Thanks to GerbLady for the exact birth date.
Jay Zane contributed the following:
Before the Civil War Mr. Christian was a wheelwright by trade. He listed as a private in company I, 5th regiment, Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, on April 21, 1861, and was assigned to the first brigade, third division, of the Army of Northern Virginia. From June 3 to July 23, he was assigned duty in the defense of Washington, D. C, and afterwards at Alexandria, Virginia,
after which he was mustered out on July 24, 1861. He re-enlisted as a private in company B., 6th Pennsylvania cavalry, August 29, 1861, and remained in the service until May 11, 1864, when he was retired for a short time, by reason of a gunshot wound in the left hand. Upon his recovery from this disability he entered company. A, 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry, April 6, 1865, and served in Southeastern Virginia until mustered out, August 13, 1865. During his term of service he participated in nearly all of the engagements of the Army of the Potomac, aggregating about forty. After the close of the war, he followed his trade, and in conjunction with his brother William, conducted a wheelwright and blacksmith shop at Ashland. This was continued for two years, when he was employed on the police force in the coal and iron regions of Schuylkill county.
Jay Zane contributed the following:
Before the Civil War Mr. Christian was a wheelwright by trade. He listed as a private in company I, 5th regiment, Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, on April 21, 1861, and was assigned to the first brigade, third division, of the Army of Northern Virginia. From June 3 to July 23, he was assigned duty in the defense of Washington, D. C, and afterwards at Alexandria, Virginia,
after which he was mustered out on July 24, 1861. He re-enlisted as a private in company B., 6th Pennsylvania cavalry, August 29, 1861, and remained in the service until May 11, 1864, when he was retired for a short time, by reason of a gunshot wound in the left hand. Upon his recovery from this disability he entered company. A, 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry, April 6, 1865, and served in Southeastern Virginia until mustered out, August 13, 1865. During his term of service he participated in nearly all of the engagements of the Army of the Potomac, aggregating about forty. After the close of the war, he followed his trade, and in conjunction with his brother William, conducted a wheelwright and blacksmith shop at Ashland. This was continued for two years, when he was employed on the police force in the coal and iron regions of Schuylkill county.
Thanks to GerbLady for the exact birth date.
Jay Zane contributed the following:
Before the Civil War Mr. Christian was a wheelwright by trade. He listed as a private in company I, 5th regiment, Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, on April 21, 1861, and was assigned to the first brigade, third division, of the Army of Northern Virginia. From June 3 to July 23, he was assigned duty in the defense of Washington, D. C, and afterwards at Alexandria, Virginia,
after which he was mustered out on July 24, 1861. He re-enlisted as a private in company B., 6th Pennsylvania cavalry, August 29, 1861, and remained in the service until May 11, 1864, when he was retired for a short time, by reason of a gunshot wound in the left hand. Upon his recovery from this disability he entered company. A, 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry, April 6, 1865, and served in Southeastern Virginia until mustered out, August 13, 1865. During his term of service he participated in nearly all of the engagements of the Army of the Potomac, aggregating about forty. After the close of the war, he followed his trade, and in conjunction with his brother William, conducted a wheelwright and blacksmith shop at Ashland. This was continued for two years, when he was employed on the police force in the coal and iron regions of Schuylkill county.
Jay Zane contributed the following:
Before the Civil War Mr. Christian was a wheelwright by trade. He listed as a private in company I, 5th regiment, Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, on April 21, 1861, and was assigned to the first brigade, third division, of the Army of Northern Virginia. From June 3 to July 23, he was assigned duty in the defense of Washington, D. C, and afterwards at Alexandria, Virginia,
after which he was mustered out on July 24, 1861. He re-enlisted as a private in company B., 6th Pennsylvania cavalry, August 29, 1861, and remained in the service until May 11, 1864, when he was retired for a short time, by reason of a gunshot wound in the left hand. Upon his recovery from this disability he entered company. A, 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry, April 6, 1865, and served in Southeastern Virginia until mustered out, August 13, 1865. During his term of service he participated in nearly all of the engagements of the Army of the Potomac, aggregating about forty. After the close of the war, he followed his trade, and in conjunction with his brother William, conducted a wheelwright and blacksmith shop at Ashland. This was continued for two years, when he was employed on the police force in the coal and iron regions of Schuylkill county.
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