Byron C. Hopper

(? - 1862)
Home State: New Jersey
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 13th New Jersey Infantry

Before the Antietam Campaign:
He was in Company D.

In the Antietam Campaign:
He was mortally wounded in action on 17 September 1862.

The remainder of the War:
Died at Frederick City, Md., Oct. 12, '62, of wounds received in action at Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, '62; buried at Nat. Cemetery, Antietam, Md., Sec. 15, Lot C, Grave 332.

References, Sources, and other notes:
Basic information from Toombs1. Death details from the Roster2.

Death Date: 10/12/1862 Death Place: Frederick, MD Burial Place: Antietam National Cemetery, Sharpsburg, MD

Notes

1 Toombs, Samuel, Reminiscences of the War ... the Thirteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers, Orange (NJ): The (Orange) Journal, 1878, pp. 21 - 22 [AotW citation 7852]

2 Fincham, Jr., Ray, Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry Regimental Histories: New Jersey, <http://ranger95.com/civil_war_us/new_jersey/>, Source page: /infantry/rosters/13th_nj_inf_regt_rost_d.htm [AotW citation 7884]

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