Mackey, Samuel A.
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 26, credited to St. Johnsbury, VT Unit(s): 11th VT INF Service: enl 8/5/62, m/i 9/1/62, Pvt, Co. A, 11th VT INF, pow, Weldon Railroad, 6/23/64, Andersonville, Savannah, prld 11/14/64, pr CPL 4/18/65, dis/dsb 5/13/65 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 1836, Ireland Death: 1902 Burial: Log Meeting House Cemetery, Schodack, NY Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone photographer: Heidi McColgan Findagrave Memorial #: 88925728 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 4/23/1866; widow Sarah, 2/17/1902, NY 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   Log Meeting House Cemetery, Schodack, NY Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
Obituary
Samuel A. Mackey.
The many friends of Samuel A. Mackey will be pained to learn of his death of hemorrhage of the brain at his home in Sliters, N. Y., Feb. 3d. Mr. Mackey was a brother of David Mackey and was a resident of this place for many years. He will be very kindly remembered by many for his quiet, unassuming manner and generous disposition. He was a member of Co. A, 11th Vt. Regiment.
Source: St. Johnsbury Republican, February 19, 1902.
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.