Unknown DOB – June 29, 1863 (Port Hudson, LA); unknown ageMarried to Harriet F. Newcomb (1833-1886) on September 3, 1851.Daughter Anna Smith Wilson (1853-?).Company G, 28th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers.Enlisted September 9, 1862.Wounded in left leg, leg amputated June 14, 1863 at Port Hudson, LA.Died June 29, 1863.Burial information not found.
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PRIVATE JOHN ROACH
Unknown DOB – June 11, 1863 (Brashear City, LA); unknown ageCompany G, 28th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers.Enlisted September 4, 1862.Died June 11, 1863 of “chronic diarrhea.” Burial information not found.
PRIVATE BENJAMIN F. HANFORD
Unknown DOB – June 5, 1863 (unknown location)Company G, 28th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers.Enlisted September 8, 1862.Died June 5, 1863.Burial information not found.
PRIVATE THOMAS F. DOWD
Unknown DOB – June 21, 1863 (Louisiana); unknown ageCompany G, 28th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers.Enlisted September 9, 1862.Wounded June 14, 1863 at Port Hudson, Louisiana.Died of those wounds June 21, 1863.Unknown burial information.
PRIVATE WILLIAM LEVI BODWELL
1839 (New York) – July 5, 1863 (Gettysburg, PA); 23 years oldCompany C, 28th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers.Enlisted September 9, 1862.Wounded July 2, 1863 at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.Died of those wounds July 5, 1863. Though William has a memorial stone in Avenue G, Union Cemetery in Norwalk, CT, according to the internet and his relatives, he isContinue reading “PRIVATE WILLIAM LEVI BODWELL”
PRIVATE GEORGE BEERS
February 4, 1813 (Litchfield, CT) – August 9, 1863; 50 years oldMarried to Joanna Slattery.Children Georgiana and Harriet.Company G, 28th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers.Enlisted September 5, 1862.Died August 9, 1863 on a steamship near Vicksburg, Mississippi. The only burial information that could be found was a short statement in the Norwalk Gazette newspaper on August 25,Continue reading “PRIVATE GEORGE BEERS”
