DOB/DOD February 13, 1842 (Wilton, CT) – April 2, 1865 (Ft. Gregg, VA); 23 years oldENLISTMENT: Mustered in October 30, 1861. Reenlisted January 1, 1864UNIT: Company G, 10th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers Born to Samuel Beers Jr. (1816-1874) and Susannah Platt (1821-1852). One brother, George A. (1840-1841). Two sisters, Mary J. Beers Gregory (1844-1900) and SusanContinue reading “CORPORAL CHARLES SANFORD BEERS”
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PRIVATE LEWIS BEECHER
DOB/DOD: Unknown – January 25, 1865 (Florence, SC); unknown ageENLISTMENT: December 1, 1863 and mustered in on the same dayUNIT: Company E, 5th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers FAMILY: Unknown CIRCUMSTANCES: Captured on November 20, 1864 on a march in Tennessee. Died of chronic diarrhea at Florence, South Carolina as a prisoner. Buried in Florence National Cemetery,Continue reading “PRIVATE LEWIS BEECHER”
PRIVATE NELSON BEACH
DOB/DOD: 1842 (Connecticut) – July 20, 1863 (Arlington, VA); 21 years old ENLISTMENT: August 11, 1862; mustered in August 28, 1862UNIT: Company F, 17th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers FAMILY: Born to Marshall (1815-1852) and Abigail A. Miles Beach (1820-1907). One half-brother, Ashley M. Parker (1861-1935). OTHER: Living in Cheshire, CT in the 1850 census. Listed asContinue reading “PRIVATE NELSON BEACH”
PRIVATE WESLEY BANKS
DOB/DOD: Born in approximately 1845 – February 9, 1864 (Mortons Ford, VA); unknown ageENLISTMENT: October 1, 1863 and mustered in the same dayUNIT: Company E, 14th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers FAMILY: Unknown CIRCUMSTANCES: Wounded February 6, 1864, at Morton’s Ford, Virginia, and died of those wounds February 9, 1864; specifically, tetanus from gunshot wound Buried inContinue reading “PRIVATE WESLEY BANKS”
PRIVATE STANTON BABCOCK
? 1820 (Unknown location) – June 23, 1863 (Brashear City, LA); 42 or 43 years oldEnlisted on October 1, 1861Mustered in November 19, 1861Unit: 12th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, Company E Killed June 23, 1863 at Brashear City, Louisiana Burial information not found
PRIVATE LEWIS HAYDEN ARNOLD II
DOB/DOD: November 6, 1828 (Unknown location) – May 2, 1863 (Chancellorsville, VA); 35 years oldENLISTMENT: Enlisted August 13, 1862; mustered in August 28, 1862UNIT: Company F, 17th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer FAMILY: Unknown CIRCUMSTANCES: Died of wounds received at Chancellorsville, Virginia. Buried in St. Matthew’s Parish Cemetery, 246 Danbury Road, Wilton, Connecticut; right side of theContinue reading “PRIVATE LEWIS HAYDEN ARNOLD II”
PRIVATE JOSEPH H. ARMSTRONG
DOB/DOD: Unknown DOB – October 21, 1863 (Alexandria, VA); unknown ageENLISTMENT: August 9, 1862; Mustered in August 28, 1862UNIT: Company F, 17th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers CIRCUMSTANCES: Died of typhoid fever in the 1st Division Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia. Buried in Alexandria National Cemetery, 1450 Wilkes Street, Alexandria, Virginia; Section A, Grave 981-6. Photo from FindAGrave.com.Continue reading “PRIVATE JOSEPH H. ARMSTRONG”
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