JACOBS, Hamilton - Private, Co. B. Born 27 April 1842 in Fayette Co., PA. Enlisted 16 July `64 at age 22, a Coal Miner from Westmoreland Co., PA into Co. A (later became Co. F)1st Battalion PA Infantry. Mustered out 14 Nov `64. Re-enlisted in Co. B,101st PA on 3 Feb `65. Mustered in 3 March `65. Mustered out 25 June `65 at New Bern, NC. Hamilton returned to coal mining after the war in Fayette & Allegheny Counties. Married Frances June Cowan 3 Feb 1870 at McKeesport, PA. Died 29 Aug 1911 in Duquesne, PA of cirrhosis of the liver. Buried at Richland Cemetery, Dravosburg, Allegheny Co., PA.  Tom Jacobs

JACOBS, Obadiah - Private, Co. C. Born 3 Jan 1835 in Adams Co., PA, son of Abraham & Elizabeth (Sheaffer) Jacobs. Enlisted 24 Feb 65 at Harrisburg, PA; a 28 year old Carpenter from Dickinson Twp, Cumberland Co., PA. Mustered in 1 March 65. Mustered out 25 June 65. Married about 1866 to Margaret Lerew. Died 23 April 1906 of Pneumonia in Huntington Twp, Adams Co., PA. Buried in Latimore Mennonite Meetinghouse Cemetery. Headstone. Widow Margaret applied 21 Sept 1907 for a pension.

JAMES, David - Corporal, Co. C. Born in Wales. Enlisted 4 March `65 at Harrisburg, PA; a 29 year old Engineer from Harrisburg, PA. Mustered in 8 March `65 as a Private. Promoted 20 March `65 to Corporal. Mustered out 25 June `65.

JAMES, David - Private, Co. D. Born in Cumberland Co., PA. Enlisted 11 March `65 at Middletown, PA; a 24 year old Capmaker from Middletown, PA. Mustered in 13 March `65. Mustered out 25 June `65.

JOHNS, William - Private, Co. F & G. Born 1825 in Adams Co., PA. Enlisted 11 March `65 at Carlisle, PA; a 40 year old Miller from S. Middleton Twp, Cumberland Co., PA. Mustered in 15 March `65. Mustered out 25 June `65. Died 1880. Buried in Carlisle, Cumberland Co., PA.

JOHNSON, Stewart M. - Corporal, Co. F. Born in Cumberland Co., PA. First served in Co. I & B, 195th PA Infantry. Enlisted 28 Feb `65 into the 101st PA at Carlisle, PA; a 19 year old Shoemaker from S. Middleton Twp, Cumberland Co., PA. Mustered in 7 March `65 as a Private. Promoted 24 March `65 to Corporal. Mustered out 25 June `65. Died 1 Jan 1915 at Harrisburg, PA.

JONES, Owen W. - Private, Co. H. Born in Wales. First enlisted 19 April `61 in Co. A, 18th OH Infantry at age 24. Mustered out 28 Aug `61 at Columbus, OH. Enlisted 13 March `65 into the 101st PA at Pittsburgh, PA; a 29 year old Heater from Pittsburgh. Mustered in 14 March `65. Mustered out 25 June `65. Died 3 Feb 1905 at Sandusky, OH.

JONES, Richard - Corporal, Co. H. Born in Pittsburgh, PA. First enlisted 22 Aug `62 in Co. F, 136th PA Infantry. Mustered out 29 May `63 at Harrisburg, PA. Enlisted 13 March `65 into the 101st PA at Pittsburgh, PA; a 21 year old heater from Pittsburgh. Mustered in 14 March `65 as a Private. Promoted 27 March `65 to Corporal. Mustered out 25 June `65. Died 13 May 1925 at Pittsburgh, PA.

JONES, William - Private, Co. H. Born in Pittsburgh, PA. Enlisted 13 March `65 at Pittsburgh, PA; a 17 year old Boiler from Pittsburgh. Mustered in 14 March `65. Mustered out 25 June `65. Died 4 July 1911 and is buried in Section 9, Homewood Cemetery, Allegheny Co., PA.

JUNKINS, Hiram - Private, Co. C. Born Oct 1839 in Adams Co., PA. Enlisted 27 Feb `65 at Harrisburg, PA; a 25 year old Laborer from Hamburg, PA. Mustered in 4 March `65. Mustered out 25 June `65. Married Susann Harrold. Lived in Latimore Twp, Adams Co., PA after the war. Died 9 June 1924 at York Springs, Adams Co., PA. Also listed as JENKINS.

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