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Submitted: 7/16/09 • Approved: 7/17/09 • Last Updated: 8/14/15 • R15727-G0-S3
Please note the spelling on the stone. Every record found spells his name as WAMPLER.
Born: Abt. 1841, Indiana
Admitted to : Oct. 12, 1910 Battle Mountain Sanitarium, Hot Springs, Fall River Co., SD.
Died: March 9, 1911, Fall River Co., SD, Cardiac Dilation
Name: Andrew J Wampler
Residence: Padua, Illinois
Enlistment Date: 8 Jul 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Illinois
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company D, Illinois 94th Infantry Regiment on 20 Aug 1862.
Promoted to Full Corporal.
Mustered out on 17 Jul 1865 at Galveston, TX.
Sources: Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men
US National Homes for Disable Voluteer Soldiers 1866 - 1938
Height: 5 10
Complection: Light
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Gray (in 1910)
Read and Write: Yes
Religion: Pro
Occupation: Merchant
Daughters Name: Dora Spockman, Sisseton, SD
Contributed on 7/16/09 by 9katz
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