J. P. Barger

Cpl., 72nd Pa. Infantry, Company E

Held as POW at Andersonville

Mustered in August 1861 in Phila. at age 23, a seaman. Re-enlisted Jan. 1, 1864, at Stevensburg, Va. Captured at Wilderness, Va., May 7, 1864. Held at Andersonville prison, then sent to Millen, Ga., Nov. 11, 1865. Paroled April 21, 1865, at Vicksburg, Miss. Recorded at Camp Discharge May 23, 1865. Discharged by general order July 11, 1865. Joined Veteran Reserve Corps.