Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

William Bridges

William Bridges fought in Company G of the 22nd U.S.C.T. He was born around 1837. While he was married before he joined the military, there is no record of his wedding or wife, and nothing else is known about his life before joining the U.S.C.T. He enlisted as a private on December 30, 1863, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and was mustered out on the same date. According to his military records he was born in Lancaster or Carlisle, he was five feet and seven inches tall, and had a light copper complexion, with brown eyes and hair. He was about 26 years old at the time.

Charles Conn

Charles Conn served in Company E of the 127th U.S.C.T. He was born in West Virginia in 1828, and he married his wife, Mary, in 1855, but other details of his life before the military are unknown.1 He enlisted on August 29, 1864, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and was discharged on September 9, 1865, due to the end of the war. Details about his rank and time in service are unknown.

William Pope

Private William Pope served in Co. B 32nd Regt. U.S.C.T. He was born about 1842 as a slave in Page County, Virginia.[1] [2] He was mustered into the war at age 21 on Feb. 9, 1864. He enlisted in Chambersburg for 3 years and claimed that he worked as a laborer. Pope was always present except for a short period in February 1865; however, the documentation is unclear about his disappearance.