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Bump, Ruel J.

MILITARY SERVICE Age: 19, credited to Brandon, VT Unit(s): 5th VT INF Service: enl 8/23/61, m/i 9/16/61, Pvt, Co. H, 5th VT INF, d/dis 11/13/61, Nelson Hill Regtl Hosp. (typhoid fever) See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALS Birth: abt 1842, Brandon, VT Death: 11/13/1861 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: Bump, Reed J., Reuben J. Pension?: Yes, father Silas, 8/1/1866; brother William Kimball, 12/10/1869 Portrait?: Unknown College?: Not Found Veterans Home?: Not Found (If there are state digraphs above, this soldier spent some time in a state or national soldiers' home in that state after the war) Remarks: Brandon Assistant Town Clerk's 1/13/1920 transcriptions include Ruel's date of death and "Inscription on monument." Does this mean he is buried in Forest Dale cemetery with his family? Or perhaps another Brandon cemetery? DESCENDANTS (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today)