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John Bixler – 50th Pennsylvania Infantry
Posted By Norman Gasbarro on August 28, 2018
John Bixler was born about 1838, probably in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, the son of David Bixler (1817-1863) and his wife Anna [Wolfgang] Bixler (1821-1900). He died in 1866 and is buried at St. Andrew United Methodist Church Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
At about the age of 23, he enrolled on 19 August 1861 in the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, at Llewellyn, Schuylkill County, and was mustered into service as a Private at Harrisburg in Company A, 9 September 1861. At that time, he resided in Llewellyn and was working as a teamster. He stood nearly 6 feet all, had brown hair, a florid complexion, and blue eyes. On 1 January 1864, he re-enlisted at Blaine’s Crossroads, Tennessee. Bates indicates that he was mustered out of service with his company on 30 July 1865.
No pension application record has been located for anyone claiming to be a survivor (widow or child).
In 1879, someone made application to the government for an official headstone, which was delivered to the cemetery at that time. The cemetery was then known as the United Brethren Cemetery of Valley View. The card shown above is from the records collection at Ancestry.com, Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans. There are no birth and death dates on the stone.
Very little information, other than what has been presented here, can be found at his Findagrave Memorial, and no sources are given for the birth date (obviously incorrect) and the death date, which does not match the year on the headstone application..
At the time of this writing, nothing more is known of this veteran, though it is possible additional information can be found in the records of the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry.
If any reader can add to the story of this veteran, it would be appreciated.
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