Bruce, John H.
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 18, credited to Sharon, VT Unit(s): 11th VT INF Service: enl 8/7/62, m/i 9/1/62, Pvt, Co. H, 11th VT INF, pow, Weldon Railroad, 6/23/64, Andersonville, sent to Charleston SC, d/prison 10/6/64 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 1844, Sharon, VT Death: 10/06/1864 Burial: Pine Hill Cemetery, Sharon, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone researcher/photographer: Joe Schenkman Findagrave Memorial #: 0 (There may be a Findagrave Memorial, but we have not recorded it) MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, father/mother/minor 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 Webmaster's Note: The 11th Vermont Infantry was also known as the 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery; the names were used interchangably for most of its career DESCENDANTS (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
BURIAL: Copyright notice  Pine Hill Cemetery, Sharon, VT Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
Obituary
DEATHS In Charleston, S.C., while a prisoner, Nov. 1st, 1864, of chronic diarrhea, John H. Bruce, a member of Co. H, 11th reg't Vt. Vols., and only son of Harry and Sarah M. Bruce, of Sharon, Vt., aged 19 years and 8 months.
Source: Vermont Journal, January 14, 1865
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.