John A. Osborn

Enlisted as Sergeant in Company E, 2nd Maryland Infantry on 9 August 1861.

He was mortally wounded in action on 17 September 1862 at Antietam.

He died of wounds on 21 September 1862.

His memorial at Aberdeen reads:

In memory of John A. Osborn color bearer of the 2nd Maryland regiment son of Theodore H. & Adalisa M. Osborn. Was born Feb 17th 1843 & was wounded on the 17th of Sept. 1862 in the battle of Antietam Creek, MD & died on the 21st, aged 19 years 7mo and 5 days.
The Flag he held he clung to most
He fell like a soldier he fell at his post
The stars that gem the azure fold,
May cease awhile to shine
But tremble not the arm that holds
The flagstaff is divine.

Basic information from Wilmer1.

02/17/1843

09/21/1862; Sharpsburg, MD; burial in Aberdeen Proving Ground Cemetery, Aberdeen, MD