Lower Merion Historical Society

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Joseph Peffly

Alias: Peffley

Pvt., 36th Pa. Infantry (7th Pa. Reserves), Company C

Held as POW at Andersonville

Mustered in January 1862 in Harrisburg at age 19, a cigar maker from Lebanon. Re-enlisted Jan. 29, 1864, at Alexandria, Va. Captured at Wilderness May 6, 1864. Released Feb. 26, 1865, at Goldsboro, N.C. Arrived at Camp Discharge June 29, 1865. Discharged July 8, 1865.