Daniel Fisher

Article about African-American republican clubs of Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Daniel Fisher served in the 32nd U.S.C.T with Company H from February 29, 1864, to August 22, 1865. He was born in 1818 in York County, Pennsylvania.1 Before enlistment, according to the 1850 Federal Census, he lived in Carlisle, Pennsylvania as a laborer, was married to Jane Fisher, and had one infant son, Daniel.2 The date of his marriage is unknown. He enlisted into the military as a private on February 29, 1864, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, with Company H of the 32nd U.S.C.T. He is recorded as standing five feet and three inches tall, with dark hair, eyes, and complexion. He could not read or write. He was discharged on August 22, 1865, on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, along with the rest of his company, due to the end of the war. The army charged him $2.31 for the loss or damage of a shelter tent, and $3.42 for the loss or damage of other camping equipment.3

According to the 1870 Federal Census, after the Civil War, Daniel Fisher moved to the Carlisle East Ward in Pennsylvania, where he worked as a laborer with his wife and four children, Mary Alexander, Mary Jane, David Fisher, and Harriett Fisher.4 In 1873 he was charged for assault and battery and found not guilty, and in 1876 he was charged with larceny, but his case was ignored by the Grand Jury.5 He was an active member of local clubs, and in 1875 he was an elective officer for the local Republican Club leading up to the presidential campaign, and he was elected once again as a permanent officer for the Republican Club in anticipation of the 1878 presidential campaign.6 His wife Jane and his daughter Mary Jane were taken to court in September of 1875 for an unknown suit, and were found not guilty, and the following year Jane and Mary Jane owed seven dollars to the County of Cumberland.7

Daniel Fisher died on January 10, 1881, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He is buried in Lincoln Cemetery Memorial Park in Carlisle.8

 

  1. PVT Daniel Fisher. Find a Grave Memorial ID 130192220.
  2. 1850 United States Federal Census for Daniel Fisher, 377B.
  3. PVT Daniel Fisher. Find a Grave Memorial ID 130192220.
  4. 1870 United States Federal Census for Daniel Fisher, 265A.
  5. “Com. vs. Daniel Fisher”, Carlisle Weekly Herald, 3; “The following cases were ignored by the Grand Jury”, Carlisle Weekly Herald, 3.
  6. “The Colored Clubs Organization” Carlisle Weekly Herald, 2; “The colored citizens of Carlisle met…”, Carlisle Weekly Herald, 2.
  7. “Com. vs. Jane Fisher and Mary Jane Fisher”, Carlisle Weekly Herald, 3; “Com. vs. Jane Fisher and Mary Jane Fisher”, The Valley Sentinel, 5; “Statement of the Finances of Cumberland County”, Carlisle Weekly Herald, 4.
  8. PVT Daniel Fisher. Find a Grave Memorial ID 130192220.

Bibliography:

1870 United States Federal Census for Daniel Fisher. Ancestry.com. 265A. NARA: Washington, n.d. 1870 United States Federal Census - AncestryLibrary.com

1850 United States Federal Census for Daniel Fisher. Ancestry.com. 377B. NARA: Washington, n.d. 1850 United States Federal Census - AncestryLibrary.com

PVT Daniel Fisher, Find a Grave Memorial ID 130192220. Maintained by Dennis Brandt, added 22 May 2014. Pvt Daniel Fisher (1818-1881) - Find A Grave Memorial

“Com. vs. Daniel Fisher”. Carlisle Weekly Herald. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Sep 4, 1873. Page 3. 04 Sep 1873, 3 - Carlisle Weekly Herald at Newspapers.com

“The following cases were ignored by the Grand Jury”. Carlisle Weekly Herald. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Apr 20, 1876. Page 3. 20 Apr 1876, 3 - Carlisle Weekly Herald at Newspapers.com

“The Colored Clubs Organization”. Carlisle Weekly Herald. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Sep 19, 1878. Page 2. 19 Sep 1878, 2 - Carlisle Weekly Herald at Newspapers.com

“The colored citizens of Carlisle met…”. Carlisle Weekly Herald. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Oct 14, 1875. Page 2. 14 Oct 1875, 2 - Carlisle Weekly Herald at Newspapers.com

“Com. vs. Jane Fisher and Mary Jane Fisher”. Carlisle Weekly Herald. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Sep 9, 1875. Page 3. 09 Sep 1875, 3 - Carlisle Weekly Herald at Newspapers.com

“Com. vs. Jane Fisher and Mary Jane Fisher”. The Valley Sentinel. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Sep 3, 1875. Page 5. 03 Sep 1875, 5 - The Valley Sentinel at Newspapers.com

“Statement of the Finances of Cumberland County”. Carlisle Weekly Herald. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Feb 17, 1876. Page 4. 17 Feb 1876, 4 - Carlisle Weekly Herald at Newspapers.com

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Date of Enlistment

02/29/1864

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Birthdate

01/01/1818

Date of Death

01/10/1881

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Place of Settlement Following War