Soldier:  Andrew J. Bolinger

Regiment:  38^th. OVI                  

Company:  K    

Age:  38                       

Date Entering Service:  September 23, 1864

Period of Service:  1 year

Remarks (When discharged, re-enlisted, wounded, captured, died of disease or killed):

Drafted;  mustered out June 10, 1865 near Washington DC, by order of War Department.

Battles in which he fought:

The 136^th. OVI National Guard unit was organized at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio.  It was placed on garrison duty at Forts Ellsworth, Williams and North, all part of the defense of Washington.

Other interesting information discovered:

Andrew Bolinger’s regiment saw no action while he was in service.

Date of Death:  August 20, 1906

Place of burial:  South Canaan Cemetery, Denmark, Ohio

Adopted By:  Charlie and Christine Long

Researcher:  Patrick Drouhard