![]() [no picture yet] | Federal (USV)PrivateOtis R. PrayHome State: MassachusettsBranch of Service: Sharpshooters Unit: Massachusetts Sharpshooters, First Company |
Before the Antietam Campaign: He was an 18 year old farmer living in Great Falls, New Hampshire when he enlisted as Private on 2 September 1861. In the Antietam Campaign: He was listed as a deserter on 17 September 1862. After the War: He may have died in 1889 in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. References, Sources, and other notes: Basic information from Commonwealth of Massachusetts1. | |
Notes1 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Adjutant General, Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the Civil War, 8 Vols, Norwood (MA): Norwood Press, 1931-35, Vol. 2, pp.†211 - 213 [AotW citation 2719] « Search for Another Participant | |