Cowdery, Burnham
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 19, credited to Bradford, VT Unit(s): 1st VT INF, 9th VT INF Service: enl 5/2/61, m/i 5/9/61, Pvt, Co. D, 1st VT INF, m/o 8/15/61; enl 6/9/62, m/i 7/9/62, SGT, Co. D, 9th VT INF, pr 1SGT, 11/26/63, comn 2LT, Co. G, 2/4/65 (2/20/65), tr to Co. D, and pr 1LT, 7/3/65 (7/20/65), pr CPT, 9/7/65 (9/15/65), m/o 12/1/65 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 10/28/1841, Bradford, VT Death: 01/22/1914 Burial: Upper Plain Cemetery, Bradford, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone researcher/photographer: Carolyn Adams Findagrave Memorial #: 0 (There may be a Findagrave Memorial, but we have not recorded it) MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 11/14/1878; widow Julia A., 2/18/1914, VT Portrait?: Charles Collection, Jones Collection, VHS Collections 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: One of three sons of Gilbert and Mary Burnham Cowdery Webmaster's Note: If this soldier enlisted before 9/1/62, and was with the regiment on 9/13/62, he would have briefly been taken prisoner along with the entire regiment at Harper's Ferry. Read the unit's Organization and Service for details. DESCENDANTS (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
BURIAL: Copyright notice   Upper Plain Cemetery, Bradford, VT Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
Obituary
Capt. Burnham Cowdery
Captain Burnham Cowdery of Bradford died at his home there on January 22. He was a native of Bradford and had lived there the greater part of his life. The deceased was a member of the 9th Vermont Regiment during the civil war and had a distinguished military record, participating in many of the engagements of that conflict. He married Miss Julia Hickson of Windsor who for many years taught in the local schools. She has the sympathy of her many friends here in her bereavement.
Source: Vermont Journal, February 6, 1914
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.