91st PA: Henry Lampas [or Lampus]

Henry Lampas [or Lampus]

Note on identification

Perhaps he is the Harry Lampas who was born in 1844, served in company G of the 192nd Pennsylvania Volunteers, died on 11 September 1903, and was buried in Fernwood Cemetery, Fernwood, Delaware County, Pennsylvania (5).

Before the war

He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3). He was born in 1842/43 (3 (18 in 1861)).

When he enlisted, he was a clerk (3).

Description

When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 5-1/2 inches tall, and had a light complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair (3).

During the war

He enlisted and was mustered into service on 1 or 2 December 1861 (1, 3 [2 Dec]). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Weeks (3). He was mustered into service in company K (1, 3, 6 [co. F]).

He was transferred on 24 December 1861 to company F (1, 4).

He deserted either from Camp Chase, Philadelphia, in December 1861, or from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 10 March 1862 (2 [has both 10 and 11 Mar], 3 [Dec 61]). He was a private (6 [co.K]).

He was not accounted for when the regiment mustered out (1).

Sources

1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Henry Lampas/ Lampus)

2 company F, register of deserters, #9 (Henry Lampas)

3 company F, descriptive roll, #90 (Henry Lampas)

4 company K, list of men transferred, #7 (Henry Lampas)

5 Pennsylvania veterans burial records, available on Ancestry (transcribed Mar 2011) (Harry (Henry G) Lampas)

6 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Henry Lampas)

Sources checked unsuccessfully

pension index, by name
Ancestry index

index to compiled service records

[index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania]
[transcribed 24 November 2014, from Fold3]


Lampas Henry
Co. F K, 91 Pennsylvania Inf.
Pvt | Pvt
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GENERAL INDEX CARD.

Pennsylvania veterans burial record

[Pennsylvania veterans burial records, available on Ancestry (transcribed Mar 2011)]
[identification is unknown; see the above 'note on identification']


RECORD OF BURIAL PLACE OF VETERAN
Delaware County
NAME Lampas, Harry (Henry G.)
DATE OF BIRTH 1844
DATE OF DEATH 9-11-1903
VETERAN OF Civil WAR
SERVED IN ARMY
DATES OF SERVICE M.I. 7-15-1864 M.O. 11-11-1864
ORGANIZATION(S) Co. "G". 192nd Regt. Pa. Vol.
RANK Pvt.
CEMETERY NAME Fernwood
[CEMETERY] LOCATION Fernwood, Pa.
LOCATION OF GRAVE IN CEMETERY SECTION 37 LOT 211 GRAVE Center
HEADSTONE [blank]
INFORMATION GIVEN BY Bates #5, p.351
DATE [blank]
REMARKS [blank]

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