John S. Detweiler
Enlisted on 10/17/1861 as a Captain.
On 10/17/1861 he was commissioned into "E" Co. PA 9th Cavalry
He Resigned on 4/21/1863
Promotions:
* Major 3/19/1863
Intra Regimental Company Transfers:
* 3/19/1863 from company E to Field & Staff
Member of GAR Post # 58 (Harrisburg) in Harrisburg, PA

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- History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865
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John S. Detweiler, a lawyer from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, who joined the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry in 1861 as captain of Company E. Later in the war he was promoted to major of the regiment

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John S. Detweiler
Birth: Oct. 18, 1828
Death: Aug. 16, 1878
Burial:
Harrisburg Cemetery
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Find A Grave Memorial # 13999727