Person

John B. Chamberlain (Lanncaster, Pennsylvania, druggist; pvt, hosp steward, ass't surgeon 79th PA Inf USA)

b. 1840? d. 1875-08-12

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, druggist and soldier. Pennsylvania native. Son of Mary Chamberlain. Druggist in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in 1860. Served in the 79th Pennsylvania Infantry (U.S.A.) as private and hospital steward from February 23, 1862. Served in the 9th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as assistant surgeon from January 19, 1863, to April 16, 1863.

Details

Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Lancaster, North West Ward, p. 519.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 786.

Indexes to the Carded Records of Soldiers Who Served in Volunteer Organizations During the Civil War, compiled 1899-1927, documenting the perios 1861-1866National Archives catalog ID 654530, Pennsylvania, roll 19.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 229.

U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, NARA RG 15, Microfilm Series T288, Application #247,435, Certificate #214,176.

Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1967 – Certificate Number Range:

046601-049600, 1942, Lancaster County Deaths, File #47534.

"Obituary," Lancaster Examiner and the Semi-Weekly New Era(Lancaster Pennsylvania), August 18, 1875, p. 2.

Find A Grave, "John B. Chamberlain (1840-1875)," Memorial #34346261, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34346261 (accessed August 5, 2020).

Citation

Chamberlain, John B.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32204719 (November 12, 2026).

The people, organizations, and places listed below appear in the same documents as John B. Chamberlain (Lanncaster, Pennsylvania, druggist; pvt, hosp steward, ass't surgeon 79th PA Inf USA). They are sorted by the number of documents they share.

Documents (1)

People

Organizations

Places

Loading network...

Network Visualized

How to use the visualization

CWGK’s network visualization brings the edition’s documents to life. The network on this page centers around Chamberlain, John B.. Click on the light blue dot to see the documents in which the entity appears. You can also click on the dark orange dots to see other people linked to Chamberlain, John B., a light orange dot to see the places connected to Chamberlain, John B., or dark green dots to see organizations linked to Chamberlain, John B..

Additionally, the lines between the dots add additional information. The light green lines demonstrate direct connections between Chamberlain, John B. and another person, place, or organization. The light pink lines highlight that the dots appear in the same document.