A Civil War veteran, he served two terms of service:
1. Drafted in Perry County October 16, 1862, mustered into federal service at Harrisburg November 5 as a private with Co. F, 177th Pennsylvania Infantry (aka "Drafted Militia"), and honorably discharged with his company August 5, 1863.
2. Enlisted in Harrisburg September 2, 1864, and mustered into federal service there September 7 as a corporal with Co. I, 208th Pennsylvania Infantry. Hospitalized for illness, he was absent at muster-out and discharged by general order to date May 30, 1865.
His obituary in the Harrisburg Telegraph asserts he had "been a great sufferer for years."
Contributor: Dennis Brandt (47232334)
A Civil War veteran, he served two terms of service:
1. Drafted in Perry County October 16, 1862, mustered into federal service at Harrisburg November 5 as a private with Co. F, 177th Pennsylvania Infantry (aka "Drafted Militia"), and honorably discharged with his company August 5, 1863.
2. Enlisted in Harrisburg September 2, 1864, and mustered into federal service there September 7 as a corporal with Co. I, 208th Pennsylvania Infantry. Hospitalized for illness, he was absent at muster-out and discharged by general order to date May 30, 1865.
His obituary in the Harrisburg Telegraph asserts he had "been a great sufferer for years."
Contributor: Dennis Brandt (47232334)
Gravesite Details
Photo of Abraham Kitner courtesy of Cheryll Hallgren
Family Members
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Samuel M. Kitner
1856–1908
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Charles Edward Kitner
1857–1858
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Sarah Frances Kitner
1859–1862
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John Wesley Kitner
1860–1861
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Abraham Lincoln Kitner
1861–1863
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George Washington Kitner
1864–1939
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Amanda Jane Kitner Wickard
1866–1921
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Barbara Ellen Kitner Clouser
1868–1941
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Alice Rebecca Kitner Zeigler
1869–1933
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Jacob Stambaugh Kitner
1871–1942
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Louisa Kitner
1872–1872
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Christian Hess Kitner
1874–1955
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David Owens Kitner
1878–1955
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Mary Isabel Kitner Karns
1879–1968
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