Uriah DuBois Ferree

His father was a pioneer of Lykens Township, PA, and had the powder mill there. By 1840 Uriah ran a saw mill with his brothers at Greenland, at Lykens. He enlisted on 30 September 1861 in Company G, 96th Pennsylvania Infantry, giving his age as 40 years. He was listed as having blue eyes, a light complexion, and light hair, standing 5' 11" tall.

He was slightly wounded in action at Crampton’s Gap on 14 September 1862, having just returned to his unit from the hospital that morning.

He reenlisted at Brandy Station, VA on 15 February 1864. Transferred to Company G, 95th Pennsylvania Infantry on 18 October 1864, and mustered out with his Company on 17 July 1865.

At the 1870 Federal Census he was living in Wiconisco Township, Dauphin County, PA.

Basic information from Bates1 and his Pennsylvania Civil War Veterans' card. His injury at Crampton’s Gap from the diary of Henry Keiser - transcribed online by Jake Wynn. Further details from the Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County (1894). Life dates and details from family genealogists. Caution: his brother Joel B. (1809-1880) Ferree's son is also named Uriah DuBois Ferree (his dates 1833-1909).

07/09/1819; Dauphin County, PA

01/09/1894; Dauphin County, PA; burial in St. Peter's (Hoffman's) Cemetery, Lykens,PA