![]() ![]() ![]() The remains were laid to rest at the Salem cemetery west of Astoria. Swinehart was a member of the United Brethren church for many years and lived a good christian life. In later years Adam received a pension for permanent disability.Īdam Swinehart, aged 81 years, 10 months and one day, died at the residence of Charley Fawcett in Astoria, Sunday, April 18, 1897. 0 cemeteries found in Richland County, Illinois. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. He sustained permanent injury to sight in his right eye and hearing in his right ear, and was eventually discharged due to disability in 1864. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. The story of one could not be told without including some. Adam was wounded by a near miss of a cannonball at Chickasaw Bluff on December 29, 1862. Greenmount Cemetery has a history closely associated with that of Salem Church and South Quincy. Photo and details above provided by Chris Powell, 3rd great-grandson of Adam SwinehartĪdam Swinehart enlisted in B Company of the 16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry as a Private. Find 483 memorial records at the New Salem Cemetery cemetery in, Illinois. There was a problem volunteering for this cemetery. You will no longer be notified of photo requests for this cemetery. Boling's Company, and find him incapable of perfomring the duties of a soldier because of iritic althesims? of the right eye, following inflammation contracted in the service the sight of the eye is nearly destroyed and that if the left much impaired Has also irritable lungs and frequent palpitations of the heart. You have successfully removed Old Salem Pioneer Cemetery from your Photo Volunteer cemetery list. 0 cemeteries found in Saline County, Illinois. ![]() I certify that I have carefully examined the said Adam Swinehart of Lt. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. (unreadable) in charge Chase Gen'l Hospital Find 213 memorial records at the Mount Zion Primitive Baptist Cemetery cemetery in Astoria, Illinois. His lungs are weak and general health bad. In 1862 while going down the river from (unreadable-Ta?) to Illinois in the line of duty his eyes became inflamed, and the results of this principly disable him. Reported at Camp Chase about the middle of Sept 1863. Adam's certificate of disability for discharge states: ![]()
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