David W Jordan (abt. 1840 - 1864)

Born about 1840 in Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Died 5 Jul 1864 at about age 24 in Andersonville Prison, Sumter, Georgia, United States

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Biography

David Jordan served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA

David Jordan was a POW in Andersonville Prison during The United States Civil War.

David Jordan Died while a Prisoner of War in Andersonville Prison during The United States Civil War.

David W. Jordan mustered in on 24 September 1861, he served with company B, 103rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry. He was captured at Plymouth, North Carolina on 20 April 1864, and imprisoned in the Andersonville Prison. He died there on 5 July 1864 of Diarrhea. He was buried in the Andersonville National Cemetery, plot #2914.^[1][2]

Sources

1. ↑ A list of the Union soldiers buried at Andersonville by [Atwater, Dorence], 1845- [from old catalog]; Barton, Clara, 1821-1912 https://archive.org/details/listofunionsoldi01atwa/page/55/mode/1up
2. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSRV-HYZ : 25 August 2021), David W. Jordan, 1861-1865. David W. Jorden Alias David W. Jordan Military Beginning Rank Private Military Final Rank Private Military Side Union Military Unit 103rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry Military Company B Event Type Military Service Event Date from 1861 to 1865 Event Place Pennsylvania, United States Event Place (Original) Pennsylvania Affiliate Film Number 61 Affiliate Publication Number M554 Affiliate Publication Title Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Pennsylvania. Note Original filed under David W./Jordan

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4HS-N49 : 9 November 2014), David W Jordon in household of William Jordon, Helen, Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 506, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28065433/david-w-jordan: accessed 02 March 2023), memorial page for David W. Jordan (unknown–5 Jul 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28065433, citing Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Janet (contributor 46573654).