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Pvt Albert E. Titus

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Pvt Albert E. Titus

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Birth
Death
25 Jul 1867 (aged 21–22)
Boston, Bowie County, Texas, USA
Burial
Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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A, 1281
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Titus enlisted in Co E, 20th Maine Infantry during the Civil War. He was promoted to Cpl, and 1st Sgt. He was later promoted 2Lt in Co K. After the war, he re-enlisted Pvt in the Regular Army and was posted in northeast Texas with Co. C, 20th US Infantry, at the army camp near Mount Pleasant. He was part of a detachment with two other soldiers and a Freedmen's Bureau agent that attempted to arrest the notorious Reconstruction-era desperado, Cullen M. Baker. During the ensuing gun battle, Baker fired a load of buckshot at Titus, killing him instantly.
Titus enlisted in Co E, 20th Maine Infantry during the Civil War. He was promoted to Cpl, and 1st Sgt. He was later promoted 2Lt in Co K. After the war, he re-enlisted Pvt in the Regular Army and was posted in northeast Texas with Co. C, 20th US Infantry, at the army camp near Mount Pleasant. He was part of a detachment with two other soldiers and a Freedmen's Bureau agent that attempted to arrest the notorious Reconstruction-era desperado, Cullen M. Baker. During the ensuing gun battle, Baker fired a load of buckshot at Titus, killing him instantly.

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  • Created by: George Bacon
  • Added: Mar 3, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3213709/albert_e-titus: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt Albert E. Titus (1845–25 Jul 1867), Find a Grave Memorial ID 3213709, citing Alexandria National Cemetery, Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by George Bacon (contributor 46523227).