PRIVATE EDWARD HAWLEY FITCH

September 22, 1840 (West Farms, NJ) – September 1, 1864 (Andersonville, GA); 23 years old
Enlisted September 10, 1861
Mustered in September 13, 1861
Unit: 5th New York Cavalry, Company C

Born to James P. (1813-1890) and Cynthia U. Mead Fitch (1812-1893). Siblings were Alonzo (1846-1903) and Marcus (1850-1890).

Captured at Culpepper, Virginia September 13, 1863.

Died at Andersonville Prison, Andersonville, Georgia on September 1, 1864.


Buried at Norwalk Union Cemetery, Union Avenue, Norwalk, CT; Avenue L


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