Companies C and D of 127th Regiment

Alexander Ormstead served in the 127^th U.S.C.T., with companies C and D. He was born around 1851 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, to unknown parents.¹ He enlisted and was mustered into Company C of the 127^th U.S.C.T. as a private on August 29, 1864, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and was transferred to Company D at some point during his time in service. He was 5 feet and 4 inches tall, with dark hair, eyes, and complexion.