Lower Merion Historical Society

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John J. Faller

Sgt., 36th Pa. Infantry (7th Pa. Reserves), Company A

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Held as POW at Andersonville

Mustered in Aug. 16, 1861 in Washington, D.C., at age 20, from Carlisle. Promoted to corporal March 3, 1862, to sergeant Sept. 1, 1862. Captured May 5, 1864, at Wilderness, Va. Held at Andersonville prison. Released from captivity March 5, 1865. Recorded at Camp Discharge March 31-May 31, 1865. Discharged April 3, 1865.