Jonathan Erdman
Pvt., 96th Pa. Infantry, Company H
Held as POW at Andersonville
Mustered in Sept. 25, 1861, in Pottsville at age 20, a plasterer. Re-enlisted Feb. 15, 1864, at Brandy Station, Va. Captured at Spotsylvania Courthouse May 14, 1864. Imprisoned at Andersonville. Exchanged April 5 and released April 20, 1865. Recorded at Camp Discharge May 24, 1865. Discharged by general order June 13, 1865. Joined Veteran Reserve Corps.