6th regiment – Honor Norwalk CT veterans

PRIVATE FRED F. WHEELER

1834? – September 30, 1864 (Hampton, VA); unknown age Enlisted September 13, 1863 Mustered in September 13, 1863 Unit: 6th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, Company K Listed in the 1860 census at 25 years old, from CT and occupation as Mason. Died September 27, 1864 at Hampton Hospital of typhoid fever. Burial information not found.

PRIVATE EUSIBE OUIMET

Unknown DOB – December 8, 1864 (Fort Monroe, VA); unknown age Enlisted October 12, 1863 Mustered in October 12, 1863 Unit: 6th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, Company I Died December 8, 1864 at Fort Monroe, VA of laryngitis. Burial information not found. END

PRIVATE JAMES MURPHY

Unknown DOB – July 7, 1864 (Virginia); unknown age Enlisted October 9, 1863 Mustered in October 9, 1863 Unit: 6th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, Company K Drowned July 7, 1864 in James River Depot, VA. Burial information not found. END

PRIVATE BERNHARDT KIERCHOFF

Unknown DOB – August 24, 1864 (Andersonville, GA); unknown age Enlisted October 6, 1863 Drafted in October 6, 1863Unit: 6th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, Company H Taken prisoner May 16, 1864 at Drewry’s Bluff, VA. Died August 24, 1864 at Andersonville, GA. Cause of death was diarrhea. Buried at Andersonville National Cemetery, 760 POW Road, Andersonville,Continue reading “PRIVATE BERNHARDT KIERCHOFF”

PRIVATE WILLIAM CLARK

Unknown DOB – August 25, 1864 (Andersonville, GA); unknown age Enlisted October 8, 1863Drafted in October 8, 1863Unit: 6th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, Company A Taken prisoner May 16, 1864 at Drewry’s Bluff, Virginia. Died of chronic diarrhea on August 25, 1864 at Andersonville, Georgia as a prisoner. Buried at Andersonville National Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Andersonville,Continue reading “PRIVATE WILLIAM CLARK”