WEISHEIT, Valentin August Adolph°
1831 - 1885 (54 Jahre)-
Name WEISHEIT, Valentin August Adolph° Geburt 15 Feb 1831 Mehlis, Zella-Mehlis, Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thüringen, Deutschland 
Geschlecht männlich Beruf 1851 Mehlis, Zella-Mehlis, Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thüringen, Deutschland Holzhandwerk - Korbmacher Auswanderung 1851 Mehlis, Zella-Mehlis, Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thüringen, Deutschland [1] aus eigenen Mitteln Abfahrt 1851 Bremen, Hansestadt Bremen, Deutschland Schiff "Goethe" Reiseziel 1851 Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA Ankunft 15 Dez 1851 Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA Einwanderung 15 Dez 1851 Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA US Civil War (1861-1865) 31 Okt 1861 bis 15 Feb 1864 Pennsylvania, USA USA;
87th Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania- 87th Regiment Infantry
Organized at Yorktown September, 1861. Attached to Railroad Guard, Middle Department, to May, 1862. Baltimore, Md., Middle Department, to June, 1862. Railroad Division, 8th Corps, Middle Department, to March, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 8th Corps, Middle Department, to June, 1863. 1st Brigade, Elliott's Command, 8th Corps, to July. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army Potomac, to March, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army Potomac and Army Shenandoah, to June, 1865.
SERVICE.--Guard duty on Northern Central Railroad from Pennsylvania line to Baltimore, Md., September 16, 1861, to May 24, 1862. Duty at Baltimore, Md., until June 23. At New Creek, W. Va., until August 20. Expedition under Gen. Kelly across Laurel Hill and Rich Mountain August 27-September 12. Expedition over Cheat and Allegheny Mountains October 31-November 12. March on Petersburg, W. Va., December 6-9. At Winchester until May, 1863. Reconnaissance toward Wardensville and Strasburg April 20. Expedition to Webster May 20. At Winchester until June 15. Reconnaissance toward Strasburg June 10. Middletown June 12. Newtown June 12. Bunker Hill June 13 (Cos. "G," "H"). Battles of Winchester June 13-15. Retreat to Harper's Ferry. Escort stores from Harper's Ferry to Washington, D.C., July 1-3. Joined Army of the Potomac and pursuit of Lee July 5-24. Wapping Heights, Manassas Gap, Va., July 23. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Kelly's Ford November 7. Brandy Station November 8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Payne's Farm November 27. Reenlisted December, 1863. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864. Rapidan Campaign May 4-June 12, 1864. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Spottsylvania C. H. May 8-21. Assault on the Salient May 12. North Anna River May 23-26. Line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Before Petersburg June 17-18. Siege of Petersburg until July 6. Weldon Railroad June 22-23. Moved to Baltimore, Md., July 6-9. Battle of Monocacy Junction July 9. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7-December 1. Charlestown August 21-22. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Fisher's Hill September 22. (Old members mustered out October 13, 1864.) Battle of Cedar Creek. Duty at Kernstown until December. Moved to Washington, D.C., thence to Petersburg, Va., December 3-7. Siege of Petersburg December, 1864, to April, 1865. Fort Fisher, Petersburg, March 25, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Appomattox C. H. April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Danville April 23-27, and duty there until May 23. March to Richmond, Va., thence to Washington, D.C., May 23-June 3. Corps Review June 8. Mustered out at Alexandria, Va., June 29, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 10 Officers and 80 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 112 Enlisted men by disease. Total 202. [2]
Aufenthaltsort 1870 Mount Joy Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA Aufenthaltsort 1880 York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA Beerdigung 1885 Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA Tod 12 Nov 1885 York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA Personen-Kennung I8568 Auswanderer Zuletzt bearbeitet am 16 Apr 2020
Vater WEISHEIT, Johann Valentin, geb. 20 Jun 1789, Mehlis, Zella-Mehlis, Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thüringen, Deutschland gest. 22 Nov 1845, Mehlis, Zella-Mehlis, Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thüringen, Deutschland (Alter 56 Jahre) Mutter BADER, Johanna Barbara°, geb. 1802, Mehlis, Zella-Mehlis, Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thüringen, Deutschland gest. 1877, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA (Alter 75 Jahre) Eheschließung 21 Apr 1823 Zella St. Blasii, Zella-Mehlis, Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thüringen, Deutschland Familien-Kennung F1591 Familienblatt | Familientafel
Familie BENDER, Susanna, geb. um 1823, Hessen, Deutschland gest. 7 Apr 1898 (Alter ~ 75 Jahre) Eheschließung vor 1864 Kinder 1. WEISHEIT, Mary A, geb. um 1860, Pennsylvania, USA 2. WEISHEIT, Jeremiah Adolph, geb. 14 Dez 1864, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA gest. 26 Jan 1904, York County, Pennsylvania, USA (Alter 39 Jahre)3. WEISHEIT, John A, geb. um 1866, Pennsylvania, USA 4. WEISHEIT, Daniel C, geb. 22 Jul 1869, York County, Pennsylvania, USA gest. 4 Sep 1929, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA (Alter 60 Jahre)Familien-Kennung F1593 Familienblatt | Familientafel Zuletzt bearbeitet am 2 Apr 2020
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Geburt - 15 Feb 1831 - Mehlis, Zella-Mehlis, Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thüringen, Deutschland 
Beruf - Holzhandwerk - Korbmacher - 1851 - Mehlis, Zella-Mehlis, Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thüringen, Deutschland Auswanderung - aus eigenen Mitteln - 1851 - Mehlis, Zella-Mehlis, Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thüringen, Deutschland 
Abfahrt - Schiff "Goethe" - 1851 - Bremen, Hansestadt Bremen, Deutschland 
Reiseziel - 1851 - Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA Ankunft - 15 Dez 1851 - Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA Einwanderung - 15 Dez 1851 - Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA 
US Civil War (1861-1865) - USA; 87th Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania - 31 Okt 1861 bis 15 Feb 1864 - Pennsylvania, USA 
Aufenthaltsort - 1870 - Mount Joy Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA 
Aufenthaltsort - 1880 - York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA 
Beerdigung - 1885 - Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA Tod - 12 Nov 1885 - York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA = Link zu Google Earth Pin-Bedeutungen 
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Quellen - [S2205] Stadtarchiv Zella-Mehlis, StAZM 102/7336 / Kirchenchronik Mehlis Teil IV.
3.12.1850 Adolf ersucht Gemeinde um Geld für seine Übersiedlung, arm kann sich als Korbmacher nicht ernähren, bisher keine Gemeindeunterstützung - [S2207] www.civilwararchive.com, http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unpainf4.htm#87th.
- [S2205] Stadtarchiv Zella-Mehlis, StAZM 102/7336 / Kirchenchronik Mehlis Teil IV.