Warrenton, Virginia^[1]

Pvt. Ingersoll died of Diarrhea at the Andersonville Prison on 1 May 1864 and is buried in the Andersonville National Cemetery, Grave K-831.^[2][3]

A pension was filed in his name on 17 July 1865.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ACWRD: Samuel Ingersoll Residence was not listed; Enlisted on 8/13/1861 as a Private. On 8/13/1861 he mustered into "D" Co. PA 3rd Cavalry He died of disease as POW on 5/1/1864 at Andersonville, GA He was listed as:
   • POW 1/7/1864 Warrenton, VA
   Other Information: Buried: Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, GA Gravesite: 831 Roll of Honor Information: Date of Death listed as 5/1/1864. He was buried at: Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, GA (Grave #831) Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.: - History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865 - Roll of Honor: Names of Soldiers Who Died in Defense of the Union (c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41762555/samuel-ingersoll: accessed 03 September 2023), memorial page for Pvt Samuel Ingersoll (unknown–1 May 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 41762555, citing Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (contributor 48353502).
3. ↑ Andersonville Records: record_id: 18645 Name: INGERSOLL, SAMUEL Alternate spelling of last name: Year born: Rank: PRIVATE Company: D Arm: Cavalry Regiment number: 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry Date captured: 1/7/1864 Location captured: Warrenton, Virginia Date of death: 5/1/1864 Cause of death: DIARRHEA
4. ↑ "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N41T-RZZ : 24 March 2016), Samuel W. Ingersoll, 1865.

• "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSP3-6ML : 24 August 2021), Samuel Ingersoll, 1861-1865.