Moyer Fleisher

Enlisted with the Union in June 1863 during the Civil War

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<p>Name: Moyer Fleisher , Enlistment Date: 26 June 1863 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Pennsylvania Unit Numbers: 2256 2256 Service Record: Enlisted as aPrivate on 26 June 1863 Enlisted in Company D, 32nd Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 26 June 1863.</p><p><p>Mustered out Company D, 32nd Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 01 August 1863</p></p><p><p></p></p><p><p></p></p><p><p></p></p><p><p></p></p><p><p></p></p><p><p>Name: Moyer Fleisher Home in 1900: Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Age: 58 Estimated birth year: 1842 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Race: White Relationship to head-of-house: Head Occupation: Image source: Year: 1900; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1458; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 286. They had 3 servants living with the family: Emily Haas 36, Madge Malley 27, and Mary G. Cocoron 24 This Census gave month and year of birth.</p><p><p></p></p><p><p></p></p><p><p></p></p><p><p>Name: Mayer Fleisher Age in 1910: 68 Estimated birth year: 1841 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1910: 15-WD Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Race: White Gender: Male Series: T624 Roll: 1391 Part: 2 Page: 258B Year: 1910</p><p><p>Regiment: 32nd Infantry Regiment PA Date Mustered: 01 August 1863 Regiment Type: Infantry Regimental Soldiers and History: List of Soldiers </cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=hdssoldiers&ti=0&F11=2256&F9=Union></p></p><p><p></p></p><p><p>Regimental History</p></p><p><p></p></p><p><p>Pennsylvania</p></p><p><p>Emergency Troops of 1863.</p></p><p><p></p></p><p><p></p></p><p><p>Early in the summer of 1863, rumors were constantly afloat</p></p><p><p>concerning a threatened invasion of border states by the</p></p><p><p>Confederates and in June two new departments were established</p></p><p><p>by the war department -- the Department of the' Monongahela and</p></p><p><p>the Department of the Susquehanna -- in order that the state</p></p><p><p>might be protected from any such movement of the enemy.</p></p><p><p></p></p><p><p>Volunteers were called for by Gov. Curtin to serve "During: the</p></p><p><p>pleasure of the president or the continuance of the war."</p></p><p><p></p></p><p><p>Slow to believe that their homes were really endangered, the</p></p><p><p>greatly reduced number of men available for military service</p></p><p><p>hesitated to respond. On June 12, the governor published the</p></p><p><p>notice that the troops requested would be mustered into the</p></p><p><p>service of the United States for six months, or during the</p></p><p><p>existing emergency, as they should themselves elect.</p></p><p><p></p></p><p><p>In a short time eight regiments were mustered in for the</p></p><p><p>"emergency" and became the 20th, 26th, 27th, 28th,28th, 30th,</p></p><p><p>31st and 33rd emergency regiments. Other companies and</p></p><p><p>organizations volunteered their services and need for them was</p></p><p><p>soon found.</p></p><p><p></p></p><p><p>The Confederates had occupied Chambersburg and Gettysburg and</p></p><p><p>when it was discovered that the main body of their forces had</p></p><p><p>actually crossed the Potomac, another proclamation was issued</p></p><p><p>by Gov. Curtin on June 26, calling for 60,000 men at once to be</p></p><p><p>mustered into the state service for a term of 90 days and to be</p></p><p><p>discharged as soon as the danger was over.</p></p><p><p></p></p><p><p>To this urgent message twenty-eight regiments responded and</p></p><p><p>were organized in the two departments previously mentioned, at</p></p><p><p>Huntingdon, Reading, Philadelphia and Harrisburg. A force</p></p><p><p>under Gen. Knipe approached Chambersburg, but found it in the</p></p><p><p>hands of the enemy and was obliged to retire gradually before</p></p><p><p>the advance of Johnson's division of Ewell's corps.</p></p><p><p></p></p><p><p>The Confederates reached Oyster Point, but were withdrawn to</p></p><p><p>Gettysburg on account of the advance of the Army of the Potomac</p></p><p><p>and within a few days was fought the battle of Gettysburg.</p></p><p><p></p></p><p><p>A portion of the militia joined the Army of the Potomac in</p></p><p><p>Maryland after the battle, but were soon afterward returned to</p></p><p><p>Harrisburg.</p></p><p><p></p></p><p><p>The emergency regiments were mustered out soon after the battle</p></p><p><p>of Gettysburg, the regiments of militia a little later, various</p></p><p><p>duties within the state requiring their services for a short</p></p><p><p>time.</p></p><p><p></p></p><p><p>Some were employed at Gettysburg, some at Philadelphia in</p></p><p><p>preserving order, and at other points they rendered valuable</p></p><p><p>service.</p></p><p><p></p></p><p><p>Source: The Union Army, vol. 1, p. 498</p></p><p><p></p></p><p><p>Battles Fought</p></p><p><p>Source Information:</p></p><p><p>Historical Data Systems, comp. American Civil War Regiments. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1999-. Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA from the following list of works <http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/military/cwrd/db.htm>.</p><p>Copyright 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 - Historical Data Systems Inc.P.O. Box 196 Kingston, MA 02364</p>

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