1817 (Unknown location) – August 6, 1864 (Andersonville, GA); 47 years old
Enlisted on January 31, 1862
Mustered in on February 5, 1862
Unit #1: 13th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, Company B
Discharged for disability on July 5, 1862
Unit #2: 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery, Company C
Enlisted December 16, 1863 and mustered in the same day
NOTE: My thanks to Kevin Frye for his assistance with the details of this page.
Taken prisoner June 19, 1864 at Petersburg, Virginia. Died of wounds August 6, 1864 at Andersonville, Georgia. One source lists the cause of death as “Scorbutus”, more commonly known as scurvy.
Memorial headstone in Norwalk Union Cemetery, Union Avenue, Norwalk, CT.
Buried in Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville National Historic Site, 760 POW Road, Andersonville, GA. Photo from findagrave.com
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