Nicholas E. Bloom
Pvt., 3rd Pa. Cavalry (60th Pa. Volunteers), Company B
Held as POW at Andersonville
Mustered in July 1861 in Phila. at age 21, a shoemaker. Prisoner Nov. 21, 1863, to April 9, 1865. Captured near Bealeton Station, Va. Survived Andersonville and Pemberton prisons. Paroled at Balton, Fla. Recorded at Camp Discharge May 22, 1865. Mustered out May 27, 1865, expiration of term