Joseph W. Swales

Joseph Swales date and location of birth is unknown. He may have served in Company G of the 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry, although that is unconfirmed, and it may be a different soldier of the same name.1 Nothing is known about his life after service in the military, besides mentions of an Edward Swales, who could be his son, arrested in 1882 for stabbing another boy.2

Swales died sometime before 1884, the cause and exact date are unknown.3 He is buried in Lincoln Cemetery, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.  

  1. James Swales. U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865.
  2. “On Friday afternoon last…” Democratic Chronicle, 3, Feb 24, 1882.
  3. “List of soldiers’ graves…” Carlisle Weekly Herald, 3, Mar 22, 1884; “Colored Cemetery” Carlisle Weekly Herald, 1, May 10, 1887.

Bibliography:

James Swales. U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865. Ancestry.com. National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, 2007. U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 - AncestryLibrary.com

“On Friday afternoon last…” Democratic Chronicle. Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. Feb 24, 1882. Page 3. https://www.newspapers.com/image/88266305

“List of soldiers’ graves…” Carlisle Weekly Herald. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Mar 22, 1884. Page 3. https://www.newspapers.com/image/278854858

“Colored Cemetery” Carlisle Weekly Herald. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. May 10, 1887. Page 1. https://www.newspapers.com/image/270367048

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