Pvt. Zephaniah J. Rogers, USA

The son of Peter & Susan Rogers, he married Mary Emeline "Emma" Steffee ca. 1848 and fathered James M. (b. @1849), Charles (b. @1851), and Zephaniah (b. 08/02/56). A blacksmith by trade, he stood 5' 2" tall and had dark hair and dark eyes.

A Civil War veteran, he first enlisted with a company destined to become Co. K, 1st Pennsylvania Reserves (30th Pennsylvania Infantry), but he refused muster and was categorized as a deserter. He earned amnesty by enlisting in York September 2, 1861, and finally mustering into federal service there September 25 as a private with Co. F, 87th Pennsylvania Infantry. He claimed he was shot in the shoulder while still in York by a "person unknown," and it is true that he performed only light duty after returning to the regiment, but there is neither a newspaper story nor military record to verify such an event. Captured at the battle of Carter's Woods (Stephenson's Depot) June 15, 1863, along with the 18th Connecticut Infantry, he was incarcerated on Belle Isle in Richmond, Virginia. Following parole, he was forwarded to Camp Parole, Annapolis, Maryland, where he deserted with a few hundred of his comrades. His compiled military service records say that he returned to duty with the regiment October 12, 1863, but in reality, he spent the rest of his service time hospitalized and was discharged by surgeon's certificate February 9, 1864, officially due to "spinal meningitis."

Sometime during the 1880s, he moved in Harrisburg.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Feb 22 2020, 0:28:06 UTC

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• Rogers, Zephaniah
• BATTLE UNIT NAME: 1st Regiment, Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry (30th Volunteers)
• SIDE: Union
• COMPANY: K
• SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private
• SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Private
• ALTERNATE NAME:
• FILM NUMBER:
• M554 ROLL 103
• PLAQUE NUMBER:
• NOTES:
• none

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• Rogers, Zephaniah
• BATTLE UNIT NAME: 87th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry
• SIDE: Union
• COMPANY: F
• SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private
• SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Private
• ALTERNATE NAME:
• FILM NUMBER: M554 ROLL 103
• PLAQUE NUMBER:
• NOTES:
• none

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• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Feb 22 2020, 0:59:58 UTC

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The son of Peter & Susanna Elizabeth (Kitzmiller) Rogers, he married Mary Emeline "Emma" Steffee ca. 1848 and fathered James M. (b. 07/12/48), Charles (b. @1851), Zephaniah (b. 08/02/58), and Ida (b. @1861). In 1860, he was a blacksmith living with his family in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, and stood 5' 2" tall with dark hair and dark eyes.

A Civil War veteran, he first enlisted with a company destined to become Co. K, 1st Pennsylvania Reserves (30th Pennsylvania Infantry), but he refused muster and was categorized as a deserter. He earned amnesty by enlisting at the stated age of thirty-two in York September 2, 1861, and mustering into federal service there September 25 as a private with Co. F, 87th Pennsylvania Infantry. He claimed he was shot in the shoulder while still in York by a "person unknown." While his military records confirm an injury and that he performed only light duty after returning to the regiment, there is neither newspaper story nor military record to verify such an event. Captured at the battle of Carter's Woods (Stephenson's Depot) on June 15, 1863, along with the 18th Connecticut Infantry, he was incarcerated on Belle Isle in Richmond, Virginia. Following parole, he was forwarded to Camp Parole, Annapolis, Maryland, where he deserted with a few hundred of his comrades. His compiled military service records say that he voluntarily returned to duty with the regiment October 12, 1863, but in reality, he spent the rest of his service time hospitalized. He discharged by surgeon's certificate to date February 9, 1864, officially due to "spinal meningitis."

Sometime during the 1880s, he moved in Harrisburg. His deposition in a comrade's pension application claims he was age fifty-nine years of age on August 7, 1886.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Mar 8 2024, 22:56:31 UTC

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Mar 8 2024, 22:59:00 UTC