Wiley, Henry E.
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 21, credited to Landgrove, VT Unit(s): 5th VT INF Service: enl 8/6/61, m/i 9/16/61, Pvt, Co. E, 5th VT INF, kia, Savage's Station, 6/29/62 (gsw, head) See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 1840, Landgrove, VT Death: 06/29/1862 Burial: Seven Pines National Cemetery, Sandston, VA Marker/Plot: Unmarked Grave Gravestone researcher/photographer: Tom Ledoux Findagrave Memorial #: 0 (There may be a Findagrave Memorial, but we have not recorded it) Cenotaph: Old Cemetery, Landgrove, VT Marker/Plot: Gravestone researcher/photographer: Heidi McColgan Findagrave Memorial #: 0 (There may be a Findagrave Memorial, but we have not recorded it) MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, father William A., 5/31/1877 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: Epitaph: "Henry E., Grandson of David / Shot Dead in Battle at Savage's Station, VA. / June 22, 1862 Ae 21Y 1m 26d." DESCENDANTS (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
BURIAL: Copyright notice  Seven Pines National Cemetery, VA Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. CENOTAPH:   Cenotaph in Old Cemetery, Landgrove, VT Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may have cenotaphs there. |
Obituary
Killed on the battlefield in front of Richmond, Va., by a rifle shot through the head, June 20th, Henry E. Wiley, of Landgrove, aged 21 years, member of Co. E, 5th Reg't Vt. Vols.
Source: Vermont Journal, Nov. 1, 1862
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.