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C.A. Weed
(1839 - 1895)
Home State: Ohio
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 7th Ohio Infantry
Before Antietam
He enlisted in Company D, 7th Ohio Infantry (3 months) in April 1861, and was First Sergeant. He enrolled as First Lieutenant, Company D, 7th Ohio Infantry (3 years) on 17 June 1861 at age 22. Promoted to Captain of Company E on 5 February 1862.
On the Campaign
He was in action at Antietam.
The rest of the War
He resigned his commission on 22 February 1863.
After the War
He was employed in construction of railroads, including the Union Pacific.
References & notes
Birth
03/20/1839; Painesville, OH
Death
08/28/1895; Tampico, MEXICO
1 State of Ohio, Roster Commission, Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866, 12 Volumes, Akron: The Werner Company, 1893-95, Vol. 2, pp. 213, 217 [AotW citation 13084]
2 Wilson, Lawrence, and the Historical Committee of the Regimental Association, Itinerary of the Seventh Ohio Infantry 1861-1864, New York: The Neale Publishing Co., 1907, pg. 457 [AotW citation 13085]