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Henry S. Boyer, aged 86 years, died at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. William G. (Sallie) Shinn, of Cleveland township, Elkhart county, Ind., at 9:15 o'clock last night (Sept. 30, 1921). Ten days ago he suffered a stroke of paralysis and this, with the infirmities of age, caused his death. The funeral will be held Monday (Oct. 3, 1921) , with services at the home at 12:30 o'clock and at the United Brethren church in Adamsville, Mich., at 1 o'clock and the burial at the Adamsville cemetery. Mr. Boyer was born in Penns township, Union (now Snyder) county, Pennsylvania, March 9, 1835, and was the last survivor of a family of four sons. In 1877, Mr. Boyer came to Bristol, Ind., and a year later located in Osolo township, where he lived until his wife, Margaret Boyer, died on February 10, 1904, since which time he had made his home with the children. Surviving Mr. Boyer are two sons, Elmer Boyer of Bristol and Palmer A. Boyer of Union, Mich.; two daughters, Mrs. Shinn and Mrs. Charles (Laura) Thornton of 521 Morton avenue, this city, Elkhart. Ind., 12 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Elkhart Truth (Edited) Military service record, Bet. 28 Oct 1862-31 Jul 1863: Name: Henry Boyer Side: Union Regiment State/Origin: Pennsylvania Regiment: 172nd Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry (Drafted Militia) Company: F Rank In: Private Rank Out: Private Film Number: M554 roll 12 172nd Regiment Infantry Company F - Many men were recruited in Clearfield County, Montour County and Union County. Organized at Harrisburg October 27 to November 29, 1862. Moved to Washington, D.C., December 2; thence to Newport News. Va., December 4, and to Yorktown, Va., December 12. Unassigned, Yorktown, Va., 4th. Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to April, 1863. West's Advance Brigade, 4th Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to June, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Corps, to July, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 11th Corps, Army of the Potomac, to August, 1863. SERVICE.--Garrison duty at Yorktown, Va., until June, 1863. Dix's Peninsula Campaign June 27-July 7. Ordered to Washington, D.C., July 9. Join Army of the Potomac at Hagerstown, Md., July 14. Pursuit of Lee to Williamsport, Md. March to Warrenton Junction, Va., July 19-25, 1863. Ordered to Harrisburg, Pa., and mustered out August 1, 1863. Regiment lost during service 13 by disease. Henry S. Boyer was a "Dunker." The Dunker movement began in Germany in the early eighteenth century. The peace treaty that ended the Thirty Years War ( 1618 -1648 ) recognized three state churches. Dissenters were persecuted and forced to meet in communities where some degree of tolerance prevailed. In 1708 the denomination was formed with the baptism of eight believers by full immersion. The name Dunker derives from this method of baptism. However they were more commonly known as the German Baptist Brethren. In 1908 the official name became Church of the Brethren. Because of the church's prominence in the Battle of Antietam, many believe that the Dunkers were the dominant religious denomination in the Sharpsburg area. Actually, they were a very visible, yet prominent minority. The original settlers to this region in the mid 18th century, were the so called "Pennsylvania Germans" or "Deutsche" (Pennsylvania Dutch). These people arrived in the early 1700's and settled in southeastern and south central Pennsylvania before moving into western Maryland and the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. One misnomer concerning the Germans is that they were all "Plain People" or "Sect People" (Members of the Dunker, Mennonite or Amish sects). While it is true that the first sizable influx of Germans were Mennonites, these so-called "Sect People" were a minority. The large majority, as many as 90 percent, of the Germans that came to the New World were known as the "Church People," members of the Lutheran and Reformed Church. So it was with the citizens of Sharpsburg and the surrounding countryside. Thus, while some noted area families such as the Mummas were Dunkers, most of the other farm families were not. Dunkers practiced modesty in their dress and general lifestyle. Other Christian principles which the Dunker's stress are: pacifism, members both North and South refused military service; the brotherhood of man, including opposition to slavery; and temperance, total abstinence from alcohol. A typical Dunker church service supported their beliefs in simplicity. Hymns were sung with no musical accompaniment from organ, piano or other instruments. The congregation was divided with men seated on one side and women on the other. The churches were simple with no stained glass windows, steeple or crosses. Other less likely unit: Henry S. Boyer in the U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 Name: Henry S. Boyer Side: Union Regiment State/Origin: Pennsylvania Regiment: 53rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry Company: C Rank In: Private Rank Out: Private Alternate Name: Henry/Boyer Film Number: M554 roll 12 53rd Pennsylvania Infantry Active August 1861 - June 30, 1865 Country United States Allegiance Union Branch Infantry Motto(s) We Might As Well Die Here Engagements: Yorktown, Fair Oaks, Gaines Mill, Peach Orchard, Savage Station, White Oak Swamp, Malvern Hill, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Bristoe Station, Mine Run, Wilderness, Po River, Spotsylvania, North Anna, Totopotomoy, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, Reams Station, Fort Stedman, Hatchers Run, Appomattox Court House. Casualties Killed and mortally wounded: 5 officers, 195 enlisted men Died of disease: 1 officer, 193 enlisted men Total: 6 officers, 388 enlisted men
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