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John Wesley Hammer

Birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
1868 (aged 30–31)
Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado, USA
Burial
Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: Killed in the Denver area, burial place uknown Add to Map
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A letter I received from a relative has this about him:
"Served in a Pnns regiment during the Civil War, and was a prisoner in the infamous Andersonville Prison. He was fed on raw pumpkins for 3 months while there. He was killed by accident in Denver, Colorado on his 2nd trip West. He was shot in the back by a man who admitted that he had shot the wrong man and was hanged for the deed in Denver."
I've never been able to find where he was buried, but I assume it was in the Denver area.

Family records indicate that he was unmarried.
A letter I received from a relative has this about him:
"Served in a Pnns regiment during the Civil War, and was a prisoner in the infamous Andersonville Prison. He was fed on raw pumpkins for 3 months while there. He was killed by accident in Denver, Colorado on his 2nd trip West. He was shot in the back by a man who admitted that he had shot the wrong man and was hanged for the deed in Denver."
I've never been able to find where he was buried, but I assume it was in the Denver area.

Family records indicate that he was unmarried.

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