Hale, William A.
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 27, credited to Brandon, VT Unit(s): 5th VT INF Service: enl 8/24/61, m/i 9/16/61, CPL, Co. H, 5th VT INF, m/o 6/18/62 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 1834, Brandon, VT Death: 09/02/1871 Burial: Pine Hill Cemetery, Brandon, VT Marker/Plot: 67 Gravestone photographer: Kathy Valloch Findagrave Memorial #: 71921773 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 8/5/1863; widow Alice, 2/26/1889, VT 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: None DESCENDANTS (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
BURIAL: Copyright notice  Pine Hill Cemetery, Brandon, VT Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
Obituary
Special to the Free Press and Times.
Rutland, Vt., Sept. 3.William A. Hale, a citizen of this place, was found on the outskirts of the village, this morning, with his throat cut. Suspicions of foul play are entertained. Hale was about 35 years of age, and leaves a wife and one child.
Source: Burlington Free Press, 4 Sep 1871.
Courtesy of Tom Ledoux.
See also the results of a Coroner's Inquest which concluded that Hale committed suicide because he was being blackmailed