DOB/DOD: September 23, 1840 (New York) – February 18, 1862 (Roanoke Island, VA); 21 years old
ENLISTMENT: Enlisted September 30, 1861
UNIT: 8th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, Company H
FAMILY: Born to William H. (1810-1877) and Susan Hutchings Ferris (1818-1900). Siblings were William H. Jr. (1839-1867), John H. (1842-1904), Josephine (1844-1919), Charles E. (1846-1906), George L. (1849-1950), Typhena F. (1852-1900), and Frances N. (1856-1919).
CIRCUMSTANCES: Died of typhoid fever on February 18, 1862, at Roanoke Island, Virginia.
Buried at Rowayton Union Cemetery, Rowayton Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut; Avenue 2, Plot # 8; photos from findagrave.com
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