Christopher Meyer
Captain, Company B

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Served with Co.B 98th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War of 1861-65. Captain Meyer was commissioned Captain on September 28th, 1861 and resigned his commission November 1st, 1862 for ill health, being wounded in the right chest and arm at the battle Malvern Hill July 1st, 1862.

While with the Regiment he took part in the Battles of Williamsburg May 4th, 1862 Fair Oaks May 27-28th, 1862 Malvern Hill July 1st, 1862.

His Regiment was at the Battle of Gettysburg but Captain Christopher Meyer was not with them, some thing he would later say was the greatest regret of his life.

He moved to Nevada some time around 1880 because of his health (bad lungs because of his chest wound) and spent most of his time as a local business man and politician in Carson City.

His health began to fail around 1901 as his old war wounds took their toll on him, and he was soon living at the Old Soldiers home near Carson City until his death by pneumonia brought on by chest wounds of 54 years before.

He was buried in The General Custer Post No. 5 Grand Army of the Republic section in The Lone Mountain Cemetery in Carson City, Nevada.

He was the Post Comander of that Post from 1889-92 & 1896-99

Photo is Courtesy of Captain Meyer’s Granddaughter and shows Captain Meyer as a 2nd Lieut. some time in early 1861. The Photographer is Gill’s City Gallery No. 20 King St., Lancaster, PA, and has an old Penciled ID on the back “Capt. C. Meyer 98th PA”

OBITUARY
From The Morning Appeal; August 14, 1901
Died.
In this city, August 12, 1901, Christopher Meyer, a native of Germany, aged 78 years.
Captain Meyer was a well known and highly respected resident of this city, where he has resided for thirty years. He was a veteran of the Civil War and a member of the G.A.R. During his many years as a resident in Carson he made a host of friends who deeply regret his end. Although he had lived his three score years and ten, he was a bright and intellectual old gentleman and retained the many friends he had by kindly acts and generosity.

The funeral will take place this afternoon under the. auspices of Custer Post, from the family residence at 4:30.