Pennsylvania Volunteers of the Civil War Look for your Pennsylvania ancestors in this PA genealogy database of American Civil War soldier biographies. In addition to battles fought, injuries and POW info, if any, each PA Civil War biography has genealogy data such as birthplace and birth date, parents, spouse, children, residence and occupation before and after the Civil War.

    Search Millions of Original Historical DocumentsFootnote.com

FIRST NAME

LAST NAME

STATE

RECORD TYPE

    
PA Civil War > Biography > Bishop  

Free Genealogy Biography of William Bishop,
Pennsylvania Volunteer of the Civil War



William Thomas Bishop

William Thomas Bishop, born November 11, 1840; Hummelstown, Dauphin County, Pa. Resides at 211 Pine Street, Harrisburg, Pa. Attended the Harrisburg schools, graduating at the high school 1879. Graduated at Rush Medical College, Chicago, Ill., since which date has been engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery; at the organization of the Pennsylvania Railroad Voluntary Relief Department by that company in 1886 was appointed medical examiner, and continued as such until having reached the age limit of 70 years was retired from active duty and was pensioned by the company; since then he resumed a general practice.

During the Civil War served in the Union Army in 1862 and 1863; was private, orderly sergeant and second lieutenant; as a member of the Grand Army of the Republic served ten years as surgeon and four years as the commander of his post; all military service was in Pennsylvania regiments; when mustered out of service he resumed the banking business and con-tinned in it ten years, which was relinquished by reason of ill health due to confinement at office work. Has been an active worker in temperance, church and other reform movements. Is a 32d degree Mason. 1886, president Harrisburg Pathological Society; 1888, president of the Dauphin Comity Medical Society; 1896, president of the American Electro-Therapeutic Association.




Source: Builders of Our Nation: Men of 1913. Chicago, IL;1914.







Footnote.com Civil War Databases
Search for your Ancestors in Original NARA Documents

Civil War Records
Original documents relating to the American Civil War.
(Free Trial)

Civil War Pension Index for Bishop
Search for the Bishop Civil War Pension Index which often includes soldier's death date and place




Bishop Ancestry Resources

Bishop in Family Trees
Bishop in the largest collection of family trees online contributed by Ancestry.com users.

Bishop Genealogy Records
Bishop in thousands of birth, marriage & death, church, immigration & naturalization, and Civil War service records and pension index.

Bishop in Census Images
Bishop U.S. census records. The 1910 census lists Civil War survivors.

Bishop in Newspapers
Look for Bishop in historic PA newspapers. Articles may list battles, draft lists, soldiers returning home, lists of killed, injured, and POWs.

Bishop in PA County History Books
Look for Bishop biographical sketches in historic Pennsylvania Family and Local History Books.




Civil War Research

Civil War Research
Want to find out if your ancestor was a Civil War soldier? Follow these research ideas.




Pennsylvania Civil War
Search PA Civil War | Privacy Policy | Site Map | Acknowledgements | Want to Help?

Copyright © PA Civil War Volunteers 1997 - 2008 All rights reserved.