UNIT: Company H, 29th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry; Company G, 34th New Jersey Infantry
HOMETOWN: Southampton (present-day Tabernacle area); later Manchester
BORN/DIED: 1832–1912
RANK: Private
GRAVE LOCATION: Old Tabernacle Cemetery, Row 9 Lot 5 (as listed in booklet)
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Old Tabernacle Cemetery, Row 9 Lot 5 (as listed in booklet)
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I was born in 1832 and died in 1912. I lived in the area of Southampton Township which is now part of Tabernacle, NJ. Before the outbreak of war I lived with my parents John and Hannah and my brother Charles. After I married my wife Demaries, we lived with my mother. I made my living as a wood chopper. However in 1860 I owed $0.86 in taxes and had to sell off some of my property to cover the expense.
On August 29, 1862 I enrolled in the 29th NJ Volunteer Infantry on August 29, 1862 and was mustered in as a Private in Company H on September 20, 1862. I served a nine-month enlistment in the field and was honorably mustered out on June 30,1863. I was then mustered in as a draftee Private in Company G, 34th NJ Regiment on September 14, 1863. I faithfully served until my discharge on June 13, 1865 and received $15 in full from my State pay for the period September 14,1863 to May 1, 1864.
Life was hard after the war. By 1870 my wife and I had 5 children, Elizabeth 13, Charles 11, William 8, Abraham 3 and Elvina 1 and we lived in Southampton. I worked as a day laborer for over 10 years. In 1881 I suffered from a “diseased back” and applied for the Invalid Pension. I later moved to Manchester NJ where I died in 1912.
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William Dennis (OId Tabernacle cemetery Row 9 Lot 5)
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(William Dennis discharge certificate)
Timeline
1832: Born.
1860: Sold property to pay $0.86 in taxes.
August 29 / September 20, 1862: Enrolled in the 29th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, then mustered into Company H as a Private.
June 30, 1863: Mustered out of the 29th after nine months.
September 14, 1863: Mustered into Company G, 34th New Jersey Infantry as a drafted Private.
June 13, 1865: Discharged.
1870: Lived in Southampton with his wife and five children; worked as a day laborer.
1881: Applied for an invalid pension because of a back condition.
1912: Died in Manchester, New Jersey.
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