Holbrook, Rufus C.
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 24, credited to Whitingham, VT Unit(s): 2nd VT INF Service: enl 6/15/61, m/i 6/20/61, MSCN, 2nd VT INF Band, disch 12/19/61, SOWD See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 1837, Vermont Death: 04/13/1862 Burial: Jacksonville Cemetery, Whitingham, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone researcher/photographer: Tom Boudreau Findagrave Memorial #: 80681121 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Not Found 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  Jacksonville Cemetery, Whitingham, VT Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
Band from Hoosick Falls dated 1861 place/camp photographer unknown
Gustavus Foster, Rufus Holbrook, Chauncey Marsh, Durham Abell and Joseph Lottridge, left to right.
The man behind the tent on the right and the African American on the left were not identified.
Obituary
Hoosac Valley News and Transcript, 8 May 1862
R. C. Holbrook, a member of the 2nd Vt. Regimental Band, died at Jacksonville, April 13th, and his funeral discourse was preached by Nellie Temple. This is the second death which has occurred in the Band since its mustering out of the service, and return home.
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau