Edward Steinmetz

Pvt., 90th Pa. Infantry, Company B

Held as prisoner of war

Mustered in Feb. 20, 1862, in Phila. at age 18, a plumber. Captured at Weldon Railroad, Va., Aug. 19, 1864. Transferred to 11th Pa. Infantry, Co. B, Nov. 26, 1864. Released from captivity Feb. 28, 1865, at Wilmington N.C. Recorded at Camp Discharge May 3, 1865. Admitted to camp hospital with diarrhea May 24, 1865. Discharged from service June 30, 1865.