Enlisted as a 21 yr. old resident of Marshall Co., Ia.(Webster City, Hamilton Co., Ia.) on July 1, 1861 at Marshalltown, Ia. as a private in Co. D, 5th Iowa Infantry. Died of phthisis July 2, 1862 at Post General Hospital near Farmington, Ms. Effects: 1 hat, 1 cap, 3 likenesses, 1 pkt. knife, 1 pipe, 4 letters, 1 uniform jacket, 2 flannel shirts, 1 pr. shoes, 1 blanket, 2 mem. books, 1 purse, 1 housewife, 1 nail brush, 2 towels, and specie .15 cts. Last paid to Feb. 28, 1862 and had drawn clothing in the amount of $18.60. His clothing account was last settled to Oct. 31, 1861. Initially buried near the hospital and moved after the war to the National Cemetery at Corinth, Ms. Section B, grave 3687 (the 492nd burial in Section B?)
Enlisted as a 21 yr. old resident of Marshall Co., Ia.(Webster City, Hamilton Co., Ia.) on July 1, 1861 at Marshalltown, Ia. as a private in Co. D, 5th Iowa Infantry. Died of phthisis July 2, 1862 at Post General Hospital near Farmington, Ms. Effects: 1 hat, 1 cap, 3 likenesses, 1 pkt. knife, 1 pipe, 4 letters, 1 uniform jacket, 2 flannel shirts, 1 pr. shoes, 1 blanket, 2 mem. books, 1 purse, 1 housewife, 1 nail brush, 2 towels, and specie .15 cts. Last paid to Feb. 28, 1862 and had drawn clothing in the amount of $18.60. His clothing account was last settled to Oct. 31, 1861. Initially buried near the hospital and moved after the war to the National Cemetery at Corinth, Ms. Section B, grave 3687 (the 492nd burial in Section B?)
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