Richardson, Edwin R.
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 18, credited to Waitsfield, VT Unit(s): 6th VT INF Service: enl 8/14/61, m/i 10/15/61, PVT, Co. H, 6th VT INF, reen 12/15/63, pr CPL 2/8/62, pr SGT 7/10/63, pr 1SGT, 1/5/64, kia, Charles Town, 8/21/64 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 1843, Waitsfield, VT Death: 08/21/1864 Burial: Waitsfield Common Cemetery, Waitsfield, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone researcher/photographer: Joe Schenkman Findagrave Memorial #: 116853981 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, mother Betsey C., 10/12/1880 Portrait?: Gibson Collection, USAHEC off-site 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: WPA Graves Registration Card indicates that this is a cenotaph. DESCENDANTS (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
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Obituary
REPORTS FROM VERMONT TROOPS
List of Casualties in the 1st Vt. Brigade from June 26th to Aug. 22, 1864
KILLED
SIXTH REGIMENT
Co. H - Aug. 21, Sergt. Edwin R. Richardson, Waitsfield
Source: Vermont Journal, September 9, 1864
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.