{"id":560,"date":"2009-08-27T06:48:45","date_gmt":"2009-08-27T10:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"\/cannonball\/2009\/08\/27\/list-of-york-countys-conscient\/"},"modified":"2009-08-27T06:48:45","modified_gmt":"2009-08-27T10:48:45","slug":"list-of-york-countys-conscient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yorkblog.com\/cannonball\/list-of-york-countys-conscient\/","title":{"rendered":"List of York County’s conscientious objectors during the Civil War"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jonathan Stayer<\/strong>, the head of the reference section of the Pennsylvania State Archives, is a long-time follower of the Cannonball blog and and even longer enthusiast for the history of York County. He asked if I would be willing to publish a list of those men in York County who declared themselves conscientious objectors and were exempted from military service during the Civil War.
\nThe decision to make such a declaration was not taken lightly, either by the young men who took that position or by the government. According to Jonathan, “Among the instructions was a directive to secure an oath or affirmation from those seeking exemption for conscientious scruples based upon a provision in the State Constitution. Article VI, Section 2, of the 1838 Constitution, in effect at the time of the Civil War, stated that “those who conscientiously scruple to bear arms shall not be compelled to do so, but shall pay equivalent for service.”
\nIn some instances, the depositions show the age and the occupation of the objector…
\nThe largest numbers of depositions were taken in the counties with traditionally large Quaker or Mennonite populations such as Lancaster, Bucks, Chester, Philadelphia and Montgomery-with 667 in Lancaster County alone. Since most of them came from religious backgrounds that prohibited taking oaths as well as performing military service, many of the documents indicate that the person “affirmed” his conscientious scruples.
\nPennsylvania’s records of Civil War conscientious objectors are unique. So far as is known, Pennsylvania is the only Northern state to have an extant file of depositions of men who refused military service on the basis of their religious convictions.”
\nAlthough not in the top five counties in terms of numbers, York County had its share of men who were conscientious objectors.<\/p>\n


\nVolunteers of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania transcribed these entries from the “Register of Aliens & Persons Having Conscientious Scruples Against Bearing Arms, 1862,” (entry #3168); Records of State and District Offices, 1861-72, Pennsylvania (Part IV), Western Division; Records of the Provost Marshal General’s Bureau, Record Group 110; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. The complete database, and an introduction by Jonathan, can be found on the GSP’s website<\/a>.
\nHere are the names from York County, as compiled by the GSP and republished on Cannonball with Jonathan’s written permission. The first number is the claim field number. Those names in bold<\/strong> were men who after the war filed damage claims with the state for losses inflicted on their property or horses stolen by the invading Confederate army. (The township or town where the objector lived is in parentheses).
\n1784 \tSamuel \t \tBurgard \t(Carroll)
\n1772 \tAaron \t \tBaugher \t(Codorus)
\n1913 \tJohn \t \tWerley \t(Codorus)
\n1809 \tJohn \t \tGardner \t(Dover)
\n1808 \tJoseph \tB. \tGardner \t(Dover)
\n1805 \tHenry \t \tGrove \t(Dover)
\n1815 \tAbraham \t \tHershey \t(Dover)
\n1814 \tJacob \t \tHershey \t(Dover)
\n1832 \tJ. Elder \t \tJacobs \t(Dover)
\n1880 \tAaron \t \tPaup \t(Dover)
\n1881 \tPeter \t \tPaup \t(Dover)
\n1884 \tMichael \t \tPfluger \t(Dover)
\n1885 \tIsaac \t \tRentzel \t(Dover)
\n1908 \tIsrael \t \tTrimmer \t(Dover)
\n1785 \tJeremiah \t \tByerts \t(Fairview)
\n1807 \tChristian \t \tGarver \t(Fairview)
\n1923 \tHenry \t \tZimmerman \t(Fairview)
\n1924 \tPeter \tE. \tZimmerman \t(Fairview)
\n1836 \tAsa \t \tJones Jr. \t(Fawn)
\n1915 \tRichard \tJ. \tWebb \t(Fawn)
\n1914 \tSamuel \t \tWebb \t(Fawn)
\n1791 \tJesse \tL. \tDanner \t(Franklin)
\n1847 \tDavid \t \tKeller \t(Franklin)
\n1920 \tSamuel \t \tZeigler \t(Franklin)
\n1844 \tIsrael \tF. \tKeeney \t(Glen Rock)
\n1776 \tDavid \tH. \tBaer \t(Heidelberg)
\n1777 \tJacob \t \tBair \t(Heidelberg)
\n1778 \tDaniel \tF. \tBare \t(Heidelberg)
\n1779 \tSamuel \tK. \tBare \t(Heidelberg)
\n1775 \tWilliam \t \tBaughman \t(Heidelberg)
\n1783 \tJohn \t \tBurgard \t(Heidelberg)
\n1792 \tHenry \t \tDanner (Heidelberg)
\n1786 \tJacob \t \tDubs \t(Heidelberg)
\n1793 \tHenry \t \tErisman \t(Heidelberg)
\n1799 \tJacob \tT. \tForrey \t(Heidelberg)
\n1794 \tBenjamin \tM. \tForry \t(Heidelberg)
\n1795 \tGeorge \tT. \tForry \t(Heidelberg)
\n1798 \tJacob \t \tForry \t(Heidelberg)
\n1797 \tJesse \t \tForry \t(Heidelberg)
\n1796 \tJohn \tB. \tForry \t(Heidelberg)
\n1817 \tSamuel \tM. \tHershey \t(Heidelberg)
\n1818 \tMichael \t \tHohf \t(Heidelberg)
\n1845 \tChristian \tM. \tKehr \t(Heidelberg)
\n1846 \tGeorge \tM. \tKehr \t(Heidelberg)
\n1848 \tDaniel \tH. \tKeller \t(Heidelberg)
\n1871 \tChristian \t(of Jacob) \tMiller \t(Heidelberg)
\n1872 \tChristian \t(of John) \tMiller \t(Heidelberg)
\n1875 \tChristian \tM. \tMiller \t(Heidelberg)
\n1873 \tDaniel \t \tMiller \t(Heidelberg)
\n1874 \tJohn \t \tMiller \t(Heidelberg)
\n1862 \tJosiah \t \tMoyers \t(Heidelberg)
\n1867 \tJonas \t \tMummert \t(Heidelberg)
\n1879 \tDavid \tH. \tPressel \t(Heidelberg)
\n1878 \tHenry \t \tPressel \t(Heidelberg)
\n1890 \tAmos \t \tRohrbaack \t(Heidelberg)
\n1904 \tSamuel \t \tStouffer \t(Heidelberg)
\n1770 \tSamuel \tH. \tBechtel \t(Heidelberg)
\n1771 \tSamuel \tT. \tBechtel \t(Heidelberg)
\n1801 \tLevi \t \t Godfrey \t(Hopewell)
\n1856 \tEmanuel \t \tMyers \t(Hopewell)
\n1857 \tHenry \t \tMyers \t(Hopewell)
\n1773 \tJonas \t \tBoyer \t(Jackson)
\n1821 \tGeorge \t \tHarbold \t(Jackson)
\n1816 \tJacob \t \tHershey \t(Jackson)
\n1864 \tPeter \t \tMoul \t(Jackson)
\n1889 \tSamuel \tL. \tRoth<\/strong> \t(Jackson)
\n1903 \tHenry \t \tStouffer \t(Jackson)
\n1850 \tGeorge \t \tLichtenberger \t(Manchester)
\n1774 \tWilliam \t \tBaker \t(Manheim)
\n1780 \tAndrew \t \tBear \t(Monaghan)
\n1865 \tJohn \t \tMellinger \t(Monaghan)
\n1870 \tJohn \t \tMiller \t(Monaghan)
\n1906 \tGibson \t \tStouffer \t(Monaghan)
\n1912 \tAlbert \t \tTschop \t(Monaghan)
\n1781 \tAbraham \t \tBare \tNewberry
\n1812 \tEzra \t \tGarretson (Newberry)
\n1811 \tJoel \tV. \t Garretson (Newberry)
\n1813 \tJosiah \t \tGarretson \t(Newberry)
\n1810 \tIsrael \t \tGarretson Jr (Newberry)
\n1835 \tThomas \t \tJones Jr \t(Newberry)
\n1883 \tAndrew \tB. \tPotts \t(Newberry)
\n1882 \tGeorge \t \tPotts \t(Newberry)
\n1888 \tWm \t \t Robinson \t(Newberry)
\n1916 \tJohn \tB. \tWright \t(Newberry)
\n1790 \tJacob \t \tDanner \t(North Codorus)
\n1788 \tJesse \t \tDanner \t(North Codorus)
\n1820 \tAdam \t \tHamm \t(North Codorus)
\n1819 \tDaniel \t \tHamm \t(North Codorus)
\n1834 \tIsrael \t \tJacobs \t(North Codorus)
\n1833 \tJeremiah \t \tJacobs \t(North Codorus)
\n1851 \tJohn \t \tLuckenbough \t(North Codorus)
\n1877 \tHenry \t \tNeff \t(North Codorus)
\n1886 \tJacob \t \tRenold \t(North Codorus)
\n1901 \tIsrael \tK. \tSheaffer \t(North Codorus)
\n1900 \tJohn \tK. \tSheaffer \t(North Codorus)
\n1902 \tJacob \t \tStouffer \t(North Codorus)
\n1894 \tPeter \t \tStumbough \t(North Codorus)
\n1782 \tSaml \t \tBurgard \t(Paradise)
\n1800 \tJohn Ferree<\/strong> \t(Paradise)
\n1804 \tMatthias \t \tGrim \t(Paradise)
\n1824 \tJacob \tL. \tHartman \t(Paradise)
\n1831 \tSaml \t \tHollinger \t(Paradise)
\n1907 \tPeter \tB. \tTrimmer<\/strong> \t(Paradise)
\n1921 \tJohn \t \tZeigler \t(Paradise)
\n1897 \tReuben \tH. \tStubbs \t(Peach Bottom)
\n1825 \tJacob \t \tHarble \t(Shrewsbury)
\n1840 \tIsaac \tF. \tKeeney \t(Shrewsbury)
\n1841 \tJohn \tF. \tKeeney \t(Shrewsbury)
\n1899 \tJacob \t \tSweitzer \t(Shrewsbury)
\n1898 \tWilliam \tB. \tSweitzer \t(Shrewsbury)
\n1827 \tJohn \t \tHoltzinger (Spring Garden)
\n1855 \tJacob \t \tLehman \t(Spring Garden)
\n1869 \tChristian \t \tMiller \t(Spring Garden)
\n1919 \tMichael \t \tWambaugh<\/strong> \t(Spring Garden)
\n1917 \tDavid \t \tWitmer \t(Spring Garden)
\n1842 \tGeorge \t \tKeeney \t(Springfield)
\n1843 \tSolomon \t \tKeeney \t(Springfield)
\n1839 \tJohn \tC. \tKreb \t (Springfield)
\n1859 \tJoseph \t \tMyers \t(Springfield)
\n1789 \tJonas \tL .\tDanner \t(Washington)
\n1806 \tGeorge Grove<\/strong> \t(Washington)
\n1828 \tGeorge S. Harbold<\/strong> \t(Washington)
\n1829 \tWilliam \t \tHarlacher \t(Washington)
\n1830 \tJacob \t \tHollinger \t(Washington)
\n1837 \tSamuel \t \tKing \t(Washington)
\n1849 \tEmanuel \t \tKochenour \t(Washington)
\n1866 \tDaniel \t \tMummert \t(Washington)
\n1858 \tSamuel \t \tMyers \t(Washington)
\n1887 \tJohn \t \tRaffensberger \t(Washington)
\n1893 \tGeorge \tS. \tSluthower \t(Washington)
\n1911 \tAbsalom \t \tTrimmer \t(Washington)
\n1910 \tJohn \tB. \tTrimmer \t(Washington)
\n1909 \tSolomon \t \tTrimmer \t(Washington)
\n1922 \tGeorge \t \tZeigler \t(Washington)
\n1838 \tEmanuel \t \tKaufman \t(West Manchester)
\n1876 \tNoah \t \tNess<\/strong> \t(West Manchester)
\n1895 \tGeorge \tW. \tSprinkel \t(West Manchester)
\n1853 \tJesse \tB. \tLuckenbough \t(West Manheim)
\n1852 \tJohn \tB. \t Luckenbough \t(West Manheim)
\n1787 \tHenry \t \tDietz \t(Windsor)
\n1802 \tGeorge \t \tGable \t(Windsor)
\n1803 \tSolomon \t \tGarner \t(Windsor)
\n1826 \tElias \t \tHursh \t(Windsor)
\n1863 \tSaml \t \tMarks \t(Windsor)
\n1868 \tIsrael \t \tMiller \t(Windsor)
\n1891 \tJacob \t \tSentz \t(Windsor)
\n1896 \tJacob (of Jacob) Spotz \t(Windsor)
\n1905 \tJohn \t \tStouffer \t(Windsor)
\n1918 \tSamuel \t \tWeaver \t(Windsor)
\n1769 \tJacob \t \tAldinger \t(York)
\n1823 \tLevi \t \t Hartman \t(York)
\n1822 \tAmos \t \tHoltzapple (York)
\n1854 \tEmanuel \t \tLehman \t(York)
\n1861 \tAndrew \t \tMyers \t(York)
\n1860 \tJohn \t \tMyers \t(York)
\n1892 \tAaron \t \tStrickler \t(York)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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