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(1838 - 1862)
Home State: Ohio
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 8th Ohio Infantry
Before Antietam
From Eaton, he enlisted in Company H, 8th Ohio Infantry as Corporal at age 23 on 24 June 1861.
On the Campaign
He was mortally wounded in action on 17 September 1862 at Antietam.
The rest of the War
He died of his wounds on 21 September 1862.
References & notes
Basic information from State of Ohio1. Details from family genealogists. He had married Jemima Richardson on 13 June 1861, less than 2 weeks before enlisting.
Birth
12/16/1838; Elyria, OH
Death
09/21/1862; Sharpsburg, MD; burial in Antietam National Cemetery, Sharpsburg, MD
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. 250 - 256 [AotW citation 14747]