Nicholas Swab
Male 23 July 1826 - 10 June 1864
Born, Pomeroy, Ohio or Germany.
Died, Guntown, Mississippi.
Married to Jane English. Father of Ida Swab and Eva Swab and Lewis Swab and Ada Swab and Flora Swab and Alvah Swab and Nicholas Swab. Son of Lewis Schwab and (Unknown) Name.
It was the practice during the American Civil War that a draftee into the Union Army could avoid military service by hiring a man to take his place. A friend of Nicholas Swab hired Nicholas as his substitute. Nicholas enlisted in Compnay B, 9th Minnesota Regiment, February 22, 1864. Less that four months later, Nicolas was killed at the Battle of Guntown, Mississippi, June 10, 1864. Nicholas died leaving a wife, six children and one unborn child.
Sources
- Kamradt, William.ged - provided by LifeTimes Research
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