DOB/DOD: January 29, 1834 (Norwalk, CT) – March 6, 1865 (Tallahassee, FL); 31 years old MARITAL STATUS: Married to Martha Guion Wilcoxson (1839-1872) ENLISTMENT: July 16, 1862. Commissioned on August 29, 1862 UNIT: 17th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers OTHER: Promoted to Captain on November 15, 1862, while assigned to Company I, 17th CT Infantry CAPTURE: WoundedContinue reading “LIEUTENANT COLONEL ALBERT H. WILCOXSON”
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CORPORAL WILLIAM WOOD WESTLAKE
January 24, 1843 (Breesport, NY) – July 4, 1863 (Gettysburg, PA); 20 years old Enlisted August 9, 1862 Mustered in August 28, 1862 Unit: 17th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, Company A Promoted to Corporal June 4, 1863 Born to Daniel Burroughs Westlake (1812-1894) and Adeline Wood (1817-1855). Siblings were Julia A. (1837-1841), Zenas H. (1840-1845), JuliaContinue reading “CORPORAL WILLIAM WOOD WESTLAKE”
CORPORAL JAMES WATERWORTH
Unknown DOB – October 15, 1863 (South Carolina); 30 or 31 years old Married to Emma A. Waterworth Enlisted August 6, 1862 Mustered in August 28, 1862 Unit: 17th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, Company A Died October 15, 1863 of typhoid fever, Post Hospital, Folly Island, SC. Burial information not found. END
PRIVATE GEORGE O. TUTTLE
Unknown DOB or DOD Enlisted July 28, 1862Mustered in August 28, 1862 Unit: 17th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, Company A Missing in Action May 2, 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA. Officially listed as “probably killed.” No burial information found END
PRIVATE WILLIAM SMEDLEY
DOB/DOD: 1819? – June 20, 1865 (Jacksonville, FL); 46 years old ENLISTMENT: August 27, 1862; mustered in August 28, 1862 UNIT: Company H, 17th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers CAPTURE: Taken prisoner May 2, 1863, at Chancellorsville, VA. Paroled May 15, 1863. CAUSE OF DEATH: Died June 20, 1865, “by falling from a window causing ruptured bloodContinue reading “PRIVATE WILLIAM SMEDLEY”
PRIVATE CALVIN NOBLES
DOB/DOD: August 25, 1843 (Glastonbury, CT) – July 2, 1863 (Gettysburg, PA); 19 years old ENLISTMENT: August 5, 1862; mustered in August 28, 1862 UNIT: Company A, 17th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers FAMILY: Born to Adorinam (?-1867) and Lucy E. Hodge Nobles (?-1889). Siblings were Jennett B. Nobles Bishop (1838-1919), William W. (1837-?), Emma (1845-1876), JohnContinue reading “PRIVATE CALVIN NOBLES”
PRIVATE JOHN W. METCALF
Unknown DOB – July 2, 1863 (Gettysburg, PA); unknown age Enlisted August 12, 1862 Mustered in August 28, 1862 Unit: 17th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, Company F Killed July 2, 1863 at Gettysburg, PA. Buried at Gettysburg National Cemetery, National Cemetery Drive; Gettysburg, PA; Section B, Plot 9 END
PRIVATE THOMAS MCLAUGHLIN
1838? – May 22, 1863 (Chancellorsville, VA); 24 or 25 years old Enlisted August 8, 1862 Mustered in August 8, 1862 Unit: 17th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, Company F Wounded May 2, 1863 at Chancellorsville, Virginia and died of those wounds on May 22, 1863. Burial information is unknown. FindAGrave.com lists him as “Lost at War.”Continue reading “PRIVATE THOMAS MCLAUGHLIN”
PRIVATE JOSHUA LOUNSBURY or LOUNSBERRY
DOB/DOD: July 15, 1845 (Norwalk, CT) – June 23, 1865 (Cincinnati, OH); 19 years oldENLISTMENT: August 22, 1862; mustered in August 28, 1862UNIT: Company F, 17th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers CIRCUMSTANCES: Taken prisoner February 5, 1865, at Dunn’s Lake, FL. Died June 23, 1865, of “marasmus and excessive gastric irritation.” Marasmus is defined as “a wastingContinue reading “PRIVATE JOSHUA LOUNSBURY or LOUNSBERRY”
PRIVATE JOHN WESLEY JACKSON
September ?, 1842 (Eastchester, NY) – October 8, 1862 (Baltimore, MD); 20 years old Enlisted August 12, 1862 Mustered in August 28, 1862 Unit: 17th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, Company A Born to John S. (1817-1898) and Mary G. (1815-1892). Siblings were Henry C. (1839-1904) and Mary L. (1849-?). Died October 8, 1862, of Typhoid Fever.Continue reading “PRIVATE JOHN WESLEY JACKSON”
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