Jacob A. Bowles
Name: Jacob A. Bowles
Affiliation: Union
Unit: 21st PA Cav., 182nd Regt.
Race: White
Place of Birth/Residence: Franklin County, PA
Enlistment Date: 02/09/1864
Company: K
Rank at End of Service: 3rd Sergeant
Notes:
Enlisted at Chambersburg, PA; Promotions: From Pvt. to 2nd Cpl. 03-00-1864; From Cpl. to Sgt. 12-06-1864; Appears on returns as 10-00-1864 detailed at Brig. HQ, 11-00-1864 detailed in Pro. Guard 3rd Brig., and 04-00-1865 on duty as Pro. Guard 2nd Brig. HQ since 03-14-1865
Source(s):
Franklin County, Pennsylvania, Soldiers Records, Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War, Virginia Center for Digital History, University of Virginia (http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/dossier_record?q=db:dossiers_franklin AND id_num:1707).
